St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-25
M. JONAH, ST. LOUIS
A Missouri Rabbi Arrested on
the Charge Of Insulting
Women,
AND LODGED IN A CELL
He Was Running After a very
Comely Young Mulatto
WHEN OFFICER MURNANE
Took a Hand in the Chase
and Won Easily in a
Canter.
AND LODGED IN A CELL
WHEN OFFICER MURNANE

At1115 O'Clock last night Rev. M.
Sonap, of ST. Louis, presumably d
Hebrew rabbi. was arrested at 81.
Peter and Fourth streets by Cfhcer
Nurnane. The prisoner was charged
with disorderly conduct, having ue-
voted a norton of the Sabbath
evening to annoying women passlAS
in the vicinity of the locality. Inc
actions of the Rev M. JOnap were
peculiar; they were extremely ruue'
in fact. His present incarceration is
due solely to indiscreet advances
made to comely mulatto woman,
who. unfortunately for the presumed
rabbi, did not reciprocate.
Officer Murnane'S official eye was
riveted on the ST. Louis divine as ne
observed him stop the woman on wa
basha street, near Fourth street. "A
hasty conversation ensued, Wnlch
was abruptly terminated by the OBJ
iect of the Rev. NJ. Jonap's admira-
ton suddenly running away, with
him in quick pursuit. The race was
interrupted by the alert Murnane,
who very quickly placed the I'M
agined gallant under arrest.
When the prisoner was assisted IN
the central police station his appear
ance attracted instant attention. His
slightly unsteady gait indicated that
the Rev. NJ. Jonap, of st. Louis, had
been enjoying a Sabbath evening.
His demeanor was characterized
by a supreme dignity which would
have won the instant admiration OF
Kaiser Wilhelm. He was consider
ably exasperated by his arrest, and
continually remarked in imperfect
English, For what they bring me
here for do not know" Yet he
MADE NO REPLY
when Sergeant Daily CURLY in
formed him he was there for in
sulting women. Interrogatories pro-
pounded TO the prisoner were an
swered tersely and abruptly. He
refused to divulge his name and
place of residence, and curtiy ad-
mitted that he was married. He
announced his age as forty-eight.
The attire of Rev. M. JOnap was
decidedly unclerical, savOring rather
of the race track than a pulpit. On
his head, covered thickly with mat
ted hair of black, a silk hat, long
since new, sat with a rakish air,
while a long dark coloTed ulster
with up-turned collar hung upon
the shoulders of the clerical offend
er. His pantaloons extending well
over a pair of overshoes dangled
precariOusly as if held in check by a
decidedly shal1y pair of suspenders.
A straggIy black beard adorned the
rabbits face. While 10th and refus-
ing to reveal his identity, Rev. NJ.
Jonap carried an abundance of pa
peTs on his person which effectually
foiled any attempt at secrecy.
A search of his attire revealed a
miscellaneous collection of articles,
a glimpse of which would have
aroused the curiosity Of a Seventh
street paWnbroker. Prominent
amongst his effects was a dilapi-
dated memorandum book, buleing
out with railroad passes, personal
cards Of the rabbi and a number
of sewing machine receipts. In their
midst a solitary $40 bill lay crum-
pied, the only indication of pros
perity found on the prisoner. That
Rev. NJ. Jonap occasionally in
dulges in actions