The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-02
EVANGELIST HAFF
SETS Up An AL|b|.
TO 'SCHARGES
Young Patchogue Man Gave
Name to Doctor as Baby's
Father, Says Witness.
TRIAL STlRS LYNBROOK.
Grocery-Court Flows Over
Upon Sidewalk as Scandal
is Threshed Out. y
TRIAL STIRS LYNBROOK.

Lynbrook. L l., was In an sostAcy Of
scaodai to-day. whispsrs aaA murmue.
Inc behind hands. Il has had for week
or more. Ta.ting out loud s6out the
charges preferred ~ the town against
W. p. ". Han jr.. coal merchant evan
Eelist and lay preacher In the Baptist
In the Diocese Of Long Island.
and always regarded a. a dutiful hus-
band and father. had been going on
tor day or two. But to-day svsrythns
was out In che open.
On complaint Of the Supervisor OF the
Poor. Mr.. Han was put on trial befers
Judge Nsu to determine whsthsr OF
not he should pay for the support Of the
sixteen-weeks-old baby Of an eighteen.
year-old girl Of Lynbrook. no rslstioa
Of his though her name II Fiorence Han.
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE CROWDED
WITH EAGER LisrENGRs.
Tho temple Of justice In Lynbrook 10
Juds, Neu's Office over grocsry store.
Into its narrow space was packed every
chair and bench II would hold. At the
ends Of rows spectators sat on soap
boxes brought from the stores and on
pieces Of boards laid across the ends OF
benches.
Il was q very still audience. Nobody
wanted TO miss . word and the slightsst
tttering was frownsd down. Outside
the steps to the street were crowded
with perspiring listeners and unhappy
gnoups out Of earshot on the Sidewalk
waited hopelessly for soms one 70 come
out and make more room.
Counseliors George Levy ana Elvin
Edwards appeared for NJ. Han and
Louis J. Smith for the town. Public In
tsrest before the taking Of testimony
was directed at the principals. All oil
them, except . youthful Patchogus lace
maker named Bland. At whom NJ. Had
points ths finger Of seaf-sxonsratiag 20
ousation. were In court
Mr.. Hat. bald. nervous. his syss dlls<
with tears. eat looking straight ahead o
him: he chewed gum. moppsd his hsa1
and tried to dab at his eyes withou
being caught at u
Florence Han sat. half.frightened
half defiant. with her eyes on he
hands, folded In her lap. She II . sad
looking girl. Near her sat her grand
mother with worn frame. but with 4
CLINT In her eyes and q great hunger
for relief from the burden Of carinl
for her granddaughter little one. Sh,
10 very poor.
|e \. SAYS HAFF's FRIEND oAvI
HER MONEY.
Ms Han said that the baby cam
Dec. Is at Lynbrook. DR.. Fletcher o
Freeport was there. When the bah
was four months old she took It 4
Lynt rock to be boarded by . Nra
Frances. The baby. q tiny. sickly In
FAINT, was brought up through the st
Ming crowd on the stairs and shown
the Judge. 1t cried
n 0 Han said she had got Ut di
ferent times-throush the mails-su Z
one time and es and n at others.
II had no way of knowing" she said
whether Il was for baby or me-"
ibid anybody ever give you any cas-
|, for the care Of the babyf' asked Nj
! Smith.
"Yss. Howard Abrams"
There was . stir. Howard Abrams
: known a the best friend Of the Col
man, The whisper Of the answer "a
: down the stairs To the street like
nash.
|. The witness told OF frequent visi
by Han to her homo and OF his takir
Florence out nights In the winter
. 1911 and the next spring. She said d
. had never seen them come homo b
cause she wasn't up.
DR.. Fletcher said that Bland. Il
. nineteen y ear-old lace maker. had calls
him to Fiotsnce and that BANDS nan
. had. by the young mans own advic
. been put on the birth certificat
More wirelsssing down the stairwa
Hoarse whispers Of: shut UP. you o
there.O
Mrs. Han. recalled for cross-examin
. ton. said that young Bland was aroul
\ when the baby came and that he HI
been around moro or less for q ye
= weeks old Bland and Florence HI
gone to the city together and they HI
visited her once sincA
DO you remember the dates Of y
Hans visitsf" she was asked.
mo-" she answered briskly. "If
thought there was going to anythii
: come of It would have paid more q
tsntion.'
Judge Neu had to call for order.
' Mrs. Han said she had been auto RI
: Ing with Mr.. Han and Florence,
they often went without her.
= Five months ago. she said. she call
. on her cousin. Constable Plant, At Ly
y. brook. and told him che couldn't 10
q Fiorencs's baby any longer. He Il
y hsr to board It out. She said she cou
= not Afford to. He told her Mr.. HI