The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22

Neither did Grover escape. 1t is char
acteristio of the police methods of those
lays that as Wallace. who had watched
the raid on Mike Murray's from across the
street. was soothing his excitement with a
rabbit and a mug Of ale at George Browns
chop house in Twenty-eighth street Grover
should come in with his captor and take
a seat at the next table. He was bound
to have supper on his way to Jail.
Wallace was glad to rave the policeman
there, for Grover was mad and almost pulled
his whiskers OF when he recognized bis
neighbor.
The next day the arrested mel employed
ex-Recorder Smyth as their counsel and
were released on bail and things quoted
down for a while. Then overtures for q
settlement we're made by the ex-Recorder.
Being asked what he was going to do
if a settlement were made, and being in
formed that District Attorney McKeon
would not consent under any circumstances
to stop the prosecution, he said he would
atterd to that part of it. He did not name
an adequate figure and his proposition was
rejected.
The complication seemed to be closed.
The brokers had made up their minds they
must fail and Wallace had almost drowned
in other business his regrets for his failure
when he received q request from Grover for
a last interview. He consented with re-
luctance, for he had no hope of accomplish
ing anything.
The two met in the evening in the Gilsey
House Office and went up to Growers little
single room, where, by the light of a single
ges let, they fought it out for hours. The
| whole ground was gone over again and
again.
Grover was full, first, OF promises Of future
advantage to Wallace il he would take the
sum offered and quit, and then of threats
Of personal trouble and business disaster.
No agreement could be reached and Wallace
broke of the meeting at about | A. NJ. and
went across the street to his house, where he
sought his room and his bed in discourage
ment.
He had lain reading and smoking 10 COM
pose himself, as his habit was, for a few
minutes when he heard a ring at the door
he'll. The servant who had waited up for him
had not retired and quickly appeared, say
ing that Mr.. Grover was below and wished
to see Mr.. Wallace.
sTell him I'm sick Of him and will not see
him." said Wallace, turning his eyes back
to his hook.
Presently the servant reappeared with a
card on which was written, You had bet
ter see me. | have come to your terms"
SHOW him up" said Wallace.
Grover came il and, without a word, took
from the inside pocket Of his waistcoat a
sileable bankroll' from which he peeled oil
! and dealt out upon the cover Of VILLAGES
bed 500, 600 in bills Of large denominations,
sTaat's right, isn't it, he asked.
That's right, said Wallace.
And Grover went out. II was ca r.cter-
istic Of the breed not TO ask for a :omise
or a scratch of a pen.
That was the end Of it all. Wallaco's eli
ents were saved. How eN-Recorder Smyth
managed 10 stop the prosecutions never de-
veloped, but nothing more was heard Of
them.
Wallace's reputation rervaded the Ten
derloin and, had he chosen TO take it, he
could have had crooked law business enough
at high fees to have kept him busy from
that day to THE -