The herald., 1898-12-18
HAD BEEN ON THE SHIP
IRISH APPLICANT FOR CITIZEN
SHIP KNEW CONSTITUTION
VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR
He Gets on Famously With the Court.
Representatives of District Attor-
ney's Office Vouch for Him

John Maoney, an Irishman, who, not
withstanding long residence in this country,
has preserved his brogue intact, came be-
fore Judge Smith yesterday seeking admit
tance to citizenship. Assistant District
Attorney Williams and Deputy District At
torney McComas stood sponsors for the
applicant, who had been to see them in their
offices just before court opened and revealed
the fact that he had served for long time
both in the army and navy.
Coming in with the air of a man who had
business of consequence to perform, he
asked: as Judge Williams about the
house?"
Mr.. McComas knew the man, and, Yankee
fashion, answered his question by asking an
other: "Is it Bill Williams you mean?"
''Well, Oh do no, Oh do no. His name
might be Bill Williams. He's good mon,
be me sowl, an Oh know him fer long time
past He's an ould frind av mine. Yis,
his name might be Bill. want me citizen
papers, an he's the mon as will hip me to
pass muster"
"All right said Mr. McComas, "just sit
right down here and he will be in present
ly. What do you know about the consti-
tution?"
"Arrah, now, ye kin jist bet yer loife thot
Oh know about the constitution. Olive
been aboord av her in Mobile bay, an a
foine ship she was in thin days"
$50, you're veteran of the civil war, are
you?, said Mac, who served in the North
ern army himself during the late unpleas-
antness.
"Yis, Oh had me discharge in Boston. 1t
was in Baltimore Oh enlisted, an Dim a
square mon an entitled to citizenship. An
here is the jedge," he continued, as Mr..
Williams entered the office, 'who will
houd me coat fer me as Oh take bit av a
shindy wild the court"
"Why halo, john" said the corpulent
attorney, as he grasped his hand. "What can
| do for you?'
'It's dale We kin do fer me, jedge. Oh
fit in bloody Oirish rigimint sint out from
Baltimore an Oh want me citizen papers"
"All right, Maloney. Come on down to
Department one and we'll fix you out in
short order. Judge Smith is veteran
himself and he has warm heart for old
soldiers"
"a veteran, do ye say? Well, God bless
me sowl, thin, Dim all right, by me faith.
The jedge on Oil have no difficulty"
So down they came to interview the court
about it. The Constitution gag was sprung
on Judge Smith, who was further informed
by the applicant that he had been aboard
of the Pensacola, the Missouri and the Cum
berand. Long and faithful service in the
army and navy entitled him to admission
to citizenship, provided he had been in this
country one year. Thiathe representatives
of the district attorneys office were pre-
pared to guarantee, and the court ordered
the man to be sworn in.
At this point difficulty arose. John
said his real name was Maroney. BY some
mischance his certificate of discharge from
the army gave. the name as Maloney, and
he had drawn his pension right along under
that name. If possible, he wanted to save
the r" in his name and omit the 81" but
the court was compelled to admit him under
the name appearing on the certificate,
which John said, after all, was "as good an
Oirish name as aither av thin" He swore
to support the constitution as faithfully as
he had served a gun on its namesake and
walked out with McComas a little straight
er than he came in. "The jedge is foine
ould gintleman," said he. "It didn't take
him foive minutes to foind out Oi would
make q good citizen"