The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-04
WELL KNOWN N ST. Paul
MARTIN WGINNEss, FORMERLY
LIVRDa I'm THE SANITY
10y w. CITY ~
REAL NAME MYRA GoLDsTE1N
Suggestion Made as q Joke Was
49, Adopted Tksy Him and Name
Has CIung to Him
fer Years.

There are a number of people living in
st. Paul who distinctly remember Mar
TIN McGlnness,l whose wife, it was stated
In an Associated Press dispatch from Mil
WauKee yesterday morning, married him
unoer the impression that the man of
herl choice was of Celtic extraction, but
VINO Is IN reality a Russian Jew, and
whose name, instead of being Martin Nc
Ginness, is Myra Goldstein. The cir
cumstances under which Goldstein
changed his name for that. of McGinness
are thus related by M. J. McFadden.
president Of the McFadden Candy Man
CIacturlng company, Of SIS East Third
street. who was directly the cause of the
substitution: -t.. .e;
some years ago, when I was running
sLlaIl candy mandatory ever on Sew
enth street, said Mr.. McFadden, Cold
stelfl' VINO was then following the avoca-
tlon OF bootblack, came into my store
In IA seareno OF patronage. Although knew
HMlu M perfectly Well, l asked MIN, in q
Joking way. what his name was His
answer was Myra5 Goldstein.
looked at ,the boy, for moment, and
the TACT that the cast of his countenance
was Irish rather than -Hebraier impressed
lSeH upon me. On the impulse of the
moment said to him: - s:--'-
IN. why you're an Irish laddie; you look
itAe one, -ai4d your name isn't G0ldStein;
II s McGlnness-Martin McGinness. Just
remember that NOW, will You? Di5S p:
lie Sa1d he would and went away, and
iFolh that day TO within a few weeks ago
he was always known as Martin McGfn-
ness. Some wastahe 6idn e. ake9 kindly to
MS own name and was apparently trying
TO forget it.
r or q number of years, l think posi-
ply SIX or seven: he remained iu5 Paul,
most OF the time working FOR me in the
shop lie about half learned the candy
MAKER S trade but-it wasn't exactly the
calling he wanted to follow for a busi-
ness. He roomed with me a part OF the
time. and We went around together con-
slue1abiy Whenever he spoke OF his iu-
ture career. he Always indicated desire
10 De the proprietor of restaurant, and
This was the *business he finally drifted
into. It.
After leaTlng+>St Paul he neglected to
write me, and It was not until nine or
ten yearSalatefs that l learned where he
was living ThtRe meantime his parents
had reneNedsto-e town i'll Nebraska, and
from them, fEunlatime to time. 1 had let
ters asking HaeSs33ss knew anything of the
Wherea bouts Off heir son heard it
rumored that 1aaa7tflefe Of his had died in
the meantime ihs Memphis Tenn, and [
know that the family was very anxious to
ascertain whgresie was living. In fact,
tent Of offerlAg<a reward Of s10o for for any
information cen 3efaing him. and even en-
ployed a detSetfYA to try and ferret him
out. 1t was all in vain, however, and the
search was fina1lysgiven up.
FOTrND IlgTnE nv n1rI
OoND piNss ny IN u MIL -" AOhEE.
Last year was, in Chicago ON a bus
mess trip. and while there made a short
trip up to Milwaukee,. While there 1
went into a restaurant. and who should
come up to me but McGinness. Twas as
glad to see him as he appeared to be to
see me again. Together we had a long
talk, during the course of which 1 told
him of the letters that his people had
p91 rt5go,sd wdiIhhng hg 10 70 me; tnat had neard II
uncIe's estate. and advised him to write
his sister. who was then in Nebraska. He
Gemurred to this, and said he preferred to
remain lhcognlto: He told me at this time
that ne was sttll known as Martin McGin-
ness; that he was the manager of the
restaurant, and had been for some time.
and that he was getting along nicely and
mad beell able 70 save UP a considerable
sum- Whlch was on deposit In one, of the,
city .9.,I6 .bai1kss1 ,,,t,rer,5r = 49,
- u ns;4 ne announcement mat his brothers
and sisters. were anxious to Rarn his To-
cation seemed to give him some concern.
fiIldlly, aIter thinklng nara Tor mo
neht or Two, ne turned TO me and SAID:
1 don, see what I'm going to do In
TINS matter, anyway. You see m mar
rec, rec, ana my, W11e thlnKs my name IS
McGlnnesS: She was waitress When
f+s Gdlne mere q. anu M some one Wnom II mad
.knoWH IN 81 Faul, VINO was tnen WORK
l1lg IE.lIi IN tne reSfaprant. ntroauced me as
McGlnnesS. we We're married by a
GGatnoIc Gstl0li PIlest, 31 ana @ oon Know now now
IN IN SGiis 70 telr ner now ona5 I've peen
|, ueceSIVtifs etIN ner al tnese years.
he seemed so worried over the mat
Ter Ter that dla not press the point PARTNER.
w men 1 returned nome however wrote
| MS sister, telling her | had found Nc
fI GfnnneSS' ana gaye her MS ADDRESS Soon
| aIter zthat nad letter from him say
ing that ms prother, VINO now lives at
/ Glaypurg, NeP;, had been to see him. and
that ne nag eeen earnestly requested to
/ make the IaAfIN "a VlsIt
| ABANDONSf fWIFE FOR HIS FAMILY.
+ .rft -,
"A few days ago l.. received another
+ letter, tf1s time from McGinness wi1e
nad- neeh oGt t8 town in Western
roTd "lele 7is 4 1S sister ana ner husband
tis RELATIVES Id inSie+a6 tbat
i she lived with hifn as his wife She must
| abjure her religion and become Jewess.