Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
BORROWED BABIES IN COURT
Dublin Judge is Put Up Against a
Queer Trick.
FIsHwoMEN WORK ON SENTIMENT
warm Love Letters Of irish Farmer
Prove the French LOthnrios Have
No MOupOiy ON Efful-
gent Epi~tIcs.
BY THOMAS EMMETT

DUBLIN April Especial to The Bc")
The custom OF women getting the 'oa1
Of babies when arrested o" summoned Z"
court has become rather common Here
is case in point Two dozen uf .oung
women fish dealers were summoned at
Northern police court for exposing iish
for sale on the streets. The first batch
all appeared with babies in their arms and
were discharged with a caution. ~ won
der" said his worship with a smile, 'i'
these arc their own children
When the second batch appeared and
each had a baby, the magistrate said: "Oh
this won't do at all. I won't be imposed
upon in this way. You mustpay / shilling
each or remain in custody until 4 o'clock
II was learned the dav after the cas- rs
we're disposed Of that all the babies were
borrowed for the occasion.
Mayo Education Lax.
The authorities Of County Mayo will on
put on the screws and enforce the com
pulsory clause Of the education law. At g.
recent meeting OF the County Mayo Ma
tional Teachers. Or. ]. McGrath declared
that the county holds the lowest record for
school attendance in Ireland out of Sc 900
children Of school age, only 400 are on
the rolls while out of the latter number
only p 900 attended daily.
A resolution asking the authorities to
enforce the law was adopted
Burning Love letters.
Two fervid love letters no ardent French
man could have surpassed were read at the
Fermanagh assizes in a case in which
George Fleming a farmer was sued. One
read as follows:
"Oh, my dear Ellen: With a broken
heart must tell you 1 received your long
| I
pected you would see. Oh, to God, that
all my tears were in one pond. and you
to see IT, cloud laughter My tears are
wetting the paper, and my heart is getting
weak. so, my love, ! will try to say don't
forget the promise and the ring in the
creamery yard at Lisnaskea. Do not chat
with any chaps or keep any company OF
your people will call you a flirt
IT can place confidence in you, as Father
Francis told me he would go security thai
you would not soil the sacred VOW ever
with a smile till I would see you
The other gusher read in this fashion:
"Oh. my dear Ellen: ] see you are still
thinking of me, thinking, oh, my dear, Of
the day we parted coming from the train
turned to the yard where we vowed t.
each other. and I went down on my knee
and prayed for YOU. and took the pledge
/ till / would meet you, and VIII not Dreal
II until Christmas-and then 1 win TAX
one out of you're own hands. oh, wha
was I thinking about when let you go il
the train? I wish my feet were horses
feet--they could bring me to you. Oh. ha'
the wings of dove, / would ny TO m!
own true love"
Counsel explained that the promise T.
marry was made in 1902, and the defens
was denial OF the promise. while the statut
of limitations were also pleaded. Miss Nc
Cusker said she has been away from Ire
land over seven years, and since. her re
turn she had never asked Fleming t
marry her, as it was his place to ask he
, first.
The plaintiff was unsuccessful, the evi
dence showing that she had broken tn
promise
, Bomb Set OFF mt CIOnmel.
At Clonmel recently a bomb outrage oC
, CURED at an evicted farm at the Commons
Two bombs were placed outside the hous
of a man who is in charge of the farm
: Only one exploded and the kitchen win
dow was smashed The man was fired a
: five years ago.
I Belfast Up-tO-Date.
One OF the three automobile fire engine
which the Belfast corporation have ordere
! made ~ trial run to Larne and back civ
) ing complete satisfaction.