The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-18
TWo INNOCENT MEN IMPRIS OWED.
Que In "a Cen In IA PoIice station aud the Other
In Ludlow Street Jntt.

An old man, tall and gray haired, and at
tired in II wcll-worn suit OF pepper and salt
cloth. walked into one of the rooms of tho
Marine Court Yesterday. A wintry beard on
cir'lcd his honcst and Simple hu; anxious face.
ami grew under his chin in Horace Greeley
fashion. lie was accompanied by Il stalwart
Deputy Sheriff who korta vgi,nnt eye upon
him. as though thpr, was u possibility that his
aged prisoner mieht try his rusty bones in
night II The opportunity offered.
The oil nam was accompanied also by his
wifi. q kinlly-fuccd person of fifty or SO. She
soutnd herself 10y his side and glanced about
with troubled cvpr, -siun upon whui seemed a
novel and terrifying scene. They look"l like u
venerable Quaker couple Of the last generation.
After slmc hours. the suitOi William Il. Jack
son against willard Chase was reached. This
was tho old mans ousc. The suit was for faise
imprisoumont. and he was the defendant and
had been taken 10 court from Ludlow street
iau. whore he had been prisoner for eleven
days. he ko. rs % little candy rnJ trait shop az
loj Eighth nyrnur. aud there u man presented
uir-' 10 ON the l4ih ~ lust month, in Ia" even
INK. and said ho doslrcd to makc soma uur-
r1ae 'orn purity t. bought three pounds n
uayment Tho old man hnd far from sufficient
chungn for the not" in his money drawer. and
pulled SLOWLY from his trpuS"rs pocket an old
fashioned calf skin wallet. worn. polished. and
black with ago and began to count the needed
siunll.r huuk notes.
While tA' old man was thus engaged. il oc-
currrd TO the purchaser TINT he wanted some
m"uors AMI somn apples which were ia tho
window. TIL" odd iunu stopped his counting
lHl h wallet i'm the open drawer and went go
tho window. Asssou as his hack WINS turned
the purchaser lcuu"d over tho counter and
snil.'l tine W1l'Ht. Then he said: " While You
gre init NJ tlo-' Hrr."s up, III - next door To-
th' uakrr'~ Gud got some cakes. IN br back in
% ufuw"ut. and wish you'd have everything
rD1dv g- sNuN a- You cam
VIII that o." purchaser went ont. and the old
% gr won't un rv"usurius Oh" upulcs and putting
tu'In into 70 hHE. Alter white he began to
wonder why %" purchaser OF hi- wares did not
rfurn. nud. rrriuy su-piriuus. be went TO his
mooney drawer ANA discovered his loss. Tho
wal.', cou.auol tliitv-iwo dollars aud 1t WINS
an that h" had in the world.
bis li'tl' shop ana looked uu and down the
.ir''t to sro whether tho 'hiof would return.
- 'ufth. rHiuc 70 uiHu "ru~-iii. tl,' street who
ioHkrl lfS" tlr thirf Do" rui~"l rry Of " STOP
tiuei.' \ pol .en officer arrested the object Of
tlr old Nlui eurniniou. Il' prisoner d.
-.rl.'i himself us W liam Il. Jackson. "a paint
'r. and d H'arod himself iuuo'' at lie WIS
tft.su - a ll.l'' court. AMI uf'rr two hours
impr.. .rnI.it WIS 'i-'ilir. sl
Turu JH"ssou .tiHd iil' old man fur false inn
cured ~ ord q lnr his urr.sf. with hlil lNod ut
siNp. The .l man vi.s tukru into custody, aud
mot ts.fs fli' co. cot tlli W-e JOB .scd 40 in Iud-
Jos, street IIi'. In consideration of his iinrrs-
onurui tn" ci-r WIS ,lr.i. r,i tou trn'dyiriul
Iu"rr Was nu coma 't 40 tine testimony. All
ti.' z. @. Wcrtu.iilrt q. Tho nI n.u rrlatoI
fls story u' the ihnn in % 4imuln tl.iihrrnt,
c.r.fu' and honest WAY ami 10 WIS Main that
t...."Nlo hrarl him t,... vrd every wort hc
said. The pl4iutir. he laid booked lust ike tho
iIrn ,,.r ma ..u'an li.. money.
Judge NtNlHui char .ni mo uirv carefully ms
o. fi.s I.U tNtf iusfI.ir- 90 uriyi.i, rrr~Du ia