The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-17
Brodie Talks to the
Spy Man For
Fair.
HE'S A STAR, SEE
Red Hot and Ready to
Rustic Redmond
in a Mint.

Steve Brodie, bridge jumper, philan-
thropist, property owner, pride Of the
Bowery, actor and diamond mIne is
in town again at the Waldo House,
where he intends to stop until his case
with William Redmond comes up.
Redmond claims that Brodie owes
him money.
Brodie says he loves no man money
on the face of the earth because he does
not have to, as he has barrels of it of
all kinds"
Steve arrived last night with his wife
and Charles Barton, the manager Of
the play "On the Bowery," of which
Steve is the leading light, on the 8.57
train from New York, where he has
been spending a few days previous to
his visit to Worcester for the purpose
of calling the turn on Redmond.
He has not played with his show for
a couple of days and does not intend
to return until he gets matters straight
ened out and can again appear, as he
says himself before the world as q
man who does not owe a single PUNK.
Last night Steve talked with a Spy
his wife to her room, and explained the
case by saying
Nov you see, de matter lies like dis.
De guy comes along and gets a position
wild de show in which l am de star, but
was not de star at de time he arrives
on de scene. When we reaches Hobo
ken dis guy he gets de axe-yer see, l
don't even know his name-and he
comes to dis town and shakes me down
by putting an attachment on me and
my show and leaves me, as he thinks,
in de hole. But l fools him, yer see,
and 1 comes up all serene by depositing
800 bones and leaves de town.
His game was to block me show and
leave me in de lurch, but he gets left
and I proceed on de road. Now I'm
here to fight de ting and when L gets
tro wild dis Teller I'll have him in de
tolls for perjury and leave him to his
fortune.
Il don't know de guy and l don't sup
pose he knows me, but he manages to
get a job wild de show dat I don't own,
playing a supe sit, see? He knew his
graft and waits until he gets to dis
place before he springs it. Dis town
and Boston are noted for dis business
among theatrical people because a
shake-down actor gets in on de people
by waiting to come here and den he
does his little act. OF course he gets
left and I fools him.
Nov I have got lots of money, see!
I am worth 100000, and can pay any
tings dat / owe-easy. See! / own my
own home down to Long Branch, and
go dere every summer with me family,
running up on Saturday to trOW me
eyes on me saloon. 1 don't have to
have any debts on my hands, and you
can just look to dat for fair. See
II don't care anything about dis man
Redmond, but l want to be used on de
level, and if I didn't I'd pay him what
l owe him. He don't have to look to
me anyway for what's owed him, as
don't do nothing wild de show but star.
De shows on de road now, and my I'M
derstudy is looking after my part. So
I'm all right. See!"
Brodie is of the opinion that his case
is to come up for a hearing today, but,
according to his counsel, Judge Wood
ward, he will not be able to meet Red
mond until Saturday Redmond brings
suit for 800 which he claims is owed
him to Steve as salary. Redmond is to
be represented by Sullivan & O'Con-
nell.
While Steve gave most of his atten-
ton to his case, he did not fail to show
his usual habit of making things com
Portable for his company, and is not by
any means a man who will deny him
self anything that money can buy.
He was dressed to suit the weather,
and brought with him hat which will
more than cause Worcester chappies
some worry when they see it. 1t is a
soft low crowned hat, round in shape,
and fits Steve to a nicely. As usual, he
is well decked with diamonds, and has
a cluster in his necktie that would
make any ordinary man feel comforta-
bile for life if he owned it. Steve says
he is already to put up fight that will
make Redmond do some thinking, and
among other things has a billhead
with him from Davis & Keogh which
shows that the show, ION the Bowery,"
Is their leading attraction.
His manager Charles Barton, is with
him and both swear vengeance on
Pedmond. and a case of perjury is
what steve has up his sleeve as re-
ward of merit for the complainant.