The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-06-07
NO CRIME TO PLAY GOLF
ON SUNDAY, JURY DECIDES.
All of Yonkers Smart
Set and Church
People Flocked to
the Courthouse -
Benjamin Adams
Wins Case.
IL IL not n crime 4" play golf 90"
sunday. Tint IL what n Jury de-
cided In I0nkrrs to-day.
speeI.l d mo E,.nIns VOID.

clded In IOnkcrs to-day.
Especial to The Evening worid)
YONKERs. y. Y. June 7.-Yorkers
was in hu;.cr to-day. and 1; was nj!
because they were trying 10 decide IN
the City Court whether or not golf could
be legally played on Sunday.
BENJAMIN Adams a society leader and
q prominent member OF the SaeEkili Coli
CLUB. was arrested on the lulks Lar,
Sunday. or course 1t was test Sse
and all that, bu; Mr.. Ahanss arrest
occurred Just one week before It was
CLAIMED.
Yonkers has n new dctec;ivc-sergcsnt
and he had his own ideas and d.sar-
ranged the original plans.
Tho case was set FOR . O'Clock this
morning before Judge KELLOGG but be-
fore that hour the courtroom began 10
NIL up with the flower OF the society folk
o. Yonkers.
There were pretty girls in fluffy sum
mer dresses and there were youths with
pippIn cheeks and flannel trousers
turned up at the bottoms.
Mr.. Adams came in with a smile and
q striped suit. He Is . member Of the
Wall street arm OF McAdoo & Adams.
He did not seem ut all worried. with
him was his brother Hugh ". Adams
and his counsel Waldo J. Mors. and
Joseph F. Daily.
Among the society people who came
into the courtroom were Mrs. Guy
Phillips. wife OF the former secretary
OF the late Jay Gould: James Rcnwick
Brevoort. the art!sO and his daughter
and g. Hilton Scr!bncr.
smart Set on Hand.
Miss WarinE. daughter OF Joan r
Wnr.ng: Miss Fannie tpham. Mrs. Paul
Rossire. Miss Coles. Miss Hale. Mrs
BrevoDrt. II. p. Douglas. Walter +,
HodEman. ". T. Owens. II. l.. OTIS
and others were also on hand.
Four out OF the original number OF
six jurors stood the test Of the Judge.
The two had pronounced opinions a.
to the Sunday law ani It's Observance.
Lawyer Daily. who /. FAT ana .utn.-
what inclined 10 be pompous. offered \
lew suggestions to the Court AS TO III.
manner o! securing mere Jurymcu. 2n,
Judge Kellogg .nttmatcd tina, he
though: ne was c,mpet.n; 10 fuinl
that duty. He ADJOURNED cour; III 10
O'Clock In order TO make new drawing
OF jurors.
The Jury chosen.
When the court rcc,nvened. J chriEty
Bel! was called to The jury box, Ills
opinions were too strong for the Judge.
and he was dismissed. Louis Klein was
accepted. The jury was rs follows;
Louis Klein. Joseph r. Swene!". VIII
tam r. KetChLm. William Klein. Ous
8. Stearns. u. a. Doran.
Policeman Wrbb's Tr.tI.,"my.
The first witness for the prosecution
was Policeman William r. Webb. He
Is "A chunky man with a smooth face.
short and stocky. Tx. iicrk!mrr
County smoke-housc. He appeared IN
plain clothes. He wac positive he saw
Mr.. Adams on the links.
And the worst OF II was he had a
golf stick In his hands, said the wit.
ness.
You arrested Mr.. Adams"
Il did,
That's ALL" said the Judge.
Mr.. Morse questioned IN. witness
closely as TO the location OF III" grounds,
The object WAS TO prove that the ASSOC
CATIONS grounds were private.
Tho lawyer then asked the Court 10
discharge the defendant on the ground
that the game was private one and
not q public sport. This was orerru,d.
The witness said no ladies' were Present
1t the time OF the arrest.
Policeman Mike McGra,h. who was
present when the arrest was made cor.
Foborated wclchs testimony. Tn. city
then rested its case
Lawyer Morse. for the defendant.
anid:
~ will move 10 dismiss the case on
the ground tina, no off.nse has been
proved TO have been committed. ! con-
Tess TO feeling very much embarrassed
in the present case. The decision Is like
~ to have Il very far-reach.ng effect.
Ny learned colleague would no, be here
were an attack on religion intended"
The attorney Then went into n" his.
tory OF the Sunday and Sabbath. and
che pretty girls on the back benca.-
Yaw,isl till II was really quite shock
ing. By the tim. he mad reached the
reign OF III. pilgrims In leo the Ser.
Eeant.at-Arms had become confirmed
somnaInbulist.
i: was really getting serious. and IN a
few minutes more there would nav. been
sounds OF snoring had 1t not been that
a newspaper Photographic created "A d.
Court. jury and audience.
Morse thought somebody was drawing
4 gun and gave II note OF warning 20
the Court. Their. was murmur about
''yollow journalism. and the trance was
resumed Walter W. HUigman pF.si-
dent Of the saegk!l! Coli Club, va. called
to the stand
4 Fiery Outbur.t.
He was present when Mr.. Adams vas
arrested. He was asked concerning
the grounds OF the association. and said
they we're private.
20. How TO ria. Golf.
u Then there came another religious dis
cushion and another periG! OF qt..t rest
q only disturbed by tn. lowing ~ the gen.
tie kline In the green tield- adjoining tn.
: court house. AT times the iuwycr be.
4 came strenuous. IL. jumbled his word.
Together and insisted on saying ouch
y and ''Ust ter. After awhile DAILY -aii
''l'h tell you how they play golf. They
& put a ball on u tee or something, then
Mellow comes along and hits 1t. bin. An,