The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
IUGGLED WITH HIS NAME.
The lam Family Gets 10 Court sho
the Judge Comes Near to
Throwing Fit

In a Newark IN. j. court the 9th
er day there was puzzled Judge
and an excited prisoner before
things were cleared up. This is the
way things went, as recounted by
the Newark News:
Among the prisoners arraigned ne
fore Police Judge Lambert in the
Fourth precinct court were three
Assyrians-a man, a woman and a
little girl, their daughter. The pa
rents had been arrested for ped
ding shawls without a license. The
Judge looked down at the man.
What IS yolr name?" asked the
court.
Moses lam" was what the pris
oner said.
We'll, you're not the original, |
take it," proceeded the judge, 80
you must have an other name. What
is it?"
LAM" answered the man, bowling
low, with a panied look in his face.
"0f course, you are" said the
Judge mo one doubts that. 9th
erwise you would not be here. !
suppose he thought ! asked him il
he was ever arrested" said the court
10 the reporters.
Come now" turning to the pris,
oner, what is your last name?'
liam, Moses lam" was the reply.
"Oh! Never mind the Noses" said
the Judge, getting impatient. 81 get
that all right. What I want to
know is your last name. Who was
your father?"
lam" said the man, gravely.
ooh, say!" called out the court
"That won't do, you know. I'll write
your first name, now you write. your
last name after it."
The judge wrote Moses"
The prisoner wrote after it
liam"
81 gucss he does not understand
the language" suggested Capt. Ed
wards Let me try"
He turned TO the prisoner.
"Whcn your wife calls you, what
does she say?" asked the precinct
commander.
"She says lam"
"She says you are? What does she
mean by that?"
Worse and worse" exclaimed
Judge Lambert. TRY the woman"
"Now, what is your Nance" turn
ing to the wife OF the prisoner.
MARY lam
ayes; but Mary what?'
"Iam, Mary lam"
"lhcy seem to think wen forget
their first Names" said the court,
wSarily. Moses, am; Mary, am
The little girl" with n sudden
thought, whats her name?"
"Sadic lam intcrposed the child
"fhey are all bughouse," remarked
Patroman lIortcr, who had arrested
the trio.
"I'll give you one more chance"
said the judge. lie thought min
ute. "What would you say il was
10 tell you you are discharged. but
am not in possession Of your nnme?"
lam" replied the man, gravely.
"Of course, that's the funny part
OF il. am not"
"Moscs lam" stated the prisoner,
rs simply as II he were telling some
old, old story.
stop him, some one" pleaded the
court He's going 10 begin that
conjunction all over again. / guess
wen have to write him down MS
Moses; just plain Moses"
Say intcrposcd Capt. Edwards,
suddenly how do you spell your
last name2"
IA m" said the man, with n
look 90 JOY AT the unexpected clear
Ing mp ~ the difficulty. 81 -a--m,
Moses lam. II is an Assyrian name"
We'll, ! should say it was" com
mrutcd the court. Moses lam. Did
You ever hear the likc2"
No one ever had.
So Moses. who wns lam, was fined
ten dollars for pcddling without a
license. So was his wife. They had
no money, but the court RENTED
the fine in the womnng case. and
the spectators in the court made W
the sum that set the lam family
free.