OCR Text |
Show TKILD IT OM MrCArtHKV. The t'usllit IU an fr'-"knr With A I'oatidem-e Mu. XevYokk, July 17. A confidence titan named James Filgerald allempt-cd allempt-cd to got $100 from Hon.inick McCaffrey early yesterday mortiimr. McCaffrey, w ho is known by everyone as a celebrated celebra-ted pugilist, received news yesterday that his mo: her was seriously ill in Pitt-burg and that she uosired hi presence. pres-ence. The telegram that told the news camo on Sunday night ami Doui'mick had no ready money. He did have a cheek signed by his inanajter, James Hart, for tioo! Iu company with some friends the prize lighter went to a saloon on the coiner of Fourth avenue and rhiilern'h street to get the cheek cashed, but the saloonkeeper saloon-keeper did not have sollicient money to do so at that time of night. Several men were In the saloon drinking, one of whom wore a clerical costume. He immediately im-mediately made friends with. McCaffrey ami bought diluks for everybody several seve-ral times over. 1 u-ed to light a little myself." explained ex-plained the man. "My name is Fitzgerald, Fitz-gerald, and if there is one thing 1 love it is a scrap or a scrapper. I've quit alt that business now and turned minister. I'm preaching dow n at Bridepott now." Again were tho drinks ordered and (be ouversutiun resumed. Fitgeruld swore eternal frieiid.-hip to McCaffrey, and said all ho had was at the pugili.-a's disposal. "Do let rue lend you some money, "ho urged. McCaffrey said he wanted to get his chock cashed so he might start for Pittsburg, but ho did not care to borrow bor-row any money. "Unfortunately." remarked Fitzgerald. Fitzger-ald. "I have not enough to cash the check, but come down town with me. 1 have a friend who bus a barrel, anil he will do the trick." The two boarded a car and reached the city square. Fitzgerald had taken tho check, folded it up carefully and deposited de-posited it in his inside tiockct. A they crossed the park it suddenly dawned ou McCaffrey that he was dealing with a contideneo man and ho began to wake ii. First ho asked for the cheek, but FilBerald put him otf and said his fre'tid's place was only a block away and that ho would get him the money. They went into a drug store to get another drink and HU- fel'ald excused himself. McCaffrey Hinted him up and again demanded tho cheek, but. Fil.gerald said ho had given it away to a man upstairs. Mct'alTery told him he must give up, lint he dill not oil or to strike him. Instead, In-stead, he called an olllccr and had Fitzgerald Fitz-gerald aresteil. lie was arraigned in the Tombs court yesterday, but the cheek was previously returned. Fit.-gerald's Fit.-gerald's defense was that he was simply sim-ply testing MeCaflery's good nature, iiiid had gone a trille too far. llo was sorry and would not do so again, so tho justice discharged hum |