New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10
SAID F|NNEGAN HAD FIVE
Only Just Wed, So How-but II
Did Look Bad for a Time.
JOLT FOR MONTCLAIR HERO
Was Being Led Away on Worl-
ans Charge by Foreign Cops
When Saved by Home Talent.

John Francis Finnegan, who clerks III
BaldwIn's drug store. IN Church street,
Montcar. and who is one OF the Town
favorites owing to his genial ways, his IN
fictitious smile and his generally sunny dis-
position. received a rude jolt yesterday
Despite his youth and the elasticity OF hh
spirits he is not yet fully recovered from
the shock
j. +. r. tripped IT merrily yesterday
afternoon. as he whistlcd a roliicking tune
on his way 70 BaIdwin's store. lie was
Young, and all the world lay before him
there was even a hint OF spring IN the ar
he thought. so why should IL hot be among
the cheeriest?
Acquaintance TO the right and to the
left OF him nodded. passed the time OF day
with him. slapped him on the shoulder ana
gave other evidence Of his popularity
Nothing ike being the town favorite
said John Francis Finnegan unto himself
as he hove in sight OF his place Of employ
ment.
Then a shadow fell across his path, or
rather. there were three shadows. lie
1 glanced up. 10 see red faced. sputterins
woman pointing at him with an accusing
| digit. on either side OF her were two
husky patrolmen OF the Newark police
! force. massive In the majesty OF the law.
There he Isl" screamed the woman. as
! Finnegan approached closer. there is the
wretch who left his five children and their
! mother alone in this cruel world. ! order
/ you 10 arrest him on the spot"'
Finnegans jaw dropped for an instant.
then his humor got the better OF him and
he laughed-he. the town favorite-some-
| body must be trying TO play a joke on him.
| Then Finnegan blushed, as he remembered
| he had ~ been married 80 recently that
he was still referred to as a bridegroom.
The thought Of the five children made
| him smoker again, however, and he was
on the point OF inviting all hands 70 have
ice cream sodas on the house, when the
officers OF the law stretched out two
brawny arms and told Finnegan he was
| prisoner, charged with wife desertion
| The town favorite began TO protest, mild
ly at first, then more strenuously, as he
realized that the woman and the officers
were I'm deadly earnest. lie assured the
patrolmen that he didn't even know the
woman, had never seen her before and
didn't even know her name.
| His protestations only served TO increase
the ladys ire She told Finnegan that her
name was Mrs. Andrew Anolick. OF No.
124 Broome street. Newark, and that he
ought to know il, because it was his own
given name.
az am on TO you, Mr.. Vinegar" she
cried. you have been passing under that
name long enough-ain't you ashamedT'
and she walked along beside the officers,
who still retained q vlselike grip on Finne-
gan's arms.
In vain did Finnegan enlist the aid OF
his employer in attempting to prove that
he was no other than John Francis Fnne-
gan. The woman still persisted that Finne-
gan was Anolck, and 10 prove II she
fourished a photograph OF the five little
Anolicks.
Just then two Montclsir officers ssun-
tered down the street and recognized
| Finnegan as himself. The Newark patrol
men were just about to release Finnegan
on this evidence, when Mrs. Anolick said
her husbands ears had once been pierced
for earrings Nothing would do but that
Finnegan submit his ears 10 a close In
spection. No holes were there, and he was
then freed from the grip OF the law. Mrs
Anollck was still reluctant TO let Finnegsn
go.
"If you amt my husband, why do you
look Ike him." she demanded but Finne-
gan only smiled weakly and went 10 the
back Of the drug store. where he swallowed
copious drafts Of nerve tonic"
Mrs Anolck left Montclair with the two
officers. saving she would continue the
search for her hust and, who has been miss
ing several weeks