Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-30
FOUND HIS WIFE IN TEARS.
The Agent Declared That Her Hus-
band Had Deserted Her.
DODGING THE OFFICERS ALL DAY,
he Was Finally landed by Constable
Sweeney Last Night
EVERY SPY is IN DANGER OF ARREST

Sweeney of Alderman McKenna's Office.
Sweeney, with summons in debt issued at
the instance of Thomas Finn, was looking
for the Law and Order Chief. Finn was
formerly employed by Mcclure as a de-
tective, and he alleges that he has not been
paid his wages and that Mcclure still owes
him S165 He also alleges that Mcclure
frequently paid him but 50 80 per week.
Just before MIR. Mcclure left for his home
last night Constable Sweeney found him at
| the Law and Order Society's Office on Fifth
avenue. The summons in debt was served
upon him and he was notified to appear be-
fore Alderman McKenna on Wednesday,
July s.
When served with the summons Mr.. Nc
Clure denied that he owed Finn any wages
He agreed, however, to appear for the hear
ing at the time fixed, and said that he would
prove that he had paid his former spy all
he had agreed to pay him.
Would Break Up the Family
Thomas Finn, at whose instance the
summons in debt was issued against Nc
Clure, said last night that he left his home
early yesterday morning to hunt work.
"When L returned home tonight I found
my wife much distressed. She was weep
ing bitterly and she seemed to have been
crying all day. had great difficulty in
inducing her to explain to me her trouble,
but she finally told me that early this morn
ing Mcclure had called to see me- She ex-
planned to him that I had gone away early
in the morning. She also told him
truthfully that she did not know where
had gone. Mcclure then told her that had
certainly deserted her, and that I had only
entered suit against him as bluff He told
my wife he did not owe me cent He
whatever was coming to me, and that had
spent the money in keeping another
woman. Any of these stories was bad
enough to distress nv wife, but when Nc
Clure told her that had certainly deserted
her, she seemed to lose confidence in me
altogether, and when I returned she seemed
actually beside herself with grief
TIirn Says Mcclure Was His Hoodoo.
81 have had good deal of hard luck
recently, and Bob Mcclure was responsible
for most of it," Finn went on, "but the
old fellow seemed to outdo himself when he
got to talking with my wife to-day. What
1 said about him and his society in Alder
man McKenna's office last night was all
true. and he knows it, bnt hardly know
what to say about him now that he has en-
deavored to separate myself and my wife.
He left word for me to call and see him to-
morrow morning, but will not go to'his
Office. All want from either Mcclure or
ic ka I
collect that by law l am satisfied to 20 to
work at some legitimate occupation, where
1 can look after my wife and where can
make money enough to 60 to Pottstown and
find my lost boy"
When Mcclure was seen yesterday BY q
DISPATCH reporter he was not disposed to
discuss the effort of Finn to collect the
wages due him. 81 have nothing to say on
that subject for publication" Mr.. Mcclure
began. "Flinn is only making bluff He
is anxious to create the impression that the
Law and Order Society owes him just to
create public sympathy. 1 discharged that
man after he got into trouble with that
woman, and 1 will not have anything fur
ther to do with him. will of course
ans wer this summons in debt, but 1 will
prove that do not owe him anything"
Refused to Go Into Details.
"Have you books to show the amount of
money you paid Finn while he was en-
ploved by vou?" was asked.
Certainly have. Our books will show
Just exactly the number of days he worked
and the exact amount of cash paid him"
"Flinn alleges you agreed to pay him SIS
a week and all necessary expenses Is that
true?''
81 will explain that to Alderman Nc
Kenna next week" Mr.. Mcclure replied
1t was asserted yesterday that Mcclure
has not yet paid the costs in the suit for
perjury brought against him by j. M.
Sharpe, the Southside rewsdealer. Nc
Clure was ordered by the court to pay the
costs in that case, and he says as far as he is
personally concerned he would rather 90 to
Jail than paw such costs. He alleges, how
ever, that the officials of the Law and Order
organization are opposed to his making a
martyr of himself, but as vet they have
not gone to the length of supply
Ing him with the money necessary
Clure refused yesterday to talk of the court
costs in his perjury case. He said that was
his own business and he did not think the
public had any concern in it. When it was
explained to him that the taxpayers of the |
county were interested in having all court |
costs paid, and that they expected all |
alleged reformers just the same as all |
criminals to satisfy the records and dockets, |
he insisted that he did not care anything |
about that, and that the costs charged up |
against him would be paid at the proper |
time.
Spies VIII Be Arrested Every Time. |
Mcclure has recently been devotIng much |
of his own and the attention of his spies to |
the Italians who sell ice cream on Sunday. |
He has made several informations against |
those people before Alderman Robe. This |
move, it is alleged, has been prompted to
secure much needed money for the fnan-
cially distressed society.
The Anti-Law and Order Society has been /
at work during the past few
weeks, and it is asserted by one of the
officers of the new organization that every
time the Mcclure crowd makes move for
Sunday Violation they will enter counter
charge against the I. &. o. detectives,
charging them with working on Sunday. In
all the ice cream cases in which intorma-
tions have been made it is expected that
McClure's men will testify that they bought
the ice cream on Sunday, and the new So
ciety will arrest all such on the charge that
II is as much of crime to buy the cream on
Sunday as to sell it on that day.
Thomas Finn said last night that he had
received much encouragement from response
Die people yesterday, and that he was prom
sed all the help he might need in forcing
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