The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-01
SCANLON'S SAD FATE.
Many Folks Believe Ills Conviction
for Burglary Was Unjust.
STILL, His SENTENCE WAS FIFTEEN
YEARS IN PRISON.
EMBE2zLER WEEKS GOT ONLY TEN.

Tho case of the 10y James II. S,aulon. who
was sent To Sing sing Tor fifteen years for u
crime uf which he claims to he innocent. con.
tiuucS tO attract attention. The hundreds OF
thousands poor people whose means of re-.
dressing wrongs IRE comparatively weak look
Ia the press as their champion and the action
of The World has called forth numerous cx.
rrcs,ionS of gratitude.
There have been many letter, received. which
contain the uutpouriuE oi sympathetic natures.
There is a samcnrsS 10 them that renders their
Publication unnecessary beyond an example
such rs the following presents:
To the Editor of The World:
Inc facts luc~"ni"d ~ Your paper uf yesterday
larry, seem 10 warrant PARTON from toy. Flower.
surely boy who is credited with being not
strong minded would not have the courage To
commit daring burglary nj night.
In TACT, the evidence seems very ilimsy to send
a hoy to stat" prison for fifteen years on. "Sp".
Hoping You will do all in your power until
something is don" for this poor unlornnaiH, am
NJ. ss' second avenue. Nov. 20.
The friends OF Sraulon continue to furnisl,
testimony concerning the efforts oi prcjudiccd
policemen tO njurr the 10y. In the ncighlnr.
| hood of First avenue 1ud sixteenth street much
| is said about thc determination ni Butcher
| l.issiler To break up troublesome" collections o
| loys near his shop SCaulun' relatives charge
that liSsmrr hclcvch that stern exnmpl,
would he useful ia him. They say Lissnci
! has stated that since the conviction of Sranlnr
| he has experienced comparative quiet. ON the
J other hand il j. known that after SCanlOn had
| been iucarrcratrd the tran>om above tn,
! butcher 'front.' door was opened at night and
! several hams distracted from hooks near tho
window.
Lewis Kelley tn" brothcro Of the Miss Kelley
| who reared Scaulun from early childhuod r..
/ sides in the fiat at No io5 East sixteenth
street. 10 is Il hr'klarcr and mason and find
! plenty Of work during these dun times. Mr.
/ Kelley has given The World an affidavit cover
Ing the assault on Jimmy Scaulnn 10y Police.
man Jennings that was described in tn" all
dnvit ol Mrs. Hansen in The World uf ycs;cr
dry. Mr. Kelley SWcnlS that on the nigh
| when icnnings followed SCanlOn into the hall
WAY oi the house No iO5 West sixteenth stree
and cluhhcd him there he heard the screams q
the boy aud went out ui his room To- ascertain
what was the matter. lie heard the policeman
call Mr.. pr"mdrr. who resided ON the sCcuu,
nuur, an 0prrlhrluuN nnm". The following
ascertain what had been don" with the boy
- aScCrtaincd. he state. that he hat
been tined 80 Tor di,"rdcrIy conduct Oh tn
complain, oi Officer Jennings.
TIL" disorlcrly conduct. according TO tn
p"i""man's testimony, consisted in his carry
ing beer in a pail Ia the hnvk door OF the hOus
III which he lived. 1t was for, this hcinOu
Oi"nN" that h" wa. clubhrd until he shrcsc,
.
officer brOk" the pla.tclin% i'll the hallway will
iau OF his club
Lewis Kelley states in his AFFIDAVIT that h,
paid ~CaulDn iuC. When he was at the clerk
d">l, to pass over the money Jennings came III
beside him and said in tones lUut enough to b.
/ heard 10y Tho clerk. ~ will SOC Won outside.
. This speech was construed by Kelley to meal
that the officer was offended because he IN,
paid the fin" nnh saved til" boy from prison
The clerk spoke up and said, ~ you want
ST" him nnywhcT" 500 him here. -
| Kelley swcarS that he has carried consider
Gbl" suns Of money in his pocket NJ times AN
/ tiIHt ~ranlOn knew OF the Circumstance. II
could nave stolen the money had he bccn
thief.
No one of -canlon' friends claim him to h
. peri t. They say he has been given suC
/ hclras his kind adoWrr would provide, hli
that like average east sid" boys mis- pn
ground has been the street and his friends an,
/ plavmatCS have been street boys. They ar
iirn in their conviction that he never com
/ miIt"d the crime charged against him.
Mrs. IiSNnrr. tn" wife Oi the butcher, na
/ oppressed herself to people in the vicinity q
til" shop on First avenue rs Icing doubtful u
the recognition ri ScAulon ly h"r husband
who, when he jumped out vi bed from pro
/ found slumbcr, thought h" saw ScanlOn S iaC
through the hllustCrs OF the front stairs. III
first .wOr1 that he saw the hoy At the from
door then he swOrc he saw him running dow
the stairs, and finally he admitted tina
his first statement was irCOrrCC, and that h,
saw him through the halEStcrS.