Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-28


Justice johnson not having yet made
out his cost bill in this case.
| PEARLS sentence of 12t days expired
at noon today when she was discharged
only TO be re-arrested on warrant
issued out of police court charging
her with the larceny of an umbrella
This will be an additional cost TO the
county amounting to SO or Sl5 ano
| from which no possible good can be
derived either to the girl or to che
owner of the umbrella from the fact
! that it has been discovered, and could
| easily be returned to its ON ner. The
article is not worth more than 81.
PEARL VISITED.
Through the courtsey of Sheriff F
! T. Wrightman, JOURNAL reporter
was last evening granted short in
/ tervlew with the girl. Pearl Occu.
! pies the wOman's apartment located
in the northeast corner of the court
house. The cell is probably SKIS feet
and is comfortably furnished with a
good bed, with two chairs and a
stand.
Notwithstanding the fact the girls
brother had brought her dresses and
other articles of her clothing, she has
persisted in donning the mans
clothes in which she was dressed when
arrested. And she was thus attired
when seen last evening. Her heavy
growth of black hair was done up in a
coil on the back of her head.
She seemed glad to have caller and
when asked how she liked her quar-
ters, replied in a careless way, "Oh, L
think they are fine, l wish l could
remain thirty days longer" and con-
cluded her remarks with hearty
laugh.
"How do | employ my time? Well 1
sing and whistle and converse with
those passing n the street."
The writer inquired If anyone had
called 90 see her since her incarcera-
tion but he was Informed that with
the exception of her brother, Geo.
Butler, not a soul had been to see her
during her twelve days stay at the
Jail.
what do you expect to do when you
have served your time the writer in
quired. ooh, she replied in mat
ter-of-fact-way, "that is most too far
into the future, L would not like to
say for fear might tell lie," Hav-
ing assured the young girl it was not
his intention to have her depart from
the path of truth In making her ans
wers, the reporter attempted to get
a definite answer from the girl but
was unsuccessful, for she again re-
piled "she might tell an untruth
which she disliked to do"
The reporter then referred to the
fact thaG her sentence would expire at
noon today and Of her subsequent dis.
charge, remarking "that he supposed
she would then leaYe Salem or at least
the county Jail, "whereupon the girl
responded "yes, expect L will be gone
for short time, at least. Will go
out for my health" Do you expect
to return to this placer" inquired the
reporter, "Well don't know. That
is hard question to answer" was
the girls reply. Realizing. that
the five minutes allotted him had eX-
pired the reporter took his departure
more than surprised by the stolid in
difference exhibited by the girl.
This case is forciDie illustration
Of the need of girls reformatory or
other such institutions in this state,
where such girls can be placed under
proper restraint. The Y. NJ. 9. A.and
organizations haYe been es-
tablished for the youth of the coun-
try, but no provision is made for the
care of the young girls of the land.
But what more can be expected OF the
girl who is the subject of this article?
She has been living with class Of
people with no fixed place of resi-
dence, no home with its many COM
forts and restraining influence. But
that makes the necessity for some
steps towards the betterment OF her
more Imperative.
During the twelve days Of the girls