New-York tribune., 1908-09-29
HONEST JOHN" ON GRILL
DECLARES HE'S SOLVENT.
Chary of Telling Some Details OF.
His Business.

Honest John" Kelly spent an unpleasant hour
yesterday before United States Commissioner 0il
christ under examination in bankruptcy proceed
snys Receiver r L. Edick. in charge of the Rye
Reach Inn at Rye, \. Y, was anxious 10 nio as
sets. and called Kelly and Oscar Snyder, VINO con-
Quoted the place under partnership asreene.ne, @
creditors alleged that Kelly had secretco s---o. @
cash so Receiver Edick decided TO call Honest
John" as the first witness ,-r
through his counsel. Edward J. Maroney' hens y
denied that he was bankrupt and declared una uiSs
the object OF the hearing was 10 oesfaue' ,,.
and incrimnate him. but Commissloner 0Oi''
bel6 thar Kelly would have to testify.
he said he lived at the Hotel Albany ana was .
speculator In hotel business and billiard rooins'
.eyyhat was your last speculation
..r had good bet on Fair Play but lost
pa sais he was now interested In billiard rooLii
=, broadway conducted under the name OF 'on,i -, -
DOYLE and responsible Tor oepts conNl % - | -
I,oyle He said the billiard room do no' ~ m -
than 500 and that he was solvent ana prepAleu -,
llAh * aoa I1eeed 10 be owing creditors of the
Rye Beach Inn ,a
-.oe YOU know Lou BettsT was asAeo- -.
Ee1iy bx advice Of counsel refused to answer uie %
,,asrion- on the ground that it tended 10 oeeraoe
- oIso fecause il tended TO make him in
famous. ,+, Y M,
Bstts?" continued Mr.. Goldsmith
Z EeIlv again declined 10 answer
.soo Won owe Lou Belts any money!
.eNo" ..z e
~ ,,oB owe any person any money outside OF
IT ,5,,sr+ say that owed Lou Belts money
Are you under any obligation to pay any O--e
saTse debts of the Rye Beach Inn. suppose.
an also under an obligation 10 pay $50 week
alimony."
ITO your wife," .-
IT 5i6D,, saw 10 whom. It has got TO be proven
thar she is nv wife. Let US fx up things You
KNOW I'm solvent and Il you desire. MI Goiosnln
7 Will give bond security 10 pay the s''o0V =
the property at the inn does not cover ai ulo
claims I'm no criminal and want 10 SQUARE
things" ,,zss
Are you interested in any other place Desioe'
-be billiard rooms at Broadway and 42d street!
4r decline 10 answer but before doing so "oulu
,are "a know what you consider business
Commissioner Csilchrist explained that IN legal
ssnse business was anything conducted at profit
loss -
Kelly then declined TO answer He SAID ne hao
heen engaged in three enterprises in the last SIX
months but declined to tell what they were on the
ground that he might be degraded OF incriiflna'eu
Tze refused to say whether not he was asso-
ciated with Lou Belts.
Where did you get the steel engraving OF ran
road station"
From Punger Walton He was broke ana
took the picture in settlement for money loaned
him
You have other paintings"
Yes. in the billiard room Broadway and at
No 1z1 West 41st street.
Who keers the 41st street place?
Il don't know. 1 used TO live there.
Kelly declined 10 tell whether ii was a private
t7nsse or a place of business and declared that he
had rot resided there for five or six years
He said he had s4, 600 or $1,000 on deposit with
the Commercial Tr1s- Company and a small amount
on deposit in the Franklin Savings Pank. but re
fused 10 tell whether he owned real estate
..why were the bills Of the Rye Beach Inn nof
paid?"
y don't know 1 gave Snyder the money 10 go
on with 1lre place. The trouble is I've been too
essv-soft Man TO man. don't throw me into
bankruptcy when I'm perfectly solvent When
man does work he should be paid 1 paid the Ia
terers which Snyder left starving s1S5 last week
I always pay my debts, and viii settle with the
hatcher and the baker They I viii, and
can give all the security you want that I will clear
I'D the So 800 which it is claimed Kelly and Snyder
owe