The evening world., 1908-12-01
YOUNG WOMAN
WITH REVOLVER
CAUGHT IN PARK
Gives Name of Lydia Hinon
but Is Sent to Bellevue
for Observation.
HOME IS IN BROOKLYN.
Tells the Court She Carried
Pistol to Protect Herself
Against Washers.
HOME IS IN BROOKLYN

An athletic young woman who dis
played a loaded revolver and announced
that she carried II for protection against
~ shers was arrested in Central Park
to-day by Mounted Policeman Martin.
she was locked up in the Arsenal.
charged with violating a park ordinance
in walking upon a driveway. A charge
Of carrying concealed weapons was
held In reserve.
The woman said she was Mrs. Lydia
Hinon. Of No. 751 Thirty-ninth street,
Brooklyn. Her revolver was an up-to-
date 3 calibre weapon and she carried
II In the front OF her waist, convenient
for quick service. Policeman Martin
suspects that she was waiting to shoot
somebody. but she insisted that she
always carries a gun because men are
In the habit Of following and admiring
her.
Warned Her Away.
Martin first saw the woman saunter-
ina along the driveway leading from
the entrance at Sixty-sixth street and
Fifth avenue, which is intended only
for vehicles and eauestrians. There is
danger to pedestrians OF being run
down by an automobile. The policeman
rode up TO the woman and told her she
would have to get on the footpath.
without paying any further attention
he turned his horse and started away.
There is a three-foot stone fence be-
tween the driveway and tho footpath.
Mrs. Hinon placed one hand on top Of
g TIA
country runner. AS she landed lightly
on her feet, in front OF several women
In the footpath a revolver popped out Of
her clothing and fell on the ground.
The women screamed. Policeman
Martin heard them and rode back. Mrs
Hinon. paying no attention to the
spectators, picked up tho weapon and
examined It carefully.
Placed Under Arrest.
Dismounting and jumping tho fence
Martin questioned the armed woman
cited or incoherent. but there was some
thing about her demeanor that did not
satisfy tho policeman. He decided to
place her under arrest and asked her
to walk with him to the Arsenal.
She went along without a protest.
gave her name and address and smil-
ingly permitted herself to be locked
up. Her explanation that she carried
the revolver for protection against bold
Washers. made first TO Policeman Mar
tin. was repeated to the lieutenant at the
desk IN the police station. After a tela-
phone consultation with Police Head
quarters the lieutenant sent his prisoner
to Yorkvile Police Court.
When arraigned before Msgistrate
Harris the woman said her husband Is
IN Finland, and she returned from that
country only four months ago She had
quite \ sum OF money and considerable
1swelry. She said she owned the hoaIse
at No. 7b7 Thirty ninth street, Brooklyn.
and had worked for several wealthy
families in the vicinity Of Central Park
as a nurse and governess.
Policeman Martin produced four loaded
30 oalibre cartridges, which he said ne
found In the prisoners pocket. Mrs.
Hinon stoutly maintained that she did
not know where the cartridges came
from, although she admitted that she
made a practice of carrying a loaded
revolver. Magistrate Harris after qucs-
tioning her at some length committed
her to the psycopathic ward Of Bellevue
Hospital.