New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-14

who are looking for him. has recently shown large
amount of enterprise in annoying eminent cler
gyman and a iquor-dealer. The Rev. Dr.
Dix in particular. has been subjected to
vexatious persecution, hundreds of letters and
great number of visitors having been directed TO
his honse by means Of forged postal-cards
purporting 70 have been sent by him. The
author of the apparently purposeless scheme
has shown a wide knowledge of church matters
aud his handwriting is that of a professional man
yet it is believed that he also wrote the misspelled
letter which caused visit from the Paterson
Chief Of Police to the Third-ave. liquor-dealer.
+ TWO SIMILAR EXPERIENCES.
UQUoR-DEALER AND CLERGYMAN ANNOYED
IN THE SAME WAY, AND APPARENTLY BY THE
SAME PERSON.
Daniel Buckley liquor dealer, of No. 30
Third-ave.. received IN the course OF last month
number Of communications which threw biz nina lnto
of great perplexty. One Of these thanked him
for his generous offer giving one days receipts TO
the Irish Famine Fund.- another threatened law SUIT
| another induced the Mayor and superintendent OF
police OF Paterson, n. j. 10 him an Official VISIT on
| the ground that he was presumed to be murderer
Several addressed TO other persons I'm HIS name led To
the delivery at his store Of goods that be had no use
for and to numerous inquiries on his premises
after Glen missing property AS soon
thoroughly grasped the idea that he was the vic
tim Of a flrstclass hoax, he put the matter mo the
hands OF detective and the very day the annoy
ance ceased.
Bnt Mr. Buckley was not altogether pleased that It
stopped so suddenly. Tie policeman gave 1t away,
he says, we should have caught the scamp be-
fore now" However much Of the soreness oecasoned
by malicious joking has worn f. ana over the par
with his friends tue glasses lifted to " g. j." or
Gentleman Joe" with a mysterious solemIity ana
series sly merry wnks that call to mind tine ambiguous
water toasts q tne Cromweian days IN the
Old country.
Tell me The whole story. Mr.. Buckley" said TRIB-
reporter last evening after chatting about the mis-
| chlevou- letter writer for some time
"Come tins way" replied Mr. Buckley, Leading me
way INTO his tiny office. "and VIII tell you the whole
! thing"
| "Wel received q good many Of these postal cards."
! he began and first one was on February IL IL
! purporied to come ron The Herald Office. and was
signed smith, and thanked tor generous Offer OF
giving the proceeds OF my bar the next day
! 10 The Herald Irish Famine Fund. II was
| dated the day previous, and said my letter
would appear I'm The Herald the next morning As soon
as read it took up The Herald and there the an-
| nourcement was. I mad tell you went down
to the newspaper Office and conradcted the thug and
hung sign out here saying that mao nothnS 10 90
with The Herald fund.
"Thaj same Saturday afternoon received note In
an envelope. On piece Of paper stuck the false
announcement OF my generosity that had appeared I'D
The Herald ana underneath was written All honor TO
Buckley! Old ireland forever! All ahI abr and
signed 81. Patrick. ST. Bridget The same evening
received a postal card on which was written Friend
Buckley 10 You think We are now even From one who
| wcs once your trend"
"nad Won sncken 70 nySody about The Herald fund.-
! Mt BucScyl"
Not a soul. II was simply malicious trick, that
was ALL Well on Monday the 23l. received another
Us al card viii tell you who wrote that card in The
VerqiI You VIII give me SO. II you are satisfied an
sverin The Helod Tomorrow. Al. right G. j. took
no noc- Of that ard the following day received an
! other. pnfporiug 10 come from The Herdid III %;
/ We are on the right track. Come down at once aud
/ ak for G.. Rowland. l ga" .ir HIGHLAND, Ddt Oh
! course. he knew nothing about H.
On Tue 81 " the q %. the Mayor OF Paterson came
here accompanied by the Chief OF Police. The Mayor
ha. received postal card from NewYork dated on the
| preyiou, day, which read;
At.,.l. and 9,n ST New YORK named D. Buc,e3 might
tr you sJa.rJnin about Thee MURDER OF ne wolan me-
,a.ncd pretty free OF Wmc he vas drlnkn ia7j mite
don't want 10 be known
"Isrortd tine Mayor Che po-ta.s mad received before
so they were satisfied and went away.
| .'Tnc same afternoon received letter from james
Boaen who Bad received posta, card IN my name
asking for 80 Ue perfect stranger to NE,
nu went and explained matters and It was all right
Tho mex, da3 bad pos IL card purporting 10 come
frou Mr. Goden threatening 10 mo for $4,000 for
attempting to olackpan HIM. That the last Of the
postal cards Iput tbe matter into the hands OF de
/ tectIye right away"
LOOKING FOR STOLEN GOODS.
Put the posla cards didn't end it, On Wednesday
! the 23th man came into the store and sa.d Does
follow named Joe come bereP What Joe' says I,
hut he couldn't tell the other name On the moment
two more came H. aftrr the other
and each made a similar inquiry. The last conner
was J. Levy who lives at the Aston House II seems
each Of these gentlemen advertised FOR miss
ING article and this postal card fend had replied offer
INK ~ r,aI adyertsefncnt-, gentleman Joe-Au
| Right" Three OF these advertisements appeared
/ u day and each advertiser Itc''Feu III
reuy postal a. follows; CAL at D. Buckleys saloon
| NJ. 30 Third-aye at o'clock Wednes1ay ai'erh4ou'
and other time. BRING the money WIN you' hlu re-
| crivc TIE g,ods No humbug with me- Il you please.
! GENTLEMAN JOE ., .,
callci aud asked for Gentleman joe Another postal
said Anot- postal mat 90 you mean cn, ne re-
Ann- Church. Brooklyn. aud been referred 20 me Tor
see"
That same night put the matter into the hands Of
have my sus oclons OF somebody aud be doesn't 1--we
twenty miles rom here. and s IN, beef tnat the police
! OF course l can't say whom suspect because
mrht make mistake 9na dr IL %"ulu .r men
nave come that dldnt order and dare say great
~ ,o,t M uotce o. them Or DIX received great
! many letter.. too, IN the sane way. - -. 1900. - -,
- We'll. lad none after the 25h February. when I
cy me mntier 10 the deecuves. and those 10 Dr. Dix
! -foppcd on that very day. too. Tley thought at
| nr,t was doing 10 al, ana that was az
! ouatrted with some minister. But don't
fuov mo- Ministers no. The handwriting on the
ro-fn. s.u 20 both /, the same believe. Su,
dnrT tuus i the man who Is doing n. mink
tber are o 1ho man su-pect moves IN oil sorts Of
socrtv ana lac mast have mel tie man putting up this
nick be mia ster anu in that way learnt no" To
! play 10 on me-
DR. MoGG,v D;x's EXPERENCE.
The reporter afterSard sent in hs card to Dr. Morgan
Dix AZ MS house on Vest Twerty-hfthst., and mad
long talk with him regard to the annoyance from