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Show Proved Truth of "Fish" Story. 'I ho sturgeon which was caught In thi' Harlem ilver u few deja ago and which weighed, according to the truth fill llshermnn nnd those who assisted In weighing It Jiibt too pounds, would have found Its way to the home of a prominent lawjer In New Yoik If Its ndvent had been known to members of the Albany society who know thlt story: At one of tho early dinners of the society, when matters Albanian Including Kane's Lot, "Pop" 8aw- yer, the Jug of Blood and "Nlckey" De Forest, were enlarged upon. Louis Stern told his neighbor about the slzo of sturgenns he had seen at Marcellus' and Thomas' markets when ho was a boy, many of them weighing more than a hundred 1 pounds. Tb story was listened to respectfully, but the guest hinted at Its flshiness by saying: "When thoy get nnother like that have It sent to me and I'll pay double Its I market value " The Harlem catch has 1 caused htm to withdraw the offer |