The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
THE NEW WOMAN.
Information About Her pOings, CuIIed
from Official Records.
New York Sun.

went the telephone bell in the office of the
City Record. The clerk in charge rushed to
Itch, sorosis. hey? Oh, yes, sorosis.
what is it?" There was a pause, then:
Whats that? Why, yes, of course, every
eighty-one women arrested for assault and
battery during the year and only eighty
one men? Yes, that's right (Another
proportion, but it's official-hundred and
ten women arrested for abandonment and
tt he record e@9 men 4Another pause We'll, you
see since this new woman idea came in,
Mrs. Sorosis, there have been whole lot
bands. / see 'em in the papers every day.
(Another pause, during which the perspira-
ton rolled down the face of the clerk) The
receiver. and rang off.
"Bur-r-r-r-r-r-r-ri' went the bell a mo-
m himself Is'er MRS 9'e Elizabeth Eliza eth Graz Grannis he
said What can we do for you, Mrs.
Grannis? Yes, ninety-nine women were ar
think that's the record-yes, you see this
new woman business has taken hold. "a
long pause;) -Four for deserving from the ;e
must be right. l guess they must have been
the wives of the generals or something like
that Two-twenty-four for burglary? Yes.
Three for extortion? Yes. Eleven for vio-
lating the barber law? Oh, yes, they have
women BARRIERS now, lots Of en- Sixty-six
pause. More sounds from the receiver and
the clerk Jumped back with an exclamation
about inquisitive women.)
"Bur-r-r-r!' went the bell again in two
minutes. 1.-THE Civitas Club, hey?' de-
manded the clerk. answering this time
well the Civitas Club can go to blazes for
all me- What is it another one of those
women things-Y-e-s, the Records official
Whatcha want? OF course; yes, forty-two
women were arrested for cruelty to ami
mails thirty-two for homicide and 4,5A for
being drunk and disorderly three for man
slaughter and 1877 for malicious mischief
and if YOU new women don't let this tele-
phone alone there'll be a lot more arrested
for the same thing. Good-by, and he
damned the receiver in place again and
emitted a sulphurous blue streak as the
telephone bell rang once more.
another one O. those dang women, he
snorted We'll, what in blazes does the
Brooklyn Authors Club want? Yes, Of
course it's right two women were arrested
for rescuing q prisoner. They nearly killed
the policeman They got him up against
building and hammered the life out OF him
yes one arrested for KIDNAPPING, one for
keeping an opium joint, thousand Tor
petit larceny, two for murder, one for
manning three for obstructing a railroad
track and 233 for reckless driving-yes
they were new women. That's all; good
bye" and he damned UP the receiver again
"Bur-r-r-r bur-r-r-ri' went the bell. The
clerk said "Go T. ELI" and didn't answer
Again and again it sounded at intervals
during the day. The clerk sat thinking and
studying the Record.
Say" he said just before O'Clock I
wonder did that printer get those male ana
female columns in the police report mixed
ed m only 1876 males. Say, 1t amt any
wonder that Mrs. Sorosis n Mrs. Grannis
m the Civitas Club n the other ones was
astonished is it? / wonder are they new
women.
He was still wondering when the Office
closed