The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
LOOKS LIKE
AN OUTRAGE.
Continued from First Pdoe. !

tlsm got no better. he decided, II posi-
Bile. to get into hospital for a couple OF
weeks, He had a two-fold object in this:
FIRST, that he mi ght receive proper treat
ment and rest, and second, that he
COULD S avoid running up a board bin.
how to go about 1t, getting into some in
sttution. 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
his blue SUIT, the Grand Army button
being conspicuous on his coat. He was
having nothing resembling the vagrant
about him. Then ne hobbled down to
the Harlem Police Court.
Accounting 70 his story he asked JUS
tice Burke this simple request:
Can you give me a few lines, Judge,
to some hospital where l may stay for
a week or 30 and get rid Of this rheu-
Justice Burke. he says, asked him II
he had any home. Kelly thought the
Justice meant II he owned property or
was keeping house.
a house" said Kelly. In detailing his
boarding at present II that is what you
mean"
Committed as Vagrant.
He declares that Justice Burke did
not ask him another question. Instead,
he made out some paper and motioned
to an ofIicer. The next moment, as
kss %hy ,ei &a se Tss bgPP e,s0n Surprise
Evening World" reporter. IT simply
asked him to do me favor which even
me. l did not want to be committed
was no vagrant. Why, l could have
been taken care of by the Sisters who
look after our Post Il ! wanted any
1.-THE moment the policeman laid his
hand on my shoulder ] protested, but
! was pushed from the. courtroom
to n The mhsTe vas W lie
plank bed alongside of the worst speci
mems OF humanity ! ever saw In my
life.
II did not know what the outcome OF
and mortified that ] did not send any
word to my friends ! thought perhaps
that might be sent to hospital after
not sleep a wink that night. The food
/ got there was something awful.
Next day" he continued, II was
put into the van with half dozen
others. one man had the jaundice and
was even worse off than l. Well. they
drove all over the city, first to the
Yorkville Court, and then to, Essex
MdThtl, anu Ilnully we were lOukfi III
the Tombs. where the paper Justice
Burke had signed for me was handed
over"
Keely's story OF life in the Tombs would
I'LL volume. Being III. he was probably
allowed little more privilege than the
others. He was told he was vagrant,
and had TO sleep Mt night in the chair
which he sat in during the day.
that some doctor would examine me,
and have me sent to the hospital, but
during all the time I was there | never
got particle OF medical treatment. al
though was In torture
Rescued by Missionary stephens.
Kelly was in such pitiable condition,
and looked 80 out OF place In the prison,
with his Grand Army button and blue
s sI that he attracted the at Ls Of
who attends the Tombs almost daily.
heard his story, and became interested,
and resolved II possible TO get him out.
could find nothing showing that the
man had actually been committed as
vagrant
Learning the name and number of the
Post to which the man belonged. Mr..
Stephens visited Adjt. Thompson. The
latter was thunderstruck.
Why" said the Adjutant to the re-
reporter yesterday. "Comrade Kelly was
past ofiicer OF 1t. He is a steadygolng
fact that he had been put in prison as
asr yssT@ mt, nearly ne took my breath away
Mr.. Stephens kept at work on the case
perslstently, but he did not seem able to
get Keely, out; The latter, in the mean
staten Island, and she came up to New
York to demand an explanation from the
man who had sent her father to prison
as vaErant, when even II he had no
m ah haH TO- tahl IL h., o.,
him. She saw Justice Burke, and was
amazed when the latter said:
why, my dear woman. your father
committed himselfr'
fathers discharge. That was Wednes-
day last and Kelly, who had then been
In jail full week. was released.
One Hundled and Forty-hfth street yes
terday Kelly was at frst not inclined
to tell his story
.! know what these fellows are" he
said, and II they found out l was talk
ing about my case they might try and
nave me put out OF my position, and |
e,xpect to go back to work again Mon
of q charge they might make against me,
asked to he committed. j am ready to
swear that all l asked Justice Burke for
II have go; a. want OF the law, but
II does strike me that 1t was funny
way 10 treat A m IN who rlSt.l his life
for his country, when half the fellow
whp are now running things were hiding
at home"
Justice Burke was not at the Harlem
Police Court yesterday, but Chief Clerk
Iohn McCahe, who Is also Secretary to
the Board OF Police Justices, was When
the story OF Keely's trials was explained
said:
II cannot believe that Justice Burke
would hold any man unless nc actually
rested"
Then he went over the records and
| found under date OF Sept. O. the follow,
| Ing entry:
| Name Address CharVe D,.n,,
Patrick Kelly 81 West n5th VsE Ch.ritie'
That entry shows" continued Mr.
MGCabe, that Keely must have com
| mitted himself and told the Justic,
that he had no home. Furthermore. h,
must have been perfectly sober at IN,
| time. That Is not what we call commit
| ment In the latter case man is sen
up to the island for six months or so.
| In kecly's case he was simply re
| ferred to the Commissioners OF Charlie,
! ana Correction. II lay with the latteI
TO say what should be done with him
They could discharge him in a day, O.
| M 4. ,