The evening world., 1911-12-20
Dick Bell Displayed Loot of
Tragedy on Same Night,
Says Hines.
TELLS OF A UP.
Story Told to District Attorney
and Rejected, Young
Crook Swcars.

The defense In the trial OF Martin
0arvey for the murder of Adolph Stein,
clerk Of Jseoby's jswslfy store. At Thir.
teenth street and Sixth avenue, by taxi.
cab bandits last July. threw q bomosheil
into the prosecution to-day by the testi-
mony Of o twics.convicted thief.
Frank Hines. who said his correct
name 10 Harry members. was brought
from tho Tombs on subpoena and In
convincing tones told . story that threw
Assistant District-Attorney Mott into
confusion and brought tho courtroom
up standing.
II was a clear case Of . thief whose
pals had gone back on him and who
took his revenge by 'snitching."
Questioned by Mr.. weilman Hines, q
stocky youth Of twenty years with
three years at Elmira and " and one.
half at Sing Sing to his discredIt, said:
II was In william F~itsgibbons' house,
u No. $40 West Tenth street. the night
Of July % last. Dick Bell came In abou,
II O'Clock. with i've diamond rings on
his fingers"
Every one In the ourt-room straight
ened UP.
DICK BELL 10 A "RiNoER" FOR
oARvEv.
"Describe the appearance Of Dick
Beil7" asked Mr.. wellman.
lie Ia q tall. dark fellow. who 10
ringer for Garvey. He looks enough
like hi INTO be his brother. He was ex.
cited and his big eyes looked like they
was going to jump from their sockets
We asked him where he got the diA.
mond. n he said
~ object" yelled Mr.. Mott. and Hines
Wa not permitted to tell tho converse.
lion.
did o ever see . letter written BY
FitsTtbhons to Carney. after Oarvsy
was arrested and put In the Tosnbs?''
asked Mr.. Weliman.
Yes. dr. Fitxgtbbons wrote q note
rsadirg: we know you lra innocent
and want o to explain you case.
Enclosed ind q for messenger ng.
ursd h . wanted to get a sample o.
~t'arvey's handwriting to frame up
something on him."
did YOU tell this to the District AZ.
torney~ asked Welinan.
Yes. SIR. ] Did them ell about II
when i was pinched and found GU,
Bell and Eitzgibbons had proved II III
on me-"
"And then you told 0arvey, IN IN,
Tombs. AND that Is how We found on
about itT' pursusd W~lhnan.
Yes. STR
Mr.. Mott wen after Illness prison
ecord. but the boys frankness In ad
uniting that he u a professional Grim
nsl dharmed his story o0 appearsue,
of being . fake
10 PROFESSIONAL CROOK" III
FRANKLY OWNS.
"Yes SIR" No said. I'm q p~rofeas!ona
rock and have been for years. Wa
workInG with NtzgibbonS and Bill
They framed mo this trick. and toll
his story. It's my personal AFFAIR 4
get back At them. but I don't bear then
any real grudgs. ! aiu't sore at 'em
just decided to tell the truth"
Didn't the District-Attorney tell 20
no had investigated our story abou
he diamond rings on Bellhapd and tn
letter and hat found there waA nothin
n IT, asked Mott.
mo. sir. MIR. Weller. your assistant
told me he had looked into my stor
md believed every word I said" cum
back H1nes.'
Mr., Mott. In great perturbation, ser
or Mr.. Weller.
. With the addition Of one new witnes
who identified the prisoner as the ma
: he saw shoot Adolph Stern In front {
Q ~Iacoby's jewelry store. Sixth avsnu
= md thirteenth street. last July. and tn
I, testimony OF Second Deputy Police Con
missioner Dougherty n lnspscts
h hughes. Assistant District'Attorue
Mott to-day rested tho States oAs
against Carney. y
The new Identification witness WI
q Curtis O. Whitaker. an once msnax,
living at No. 1873 West Sixty-nfth stree
q His entrance into the case was peculia
q whittiker's home Mas robbed la
August Of 800 worth of goods. r.,
IS Gently a man named Abe Marks was a
70 rested for the theft. and yesterds
!, Whittier accompanied Detective Nil
uaggerty to the Tombs to see II !
Gould Identity Marks. On the way
told Hsggerty that no had seen Il
e. murder OF Stern and could Identify Il
man who did the shooting.