The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-01
FLED TO DRESS FOR COURT.
A POLICEMAN WENT TO ARREST
KAUFMAN, Who RAN AWAY.
Jaiier Reynolds HAD sworn ont = warrant
Tor Him Tor Crlmlnai Libel. ana the Police
man Thought Kaufman was Trying 10 Rs
c~nps-Kaurmnn says re Respected the Judge

Taller Reynolds HAD sworn ont = Warrant
for Him FOR Crirninni Libel. ana the PoiIcs-
man Thought Kaufman was Trying 10 Rs-
nps-Kaurmhn says re Respected the judge
Tho Kaufman Reynolds feud OF lower Full
ton street, Brooklyn. has reached the courts,
It began when Reynolds set up a rival clothes.
pressing shop at 100 Fulton street TO Kauf-
mans at 15s. Mrs. Kaufman passed tho
Reynolds shop with her nose In the air. Kauf.
man hung out signs saying that his shop was
the oldest and only original clothes.prossing
emporium on Fulton street. Reynolds stood on
the sidewalk and regarded Kaufman's signs
with open derisIon. He covered tho front OF
his shop with aigns. When no finished 1t was
difficult to tell where ono store began and the
other ended. The Kaufmans were angry and
told their customers what they thought Of
Reynolds In tones that were audible In Rcy-
nolds's store.
Reynolds called his store my Valet" He
published Il circular In which were several para
graphs rejecting on Kaufman.
Kaufman received a copy of the circular
and showed 1t, with great Indignation, to his
customers. They agreed with him that he had
been openly and w%antonly insulted. Accord
ing to Kaurman's story, a former associate Of
Reynolds came to Mrs. Kaufman on Saturday
night while her husband was away. He
bnoWeu her y copy OF q Boston periodical de-
voted to police news containing a picture Of
Reynolds and some reading matter con corning
him. The periodical said that 1t had obtained
the picture from Il Boston collection in which
IT Is no compliment to be included. Kaufman
says that one of his delivery boys hung the
picture and text In the WINDOW with this in
c%ription: Fake! Read this and judge who Is
the fakir!'
The picture remained on view for an hour.
AL OF nearby Fulton street heard Of 1t and
cmao to look and to laugh, When Kaufman
caem he found that Reynolds had arranged a
group OF My Wallets" employees on the side
the duties of witnesses in n libel case. Kaufman
hastily hauled down the picture.
Yesterday morning Reynolds got q warrant
for kaufman In the Adams Street Police Court
on the charge OF criminal libel. Court officer
Maloney served 1t. Kaufman tells this story
OF his arrest:
when l was going down by my cellar door
cellar. There l stayed for awhile. Then I
hear the police say. i would arrest Kaufman
Mein Gottl ! was as now atn. No collar,
dirty shirt, no coat, working trousers. I
thought, I will not so disrespcct the honorable
Judge that ] 20 before him In such clothes. Be.
sides, | would see my lawyer. BY the back
way l went out to GROSS Fulton street to my
nice for court. The police he come behind. He
arrested me without Clothes"
Folks who saw Mr.. Kaufman appear from
his side door and scuttle across Fulton street
yesterday noon, pursued by Maloney. who was
brandishing a drawn revolver, and followed by
a cheering mob OF the adherents Of Reynolds,
will be interested to know that Mr.. Kaufman's
speed was inspired BY respect for his Honor
Justice Bronner. Kaufman was held for trial
on Sept, z,