New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-20
LATEST RESULTS OF THE PLOT.

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CASE WAS RECEvED-PERsoNs DESIRING EN-
PIOYMFNT MTsLED-THE PAPER ON WHICH THE
NOTES OF HIGH CHURcHMAN" AND GENTLE
MAN JOEn ARE wRITTEN-EFFORTs TO TRACE
TIL AUTHOR.
True to his promise In the note to The TRIBUNE
which was published yesterday the unknown per-
secutor of the Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix. who signs HIM
self varousy as High Cburchman" and Gen
tleman joe" sent yesterday 10 DR.. Dix's house
large number of persons to respond to letters pur-
porting to have come from the occupant of that
house. He SAID in his note to THE TRIBUNE that ne
had sent such letters TO several hundred per-
sons He succeeded in obtaining, however,
not more than fifty responses Indeed, it was sur
prise TO many that even that number could be de-
ccved after the full publicity given to the former
operations of this man, in connection with which
the number and street of Dr. Dixs house mem
toned. But in addressing his victims this time the
rogue took care TO mention name. aud simply re-
anested the recipients of his letters to call at No. II
West Twcnty-ffth-st He named different hour
for each to call and so obtained a succession of Wis
itors from early morning until late in the evening
Nothing novel was attempted in the way of
ANNOYANCE. There was simply o number of
persons summoned, of various occupations to at
tend 10 some supposed want of the occupant OF mo.
81 West Twcnty-hfth-st.," very much as before.
Among them were lawyers, for conference about
proposed divorce; merchants who called TO learn
what was wanted of them; and artisans and SER
wants. who had spent their money IN advertising
for work and were brought far from their homes on
stormy day only To be cruelty disappointed aud
deceived All the trouble and annoyance OF yester-
days work fell upon the innocent victims thus adj
dressed for DR.. Dix. forewarned by the informa-
ton given him of the note sent to HE TRIBUNE,
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the day and explain to those who came the nature
of the hoax. while DR.. Dix himself quietly and
peacefully pursued his ordinary ayocatons undis-
turbed by the scheme of his Overcoming perse-
cutor .
TRrBUSE reporter called at the house during
the morning TO learn what had been the result OF
the plan that had been prepared. He was accom-
papied up the steps by a man who sad to the per-
son who opened the door &" Is this No. 27 !"
"Yes. sir"
"No. 81 West Twenty -ffth-st. y
This is the house. sir"
els there A Does Mrs We'll. | was
told to ask for a Mrs d. received this letter yes
terday:
DrtnSm: am about to bring an acton for
divorce on course, do not wish to 60 to your
n0jcc and would like 20 have you call and see me at
nav honsc No. 27 West Iwenty-hfth-st Ask for
Mrs. d. Come about 5ie o'clock and obige.
No. p Ucst Tc ntg:dqh-st
"Is this the place 2
"Tbis Is the house, sir. But the whole thing is
boax intended 10 annoy Dr. Dix, who lives here.
You can read all abouCIt IN 1Hr TRIBCSE of this
morning. am hero for the purpose OF seeing you.
and would Ike 10 take this letter II you are willing
to leave it,
several other LAWYER, were among thosc that came,
one of them member Ul a firm III hlgh standing
and widely known. The letters to the lawyers were
alI. of the snnc purpor as that gwen above but
thosr persons vino summoned upon lnuchnlte
crrlnds were addressed moro briefly some by en-
closed letters aud some by postal cards HE letters
were nll written by the same hand that has penncd
all the letters that have been written during the
persecution OF DIR. Dix. The finencss OF the penman-
: in apparently made It pass WIN acute lawyers as
that OF lady, although an lnSpScUnh OF a
number of specimens enables anyone unheSltatlngy
to pronounce /; To he that ol man.
ANOTHER NOTE FROM TIIk UNKNOWN AsSAllANr.
All the recent letters have been written upon the
same kind of paper--a thin "hali-notc' sheet
ruled on one side only such as is used for printed
business note heads. Every sheet has evenly cut
edges except at the top, where the paper has been
form suggesting the probability that the printed
headings have been removed possibly from the
paper obtained nj Some hotel. But that the
place from which the paper WAS procured
| i not in tbc vicinity of the Post Office Station
| where the letters were mailed is Indicated bv
communication received at The TRIBUNE office yes
| terday winch was written at the Flttt Avenue
Hotel but was mailed at Stastion f. wnIch Is az
No. 46J EIghth-ave., near lmrty-iourth-st. IL was
| mailed at 1880 In the afternoon and reached the
General Post Office at 23O. IL was enclosed IN an
! envelope bearing the stamp of the FIfth Avenue
IIotcl while nearly all the other letters sent about
the CITY by this prIsOn were enclosed IN GOVerlIment
stamped envelopes This note was wrilten @ Hha est
eru mon telegraph message blank. The blank was
| folded and addressed on the back " 10 the rev
Morgan DIX. d. d.. p West 2oth-st NeW,lork
CItvr which indicates ~ do the contents that 1t
may have been the first intention OF the writer To
| send it to DIR. Dix. The note Is as Iollows;
| DR.. Sir 81
am sorry played that game-lt Will not occur
agau-yery Respectfully yours
cant help to-day-it is too late, but 1t Will not
occur next week-Dlease destroy TINS
CoNCLUsIoNs FROM THR NOTE.
The note was i'm the same familiar handwriting as
the rest. but was badly written. 1t NAV, however,
have been written while standing ana the pen was
perhaps obtained from the telegraph Office. 1t ini-
mates that the writer had been able 10 learn
that his plan had failed TO reach the object OF
his persecution; and 1t was also wri1tch
within a stones throw of Dr. Dlxs mousse laklng
those facts in connection with his announcement in
! the previous note to The TRIBUNE that nc would
be on hand.n it seems barely possible that he may
have had the nerve and audacty to present one of
/ his own letters at the house, in order to
| learn how the plan was working. How
ever dangerous such proceeding might have
seemed to mm, it woId have been sale,
| suppcsing him not to haze been personally known
| for those who called were not requested 10 leavo
| their names If he among the number, possl-
by reauest that each caller should leave his writ
ten address would have discovered him. or at least,
have directed suspicion toward those that refused.
| il is not improbable that the words " it will not
occnr next week are To he understood as an lnti-
! nation that another attempt will be made then,
which the author hopes will be more successful III
/ reaching Dr. Dix. ..
Ii has been known for some days that an inyesti-
CATION of this mans performances was IN progress,
| with view to his detection. It has been directed
Inv tbe Post Office authorities, the matter comes
| nnder their Jurisdiction through the use of the
mails for improper purposes. The person that