Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-25
MIR PIRNEY AND THE A. P. A
Makes Sweeping Denial of the Charges
 Against Him.

Against Him.
 By request of New Haven parties a re- porter of the DEMOCRAT this afternoon iu- terviewed Selectmen E. W. Pinney as to charges made against him. in re- gard to his alleged connection with the A. P. A. These questions were asked:
 Are you a member of the society or the order known as Amoreans.
 Were you in New Haven on the 4th day of August in Marshall Loveridg.'s office?
 Was there not a meeting of the order of Amoreans on that day?
 It is stated that you were seen going in there. that you were seen and heard in the meeting. that the words you used were noted down and that you were seen coming out of their office.
 Did you hear at that meeting Mir Pier pont. the chairman, make report of an, interview he had with Mir Sherry?
 Why was it that the committee did not wait on Franklin FarreI ,,of Ansopia and get from him his views as requested by Mir McHalley of Ansonia?
 What did Captain Griffin. the colored man. say at that meeting? What did MT Loveridge say? What did Mir McHalley of Ansonia say? What did Mir. Beckley of Msridt n say?
 Mir Pinney was found at his residence, | 104 Central avenue. Whatever else may be said of Mir Pinney he is one of the most | agreeable men newsman ever ap- preached. The list of questions as printed above was shown and being asked if he cared to answer them he said: 'As mat ter of courtesy to you and the paper which you represent I shall answer | these petty insinuatiops. do this not for any vindication of myself, or for my own conscience tells me that my conduct needs no vindication. I have always acted aD honorable part lwith my fellow men of every race and era l." ''The Amoreans? said Mir. Pinney. "It is the first time I ever heard the word used. don't know what it means and certainly do not be- long to any society having that name. I told you before that l am not and never have been a member of the A. P. A. and can only say the same thing in refer ence to the Amoreans. I don't | know any more about it than you do and the man who says any thing to the contrary accuses me of some thing which he cannot prove. Where Is man of character who can come forward and prove this. If 90 many people know that belong to such an organization, some of them ought to be possessed of sufficient backbone to come oat under their own own signatures Ss; and prove it. The method method the @ people of Waterbury against me is unmanly and this is the last time shall refute these impu- lations l say once for all that do not be- long to any organization having for it's aim the slightest antipathy to the Catholic re- ligion or those who belong to it. and l challenge my accusers to prove the truth of their statements. but I shall not accept as proof such statement as. eard so and so, where were you on such date and why did you call on such 6 man
 The statement in reference to my call ing on Marshal LoverIdge can be easily ex- plained." added the selectman. ''I call, on Mir Loveridge to give him some infor- nation he had asked for in reference to the illicit distillery which was raided on West Main street last summer. l did not go to New Haven for that particular pur- pose. I was there on business connected with the town and just called at Marshal , Loveridge's office. but was not there over five minutes. There were couple oi men and lady in the office , when I went in and they were there when came out. didn't know who they were. The statement of my going there to attend political meeting ot any nature is a downright falsehood. This was before August 1. and have not been in his office since. know two men named Pierpont in New Haven. but did not Sc, them in Mir Loveridge's office and am sure that neither of them was there at the timC called. I don't know any suct man as Captain Griffin, the colored man; yer heard such man speak at any meeting and const quently cannot tell what he said. Wha ] Loveridge said to me and what said tC him had to do only with what hav' already said I don't know what it means when I am asked why did not call upor Franklin Farrell. You might as wei ask me why I did not call CT the Czar of Russia. I don know anything about what McHalley q , Beckley said. I don't know what tn, r question means. You can say that I be long to no society that Is in any way an !, tagonistic to my Catholic fellow-men. ana | would scorn to be connected with an, s such movement"