The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
CRAZY NAN I'm DE- FORT
Roundsman Joe Richards
is Responsible for the
Statement, and
So 1t Goes.
WAS KILLING TIME AT NIGHT
Armed With a Rife the Figure
Shot and Spoke and Rounds
men Joe Fell Dumb.
WAS KILLING TIME AT NIGHT

There is a crazy man IN ssde ole Fort
district. At least there is one there if
Roundsman Joe Richards of the Sixth
precinct tells the truth, and anyone who
knows the genial "Joer would never ac-
cuse him of telling anything but the
truth There is a s-acredness about the
truth that Joe reyerences. Therefore,
when Joe says there is a crazy man in
~de ole Fort why the natives of that
section of Jersey City look at each other
and say.-"Yes, there must be a crazy
man here, for Joe Richards says so"
And that settles it. The crazy man is
there.
Tit manner In which Joe cultivated the
acquaintance of the gentleman who, as
the young and naughty boy says, has
wheels" was In the most commonplace
manner He met him on the street. And
as long as Joe saw him with his own
two eyes there can be no doubt but
what the crazy mai really exists. That
question is settled and embedded firmly
In the minds of the residents of .de
ole Fort" There is a crazy man in
our midst, but who is he? Thai is the
all important topic which is furnishing
the gossip for the people. Who is he?
But they will soon know. For has Joe
Richards not said, Il viii find out who
he is, and tell you," and did Joe ever
say he would do anything and then
not dc 1t? Not much.
The meeting between Joe and the crazy
man happened in this manner:-On one of
the warm evenings last week Ronndsman
\ Richards Was Saafad In tho Station
| house reading a story about the return
from +ha N.rth pala - ~ Nansan ta
~ = o1 aAse
was totally ignorant of the fact that the
| humidity was slowly but surely aking
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zee had heard OF me ghosts n nad read
u sifeh taxing, Dut ne meyer hearu OF
E OF a ghost who talked herman. But
n pais tb sne faap was II surely tha rs sa ayar9sn spm eoa e
not German. therefore he did not under
stand what the ghost was saying.
OF a sudden It dawned npon him tina
only in his undergarmenfs. This would
not do. No one could parade the streets
In such Improper dress. It was a menace
tn tho morolc If Abe r,aon1a o,,or rrs,y,,,
Inc sheds his nrotecfinp w5ng He sta It'd
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e 1,sia stSea aiia 1oio"eu lne crazy man up
= ie4 SAposi.e ens cnhrcn menli9ne9
ABOVE ne NAMED, So old joe from behind
q tree me ronnusman saw tine man care
air. With bated breath Joe waited to see
what would come next. He was not kept
IN anxiefy long, Tor a short, sharp crack
Following fhe report came the sound Of
breaking glass. Now that ne had done
mischief he must be arrested. and with
shat sna n view Joe CALLED form from
ing figure. When he reached the crazy
mans si5a that fndivid1,al was ela ncine
along the barrel Of the gun nrenaratory
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s5amaee The ms man s'1i in nteru1nnta 9ii 8 a Ky
a seHnnss oeKed Up at Joe and smiled
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