Evening journal., 1895-10-12
A PREACHER SHADOWED
Rev. DR.. Potter Complains OF
Espionage.
he SAYS RO0KEFELLER CAUSES IT.

Declares That the Standard on nTagnat.
Has Him Followed by Detectives TO Blast
His Reputation--He Is Refused War.
rant.
NEW York, Oct. 12.-Tho Rev Daniel
G. Potter, pastor Of the Baptist taborna.
Glo. Second avenue, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, makes a direct accusa-
tion against John ID. Rockcfollcr. DIR.
Potter says the Standard Oil magnato has
Indirectly furnished money 20 pay detect.
ives who have watched him day and night
for 1vo months, In order Co get evidence
10 use In a damage suit soon TO be tried.
DIR, Potter secured a summons for one
Of these detectives Co appear yesterday IN
Essex Market police court. Tho detective
did not appear but J. harrington Sem
pie, a lawyer Of 1870 Broadway, did, and
he said his client was so busy that he
couldn't como TO court.
DIR. Potter told Magistrate Cornell of
the espionage TO which ho had been sub
joctod. He said that for months private
detectives employed by the Wilkinson
agency at Broadway and John streets had
doggod his movements, and no was tirod
OF t.
Lawyer Somple said DIR. Potter wanted
TO prevent people from walking In the
samo street with him and from eating at
the snmo restaurant. it was absurd.
The magistrate agreed with Mr.. SOM
pie saying he could do nothing unless
some overt act was committed Ho said
the man summoned had done nothing dis
orderly
Magistrate Cornell took no action, say
ing that the mattor could be bcarrangod out
of court He thon tore up tho summons.
Dr. Pottor's Statement.
After DR. Potter left the court he had
this 20 say
"This matter, like others with which
the public have become moro or less ia
millar grows out of trouble with one
man. Tho Putnam Affair." the burglar
Bender and this last phase are parts Of it.
Last March this man Bender broke in
60 my study while ] was preaching In the
church. Ho was caught rodhandod. ] had
90 60 before three grand jurlcs before /
got him indicted. He was placed under
g. 900 bail. He promptly ran away, and
Richard V. Harnett, his bondsman,
promptly paid the bail bond
"ln reply 10 questions asked by the frst
grand jury l said that I believed the
burglar was after papers which he thought
were there and which were of great val
ue TO John ID. Rockofollor
after the Bender experience / began
60 be moro careful. ! soon became aware
that / was being constantly watched.
Wherever / went / was followed by men
whose faces | soon came to know. There
were two who were particularly active.
81 determined to do some detective
work myself ] found that my principal
shadow wao John j. Traynor, employed
by the Wilkinson agency, who lives at 60
West One Hundred and First street. He
i6 man with "a glass eye. Under him
was John kirton of POS West Twenty first
street Three others helped thom.
'Traynor and llirton hired the use of a
room at 1913 Second avenue. from which
they could see my goings and comings
They paid SO q week 10 DR.. l3orst who
occupies the house, for tho privilege OF
watching me from the top floor.
Says lie Was Followed Everywhere.
Whenever won't out one of these men
would rush downstairs and follow me-
Several times J. j. Brady, superintendent
Of the Agency has shadowcd me partiou-
lnrly whom / went TO Staten Island.
''If l went into a restaurants these men
would follow mo After / loft the table
thoy would examine tho glasses aud dish
es 90 sec what had been eating and
drinking ] have not been free from them
for a minute.
AT last IL became "a WEAKNESS to the
flesh, and / could stand 10 no longer
Then l went 60 the Essex Market police
court and secured a summons for Tray
nor Kirton, Brady and Wilkinson. was
able TO serve it only on Traynor. / reused
him out Of bed this morning TO hand iu TO
him. ! did IL myself because / wanted TO
make no mistake.
"Tho money for the hire and expenses
OF these detectives was furnished Indirect
" by John ID. Rockofollor."
John d. Rockefeller was seen at his
homo In Tarrytown. He read Dr. Potter's
charges and replied, 81 have nothing to
say"