The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-27
TOM DIXON'S LIMBER JAW.
THE WED PARSON CATORTs LIKE
TIE WILD ASS COLT

TIE WILD ASS'S GOLF
Cniis Forem Francis Higgins OF tho Grand
Jury which Indicted Him "Tammnny
Iiecler ~" Scuiiions OF Hell" Is His New
Campaign Cry-Did Ever n Civic Union
Berin nusinsss In This Way Befores
Tho Rev. Tom Dixon carried out yesterday
in Association Hall his throat to pitch into tho
Grand Jury that indicted him for calling Ex-
ciso Commissioner Koch a scoundrel and for
publishing that libel. As proprietor also OF
tho Civic Union. which has q municipal cnm-
pagn on hand. he pitched into Tammany
Hall generally. Solutions OF hell' was ono
of his gentle epithets. In other spots his Ian
guage was far from nice. lie pretended TINT
his friends were uneasy lest Mayor Grant
should send Tom Brennan to sweep him of
tho face OF the earth. and he dened tho
assassins heroically. Francis Higgins. OF tho
Manhattan Club receiver OF the North
River Bank. and foreman OF the Grand
Jury. he described us "a Tnmmany heclcr."
and no advanced the comic proposition
| that "the pulpit" was being attacked be-
cause Thomas Dixon tho younger had boen In
| dicted. In fact he enjoyed himself very much.
| These arc extracts from what no kindly fur
nlshed to tho newspapers:
IL do not try to trim tho truth to suit the
| jadod pulses OF dudes or tho pulling senti-
mentalsm OF aesthetic fakirs.
"These indictments tGgainst Kochl were
| found by tho Grand Jury moro than year
ago. and this man. SO careful of his honor
now. has fought them ut every stage upon the
fimsiest legal quibb!ings'and technicalitics.
but not daring to meet a jury with Ills
crooked record under the indictments. as n
last resort the Tammany pull WAS invoked.
| ~, paaaa6 n new
| law which acted In the nature Of IN ex post
facto cdict. Under this dirty subterfuee of
aervile Legislature In behalf OF political pal
| in danger OF the penitentary. one Of these In
| dictments has been quashed under trick at
law With this new trick statute.
| "How such man can have the unutterable
gall the matchless mpudence in the face OF
this record. to try to throttle the pulpit that
:" In utter disregard Of decent public opinion.
sseph ReeS has Sm
worthy ember Fl tne Twesa
he continues. the disciple may yet reach the
distinction OF his great patron saint.
| This fellow Koch
young man who spells tho king English with
difficulty. and is averse to publicity OF any
the pulpit Of New York; ,.,,v.,
cowarSs. 0f but Ta ss Hail viii lind betore
this fight is done that worse mistake was
never made. They are simply using. through
| their henchmnn. the courts OF Justice as an en-
CINE Of oppression and suppression. Thus far
they have hsd It al their own y way -, Grady
pubis to t hear But hs did not venture even
hand by private ,confab what the decision
would be- Before his Tnmmany pal he swore
out his com plaint und war ant. And obedient
| ~ fba nlnn Of campaiUn. GRADY man.
aged to Keep me in attendanee on his dirty
court with my bondsman five days. extending
he sss s saSs his E' august Msns msety
Hearing he acted as. plaintiff. ,prosecutor. and
Judge at the same time. excluding Germane
He allowed Mr. nummel to sit beside his
client while on the witness stand under
cross-examination. pinch his arm. arm and wills lis,
WHEN the farce at Jefferson Market was
the District Attori.ev'e Office in a few hours.
The WAS drawn in few hours
shls : wy
pecting' "a job. fooiishly asked The, privilege
q maxim: statement to ,hem. W Tbs p1tbb! nS
sot me- 'so IN the room the
cation or excuse OF the ALLEGED libel. i wrestled
on my hat in disgust, and left.
~ went out and inquired who this august
foreman, was. | found out that he was ono
There Is. therefore. no mystery in a Tam
many complaint before a Tammany Justice
being shot ike lightning through the District
Attorneys office into tho itching palms Of q
Tanmany foreman. especially when the in
dctment was based on an assault on Tamma-
same Grand Jury, dismissed eight indictments n
ttook them only three mimu i.d to ind an In
red in a defence of Or. Pnrkhurst and his work;
Il have been advised to employ shrewd
Tammany lawyer; who has pull. to defend
In prison at the hands Of Tam many than to
in the dark. 1ammhny Hall is the most pow
dominated the ,liis OF any eivilzation Ii makes
bbn reeas Chine. WIN nsrsiisss iron heel i
hearted. and denes the strong. ,.
million scnlli2ns Of hell though led by tGs
Of my soul. III 4 10 true that the life "f a min
tt the mot s"'f then IN
name of Almighty God. l say it Is time the
world knew IT..
Before the Democratic PARTY comes before ore
havo to kick Tammany Hall out OF it's back
door. washed with sapolio. ami turn on the
% o ey s6o snasfnsy the ss Sns o
Thoy lie. Thsy cam back from Chicsgo With
se In Saos tns M o
November what they have done before. and
srend another four yenrs trying to lie out OF T.
Tweed think they can intimidata this pulpit
let them take due notice now-they have made