The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-11
FISHING FOR An INDICTMENT.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Dixon Stands Up in Ills Pul.
pit and Says Things.

Association Hall was crowded at tho morn
ing service yester lay. many Of tho congrcga-
ton wearing celluloid badges Of the Christian
Endeavor Society. Tho Rev. Thomas Dixon.
Jr.. read his usual prelude on current events.
his special subject Icing The Collapse of
Koch and Nicoll"
Previous to reading tho prelude Mr. Dixon
spoke OF "the terrible occurrences at Homo
stead" and sharply censured Andrew Carne-
gle for his treatment Of the steel workers. Ho
also denounced the Pinkertons. and said that.
. If every man OF them were taken ont and
hanged. the only loss to the nation would DO
tho wear and tear OF rope" The congregation
loudly aprlHuded these remarks.
Speaking Of the dismissal OF the indictment
for libel against himself. Mr.. Dixon said:
Mr.. Dc Lancey Nicol. the District Attorney OF
New York. Processes to ho n much hoIier man
than the ordinary. everyday Tammnny heel
crs. who gave him tho Office. We'll. hs is II
good lawyer. u shrcwd and polished young
man. Ho knows his business. too. When no
gets hold OF red hot poker he drops it. On
tho Both day OF June. five days before tho
dato fixed by tho Court for plcndngs
on tho case. this viltuous young man
sncukcd into tho Court Of General Sessions.
ana IN my absence ami without any notice to
my attorney. dismissed tho Koch, Grady Hi.-
] L
with n left handed endorsement TINT was do
si.Ied to stab in the back the defendant whom
the power to dismiss il, II no liked. but he lid
no right In tho dark to enter on u public &C.
ord. under the cover OF bis nriyI!ess rs NJ , nt,
was unmanly. 1t was unfair. 1t was cowardly.
-. HE dismissed IT," continued Mr.. Dixon.
Legged rs linsous vas trH" anE mare IN, he
boz, al hnI hp l,iI tn.t
mony on the witness stand, iIc know that the
indictment was obtained from suspicious
ana dna sry nS "a M
w ys Or not 'k heard s0D lie '9 Ii Tint sSSa
lord. his ssisiant deomed it necessary
to 60 into the GRIND Jury room and y per
"na 5"S was n
sTscsd 'H tho district Httorney's "Hce. and ns
taSS more than Judge NIartin"'s ltt' ,rss"h
With T" hssn Til e .sf"sa a f. s TH4 " ""
Trainor. and others u like ii. who wcr. it,
leading spi it's. With tie war I.ini II the inner
TO whitnwnsh them. God knows they NODDED
t. Bn. NJ, ad ays cen m"ys nSs,
ips q ~ fhIs iSsm M body or @ ' Nso
June s1 and jny o GRAND S" jury Fn""s s
gins. the august foreman of this Grand
Jury. lis Tammany. Hall heeler o! the
moft ign9rant stnlnr.in fact tho henchman
who IL one Of the GoveIning Committee Of
Innmany Hall. Why was such mn ignoramus
mado foreman over two or three IF tho hest
citizens o! New York. who We're Of the mum
ner THIS fellow wns 50 sturdy ignorant
could not repeat the sim ple words required to
b. spoken to n defendant.
Let every preacher In Now York speak his
mind withont fear. TRmmany is already on
~" run. They AFRO towards when brought to
hay. Cowar"s from our Mayor. n seli-con-
fossod criminal who spells with difficulty hut
naiyely confesses that he gave little Flossie
Croker 81 900 Just for fun and appropriated
$4,000 In illegal fees that did not belong to