The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
PRISONER, BUT NO JAIL.
THE DEPUTY SHERIFF HAS HIM
N CAN'T GET RID OF HIM.

welch or Ceutre sHeriches still Hss Charge
or Charles Higgins. Although He Has Ex-
hausted All the Devices OF Modern Civiiizn-
tion to Get Him unto a Public Institution.
EAST MoRIcHEs, l.. L, June 7.-Telephone
wires In all directions from here were kept
buzSinE yesterday evening In behalf Of Deputy
Sheriff Wclch, who has a boy prisoner on his
hands but no place to put him. The boy, Charles
Higgins, was committed by Justice Howell Of
this place to tho House Of Refuge on Randall's
Island, but whom WEIGH got there ho found a
quarantine established, and the officials refused
to admit the boy. Welch came back here, con-
suited with various persons, went to q public
telephone, and went to work, as follows:
"Hellol That the Long Island City jail
This is Deputy Sheriff WEIGH. Yes, WEIGH.
WHAT Oh, spell 1t any way-o or 8. 1t don't cut
any ice with mo. Say, I've got a boy Hey
WHAT Weight How much does IL weight
Say, what tho blazos do you want to know
Oh, ha-ha-hai Very goodl Ha-hai Say, this
boys a prisoner and l want you to lodge him for
mo What No; l don't suppose you do keep
q boarding house or an orphan asylum. They
won't take him at the House of Refuge. They're
quarantined. Yes, Quar-an-tined. Want me
to spell IT. oh. dammit, no. the boy hasn't got
smallpox. It's the institution. Don't cut OF.
Central. want you to take him in for q time.
WHAT Can't do it, Well. of all tho
Br-r-rr-rrrt"
Deputy Sheriff WEIGH got up. stretched HIM
self, took of his hat, and applied his face to the
phone again.
Hello, Centrali Gimme Brooklyn Police
Headquarters. Helloi Police Headquartersi
Say, I've got q prisoner here named
Charles Higginsf WHAT Yes, of course
he's white. Did you, s'pose he was green !
Whore borni Long Island. I reckon. Heyi
d DON sa wants Souhl his rs p peedis srS w Has, Liz; he'll nIr
Ibid NJ, TIL you. didn't say, my name
Deputy Sheriff Weieh. Want YOU to put John
iMi sstns hin in j all, for ~ me So,, a hnlon,. What a, Get
him. He's here. Yes; I'm going TO hang onto
him him Keep him hersi NJ cant Keep Y,,I him
take him, what's thsti No., i didn't say was
SgFSss' re- tod t And S SSHld ap tho ,n police, %y /, WY WV tH %Se
the blazes are you'll Heyi Reporters roomi
'N At his 5Rtis i~uncture the deputy sheriff shed his
coat and several %rivuiets q pesrspiration. Then
he tackled the metropolis BY. wire:
co nP1aie' h hSiieGlanFfEbfis s ple Ssw n ESfkI plSsssi
Can you take care Of a boy prisonerI Hey
years old, white. with WELLER freckles, born in
ShilSrsas Aid Society," All rishs:, IN Try EN-:
o1fE e sSs As srS sSssSsG, n: " $s!eh removed A,s
..SHeIloi This Sheriff. Hids,-i mean children's
E East s SosIshess S asa Ire oe got q sosTyH en- .:
iches. | said. Morreeehos. Underestimate
G Ge, fake Fax t eaFs 81 care my Of own a eSSGIiaSnrssns'ss r Y tSi
bet l cam, but this amt mine. Where'd I
get him Court made me a present OF him.;
they wouldn't have him. Heyl Bulger What
the dew. Drove it With a cleek, hey Two
Central, you've cut me off and switched me into
w5 R!iSa'e Than tSRa't eni fiiyfS?: AID hf1'o ys as'' .h h%
wouldn't take him at the House OF Refuge. l
So%. Su. to they get eoa aI% in see through II. fhey!1e T f1t
an eye epidemic. Hospital No. I know
Eo you'll HIn tske a ear nos a9 Hirr ! want , sG sG VOW
who Higgins is. He's the boy-no. not the boy
with the eys epidemic; That's the Iasti,ution
anything. What oh .
which The teiepho-s receiver exuded smoke.
were Sf iistsn iast' 9 9oa iinfy ss esn.5A me- ! 'G sss t {Sa
gibberlng idiot got me worked up. Give me
Here Mr.. Weict paused to lay aside his waist
That you. Judged Say, nobody'n take young
Higgins. He's q drug on the market. Whatd
I better dol Put him in a cradle and rock him
to sleepl Yes, I'd like to. with ten ton of rock.
Cant advise me. chi oh. all right, Illtry him.
,Ihone. Don't you worry. It'll be paid: Call up
County Judge Reeves at Greenport. B;r.r-Er.Ii
You teii1 sresnport this bHs is iAf Important bust.
iness. Hello! Judge Reevesl Well, Judge.
I'm sorry had 70 get you up, but about this
dol Have to take care of him myself, Ell !
Well. II you say SO. Judge, it's all right, OF
course. but its pretty tough for a man to be
hitched TO. q prisoner with no jail, to go to.
Good night Br-r-r:rr! Yes, that's all, Central.
What !! How much Iikellitis l said l was
surprised. All right, the town has to pay it,"
Also the town will have TO pay Deputy Sheriff
Welchis bill for taking care Of one prisoner. to
wit Charles Higgins. and deputy sheriff WEIGH
ticks his lips when he thinks OF the bill OF ex-
pSenses: Last night me prisoners lodged Ti.h
hours Of luxurious and, for the deputy sheriff,
profitable ease together.