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Show . An Irish Jew. J Harry Flynn, a- blue-eyed, red-headed boy of seventeen, stood in the prisoner's dock In Rosalky's part of General Ses- j sions yesterday, says the New York lj Sun, awaiting sentence after having pleaded guilty to the theft of a gold I watch. The droning wiee of a court fi officer taking the prisoner's pedigree 5 added to the drowsy atmosphere of the room, but, the court woke to interest I quickly when Flynn answered the last question. "Father born in Ireland, mother Jn " Denmark," drawled the officer. "Religion" His pencil was already making a "C" for Catholic when Flynn answered up "Hebrew." ' What!" exclaimed Judge Rosalsky. "Say it again."' "Yes; if it please your honor," replied Flynn, "my father was an Irfsh Jew." Judsre .Rosalsky smiled with satisfaction. satisfac-tion. "This is where I get even with Judge O'Sullivan," said he. "Judge O'Sullivan had an Irishman named Rosalsky Ro-salsky before him last week, and now I I've got a Jew named Flynn." The court remanded Flynn to the Tombs in order that his - parentage might be Investigated before sentence is passed. |