The evening world., 1894-10-16
PUGILISTIC BANKER.
Eugene Kelly's Son Gets the Worst
of a Street Encounter.
Arraigned in Evening Dress, Bear
ing Marks Of the Fray.
Andrews Withdrew the Complaint
and Both Were Discharged.

The first prisoner arraigned this
morning in jefferson Market po-
lice Court was Eugene Kelly, thirty
three years old, of 10 Washing
ton square. the son of the well known
banker. Mr.. Kelly presented sorry
spectacle. The glory of his usually fine
appearance. redoent with refinement
and good breeding. had sadly waned.
He was still in evening dress. His
hair was dishevcled. and his overcoat
collar was turned up to hide the wide eX-
panse of his dress shirt. His glossy tile
was ruffled and broken.
For several moments he stood at the
head of the line of prisoners, the object
Of the gaze of many eyes, and when the
strain became too strong, he turned his
head aside and hid his embarrassment be-
hind his silk hat.
Directly behind Mr.. Kelly stood a well
dressed man who affected u decided air
of indifference. This was Harry Andrews
thirty-two years old, OF l27 and I23 West
Thirty-second street.
At $50 o'clock this morning, accord
ing to MIR. Andrews, he was walking up
Fifth avenue on his way home. At
Twentieth street he met Mr. Kelly, and
after short conversation, Andrews
knocked Kelly. down. Mr.. Kelly got
up and ran away, and Andrews fol-
lowed. They were stopped by Officer
Reiser, of the Mercer street station,
Kelly demanded the arrest of An
drews, saying he had been assaulted
very serious nature Both We're taken
10 the station house, where they re-
manned all night.
Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Andrews were this
morning brought to court.
wen. sir, said Justice Noorhls to
Kelly, what have you TO say? What
does this meGn?"
Il have nothing to say. sir. l with
draw my compla Int. This is n mistake"
Wen, what have you to say?" to
and finally answered: Your Honor, /
think III withdraw my complaint, also
don't want to be hard on Mr.. Kelly
and made a mistake"
See here, officer, what does this
mean sternly said the Justice, that
prisoners come here and then withdraw
must have happened which demanded
the assistance and interference of an
Your Honor" said officer Reiser, "at
2 O'clock this morning | got these two
men at twentieth street and Fifth ave-
nue.. Mr.. Kelly here demanded An
drews's arrest"
Andrews accused Kelly of using in
decent language"
Justice Voorhis tried to draw more
from the policeman but the mans state
ments came reluctantly
MT. Kelly" continued the policeman
denied Andrews's charge. and said that
ocation."
Both prisoners were discharged. They
hurried from the court room and refused
to talk. The court officers were as un-
successful as they were energetic in
working to conceal the facts in the case.
Young Kelly was mixed up in a police
court scrape early last March when he
caused the arrest of Frank NJ Vernon
a clerk, who had been in his employ,
for swindling. Vernon went to Chicago
and from there wrote a letter to Kelly,
signing 1t "A. l.. PETER" a supposed
undertaken.
The letter stated that Vernon had died,
and that SOS were needed for burial ex-
penses. Kelly sent the money. and when
Vernon showed up in New York had
him arrested.