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10 get her son pardoned He was a
doctor Of good standing. out man
was killed In his home town ed the
doctor was implicated IN some way in
the killing. lie was sentenced 20 serve
a life term I'm the pen. There had
been no absolute proof Of his suilt and
his mother had done everything in her
power 20 have the sentence revoked
or her son pardoned. In fact. she
had spent almost her whole fortune.
When she came 10 Washington she
took the right course. She did not try
10 break In TO see the President the
way so many crauks have done in the
p-st years. She Went about il quietly.
But all the time her last few remain
Ing dollars were going and there came
a day when she had no more money
and nowhere 20 get more She was
close 90 the accomplishment OF her OBJ
ject and It would have killed her 10
lose then. Not knowing where else
10 go she came 10 the station. took
her in and she lived IN one OF our
rooms until she finally got the pardon
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forward very slowly. half lowering hi
eyes before the girls beauty
so you recolIeCt me, Helen, do
your" he said. in low voice.
'Recolect your was the answer.
why. you dear, foolish boy. Of course
I recouect you. But how in the world
do YOU come TO be here?'
u came here TO see you. Helen"
ITO see me?" exclaimed she. "But
prav bow2''-and then she stopped. and
a look Of delight swept across her
face. You mean that you knew /
would come here the first thing?"
II do. indeed"
''Whv. that was beautiful" she ex-
claimed Il am 50 glad I did come.
TIE glance which she gave made his
heart leap up; for a moment or two
they we're silent. looking at each other.
and then suddenly another thought
struck the girl. Arthur" she cried.
II forgot! Do you mean to tell me
that you have come all the way from
Hilltown?''
Yes. Helen"
And Just to see me|'
Yes. Helen"
And this morning."
She received the same answer again.
ct is twelve miles" she exclaimed;
'.who ever heard Of such thing?
You must be tired 10 death"
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for her son. have never seen her
since
Washington has been pretty free Of
murders and there have been still few
er cases Of murders committed by
women. But you probably remember
the. case Of Mrs. Bonnie. who was ac-
cUsed Of the murder Of a young man
here. had 20 search Mrs. Bonnie
But It was farce, searching her then
Il was several days after the murder
that she was arrested and she had
every chance in the world 10 get away
with anything discriminating, whether
weapons or otherwise, IN the time
which had interviewed. Mrs. Bonnie
was certainly one Of the coolest pris-
oUers IL has ever been my fortune TO
handle. She made no objection what
ever TO being searched. Go ahead and
search ne she said, I have SAID all
am going 10 today I shan't admit any
thing more And she didn't. either,
Mrs. Pennihu ended. with a smile
Such Is the varied worK Of the ma
iron at the First precinct. All that is
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only because they have been foolish.
perhaps the only time IN all their
lives that they have lone thing
which could not be published IN the
newspapers without hlrming them"
INVESTIGATION is the usual charge up
on which the women are committed
who pass through Mrs. Pennidll s
hands. They are dragged In from the
streets by the policemen, many Of
them hahiual dTunkards. though UC-
c3sionally a young woman Of some re-
fiuement who has foolIshIy taken ZOO
much" not knowing the evil power
Of the stuff she was drinking, stag
gers into the hall of the station. The
latter Mrs Penuidu cares for kindly
and when 1t possible tile friends ur
the girl are notified 20 come and get
her. or if she IS able she Is allowed
10 go home by herself
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continued from First Page.1
In the meantime the young man,
still unseen. had been standing IN the
bushes. drinking in the sight. The
landscape and the figure and the song
had all faded from his thoughts, or
rather blended themselves as a halo
about one thing. the face OF this girl.
For II was one OF those faces that
a man NAV see once In a lifetime and
keep as n haunting memory ever aft
erward, IS a vision Of the sweetness
and glory OF woman: at this moment
IL was a face TRANSPORTED with rap
ture. and the man who was gazing
upon II was trembling. and scarcely
aware OF where ne was.
For fully a minute more the girl
stood motlonless. gazing sbout at the
forest: then she CHANGED to look to-
ward the spring. where she saw the
flowers upon the seat.
why some one has left a nose
gay" she exclaimed. as she started
forward; but that seemed to suggest
another thought TO her, and she look
ed around. AS she did so she caught
sight Of the young man and sprang to-
ward him why, Arthur. You here!'
she cried.
The other started forward as il he
would have clasped her in his arms:
but rhen recollecting himself he came
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How Girls Go Wrong

There's many a girl who should be
glad there IS O police station in Wash
ington." continued MIS- Pennlnl.
thoughtfully. They may not have
liked being brought 10 the station at
the time. but Il has saved them from
going to worse places. There are fool
ish little country girls who come 70
the city. led by fictitious advertise
ments OF employment. or deceived by
a man. or sometimes led 20 run away
from their homes by the novels they
have read. Not long ago I was cross
ing Pennsylvania avenue at night on
nv way here / saw a young girl
standing on the corner. She was plain
" as green as they make EN- l
knew che had just come from the
country and ! wanted 10 go up and
speak 10 her. But ! didn't know wheth-
OF or not she was IN trouble. So
went on my way
several hours later she was brought
IN TO me by n policeman who had pick
ed her up IN a disrerutable part OF the
Cit She was very young thing and
pretty. She told me her story while
searched her II seems that a man
from Washington had come 10 stay IN
the little Virginia town where she
lived. He made love 10 her. promised
TO marry her and persuaded her to
come to Washington with him. When
she got here she found that he had
family. II was too late then she said.
to 20 back to her mother. The poor
child. she was little more. cried herself
10 sleep. We did what We could for
her. ! don't know what became Of
her eventually.
The very next evening an Irish
girl with big blue eyes and the Flaekest
kind OF black hair was brought n. She
had been persuaded 10 come 20 this
country BY a well-to-do man who lived
not far from Washington. When she
reached this side he sent her out TO
his farm TO live in the house with his
She was hapDy enough
there until the mans brother turned
up II was the same old story The
man who owned the place died. The
girl had no place to go. But the broth
er made her promise 10 come 20 WASH
ington and sent her money to buv a
ticket. She came with the understand
ing that he would marry her as soon
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Sold His Bride Into SLauer4

When this man said he loved her
tried TO get her TO live with him in a
boarding house, and pose as his wife
without there being any marriage cere-
mony. the girl rebcIed. and left him
Then she came 10 us. It's not new
story" Mrs. PennIhH added. with
sigh.
"One OF the saddest cases I remem-
her was that OF a little Jewess. a
bride of only a week or two. Her hus-
band was one Of the lowest types Of
his nation. He was so low that he &C
tually sold his child-brlde into slavery
Of the most horrible kind She was
only sixteen years old. though a well.
grown girl for her age. But even the
people 10 whom she was sold had
more pity in them III an the husband
for when The wOmaa II the house saw
how young the girl was, she turned
her over 10 the police. aud she was
brought TO me. She was too young
almost 10 realize the fate her husband
had mapped out for her.
I am glad to say the husband was
caught. He was sentenced 10 eight
years in the pen, but another prisoner
killed him with a shovel before he had
been in prison month. so ne never
served his sentence.
There are some women. FOUNDERS
we call them. who come 10 the police
station constantly. No matter how
much they are fined, no matter how
much they are warned. they come
back. There is one woman OF this
character who has a good home.
plenty OF money to live easily. and a
good family. Yet that woman finds
her way back here as regularly as the
sun sets. though not quite so frequent
~. Her relatives can do nothing with
her. She likes the excitement Of be-
ing arrested and brought to the lock-
up. II is a curious kind Of mania. but
every now and then a 'roundeT' be-
comes affected with It and after that
there is nothing 70 do with her except
10 shut her I'd in the insane asylum.
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Ir0ubIes Ia Are Hnahed "a

/ don know whether it is that the
world Is getting better OF whether tr
Is because the city is better governed
but as true enough that the number
o. women and girls who are brought
mere 70 me 10 search and care for tsn't
near as large nowadays as Il was rem
OF rfteen years ago. In those DAYS IL
vas rare event TO have three nights
ont or month go by with no women
brought into the station. now il IS nv
no means unusual 10 have severa. DAYS
pass without a single case.
Yes, we have all kinds OF women
here. There are those who come from
the lowest dives, the dregs OF society
50 70 speak. But they are not the only
ones 10 md their way into a police
station. Now and then a woman Of
good family-and i could name some
t5lt have been IN my room VINO wound
Dee terribly shamed il It was known
i1ey had been in the old First precinct
is brought IN. We never tell their
names. Why should we? The police are
not here TO make trouble. when wouiI
certainly be the result if I should give
out the names OF these women rs
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10 me. but saw the flash Of some
thing bright IN her hand, but before
I could stop her she had drawn a
razor aCross her throat from ear 10
ear. She had managed % conceal II
about her dress I caught her by the
hand in which she rad the racer and
IL dToppel 20 the floor. With the other
she tried TO tear opon the gaping
wound But I caught that, too and
held hoT fast. calling TO the men.
They ran ga. and what do you think
they did Mrs. Pennlfll smiled.
Looked ct US. saw the great
stream of blood and then all three
rushed ont Of the room leaving me
alone with the woman II was pretty
bad. but ! finally persuaded a colored
policemen 90 help mc lay the woman
down The doctor who first came q
attend tie woman said she could not
possibly live. But she did and month
afterward was Up ard around again
though they took her to the insane
asylum. where so many OF them end.
Another time was searching A wo-
man in the room just beyond this.
left ner for a minute, sure tcat there
was no weapon about her or poison.
When I came back she had hanged
herself with her garters and had
to cut her down with a penkn.fe. Then
hoIIered. Lots OF the poor things
think when they are taken 70 the po-
lice station It is all over with tfcm,
and that the best thing for them 10
do Is 10 die. A woman crazy drunk
was brought I'm not long ago. VIC left
her IN one OF the cells. Three times
she hanged herself by tearing strips
of her gown. which was Of strong
material Finally We had 10 handcuH
her to enc OF the bars OF the cell.
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4 SOYdid Parade

There are. however. occasional
charges Of theft. Of assault. OF at
tempted suicide. and now and then
some woman whose hands have COM
mitted a bigger crime. homicide or IN
fantCide Whatever the charge they
all pass through the station house "a
their way 10 the Jail or the pen and
the matron has them in her care
They come TO her fresh from their
crimes Some Of them are sullen. some
are repentaut. some stolld, some nerv-
Gus. But nearly all Of them are glad
10 have the miuistering hands ~ tho
matrOn care for them. II IS Mrs. Pen
mills place TO search every woman
that is brought 10 her. She must CTS
cover whether or not the prison"- 49,
any stolen goods concealed about her
person, she must ind the hidden
weapon or poison with which the wo-
man may do herself or her captors an
injury.
Some Of the prisoners resist the
search. some Of them sullenly aCqui-
esce, while others permit the search
IN a daze scarcely realizing what Is
happening. All Of them know. how
ever. that II they forCibly object To
letting the matron 60 through their
clothes. there are bluecoated men
within call who will speedily enforce
the order. Perhaps the greatest danger
% the matr0n lies IN her search ~ tho
insane women who are brought 20 the
station. and there Is a large number
of this kind Of prisoners. Mrs. Penni-
fill relates the story OF a vicious as
sauIt upon her nv n crazy woman
who struck her IN tho eve and might
have seriously injured her had not
policeman come n her assistance.
Several times 7 have had women try
20 commit suicide while they were
BEING searched. Orc Of the
worst q experiences 7 have ever
had was with woman who
was accused ~ shoPliftins IN one
Of the bic department stores. She was
n woman OF some mems. but not
good woman. 7 was sent for 20 come
to her house to search her. She had
been arrested on suspicion and was not
brought to the station-house a repre-
sentative Of the store vas there and
two policemen. She was very nervous
ard kept running about the house.
opening first this drawer and then
that pushing hook of sofa pillows,
even ran out into the backyard. 7 fol
lowed her closely. watching carefully
10 see that she did rot try 10 do her
self an injury She opened one drawer
in which there were several razors, hut
we took everything away from her as
I thought Finally she came into the
parlOr, and ! after her as fast IS 7
could put.
''She began fumbling with her col
lar as though she had difficulty in
breathing.
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The Woman Who Cut Her ThrOdt
d" Get me a pin she said to me.
a...-... tl,.-n nr, thn fnlln
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foolish. ali that IS vicious. all that is
surdid in life passes in panorama be-
fore her Mrs Peunihu has been on
duty many years. but it is on record
that she has never made an enemy OF
the unfortunate girls and women who
have been in her charge. Ia fact. she
has proved herself "a friend 10 many OF
them. and not a few are grateful 10
her. She has watched the police force
grow and develop In Washington. she
has seen young patrolmeu become ex-
perienced men. gain promotion 10 ser
geant. ieu~uaIt. and captain. She
has always been ready when she was
wanted. She has proved herself above
all. dependable. She has seen more
suffering than any other woman in
Washington. yet 1t has not hardened
her.
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She put out her hand, which ne
took tremblingIy.
Let us go sit down on tie bench
she said. ''and then we can talk about
things. ] am perfectly delighted that
yOu came" she added when she had
seated herself with the marigoIds and
the lily in her lap. 1T viii seem lust
like Old times; just think how long
ago it was that / saw you last.
Arthur-three whole years! And do
you know, as I left the town ] thought
of YOU, and that : might find you
here"
The young mans face flushed with
pleasure.
But I'd forgotten YOU since.' went
on the girl. eyeiHg him mischicvously:
FOR oh, I was so happy coming. down
the oh, old path and seeing all the
old sights Things haven't changed a
hit. Arthur. The woods look exactly
the same and the bridge hasn't altered
a mite since the days ws used TO sit
on the eIge and let our feet hang in
DO you remember that. Arthur"
Perfectly" was the answer.
And that was over a dozen years
ago, How old are you uo%. Arthur
twenty twenty two ana / an
just nineteen. Today is my birthday,
you know
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OF Mrs Sarah Penni-
i'll. for eighteen years matron IN the
First precinct police station She was
sitting IN her cozy quarters on The sec
Ond floor OF the station when she made
this declaration OF faith On human ma
ture. And she ought 10 know. For in
the course of ner career as mother 90
the blue-coated force which has pre-
served law and order in Washington
she has had Co deal with women of all
kinds and conditions. women who have
deserted their homes. women who have
taken the lives OF others. women who
have stolen wantouIy or because they
must steal 20 live, women who have
made beasts Of themselves through
drink or drug. all have been brought
70 her I'm the great dragnet which
sweeps through the demimonde OF the
Nations Capital Yet she says there
Is spark or good in them all, even IN
the habituaI "rounder," the woman
who has lost all sense of shame and is
hailed 10 the police station day after
day, only 20 be reprimanded and loOsed
upon the world again. And she ought
20 know.
Naturally II takes a woman OF char
acter. woman OF iron nerve. 10 do
the work that IS expected OF the kind
faced, gentle-vOiced matron at pre-
cinct No, 1. And Mrs. PeunifU gives
one the impression that she IS To be
depended upon In an emergency. There
Is no suspicion about her Of the nerves
which atfiict so many women when
tney see ii mouse OF think that there
Is a burglar In the house. In a crisis
and she has been in a good many. Mrs.
Frnninh is. In the veruacular There
with the goods"
Associated with Mrs. PennidD ar the
ilfsL precinct station is Mrs. NIarfUa
Ihornhurgh, who has devoted ten years
u police department work. Matron
lnornDurgh Is larse-hearted. hen-vo-
lent woman who during her STAY al
The House Of Detention did much good
work for girls. boys, and women who
h1d fallen into the clutches OF the law
Tor the first time
Mrs. Ihornburgh and Mrs. Penuiau
alternate with the day and night
tricks OF duty"
crime Mrs Pennihu takes as a mat
Ter OF course 1t is commonplace. She
has seen so many cases. what won
derE The only wonder IS that she has
not become a pessimlst Of the pessi-
mlsts, Her memory is stored with in
cldents OF the Weaknesses and v,rors
eolngs OF her own sex Yet she SIN
has faith In women.
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IS she arrived But when she reached
here he kept putting OF the ceremony.
The girl had been perfectly STRAIGHT
until she came down 10 Washington.
/ m convinced
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Came to See the President

we have strange dodgers here o.
casionally, women who have done no
wrong but who are swept In here bv
misfortune. One came to Washing
ton TO see President Mckinley In order
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D. none OF them are all
bad. There's always
a little streak OF good
IN even the worst OF
the women brought
here.
This Is the verdict
OF Mrs Sarah Penui-
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Mrs. Sarah R. PennifiII, Matron of the First neg
Precinct Police Staton,has been on duty &
continuously for eighteen years In that time she
has come into close contact with every crime
on the calendar from theft to murder She has
proved true mother to many an erring girl and
helpless victim of the Capitals Half-WOrld Dragne
In her days Work. she has prevented attempted
suicides, has received the condolences of dying
criminals. and within her bosom are locked secrets
whose betrayal would bring shame and dshonor
on many head now held high in Washington
Society.
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The Woman Who Cut Her Throaf

q" Get me a pin she said to me.
over there on the table.
''But I didn't stir. Sc she bent down
suddenly as though 10 pick up a pin
from the floor. Her back was turned
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(To Be Continued Next Sunday.)
August 20, 1906
The Washington times., 1906-02-15
SEEN
COILED IN CABBAGES
Hair Worms Found From
Four to Eight Inches.
Poisonous, Maybe.

When you buy your next head OF cab
bage. be sure to see the cabbage hair
worm has not taken up its Gbode there
in. Those who claim to know say the
cabbage hair worm is deadly poisonous.
and. although the department OF Agri-
culture pronounces it harmless. the De-
paTtment OF Agriculture has been
known 10 go wrong. II gave an exactly
similar certificate in the case OF the
cotton crop reports,
The cabbage hair worm has made its
appearance i'm Washington Several re-
ports of It's discovery in cabbage heads
have been made In each case, though,
the finder had heard of the worm and
its evil reputation and took no chances.
There are all sorts of descriptions of
the worm IN circulation. its size ranging
from that Of a silk thread to that of a
pencil lead and it's color through the
whole range OF the spectrum. Actually.
IL is said, TO be between four and eight
inches in length and OF a whitish coIor.
shading into pale brown or pale green
One witness testifies TO a worm he
found that was nine feet In ieigth, but
the weight Of the evidence rather fndi-
Gates TINS 10 be a mistake
The Department of Agriculture is very
insisteuJ that the cabbage hair worm is
The Washington times., 1906-02-15
st. Valentine Was Sponsor

came in the days orders to the flower
shop of George Leissler. 1923 NJ street
northwest, the proprietor was stand
ing talking to the Rev. Stanley Bill
heimer, an old friend The question of
Valentines came up and the general
significance of the day was being dis
cussed, when in came Miss Jones and
Mr.. Watson, presumably TO purchase
flowers The minister drew aside. and
was admirins the pretty assortment of
flowers when his ear caught the ques-
ton:
Where do you get marriage Ii
cense?"
His senses We're Immediately alert.
for It was the man who asked In a
few minutes directions were given the
prospective groom. and when he reach
ed the City Hall, there was even a boy
waiting TO tell him where TO go. While
he was gone Miss Jones remained in
the florist shop. and when Mr. Watson
came back an iTnpFoVised bower was
arranged and the marriage ceremony
was performed.
When the bride left the store she
carried the prettiest cluster OF flowers
Mr. Iseissler could find. The minister
and florist resumed their conversation
about Valentines
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Pneumonia Followed Ia Grippe
Pe-ru-na, the Remedy That
Brought Relief.

Mr.. T. Barnecott. West AyImer, On
tario, Canada, writes:
Last winter I was iii with pneu-
monia after having la grippe. | took
Peruna for two months. when / becAm :
quite well and | can say that arsy one
can be cured by it in a reasonable time
sand at little expense.
Every time | take a cold, / take
some Peruna, which makes me well
again.
Il also advised it for my daughter.
who was so i'll with prostration that she
could not follow her trade of dress
making
"A bottle of Peruna made such a
change in her that she has been able
TO follow her trade ever since
81 also induced a young lady. who
was all run down and confined to the
house. to take Peruna. and after taking
Peruna for three months she is able TO
follow her trade of tailoring.
4 can recommend Peruna for all such
who are i'll and require tonic.
Mrs. Jane Gift. Athens, Ohio, writes:
six years ago l had Ia grippe very
bad. ] read q testimonial OF a woman
who had been cured of grip by Perund.
Ny husband bought me bottle of Pc
runa. was soon able TO do my work.
I c:c.-+inged using Il until ! was cured =