Evening journal., 1899-06-12
FISH or ONE, FLESH OF OTHER
The Infamous Treatment Accorded to the Editor
of the Evening Journal During the Past Week
in the Attempt to Choke Off Criticism of Ford
and the Schilling Dry Goods Company.

Schinng, of the Schilng Dry Goods
Company, charging him with violating
the statute relating to gambling. etc
Although Constable Hurlocl was at Kel-
leys court off and on during the morn
ing, Kelley sent Charles Green, who IS
mot a constable, down to SdhnHng's store
to inform schlling that There was a war
rant out for him, instead. Of having
Sohillng brought before him in the same
manner as had been Mr. Edwards. After
a while Andrew C.. Gray appeared at
KeIley's court and stated for schning
that his counsel. II. II. Ward, was listen
ing 10 the Bacon case IN Superior Court
and would bc down later DIN the day and
determine whether a hearing would be
asked FOR or not Up to / O'Clock Schill-
ing had not been taken before Kelley,
and then Mr.. Edwards insisted that as
the warrant was returnable forthwith
that Schining should be brought in; that
she MAGISTRATE should not make fish Of
Edwards and flesh Of Schilhng; that If
schilling was not ready for a hearing he
could waive one and should be held in
bah as had Edwards. This had the ell
feet OF a hearing for schilling being
waived and Kelley fixed his bail at SeO'
while Mr.. Edwards was at chat time un-
der s. 400 bail by the process OF doubling
ND the warrants from day to day
So. when Mr.. Edwards repaired to
Kellev's court with Mr. Clerk, as before
stated. On Thursday evening he made
formal application TO the magistrate TO
have bail reduced i'm the new cases to
5000 setting forth that his alleged Of
tense was one only under the common
LAW without defined penalty, while
that of SdhMlfng was covered by stat
ute with penalty of fine and impris-
onlment MAGISTRATE Kelley peremp-
torily refused to consider a reduction
of bail. and said with much heat and
emphasis: Tim getting tired or this and
l propose to stop it, If any more wall
rants are issued from this court like
these against you l Will double the bail
and (pointing to Mr. Cierk) l VIII not
take that man as surety on these
bondsl" Mr.. Edwards stated that Mr.
Clerk was a competent bOndsman and
demanded that if tlhe magistrate be in
doubt that Mr.. Clerk be sworn. kel-
leys reply was: ! will not take him!
He went on your bond yesterday, and
will not allow your bondsmen to dou-
be up on your bond in these cases! You
will have to get another bOndsman!" "
Mr.. Edwards told Magistrate Kelley
that If he assumed to exercise a press
censorshop over THE Evening journal
he would find out lhis mistake; that he
did not propose that Kelley should run
the Evening Journal from the squire S
office: that if bond was fixed so high
THAT it could not be given MIR. Edwards
would edit the Evening Journal from
the Jail if necessary. Mr. Edwards Then
asked Kelley how long he would give
him ito find another bOndsman. Kelley
said, II will give you an hcur. - Mr.
Edwards said the time was not suffi-
cent. Kelley said: Make IL s O'Clock.
A few minutes past 8 O'Clock Mr.. Ed
wards entered the magistrates office
with another freehOlder who is in
business ON Front street. Kelley said:
"I viii not take that man." A heated
argument was held, but Kelley stood
firm and THE fredhorder Withdrew from
THE office. Kelley and Edwards were
then alone and Kelley said: Edwards,
you and / don't want to have amy trou-
bic over this matter; you go around
to THE Clayton House and get MIR. Clerk
around here and / will take him" Mr.
Edwards demuwed, and said that he
had offered Mr. Clerk cnce and ccu,d not
get him again after me had been turned
Down. Kelley said: "Well sign the bail
piece yourself and Geave word ait the
Clayton House that / would like to see
Mr. Clerk to-miorrow. This Mr.. Ed
wards did, but early the next morning
Henry ID. Hickman went on as surety
I'm THE cases for which Mr.. Clerk had
been turned down.
Up to O'clock ON Friday afternoon
thore were ten eases against MIR. Ed
wards, and he was under $4,000 bai
for appearance. His family had ar
ranged to go to Atlantic City for The
Summer and. learning there were mC
other cases then pending Mr.. Edwards
arranged to see his family safely in
Atlantic City and returned TO tho city
late Saturday night to learn t.hat tw,
more warrants awaited him. Up tC
noon they had mot been served and Mr.
Edwards started out to find a bonds
man. When he gets one he VIII pre-
sent himself at Kelley's cOur't-uneesi
the constable takes him there EARLIER
This is the plain. naked truth of thA
bold attempt to. muzzle the press o
this city. and every sta.temenlt thereil
can be proved by competent Witnesses
THE question now arises: care the dus
tices of the peace ito be permitted q