New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-18
.JOHN kENDEiCh BANGS NOT THhRt.
HE DENIES THAT HE WAS PRESENT AT THE
IMPROPER ENTERTAINMENT At CLARkS
EEsTAvRANT- TUR PRoPREToRs TO
PROSECUTE THE GUILTY PERSONS.

IMPROPER ENTERTAINMENT At CLARkS
EEsTAtRANT- TUH PRorRIEToRS TO
PROSECUTE THE GUILTY PERSONS
Unless All sirns fail. the men who organzel
and carried out the alleged indecent exhibition at
a club dinner given In Clarks restaurant IN
Twenty-thlrI-st. on Thursday night. VIII probably
become tho subjects Of n criminal prosecution y
Clark sr and Jr.. who owa and manage the es-
,ai,irhmeni i.e extremely indignant over tho
trick which they believe was played on them
Both declare that they were entirely ignorant OF
the nature 90 the af;er-dlnncr entertainment which
WAS Intended and those familiar WIN the
character q Tho :sstaurant viii readily believe
this The name Of the man who hired the room
and made arrangements FOR the dinner was last
night made publicly known for the first time lie
Is j. Nals,ead Dunn. OF 40. % Broadway. and h"
is ore ~ the bcgt-kuown real estate brokers IN the
city. His home Is At Yonkers
When the matter was brought to the notice Of
Superintendent iyrn"s. he At once sent ior captain
Max T. srhmliibcrger. and ordered "A thorough in
vesieatipn which VIII not .nI until the guilty per
sons are discovered and punished. y. Clark, jr,
called yesterday AZ Police Headquarters aud sought
an interview with Superintendent Byrnes, who, how
ever. away
The dinner In question" said young Mr.. Clark
last night. was not represented to me as cluo
affair Mr.. Dunn called here early last week ana
made arrangements for dinner OF NIFTY covers
From whA. he told ne | gathered that the affi.I
was one OF n semi political character. lie said IN"
guests ~ came from lonhers. and that IN the com
pany would be the rival candidates for the Mayor
atty. vino would be carefully kept apart lie
told me also that there would be an instrumental
and vocal entertainment That was all We knew
about It. Nnen the dinner was over the walters
LEFT the room. according to custom TWO or uhrer
being lrft u take occasional orders We knew hoth-
Ing Of what happened untll We saw the story III thc
papers.' ,,,.
John Kendrick Bangs the Democratic candidate
for Mayor OF ionkcIs, declares tnat ne WAS 40.
present the dinner At carks. Tne report that
MIR Bangs there has caused the candidate no
enl of trouble. and he denounces 1t as campaign
J. IIa,stead Dunn 81 Yonkers is the only one OF
Mr.. Dunn is not happy. He is meek and modest,
ami pays me organ IN fashionable church on
i, 'T not pe ana After busy day in Sew-York
devoted chiefly To- explaining things ~ reporters
and detectives. Mr.. Dunn spent last evening In
further explanations to his nclghbJrs. one OF his
earliest visitors was Mr. Bangs who came with
boiyguard OF friends and reporters to inquire
about interview In New,lork evening paper
IN which Mr.. Dunn quoted as saying that Mr..
Bangs present At the dinner and the dance.
seeing the printed report said tn, word mot was
81 asked the reporters to say you were not there.
Mr.. Dunn was really grevel. Write a letter
saying not there suggested Mr.. Bangs
Mr. Dunn wrote the letter. and Mr. Bangs took IL
as certificate OF good character. personal. ana
for Mayor had n narrow escape. He got invI-
date Sir Hangs realizes that he IL In the hands OF
his friends, and regulates his actions accordingly.
When he got the Invitation h. showed 1t to his
you go. Bangs" he replied. There may be some
trick in It to hurt you politically" So Bangs was
not AZ the dinner. and now he thanks his stars he
stayed away.
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