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Show Burly Man Hires Helpless Ones to Beg on Streets Nl,V YORK, March 17 Two erip I pled woman, a little cripple, I boy mi l at armlei man ap( ared In court to-j day as witnesses attalnst John Stefan, yrho admitted hie employed the four to1 beg for him. Their wages, he said., were $3 a day, board and liquor, "when , Ithev wanted It." They agreed to glv him all the money that tinkled Into I their cups. Stefan, who Is 6 feet tall and a . I heavyweight. . hud distributed hla beg- I gar tot advuniageous points In the I shopping; district, and wait encouraging f them to reat activity when a pollce-- pollce-- man sent them all to the station. All 3 were charged with vagrancy and Benl 1 . to the workhouse pending further ln-xestlgatlon. |