New-York tribune., 1912-01-04
mo WOMEN DEPUTIES YET
Sheriff to- Get Legal Advice as to
Appointing Power.
APPLICATIONS STILL POUR IN
Annette Kellermann, the Swim.
mer, Would Like to Arrest a
Few Stage Door "Johnnies."

Things did not pan out yesterday as the
wouId-be women special deputy sheriffs
had hoped, and none were sworn in as was
expected The reason for this delay in the
| move for the proper conserving of the
neral tone Of Manhattan and The Bronx
was caused by the care with which Sheriff
Hamburger is proceeding in carrying into
effect his idea about women aids. The
Sheriff does not want to do anything he
said. that will have to be undone; so TO
determine just how far he can 60 under
the law with regard TO the women depu-
ties he has asked Emanuel Blumenstiel.
the Sheriff's counsel. TO search the stat
utes and write for him an opinion of his
power. This opinion is expected this morn
ing so that not much time will be lost In
swearing in the new peace officers.
In the mean time there is still some
doubt az to who Of the several women in
the race will win the honor OF being the
| first TO wear the gilt insignia of office.
Mrs. John s. Crosby. president OF the
iWomen's Democratic Club, was desig
mated as the first by Sheriff Harburger on
Tuesday but has not yet been sworn in.
Along came another candidate yesterday
and went so far as TO file the necessary
$4,000 bond that each special deputy must
deposit, 80 II the opinion of the Sherih
counsel is favorable to-day she may De
| the first one actually sworn into the SER
| vice
However, there was no abatement OF the
interest which the women have shown in
the plan TO make them responsible for the
peace and order OF the city. Sheriff Har-
burger received at least fifty letters. some
OF them from men. but most from women,
asking to be appointed. A few Of these
letters came from other cities and some
indicated that the writer's had an idea
there was q salary attached TO the office
OF special deputy sheriff, which Is not the
case.
AS soon as the Sheriff gets a little ume
he will attend to this volumnous corre-
spondence, and he will need some help 10
handle the accumulation. One woman IN
Philadelphia seemed 10 think that the
jurisdiction Of the Sheriff OF New YORK
County extended to that CITY, and just 10
show her brotherly or sisterly love she
wrote to get permission TO set Things
straight over there.
Another letter was from n woman VINO
gave the name OF ex-Judge Alton B. Parker
as one OF her references She said: / aHn
a ministers widow. Though not trained
business woman my friends believe that
have executive ability that would enable
me TO fulfil the duties connected with such
an Office"
MANY OF the applicants, with grim re-
alization OF the serious work that awaits
the women deputies, played up strongly III
their letters their physical qualifications <or
the Job. one wrote:
"I am fifty years OF age. ] have spieh-
did health. Also ] am absolutely fearless
and do not intend 10 give up while there Is
any life in me-"
rven Annette Kellermann. the human
fish" has plunged into the subject. MISS
KoIlarmann is not on the best OF terms with
one OF her neIghbors on Riverside Drive
hut che does not dwell on that in her let
ter. Her application is made in the inter
.s, NJ the women Of the stage. who she
thinks need the protection OF the women
sherins She said
.It strikes me that stage women OF New
York are certainly entitled to have repre-
sentative on the law and order force OF
New York City. II so happens that ehe
stage entrances OF almost all our theatres
are located In alleys or side streets Every
night the women going to and from the
stage entrance are annoyed and insulCed
nv the hoodlums that loiter around these
doorways."
Another important matter was put up to
the Sheriff yesterday. 1t was In connection
with the cramped and generally unsatis-
factory conditions Of the county court
house. Justice Ford dug up the law that
gives the Sheriff the power to find suitable
quarters for the holding Of the Supreme
Court. In fact n writ Of mandamus from
the court would make 1t obligatory on the
sheriff to find the quarters. Mr.. Harburger
said he would carry out any such order
| from n Justice OF the Supreme Court