The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-11
WANTED TO SEE THE CAT.
THAT'S WHAT A DTsTURBER OF Mr..
EDWARDs'S 81 LUMBER TOLD HIM.

walked Into the Parior ana BeEan to rake
on Hta ocks-Edward Thought ne was =
Burglar. but ne was Edward =. MORAN.
. son,psn bulIst-Arrestea and Discharged.
II happened to Edward E. Moran to have q
particularly active nights rest on Thursday.
Moran is ~ years old. and lives at 9s2 Halscy
street brooklyn. with his parents. lilo IL not
one Of those persons who are good when they
are asleep. 1t IL In his waking hours that he 10
a model youth. After he gets fairly to sleep
there 's no telllng what he may do, but his most
recent exploit WAS n bit of HOUSEKEEPING, which
brought him to temporary grief.
So oWherc In the vici ity Of IL o'clock on
Thursday evening !oung Moran went to cd
aid I sleep. Alb ut 4 A. NJ, without TAXI g he
trouble to wake UP he rose and dressed b msoif.
except that he putht ehoes under his p low, in
o. Q E bhers srou d enter the house while ho
va away. and sailed forth By the rear door.
Ii Q most Brookl,p rear yards, the space back
OF he Mo ans Lou ei In, lused By hi h fences.
The n gh wandefer climbed the hrst fence he
ha, pened o no Zoe and descended into the yard
OF $50. Crossing this he found himself con.
frouted by another barrier to progress. which
he surmounted with great promptitude and
spirit This brought him upon tho property Of
Sidney Edwards. who lives at 87s. Somebody
had left tho rear door OF Mr.. Edwards's house
open. The presiding genius Of young Moran's
slumber invited him to 60 right In and make
himself at home. which he Immediately pro
ceeded to do.
As this was his frst call upon the Edwards
family he was unfamiliar with his surroundings
and got upstairs TO the parlor floor only after o
severe struggle with the Edwards' bicycle.
which endesvored to block his way in tho baso-
ment hall. Once up tho stairs he proceeded
to the parior and sat down on the sofa to
wait. He was not obliged to tarry long unat-
tended. Mr.. Edwards. having been awakened
BY the faithful bicycle which had stood guard
% effectually. came hastily downstairs.
protected from tho public view only by his
night shirt and from other perils by q revolver.
Lighting the hall gas, he went into the parlor
and entered nto conversation with his guest
for Moran is one OF those som nambulists who
cannot only guide themselves about perfectly
we'll In their sleep. but can also answer Ques-
tons intelligently II not too hard pressed. Tho
host opened the conversation.
"Tve caught you" he said. politely pointing
the revolver at hls guests head. Don't move"
Encouraged BY this reception. the visitor DO
gan to take of his socks.
What arc you doing herei" Mr.. Edwards
cour,eously inquired next.
"Oh. | came to see the cat" said the caller.
This did not seem entirely plausible to Mr..
Edwards. There isn't any cat In the house. Pos
sibly 1t was disappointment at finding that no
ace;1ity to Mr.: Ed~ards's tones as he said:
II believe you're a thief"
tainsr'e uncomplimentafy expression OF opinion.
nandet Mr.. Ed wards. lnterrupting the other in
the act Of hanging q discarded sock over the
why mott returned Moran. with such d.
rectness and simplicity that his host was over
"he,med eth Gonf9siSn and ems errassment.
III you're not a thief. you're drunk. Where
,"Buttho moonlight was so strong" remarked
hadn't taken n umbrella"
other sock. "Get up. here" W
Assisting the cslltr to his feet he led him out
S N sp " li Itisn ru tbssnhi' hi n0 EYES, sn1 io sHeas ah %ee
confusedly. pressed his hands to his head. and
"where am "
That Isn't the point, Who are you
Nm, E1 Morsn; This Is my house; Isn't !tr.
way, WIT; I. doing here. then. ! mean.
You . ssns 70 se eai, on os The s' ea,. !FS SeIisv 70 md out,
can ana Sft my ~ home %" "S where ars n RS.a Shoes es%s NJ
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He called upstairs to bis wife. who threw
down enough oil his clothing to At him for the
public highway without danger OF arrest.
Meantime Young Moran resumed his sock. but
was very diseontented because OF the absence OF
BIZ shoes. He went along placidly with Mr..
Edwards. and they met Policeman Kelly. who
accompanied them to the Gates avenue police
g. sta mpah e fonfSse saG IN yG %ina' n ,oIal where wSs s' ss iifs sS
ana asked that his father 30 son, for. He had
been walking In his sleep. he said Tho elder
Moran was summoned and begged Mr.. Edwards
not To mako q complaint, saying that the young
wards had lost "a nlght's sleep and wasn't in a
very, good humor. He insisted that young Mo
ran be locked up.
In the Gates Avenue Police Court yesterday
morning Mr.. awards declined to make a com.
plant With young Moran and his father was
pr. }. Gerrie OF 357 Halsey street, who told tho
Justice that a year ago he had signed the
commitment Of the prisoner to the Middletown
Insane Asylum. At that time Moran was SUI.
fering from , mild form Of inSa nifty, but was
discharged later as cured. DR.. Gerrie said he
believed Moran TO be sound now, and that the
only remnant OF his mental disease was a habit
Of frequent sonnambulisn. which had given his
family much trouble and anxiety. Young No
ran was discharged.