The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-23
coRBErr swEARs HE'S BROKE.
The PugiIist Up ON Supplementary
Proceedings.
From the New York Sun.


From the New York Sun.
James ]. Corbett, the former cham
pion heavyweight pugilist, was sum-
moned before the Supreme Court yes
terday for examination on an unpaid
judgment of s52S.42 against him. That
judgment was in favor of the Anti
Saloon League although technically in
the name of it's superintendent John
Q. A. Henry. 1t consisted of costs in
CURED by the league in taking away
Corbett's license for the saloon he for
merly kept at Thirty-fourth street and
Broadway. Corbett was up for exam
ination few days before on liquor
bill of $780, That judgment he paid.
But oh, no. he said yesterday be-
fore the examination, Il don't pay this
sort of graft, nohow; not on your life.
What a fool I'd be. Pay those guys
for fishing up evidence against one OF
the best saloons in the town? Never.
l pay all my debts, but this is rub
bling it in, sure enough"
Some one, noticing double chain,
looking like gold, running into his
waistcoat pocket, Informed Corbett
that his creditors would have the
right to take his watch. Leave
papa alone" said the ex-champion, as
he pulled the ends of the chain out
and disclosed only a knife.
H. Clifford Spur, in behalf of the
league, questioned Corbett.
Il live at various hotels" the pugil-
list said. II travel good deal. / have
no present occupation. l was a cafe
keeper up to Aug, l last, at 1903 Broad
way. Jacob Rupert foreclosed a
Chattnl the fixtures The
mortgage did not cover all the stock.
but when he found the building was
about to be torn down we gradually
sold out the stock"
Q. What were you doing in that
business during the past few months
A. Just putting out the coin. Paying
back bills. Frank Phillips owned the
business, verbally. He paid up the
back bills. Be sure you put that in.
@. Where did the sign "Corbett' S
Hotel which is on a building in West
Thirty-fourth street come from? A. i
don't know; never owned a stick in
the place. 1 think it is the same sign
that was on the old saloon.
@. What personal property do you
own? A. / don't own any, outside of
my clothing.
q. Did you ever own any diamonds
A. No-I never wore any, think they
are vulgar / have had lots of dia-
monds given to me, but l always turn
ed them over to my wife. l haven't
owned a watch in six months. l lost
the last one. Don't know where ii
went. l haven't owned real estate IN
two years. 1 sold my equity in the last
house | owned for $24, 000
o. How did you invest that money
A. I didn't invest it. lived at pref
a al ~ I ero1, Io1 ,N1o raI he
races, entertained my friends. Whats
$24, 900? That's nothing in a short time.
/ have spent ten times $4,000 in a
short time. Why, $4,000 don't last me
six months. It's a mere bagatelle to
me.
o. Have you any of that $4,000 left
A. What? You don't think 1000 would
last me that long?
@. How much money have you now
A. None.
Corbett said that he had not recently
transferred any property to his wife
and that no one had any property for
him. His hotel bills are paid with his
wife's money. He added that appen-
dicitis and supplementary proceedings
were fashionable diseases now. Cor
bett said further:
II got about 1000 bum checks while
1 was in business. What's the use try
ing to collect them? A man who will
give you a 'phony' check will never
make good. That's not his intention
Why didn't this society collect these
checks? They put me out of business
and now they try to make me pay The
costs. Why-and this is no lie-I was
held up for 500 by an agent of one of
these societies just before these pro-
ceedings."
The examination was concluded as to
Corbett, but other witnesses will be ex-
amined.