The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-26
POLICE ACCUSED.
Pastor scudder Declares
That Money Was Re-
Ceived for Protection.
PROPOSES TO OUT LEXoW LEXoW
Taken to Task aff S rs Saying That
Jersey City is a Moral
AZ Stop Can.

The Grand Jury will meet this afternoon
and it is expected that Rev. John L. Scud-
der and a number of his l%ieutenants will APP
pear before it in connection with gambling
and excise cases. He may call the attention
of the Grand Jury to Captain Fred Far
rier's precinct in a fashion that may make
the Captain a trife unhappy.
COMPLAINING TO CHIEF MURPHY.
The Rev. John l.. Scudder waited on
Chief Murphy this morning for the purpose
of securing a warrant for the arrest OF a
proprietor of on alleged disorderly house in
the lower section of the city, and also to
give the Chief the name and address of the
proprietor of a poker den, who, he alleges,
has paid money for police protection.
Captain Farrier had denied Mr.. Scudder's
allegations that vice is rampant in the lower
section of tho city. He declared yesterday
that he visited music halls complained Of
and had found nothing wrong in them, The
Captain concluded by declaring that there
were no disorderly houses in his precinct. Il
SAYS THAT Il POLICE ARE BRIBED. n
Pastor Scudder was mad when he learned
Of the Captains statement and without a
moments delay FASTENED to Police Head
quarters to furnish Chief Murphy with evil
dence that there were disorderly houses in
Captain Farrier's precinct, and, further,
thas there had been at least a system of
blackmail operated there.
Pastor Scudder became the possessor of
the facts of the latter offense Sunday night,
when Messrs. Story, Taylor and Hutton, the
called upon him and asked him not to prose-
cute them.
Who disclosed the paying of protection
money is not known. nor is the accused
official, excepting by Chief Murphy and Pas
tor Scudder.
The case has been referred to Inspector
Lange for investigation. If the man who
told Pastor Scudder he had paid protection
money will make an affidavit to that fact
the accused officials will be arraigned before
the Police Board without delay for trial.
WILL OUT LExow, LEXow.
Pastor Scudder promises to unearth scoun9
drels which will compare favorably with
those brought to the surface in New York
by the Lexow Committee. nPastor Scudder
is after the police, and he promises to make
it warm for thenisI 6 sr/a
The warrant ha procured for the disor-
DERBY house wihItbe served tonight. The
place is a notorious one and maybe raided-
Mr.. Scudder also called the attention of
the police to the fact that women solicit at
night at Washington and Grand streets.
Chief Murphy thanked Mr.. Scudder and in
formed him that he would be glad to receive
information of sdisorderly houses or any
other violations of the law which happen to
escape the police captains. When the disor-
derby houses are closed up, Mr.. Scudder pro-
poses attacking liquor dealers who work the
side dooriracket on Sunday.
CRITICISING PASTOR SCUDDER.
Pastor John L. Scudder's remarks Oh Sun
day last in the Tabernacle, that Jersey City
has become a sort of moral slopcan for Man.
haitian Island, has brought on him some
sharp criticism.
After talking with those who have had
close acquaintance with the forms of vice
which the Pastor SAYS f'sJalk about our
Streets" a News reporter finds that Mr..
Scudder IS the only person who believes the
statement Not one of the persons to whom
the subject was preached, places any ere
dence in the highlycolored sensational descrip-
ton of Jersey City as a resort for degraded
creatures cast1oufef New York.
Ihavein said'as gentlemanW who is compe-
tent to taIk upon the subject, 'nsfor ten years
been in aep5osftton In which Mad the best OPP
I portunity Of Judging whether disorderly
houses existed. Only once in six years was
there a complaint made that any existed,
andewhenn a solitary case was singled out,
why the matter W a af9 me- i through for want
~ JERSEY cry RcLtAN LACE.
aTwanSt TO tell yonL,n he7 resumed, that in
all my knowledge of cities In this or any
other State. II never say one cleaner than
Jersey City in the respect Of disorderly
houses
81 don't admire preachers as policemen.
They are always a failure"
CAPTAIN FARRIER HITS BACK
When Captain Farrier Of the First Pre-
cinct was told what Mr.. Scudder had said
| about his precinct he replied that to his
knowledge there was not a single disorderly
house in his precinct.
"As for the alleged dives and concert
| halls" declared the Captain, 81 have yet to
find anything wrong about them. / went
| to two of them the other night and watched
| the performances. The women wore dresses
to their knees and did not resort to any
! methods that might be looked upon as indie
| cent. Indeed / believe that many Of Pastor
| Scudder's parishioners lave many q time
looked upon women in much more scanty
attire on the local theatrical stage n have
| never thought of blushing at the exhibition.
The people who never think of denouncing
the modern skirt dance and the ballet in the
fashionable theatres should not hold up their
| hands in horror at the thought of a burles'
| que actress in short costume in a variety
theatre or concert hall.
Il might add that if Dominic Scudde1
were to attend to the shortcomings of some
| of his parishioners he would lave enough tc
look after without lecturing the police about
the social evil"
1t was those remarks of the Captains thai
started the pastor on the warpath.
Pm in it now for fair" he cried as, he
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