The evening world., 1894-09-15

Naval Post will hold its next meeting
Sept. "a. Resolutions will be passed asking
ing Mayor Gilroy to make a strict in
vestigation.
Patrick Kelly Is now nfty-two years
old. He was only a boy when. at the
call of his country. he enlisted at the
Brooklyn Maryland. and at once went
into active service. He came out of the
war with an honorable discharge and
without any serious injuries. He re-
turned to this city and married. He Is
now widower. but has one daughter
who Is married and lives on Staten
Island. One son Is located out West.
A Hard-WorkinE Mechanic.
Kelly was Of strong, robust consti-
tuition, and even now. though his hair Is
nearly white. he Is straight as an arrow
and looks as II he might live another score
of years or so. He is a machinist by trade,
and for twelve years has worked In the
shops OF the Manhattan l. Road Company
at One Hundred and Forty-fifth street
and Eighth avenue. At present he Is
boarding at 81 West Forty-fifth street.
Three weeks ago Kelly became afflicted
with rheumatism. and he was obliged to
give up work temporarily. He did not
have any large amount of money. as dur
Ing the past year or two the l. road shops
nave been running on half time.
Until Wednesday of last week he re-
manned In the house, but as his rheuma-
tism got no better, ne decided, II posi-
Die. to get into hospital for a couple OF
weeks. He had a two-fold object In this
hrst, that he might receive proper treat
could s avoid running up a board bill.
fore from any one, and did not know
how to go about it, getting into some In
stitution. He thought, however, that Pc.
over ths Harlem Police Court would
have influence" enough to get him in
somewhere.
Accordingly Kelly dressed himself ir
being conspicuous on his .osa& He wa,
perfectly clean and neat d appearance
s s55SlRs h nGtA TEe Te' s. :,
the Harlem Police Court
IA AcGsS ,rd,g TO- his story b ssAsa Bus
''ee ca sHr you ' siSe simple m sS1fSs. ar.
TO some hospital where may SeAy fo
a week or SO and get "a a th4s sheu
atism?"
Justice Burke he saws. asked him /
he had any home. Kelly thought tn
Justice meant If he owned property o
was keeping house.
story yesterday. but | said, T an
boarding at present, If that is what yo
mean"
Committed as Vagrant.
He declares that Justice Burke di
not ask him another question. Instead
he made out some paper and motione
70 an officer. The next moment, a
Keely tells IT, he was prisoner.
Why, IL was the biggest surprise
eyer got In my life" he said to 9TH
Evening World" reporter. 81 simpl
asked him to do me favor which eve
the corner grocer could have done 10
was no vdgrant. Why, l could hay
been taken care of by the Sisters VIII
look after our Post II | wanted any
thing like that: But there l was.
hand on my shoulder ] protested bu
] was pushed from the courtroom
down to the prison. There | was locke
up all night and compelled TO lie on
| plank PED alongside OF the worst spet
life. -
Il did not know what the outcome c
II all would be, and was so ashame
and mortified that / did not send an
word to my friends ] thought perhaT
that / might be sent to a hospital aftt
all. i was in terrible agony and al
not sleep wink that night. The foo
got there was something awful
put into the van with half a doSe
others. One man had the jaundice an
was even worse off than /. Well, the
drove All over the city. first to II
norkviiie Court and then TO Esse
the rombs. where the paper Justic
Burke had signed for me was hande
Keely's story Of life in the Tombs won
~, volume: Being III. he was probab
allowed little more privilege than Il
.