The evening world., 1894-09-15
ASKED TO co TO A HOSPITAL.
Police Justice Burke Signed a
Paper Which Finally Landed
Him in the Tennis.
MEMBER OF NAVAL POST, G. A. a.
His Comrades to Demand Riuid
investigation Of What Seems
fragrant Wrong.

The members of Naval Post, No. SIG
G. A. r., will at the next meeting be
called to take action on what Adjutant
John Thompson regards as the grossest
kind of an outrage committed upon one
of the Postss members. Not only are
the facts of the case well known in
Naval Post. but other posts of the or
ganization have been unoficially in
formed. and on every side the greatest
indignation is being manifested.
They want to know how It happened
that Patrick Keely, q member OF Naval
Post. who fought under Farragut.
should, while in the garb of Grand
| Army man, wearing the Grand Army
button, be committed by police justice
as a vagrant, forced to sleep on a plank
bed in the Harlem prison. and then be
kept for six days more the Tombs. All
this despite the fact that Kelly wss not
a vagrant and never asked to be COM
mitted.
Naval Post will hold it's next meeting
Sept. "a. Resolutions will be passed asking
ing Mayor Gilroy to make a strict in
vestigation.
Patrick Kelly is now ffty-two years
old. He was only a boy when. at the
call of his country, he enlisted at the
Brooklyn Navy-Yard. and at once went
into active service. He came gu. of the
war with an honorable discharge and
without any serious injuries. He re-
turned TO this city and married. He ts
now widower. but has one daughter.
who is married and lives on Staten
Island. One son is located out West.
Woodworking Mechanic.
Kelly was of a strong, robust constf-
tuition, and even now. though his hair Ii
nearly white. he is straight as an arrow
and looks as If he might live another
score or 80. He is a machlnlst by trade,
and for twelve years has worked N the
shops of the Manhattan l. Road Company
Mt one Hundred and Forty-fifth street
and Eighth avenue. At present he iS
boarding at 3ll West Forty-iifth street.
Three weeks ago Kelly became afflicted
with rhumatism, 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
called to take action on what AdJs'
Until Wednesday OF last week. he re-
mained in the house, but as his rheuma-
tism got no better. he decided, II possi-
BILE, to get into a hospital for couple OF
weeks. He had a two-fold object in this:
first, that he might receive proper treat
ment and rest,y and secondly, that no
could avoid running up a board bill.
He had never asked such a favor be-
fore from any one, and did not know
how to go about II. getting into some IN
stitution, He thought, however, that Po-,
lice Justice Burke. who then presided
over the Harlem Police Court would
have Influence" enough to get him IN
somewhere.
Accordingly Kelly dressed himself in
mis- blue suit, the Grand Army button
being conspicuous on his coat. he was
perfectly clean and neat in appearance,
having nothing resembling the vagrant
about him. Then he hobbled down 10
the Harlem Police Court.
According to his story he asked JUS
tice Burke this simple request:
Can you give me few lines, Judge.
to some hospital where l may stay Tor