Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

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Idea originated. or what the motive under.
lying 1t, X the wretched nuisance II finally
crushed or even abated.
No Respect for Court Decisions.
Incidents frequently occur over here
which cannot but lead one to suppose that
the police authorities Of New York haven't
much respect for the decisions even Of the
highest courts. Less than a year ago the
supreme court of the state Of New York de-
cided that the portrait Of a man acquitted
of the charge of murder, or acquitted OF
any other charge of felony. should not be
suffered to remain in the rogues' gallery
maintained by the New York police. The
case upon which this decision was rendered
was that of Roland Molineux, who was
tried twice on the charge of murder. He
was convicted the first time and sent to the
condemned row at Sing Sing. where he lam
guished for more than a year before OBJ
tanning second trial. He was acquitted
on the second trial Upon his acquittal he
went to police headquarters and demanded
that the rogues gallery picture of him on
file there be surrendered TO him. His argu-
ment was reasonable. The courts had
cleared him. Therefore. being no criminal,
the police had no right to keep his photo
graph on file with those of criminals The
police authorities told Molineux to go to.
He entered suit against the police depart
ment to have the picture of him taken out
of the rogues' gallery file and returned to
him. The supreme court decided that he
had the correct legal end of IL, and. under
compulson, the police took MolineuNs pic
ture out of its rogues' gallery and gave 1t
to him.
1t would naturally be supposed that such
a decision by high court would prevail
with the police indefinitely. The decision,
as a matter of fact dwelt severely upon
tho custom of the police In photographing
prisoners before their actual conviction of
crime. But court decisions don't cut much
of a figure with the New York police.
They have been going right ahead with
their custom of photographing people just
charges
Maid Charged With Theft.
Awhile back French maid was arrested.
charged by her mistress, a wealthy woman
of society. with having stolen her jewels.
The society woman missed her jewels at
her luncheon hour and went into Mysteries.
She nailed her French maid. who was just
about to leave the house for afternoon
off. and accused her of the theft. Then she
telephoned for the police and the maid was
arrested. The plain clothes cops who ar
rested her took the young French woman
straight to headquarters and had her pho
tographed for the rogues' gallery.
When the society woman dressed Tor din
ner that evening she found her jewelry.
She had made a practice of carrying 1t in
channels bag suspended by a ribbon
around her neck beneath her waist The
ribbon had broken and the chamois bag
had slipped down. She telephoned to the
police that she had found her Jewels. and
asked them to send the maid to her. The
maid very properly refused TO return to the
home of her accusatory mistress. The
photograph of the French maid was duly
mounted and placpd hundreds of
others in the female rogues' gallery.
The maid heard of this, and demanded,
as matter of simple justice, that the pic
ture be destroyed or given to her. The po-
lice famed her. Then the husband of the
society woman who had accused the girl
of being a thief heard of the matter. He is
very influential man, and he went to the
police and told them that IL they didn't give
him the girls picture out of the rogues'
gallery he knew of several ways whereby
things could be made hot for them. He got
the picture. But the police would never
have given 1t up except at the demand of a
man of power and in position TO drive
them to bay.
Every day there are at the Mulberry
headquarters men and women begging that
their unJustifiedly exhibited rogues' gallery
pictures be stricken from the files-men and
women who have been acquitted honorably
or criminal charges made against them
I'm, uniess they are strongly backed up the po-
nee hotfoot them to the door. The victims
or such shocking and cowardly injustice
have no redress IL they have no Influence.
Shall the Male Snorep
Shall the male creature be debarre6 of ali
the privileges and indulgences Of his sex
even snoring-by his whimsical and ca
PRECIOUS wife?
Mrs. Jim Mulloy, the Swedish wife Of a
truck driver, had Jim ruth
lessly pinched the other midnight She
charged Jim with abusing her.
Nova what's the matter with you two
people? testify inquired the magistrate in
Mrs. Muloy regarded this as an invitation
to her to narrate her sad story.
YIN" she proceeded. 'he vent bed early
last night. Vim he lay on he's back and
In two, maybe tray, minnit he schnore and
schnore and schnore. like pig. Ay poke and
punch Vim yoost to have him wake SO i.
con get sleep myself, but Vim he Won't
wake
We'll, what happened thenr inquired the
magistrate
"Ay sprinkle few drops water on him.
yudge, yoost to wake him and have him
tom over" replied Jim's Scandinavian
spouse.
Jaw. she trun hull bucket O. water on
me, y'r honor, right willie Oh was layin' In
me bed" interpolated Jim. "Oi was near
drownded."
tered the judge, obviously in sympathy
with Jim ''WeilT'
WELL Vim he yump up and poonch me,
yudge. and he take my eyes out in his
hand and look at them and" 4
well, Oh put 'em back ag'in, didn't Ir'.
inquired Jim, evidently anxious that no
false impression should be created. -
"Oh, go home, you two" said the magis-
lrate, fiddling with the papers in front OF
him. Jim, sleep on your side hereafter.
but If you do get on your back in your
sleep and your wife asks you to toin
over, why, just be agreeable and toin.
that's all. AS for you, Mrs. Mulloy, don't
you let me hear of you trying the water
cure on your husband again. He doesn't
look used to 1T, and the shock might kill
him. Now, go away and behave"
"Ay tank the yudge is lofely," COM
the satisfied Mrs. Mulloy when
she got outside the court room and Joined
her husband. =
"Oi wundther eff thot guy was kiddin'
me?" Jim was muttering to himself.
However, we now have the judicial die.
tum that when the snoring man is re-
quested to turn over by his wife ii is up
to him to obey This we view out