The evening world., 1911-03-09
Strange influences Brought to
Bear to Keep Boxer Who De.
Tended His Wife From Insult
Out OF The New York Clubs.

Ihege is a little HgA,er IN tlls
town whose name IL Willie Jones.
.ie is 4 clean living little fellow ami
10 married. He Ia one OF the hes
120-pound boys In the country, AMI
until a short time ago he boycd often
and made a good living for his wife
and himself.
Willie Jones defended his wife
against an attack by a gang OF ruff.
fians, and like a decent citizen did
his part when the law stepped In
and sent one Of them to prison.
The result is ts1t he Is barred from
New York boxing clubs. AMI today he
IL working as a longshorcman. 10 rely
upon law Instead OF u knife or a gun
10 agninst the e;hics OF q certain
branch of society in New York.
July H. last year, Willie Jones and
his wife went to Coney Island 70 visit
mis- wifes mother. on the way willie
stopped TO get his shoes shinei. His
VIE waited near by. -Four men an.
preached and spoke to her. She stepped
away. Willie. seeing that something
was wrong. jumped from the bootblack
stand and asked what was the matter.
Ills wife said: These ioafers have been
insulting me-" Willie stepped up TO the
'our and asked IL all they had to do
was 10 insult women. one OF them, a
man named Lewis. slipped his hand into
MS back pocket and answered: I'm
snow you The others surrounded
Jones. and he started to walk away.
Lewis followed. and Jones struck HIM
with his hst.
Look out-they're stick-up mcn." said
a oystander. Willie took his wiie's arm
and turned to go back 10 the Smitn
street car. The gang followed. IIi!G a
block away one OF them. from behind.
seized WiIIle's left arm md jerked MIN
around. Lewis. also behind him.. sud-
denly slashed at his throat with a razor.
Willie saw the blow coming and in
stinctiveiy ducked his head. hat saved
his life. The razor blade cut deeply
from behind his left ear TO the side of
his nose. missing the juglar vein BY a
fraction OF an inch. Jones ran into
Neuinan's restaurant. but was ordered
out The rang was waiting for HIM at
the door. but as he charged out again
scattered. A mounted policeman vaH,
along. Lewis escaped into tlc crowd.
but Willie Jones Identified II fellow
named Berkelheimer as the man WAC
had held his arm while Lewis slasled.
BsTkelhelner was arrested. Lewis Was
caugn a little later.
In court next day seven men came In
together. Two OF them came to Jones
and SAID that Denny ana Cnr.sty Su,.l-
van sent them to tel Jones 10 puil or
and not prosecute" Jones dian t an
swer. They SAID tacy'd mn hun tul OF
holes" II he didnt drop the case. A
Coney Island ho.el proprietor came next.
He SAID TO Jones. "laKe your WI.e anl
get out OF here" Jones nept sad. I,e
motel mar sad. G on-tahe our Ni.e
and get out OF towp. IN give you
enough TO live on for a coupe o, VEGAS, .
Jones said nothing. \. nave tne Gaze
put back" said the man.
ND now for the res; o: the story
"a In Will!e's " words:
II went and found the D,s;ri,. -
Attorney after that and he said ne was
glad ! came to see him.. ! hal tarco
newspaper boys VINO saw It amt sci uU-
teered as witnesses. Two OF tl..n War.
chased of the Island when tie gan
found them out. The case wen, o. :se
Grand Jury, Several men ! didl't kaON
came to me and offered me So to go
pack ON my testimony and Elsn a re.
. lease. and raised II to $500. | wouldn'
listen to them. They told my wife tGe
same thing. They said they were wei.
known and well liked In the District
Attorneys Office, and they could do any
th.ng. They told me ~ tell the DIS.
frInf-A tfnwuan that uQE aNRNFfI ~ q .
time and Trends OF mine came and told
me these Wtrel't The people.
The trial went on Lewis had tw,lv,
lawyers, and the last one WAS Jgr.n.
He cr-oss-eXamined me. Tuc peIp.,
came TO me seve. al times ana my WIZ
told me to telephone the Diatr,ct-At
torney's office and see II ! could droI
d, w!thou, getting into trouble. District
Attorney Ross told me that II ! ever d,
anything like that Ia be compouudini
a felony. which would make me as ba.
ar they were. So ! TOLD him abou. ia
500. lie told me II they came agul
10 come aai see aim. He had the No,
arrested for trying 20 br!he me. A ma
named McCanerty came and sail, Iy
been sent TO ma olt how mucl yo
want 70 pull on ! told him | wasa'
In a position to do II, He told me n
didn't they'd bar ne from all boXia
clubs
Lewis was convicted and sentenced I
Ave years and 1900 fine The man VII
held me is going to be tried. and Tn
men who tried TO bride me to drop ii
case.
AFTER tina, ! fought once IN G3enn
Falls. | was 10 have foIeht Cwns
Langdon there. Jack Doughcrty's ba,
He dldn't show up, TIE club peopi
tod me Jack Dougher;y had sent a W.,
stating that L.snscon wouldn't Show u1
ana that II they uFed me t:c mob .
~goriilas would shoot the club Up. S
they told me that II I fought e va
at my own risk. II was a case Of nah
or walk home. so ] tod them ia sooae
night. I beat a fellow named Lewis.
80 --nnfh ag0 I naxed JnfTny Mora