The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-02
RED HOOK VS.. hi BOWERY.
WILEs or TIE BRoAD AND WICKED
WAY FAIL TO FOOL KELLY.

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He stood by His Bill and His
Rights Generally Until Tie Obtained Jus.
tice and n Proper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
oEizsd, but Rcd Hook Wanted Car Fare.
There is q mar named Kelly over In Brooklyn
who does not think the name OF tho Bowery
ought to be changed. it's the same old Bow
cry. he says. that 1t was when Mr.. Hoyt wrote
his song saying he would never go there any
more. Mr.. Keily's first name Is jeremiah, and
he lives in Red Hook, a neighborhood that has
sufficiently strong local characteristics to have
songs OF it's own.
He came to Manhattan to buy a coat and
wnistcoat on Monday. He bought them and
took them back to Red Hook. Tuesday he
appeared in the Butler Street Police Court and
asked forthe arrest OF one John Doe, a clothing
salesman. employed in the Bowery shop in
which he had bought the coat and waistcoat.
He asserted that the waistcoat delivered to
him was not the waistcoat exhibited to him,
tried on by him and paid for by him.
Magistrate Bristow the salesman
to court. Mr.. Kelly then put In evidence his
tale OF Bowery experience.
II went into the place. said he. and
bought the coat and vest. for which he said
the price would be So. 10. and cheap at that. 1
gave him three bones, n two and n one. He
looks me in the eye like he took me for a good
thing. a real easy mark. your Honor, an out
and -out soft proposition. and he saws:
."'Of course he says. i can only allow YOU
he says. "A dollar he says. for the two. be-
cause says he. it's Canadian Honest. he had
the nerve to spring that on me. and me from
Red Hook! It's Canadian says he. but I'll
allow you a dollar for it. he says. II It had
been any place but the Bowery I'd a fell dead.
But swung my face up against hlsn and l
can get better rates n that where, I come
and then. says l. give II back and I'll give you
another Tor It., The which did. and he never
yiiIainous look, in his eyes. like he was going
to do me any old way. to get even, so 1 laid for
him.,
No says /. but I've got a half dollar
"'Gimme IT. saws he. and goes back IN the
store. Then he comes a waltzing back and
gives mo a quarter and no more.
Where's the half says /.
"'G'wan. SAYS he, you've got your coat and
vest says. he. and you've got your change.
N'Gimmc the half-dollar.' says !,
says he. Get on outr
"'Gimmesthe half or it's me thatll be calling
the police says !, and he gave me the half.
Then he took the clothes and went back
saying he'd forgot to show them to the boss
and gave EN- to me. and | took 'em home and
tried EN- on. and | found he'd done me. sure
swimming breeches for a 1O,year.old boy. It
wouldn't go around the one side OF me. | went
back and askedformy rights, and they throWed
me into the street"
is this the man that sold you the clothes ?"
said the Magistrate, pointing to the man who
1T might be-" said Kelly. but most likely it
amt. l think they've worked in a ringer on
us.
Why ~ asked the Magistrate,
Because, your Honor" said the complain
ant simply. they do business on the Bowery.
But / can tell your Honor in a minute" He
turned TO the prisoner. open your face" he
said. cdmmandinGly.
The prisoner opened his mouth. He had no
teeth that were visible.
sit amt him" he said. triumphantly. TT
man who sold 'em to me had all his front teeth
except two"
The prisoner protested that there was no
mistake about his identity. He expressed
elaborate regret that there had been a mistake
about Keily's waistcoat. and said that II Kelly
would go back to the Bowery with him the mis-
take would bc corrected.
Who pays my car fare q Kelly demanded OF
the Judge.
You do. | guess. said the Magistrate;
Kelly left tho courtroom muttering that he
had been - thrown down" and sullenly refus-
ing to reply. when the BowCry man asked him
why he hadn't said he was from Red Hook in
the first place when entering the store.