The evening world., 1894-08-18
JOLLIEO the JUDGE.
Actress Neville Tells Justice He
gan he Is Charming.
Has Case Delayed Because He
Is ION The Square
Accuses II Preacher Of Renting Flats
for Improper Purposes.

Mattcr-of-fHCt Justice logan, the stern
Police Judge who was supposed to have
passed the age wlen he would be su3-
CCptiDlc 10 the compliments Of comely
woman. really blushcd this morning, and
for no Other reason than that MrF. sarah
Neville the actress, exclaimed in an ou,-
burst Of confidence that IFS Honor waa
ION the square and then again:
"Uh, Judge. you're 81 charming"
This delegated the Justice. OF course,
ami pleased the court officers; but II
brought u rrown to 10 ministerial cOun-
tenancc of the Rev. William NJ. Benger,
against whom Mrs. Neville was pressing
II charge accusing him OF renting the
bore fats. at lfi. l!9 AMI Isl West Thir-
! ty-nfti street. ipr improper purposes.
Mr.. Bengcr seemed to think the COM
/ p,ainan. Was attempting to Jolly the
! Court ana lac afterwards condemned snll
a CuurE' IatHct Iurc.ply.
lie has been part proprietor of the
bore fia,5 since February. iiis pIrtn, l
WAS CashiCr Love, vi the " atkins, ~. T.,
bank, VINO ansconded not long ago with
$4,000. After that foreclosure proceed
inSS to secure the posscssion OF IN. mats
were commenced ana Mir. Bcnger says
| he Is cndCdyUring to save something
rom the wreck. When he took charge
OF me mats he sad he found some ten
ants that he as minister would not
!!kC to have, 80 ne put them out aud
! then engaged George Allaire, relative
Of Police captain Allaire, as agent.
Inc reverend gentleman tcils long
nara luck story about his business rCla-
tons with A.ia're. and alleges that Mrs.
Neville Is particular friend OF Alaire.
ana that the present proceedings are the
result OF spite.
Mrs Ney,ile > side u the story Is
| that she rented a fiat from Bengen early
j
rent, and then on account OF numerous
VINE parties in adjoining apartments
demanded her money back. 1t wasn
forthcoming, 50 she commenced a civil
tult'lor $2,WD damages, and as a climax,
I'had her landlord. the dominic, arrested.
tice Hogan to-day.
When the case was called. the party
that gathered on the bridge was SO in
teresting that Justice Hogan wiped his
, order to get better view. Mr.. Benger
was accompanied by his wife. whom MRS.
Neville ;, had previously described at
coat. long black hair and shocked
look. lie is about forty-hve years Old,
and would be picked out for a minister
any place. He was represented by Law
yer McClclland.
Mrs. Neville had no counsel. Her
son stood by, her side, but she did the
tnlking. When Mr.. McClellanl asked
said she was going away for two weeks,
and when Justice Hogan told her he
wouldn't be in Jefferson Market Court
then, the fair complainant declared:
We'll walt for you, then, Judge, for
| you're on the square"
She smiled as she said 80, and the
Justice turned to a clerk and asked
what date 1t was. He didn't blush very
much Just then. but when, in reply to
his offer TO set whatever date for the
examination she, wished. Mrs. Neville
exclaimed: "Oh, Judge you're so charm
| ing! the Court looked over his spec.
tacles and then collapsed
The sergeant called for less levity. but
a frown from the Justice made il clear
that such levity was allowable. In fact
Justice Hogan seemed TO think 1t his
turn to say something, 30 he told Mrs
Neville she would make a good lawyer
oh, "a like to be one, she said, "bu,
Adjourned until Sept. To-" declared
the Justice, and then he famed himself
Incidentally, It Is alleged by Mrs. Ne
Vile that Mr.. Benger has been expelled
as minister Of the Methodist Church.
He denies this. but declined to-day to say
why he had stopped preaching.