The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-14
COPS WOES
Girl Takes a Fancy to
Moran Which Even a
Cell Can't Break.

IT love him. could not keep away
from him. He's such a big, handsome
man. How could help it? Look at hims
Isn't he darling? Now Judge, can you
blame me?''
Miss Maggie Mccarthy. a pretty young
Irish woman. of No 2z2 Twelfth street,
was arraigned this morning in the First
Criminal Court before Police Justice Hoos
on a charge of being a disorderly person.
Policeman Thomas Moran, of the Second
Precinct station, was the complainant.
The girls crime was annoying me" as
Moran put it. Loving you. as the fair
prisoner corrected, smiling sweetly, to the
discontinue of the officer and the hilari-
Gus glee of the crowd that overtaxed the
court rooms capacity. Miss Mccarthy
was fined So, and as she did not have
sufficient to pay the price Judge Hoos
fixed on her love, she was sent back to
the cell from which she had joyously
come to beam on the object of her mis-
placed affection.
Policeman Moran only very recently
donned the uniform. He Is young man,
acknowledging twenty-five years. And he
is married.
Moran was on post last night on Grove
street near Twelfth street. Miss McCar-
thy came along. She had just left her sis
ter's home where she had acted in the
proud capacity of godmother to her sis
ter's babe Miss Mccarthy Indignantly re-
sented an infimation that she was under
the influence OF liquor at the time, but
she admitted that certain Intoxicating
beverages were part of the refreshments
attending all well regulated christenings.
Weighed down with sense of her lone
liness she reached the corner of Grove
and Twelfth streets. AS she turned the
corner she came face to face with Moran.
An electric light cast its strong rays
through the glittering rain drops and fell
upon the handsome face and military
form Of Officer Moran He was indeed a
picture to make one halt in admiration.
Miss Mccarthy was spellbound, with her
large blue eyes focused on that handsome
face and manly form.
Moran politely stepped aside to allow a
lady to pass He was about to CALAMITY
raise his helmet but remembered in time
the police regulation against politeness.
Then fair young hand held him.
tOh, what a lovely manlt said Miss
Mccarthy
Run along home now, little woman.
It's late. Change your drink was his
answer.
what. you deny me? oh. love your
Moran was undecided whether to call
for help or run away. Finally he spoke:
If YOU don't go away from me III
punch you'
100 wouldn't 'urt 90 tootsey, would Q,
sootsey?" and the young woman tried TO
kiss Moran.
Assault and battery. pronounced the
policeman. Come along. =
The patrol wagon came. The driver
grunted:
"A drunk, Ell? Chuck her in. Nice night
to come out after lady bugs.
Sergeant. she's crazy. Says she loves
me. Wanted to kiss me, too. Whatli my
wife say?''
t'Oh, you're the real thing. Handsome
Tommy breakin' hearts. Look out fer
McGili or he'll put it all over your snirt.
Bring her back. Z
The girl cried with glee when Moran
led her to cell .Will you be with me I?
oh! don't care. Love in acell is bet
ter than no love at all. I can't tell why
/ love you. but do 90 90. SOFTLY sang
the girl, and she begged for Handsome
Tommy to stay with her and not close
s.that horrid door, She was very quiet
ali night.
When she stood in the dock IN the
court this morning she beamed on Hand
some Tommy as he took the oath to tell
1.-THE truth. the whole truth and nothing
but the truth.
Then he told Of the electric light rays, the
kiss, the arrest and all the terrible de-