THE GERMAN AND THE IRISH WOMAN.

Western Star, Issue 2178, 9 February 1898, Page 3

THE GERMAN AND THE IRISH WOMAN.

At a London County Court, before Judge French, Q.C., Mary Sannon, an Irishwoman, was sued by a German ' named Kaufmann, for £5 2s 3d for arrears cf rent. The defendant counterclaimed for £l2 for goods detained by the plaintiff when she moved ■£,■ awav from his house.

The plaintiff—Y ! v don’t y- u pay me vat yon owes me ? ■ The defendant—Hew can ye expect me to pay ye when its taping me boxes ye are? (Laughter.) The plaintiff— I gongluded all mine engagements with you, and ss you vos geeping all ze rent back, I vos eeeping all your tings. (Loud laughter.) The defendant—lndeed, and isn’t it. bad luck I was havin’, and how end 1 pay ye ? The plaintiff—Zen I keep ze tings. His Honor (to the defendant) —Do you owe the rent?—Faith, and I do; but it vras divil a cint I was able to earn to pay the riot with. (Laughter.) His Honor—" Well, you must pay. I

will give judgment for the plaintiff for 2s 3d. (To the plaintiff)—You must give up the goods to this lady, as she is entitled to them. „ The plaintiff—l haf only stopped ze Ms until she pay me vot she owes e rent. (Laughter.) His Honor - But you must not detain them; you must give them up. Plaintiff —Geeve zem up ven she owes me all zis money? His Honor—Certainly. It may be unfortunate for you, but you must obey the law. Plaintiff—Eef zat is zee law it does vont alteration var much. (Loud laughter.) Hie Honor—l cannot help that; you must not detain them. The defendant—Shure, and that is wKftJ the Magistrate sid—Mr Lane, at North London Police Court—for shure. (Laughter.) The plaintiff—l vill geeve zem up to her ven she pays me zee moneys for the rent.

His Honor —Oh, no, you must give them up now. Plaintiff—Zat is all right, I zee now you have geeven me the judgment. But you haven’t got the money. (Loud laughter) Plaintiff—Zat vas so, but she geeves me ze money and I I geeve her ze goots. jAVhat are the goods ?—Zere are vnr tings zat belong to her.

The defendant—Hivin’ rist me sow], but there are boxes and boxes of things. His Honor (to the plaintiff)—Ton must give the things up at once and get the money afterwards as best. you can. (To tho defendant)—How can you pay ?—Six shillin’ a month is ivety cent. (Loud laughter.)

Then I will make an order for the paymen t of 6s a month for the £5 2s 3d, and you must deliver the goods up to her at once—Before I gets ze moneys ? His Honor —Certainly. (Laughter.) -—Mein Gott ! vot shall I pe doing next ? (Loud laughter.)