The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-08-18

Brooklyn.--It was quiet day In
the police station. Brownsville was
behaving itself and the matron OF the
station had a whole hour to talk, with
only one interruption to wipe the
tears from the eyes OF small, dirty
boy, induce him to tell the address
OF his home and send him on his way
under the guidance Of a big, strong
bluecoat And the matron, when she
talks, has few things to tell. In
fact, Mrs. Cox says, with her good
Irish chuckle, that she thinks she VIII
write book OF her experiences to
make her rich after she retires from
the job OF matron. The boys have
suggested II to her. The boys" are
the bluecoats. every one Of whom in
Brooklyn, knows Mrs. Cox and has a
joke for her or word OF guying
when he meets her,
Duties OF Police Matron.
Intoxcation is the usual charge
upon which the woman prisoner Is
committed with occasional charges
OF theft, OF assault. an attempted sui
eide and now and then woman whose
hands have committed some bigger
crime, homicide or infanitcide.
Whatever the charge, they all pass
through the station house on their
way TO the jail or the penitentiary,
and the matron has them in her care.
She gets them fresh from their mis-.
dcmcanors and with the stain of their
crimes new upon them, She is the
first and often the only ministcring
OF mInistcring that most Of the ma
irons. womcnlike, give themselves
with more hcartiness than to the
technical tasks of their office.
Az sat In the comfortable little
apartment OF the matron, flooded WITH
morning sunshine each Of the homely
objects In tho room. and even the pic
lures on the walls, seemed to have
something to whisper OF the stories
that have been told in those rooms
OF the depravity they have looked
upon. OF the pitable wrecks OF WON
dnnoou thcy HaNs ettu pass NhlphSh
this room to the iron barred cells be
You'd. or some OF these crippled
creatures and their stories tho matror
told me- Fourteen years of the life
has not callouscd her sensibllitics but
instead, sharpcned her sympathies
and for all the endless stream that
comes her way she can listen to each
Of their stories, pity them and hole
out hand to help II they have not
gone too far to be beyond helping
Sometimes the judicious, quick inter
ccssIon of tho matron can do great
deal to check a young offender in tn,
downward course, at any rate. Z
kind word never hurts oven the mos
lowlr
Youno Girls Saved.
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