The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07
RED HEADED MISCHIEF MAKER
HAD THE YOUTH or HELL'S
KITCHEN AT DAGGERS DRAWN.

But Now Queen Maggie. the CoqHette, Has
Lost Her SWANS, for she Set Brother
Against Brother and the Noise % hat
tie Brought In the Laws StrOnG Arm.
When pretty Maggie Mooney made her
debut In Hells Kitchen early last spring
things became mighty interesting among
the social aspirants Of the younger set,
Maggie's great blue eyes and wealth Of
Titan hair were the envy Of every girl
In tho famous battle ground over on ths
West Side. The girls had to confess that
she was q beaut; the lads proclaimed hsr
the real candy.
But alasl Maggie proved to be q coquctts,
One day she was Mickey Fnnegan's goil:
the nett day Boney Downes would be the
favored ono and would sit On her collar
door. basling in her smiles and declaring
that when no grew up and was driving q
double truck or had a Job on the cops no
would be her pal for life. Most Of the lads
In the Kitchen mob who had a spark Of
sentiment In their souls suocumbed. And
K the dog, every one had his day. Not
one Of all who wooed her escaped the mitt.
But there IL an end to everything and
there was bound 70 be an end to Maggie's
reign as queen Of Hell's Kitchen. II came
yesterday, but only after there was I'M
folded In the Children's Court the tale OF
her many conquests.
Maggie. who is 10 years old. hrst looked
with favor Upon Johnny Sullivan. better
known in the Kitchen as Stump. It was
Stump's 6rst affair. and straightway he
began to change his ways. He took TO
oombing his hair every day. That was
enough to get him into d~isrepute with the
mob. Then he started to shirk the gang at
every opportunity. making the nimsiest
sort OF excuses. but he would invariably be
noticed, too, that he had quit chewing to-
bacoo; he wasn't seen TO trap butts along
the highways Of the Kitchen-Stump had
reformed.
-Stump'e goin' nutty over de red headed
goil,' Spike MCGEE told the gang when
Inquiries were made, and dere's a bunch
OF odders wot's stuck on her, but wot amt
got no show. He's de main squeeze wild
her, and l tells yuh she's de candy kid"
But one fine day Stump got the frozen
she sent him on his way. Fade away,
me Stump she commanded; wen yer
has washed all de ireckles OF yer mug I
might takes yuh back
And Stump had TO fade. 1t wasn't long
before other suitors were in the field. Mag
BIZ CNAAy " kAAGAAA NAAG ~ ~
until the Berlyn twins, Billy and Walt,
came on the scene a few weeks ago. The
twins, IS years old, live with their father
at least they did until yeeterday-at 6l2
West Thirty-ffth street. They look as
much alike as a pair Of subway posts, and
to the striking resemblance il attributed
the end OF Maggie's reign and the court
proceedings yesterday,
Billy and Walt-the lads call them Swatter
and Jigger, respectively-both sought Mag
Uiaia NaNy0r Che anoOnpa0 ad thapo- anp-
arately. Most Of the time, she confessed,
she didn't know Swatter from Jigger. A
misoalculation In identity put Jigger wise.
Sh was Town at the recreation pier with
dear He then knew that Swatter was on
che job. The same thing happneed to Billy.
like you 50 much better than your brother
Billy, she confided 10 Swatter.
Then lively things happened In the big
tenement where the Berlyns live. The
father, who is a painter, did his utmost to
make peace between the twins, but without
avail. Battles were hourly occurrences.
the twins fought on sight. Neighbors in.
the house made numerous complaints to
the police Of the West Thirty-seventh street
station. A sister, who was the only one
home during the day, could do nothing
with the lads. Each had his following in
the Kitchen, and It was war to the knife.
SKATERS gang would descend upon Jigger
and his mob, n right into the tenement
the rivals would rush and carry On the var
fare.
The cops cautioned the twins, then
threatened, and when the last battle was
fought a warrant wac issued for the arrest
Of Swatter and Jigger. Yesterday, along
with their eleven-year-od brother Eddie,
who had been a conspicuous figure in tho
fights, they were pinched by a bunch Of cops
from the West Thirty-sevent street sta
ton and locked up. They were arraigned
IN the Children's Court and pleaded not
guilty to a long list OF charges that the
cops preferred against them.
ADere amt nothin' to dis ting said
Swatter. Its jest a little misup me n
me twin brudder has over a goil up in de
Kitchen. De goil wuz stuck on me and he
goes and tries ter give ma de double cross
wild her. Does I win out7 Nit, de jiR's
now. She's travellin' aroun' Wild Shorty
McCue. He kin have her fer mine; I don't
want ter git MIXED up wild any more red
headed COILS. Dere all hard hok.'
At any rate. the reign Of the queen Il
over, say the denizens Of the Kitchen. It
was said that wen Shorty McCue, who
baAked in the sunshine OF Maggie's smiles |
while the twins were at war, has forsaken
his idol. She now has no one to love.
The twins, il they do get out Of the tolls, |
declare they won't renew their respective
suits. They were remanded until next
pending In investigation.