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Show San Francisco has a woman deputy Sheriff, and she seems to be filling the position, not because it is new and novel and no woman has ever done it before, but as a work in a good cause. She is Miss May Simpson, and soma years ago she saw a young 'woman who was insane' somewhat roughly handled by policemen in court, and after that she offered her services and they wero accepted. When there are insane wo-i men to be sent to an asylum Miss Simpson! Simp-son! is always one of the attendants. She has tact in restraining women of this class and criminals often when the officers have not. She always attends female prisoners to and from jail. Thf work is not easy. She sometimes has severe struggles with the women in hei charge, but she has pluck and nerve, and she gets a salary of $80 a month for using them. |