New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
DIR. POTTER SHUT OUT
MARsHALs IN POSSESSION OF HIS
HOUSE.
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF THE PASTORS TROUBLES
WITH THE BAPTIST CITY MISSION SOCIETY.

ANOTHER CHAPTER OF THE PASTORS TROUBLES
WITH THE BAPTIST CITY MISSION SOCIETY.
sover CITY Ma~shals took possession of the
church house OF the Baptist Tabernacle in second
az. near feminist. by forcing open the front
door soon after o'clock yesterday afternoon ! ny
oothered near the church about noon ana "dl''"
for the Roy Dr. d C. Potter 10 appear. Dr fo'-
fer left the hous, about o'clock ana t." mn
u,es later the marshals entered II. Three oil the
rorsbaIs went TO the roof TO guard against any AT
.,,,, -. entrance which the clergyman might
make I'm that direction. The otner marshalS s'a
tiopod themselves in the lower part OF the pu'''"S
and took observation from a basement "lh'o"
The marshals would not give any ihiori'',io,i d
to the form OF proceedings VIII"
10 seize the house.
r,,o voune sons O. Dr. Potter appeared at
window on the second floor and when nailed oy
several reporters. they threw piece oi PIP VI
the sidewalk on the paper was written lheE
attained possession by forcing the door III io'-
,r u,ort out this afternoon, and did not expect
49,, Points, CITY Mission to do such dirty uich
arat, They did il once before We are IN posses
f 80 chi, house and intend to remain so lh'l'
49,, ,ro disnossessed. The Judge dissolved our III
r,rction and we In possession JUST ''V
az we were before the Injunction was BIa"''u'
~ pot,.r returned about $3.50 p m. The state
~ siego was a surprise 10 MN IL SH'" Nv "
st,,,,,,. rona out on business. and had not pee"
,'',a1 on. His sons dropped him note from
tho window. ana he walked away lie wouiu no'
sor whore he was going. but declared tha' ho
would never capitulaie. IT., lava T.,
n,h .xclusion OF the Doctor from MS nome Is
oo,hor chant, In a long series OF contentious
,ho, has been existing between him ana the pay
,,a, CIV Mission Society. The latter wants pos pos
etnstor of the church house ana nus ustu dlsiO ,
sea- meihod TO secure it's object me ihove f
80, ,esterdav was the most successtui SO La
ii nv t,otter succeeded In getting INTO the cnuIc
avso late in the afternoon. How ne dl1 80 80
m ba mystery He may have assembled 10 'le roOd
" W On, East Eleventh-st.. then cimbeu w IL ~,
o. H. ro1s Of the church. and. when ne reached IL
80 lid down eighteen feet 10 Il Wlluo" o. 49, wv.
ph"rc,b house and thus into his own dpai IN M 10
IT, Guards were posted I'm various b1ItS "a ~ tn
ob"-c5 house and the church Itself Two 81 MN
,,arded the roof OF the house. TWO olntr7 topn 20
sa.son NJ the basement. and others were PVs," ~
r. street entrance and in the hallway puI -.
po,,er Guided them all. and was saie IN hiS 9'. ~
ioot rght He would not say now ne gOt liito t'c
iast hlSii' io might wan. to the way again.
raTarteTs in this attacked T. 5 Cllnch VINO
cnrsorts the BAPTIST City Mission SocletJ, ana o.
,'va"nced rho sOciety for using funds lnenueu III
TO- oread az the Gospel to create disturbance.
nv potter said that ne would De OUT AZ usual ~, "a
a., md would have no trouble In returning 10 MS
home ,.-..,.. rastraininP the emploves
temP9r .sISr 9oniety from interfering with DR.
Potter In the possession OF inc V""i ' wa
Withdrawn day or two ago