New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-27
DIXON STANDS BY HIS GUNS
AGAIN lie OPENS FIRE on TAMsIANY.
TIE YOUNG. PREACHER SAYS HE ASKS No

tordov morning II WIS not a crowd OF sensation
seekers. The members OF NJ. Doxn's congregation
who have supported their young and earnest pastor
were present again 10 hear one Of his denunca''hS Vi
Tammany Hall and its methods and BY their presence
to show their hearty sympathy with him IN HIS sell
Imposed task At IL O'Clock the hall crowded and
the doors were closed. After the brief service Mr.
Dixon ANNOUNCED his subject and delivered the follow
ing address, which received with the closest at
tenou
In view Of the publicity gwen 10 the pretended libel
suit Of one Joseph Koch agan, me paS1r Oh s1n S
church. 1t is due the people 10 WON ne Spea aa anu
the wider circle Of hundred, OF tnusnas ,nlv,nS
that plain statement Of part OF inc ihcS u'"cfA"e
this DC made. -,
acknowledge without discussion that am radi,
cal do not thy trim the truth 70 SUIT thc lid.N
pulses OF dude the pulling sentmcnaism If acct c,c
an S ond d nay' rs lsS to prove it, have never
this an easy road to trnvcl But it always hyes te
consciousness Of duty done, and that Is enough NJ
"aI"i naye nc"cr spoken one word in this pulpit
b pen, or w ma,c cn'r' lave e men hate wrong
hate lie. would r'y ard ave lns far' WIN, ~
dnty toward the men whom ! am comm, ;.onrd to
save and the God TO whom answer ier S' " , mann
or devil A. have done in the past shall con'h"c
to do in tho future. " ~, -..,r,,,, rxcso
Commissioner went before Tammari Police Jl.ilcc
and sworc that the following sentences from my rrVe"
The city government tdN defiance to the mora 'r',
sentiment Of inc community Mayor Gran, has }nis
fsnw Was IA" biggest scoundrel Of all The board the
man of al men wGG G'ly hc 70 vS S Of his
oath COMMITS oncr ard should be In taT RaGf',Gy
today II" alone came MP 70 Inc '''"'"'D
Sow what are hc simple facts in this sro 1 itS
record Exc'c m'soner Il rnc are on t tSc
o. d Inr h term Of oncc tho penalty
t9% gull" isc 81 "'S" Which cS declares m,mcoor
nnu, shallr by IMPRISONMENT in the pcnii"ntary.
hc n,tr Ii. u,
Of the offences charged in thc,' lndctmcAt, ,, ,v
These indictments iouiel by tn" Grand ,"F y
more than a year ago. and this man. so careful OF
his hoGor now. has fought them at ever! S , i
has nrvcr dared TO face a jury 81 his fellow cl'izcns
All ccar Ms record by cta9lsnin ~ ~ .,r np To-
the Inst court Of appeals and every court tha' MR.
the case sustained the adicta1t ara - fN Ta nj" hs
crooked recori Under the indictments, n, a- To-.
the TnmInany pull was invoked and lammhy
h hssa,a'o of an P cT post !; %to cct
Tadcr this dirty suffering" Of scryiIe LtrSrunr 1
i"n,aTy ' one Of these Indictment, bc"n quas,,d
under a trick at law with this new trick statn. 80,
ov ' What 't' wo l,, c dclons cf to judge, who sur
cc,sivoly heard and passed upon the i"li'"he' VI
several complaints were LODGED agnns Jcscpn Koch r,
and 9th fr refusal 10 rnor' 'nD ,, - r-v
mandanns wa ls.icd BY the supreme lur from Jdsn
Jarrett on the fun evidence II their g'Hlt. n W.
ciiou Of lpdec barrett reads rs .li'"S, , 1n,rre
cnrtradctcd testimony shows mat VI" comm! %
have neglected tl'r duiN III int uf'NiHt "'' ''.t'
other brought before them. Ih"N -" t. "1, ,,,
not taken enable time n decide The ci',>' bl,
and biofcst testimony they have taken svcr 10y
days I.N was PLAIN ,,cS ,he c h, nccnso had
ncori, expired Tho fact IF negligence plainly aRP"r'
aud the writ should th'r.f'rc i-suc WIZ 60 o.
And il appearing that The comm, i9.cI~ a',. . iln
have unreasonable and dc;ign"ny fallcd ana ,1'rn
oursfions arising thcrcupon although repeatedly re
ancsc.i decide The same" and That they ar, ~" ~
tf, linz md >
eide the same. in violation Of law. now II Is 9icr'i
that pcremptory WIT OF mandamus issue The ton
and the decision OF Judge Van Irlnt. the presiding
nicc Is cquny emphatic and clenr They ,hc'c ' dr.
cisios all Sustained again. with costs against TIC
Tnry wcr indicted by the Grand Jury FOR failure
IN perform their duties as sworn ohcsi ana Oh me
lf"dsmcnt was suspended during m appeal The Mp
Deal was not Sustained and. The pcnii enarr finally
to r1'1 70 u" he cmc With villanou, statutory hck
creating icchnlcaliiy, nndcr which Jui1r In''amm
win expressed disgust, felt compelled to gua,h one
Of the Indictments: The other two arc s'i Icndn:,
i Tie truth libcll The Law says NOT. How a man
years 10 sncakng ont ~ court under contemplate l"ll
qulbhlnss. never once daring 70 face Jury on ,hs
violated the law he had sworn n enforce-how such
man can have The unu'lcnble gall me naichl l,;
the pulpit that arraiGns corrupt city government
for lis responsibility, Is a suPAuec. mystery. .,
And when We remember that Koch J. a lawyer. ani
knew the law he violating: the status Of his enl'
is fixed far deeper than Tint ~ any OF MS asSocnle'
IN utter disregard II decent pnblic opinion In daring
Insocncc I'm cold constituencies cheek, Joseph Koch
has certainly proved himself worthy member Of The
llusirl0us society that produced William VI. Tweed
II he continues the disciple may y"t reach the Dis
tlnc'ion Of his great patron saint.
the perHona Ii ;"y OF vi" ths o1 KOCH ' IS psonoy
nothing to me. never saw him before he took The
his Official record that nv attention la,
been call'd 70 the man -. Tho man Is utterly
ics test Of nncontHaicied witnesses and the do
The personality Of Koch has really nothing, to DO
with any aspect o. this case 1t !, political nsnl;
man who Spills the Kngs + EngI,h wn G SS
ihr6ttIe the free speech Of the pulpit k New York.
i Fas ns& getting bc2 Ee G ScaS G1 S sp
make example OF one preacher IN New ORR III an
Hpensy and "nnoyns and 9iam"' SsS 2l yp prH'ean
towards. Eu, Tammanv Hell will find beior. this
fight Is done mat worse msane VIZ ~ honc mT,o
the courts Of justice as an engine Of oppression and
Suppression Thus far they have had It. all t"" own
Mr. Koch found at last In his pal" Grady
judge Whose opinion he was Willing na r ih ho p aaGv 70
conrt ti he a.ccain,d 6cIorGh'na by ofI P,Va ate
ra n Xnd p o5ca 81 f"Se the %'t General n" cap
over Il period of two weeks. ON some oil thcse aiSs
" were waiting Tor nOulN NHlIc MS "HcHNb
maIesty was or attending to private business. not
ny'n condcsceding to Inform defendant lawj "ry or
Lnu,IS mrn that &c va, = outside curing
rnnrt hours During the herring he acted ns
,InntiG prosecutor and Judge the same time. TX.
rldinr Qrrmnue evidence with tbs lOrdly gestures Of
n ear lie allowed Mr. lummci TO sit beside his
client white on the Wines st,nd under c,ossex-
animation pinch his arm and whisper In his ear
answers 10 questions put by my ato,nal. ,, a.,
When the farce at jefferson MarAet was en1Sd iae
comnialnt was rallr,aacd down IA the DiairctAt
torley's ofYcc In few hours. The Indictment Nas
I.,yv9 I'm n few, hours and hurled Into the Grand
in,V room WHY this extraordinary haicl Is sucn
h,,ic usual IL Now York | found out why wien J
,rrt luio the Grand Jury room. No, slsp"'una
ioh foollshly asked the privilege OF making u stat
ynrnt TO ttcn. For public sh0w they allowed mc 20
Ter When they got me into the rOOri, however.
Inc foreman firmly drew the lin" NJ any evidence ~
tmsiacrton or excuse Ol the alleged h3el wre'tcI
,,,h ms foreman 10. ab0u tan minutes. put on my
hat in DISCUS, and l.f. went out and inquired VINO
tIis angus, foreman was. ] found That ne was one
Eraucis Higgins "A Tainmany hcclcr: There Is there"
lore no mystery IN Il 1ammany complaint lore Tan
L.. H.