One Summer evening in New York a pretty Irish girl was walking across Broadway and was struck by a truck. She flew into the air, and by the time her body had settled on the street all of her clothes had been stripped away.
A passing Priest saw the accident. As a crowd began to gather, he rushed over to the naked, unconcious girl, removed his hat and placed it over the junction where her legs joined together.
McMannus heard the commotion, staggered out of a saloon, forced his way through the onlookers and stood beside the Priest. He stared down at the nude girl and the hat that had been placed over her crotch.
"Saints preserve us," he exclaimed to the Priest. "First thing we've got to do is get that man out of there!"