, 1880-03-14
Another Chapter Concerning His
Wonderful Episto'ary
Antics.
DR.. Dix and the Rev. Randolph Nc
Kim Duly Interviewed.
They Relate Their Experiences, Which
Are Grieyous and Manifold. .
4 saloonkeeper Becomes the Victim Of the
Anonymous soribbler,
And Is Drawn Almost to the Verge
of Insanity.

| @A~-@>~~~
| of Insanity.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago TrtounA.
| New YoRK, March 13.-The singular and mys-
| tcrtous annoyances to which DR.. Morgan Dix,
the widely known Rector Of Trinity, has Of late
been subjected. formed the topic OF town talk
to-day. The case is generally admitted to be
most battling, both as to the purpose and the
perpetrator. Opinions vary between malice and
practical Joking, with large majority in favor
Of malice, and all owning the ability OF the
originator of SO remarkable scheme Of perse-
cution. The Rev. DR.. Dix, In an interview with
Times reporter to-day, said: For days
together my mails were. loaded down
with a mass OF letters and circulars from
tradespeople, clergymen, and others deceived.
Many OF them were Of such character and
from such sources felt bound to reply to them,
which entailed much time and expense. re-
ceived communications from all the cities men
toned In the Times and from 4 great number Of
others
SCATTERED OYER TWELVE STATES
Of the Union, ranging froln Bangor, Me-, to Lex
ington, KY"
"Have you any Idea as to the author?"
"Sot the slightest can think Of no one,
clerical or lay, who could have the slightest
proyocauon for attempting such a thing;
yet 1t seems hardly possible a per-
feet stranger could have undertaken
it. The style of writing, cholce Of language,
thorough acquaintance Of titles and residences
Of Bishops and clergymen, and the wholesale
and persistent. way in which the work was car
ried on, would Indicate the author q person Of
leisure and Of some means, and pretty thor
oughly yersed in church affairs The hand
writing all the letters, postal cards, etc, was
exactly the same. He had not taken the trouble
to disguise it or employ others, SO as to divert
attention. Every scrap Of writing from begin
ming to end is
IN ONE HAND,
and IL We can but trace that hand our work is
done.'
"What was the character of the writfng2"
SIT was of medium size, well linked, not pnr-
Hcularly bold or prominent, yet not feminine.
1t did not have the smoothncs5 and uniformity
Of clerks or bookkeeper's writing, and was ap-
patently that Of some one accustomed to fire.
quent writing, yet not particular about the style
or finish Of his productions. In one thing he was
peculiar. He was very economical, always
using postal-cartfs when possible. Even invita-
tfons TO- dine with the Lord Bishop Of Exeter
were written on postcards with his Lordship's
full title He Was exceedingly ingenious
in deyising new and lrdicrous means Of
annoyance, and covering his tracks and confus-
ing those who might seek to unmasR him. With
all his cunning however. he has put himself
within the meshcS Of the law, for, though he
cannot be prosecuted for blackma1l, he can for
trespass and libel. Some Of the communica-
tons we're clearly lihelous, and I am advised
prosecution can be based on them Some have
suggested the whole affair Is the work Of hulf-
insane person seized with sudden craze for
penn1ng malicious letters The system and
method, however, are more suggestive Of per-
son with full Wits"
In reply to the question whether the 1niHstves
could hare have emanated from some person
discharged or supplanted in Trinity's employ,
Dr. Dix said he -AA~@- '"'.' - 49,
COULD THINK or SO Such PERSON. /
that he knew Of no one who considered himself |
personally aggrieyed at any act of his, or would,
even II aggneyed, take such eccentric revenge. |
!" Or course can think Of fifty who might, under
conceivable circumstances, attempt something |
Of the sort But there is no one to whom we can |
trace anything. The whole affair Is mystery, !
and II It is not sorry sortof practical joke it is
certainly the most extraordinary exhibition of /
causeess malice have ever heard Of"
Although lawyers and detectives have been |
engaged for days In hunting evidence, nothing |
has been discovered toward disclosing the |
scoundrels identity. DR.. Dix has taken meas
ures to secure the publishing of tho fac smiles |
Of the letters, which will be widely circulated in
The hope Of gaining some clew to the author.
AMONG THE cLERaYNES
annoyed By the mysterious persecution is the
Rev. Randolph McKim, Rector OF Holy Trinity
In Har1em- Last September he received short
letter purporting to come from DR.. Dix, the
eohtents OF "nlcn mysllned and pefple1ed hin.
The letter read:
"REvERESp AND DEAR s:In: Tour card in the
New York Herald is certainly mistake You
'an Tor centennial celebration of the adoption
If the Common-Prayer Book, but the Common
PRAYER Book WIS not adopted in I'm. hit in 1785
pary1on me for correcting th;a ,nistato md ha-
49, ~, ~ t,,,., s.o''..s LILO I9
1e.s s1a4 LUG s set. s .raly soars, aohaAS DtA
Dr. DIX, SAID fr. Mchlm, 1 was naturally |
1stontshed at the receipt Of 30 enig1natical
etter. had published no card about the Com- |
non-Prayer Rook. ar ou any otber subject |
- 800 ~. . ,.,e
~ onee "lole u nI1cI note 10 the DOCTOR,
:onfessing my inability 70 understand his COM
ana requesting an explanation. In
.nswer received a reply incloslnc my note,
IND telling me ne did not understand me. The
natter was becoming complicated, and hunted
1p pieces Of the or7gtnul letter in rhe waste
,asket, pasted them together, and sent them to
[ hntRTp this