The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-30

this money in the pro,fs offered here.
"A delay of a month will hurt no enc.
The witnesses here are not of the sort
arrayed against the other captains.
They are merchants and business men,
no reasonable excuse for refusing to
postpone this trial.
Mr.. shafer read an. afidavit from
Wap ae en- w o said this
city, and had been a policeman seventeen
years-four years as patrolman, three as
roundsman, three as Sergeant and seven
The affidavit pleads that the Captain
cannot go to trial without James Kelly
If KsIiy tell. hi. story and tell. !.
shouted shafer. ut may be that Kelly's
story may SHOW. that he was guilty. Of
crime. but It win acauit Stephenson"
high character. his noble family. gray
haired but proud old father and mother.
loving wife and children.
to The fse that oPRes sy sd e. asr
him. The motion was denied.
Mr.. shafer objected to Mr.. wellman,s
that Stephenson was his pal" He de.
clared that no one was more surprised
than Stephenson to learn that he was
to be tried, and he denied that Kelly was
TO this Mr.. wellman replied that the
frat Of ali, and the press published. that
trial was postponed til now.
This gave Mr.. Shafer chance to sug-
gest that the learned public prosecu-
a as sy ri, shs sSsn 6 Of. :h se
published that he would try Stephenson
In order to warn Kelly and give him a
chance to escape: a..
cali M Masn M a Gaw No ddsD 20
first witness.
charge be dismissed. on the ground that
no place Of business was named In the
specifications.
wards testified that he was located at
Greenwich and Duane streets in 1891,
and had been in the produce business
Street .nBS ysa Then s ~ tested
I'm the early part Of March. 1881, a 20;
lice officer came to my store. He said
GaR %s had a;sS ne: YOU'D OF
in the use Of the sidewalk. "
hs II sss s:G hs ssd
right and he went away.
HE came again the next day. bring
Ing a card bearing IN writing the name
Capt, John 7. Stephenson and an ad-
The doughty shafer introduced an
other new idea in the conduct Of this
trial In one breath he would say M
rulings Of the Commissioner would be
invariably against him, and entering his
exception in advance.
erence to these men who do business in
Easements" which made the jolly pro-
duoe men smile. for. though most Of
them dS bushes: In the heb basement s.nt
their open-handsd dona lions Of more
Mysnins Wcrid.s' free Food Fund last
Ne. Edwsrds sAsd the omosr. who
F fis" ana 4 was Kelly who hrsi
sS 1n a~ Wanted s.e q .Sps
and directed him to ship It to the
Captains house, WASHINGTON avenue,
s.r By Mns &c bpfe.. said 3D.
account wsras With john st.phenson. of he
said that the barrel Of apples was
So7l Washington avenue. fremont"
'"rhe value Of the barrel OF apples
was S." said the witness.
"A few days later" he continued. y
the sidewalk. paid a fine Of 80 in
court. In August, 1881 ! received an an.
station-house in Leonard street and gave
It to Capt. John T. Stephenson.
81 said to him: Captain. have received
this notice. have sent fruit to you on
that the ps yon were Wiling 70 accept fruit
in exchange for protecting me- -, He
said: Give me the paper and ! viii at +
have nothing to do with sidewalks. and ]
in any ones power: My Ward Man
Kelly attends to all that, and I viii carry
out out, any ~, arrangement you may make
"But a week OF 50 Afterwards ! got a
notice that Judgment by default had been
entered against me TOR s ftne OF 30.
"'DNn iii / told somebody to attend
| to that and he hasn't done 1t. III have
s vote ssae 70 sent lsn mt the fruit. FL have
1t looked after
Mr.. Edwards related that Sept Is. 1881
Kelly visited his store and said to him;
tSss as ths ali once ana
'cS Th ss you s sat ssaa FOUR basket: o.
that day to The address ascs,nt Of n:
enson's house. SAID MI: Edwards
TN NUovember Mr.. Kelly came TO tht
| store and said the Captain must have
money; that the Captain must have IS.
from me. I told him that It was hard
| times, business was poor, and couldn'l
pay 30 much. II he would accept SIS
would gladly give Il.
"Mr Kelly said that mine was q
! corner store, and that corner stores
had to pay more. He went away, and
came again in a few days. At his re
quest put S25 in an envelope, sealed
| Il up and, addressing itCapt. John T
Stephenson gave 1t to Kelly.
| AFTER hal fan hour he returned
threw the envelope. still sealed. on my
desk and said: The Captain won't hav,
II. He says $50 or nothing. You needn''
pay a cent II you don't want to-.
'iThen I took s3S, put II in an enve
barrel of apples and the three boxes O
peaches, worth S. That made up $50
I sealed 1t and sent 1t by Kelly to the
Captain.
"Afterward Mr.. Kelly came to m,
store. He said, with q smile; 80 yol
ali right. The captain Is satisfied:
Then he told me to go to the court, tel
the Judge that he had had few bar
rels on the walk for a few minutes anc
Kelly had reported 1t. but that the bar
rels were now removed. ] did so, ant
the Judge dismissed the charge asains