The sun., 1894-10-01
CAPT. DONOHUE NAMED.
THE Brr. Dr. WILSON READS AN
hFFTDAyTr AGAINST HIM.


W.o,..s 20 P.y for the Privilege OIL ke-t-
a.. Fiat. ,o D,-reputsble womer-Dr.
wiisor Calls Cpo- subordirate "e""ers
or the Force TO Tell what iheS SneW'
At the Eighteenth street Methodist ohurch
Yesterday morning the Rev. Dr. Johh A. Is.
Wilson, in his prelude, said in part!
81 am pursuing this work, which belongs TO
the highest citizenship before you, my people,
in the fullest confidence in your spihpA.ny anu
co6peration. You must live near your .hiiureh'
must walk these streets. You ARE taNeu enough
for the support OF the Police Department 10 nave
by It every unseemy and foul place "ipeu out
of this precinct. The reason why It Is not done
NAV anpear from the things shall lay before
you.
"I hold in my hand paper sworn to by Mr..
FlasR. the gentleman to whom uncompli.
mentary allusions we're recently made from this
place from hieh uolicc authority in this pre-
oinct. shall show YOU why II Is possible that
the authority here Is inlmical to this particular
gentleman. He, however, Is amply aoie 10 take
care of himself and takes the responsibility of
furnishing specific data of attempted oiackman
and makes affidayit to the truth of his allega-
tons"
DIR. Wilson omitted the name and some of
the particulars contained In the afiidavit, which
In full is IA follows;
"2l4 WEST TwENTY-THIRD STREET,
NEW YORK, sept u, 1914. .
enc Rer DR.. j. L. H. WILSON,
'"DEAR SIR: You want to know why our police
officials. and especially Capt. Donohue OF the
West Twentieth street station, claim that l
have such q notorious reputation. 1 Will tell
you. Some months ago Capt Donohue sent
ward man TO my Office, 242 West Twenty-third
street, and ordered me to call at tho station
house. was invited TO step up s.asfS n, rhu ,h.o
room adjoining small oearoom. Inc Gap
tain closed all doors and commenced a, by saying;
been rakins in the good old stun long enough,
-na ~ 49," p,,h,a.n,h s,reo, IA, mia
or clean out your hisn.eea,n .,.,s s. t at, '.
II you want ,, them to remain you will have to do
the square thing ,.. ,o, ..,.
Give % hrihe % as to receive S one and that did NO, OF
propose - to max. myself amenable to the law.
Regarding the character Of my tenants I
wSSd hSTSysI have i&ES,oHs1
ip.'i. esniained 10 bim that prior 70 the ParS.
hurst raids had conducted my fat business for
then undesirable tenants had frequently re.
sorted to ali manner of snbterfuges in order TO
ss and a nss had How
ror lost no time in getting rid OF them =" that
Sn sad sess ans eIsan
vo,r bnt,dinees hu vo r a,na au 20 asa S
monsv VII givs yyou inst sEva davs 10 oasf
then T,S out; ,.,.,1o.,,. u, ,,. c.n,.,, ,v,,,
n written iist OF the names OF every tenant
In the buildings. had served thirteen dispos
ssss 49,, n0uceS, NOT because was sure that the
nanss was not mef1 spra th out sre are
rsspntsoie. had ,o dstsrmined ;a;I to take no
ants. I felt setisaed were ali riaSt and in The
written written statement .s that had handed to the
oai,, IL ny iRs thIpt,an ~ sS,r% NJ NJ
bpossessed was writn IL sne 'hreh inc "oru D's-
elected. The thirteenth a yonne giri eiuhteen
or nineteen years Of age csme ~ nv nv once and
shoMn 10 mw nsSnts op s shs me wss was
one OF INV tenants I had nevsr seen her
before. She told me she had run
towm WITH hsr ho%s Vosna In small "s ssd
deserted her and left her without n dollar strand
Geeh TO pay asf
ses s% pr6Ssr HSs TaSe
sss e rssSrn to her home that
But mo- She had ID rather ''ai die. % she said.
there was a pause and / looked into her eyes.
Whenever see q young girls ewes beginning to
nll with tears I weaken; and said 70 myself,
less young girl into the street tonight: l will
not press that dispossess charge Captain or no
Captain
"Ihat evening called at the station house
and explained TO the Captain that had elected
ali the doubtful tenants but one-a young girl,
who lived In such and such fat: that she was
alone and stranded here without money or
friends. told him was going 10 try and find
her fathers address and write to him TO come
on and take his daughter.
"The Captain seemed Interested to learn in
Just what Hat she was located, and told him.
hearted girl would be soft marE"an easy VIC
at that time had not the most
remote idea that he would set his sleuth hounds
after her. But he did, and mar very night sha
WAS dragged 10 jail.
Capt Donohue then called at my office and
aaId that he wanted 10 talk 10 me- I'told him 10
20 ahead and talk but there were TOO many
Deopie In the ONCE and he ask ed me 10 walk
outside We walk ed down the street and went
in the little hack room In Kenney's restaurant
an West Twenty third street and ordered broiled
chiclsn and a kottia M chs mnaana N maid 4
!. IIs ccused me ~ heing fba s0ent ~ 9I and
NJ Vyest Seyentesnth street and understand
fhat he has Informed Won / was the AGENT of
that nronerty He knows that IL falsaeI am
nof ths agent Thera are IN those two build
inea tWenfy hsts am resDonsibls for
the occunsnts OF Ave The remaining
fiftsen fats have nothInR Whateyer
10 do WIth 1 don't collect the rents
nor nnocure the tenants and am in no manner
intsrested in them He knows IN and the owner
knows IL: Observation-Disclosures. they have both at
famnted to shift the resnnnsihilitv az the entire
,.np. ~ snaa III 'o nc hp,,id Va 'As
.Hy N h1ss ,p ba'2 Sn, y hsva vot Won
tAAo sophoh satds