New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
THE DR4GNET At CONEY
What 1t Disgorges on Tuesdays and
Fridags at the Island.

Tuesday and Friday are trial days n the CoIey
Island police court. Twice week the dragnet
cf The law, whlcn IS operating night and day IN
noticed under the glitter and glamour Of this big
pleasure CITY by The sea. comes Up 20 the surface,
.asgorging ITS haul ~ tie silly and the weak. the
-reduIous the vi-fll the innocent and the wicked
The spectacle Is nor rhe least interesting Of the
sights which Co1ey Island affords the obseTvsnt
and The curious
A srnau.sh room The courtroom with the inevt-
table bla-k 5aparre5 sign upon the wall 10 the
erect that "sritrtrg on the floors OF this building
IS a rlis5ernea1or7 etc A sogEy looking young
man II loud checked suit IS sitting under the
sign, cornpose1ly spJJirs as often as he likes.
There are half dozen other officers loling about.
Sorne are chewing gum or tobacco, TWO or three
are gossiplug one is corversLug animatedly with
his prisoner good looking girl in a brown rnackin-
tosh ana lack poke hat with great deal OF veil.
The girl has clear green-blue eyes, and yellow
lair brushed verv slarty up from her pretty
white neck She mas common looking young man
with ter and a sloppy woman OF Ihtrry-fre
rheresho--. e. st-i-gv white waist, and three
diamond rings sinking tat5 the Eau OF her nu6gy
taf- hand. The gil with the green ewes is the
social centre Of her little group. She has charm
The Official has promised 20 see her through" and
she isr't bit nervous at facing his honor. She
and the officer are quite chunluy
A nice little italian girl comes in with the Ia
rrer. respectable workirgrnau. and together they
st near three tough girls who are eating peanuts
shirt sleeved youths-waiters or hartenders by
A BEAUTIFUL FACE.
Then a LITTLE man with a british face redoenr Of
lesr- aorid. stout young man, reekng OF
Hhskev III is 10 O'Clock IN the morning.; TWO de-
cert Young fellows who talk excited Italian: two
Cinnamon. negress and tEen.-a face for painters
10 rave over. a face for men 70 die for. As dell
cate in every line an antique gem, as sristo-
cratic as daughter OF the Cessars. as tender as
against the diugy, sordid courtroom The lovely
brow, with the bronze red hair sweeping back; the
s-.ilE red little mouth: the clear transparency Of
'-e skin the exquisite spring of the whole from
l.c white column OF neck Ike lily on is stem
And Ilieu ;hat splendid curve OF the jaw from ear
tg chin. Heavens, but the face is romance and
poetry incarnate. The soul behind il must be an
ee. IL is 4 benediction, perpetual inspiration
70 parity and gentleness and unselhshness.
The routine Of the court begins.
Nary Cassidy"
a fcrlorn little figure Of a gi-I eme-ges from
behind the For Prisoners Only door. After the
usual swearing IN pautomime it transpirts that
sa-y Cassidy came from Philadelphia last week
to work a. waitress in restaurant en- the island
f7r 81 and her board. Upon receiving her first in
never came back TWO days later the police found
Ter wandering ainlessly about and arrested her
fsr EaErancy.
"Waat wers you do'ng those two days and nights
-'R-riding tie ca-rousels.' sobs the girl from
1. r.'sI her wilted vetI
And what else2'
Eating fraakfurte7s''
i-tWeen the little waitress with her girllsh lore
81 ca-.oUseis and fraukfurters. and the woman
wao Is -eekiug out Of the prisoners room over an
oaicer's shouide--hard hapdsoune jaunty-there IS
a whole world OF sinful experience. What Mary,
cassidy needs more than anything on earth at
Present Is a dear. uotherly- breast 10 crv her
ers- mn IN --E TF--f
Hughes the probation officer. Doubt has been ex-
pressed b. outsiders TO the efhciencv Of pro
Netlon ofloers in city like New-YorH but no one
Nho sees the human drift that Is washed IN on The
:r-in skepsicaI
THOSE WORTH REsCUING
u so not undertake 70 handle the had ,-o-..
Wao come 20 Co2ey Island" Mrs Hughes told =
T-ibure reporter but where a girl has +rt, :
t1ro1sl. sol'y. O. has been led away by = ro,,sL
crowd or love cf pleasure take her on pro
latoa 10 t-le Rescue Home.
The love Z dress and the love Of plea.,,-.
'aesc are responsible for most Of the arrests q,
.Gung girls that made on the island A pres+
'1ary o1 the girls who come 10 rs are arresta5
for getting drunk. Two-thiros OF them are r,.
q less immoral well"
a young woman in j frivolous green r,,,slr,
dress, with lace drsped hat. is on trial She Is
cool. couddent- The officer las promised 10 So
she has sHyfhn 70 fear Two niT5ts 6efors taa5 e
.net man and went the round Of the shows v-if :
...la il she complained of being thirsty They
s%en, into some Inussc han. where party OF heT
ttenas we're sitting The complainant SAYS H.
bought SZ5 worth Of wines and LIQUORS eo- -
crowd before ne decided quit That was onIv
Sttcr the woman IN green had disappeared TIE,
1e found his watch and chain and diamond ring hs
,itsai leared. TOO. The woman smiles back al bfr1
.estemptEauslv L. tells HIS story she krHV-e
- has nothing fear
Dscnargeci' NgrhnC hide the Nght ~
stsslu4ph tnat leaps into her eyes
~ eSci-a casts. then an old woman. arrested
~ "i llke.lLess whom being homeless and frier6-
Tie probation Oficer takes for few days
@A mi-aie aged woman. who came down 10