The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-10
OFFICIALLY you BET.
Anything the City Record says Goea. Ever
About Arrests or women.

Anything the City Record Rays Goea. Even
About Arrests or women.
"Bur-r-r-r.rr-r bur-r-r-r bur>r~rr h"ur-r-rrrr-r!"
went the telephone bell in the once of the City
Record. The clerk in charge rushed to the box.
Hello" he said. hello, who Is 1t f-oh, Soro-
bA, hey oh. yes, Sorosis, what IL 1t 2" There was
q pause. then: Whats that Why, yes, Of
course, everything in our paper Ia official.
Eleven-eighty-one women arrested for assault
and battery during the year and only eighty-one
menl Yes, that's right. (Another pause.I Yes,
1t does look a little out of proportion. but it's
ofieial-hundred and ten women arrested for
abandonment and only two mem Yes. that's
according to the record. [Another pause.l Well,
you see, since this new woman idea came In,
Mrs. Sorosis, there have been q whole lot Of
eases OF women abandoning their husbands. I
bee EN- in the papers every day. [Another
pause, during which the Precipitation rolled
down the face Of the clerk.l The clerk looked
scared. Then he dropped the receiver, and
rang OF.
Bur-r-r.r-rr-rr-r!" went the bell q moment
later. Once more the clerk bestirred himself.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grannis," he said. what can
We do for you, Mrs. Grannisi Yes, ninety.nino
women were arrested for gambling-I don't care
this new woman business has taken hold. IA
tohS pause -Four for deserving from the army,
hta ! Wei, II the record says 30 II must DO right.
generals or something like that. Two-twenty-
IIour for burglary Yes. Three for sxtortion I
irs' Eleven for violating the barber lawi Oh,
sIetssii me, ne pave women BARRIERS now, lots of EN-.
pause. More sounds from the receiver and the
SerE jumped back, with an exclamation about
m94 sitive women.l
%Barr'rrErri" went the bell again in two
" i{5'"" clerk, answ erE,sa' TIL GluG sih nsy r. S %sli. tsd
fS.t,.as .lub can go TO blazes for all me. What,
II, Rshother ons OF those women thlngs-Y.e-s,
MI ms - %2men were arrested for cruelty TO ami
m"is ~ f9r homicide, and 4.54l for being drunk
nv cisofderiy, z for manslaughter, aud 1877 for
d nn, mischief, and II you new women
mofe arrested for the same thing. Good-by,"
snd ne damned the receiver In place again and
emitted Q sulphurous blue streak as tho tele-
puohe Dell rang once more.
ah9ther one O those dang women" no
ivOn ~ Wen; what In blazes does the Brook
S,n Authors Club wantf Yes, of course Its
pris "t, TWO women were arrested for rescuing q
mnry got him up against a building and ham.
~ VII T. we lie out Of him-yes, ono was arrested
bHomnspPing, one for keeping an opium Joint,
one sef or Sn fGr petit larceny, two for murder,
Neps anu 2S3 for reckless ~driying-yes, they
hamUnew women. That's all; good-by," and he
@"BBnnvTe Gp the receiver again. =,
clerk said q p oDG sliIT and a, Tent the bell. The dhs
H. S cta II sounded at intervals during the day.
"sn"eerk SAT thinking and studying tho Record.
der ak ne said Just before o O'Clock. ~ won,
Sssnwnhs IN The police report mixed a.purpose,
S"Iomhizl 22,+02 females arrested m only 8, S7b
ala ~ say, It amt any wonder that Mrs. SorO
othstr mIs' urannis n tho Oivitas Club n the
they new WA was aSIohished. is itf / wonder are
nc was still wondering when the office closed