New-York tribune., 1896-01-04
READY For THE TRIAL.
DEFENCE PREPARED IN the NAY-Pr.Ir.
MAN CASE
THE REV. DIR. pull MANS OLDEST DArGHTEK
TELLS HER FATHERS VERSION or THE
BRIDGEPORT TRorEIE-A RUN oH THAT
THE FRENCH ACTRESS WAS W.T.

BRIDGEPORT TROrEIE-A RIM III THAT
THE FRENCH ACTRESS WAS WEI.
ING TO DROP THE SUIT
II was reported in Brooklyn yesterday lha, Jane
May. who is soon to appear at the Columbia Thea
tre and who recently brought suit in Briigepori
Conn, against the Rev. DIR. Joseph Pullman
prominent Methodist minister, had through her
counsel offered TO withdraw the suit ard to pay all
the cost thus FAR Incurred. DR. Pullman was FOR four
or FIVE years pastor Of the Fleet Street Methodist
Church, and later OF the Nostrand Avenue Methodist
church. in Brooklyn. where he made many warm
friends Miss May was. 1t is alleged. scored from
DIR. Pullmans pulpit IN a manner TO damage her
reputation She seeks to recover $25 900. The salt
is on the calendar for Tuesday next in Bridgeport
Bridgeport millionaire who is prominent in church
work, but not a Methodist. this woeH called on Dr
Pullman and told him that he wanted him TO nrhi
the case to the end. ana that he had reta ned Cor
him eX-Judge Stoddard. OF the superior Court.
OF the most prominent lawyers III the Nutmeg
state. This show of earnestness has it ia said
made Miss Mays counsel less anxious than before
TO press the case
ter lives in Madison-st.. near Reid-avc. She was
asked yesterday relative to her fathers side Of the
81 would prefer saving nothing about it," said
Mrs. Porter. who reached home on Wednesday from
bridgeport. where she spent Christmas with her
parents. but the * on the calendar for trial
ports concerning the case have rnysthed ny fathers
friends in this city II may be only right tel Il
few of the facts The trouble had It's beg ming in
the antagonsm to M father OF the so-calicd rum
element in Bridgeport. Shortly after he went 10
Bridgeport he began to preach III support OF the work
OF the aw and order societies of ;hc city He was
effective ard this excited the wrath ol the liquor
dealers. who control the Et;erancrS OF one "i TN"
Bridgeport dailies. This particular paper tcck Np
the fight for the forces of disorder and bad govern
ment This paper never let slip an opportunity oi
government, The papers hostility finally became
so pronounced that ii would pick out sentences or
phrases from fathers sermons. and by separating
them from their context entirely misreprescnt
him Finally father declined TO he seen 10y the re
porters from this particular sheet. not allowing them
inside the house. This OF course. embittered the
liquor interests more than ever.
Finally the French actress, Jane May. was an
nounced for a performance in Bridgeport. The
liQuordealers newspaper printed notice concern
ing the pantomii.st's department on the stag"
which caught my fathers eye. on the following
Sunday night he preached evils, ana said th'
fact that tnc average age of the criminal was now
twenty years as against thirty years q generation
ago was due in part such literature as was fur
nished by the newspaper in question. ana IN con
ncction with his sermon made certain structures
which were construed by the liQuor-deal"; their
newspaper. and finally. after much persuasion, ny
the French womans manager As slnnd"rous ana
actonabo The suit brought. The liQuoI-deal-
ers tried to induce Sheriff Beck TO serve the sum
mons on my father while he was In bed at mo
night but he refused. Then they urged him 10 DO II
while the weekly prayer meeting was In progress
This the Sheriff also refused ia do. Judge StoddaTd
is confident of successfully defending the case as
pains have been taken to look up TIC ant"cedemts
Of all the people interested Errors have been dis
covered in the writ. which would allow OF ADJOURN
ments but the defence will meet the issue sqnar"y
and promptly