The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-15
YOUNG WOMAN SEES TOO MANY
scHooNERs PASSED OVER
THE BAR.
Fair Inebriate Tells Policeman That
She Won't Go Home Till

through the streets, Miss Margaret
twenty years of age, living at 1411
Deering Place, was cut short in a slut
Home Till Mornin'" by running
plump into the arms of Patroman
Comisky on Twentysecond street,
shortly after o'clock this morning.
AS the policeman led the girl closer
to street light, to get good look at
her before ringing for a patrol wagon,
he observed her neat, genteel manner
Of dress, and her general refined ap-
pearance. The invests ation which
he then made into her case will no
doubt furnish food for many sermons
against the liquor evil, and particu-
larly will it make most excellent am
munitiOn for those who nave taken is
sue with the action of Bishop Potter
in formally dedicating the new Subway
Tavern, at AZ Blocker street, for it de-
velOps that the girl owes her downfall
of last night to her having visited the
saloon that was stamped with the APP
prevail of the famous church prelate
Had Never Drank Before.
Miss Cooper, when taken to the Thir-
ty-second street station, became suf-
ficiently sobered by her surroundings
to appreciate her position and her ap-
parent moral depravity. She declared
Historically, that she had never before
been intoxicated that she had scarcely
known the taste of any liquor before
it was served to her and two girl
friends in the Tavern, at the soda foun-
tain, last night
When the policeman said they would
at once take her home, she begged
that they call physician to adminis-
ter some sort of a stimulant to her, if
possible, SO her parents would not dis
cover her plight. That could not be
done, however, and she was soon taken
apparently sober, to the number that
she gave Policeman Comisky.
During her interview with the police
officers at the station she told the story
of her experiences of the night or as
much as she could remember. She re-
fused to give the names of her COM
panons, as she wished to protect them
from publicity.
Led by Their Curiosity.
1T being SO warm, two girl friends
living in our neighborhood, and ?'r-
self, started out early in the evening
to go out on one of the boating eycur-
sions. When we got down town, how
ever, and had transferred for the ferry,
one of the girls expressed curiosity to
see the new Tavern which the bishop
pronounced a good thing.
I'VE all became interested and con-
Guided there would be no harm going
over there, anyway, just to see what
it was like, as the papers told of men
taking their wives and families there
| and girls going and drinking at the So
da fountain.
We finally found the place and we
place was full of women and girls and
some of them We're going on back in
Two little girls selling newspapers
| came in and sang and the place be-
came very crowded.
Finally Try Beer.
We noticed that many of the girls
and women, all respectable looking.
We're calling for beer, and one of the
girls suggested that we try it, just for
| fun. l was so taken with the lark that
| l agreed, and we drank beer from tall
| mugs which some one called 'bootlegs.
l had paid for the soda water, and one
of the others paid for the beer. We
were about to leave, when the other
said she wanted to pay for something,
| and, as the beer didn't have any effect
we drank another mug each.
I'VE then left and started for home.
but my head soon became dizzy and
| we lost our bearings. I became so be-
| wildered that after several minutes of
picking my way through a crowd l
found myself separated from my
friends. spent some time trying to
| find them then, realizing that to
| search longer would be useless and
that was attracting attention, was
| too ashamed to board a car.
Il felt so light and giddy, and
thought l could walk nome and attract