The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20

In Eighth avenue, between, Fifty.
sixth and Fifty seventh streets, ir
the evening. 1t was In December
when 1t was bleak, cold, dismal. l,
was just ten Gays before Christmas
to-, when the whole city is suppoed
to be alive to the mos, ,gioricsis- sis-s65ii1r.ft -s6ir.tftt
of Christianity: Ps9ce on earth, good
will to men. -,
shst1ess hsis sSshe could barely
moaew st:fme and her address
-. /nsgh-Is1' oh Bruce" she kept on
There III there were an ache In
o2ts y counf, and break in her heart.
saas gaasg!S, aaSS','no l0f Bruce or my little
Oficer O'Leary, Of the West Forty
seventh street police station, found
her.$S With the quick instinct Of his
profession he knew at once that she
WaS5a getnle woman In most deplur-
able situation. He pondered q mo.
ment.
g Where is your home Madame.
DO you want to 20 honc?"
Home, Home-yes, no, oh yes,
take me home No, cont, dunt"-
There was cut over ono one OF her
eyes, which might have been the re-
suit Of fall, and tue fIlcer called for
an ambulance and took her to the
Roosevelt Hos pital Finally, after
her minu had quickened little bit
with warmth after her exposure, she
gave her name and address;
Mrs. Bruce Crane, No. 90 Fifth
avenue"
I,n ". husband was notified. She sent
JAN '1sr t daughter Annie. Tie daughter
pnt no response. The husband made
% effort to come to her rescue.
y $50 she had to be taken like any
common unfortunate to the station
house. Even after another notifica-
tion Bruce Crane did not bail her out,
nor did his Stepdaughter hasten to her
succor.
Can one imagine more heartless or
crueller ordeal than this, which hap
pened the next morning in the York
vile Police Court?
She was arraigned In court early be-
fore Magistrate Carne, who happened
to be sitting. Alone with all the or.
dinary "drunks" and thugs" and
'rlff.ratf" OF great city Policeman
O'Leary produced his prisoner There
was that innate something In her
bearing, her carriage, her dignity,
that instantly compelled all eyes to
focus on her, for Mrs. Bruce Crane
has always been handsome woman
Scarcely anybody could believe Ills
eyes when the conventional charge
was made-"a Il va9rant and intUxicat-
ed." Poor woman, what made her
SO?
Then, and only then, did Bruce
Crane appear.
She was goWned In 4 smart frCck Of
close lifting gray cloth. Her splendid
bond hair under her little tCque took
all the glints OF the sun that stole into
the dingy, ill-smcllng place.
He and she stood facing each other.
She gave him one look She said
nothing. He turned his head away
aud In answer to the question Of the
Magistrate. What do you wish
donep" lie said with calm, cold and
precise deliberation:
Il think she had better be put
under retraint for awhile. have tried
IN every way to reform her. ] have
sent her to various asylums and sani.
tariums. / have placed her with
friends of the family and with private
physicians but 1t has all been OF no
avail. [ have pleaded with her for
the sake OF our children
Then the storm In the heart Of
Mrs. Crane broke: Our cbildren!"
she echoed In an impassioned out
burst; why are they not here? Where
Is my Annie, my child-not yours,
net ours, but dIy own. Oh, my God,
why does she not come to help me now