The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-14

can one blame the local operator who
may be corrupted by $40 or SIS a month
IL that local officer or ward man, so to
speak. accepts $50 when the pantata or
manager OF the company gets $500?
III Applegate cannot be discredited by
the company. then the community must
belieye that the Western Union and the
Police Department are run as a sort OF
trust corporation, with the understand
Ing that they are to hep each other to
share profits. but to be very careful that
they make no losses.
Green-goods gold seems to be as good
as any other gold-even to the Western
Union!
MRS. WICHITTEL's SAD CASE.
The Worlds accomplished representa-
tves who witnessed the last awful scene
In the pathetic drama of Wednesday
seemed to me to be deeply impressed when
that poor woman, Mrs. Wichittel, a
stranger in a strange land, ignorant of
Its language and its customs, with her
three fatherless children to care cor,
rear and support told how she was
dragged into a court, farcically called
court Of justice, robbed of her children.
oS"t " tht us hot
knowing the fate of her offspring. forced
to serve term Of imprisonment as
criminal when she was, as a matter of
fact. an honest woman and a devoted,
industrious mother.
Is not this an appalling crime and a
dreadful blot upon our city's name?
/ trust that the police authorities will
Immediately make every effort to de-
tect every person. high or low. directly
or indirectly connected with this crime
and wrong against poor and simple
woman-a crime which has aroused the
Indignation of the community.
The World asks me IL the religious
bodies in New York should not make
every effort to arouse the various con-
gregations to a sense of the danger to
which this great city is exposed and 1t
| further asks me IL believe the state
ment made in The World few days ago
| that the Vatican had taken a deep inter-
| est in the proceedings of the Lexow
| committee and its disclosures. for the
| reason that the fair name of the Church
and Catholic morals were endangered
| by the asserted affiliation with the name
of Tammany.
sincerely hope that all ministers of
religion will see the necessity Of safe
guarding, more vigorously and vigil
lantly than ever. the peace and morals
| Of the city and the nation. The World
4 Of this morning, in the editorial intro
| duction to the story of the Lexcw inves-
tigation, has these few significant words
Yesterday there were several priests
| and ministers present. and 1t looks as II
| the clergy have realized that there is
great work for them to do"
A CLERICAL LEAGUE SUGGESTED
| DIR. Parkhurst, who has done so much
and done 1t SO fearlessly, should con-
tinue to have the glory and merit that
belong to him, and he and men like Bishop
Potter on the non-Catholic side of the
house might deem 1t wise to organize a
clerical league for aggressive and pro.
tective work against everything that Is
vicious In the public life of our city.
Do not misunderstood me when ]
speak Of protection. Such a protective
association OF ministers Of religion will
not receive any monthly allowance fol
the protection and perpetulty Of vice.
| know the truth Of the statement
made In The World. that the Vatican
had looked into the reported condition
Of things in New York. and am de-
| lighted. 1t Is very unfortunate that peo-
| pie have been unkind enough to couple
| Tammany corruption with the Catholic
| name. and 1t is very fortunate for our
good name that the Catholics. as well as
the MONICA tholics of New York can have
the assurance that Leo XIII. and those
close to him in the Vatican show that
they are vigilant sentnels on the watch
tower. and that the good name OF Catho-
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nc 10 sae,euy suarueu ny tnehh III this
great and far-distant republic.
A few days ago received letters from
q very distinguished dignitary very near
the Holy Father The first letter Is dated
Rome, Aug II, and a second letter bears
the date Rome, Aug. 20.
Both of these communications make
reference to the Lexow investigation.
Here is an extract from the first:
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