St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-31
Another Exposition Parade
VIII Wander Through the
Streets To-Day.
Lowry Hill Congregational
Church Welcomes a New
Spiritual Leader.
Rev. Thomas MeClary and the
WOrkhOuse--FunePaI Of
Hrs. Camp.


last evening, would touch on the COM
ing trial for libel preferred by First
avenue south saloOnkeeper, but he did
not do so. except in general manner
Immediately after the service he was
buttOnbOled tor his views on the sub
ject, but submitted rather reluctantly
to the torture at first.
Would you have any objection to
stating your reasons for making the re-
cent stunning tOur?' he was asked
1T was not from any prurient curl
OSltY. l can assure yOu.' he replied, las
/ could have satisfied that in a dozen
cities besides Minneapolis; but my main
object was TO see if such a condition Of
affairs existed as had been represented:
also as a member Of the law and order
league. and practically as a representa-
tive of those ministers who waited on
the mayor some time ago and were told
that the present state of affairs was
good enough.
"What dOyOu think is the object of
the present suit against you for ibel?"
1T is simply a malicious prosecution
on the part of Ed Stevens. whose name
was referred to in the Tribune article,
but not by me. although 1 did see Ed
sitting at a table over the Monogram
saloon where they were gambling, and
was tempted. while in the room, TO ask
him how much he was ahead Of the
game, but did not. and leTt soon after.
Since the present prosecution mas come
up a man came to me and offered to
take me to nine other gambling places
besides the Monogram so L should
judge that was not the only place IN the
city"
'.Why do you think it is a malicious
pTOsecutiOn?'
For this reason" he replied. "The
Morning Tribune of Tuesday, Aug. .,
had the account of the stunning tour
correct A reporter on the Evening
Tribune came out to my house to see
me. and my brother who happened to
be present before 1 saw MIN, was giving
him some OF the points OF the tour. and,
in telling where the Henrietta" was.
which he did not seem to know. Rebou's
place was referred to simply to
locate the former place. and even
then l did not Join in this
part of the conversation. What was
my surprise. the next day, to read in the
paper that L was quoted as saying that
RebOu's place was an asSlgnatipn
house. same as the Henrietta" ! i'm
mediately went down TO the Evening
Tribune Office and saw MIR. HambHn,
the city editor. and said there was some
mistake about this part OF the inter
view and / wished TO deny that part OF
il publicly, as l did not know Mr.. RebOu
or where MS place was located. which 1
did. I then told Mr.. Hamblin that if he
would give me a note TO Mr.. RebOu 1
would call on him. as L had no card with
me. lie did SO. and 1 went to Mr. RebOu
and told him that I regretted that
any reflections had been cast on his
place. and that I was misquOted in the
matter. He expressed himself as very
much pleased that l had come. and took
me ali through his place. and we parted
in a very friendly manner. COnSe-
QuentlY, under the circumstances. 1t
looks is though 1t was a malicious pros
ecutlOn on his part, undoubtedly lnStl-
gated by Stevens Tor some reason best
known to himself"
II his was not the only stunning
tour you have been On?'' was asked.
"Oh. no." he laughingly reJOined.
81 made the rounds about a year ago
with 4 reporter on a morning paper.
who wrote 1t up in & very lurid light"
rs there any truth in the report that
on that famous trip you played the
piano at Ida DOrsey's' pleasure resOTt?'
There is nothing in that fable more
than lust as we were going out OF the
place, L stepped to the instrument and
gently played a few bars. and L suppose
the story grew out of this fact"
How do you think the present trial
will RESULT"
Il have not the least idea. but all I
ask is this, that the newspapers will re-
port the proceedings impaTtiaIly and
fully, as 1 am perfectly willing TO leave
it to the public TO decide. 1 may at
times have said some things, probably.
that 1 was led in making some state
ments inadvertently, that were not
borne out by the facts. through eTTOne-
GUS information; but in the present case
my conscience is clear. and l did all l
could By doing for RebOu all that an
honorable man could do, under the cir
cumstauces. and the suit was dOubly a
surprise, under the circumstances"
Ed Stevens, the astute gentleman
who is charged with being the cause Of
all the trouble was approached Tor his
views on the subject, but the only reply
vOuchsafed was to the effect that he was
not a'Witness, and to wait until Wednes-
day.
The fact that the reverend gentleman
went to 8Ir. RebOu, the injured party,
and made the amende honorable preYl-
Gus to the suit being insdgated. puts
different light Oh the subject, and Will
20 a long way toward setting him right
with the public In general