Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-21
KELLY NOT YErIN JAIL
why the Court Hesitates 90 Commit
Him.

was lively legal battle IN Common
Pleas Court No. 3 to-day in the suit Of
Bennett Wilson against John w. keely.
Fx- United States Acknowledgement
Wayne MacVeaghand Lawyer Charles b.
Collier appeared for Keely and Lawyers
Rufus Il. Shapley and A. 5. l.. Shields
represented Wilson. Judges Finletter
and Reed were on the bench. Bennett
Wilson owns about one half Of the
Keely motor stock. and Lawyers Shapley
and Shields went into court TO get writ
OF attachment for keely's arrest. Mr..
Shields simplified the mode OF pro
cedure by saying: eve want to put
Keely in Jail.
The application for writ Of attach
ment was based on the fact that Keely
had NOT obeycd the order of the Court
made on the It'll of April. that he must
show up his machine within thirty days.
The time WAS afterward extended to
sixty days, but Keely has not divulged
his secret yet, and Lawyer Shspley said
he didn't believe keely ever would.
Lawyer Shapley declared that
Keelys failure TO obey the order
of the Court was outrageous and
audacious, and that it stood with
out parallel He said be didn't believe
Kelly ever intended to obey the order OF
the Court, and Judge Finletter said: i
don't believe that Keely intended to
obey the order of the Court when it was
made, but We are 10th to imprison man
until we have more information. /
think the Court should have more in
formation about this machine before it
acts upon the application for writ OF
attachment.
Then Judge Reed spoke M, and he
also said that he didn't believe keely IN
tended to obey the order Of the Court,
but he agreed with Judge Finletter that
the Counts knowledge Of the whole
Kelly business, except the machine, was
very foggy, and that the Court must have
the mist cleared away before it would Is
sue writ to send Keely to jail. Law
yer Collier was glad to hear that the
| judges wanted more information. He
invited them to 20 up to keely s shop
and look AZ the machine. Lawyer Mac
Yeagh thought it WAS a bright idea, and
| jumping to his feet be pointed his finger
at Judge finletter and said
You ought to 80 and tell Keely what
to do"
Eyes. and Keely will do everything
except what you tell him, said Lawyer
Shapley. addressing uise Finletter.
The Judge declined the invitation, and
then Judge Reed was asked to 60. lie
bowed, smiled, and also declined. Law
yer Shapley told the Judges that they
wouldn't miss much that all there was
| to see at the shop was little machine
| that resembled O pcanut-roaster and a
| lot OF old bolts Still Lawyer Shapley
was in favor of the Judges going TO the
shop. He said they would then see how
foolish and untrue Keely's story was
about needing more time and money.
Judge Finletter said the proper thing to
do was for Keely to exhibit his machine
TO the public, counsel, and experts.
Let the experts 60 there and examine
the machine" said Judge Finletter.
"And then decide" added Lawyer
MacVeagh.
There's nothing for an expert to de-
eide, so far as therunning of the machine
goes" said Judge Finletter.
"Well, you ought to go and attend the
circus" said Lawyer MacYeagh, which
brought laughterto the eyes OF the stock
holders in the back seats.
Lawyer Shields said the statement that
it would cost 81, coo to put the machine
in running order was ridiculous, and
Lawyer shapeley added that $50 would
put It in order. After considerable lively
talk about experts Lawyer Collier, point
ing to Messrs. Shapley and Shields. said
They are in q conspiracy 10 wrest from
Kecly secret that belongs TO him that
Is his just as much as mans watch i.
bis own" Judge Finletter stopped The
talk 10y saying that it was not necessary
for the machine 10 operate, and ordered
that the experts meet at Keely's work
shop and report singly what they saw,
and ii they could not report intelliglbly
then the Court would appoint a single
individual Lawyer Collier left tho
courtroom with all the stockholders al
his heels When he got down stairs OF
the pavement he SAID to them IN an exult
ant manner, "We've got them now
gentlemen" Lawyers Shapley anc
Shields were not happy because they
didn't get their writ for Keely's arrest