New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
WARSZAWIAK CASE RECALLED.
PREsBYTERY TO INVESTIGATE DIR. PAT
TERSON'S PAMPHLET.
ACTION TAKEN BY THAT BODY At THE REQUEST
OF DIR. sCHAUFFLER. WHO SAYS he
A NnERrD

HAS BEEN Si1ANibNA-4's
The Presbytery Of New-York at its stated meet
ing I'm the Old FIRST Church. Eleventh-st. and
Fifth-ave.. yesterday afternoon had session
which lasted for two hours beyond the usual time
OF adjournlng The old Warszawiak case was
brought up appeal made by DR.. A F Schauh-
Ter Of the City Mission Society. to the Prosbytery
for an investigation of remarks concerning MIN
made by the Rev Dr. James g. Patterson in n
pamphlet issued by the latter about week ago.
The other matter before the Presbytery was the
examination and licensing of William b. Bebb. OF
the Union Theological Seminary, whom the Pres
bytery refused to license last June because he
did not satisfactorily answer the questions put TO
him in regard various matters OF faith and doc
trine. The issue sharply drawn between the
conservatives" and the liberals" and the latter
won. and admitted Bebb by close vote.
The Warszawiak matter came UP hrst Dr.
Schaufrer and DIS Patterson both present
The pamphlet contained sixteen pages and is en-
titled The Animus and Tactics OF the Christian
Enemy in the Persecution Of Hermann Warsza-
WAX. Together with a Brief Account OF the Present
Status Of the judicial Case and OF His Work
Among tho Jews in New-York City by the Rev.
James G. Patterson D. D.. Counsel Assigned
Warszawiak by the Presbytery OF New-York.'
Some portions of this pamphlet read:
Not since the days OF Archbishop Laud the Star
Chamber and the Court OF High Commission have
the annals OF the Christian Church afforded a
parallel in ecclesiastical judicauro to the case OF
Hermann Warszawiak. For fraud. duplicty men
dacity and perfdious trckery the part OF wit
nesses and for prejudice. adroitness and persist
ent energy OIL the part OF those who are respon-
sibe for the continuance OF this cold-booded per
secution OF an innocent jew, the case Of Hermann
I Warszawlak finds its only modern parallel IN that
I'of Captain Dreyfus OF the French army.
Space forbids the proof Of first assertion.
/ hence We must content ourselves by simply de-
claring that which we demonstrate beyond the
shadow Of a doubt or peradventure. viz, that the
uncorroborated detective testimony by when
Warszawiak was originally convicted on the charge
Of gambling before the session OF tho FIN Avenue
Church in June 1881 is fraud COLLISION lying. false
swearing from first to last through and through
transparent fiction. which falls to pieces in the
| Hsht Of its own sef-evidence. under the hriefest
critical scrutiny
AS TO our second assertion concerning the adj
/ rotness and persistent energy OF those Who IKE
Saul Of Tarsus In his frenzy, 10 think they
are doing God service by marrying this servant or
Christ we submit as proof TO readers. first the
declaration Of purpose made by the Master spirit
in this miserable business: secondly brief Nustra-
ton Of mis- hods. and thirdly the Judgment and
estimate OF some of the most distinguished min
listers OF the Presbyterian Church in this country
/ touching the animus which prompts the movements
Of this hitherto most influential enemy and his
New-York retainers.
The first declaration made after an IN
vestieation conducted by most competent COM
! mItto6 Of which Or. John Hall ard DR. David J.
| Burrell were members. who came out az the close
Of 81 with open letters. declaring Warszawiak as
worthy OF all confidence Notwithstanding in.s'
/ the man who instituted this investgauon-and We
might rs well name him here-the Rev. a. +.
I schaufler Superintendent Of city Missions and a
/ member Of the Presbytery OF NewYork, after hav-
ing failed 10 establish single one OF his incrlml-
, mating accusations against Warszawiak neveithe-
! less declared. j will crush Warszawak yet. or
drive him out OF the city And the Rev. Or.
SchauGler has been engaged in this crushing bust
ness from that day TO this. using methods which
We shall presently illustrate for the information OF
our readers
sent Il cable message to THE Christian IN Lon
don that Warszaviak had escaped from this city
10 London with large sum OF money @nu Tr VA e
WAX. which structures" he says, DR. schau1eI
bV certain statements OF his own the absolute fall
sity OF which here affirm. and hold ourselves
few Of the e19Tessio3s used are oG Ifs
hands" He has stepped behind the scores 10
manipulate The running gear 81 JniS pf n
ton against NarszaWlak ON lne par Vt ~
Srhauitr will serve TO illustrate those methods or
nieTentlai ssreeT ban The present writer hap
pens 10 have been one OF the innocent victims OK
Gro Senasne'd for the time in the snare wch
this skllul fowler set for their capture IT me -
presence Of his birds the members OF the Ne"-foiA
Dr. Patterson also has something to say about
He was greatly aided In his purpose to crush
warszawiaR by wealthy member Of his cau 1T.
who is also the president OF the Board or 'ly
NftseiGns of which Or SchaufieT IS vice-presldcnt
and superintendent This man Morris Tbs bca5 p
I his agency who Is Jew, set another Jr"
under his employ 10 execute the order given him
/ in he following words: This young man Narsza-
/ WAX is a missionary and q fraud and you are 10
Tba rocr,bere Of the Presbytery had nj read the
/ pamphiet and there was 4 general hush OF ez-
necfatiou when the letter. from DR.. Schauflfr W's
! 20 skiing Cor committee 20 investigate what
! he called the SANDER against him ana against '''e
4 I,rcellyterv contained IN the pamphlet
! Friends OF Or. Patterson and or NarszaWlaK or
! uosed the appointing of any committee. \ warm
deoiissior followed one Of those who opposed inc
| anDontnent OF the committee was the Key I'.
! Trancis p Mutually. who declared that the matter
was trivial. , ,.
/ tees Of investigation every time one pastor mas
! fault with the way another expresses his opinion
about him there'u be a hot time in TIE old lreshy
r0r1 on more nights than one said ne II power -
M voice that could be heard through the close I
I doors az me executive Preshytery room SO con Z