The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-11
WOMEN HIGHWAY ROBBERS.

We recommend to our friend, DR..
Smith, of st. Paul. who desires to see
women turned out of all positions in
which they are now earning an honest
living, to read the following account,
showing the kind of way in which some
of the discharged females would make
their living before they would starve:
F.W. Moore. an at torney with Offices in
the Marquette building, was held up and
avenue and Congress street Wednesday
might. AS an evidence of his encounter
with the robbers he bears two cuts, one
on his forehead and another on the back
of his neck, each over three inches in
length. Besides he mourns the loss of
the heavy commandery watch charm which
he wore and $37 in cash.
The robbers cut open his vest in an
endeavor to get his diamond stud. but
were frightened away before they succeed
ed In getting 1t In their possession. They
left his valuable watch lying on the side
walk, where 1t had fallen in the scuffle.
The assault and robbery took place about
1890 at night as Moore was returning from
visit to a client on the West Side. At
Congress street and Wabash avenue as
he was waiting for car, he was approached
by two women and a man. One Of the
women seized both of his arms and at
tempted to pinion them to his Sides Moore
struggled to liberate himself and had rip
ped the woman's waist nearly off when the
man who accompanied the pair struck him
on the back of the neck, sending him to
the ground. AS he was falling in dazed
condition he received another blow on the
temple from a pair of knuckles and was
knocked senseless.
When Moore came to it was in drug
store at Van Buren, street, where two men
had carried him from where he had been
lying senseless. After having the cuts
stitched up he was sent home in cab.
His condition after the assault was pitiable,
his overcoat and waistcoat were slashed
In a dozen places where the hold-ups had
been trying to get his diamonds.
During all the time of the robbery and
the subsequent finding of Moore there was
no policeman in sight, although probably
over hundred people saw him carried in
to the drug store.
The truth is-about this question of
employing women-that it is simply an
other evidence of the way in which plu-
tocracy is turning the screws down
upon the human race. There is no
doubt that il men were abundantly
prosperous they would not permit their
wives or daughters to hire out in fac
tories or shops; but when the husband
and father is unable to make both ends
meet, the females of the family are
forced to go out and find something to
do, and where there is not work enough
for them the great army of vice is re-
cruited in terrible proportions.
1t is not to be wondered at that I'm
der somewhat similar conditions the
Chinese destroy the girl babies, or sell
them for a few pennies to anyone who
will take them and bring them up for
the brothels.
If the pressure in this country is to
continue indefinitely we shall in time
reach similar results here.
The remedy is for the common peo-
pie to combine and pluck the vampires
from their Threats and govern the
world in their own interests. The earth
is capable of giving every inhabitant
an abundant living, education and hap
pinesss, If it's resources are wisely ad-
ministered. Id.