The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-12
LOOKING FOR KELLY.
But the Accused Edward Man
Is Keeping Invisible.
Lexow Witness Ryan Concludes to
Talk to Prosecutor Wellman.
A Truce Arranged Between the
Various Counsel.

The latest development In the investi.
vallon of police matters by Francis l..
yys,man. counsel 10 the Police Board, |.
,hs effort which has been made TO ne.
cure an Indictment against ex-Police.
man James Kelly, formerly Of the Leon.
ard street station. who used to collect
,hs sidewalk rentals from produce deal.
.rs and other merchants on the west
side
This was the secret of all the myste.
riovs activity shown by Mr.. Wellman
and Assistant District-Attorney McIin-
tyre in the neighborhood of the Grand
Jury room yesterday.
Both Mr.. Wellman and MIR. Mcintyre
said thism ornlng that no indictmen has
YET been presented against Kelly, al
though they admitted that warrant
I has been issued for the arrest on evil
\ dence which makes out a case of bribery
,sanist him.
Kelly had not been arrested this
rOrnins. however, and there Is good
rsason to believe that he Is keeping
himself outside of the State. 1t Is said
mat Central Office detectives are look
ins for him.
DITIIlS the iaHl week Oh INC SlttlnRS
o. the LeXow Committee. Kellys wife
was called as witness. and she testi-
fed that her husband had left town
three weeks previous. and that she had
no idea where he had gone. or where he
vas staying, at that time.
II Is said, however, that Kelly subse-
gently returned to this city and was.
seen in town last week. The probable
iy IL that he got wind of the contem-
fated proceedings against him and took
Bis departure again in hurry.
81 should know Il Kelly had been ar
nsted," said Mr.. Mcintyre this norm
BIS, and I have heard nothing abouH
a. do. not know how this story about
Grand Jury got out. and 1t is a great
pity that 1t should have been published,
for ri II he Is stu in town 1t will give him
This Is entirely o matter for the
District Attorney's ONCE, and Mr. Well
man in his capacity as counsel to the
P"Ge Bos5d ssa nothing s5g- to do with t.
police officeiais?''' he was asked.
must decline. to say anything
T efntyse Sr hS Ront replied sanl MI
reticent on this subject.
Things are progressing very favor
sh!y to-day" the latter said 10 an
the very best humor.
~ have come to very satisfh Glory
understanding with Mr.. Con- and Mr..
Cot In regard to the examination OF
Witnesses before the trials and expect
to have no further trouble with kick
ets In fact, the counsel for the LeXow
committee have volunteered to cooper
ate with me In every way to secure JUS
tice. and the cases will be made up now
In few days against those officials who
ire TO be prosecuted.
Several witnesses are here this morn
ng whom I have not succeeded in get
hat any one will refuse to talk when
he once comes here. There are pretty
,owerful influences behind this ONCE"
Mr.. Wellman did not say how the
ruce had been patched up with Mr..
Moss and Mr.. Goff. or what witnesses
he had secured to-day, but 1t was subse-
Iuently learned that Box Maker Patrick
Ryan was one Of his earliest callers this
morning. and that he had volunteered a
Iull statement with regard to his rela-
IS with CAPT. stephenson. Capt.
Mr.. Wellman will not insist on seeing
that special exception be made in her
case, as she is still under the subpoena
BIZ the Senate Committee.
Mr.. WellMan was busy with Ryan and
other witnesses In his private once all
the morning. Mr.. Mcintyre denied that
Mr. Goff had appeared before the Grand
jury yesterday, although he was In the
building. All he did was to send over
eome Of Mr.. Ryan's stub and check
books, which h"i been produced in evil
dence before Lsxow Committee.