The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DISORDERLY CHARACTERS IN
WHOM CAPT. WELSH BELIEVES.
sbe Woman Probation Omcer Appointed
by MAGISTRATE deuel. BrinsS the scsf-
fer tn weDdermcnt. and Ssys Most
of the Faiirn MAY he Reclaimed.

A Few weeSs ago Magistrate Deuel., the
Jefferson Market police judge. made his
court ofcrr laugh. The Magistrate was
D.; trying To- 10 funny. Therefore the
officers Ga nn' laugh outright. But IN tho
seclusion 81 the corridor they had a beau
ttll time, chuckling In chorus over what
seemed 20 them TO be All uncommonly
god joke. This was the Joke.
After appointing Stan Captain Caroline
Welsh of the Salvation Army to be a pro-
baton officer, the Magistrate actually
paro!ci several women Of the class off,
cially known a. disordcrly. instead 81 send
ing them To the Island for ten days. They
were instructed TO report TO Capt. Welsh
three times AZ intervals Of three DAYS. II
tNoy cid - and behaved themselves in
tie meantime they would escape the
Island trip.
70. about a wear David Willard has l-een
o probation oficer. having tho oversight
a h.y- who arr paroled instead Of being
tcu' tu jail or rrformatory. The expert
meat has been 40 successful that several
other officers have hecn appointed TO look
after tho bows but Capt. Welsh is tho
first one appointed 20 look after women
and Magistrate Deuel. Is tho fret police
Judge who has ~hallcng "d riiiculc by ac-
c'pfirR the parole of q disprdsrly woman.
Report To- tLc Salvation Army las-ic'-
chucklcd IN ilcrclullu~ ono. -Shurc an
Thorn hr'sh' eyes o. horn viii 20 blind look
g. i'r hem women 10 %rcfo-f."
Re-; Capt Welsh owes are a. bright as
ever po,sihlv they ARE n li,tl" brighter
when she give the statistic. 81 the new
experiment. During 'hc first two weeks
after her appointment cl"vcu women were
Igrul-i Ia hr car. OLly one Of the rum
Der fril"i 10 report 90 her. II j. hardly
necessary 10 state that the Magistrate
and the captain are doing the chuckling
now The court officers are busy won
doriug who >aid hat tho dav Of miracles
& over They would like 90 inform him q
HI mistake.
Capt Caroline Welsh il aloit a. tall
that = 20 say. 80" j. aiput A. short ~ Queen
Victoria Wa Her hear l. somewhat out
a. proportion 20 her body. being large
enough - embrace the whole 81 Manhattan
Island a. we'll n he surrounding country.
Sic di-tan'lv resembles another royal
person besides Queen Victoria. This is
the White Queen In Through the Looking
Glass Il ISN'T that she looks like the
White Queen. hut that. lust like that anus
Ing character, she has such "A power Of be-
l,Ntug
Why said the White Ouccn. some
t'mcs I've believed as many A. six i'm
pu-sihic things before breakfast
That j. the wav with Capt Welsh. She's
. believer u the caIihTc that moves noun
tn.n-. For "igh' years she las been work
ing among the fallen women Of New York
Citv She has PRAYED anil she has strug-
glci. hui. most q all. she has believed.
When the wise ones az the policc court
laughed al tho notion u p~aruliug di-orierly
women. and said that y was fbsurd 20 cNpcct
them 10 report on their good trha yior the
captain simply believed what wns declared
"a tG the impossible. And the impossibls
promptly Came tu pass.
The captain lives at ono Of the salvation
Army rescue homes for women who want
n chance 10 leave the III" 81 the streets.
Tins on" h. Mt SIC East Fifteenth street.
here are about thirt y-five girls in II now.
last winter. with only thirty-tve beds
In the hou-c, there weTc morc than forty
occupants. Az night beds were made on
the floor. This winter Capt Welsh IL be-
hcVing-but that doesn't belong here.
Five girls are du. Ia IMPORT 10 me this
afternoon, beiveen 3o'clock and q. aid the
captain the other day. M she sat In The parlor
ofthe home and listened for the doortell to
ring. 1T ~ only a littl. after ? she went on,
30 need not oxTsct any Of them vet.
But last week one Of the girls came early
and ] want To IT, ready for them
ioh say ihey, report 20 you. What
do they tell your
erh AiFil Nnaf tnfN nhNN DfSfD uO1nH.
and whether they are following the Judges
Instructions about keeping on the streets
What L. Ia prevent their lying To youp-
Nothing. They can lie 10 me with a
pretty good chance Of not being found out
do "e
J hope-I believe correcting herself.
~ Is going TO do a great deal Of good. In
time. -
The bel rang and a cheerful little adj
iuiaIt came In.
It's Mis- - she aid.
An IA" captain exclaimed. Il was
expecting her. ] believed she would come
early. Sh" was the first one last time.
The r. porter offered To interrupt the inter
view while the girl came In Ia make her
IMPORT, and. tho offer icing accepted. took
a sat at the other end Of the long room.
We'll. the captains genial voice er-
claimed AZ tho girl entered. how are you
'Pn.t'y well And they shook hands.
And What have you been doing since
j saw your
Been staying in the house This after
hogh wanted To se you. 10 | took a car
and came up hero early
Then the voiccs sank to a low tone and
Tor half an hour IN. two women Sat close
and talked earnestly. Finally they aroso
ami shook hand- again.
lhHn youh be In Tomorrow said
the captain
Yes. IN comr-
The dohr closed after the caller and the
captain tui ned around. booking a. pleased
tsit she had e. md a hundred dollars.
'Nho doesn't ave Ia prport again to-
morrow. does shef- asked the visitor.
On, ~! She's coming up tomorrow
e. guess ! won't tell YOU
~" captain he-i,st"d.
on, well. YOU wouldn't recognize her
y ynu over saw her and you don't know
her n ~ | will tell YOU. She doesn't
LncT how 90 read ar write and we'r. going
. teach her. Wen manage II. She told
m- about u just nov She said that she
Couldn't g"t work hcoau=. she was too
ignorant, 80 she's coming up and we're
going TO teach her
You arr unusually consideratc % her
feelings when YOU hesitate IL tell this let
u nav bFttay her Ignorance 70 some one .
why shouldn't | brf | cant expect
g rliS' s"lf-rcsrect in a prr4.,n hv trrat-
hr her Nith Cprtctnat You ASKED what
60 tins parOing is going 20 do. A. a
matter OF fact. th" chief hope 81 good lies
H. ihe fart thst the girl- afe nv this means
p0"VgHt INTO romo SOFT 81 relations with
l"n"-i, d~cvnt I--oyi". and II they really
want a chan"c to live y different life they
can have thar chanc.'
how arr you gong 20 give II q thens'
In ore ~ several way We have jus'
thi- week orcir'~l a lanndfy hero In ia"
basement - this hu,-e. I've worked