The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
Mrs. Crosby Names Eight Women To Be
 Sheniff'S Deputies
Members of Women'S Demo- cratic Club, Nominated by Their President, Are Active and Strong, With Good Busi- ness Heads"

New York, Jan. 5-When it became generally known that Sheriff liar burger was inclined to look with fla vor upon the appointment of women as special deputy sheriffs there en- sued a rush of suffrage fighters and others of the fair sex to his office in Broadway. Three women arrived al most simultaneously and received the Sheriff promise to make them the city's first woman special deputies. As soon as each has paid seventy five cents for her badge and provided bond for $1o.OOO the trio will as 1 sume office.
 Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, president of the Women's Democratic Cub. was the first to appear, She was followed by Miss NCornelia Swinnerton,' organ
 izer for the woman suffrage party. and Miss Ada Patterson, a newspaper woman.
 Sheriff Hamburger pinned an official badge on Mrs. Crosby, just to let the women see how it looked, and then he asked her to send him a list of her club members who would be willing to serve with their president.
 Mrs. Caroline Truax, widow of Jus tice Truax, wrote to the Sheriff, ask ing for an appointment, as a special deputy Mrs. Kate H. Hayden, of 346 West 18th street, was another appli cant
 The Sheriff said if these women would go to his office and show that
 they are mentally and physically able to take upon themselves the duties of a deputy sheriff he would gladly give them appointments.
 MRS. CROSBY SENDS LIST.
 Mrs. Crosby sent the Sheriff the fol- lowing list of members of the Women's s Democratic Club who she considers
 are eligible to appointment with her:
 Mrs. Mary M. Lilly, Mrs. George P. Nicholson, Mrs. John O'Leary, Mrs. Xalesh. Miss Berth Reiffert. Miss Grace Isabel CoIbron, Miss Josephine | McMahon and Miss Hattie Miller. q selected these women because
 they are bright, active, strong and have good business heads,'' Mrs. Cros- more from our Democratic Club I shall be glad to add to this list for
 we have a large and splendid member | slip.
 T thought it was a joke when I
 went to his office, but sure enough he pinned the badge on me and prom ised me the first woman's appoint ment because our club worked for the election of MT. Harbureer and actively
 supported the Democratic ticket.
 "The duties of special deputy sher- admitted, but if they are not too ar fduous will be equal to them MT. Crosby says he is wearing handcuffs
 now just to get me accustomed to my future outlook
 The Sheriff said that special deputies
 receive no salary and the women will
 be called upon to serve only when he has work suited to their ski we can't swear them in yet because we have no blank forms prepared, '' he said, 'but as soon as these are re- ceived from the printers and the oth- CT women call upon me to qualify we will have the appointments made off,
 dally.''
 MRS. BELMONT NOT SURE.
 Mrs. Oliver H. F. Belmont yesterday
 said that she had not been prom ised an appointment, but she thought wom- en who have the time should seize | this opening in order to learn more about DO itics and the performing of
 "I am not sure whether I would serve or not,' she added. -'I am so deep | in suffrage work that I have kttle time for anything else" Mrs. James Lees Laidiaw, leader of
 the Woman Suffrage party, said: 'T am too busy trying to get the | franchise for women to accept any
 public responsibility such as the Sher- | if offers. We women are willing to | make sacrifices for suffrage and we
 sometimes neg-ect our home duties in | those who are sincerely fighting for the cause would not care to make
 the same sacrifices in order to hold
 public office.''
 Mrs. Belmont and Mrs. Laidlaw were
 among the seven women Sheriff liar
 burger said he would willingly appoint | Most of the others have said they
 would serve if asked. They are: Mrs. Mackay, Miss Inez Mfho'land, Madame | NorcT ca-Yo oung, Mrs. Isaac L. Rice
 and Miss Helen Gould.