The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-26
FRANK WORK SAYS
HE'S A HAS BEEN
Tells Of Ingratitude of Man
Who Sues Him.
HE DIDN'T CURSE LAWYERS
All His Horses Old Ones, Like Himself.
Blames Lawyers for
Trouble.

NEW YORK. June 25.-with tears in
his eyes Frank Work, the veteran broker
and horseman. today told of the ingrau-
tude Of James Hebron, the cabstand
manager who is suing him for go be-
fore Justice Leventritt and jury In
part Of the supreme court.
The aged horseman. once a bosom
friend of Commodore Cornelius Wander
bilt. sat in the corridor of his home. at
- East Twenty-slxth Street, enjoying
the cool breczes and the fine view Of
Madison Square Park. DR. Stein, at
manager. who is suing him for 1920 be-
ined him and decided that his heart was
too weak to ccnspel mis- appearance in
court
I'm nothing but a has been now, a."
said Mr.. Work Those - lawyers,
John H. Stanchdsld, Of Elmira. and
John Delahunty. say I cussed them when
they tried to interrogate me. but their
statements are pack Of 49, lies. Me
cUss? No / never use bad words.
Started Cabman in Business.
''Do you know / started that Hebron
in business-gave him 5000 to follow
Delmonico uptown? He only had bony
nags. and couldn't have done thing
but for me- Talk about ingTautudei
Now he sues. me for money in an al
legged deal IN Panhandle stock. I never
bought stock for him
They talk about my eating at Del's;
why. my teeth are all gone. ! eat moth
ing but Stops. It will cost me $4,000
/ 10 beat the two suits Hebron has start
( ed, but I'll carry them to the highest
court They say I was out driving on
/ the speedway, and could have just az
we'll gone to court. Another lie.
/ haven't walked as far as the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel three times this year.
Il have been out few times behind
1 my seventeen-year-Old mare Mahala
/ one OF a $4,000 team ] bought twelv,
/ yaers ago. All my horses are has
/ bens' and pensioners. Merle Moore
which cost $4,000, is fourteen wears old
| Pilot Boy. who nine years ago was
| worth s., 200. is not worth his feed now
| Barnette. who cost $500 fifteen years
ago. is worthless. Edward, a grea
| horse in has day. is thirty-four year
old. and has not been in harness fol
| eighteen wears.
Duke was the best bulldog I'm tn,
country, and a gift from my son George
who died I'm Switzerland. a year ago
! William Hunt, the valet. who brought
I the body home, is dying Of consumption
and I've pensioned him on $50 wecl
| in the AdirOndacks."
Has Other Troubles.
Mr.. Work has other sorrows beside
horses that viii grow old. dogs tina
Will die. servants that will get sick
and cabbies that prove ungrateful II
once preferred New York 10 Newport o
Saratoga in the summer. but the cit,
is trying 10 drive him away. When h
owned his property he paid 5000 taxes
Now he says he holds but a second lien
subject TO an annual claim OF 1900 b,
the city.
While Mr.. Work was telling his grie,
ances Cabman Hebron was telling tn
jury that Work owed him for cab hir
since 1850. and bought STOCK ror him
balance the account. The $1,000 NJ
| Work gave him was a present 90
| didn't need the money. I had plenty O
/ my own the witness said.
| The jury retired shortly after
| o'clock. and will hand I'm a sealed verdi,
/ Monday morning.