A WOMAN'S DOWNFALL
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Title A WOMAN'S DOWNFALL Date 3 Jan 1890 Locality Newspapers.com Page 1 Periodical Santa Cruz Sentinel Place Santa Cruz, CA Source Type Newspaper URL https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-mrs-maggie-pray-a/135603495/ Source ID S1332 Text A WOMAN'S DOWNFALL.
Mrs. Maggie Pray In Court Charged With Vagrancy.
Mrs. Maggie Pray, a confirmed "hypo" fiend and common drunk, was arraigned before Justice Pfister Tuesday afternoon on a charge of vagrancy preferred by Office Everhart. Mrs. Pray had been without her usual dose for several days, and presented a pitiable appearance. She was trembling in every limb and hardly able to stand on account or extreme weakness. Her mother was with her, the poor woman appearing almost brokenhearted.
When asked to plead Mrs. Pray burst into tears and stated that she had been sick on the night in question, and arising, had gone up town to procure medicine. Becoming tired and sick she had sat down in a stairway and had been there but a few moments when tho proprietor called a policeman and had her arrested.
"How many times have you been before me?"
"This is the first time"
"You forfeited $5 twice for drunkenness, did you not, and have been taken up in San Francisco several times?"
Mrs. Pray admitted that she had been arrested as stated, but being I almost unable to walk nn account of rheumatism in her limbs, she was often thought to be drunk when, in fact, she had not imbibed anything. A plea of not guilty was entered and trial set for Januarv 3d at 3 p. m. Her mother promised to keen her off the streets until that time, and she was discharged with that understanding. -- San Jose Mercury
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