The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-21
HELP, PLEASE, FORTHWITH!
MARY WILL NOT MARRY AND NOR
RIS APPEALS TO THE POLIOE.

SEND . Man onick. Mr.. Sergeant. ne nsys.
ana Thea All Ts Risbt and We Are Happy
Like Biras-Noi Then II IL 20 Fake MY life
-Bnt Morris IL Q silly hoy, Says His sister.
Wednesday morning had been peaceful in the
Madison street station. Tho entries In the blot
ter were all written mp and Sergeant Brown
had leisure to tell Doorman Cunningham about
an excited graybeard who had just come in to
say that the ceiling of his fat had fallen and to
demand that a policeman TO sent around NJ once.
With some difficulty the Sergeant learned that
the old man felt that the policeman would mako
an excellent witness in q suit for damages
against the landlord. Tho Sergeant and the
doorman were talking over the sociological
phnse OF tho cast sider's generation for tho Pc.
lice Department, when they were interrupted by
the precipitate entrance OF q short. brown.
skinned. dapperly dressed young man, who was
In a state OF great excitement.
"Mr. Sergeant" he said, straining up on his
toes until his gold.rimmod eyeglasses appeared
over the top Of the desk, please to send q police
officer right away with me forthwith"
The Sergeant and the doorman laughed.
"No," demonstrated the young man; "laugh
not. 1t is not right. A policeman will mako
her sensible and keep to her promises"
Whats she done now - asked the policeman.
"Nothings; nothings." cried the young man,
wrathfully. "That's what she didn't do. Moth
ings."
WELT" inquired the Sergeant, patiently.
"Shc said she would marry me, and everybody
know we was keeping company through two
months. knew her in Russia even since seven
years already. And now she says II I don't
give $50 orthwith she refuses that she will
marry me. I lofe her. II she does not marry
me will take my life away. Now how will I
$50 havei 1t is enough that ono should become
rravv What In thta xyatNa uVh- lz,tk -,
please, Mr.. Sergeant, send a police officer with
me forthwith / can stand this not one minute
longer. Mol 1t is not in the law that a young
lady can SO treat a man like 1 am treated. Fifty
dollars! 1t Is nonsense and cruelty. / will not
stand it any longer. So I said I will ask the
kind police please to help me forthwith, and
this stops now already. and we will at once mar
ried be, and there is no more any trouble around
1t. Where is the police officer
The young man was almost out of breath.
$50 your girl won't marry you Z" unused the
Sergeant.
Eyes, sol She won't marry me. Didn't tell
you now alreadyi She has me promised to
marry, and now she says IL I have not the fifty
dollars"
80 1 understand" interrupted the Sergeant.
but we can't help you. What do you want us
to do ."
The young man had climbed upon the iron rail
In front OF the desk. and was gesturing in tho
Sergeant's face.
Just this. now. sol" he explained. "You send
a police officer to her. I will go show where
she lives. Tho officer will to her say there the
aatine Napoleon at Austerlitpal@he will to her say
You will kindly marry US
Cunningham bolted for the telephone room
and closed the sound,proof door. There he was
sAnd ali things ali right at last are come. Sol
tSesxe a aem e aaesiff% .he x SGYIns MAKE min; n Ss n %srpies
and all things are done. ! do not take my life.
slns S5s GO nsDP Y Il ltt so tv 90 S'i n: l ss4ss sl5a' ! f Iot :
her: Mine God, how 1 lofe my Mary"
.b nne Sergeant ,ESesa ia.v wa AS. .ee Co sloTTiy from 1t, the
You are all wrong he said. I'VE can't
ne aPB Gfq Mr.. Sc ssr aea %%f Began Pf the young man all
over again. please to send q police officer
.ls1' s be-" you'd %isf marry me-. And dh now Ssi L l d s%'S
Here" said the Sergeant. hold on. Mstrt.
thing like this all at once"
But through two month"; ,m. -
time; Now what Is your Manner
where 81 do you live; Morrisr
Painstakingly tho Sergeant recorded on a slip
Som nr was BORN Il Russia. that he had live lived In
the United States for seven years, that he was
25 years old. and that he was a rag merchant.
The Sergeant also wrote down that the girls
name was Mary Greensteln, that she lived at
S41 Delaney street. was II years old. and was
born in Russia.
Now. said the policeman. you come around
Next week :, walled the young man.
Mr.. sonn approached the door reluctantly.
On as shs , aaIs $ aSa w hs RsSH %sSr and %e tG Mn se back; "
he began, land now she says 1 must fifty dol
The Sergeant jumped up and ran around the
corner Of the desk. Mr.. Som ran out OF the
door.
m Som ha lived vent bath Saat als s soId Sel M aSca saf Sis E Eli
tSoashtp she ought to b. She laatshed. Yester:
day morning he had disappeared from his sis
note saying that iHasmqeh as Mary Greenstein
slow to give aid In time Of need, he knew what
he would do. He would end his life; And bis
s9qpss aa as ss44i III Dsisnsss . slstsr T Fsoa a al til. his
Mrs. Feldmer gathered that Morris intended to
p %ess asFy M nnhf FRsiSm by fhH ar4Isd hi 10 hf be IN ssT
street. Tho corpse OF Morris was not there. He
Miss dreonstein told Mrs. Feldmer that Nor.
crastinat9r; Twelve girls before herself had he
be had promised. to marry each and every one.
man so tickle unless he would bring her a doWry
of at least $50. Sho was sorry to hear that Nor
ris contemplated suicide. but, yet, II he preferred
death to the trouble OF raising $5O-and she
tipped her head and shrugged her Shoulders. 30
did Mira. Feldmer. Norris was q silly boy, she
said. and went home treasured.
Inquiry fol, Morris was made at o. Monroe
street yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Feldmer was
in the store next door talking to an audience of
ten or fifteen.
morris r. she said. He has gone away. He
was ashamed to live hero more. Everybody in
the block knows 1t now that he went to the po-
lice about that girl. He was ashamed.
The women laughed. The bearded store
keeper laughed. The dirty-faced babies on the
woinen's breasts cackled weakly. AS the re-
telling some ono on the top floor the reason Of
the disturbance within. The laugh travelled
from floor to floor and window to window until
the whole block was laughing.
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