New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-05

the one who gave his card They showed two
from New York the other an ordinary lied envelope
mailed from Pongikcepsc. and both addressed to the
question, ard went away ~ matter Of Interest. It
may be stated at this point mat recently important
ppers have been distracted from the desk IN my
private Office, among them some personal confidential
letter. written TO me by some Of the members OF the
Perhaps it may lie remembered by my. brethren
that four years ago, AZ Ncwbug. ~ the session Of tbs
Ncw-l0rk Conference for three Gays In succession
was made tho subject OF anlmadvcrson by comm
ncatons addressed TO membcrs Of the Conference
name posscssc, great interest 10 number of people.
and historically considered. may furnish important
leading matter IN case the fact, shall he published
conls, that atd not then enjoy the one, ded cor.
now enjoy being pursued by detectives.
Retaining from expressing Opirlon In reference
T. the now somewhat famou, Poughkecp|e Conference
and PouGhkcep~ie circular, ard without making any
comment on the methods resort to for the pnrpoS"
Of liking The authorship Of -nc circular ! simply sive
which have come 10 me without seeking and while |
have been confined 70 my home and bed by Illness
for ten d1Ns. In view OF certain Nihi uent> nld,
with an assurance which would seem 10 De inspired
by truth Is perhaps due TO- my nrr,hIcn tnnt 10, !
Of my inspiration nor authorship. and TINT know
neither whore II was printed uoi wrrr me envelopes
JAMES NJ. KING.
WHAT DR.. KING KNOWS ABOUT ONE LETTER
DR.. King next took mp the specific charges. Ten
thousand envelopes 60 from his Office In single week
at times OF which he sees. not one in ten. hardly
one in twenty Of which directed under his roof.
How could he be supposed 10 look AT them an III
reference to the refusal Of the typewriter In his once
10 answer questions In his absence. he said: " After
pursuit by detectives ana the robbery Of NY ONCE, II
was time that somebody stopped
Tho colgate or North letter was g." next topic to
which Dr. King turned his attention. and. Judging by
the applause which he received, h explained his
connection with tia: TO the satisfaction Of Ia" majority
Of hi, audience. 1hi, l. his explanation In substance:
sometime over year ago a rpo,ter can H. mE
me an article. in when the name Of Brother North
was involved in q scandal. which now say 90 NOT
believe ana never did i.W month. w" ,i,r I'm
reporter came 10 me t0 talh over conference
Mttnodi, a, wcll. He showed me m article which
involved n II TWO COn~pi'U0bs flmlnc~. look d'ta
Of ihi> article, but no power on earn coid Hnho
me reveal the names I'll those i4mil'-' but ! VA,
permitted - Il the scandal. lie also thhod WIN
me in reference to tie recall here OF Brother North
tLorliic, that nj, would stir mp the scandal
mat in The pec1n-hoicN OF hs ncw'@f ,SrG WIZ r
further r"vcalion, which would be publ. n"d II VT.
North came here 70 work. took down All inc G'a
In his case aS In the other ana lhoSr Iapct' ny
lccn taken from my desk. every on" "l ihrH III
nan said nothing To me about sending I'm ANONYMOUS
letter - Mr. Colgate and | knew noihirg about II
Two weeks ase, MIR. Coleaie and another e,nilgman
came into my oi,cc ami showing me me 3nohNm ,
them that ! did, and narrated The arrnn ,,an'e'i
called my typewriter In and asked her If II was
written in my once She replied " never wrot"
tins. y not written mere. IN inc HllrIIo'n'
when / ought 10 have been In bed. called 10 see
Mr.. Colgate. and had. what supposed I" be- con
ndrniial talk I'm which h" declared that he had ~
reason to believe that th" author " the letter
lie agreed that before any public notice was iHhcn
Of II | should have proper NOTIFICATION. Til, was On
Friday. March l.. Three days later Mr. colgate ana
Mr North came to my ONCE when | vas not there
questioned my clerk. asked Tr INV private lcierprr9
book. which they inspected. and then went
70 the once on the moor below, whcr'
mad some of letters written.
Before won NV brethren and before ny "'d
declare that whatever IN" testimony Of eXpcrs the
letter in question wa, neither Inspired nor written bv