The evening world., 1909-03-18
Young Mr.. Stanley Explains
Why He Hit One Who In
sisted on RESCUE" First.
WIFE WANTS TO KNOW.
Persistence of Inquiring Voice
From Hotel Room Hampers
His Story of Affair.

Young Mr.. William ]. Stanley. VIII,
what reticent this morning about The
great automobile melodrama In which
he took leading part in West Forty.
fourth street last night He didn't care
to say who the two young women were
who were with him. He didn't care tC
tell why he abandoned them to the
deadly peril of burning insulation or
an ignition wire, which went out Of
Its own accord after suffering tive
minutes. He didn't care to say why he
slapped the face of one Of the women
as she tearfully demanded that she be
rescued.
All he would say was this:
Yes, 1t was my car ! did hit some
body, and l did run away, and | did
turn In the fire-alarm and all | can say
is that II you had been in my place you
would have done the same thing"
Mr.. Stanley was standing at the door
nj his apartment in the Albany when
he made this statement. Notwithstand-
Ing he seemed just to have risen from
bed, he was very weary. He stated
most frankly that II he had known 1t
was reporter who was calling on him
lie would not have opened the door
Wife ansed to Know.
Back Of him in the shaded gloom OF
The room was a bed. From that gen.
eral direction came the voice OF Mrs.
Stanley. asking:
Willie. why should n reporter call
on you? Don't 20 away, please, Mr..
Reporter, until he answers me"
Hush, dear" said Mr.. Stanley, go
10 sleep" Then In a hoarse whisper
he said to The Evening World man, /,
Yes! Yes: 1t was my automobile. |
Yes, had some friends with me. Now,
please, let 1t go at that"
Willie" inquired the voice out OF
The gloom. what are you saying to
him that you don't want me to hear?"
It's all right, dear" said Mr.. Stan. |
ley, soothingly, the young man wants
Inc to help him in personal matter"
was one of these friends your
wife, asked the reporter
You haven't any sense at all,' OK.
claimed Mr.. Stanley, quite irrelevant.
ly and peevishly.
WILLIE inquired the gloom voice.
who were you with last night, any.
way, and what did happen?"
she wasn't there" said Mr.. Stanley
In a hurried whisper Now will Won
please understand
Did you hit one OF the ladies' >" asked
The reporter
WILLIE inquired Mrs. Stanley, who
neemed to be quite awake by this time,
L insist on your making some state
ment to me about this affair"
can | talk to two people at once"
hsked Mr.. Stanley over his shoulder
with some heat.
1t seems to me that a wlfes rign,
comes first, said the voice of gloom
Just What Happened.
What do you wan 10 know asked
Mr. Stanley with some show of dss-
reration and recklessncss. It's inst
thls: went into the place wher, We
were 10 order some drinks f0r thc--tba
-er-my guests. And while | VAS In
there the machine bla2td IN ana the
nre started, and on OF the--er-uv
guests. she grabbed me and / pushed
her away. Oh, well, If YOU put IT that
way. hit her Aud then ran
And when | got to fire-alarm bov
turned In an alarm. The tireme1
might save EN-. II they wanted TO- byr
! didn't want to hang around Their. i'm.
Ter the circumstances business nj, -,.
Intense backward nod toward the gloom,
and came home I'd rather lose s,;0ooi
than have had this happen HINES,
Now, Will you please go away and
Willie, murmured the gloom. dafer.
mlnedly, there are limits TO even mt.
patience. II YOU don't stop whisnar,r,,
TO that person shall get I'D and come
over there just
At this point Mr.. Stanley gently ,,,
firmly closed the door.
half an hour lu-el It first aid IN ,,..
injured automobile backed m ~ ,ms
deserted ear ~ front ~ NO l5F We.
ioIty-ioutlA street WLr!. ur. Iatt,l,n,
tIIel, wv" me e.-.E.s. ua, ....p. .uvrg
one HOOK ana Nll.. tues lad 3 +, D,
10 its fate early r4s up,.u. re-. =.
pair man hi,cErd w. @. 'ac BIZ "A. yrl
lowed II aWay ".'
The boss says there's been ....,..
tax about this thing, AMI tow much
faid the chauffeur ~ the J,yt. vr.nr
Nnen he was approached .r the Pc.
porter.