The Washington times., 1905-07-03

years old, of Twentieth and Thompson
streets Some time ago she pleaded
guilty. and was fined $500 and costs up
on promising to give up business. She
putfup For Sale sign, but 1t is con-
tended she did not quit business. She
claimed to have strong pull.
Many boys not more than sixteen years
old were arrested as well as girls ap-
parently not more than fourteen years
old
The affair. though so serious, mad
many humorous sides. For instance, an
entire team of cricketers. in their field
togs, were captured on Vine street, near
Tenth. They said they were from
Bermuda.
| A South Eleventh street woman pro-
tested against her arrest. and declared
| that the police were exceeding thelr
duty, as she claimed to be friend OF
prominent Republican statesman
Secretary Gfbboney declared that the
raids had been we'll carried out, and
| had been great success. NoIWisa- ,,
standing this, Superintendent OF Police
| Taylor has begun rigid investigation
of the action OF Lieutenant Callahan or
the Eighth district. who is said TO haye
| discharged several men arrested In the
| raids in his district.
/ At the hearings at Central station, Nj.
! Gibboney asked the policemen what had
! become of these prisoners, and they
/ by Lieutenant Callahan after he had
I read TO them q severe lecture
/ Harsh Treatment at City Hall.
| While the plans for the raid were
carefully made. some Of the incidents
| at the city hall called forth the IN
1 dignation of witnesses. Superintendent
Of Police Taylor had made every pos
sible arrangement for the comfort OF
1 the women prisoners. and the mos'
i positive instructions were given by him
to his subordinates in charge Of the
:. cell-.com, but, despite these, the WON
:. en- were treated like SO many cattle
The women's tier of half dozen cells
I, We're first filed to their utmost capacity
and then the police began filling VI
} the narrow corridor outside until ne
], less than 175 women were packed into
| this small space.
: were obliged 10 stand in this corrtdo;
, and in the cells. There was practically
r no ventilation. and the air was nau
! seous from vile odors.
: Police Sergeant Frank Westphal pro
!. yided three chairs for these 10 women
Some of the unfortunates sank upon th'
| floor exhausted from the pad air ane
the nervous strain. Others became hys
. terical.
The sick ones were pulled from th'
corridor and restored in the turnkey
. !
) crowded quarters. The more depravet
? OF the women smoked cigarettes wn1cf
had been smuggled in 10 them, thui
making the already vile air intolerapie
; Little Care for Old Women.
Nearly all the women were unde
: thirty years of age. but there were SOM
0 whose hair was grav and who were oil
n enough TO be grandmothers to the othe
. prisoners
Superintendent Taylor had personai,
; prevented the police from taking mum
r Der of these old women into the crowd
. | ed quarters.
: One woman, sixty-five years old, haJ
: | been taken from her bed by the raiders
:, She had been i'll for a number OF DAYS
. and was under the care OF d physician
y DIR. Fritz, 81 police surgeon, declared sh
n | would stand being locked up with IN
- others.
n Superintendent Taylor and yMagistrat
: | Eisenbrown refused to permit this, an
q ordered the woman released. She wa
= = allowed to return home.
. Even water to quench the thirst or IN
. unfortunates was at a premium. &c
the 175 women water was doIed out I
= them In one small tin cup. AS the houl
n dragged on their sufferings became MOI
acute. In utter despair some OF In
women who had frtends-outside begge
for messages to be sent for them In ol
der that bail might be entered or the
& fines be paid Not for long Will
y were these messages allowed TO be sen