The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-27
THE MASHED MASHHR.
0'Mara's Condign Punish
ment Keeps the Gang Off
the Avenue.
MANY THANKS FOR "THE NEWS. !"
Reyes Hero Last Night-The
Police Will Hereafter Disperse
All Loilerers.
MANY THANKS FOR "THE NEWS"

The exclusive publication in The JER-
sEY CITY NEWS of the thrashing OF the
notorious Mike O'Mara by William
keyes. Newark avenue saloon keeper,
was the principal topic of conversation in
the lower portion of the city last night.
On every side were heard expressions that
O'Mara had but received his Just
deserts. Parents, whose daughters have
occasion to walk along the crowded ave-
nue. at night. read the story with avidity
and voted Keyes hero, and it is said
that several young ladies, employed as
saleswomen in the Newark avenue stores,
and whose business obliges them to be on
the avenue after night fall, intend MAX
ing the athletic young saloon keeper an
unique present.
EXIT THE GANG.
1t Is strange what transformation the
story worked about the vicinity of the
City Hall. Mullone's Theatre and He'll
er's saloon. Last night was one pecul-
iarly suited for the overdressed ''mash-
ers' who congregate there, but they were
missing when a NEWS reporter passed
along there about $50 o'clock last
night. The vicinity was deserted. The
King pin or the mashiDg gang, O'Mara
did not dare show his whiskers on the
avenue last night. 1t was stated that he
NEWS.
While the NEWS reporter was standing
| In front of Heller's saloon, at least tirty
young ladies passed in ten minutes. Some
were young girls of tender years, who
work in factories all day and have only q
few hours in the evening for an airing.
They promenaded up and down. They
| laughed and chatted merrily until the
'mashers'" territory was reached. Then
all hilarity would cease aud they would
| walk rapidly by with a frightened look,
evidently expecting to see O'Mara's
drunken whlskers or some of his asso-
clates suddenly confront them.
Among others who came along were
young married women out shopping or
returning from the ferry. Evidently
they had heard of the experience of other
ladies at the hands OF the mashers, as
they crossed to the other side of the
street. But the ladies need have NO
rear in the future. THE NEWS Intends to
see that hearafter. any young lady may
pass along this strip of the avenue at any
hour of the night without being objected
to any insult.
BRAVO. MR.. MULLoNEl
Michael Mullone, the genial proprietor
of the New Opera House, is Justly indfg-
nant that any of the ,s.mashers" should
| make their rendezvous near the entrance
to his theatre. When he read the story
In The NEWS last night he gave orders to
policeman to see that none of the ruff
fans stood within 100 feet Of the entrance
to the theatre.
William Keyes' saloon was crowded
last night ana the genial bontface was
doing a thriving business. The two
nngers of his right hand were bandaged
up and ne has some fear that they may be
poisoned where they came in contact with
! O'Mara's teeth.
MODEST WORDS
Gid just what any other man with an
ounce of manhood would have done.'
said Mr.. keyes last night. '1r it mad
| been the first time that O'Mara had in
suited these ladies', might have over
looked 1t, thinking that perhaps he was
drunk. But it was not the first time.
OMara has on several occasions jostled
one OF the young ladies and she was
afraid to walk along Newark avenue.
But guess I've taught the dirty loafer q
lesson that he Will remember for some
tlme.n
Superintendent Smith has been aroused
by the story in THE NEWS. II did not be-
lieve," said he last night, 'tnat it had
come to such pass that it was unsafe for
ladies to pass along Newark avenue at
half-past eight O'Clock without being sub
1ected to insult. Many stories were told
me but believed that they were exaQ-
gerated. But when l read THE NEWS
last night it kind OF startled me. You
can tell the public that any 'masher' who
is caught by the police will be made an
nunished ~