The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-30
IT WAS NEITHER OF THEM.
TWO CORRECTIONS ABOUT THE CLUE
Man ARRESTED AT MARTINS.
Mr.. p. q. EilIs's Friends Congratulate Him
All the Way Down Town-The Wicked


Mr.. r .. Eilis's Friends Congratulate Him
All the Way Down Town-The Wicked
ness Of n nrother Member of the Club
A coDundrum ls aRltating the minds OF the
members OF the Manhattan Club. and possibly
furnishing food for serious discussion in the
Governors room. 1t arises out OF the disturb
ance early yesterday morning In Martins oys-
ter house at 1,437 Broadway. Two men In
sisted upon going up stairs into the room re-
served for women who are accompanied by
mon. The waiter informed them that they
could not be served there. hut that there was
plenty OF room down stairs. The mon insisted
uron remaining where they were, and the pro-
prietor Joined the waiter in declaring that they
could do nothing OF the kind. The men be-
camo abusive, policeman was called in, and
one OF the two was arrested.
1t looked then, however. rs though the mat
ter would be dropped If the two mon sobered
up sufficiently 10 understand the situation,
for tho proprietor was not DESTROYS OF pressing
his complaint, and only wanted to get rid OF
his offensive customers: but peace was Just
what the men wouldn't have. The one under
arrest continued to be abusive and the other
attempted to get him away from the POLICE
man. Tho result was, of course that both
we're arrested and lodged In cells in the
A man who happened to pass the prisoners
MS they were being escorted down Broadway
recognized them and secured the services Of
Phil Milligan as bondsman. The men, after
they were released. went into the Tenderloin
Club for n few minutes and then went homo.
Now comes tho interesting Part OF the story.
Tho prisoners gave their names as Frank FL
lis and william Lewis. The former was the
one frat arrested. lilo said that he lived q. the
Manhattan club and Lewis said lie lived at
some young man, tall, athletic, with bronzed
lace and graceful brown mGustn no. After he
was released ho said that he had committei
iorEery in signing the bail bond. The idea
ticklcd him immensely and he paid little ut
tention TO the re,luests OF his friends TO keep
quiet. Ee;ore he got into his cab he met
emily, and called him Lliis.
taken to the Jefferson Market Police Court and
charged Will iswrderly conduct They were
ns sa fp be BY qfy %a tnsa Sn1 XIII ns
Lewis was really william l.; STOW, member
81 tho New York Stock. EXCHANGE and OF the
the New ork Yacht lub. such person lives
Mt II West Eighteenth street. out no William
s"me > fs ms alter the two men had left
the Jefferson Market Police Court handsome
man not much over 80. with tall, athletic
sun office and announced that he was Frank
STANFORD Ellis OF the firm Of + s. Jafiray,&
r.
Ellis wanted to deny that he was the man who
had been arrested and fined. He had had
nothing to DO with the affair. he eaid. In fact.
SUNDAY. and WAS at the club house peacefully
asleep in his bed at the time the spurious Mr.
Wsn yon s %n Mr. Es
the Mr.. Ellis who was formerly merchant In
Atlanta, Ga. and who is now member Of the
Manhattan Club and connected with + S. ar
fray & Co.. Is not the man who was arrested.
know nothing about the. affair, rersoually, but
name at the police station to shield himself"
Later Mr.. Ellis was seen by The SUN re-
i've been u good deal annoyed by this af-
fair" he said. II first learned OF it through
Sheril O'Brien, who came to me al the Man,
got into n scrape had assumed my name. he
knew | vast tho man. Several other men
spoke 10 me about 1t lnst as | was .f about TO
mcnts. started TO walk down town, IA usual.
ami two men aecosted me in the streets, One
got tired and thought I'd ride down. when l
ran into my brother. who was coming up
broadway ut great pace, and the first thing
"...,N3thing, said /. = am all right -
IT in the NEWSPAPERS. When got down to the
% c w Ieo'f had BEEN using he my name They
knew wasn't in any such scrale az that
Well, know tue man who assumed my name,
think he wanted to injuie me. but he just
wanted to avoid notoriety. and he gave the
first name that occurred 10 him. l suppose he
was full. Yes. he is Il member OF the Man
haitian Club. and takes his meals there pretty
regularly He doesn't live there, though | do.
don't see why he should have tried to inIure
mo hy using my name, and that's why don't
think he dii it intentionally His name Is
very much like mine. but l won't tell what
" Mr. Ellis" said the reportor. If the &C
of eyewtnesscs are correct then this
man who assumed your namo resemhled you
even more closely in appearance than in
name
Yes. he, does look great deal like me-"
lie is said to be Of your height. build. and
and to have moustache like
Yes" said Mr.. Ellis that's true"
Mr. Stow was dressing for dinner when the
called Mt his apartment. No. it
wasn't Ellis" said Mr.. Stow, carelessly.
" There's been altogether too much fuss about
Were you the MIR. stow who was arrested?
We're you the campauiou Of tho man who called
himself Ellis Z" asked the reporter.
ON, no." said Mir. stow. cheerfuly II
wasn't there at all. l don't know anything
about It,"
II is possible that the Governors Of the club
will consider It unciubable conduct to get
into scrape. and shift the notoriety OF 1t upon
an innocent fellow member Of the club.