New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-28


roborated by others sworn to by trustees OF the
congregation.
Another affidavit by the Rev b. Frank sax
ton, pastor Of the Allen Street Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal Church. declared that the neigh-
borhood was full of houses OF ill-fame. ana 'he
streets OF fallen women who openly phed 'heii
vocation and that all protests to the ponce
were useless. He gave to the police captain OIL
the precinct n list OF disoriery houses nut
there had been improvement. He could SUD-
stantiate his statements by any number OF WIZ
nesses. There was similar affidavit from
the Rev. S c. Hearn. of the Metropolitan For
ward Movement
Now said Mr. Mess. Il ask you isn't there
one man to whom every prospective divekeeper
goes. and who passes on his credentials ana
who takes his money"
There is, yes" shouted the crowd. ,,
who is it," SAID Mr.. Moss, and a great shout
went IN. Martin Engel,"
Mr.. Moss ended his address by calling on the
voters to vote against the Tammany candidates
and 10 save themselves from the power or TAM
many Hall
CHEERS FOR MR.. ADLER.
While Sir. Moss was speaking Charles s. Ad-
Ter, candidate for the Assembly from the With
District entered the hail. accompanied by
Charles II. Murray and Charles II. Treat the
popularity enjoyed by Mr.. Adler in the district
was eNlnCed IN the warmth OF the itCtpti'h
given to him. ;hc cheering preventing Mr. MOSS
from continuing for fully two minutes. AZ the
end of his address Mr. Moss and ex-Ma!or
Strong left the meeting to attend another gath
ering In East Houston-st. Charles II. Murray
acted as the presiding officer of the meeting Tor
the rest Of the evening. Addresses IN support Oh
Charles s. Adler and Alfred f. Ommen. candl-
dates for the Assembly and Senate respectively
for the With District and John Stiebling can
didate for Congress for the IXth Congress Dis
trict were made by Charles H. Treat Otto Ro-
I.lx,~ & "A nhr "a
loui The candidates themselves also addressed
the meeting.
CHIEF DEvERY. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.
FRANKLIN MATTHEWS OFFERS TO SHOW THE
CHIEF THE wIDE-oPEN NETWORK
OF WHICH HE WROTE
Franklin Matthews the author OF an article
called wide Open New-York" which appeared last
week in "Harper's Weekly" yesterday sent to Chief
of Police Devery letter IN answer TO a communi-
cation from the Chief asking for definite
charges and specifications regarding the resorts
of vice alleged to he allowed by the municipal
administration TO he run in violation Of the law.
After nmating that If Chief Devery really de-
sired information for the purpose Of assisting him
I'm the execution Of the law he would have sent ior
him to come TO his office and talk the matter over
with him. Mr. Matthews proceeds to tell Chief
Devcry what he will do. lie says that his first I'M
pulse TO offer to get the Chief. Police Commits
sioner York and Richard Croker and take them
into the various resorts he visited before wrltinG
his article on wide open Ncw-York' But re-
nectirg that the tip would in all likelihood ne
passed around that the visit was being made ne had
decided not To do so. He offers. however, to give
the Chief list of part OF the one hundred pop ,
rooms that now being run in TINS Guy "a Hs
of gambling houses now in operation and list OF
the disorderly houses now being conducted III w
Tendcrlon. lie furthermore offers 10 take Chlcl
Devcry and Mr. Croker personally and show them
the locations OF the haunts of vice and crime OF
ubich he I'm
tho Chief shall name the day and the hour
Mr. Matthews is frank in expressing the opinion
that Chief Devcry Is not sincere in expressing
wish 10 close up these places, and that when ne
saws he is not aware that the town IL VIDE open
ne is saying what he knows to be false; ~ you
know anything" he says. you know that III no
American city was there ever permitted the open
violation Of law such Is now going on IN New
York without payment to some one for H. Ihat
the town Is wide open Mr. Matthews says Chle1
Devery must know and Richard Croker must know
and II Mayor Van Wyck is In ignorance OF II ~ rs
because he chooses to he Among the dlsorderiy
houses SIR Matthews SAYS the police know 10 be
I'm operation he mentions the one run by the noto
rious Lillian Clifton. in West Thirty-nrst-st. al
most directly behind the West Th'rticth-st station.