New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-10
SIEGE OF 4 DEPUTY SHERIFF,
HE SLEEPS II THE BAPTIST IABtRNA'l-t
Dc. porrrR'S PROPERTY ATTACHED INTEREST
ING DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY-IHE CHURCH
.lNEINI nTEPIR INTO DEBr.

ING DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY-THE CHURCH
siNEING DEEPER TNTo DEBT
Tho probability ~ Interesting developments In the
fight between the pastor Oh" Rev. Dr. Dail' -
Potter AID hi- lat" co"ork"r, IN" Rev pr' fu'han
brought forth arec- congregations than usual Al me
.o~,i,c. AT the Baptist Tabernacle Yesterday. The
,ir,icc. were led by the Rev. jesse i. Thomas
r.ofes,or lu u Massachusetts iheo g'al seminary
Many ~ the pcr-ons who attended wcr" strangers
attracted there 10y curiosity. but they
wer. welcome. as the hrs" SlGnooHu
ln 'front.' n the church declares. Their" was one
stranger there however. who Wa not w'lcom"' ana
be. va, John Mulvnncy deputy from Ia" sheriff
.rcc Tui, wa, not hi. HIST nppcarnnc" In the
Tabernacle and the service was not entirely now 10
him, lie SIT i'm the gallery with al, feet propp'i
up ON Tire cushions and Ms head thrown back IN The
most comfortable position possible
During the .crmon hr slept. but he had on" eye
o;rn for h. there In chars" OF slides Ior
-'r-cop'icon Views. books and valu"m" Manuscripts
tn. property ~ pr potter. Muvan"y attached inc
rrop.rt, on Saturdn, evening on behalf OF James
raylor builders. who have begun su against the
ps,,or for II .ooo which they -ay they loaned him.
"a long "a daylight lasted. Mulvanry's position In
me. church VT, not such bad one. but - nlght s.
shadow, spread and the darb corner, began to look
uncannv and unnnturl 'hc Deputy sheriff began To
r,l uucomfortahle The Wind blow through Oh" pipes
Il ihc organ nr piano and then iorli-'m" un'li th
minlon 81 ir Law believed thc place to be inhabited
lbs .pool,.. The night seemed endless ana morning
was welcome.
Nnvan.v spent last night also I'm the church, hn
,. had u.hi for company. He declared his inicn
lion Yesterday of Ill continuing h, vigil unless those
I,r,or. Interested In the suit against Dr. Potter cav
him "a bond iud"mnifylne him I'm case suit should be
brought against him by Or. Potter for any l'galiiN III
~, cour-r.
Ir Potter did not go - hi, country home. at STAN
lord Conn. Yesterday. ~ h" announced he would
IN toad. h. .av,d In hl, room- the building neat
.0. church. and In q ultlr priyat' room be- has had
brill I'm the north tower ~ the church. II" was seen
hy Trihurc reporter yesterday. ana 'aid mat h'
would pre-, his ,uu u di>po~-'a, DIR. Putnam ana
Nr ElGcr from the church house.
Dr. Putunm Wa also In close confinement In m'
apartment. IT, will app'rr in the civil Court over
which justice, troAlor pr,-dos. and fight IN" suit To
lr bitter end lie said that he "Np"c"d To b" found
in hi, present quarters long after br Potter had been
driven ont q, bis, tie wa, engaged In preparing
ncw -ct ~ charge. against Or. Potter. and an answer
tn the report 81 the Investigating committee "hl'h
viii hc read ON Wcln .-iav evening
TIL. Will Prove IN inter- ting week for the mem
Der If the church. Tor. in addition {" the hearing III
IA. d p,-.c,s -uit against Or. Putnam to-day, ana
the reading of the report ON Wednesday. Dr. r"t'r
viii appar before John Henry llull I'm Thu Times
I'uidina on M'dn' day g. be- cNamlnsd a. u" n,'
n,rr of nj, creditors. The most notable claim ~
tl1t ~ MIR, Wagner. with whom Or. Potter boarded
At 80 80 Ia, T.nih-.t. She /, suing for 500
which ,hr siy, 1, due her Tor board. 81" l. now III
absolute want. -,
II j. expected that the affair Of IN" church viii
.onn rc,cl a crisis, ~ the fund, which have been
srrplI,d by John u. Rockefeller and other wealthy
men Of tlc Baptist Denomination hay" c,a,"d -, :"
nov in The ,Nprl-r, of ia" church amount 10
nIout II , OOO oar ~1id Mr.. Elder. chairman OF
The c!urch's financial committee, yesterday " III"
church j, now about $1,000 In debt. ana II j. only =
question Of few day before our credit !, stopped
The gas hi alone amounts 10 about 200. ana tH''
company which ~uprlr~ The church has thrca'hr'
uiorr than once, oil the supply. lf "" can
not satisfy them In som" way W. shall have 10 Wor-
ship by the light 81 lamp, or candr,.'