The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-21
DRUG HABIT MADE
Diff THE GUNMAN
AGR|NN|NG IDIOT
Ellison, Murderer, Once
Dreaded on East Side, Sur
rendered to Court.
BROKEN BOWERY GIANT
Skipped His Bail After Convic-
ton and Then Gave Him
- self Up to Morphine.
BROKEN BOWERY GIANT

~Bin' Ellison. murderer. who once
iwaiked the Bowery imperious In the
Jnsolence Of gang terror. was surren-
Tered by his bondsman to-day TO Jus
tics Davis In the Criminal Branch OF
the Supreme Court.
Ellison II q chattering idiot. Gone
Prom RE pasty white face In the former
snecring curl Of the lip and the men,
scing droop " the cyelid; gone from
the shrunken frame Of the criminal the
srstwhiie swagsering carriage which
went with the untrammelled sway OF q
eoriils. Instead, . STOPPING. shunling
dgurs Of not more than ITO pounds In
weight was half dragged by two at
tends nts from :hc Central Islip In.
sane Asylum before the bar OF the
court and from the slack mouth In the
inhuman face came foolish cries ana
stuttli inss.
Bin" Ellison wus come again into
court 10 answer to nis crimes.
Technically. Bin" Ellison IL stu
snswerable to the law for the murder
az william J. Harrington on Nov. r.
1893: and Antonio Car1one. who had put
ND q tib,cgV bond to insure Eliisons
presence in court when his appeal from
\ conviction on the murder charge
should be heard. surrendered Ellison No
ons Incompetent TO be considered
bonded prisoner. The shambling IDIOT
was ordered TO be taken before Justice
Blanchard OF the Criminal Branch for
an order to be taken to Matteawan
uppn execution OF the sentence OF from
eight to twenty years now outstanding
against ham.
The proceedings before the Court were
very bscef The bundle Of clothes,
which was supported on either side by
the guards from the iunatic asylum.
meWed and tbbcred at the Justice while
the acceptance Of the prisoner from the
hands Of his bondsman was formally
made. then - he was led away he
turned ana waved his hand at the
Ceurt.
VERY fne. very nne.'.. cried what had
been bic" Ellison" TIN FEELING very
me-"
oRcoMgS HoPELess DRUo
.VygMp AFTER SKIPPING BAIL.
Il haA been on June %. . year ago.
that Q big listed. broad shouidsred
thug whose boast II was that no was
too strong with the politicians ever 10
''ost his" stood In the dock In this
same court room and heard the Justice
pronounce sentence OF from eight 20
twenty years. according ITO behavior"
Thea Ellison. the gun nEhtcr and bad
nmn Of the east side. had jerked his
hsaA In Q derisive motion toward the
prssiding Justice while his LIP twisted In
Q slow sneer So justice had got him
81 hst. but not nearly 20 deadly wss
me grip Of Justice upon bin" Ellison
then ~ the quick. throttling hand Of an
other power Grcatsr than man-msde
courts. II was the drug.
Hardly had "BiR'' Ellison been bond
"a out 10 temporary freedom IN January
tAst. pending the review OF his case.
than he disappeared. None heard OF
lin for months. Even his bondsman
could not nod him and despaired OF his
Loo. Then. -four months ago, tho
bondsmsn got word that his man was In
restruint down At Central Islip. liz
went down and found "Bin' what he IL
to-day. The doctors say that the march
Of parcels will be mercifully swift. lie
cannot live another six months. The
man 10 y slave to the morphine habit.
This 10 the tabloid story Of Bit
Ellison. once king In 0snsland:
He was twenty. hArd-muscieA and
angular when he made his first appear
ance IN the Bowery. coming whence N
one knew. He took easy service y
drawer of Fat Flynn's beer In the gro,
shop maintained by him In Bond stree
and his nickname came TO him becaus
oe the singular dizziness he would dis
play. w|aen occasion demanded II. Il
putting his nst between the eyes of on
net wanted In the dive and then Civ
inS the boot" to the PROSTATE one unit
inconsistencies beat the ambulance.
KNOCK DOWN. AND. DRAG. OUT
ACT WON HIM FAME.
Ellison prospered In his reputation an,
moved TO . place q little more vi
than Flynn's. That was Pickerelles Il
Chrystie street. From that he grad
uated to q noisesome resort run by on
LAndy In Forsyth street. on Houston
For "Bins'' prowess ms = "bouncer
Of undesirable patrons was no less Wild
than his skill at the beer tap and hi
readiness with the ready conversations
Arts OF tho under world. He could d
the knock-do an and-drag-out act be
ter. with less noise and q heater grac
han any other bartender In all ID
Jhoid."
Alas by the perfectly logical channel
q the underworld ''Bin' came to be
vover among the lesser politicians. II
VAs good man" at election timei
which meant that II any fool electio
Inspector started to raise \ holler
shout Anything irregular about a ballo,
lag place Bin was the man to atten
y his case with neAtness and despatch
Because of hts power with some OF I'll
vAmmany. understrsppers no magistrai
ever held Ellison for any trouble
which there was complaint.
Once. 20 esta blish his reputation sti
further in Gangland. bin" hearl
killed policeman. lie struck him wit
bottle when Ids back was turned. the
broke several OF his ribs with the toe