The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-08-27
A WOMAN CONSTABLE.
She Does Her work as a Man Does His
The Pet of the Force.

sh. Does Her work as Man Does His
The Pet of the Force.
The new woman has broken out In
a new spot. This time it is the con-
stabulary OF the city of Allegheny, Pa,
which she has invaded, says the st. |
Louis Globe Democrat Miss Florence |
Klotz can scarcely be called even a
woman constable. though, for she is
only is years old. But shes con-
stable all right She serves warrants,
summonses and subpoenas with all the
authority and determination OF male
minion Of the law Miss Klotz' father
is an alderman, whose regular consta-
ble was an old man who had an in
convenient way OF being sick or invis-
I ihle when he was wanted for duty. On
! one Of these occasions, abCut two
months ago. the despairing alderman
pressed his daughter into service. That
/ settled the matter The girl consta-
| BILE proved to be the pluckiest, quick
est. most reliable one in town. Her
very first mission was to serve a sub
poena on farmer living four miles
| out Ol lOMn MISS II lDltnAt HNh Wv
her bloomers, mounted her wheel ana
went after her man. When she came
back tired, muddy but triumphant she
found a crowd in front OF her fathers
Office TO welcome her. II served them,
papai" she exclaimed, and then, wo-
manlike. she cried. even though she
, was a constable. She says she would
rather deal with 100 men than ten wo-
men. The women think il IS
Joke but she men think
that the law must be obeyed
even If 1t is embodied in an lS-year-
old girl. Before she went into the con-
stabulary she wheeled through Alle-
gheny county getting trade for her
fathers candy factory. Next summer
she and her sister Will ride tandem
5 on the same errand. She Is described
as elight and handsome with raven
T. black hair and swapping black eyes, Ia
p one case Miss Klotz acted as counselor
~ well as constable. A butcher hac
n kicked in the door when he found his
hallway locked mp by the baker, who
, ! with his family, occupied the rest o
The house The locking was by ordel
OF the landlord. who demanded that !
; be done at 10 p. NJ. The butcher wai
!, sued for malicious mischief. Miss klot
? brought her man TO court, also serVe'
n a score of subpoenas for witnesses, ar
ranged the details of the hearing, cross
examined the witnesses and finally hat
y the case dismissed on her recommenda
" ton that each of the parties be fur
4. nished with keys The costs were di
=. yided and the young lawyer-constabl
smiled with delight as she counte
over her share. The only unruly cas-
b" she has run across was a youngster q
N "a. who refused to go with her. Sh
le took the dilemma by the horns ana IN
a. ooy by the collar tripped him mp an
re administered series OF businessllk
ID blows and led him weeping TO cour
10 A little jeweled revolver Is her onl
r. weapon. II was presented to her by
:, big constable who was filed with aC
miration OF her pluck She says thu
she doesn't know what she would
" If she ran against an ugly custome
lg but she declares, with a snap OF h
~. black. ...eyes, that she would get hir
re She is the pet OF the municipal for
We and if she ever sent word for he
he the entire retinue of clerks, heads
te departments and underlings would tul
DE cut to the rescue Of Constable Flo
he nee.