The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-23
BABY, IT SEEMS, WAS CRYING
CONTENPORINEO WtIL ON
POLICE TELEPHONE.

Mr. Morton Whist an smith I.n-Idiy Gem
PlaIns0 a. Fellows OT the Mother
Mother all ~ o. u .Det Sppet 'sIIOuSe
The Chlld Numed Befsre he Mas.
lis this Police Headquarisrs'' yelled =
voice over the telephone late last night.
II Was Police Headquarters
We'll that's who | wanted My name
| In Morton Winsiar smith for Samusl.
NJ for mother. | like the frs, word In eve,
ear. nose and throat. + for TewGs-b ury.
n for halhicination smith NV home
IL right here at 50p West End avenue and
| cant sleep with all the What? Well.
Civ. m. the West SiNty-eighih street
police station. please. Il that's 80.
Hello Who' Boyle Lieutenant. |
was Just telling Police Headquarters
that INV name ~ Morton Win-tar smith
for sincere. IN Tor matriciIlste. for
inaugurate Tor Yes. smith Keep
"a the wire. hello And live here at
sac West End avenue aud I'm calling uP
10 tell you that something's got to he
done. I've put up with It foT a -iraIg ht
hour and half now and m going ." CT
some sleep tonight or know the reason
why
What? That's what I'm trying to tell
you. It's be-n yelling for more 'han an
hour straight. yelling Mother! Mother
And then u yelIs. | want my mot her like
that only louder. What the good of.thls
Mrs Ric,. society II the Law isn't enforcedr
I'm a busy man Reg PARDON Why,
right across the street No. I'm not wait
Tag. and II youll keep on this line III
h. Obliged to you
YES. hAhy Are YOU there lieu
] IL Ill NaAaa
the home " Edward j. De Coppet. ia
West Eighty fifth street. and my family
and | have stood ~ A. long ~ We can.
I'm busy man and need sleep and So
do my wife and children. We never
known children properly raised To- veil
and scream and carry on a. this baby
across the street ~ dong. ! Just called
up there and woman answered the tels'-
phone and told m" ~ mind nv own damn
business before could get word IA.
hut the family u AWAY.
4 know MIR llr Noppef well Tie has
a place up ~ NarraGRnSett. and II he
were NJ home this uncaUhly racket
wouldn't he Permitted. and he ""nIIdn
let any woman servant tell me q" mind
my own damn business when ! merely
demand tho sleep that n busy man l.
entitled 80. It's been going on for about
an hour and a half Lieutenant ana ]
cant pat up with u any longer iTe' ~
the line
and Its all Just vicious temper It's
Disgrace - n"lghDorhoot Ike this !
don want To cause any trouble or annoy
Mr. Re Iopp-t ! know HIM we'll ana
W. ~ good friends. and u he were not ~
al NarraganS..t' this thing wouldn hap
pan This woman telling M" 20 MIND my
own business II merely ANNOYING. Tut the
Childs screams are an inJuSii"" Ca IN"
nsl ghhorhoOd and We 70 not accustomed
To That sort NJ thing along a street lin"
TIN. and don't prppOs. To- put up wlth ~
I'm a family man myself lieutenant.
and mavha Won are yourself. and ""
know that children must cry AZ Tunes.
nut thus tang tonight u IA" lmit ] ne
NOISE has awakened my own two Chu-
ir.n since | hogan 10 telsphon" vol. and
they are worried over all Tins unnecessary
Gproar also It, got TO he stopped
/ Iust got back from Washington
md / IN 'tr"d pl' Mns't.r | am or not
m "utl''..i 200 % night rot and | pro
pose 30 uay" p Bot Whom called up -"
raTr'a Aar iD t-E nam Ia make he ChI,d
stop the mccarthy Jacket ~" i,e-t gut
was d Woman telling me - mind INV own
damn business | don't mind that ~
an vou could "Vp.ci hut ! cant put up
with the chIld's screaming any longer
IL j. NV own business and Il the hu-l.
ness ~ tho police too | want you to
send q man around to the home NJ I'd
ward q DE Iapp@t 90 " st tIghty htth
street and Se.a 10 " That ~" night isn
made hideous any longer I've stood all
" ~ that I'm going - stand and ] want
something more satisfactory than vulgar
Mind your own damn business
am mtndlng nv own What
Who says It's stopped, Well. then rs
stopped ,lnC'. called you up Ia Who
Won sent oue' Aud he's hack and
saws We'll then ~ yelled itself IN
sicep since came hack here 10 call YOU
up moment az"
I'm much obliged Lieutenant Good
o. ghr You cant blame me You know
II was hId.ous And II ~ starts up again
I'm gong Ia do something about ~