The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-28
Drunken W0man's Desperate Strug-
gle With Officers.
KICKED, BIT AND CURSED
HOWLING SPECTACLE THAT
SHOCKED THE PUBLIC.
Mrs. Martell Rode In the Patrol
Wagon, With An officer Sitting
On Her and Her Feet Sticking Up
In the Air-Kicked the Driver
A Lively Time.

Mrs. Paulo Martell, who is Irish, not
withstanding her name, caused more
excitement for the police department
yesterday afternoon than it has known
for many more serious offenses. Mrs.
Martell was drunk, wildly drunk, so
drunk that she fought from her home
on South Fifth West street all the way
TO the police station. She fought with
her fists, her feet and her mouth, for
She kicked. bit and scratched.
The lady is not unknown to the po-
lice, for Chief Hilton said that she had
been up once or twice before, and that
many complaints concerning her wild
actions, when in her cups, have been
received at the station. Some three
weeks ago there came a report that
she was running about the neighbor-
hood with knife, trying to carve up
the Italians who live about her. But
before police officer arrived on the
scene she had become quiet.
There came to the police station dur
ing the afternoon a report that Mrs.
Martell was again on rampage, and
was chasing the inhabitants of the
italian colony about the streets. The
patrol wagon, with officer Sperry, went
down to see about the difficulty. The
lady was calm enough when he arrived.
Invited to a Drive.
Come outside" said he coaxingly,
there's a man who wants TO speak to
you out here"
With such and other sweet words he
persuaded her to get into the wagon,
for she thought that she was to be
taken for a drive. Just as Driver Can
non was about to start back, she cried
out for her hat. AS it was given her
she seemed to realize that she was
bound for the police station. Throw
I'm n Of in no ba tried n
jump. Officer Sperry was too quick.
He grabbed the enraged woman and
threw her down into the bottom of the
wagon. She struggled and fought as if
mad. Cannon whipped up the horses,
and they dashed up Fifth West and
then up Second South. Sperry knelt
upon the lady and held her arms so
that she could not scratch him. Then
she tried to bite, but he put her coat
in her mouth and held it there.
On dashed the wagon, but Mrs. Mar
tell did not succumb. She still had the
use OF her feet. She kicked Driver
Cannon in the back, nearly knocking
him from his seat.
oh, you murtherin'' -
she cried out. Above the clash and
clatter OF the horses hoofS her wild
oaths rang out and startled persons on
the sidewalk. AS she tried again and
again to kick Cannon or Sperry, her
feet flew up in the air. exhibiting sew
eral inches of loud white and black
hose.
But Mrs. Marteu did not care for
that; modestv was to her an unknown
quantity at that time. Liberty it was
that she wanted. The small boys on
the street howled in derision. People
stopped TO look, and women blushed to
see one of their sex in such a predica-
ment. But Mrs Martell did not care
She and kicked NJ
until she reached the station.
1t took Fireman COrless and Officer
Sperry to put her in the Jail The other
female deniZens of that place ran and
screamed, for Mrs. Martell had become
a wild tigress, anxious to fight any
thing or anybody. When left alone
she vented her energy upon a tub in
the room where they put female
drunks.
Tomorrow the lady will have an OPP
portunity to explain her actions at
Judge Timmony's matinee.