Salt Lake Telegram | 1907-05-13 | Page 5 | Women Deputies Make Arrests

WOMEN S ARR Humane Officers Armed With Camera and Revolver Revolver ver Prevent Cruelty to Animals and Children NASHUA N. N II H. May 13 The The unique experiment of the State of N New w Hampshire to secure better enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ce ment of the laws regarding cruelty to animals and children in appointing ing two women as deputy sheriffs seems to have fully demonstrated its success by bythe bythe the reports being mado made by Mrs Jennie P. P Powers of Keene Keeno and nod Miss M. M Jenale Jennie Jen Jen- nie ale Kendall of Nashua and will lead lead it itis itis itis is believed to a number of such ap ap- ap- ap Armed with a camera and a revolver of heavy caliber and thoroughly versed in the law covering her powers and duties Mrs Powers has gone fearlessly about her work and in the past year has bas made sixteen arrests killed forty- forty one horses and caused numerous prose prose- Using her c camera mera to secure indisputable evidence sh she notifies wron wrongdoers oe s 's of the law and their duty in the case Mrs Kendall has confined most moat of her activities to Nashua and its immediate im ira- mediate vicinity where she has caused many mariy arrests to be made for cruelty to children and animal animals I often find it necessary to make arrests said Mrs Powers and have locked up many offenders including a number of men I have a team and a n. driver and thus far have not met with any resistance when arresting a person Koeno Keeno is a center for cattle traffic in New Hampshire and I am required to inspect all cattle attle cars to see seo that the law a against cruelty is being being- observed I have nave no fear and thus far nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing has haC occurred to discourage mo me in inthis inthis inthis this work Both deputies are arc in their work ork and are constantly seeking new means means of bettering conditions for which they are arc responsible