New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-30
BOOTH-TUCKER'S ODD DOINGS
THE SALVATION ARMY LEADERS TWO
VISITS TO THE sLUMs.
HIS TROUBLES IN A LODGING-HOUSE AND HID
ARREsT-vIsITING LOW SALOONS IN
RIDICULOUS GuIsE IN THE COM
pANY OF STEVE BRODIE.

pANY OF STEVE" BRODIE.
For the second time in less than week Com
mander Booth-Tucker. OF the Salvation Army nas
drawn public ridicule upon himself Twice In the
course of a few days he has visited the sums ana
on each occasion expedition has been ATTENDED ~
onsrs- bouffe performances, such to make 1t al.
most appear that personal notoriety was the pur'
pose In view At eny rate, the most charitable con'
structlon that can be put upon his methods OF sc'
ouaintng himself with the conditions under wn'cn
the poor live in this city is that they are caused ~
a sad lack Of common-se
Upon the FIRST night that he essayed an investi'
CATION of the slums Mr. Booth-Tucker donned %
preposterousy dapidated a suit OF clothes tnat No
was actually put out OF a seven-cent Bowery iooS-
ing -house. Squeamishness is rarely CHARACTERISTIC
OF the Bowery casual but with one accord they re-
fused to consort with such a mass OF cirt and rags
as the Savationst looked, and. accordingly, ne was
elected. While Mr.. Booth-Tucker has denied that ne
was one OF chief participants in fight ana that
the newspaper descriptions OF other incidents OF nis
visit to the Bcwery overcolored, his actions IN
other respects were marked by needless exaggers'
ton.
On Tuesday night he found his way again to the
neghborhood OF the Bowery and this time his strain
ings for effect successful that he was ar
rested as a disorderly character AS such ne was
brought up yesterday morning before Magistrate
Simms In the Street Police Court. and after
due explanations had been given he was discharged
Judgement OF the Commander In the Elzaoeth-st
police station on the night before were ridiculous and
ill-tmed.
In this latest jaunt Of Mr.. Booth-Tucker steve"
Brodie the Bowery saloonkeeper, who has earned
notoriety as Brooklyn Bridge jummper. cuts .
conspicuous figure Brode. according TO the story
told by the Salvation Army leader yesterday. prof
ferred to accompany Mr.. Booth-Tucker through the
slums The latter accepted but for some unintelli-
eible reason disguised" himself In an impossible
set OF whskers and an outrageously grotesque wig.
Together the two visited some Of the lowest
saloons In the Bowery. and the worst haunts OF
Pell and Mott SITS. Eventually the ncongruous ap|
pearance Of the Commander in the company Of a
character notorious all the East Side caused
a crowed b collect and guy" the summers. with
the consequence Of attracting the attention Of q
policeman and causing Booth fuckers consignment
to a police cell
A few escapades OF this character and Booth
Tucker will incur a greater loss OF the confdapce
and sympathy Of the auxiliaries and supporters Of
his Army than caused by Balngton
Booths detection Neither the spiritual the
peram bulatlng the sums IN clio wish guises The
Commanders explanation yesterday to Tribune
OF NETWORKS poverty, to obtain Information that
sosa afe nm The the osc IS 20
methods adopted are peculiar What aid slr Booth
dhspe s Of one Of the most disrsputabe men in
this city Is difficult TO see. Nor is 1t easy to dis
cover why he believed that the Dest sources OF the
knowledge he after were contained In such
PAGES. as the saloons run BY Steve Brode and
Chinatown The excuse. too. that he altered his ap-
pearance to prevent AN army Of newspaper men
the man, a statement that seems to partake Of the
egotistic rather than the veracious. Nobody ~
and advertising than Mr. Booth-Tucker. and the
most graphic descriptions Of his two stunning trips
the conve nience Of the newspaper representatives
room at the Nationa. Headquarters OF the Army.
with pile carpet. highly polished table and arm
chairs.
Darlington Booth, It will be remembered. fell into
d.sfavor with his father because he sought to raise
the social standing Of the Army in this country.
The new commander in his over-anxiety to escape
the same error seems likely to go to the other ex.
its leader making himself an object for the jeers
and sneers OF the multitude. nor Will II prosper
10 Bowery saloons that have been raded by tho
police for exhibiting improper pictures as the best
means OF acquiring true knowledge OF the wants
and necessities Of the poor.