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"I so direct," the commissioner replied, whereat Feldman again cleared his throat and coughed twice, and, in answer to this cue, Yosel Levin, alias Joseph Harkavy, entered the room. "The person so bribed, Mr. Commissioner, is named in the petition as the corpus delicti of the crime alleged to have been committed," Feldman said. "What!"
"But, anyhow, Abe," Morris continued, "now we got Yosel Levin working for us as cutter, it would be a better feeling all around supposing we pay the bill and say nothing about it."
Abe seized the glass of ice-water and flung its contents into Pincus Levin's face. He gasped and sat down suddenly. "The old man," he murmured, "he's Yosel's father." "Yosel who?" Morris shouted. "The old man's only got one son and he's dead." "Yes, I know," Pincus answered; "he is and he ain't. I always thought so too, Mr.
It was even forbidden to correct the disfigurements to which the Jewish names were generally subjected in the registers, such as Yosel, instead of Joseph; Srul, instead of Israel; Itzek, instead of Isaac, and so on. In several cities the police brought action against such Jews "for having adopted Christian names" in newspaper advertisements, on visiting cards, or on door signs.
Perlmutter, but this feller here is Yosel Levin which he got blew up in Harkav two years ago." "What d'ye mean got blew up?" Abe asked as the doctor worked steadily over the two prostrate men. "How could he be blew up if he is here now?" Pincus shrugged his shoulders. "How should I know?" he said weakly. "I ain't lying to you. This feller here is Yosel Levin and my uncle there is his father."
"I am agreeable we should say nothing more about it, Mawruss," Abe retorted, "because we already wasted more time and trouble than the whole thing is worth; but one thing I would like to know, Mawruss, before I shut up my mouth: Why did this here feller, Yosel Levin, call himself Harkavy?" "Say!"
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