New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-11
HOT SHOT FOR TAMMANY.
THE REV. Mr.. DIXON AT HIS GUNS AGAIN.
HIGH TINE FOR THE wIGwAM TO TAKE Mr..
BEDFoRDS ADVICE TO THE
sGRAND JURY.

The Rev. Thomas Dixon jr. In the prelude h
MS regular sermon at Association Hall, yesterday
morning, attacked Tammany Hall and those member
OF thnt organization who were instrumental in secur.
ing his indictment by the Grand Jury "Ths
Collapse Of Koch and Nlcol." was the title OF hs
address The hall was than comfortably filled
when he began % speak, and large number OF thoss
present wore Christian Endeavor badges Irere "a
part Of what he said
81 have In the pubic press that JoscuA
Koch's alleged libel prosecution came to a sudden
and untimely end few weeks ago. Mr.. De Lancy
Nicol, the DistFicAttOrney Of New York processes
to be much hOller man than the ordinary every.
day Tammany hcelers who gave him the Office. We'll,
he Is good lawyer, shrewd and polished young
man. lie knows his business. too. When he gets
hold OF Il red-hot poker he drops It.. This Is wise.
But why should he swear at his neighbors because
lie had to drop 1t, when the dropping for bis
own convenience, not his neighbors.'
"On the Both day OF June five days before the
date fixed by the court for peadngs in the case this
y1rtuous young man Seaked into the Court Of General
Sessions and in my absence and without any notice
to my attorneys, dismissed the Koch-Grady Higgins
Tammany indictment. He dismissed 1t with a left
handed Endorsement that designed to stab In the
back the defendant. whom he had not dared to face
IN open court before a jury. lie had the power to
dismiss 1t II he liked. but he bad no right In the
dark to enter on public record. under the cover Of
statement. This was unmanly. 1t was unfair II
was cowardly 1t vas Infamous. And respectfully
submit to the coed people Of New-iork, that II Nr.
Ncol stopped to the level Of Tammany before,
he sOpped in the dish In that act IL was piece
OF petty meanness surely unworthy of District
Attorney learned In the Law, who Gspires to judicial
honors
ain this brief record OF dismissal secretly made ~
Mr. SIcoll there are four falschOods, as follows:
81 He says After having counsel on both sdes'
He never heard counsel both sides. The case was
never argued before him. My counsel never asked
him for a dismissal. They had entered neither DICK
nor argument and the dismissal was as great sur
Prise TO Colonel Abney. who had the case IN chare'
with Messrs. Moss Colby and CHnch as to myself
"u H., SAWS that after all IL IS doubtful II the
lonruaCe used fails within the statute against llDel
Mr. Nicoll IL lie has thimbleul of sense, knew thas
statement to DE false wheIT he made II. was
charged with using the following language Cand
sl spect DID IT.: The city Government blds ueH'e
TO the moral sentiment Of the community Aaso'
Grant has lust reapponted Koch as Excise ooui
missioner. This fellow the biggest scoundrei u
nj, the Board the one man Of all men VINO deserved
IN he Kicked into oblivion. He stands indicted for
rho violation OF his oath Commissioner and Should
bc In the penltentary today. lie alone came up W
the standard Of the Mayor, and was reapponted ID
there any Obscurlty or uncertainty about uaI ian
cuage7 Is It not TO the pointl Does II not s'hts
hnrd cold faGtSI Doc ~" l<alsNs -'''A a.
tand before the people OF NcwY and say that this
,o,cuoce f. not libellous per SCI have never made
I'M, one answer to Joseph Kochs spluer over it-vh'
4 said IT, II is true, every word Of it, And can
prove IT,
Ill He produces the impression That the case
dismissed through the generosity Of large-mhdH
pubc officials. A. n matter Of fact, he knew 'ha' 10
could not prosecute the case Mt all without ea'n5
Ms own words accusing Koch Of the same Offences
.,f, In
,pi.saI was for his own convenience, not mihe'
ny He declares that he dsmisses, because the
,,aence WAS not sufficient that the defendant was
n nuisance or n common raIer' This Is lie Qua
NJ whole cloth imputed for special purpose Inc
indictment did not mention any such imaginary
offence lie might Just we'll say that he dismissed
the Indictment for lte because the evidence Was Ia
sufficient to convict Of murder.
Mr.. Nicon had some reasons for dismssihs thh
casc In, he failed u give one Of them In the SAD
ocrous attacl, he made In the dar Will gave them
for him:
"nl lie dismissed 1t because he knew that every
single word alleged ibellOus WAS true ana Hore
he knew the truth of them personally ana that 'iey
could be established by his Own testimony on the wiz
nessstand.
sea lie dismissed Il and did It qulck-because he
knew there was dynamite enough in ii 10 blow Tam
mony Hall - pieces. lie knew that this trial once
entered upon would last II month and that Iammay
Hall could not stand the scarchsht ior mat @hsIa
OF time. lie knew that the record was rott;h' aAa
that he dane not face a jury with ii.
80 lie knew that the indictment was oO'aAeo
from suspicious Grand Jury. composed Of Iammahy
hcelc,S and underlings and liquorGeaicrs. with nve
or SIX good men whose voices were not heard. lie
knew thai even with such men one Cunning = Bed
ford hi, assistant. deemed It necessary to 90 INTO
the Grand jury room and by personal ana POhu'A
solicitation secum the indictment before any evidence
wa, int reduced. lie knew that in that act bedou au
dscraccd the Dstr.c-Att0meys ollce ana lie did io'
dare Try such an Indictment. even though lie had
case He knew that II would take more than judge
Marines little speech to whewash the record OF thA'
Grand jury with Higgins, llaswell, Blessing, Aieu
and Tiinor ard Others OF like Tx VINO we've It's leading
SPIRITS with tie paint OF the inner Iamhah!
am not surprised that Judge MARITIME tried 10
whiiewash them cod knows they Heesed IT, pas
would not have been more eiiSlcnl II sGc o wSa
presided over the d!awing Ct TINS Nnar"1De U9 ,bs
men Notc the contrast for instance Det"t'h wy
June and July Grand Jurlcs. Francis IiIe-I', nc
august foreman OF this June Grand jury, Is lanlny
n, OF tie most ignorant stamp IN hot lnc ieisn asa,
mnn Oi John j. >canneli, the notorious, mly Wny
of tho governing commit tee OF Ianmany lih'l' Nr
sucn an ienormus maze iOtm oyCr , .~o ~
thrce Of the best citizens of NcW-lo!h VINO N.'. -
number THIS fellow was - stapdy ignorant Ia ma.
when entered the Grand Juiy noon ne S3ii -, "a
rep. at the simpe words required 10 be spoken 10 q
dNpndant lie aierWAld imm0rtalized himself D! az
Interview, wherein he declared that never MouN
have been indicted had II not been Tor NE nt
npres. ion my personal appearance made On TIE "'"'N
Juror, vOung , AZ. ,a,aI
IMPRESSION he nalveiy declared that they eApe'tel
see "A man In sncerdotal robes, which shOud aI"a'S
n. black whereas | committed the awful oHehSs VI
appcaring before their august body dressed ID ~
s the very iarthcSt removed from the cu any ~ ea.
az the .clc,h' IL seems a htt.r hard that In THIS ohy
II freedom n man should be indicted because the ~
of his coat did conform 10 the rules % thS DE-
whn mini,tered 10 the foreman Of the Grand JuEN "a
sundays | know that Nj. Higgins i Il hol nn,
catholic ard that t'lc style OF my clothe, m', -
snit hlm-but Is this peniicniiary 0hence III M,
lcai Did criminal stupidity ever reach snOn'''
height ~, 49,, {, ., sav The
rI secret order that does the governing. J. IN uea
zatlon OF criminals. repeat IL with emphi,s o r
IN, uttlc cocrtc ~ men who compose It's real goNernos
are three lenders who In prison nj the same In
charged with murder. Croker. soanneH ana SW Ws,p