The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-12
PAINTS AT JAIL WHEN TAKEN THERE
 FROM A S|CKbED
Minnie Jones Put Under Arrest Though Just
 Out of Hospital

Minnie Jones. who was arrested by tho
 purity squad" composed of Officers Me- Gill; Christian, Alexander, Riley and Wat son, last night at a:s0 o'clock. was later removed from the city jail, where she was confined on the charge of ''disorderly conduct" to her home, 4os1a North Twenty-fourth street, in a very critical condition. It is not known whether or not she will recover.
 According to the records of the Hillman hospital Minnie Jones was operated upon on the 11th of last month by Dr. 10. r. Hogan and pr. C. c. Collins. The opera ton was of very serious nature, and the patient was not discharged until one week ago yesterday At the time of her arrest she was in bed and very i'll. About 9.so o'clock last night the purity squad made it's appearance in the sick chamber of Minnie Jones, where Ethel Gray and another woman were administering to her
 wants and, according to the women s statements. informed one and all that 1t was about time to ride" Naturally all wanted to know what for. 'None of your business" said one of the members of the squad, now all of you get ready.
 The Gray woman attempted to remon-
 strate with the men. but to no avail. The rest of the story Is short. The women with their bed ridden friend were bundled into a patrol wagon and sent to jail; not however, without the assistance of some of the men in the case of the
 sick Minnie Jones' All this happened at 9 30 o'clock At Il o'clock Minnie Jones
 tainted in the hospital ward" where het two friends were locked up with her. After a time she became nauseated and | spluttered a little blood. pr. Whelan was advised of the vomans condition over the phone He came immediately and then | said to a reporter of The Age Herald that 1 he had no statement for publication. Louis | Prosh. an attorney, was called and he came and made the bonds for all the women, gratis They were then bundled | into a private automobile and taken home When the machine arrived Minnie Jones | had fainted again and had scarcely any pulse. A doctor was called, but his de-
 csion Is not to be made public. Maybe | she will live, maybe she won't.
 1 Louis Prosch, the lawyer for the defend | ants, who will represent them at the trial 1 this morning at S:30 O clock, made the fol- 1 lowing statement q have lived in this | city a number of years. I have seen some
 very unjust things in my career as a l lawyer as well as a private citizen. | wish to state publicly and openly that of l all the inhuman treatment, or all the hor-
 TOTS that 1 have ever heard of. of all the downright cruelty and lack of common | sense I have ever come in contact with, | the arrest of Minnie Jones, while in a dangerous condition, with warning be- l forehand and cries of mercy, is the worst l have ever seen.
 "I think 1t is high time for some one to look into the actions of these men l No one seems to have the hardihood to come out and say what they think wher an unfortunate woman is involved. Sup pose it was some man who had been ar rested. have no doubt but what peopl,
 would fall over themselves to have printed their views of the matter. It Is up to tn public. How long is it going to last?'