MR. MURPHY FROM ITALY.
The prisoner at the bar in a New York police court was of swarthy complexion and was charged with peddling without a license. “What is your name?” asked the magistrate. “He says his name is Murphy,” repeated the policeman on the bridge“An Irishman peddling bananas, eh? What part of Ireland do you come from?” “He says he was born in Italy,” again repeated the bridge policeman. “Umph! The Murphys are numerous, but I didn’t think they had spread to Italy,” said the judge as he made the fine 1 dollar and asked the man to spell his name. The prisoner wrote on a piece of paper “Giuseppe Muerfee.”
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1060, 30 June 1910, Page 23
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112MR. MURPHY FROM ITALY. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1060, 30 June 1910, Page 23
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