The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
SLOPSEY NABBED SCoTTY.
WHT BhTTL E-AxE GLEAsoH's Elk
TALET rs SORE ON A cor.

VALET rs SORE ON A cor.
Policeman Parker Didn't Hilke scotty's Talk Of
q Change OF Hams from Long Island City 70
Observation-Disclosures Language Used
Frog Dance by the Cop-scotty Locked Up.
eff Scotty prefers charges against Policeman
Parker" said Mayor Gleason yesterday, ut
will DO matter for serious consideration. Scotty
IL not ono to bring charges frivolously. Moro
over, though he is not my valet, and never will
be again. he is, and always will be. high In my
regard as q faithful and enthusiastic advocate OF
my cause"
scotty was arraigned In Judge England's
court, Long Island City, yesterday morning by
Policeman Parker. who 10 Familiarity known as
"Slopsey." Scotty was brought up under his
little-used but real name Of Edward Wilson.
For his own part, he says, he prefers to be
called Micksey Fink. Judge England did not,
however,, favor this fancy.
Edward" he said, looking dow on the
stumpy figure before him, what have you to
sayl Were you drunk and disorderly at 8
o'clock this morningi And II 80, Edward, whyH"
Scotty swung his bullying chest In o half.
circle, and shifted disdainfully.
81 were not" he said. land besides" Jerking
his finger at the policeman, she was worse than
was"
The policeman said that scotty was q liar.
scotty spoke as II about TO tell all the things he
thought about the policeman. He was re-
strained. The Judge held him in 800 bail for
examination on Tuesday, when the policeman
promises to have witnesses present. For the
rest Of the day Scotty sat at the foot OF the stairs
leading up to tho Mayors office. Tho Mayor
was too much occupied with tho business Of the
Society of tho Battle Axe Of Long Island City
to hear all the details of sootty's plant.
Those who had moro leisure than the Mayor
learned from Scotty that he was out late Friday
| night. This statement can DO verified, II need
be, by the italian who keeps q fruit stand oppo-
site the ferry. He says that scotty passed his
stand at half past IL o'clock. Because he 10
q poor maj and fruit, as the saints will witness,
he watched his stand closely as Scotty passed 1t
sec Ss: sootty eonfiScsato two peaches, the biggest
on the stand. In his ignorance, he objected. He
shook his fist In seotty,s face, said all tho Eng;
scotty, calmly ate the peaches. Then the for;
Amy Long f:iland City crowd Is made up Of
"sGet out, 70 Guinea" he said. Get out. or
IN troy a couple into mSSsoif and smash yer
Speech" cried the assembled citizens.
sccotty mounted the saloon steps. He unbut,
s sSei Sla n,I ss sTpy ss sasrs sd During RaHtsSS the Y LAST sPs Sam NJ saHs
to symbolic his allegiance to the gold Demo-
"Hoorooi T. said the crowd.
world od can is s l,Sa "p BURIED %a on. Of his 9s sh esf' until mt th Il
looked like q beer barrel. Nobody denied his
'a@tsmSI CITIZENS OF LONG ISLAND CITY: wot
is Long Island cityi GieasontownSthat's ali.
[Cheers.l why is it Gleasontowni Paddy
s eailsS a,a SS sS1s 1t: EcsssIFsb , %ay ean,s i
so that you get your letters marked like that;
licensed TO live in Q town named for Patrick
s ss10Im fss e sbS1 man H s me- tPfSS ass i t fSaee Tsl,d !
AZ. o. ssntlsmsn.s lifting 2 g.ir Of Sctts.
prevail. Tho italian quailed and began bundlins
up * wss's sslf s0G @s friend.. 81 Creator New
tChssrs;l And then, friends and felly citizens
can lick amy man Of my heft In the world
The ship. friends. is on me chist, Look at it
heart, Hooroo!"
"Hoorooi" said the crowd.
81 can lick amy man OF me heft in tht
world said the speaker, and he rolled away vi
the street. followed by the cheers Of the crowd
.b aS fHf Pssss!. f sSS ' ss ister At = s's 'Hs Sal Rfl sss
2 ys1S, enas IN m Snnass a he was in a clam and lob
meself for me voice."
Tho italian brought him some clans. Jus
then Policeman Parker stopped in front Of tn,
door.
"G'wan homel' he said to scotty. "You'v
talked too much. You need sleep"
Hello. Slopsey.' replied the young man
Then he asked Slopsey a very rude question.
The rest of the conversation was not wortl
publishing. Scotty closed 1t by going to til
} Fourth street police station to make a complain
l against Parker. The Sergeant on duty declines
TO entertain 1t. He told Scotty to go to tho Pc
lice Commissioners. scotty returned to Border
! reappearing. Scotty's version Of the converse
, ton ls interesting.
> "Slopsey had his club out" he said, land wa
D wild for me to fetch him a lick SOS he could &c
back at me and kill me. he used language I
=, me, all kinds. He was tantalizing me TO max
me poke him Just once. 1t never worked. The
he put his hands down on his knees, 80, an
squatted down and began hopping round m
like a hoptoad wit a pain on his inside.
Ye'rs ss a pttap no lGJI JAP. dna 4 dIRssy j ESsHd me- JAP
II got mad finally, and for the foist time.
/ Then he run me In. and 1 fixed things to ru
4 him of tho force"