Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-04


once asked for a conference to learn
what information we had against the
people we proposed to prosecute. If
the police bad been otherwise than
ready to respond immediately It would
have been tacit confession of the things
we have charged.
Two prominent officials Of the city
complained of our methods of obtain
ing the evidence. | asked them what
they would have done; If they could
have adopted any other method, and
they confessed that they could not. |
asked them If they could have obtained
the information in any other way, and
they replied that they could not. Why,
suppose robber was in your house,
and he was not only going to rob you,
but also intended to murder you, there
would be but one course to pursue for
self-protection, and could you be cen.
sured for thatg
Anybody who desires can 70 to GER
tain places in this city and become
drunkards. The law says that some
witness in case against liquor law
violator must have tasted the liquor, so
in order 20 perfect the work we had to
secure witness who tasted the LIQUOR.
1t is the perfection of the work that is
hurting.
"Under this crusade some Of the
heaviest fines in the history of the
municipal court have been paid. These
law violators have not had such a blast
ing, such scoring or been dealt With
so severely before, and those who have
been heavily fined will be very slow to
violate the laws in the future"
The pastor here alluded to the two
women who have protested that they
are tired of their nefarious calling and
expressed a desire to reform, which de-
sire he positively asserted is genuine.
lie also stated that one of them desired
assistance and she could not go to the
industrial Home for Girls, as there was
no room for her there, which argues
well for the necessity of larger quarters.
DIR. Watt also paid high tribute to
Judge Ball as a gentleman and as a
jurist. Resuming his remarks, he said
"Spne of the women who were fined
had friends who helped them out. Do
know who they We're? | will tell you
some other time. Three of the women
have decamped; in the language of the
law they are non est; but they cant
| 10y "NbJ ACANNNA WISH tuGH CuulQs
If they return, however, and am still
a resident of the city they will either
have 10 face the music or confess their
sins.
some of the city officials are angry
because OF the prosecutions; but don't
know why they should be.
"People have approached me and told
me to be on my guarc; they have told
me to be careful. OF what shall be
careful-my big body or my character ?
| was horn 81 years ago near Belfast,
Ireland, and ever since | can remember
anything | can account for my
actions, which will he borne out by the
people in the towns where | resided. |
have been warned lest charges might be
trumped up against me. Let people
dare trump up charges against me;
will defend my character if | have to
do it by law.
"These threats are not surprising to
me. | expected them, but | know that
the people in my own beloved church
are loyal to me and don't care what
others think. am glad to know that
the people and the official board of my
church agree with all have done.
had good opinion Of my people and
my church before, but have better
opinion now. Of course, there arc
some, | expect, in the church who dc
not agree with everything have done
| don't want you to unless it is you
desire"
Pastor Watt put a great deal of stres.
on the fact that the majority, in fac
nearly all of his congregation are stand
ing by him, and explained that such
condition greatly encouraged him t.
, push on with the work.
There is one thing" he said, "tha
has hurt me to the quick. II has beef
said Of me that l was seeking notoriety
, that / was only in this crusade for To-
purpose of getting few more people il
thechurch and getting few more pennie
in the collection. BIT then | consIde
, the source of such things, If anybod
/ thinks that is my motive they hav
been misinformed.n lie then gave proc
, that he was not notoriety seeker an,
, deiied anyone to prove that he ever was
81 am int. it deep now" n
said, land | expect to push right OF
, with the crusade. Hundreds of mother
, stop us on the street and commend us
and one thing that is highly gratlfyin
: to me is the knowledge that Roma
Catholic mother in this city gets on he
{ knees every night and prays for the tw
{ ministers who are engaged in this worl
I | am glad the mothers are with us"
DIR. Watt announced that on mex
1 Sunday night he will resume regula
! services, and will say little about tn
] crusade. He said that he will have q
: little to say about the matter in til
. pulpit in the future as possible.
{ He also announced that as soon a
, convcnienthe will commence Q series c
4 talks TO young men.
Througout the sermon there were eS
G pressions Of approval from members c
, the congregation.