Judge, 1901-04-13 · page 18 of 20
Judge — April 13, 1901 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"Waiting for the Returns"** (top): A courtroom scene satirizing political corruption. A grotesque defendant ("Little Toosey") stands before a judge, claiming he can't determine guilt or innocence until hearing "the evidence"—a joke about how election returns (votes being "counted") determine outcomes in rigged trials. The caricatured figures in the gallery suggest urban political machine involvement. The satire mocks how justice is corrupted by political manipulation rather than genuine legal proceedings. **"Off His Beat"** (bottom): A flirtation between Officer Clancy and Miss Norah/Flanagan, with Irish-dialect dialogue. Clancy claims his heart belongs only to her, but she reveals he has a wife and ten children—satirizing the hypocrisy of Irish-American policemen and urban infidelity. The humor relies on ethnic stereotyping typical of the era. Both cartoons target corruption and vice in early 1900s urban America.
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WAITING FOR THE RETURNS. “* Are you guilty, or not guilty?" 2” gy (just over the ‘toot ’)—* Wull, I dunno, yer honor ; I can’t tell till I hear the evidence !"” COPYRIGHT 1901 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. chett 8 Wilhelm OFF HIS BEAT. ‘Sackett & WihelmsLitho B Pig Co New York Orricer Ctancy (sweetly)—“ Mé hear-rt beats for yez alone, Miss Norah !"” Miss FLANAGAN—" Yer heart is off it’s beat, thin, ye divil! Oi hear yez hov a wife an‘ ten childers !” comicbooks.com