New-York tribune., 1903-06-21
DEAN WNULTY, THE SALOON RAIDING PRIEST.
FORTY YEARS FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL ShAAiN' of
pr7nt-TWrCE ASSAULTED By LIQUOR DEALERS.

and shanghai followed the dean-as far as the
bar There stood five glasses full of beer and uh-
| touched He enptied them with the speed OF
suction pump quenching thirst and revenge WIFI
the gulps-
There is an even more exciting story In support
! of which there is offered evidence gold watch
u-b,cb was presented to the dean by admirins
citizens of Paterson. and the nickname siath-
Green by which he is still known 10 some
1t was the time when the Molly Magures were
terrorizing so many towns in Pennsylvania eha'
a woman came one night TO the parish mousse 50
the story has II . -,
Father I'm getting good out Of my nusoaiiu'
was the way she put it and questioning oeVeiope"
,hat tho cause was a mysterious secret society
They say the dean advised her TO take an III
terest In the society until she found oui the paoe
and time of meeting. She returned IN ie" Na''
With the news that the next meeting was ior q
certain night In abandoned chufcH' a1o ~
the password would be ''Slathereen
Disguised In a long cape and siouch na@ ''
dean ''raided'' the meeting single hanoeo- ne So
the password and admitted, nnolns d "o -
more men in deep consultation in 'he oiiily ie"
room He banged his cane upon the NOOK anu
.hrey hack his cape There was a MAD scraInple
for the windows and afterward nothing was hearo
In Paterson of the Molly Maguires
The police court records Of Monday mornings lof
a number of years furnish ample evidence OF the
old nriest's ability at 'raiding' saloons. One OF
the most Interesting occurred few weeks ago.
when Barclays place was Taided In response " d
letter signed "a Poor Wife" She was heartprokeh
because her husband met women In this parucuiar
saloon.
The dean swooped down on It about the time 1our
r,an u,ere starting a new drink. He told them 10
go home and ''quit spending your money ror 'he
Vile stuff" He dashed the beer IN their races one
after another. They fled -.
There were one glass and the BARTENDER lei-
..vou arc worse than they are!' cried the dean.
The bartender was wearing new SUIT anu he
,remb1ed when the dean took up the remaining
&c, Tho su,t had a bath. and the proprietor
paid a fine the following day when the dean ap-
peared against him.
IT have been fighting rum in Paterson for Ior'S
wears now said the dean the other day to a
Tribune reporter who visited him ir the comfortable
rectorv adjoining the church. land ! am going TO
keen az II until I die. / do not attempt to DO the
work of the police and city authorities. That would
he too much for one and it should not be nee
essary whenever receive appeal from a heart
broken mother or father wife act On it without
6eIav II I come across piece of fragrant wee
when going about the city on my regular work L
raid it.
although always go these raids alone, When
tell the men to get they usually do So If not
I help them along with a tweak at their ears ne
illustrated the method the reporters or L
push them with no violence than is neces-
sary Occasionally wash their faces with the we
stuff they about to drink
AS an indication of the reverence with which
Dean McNulty is held by Paterson people, he has
heen mentioned as a candidate for Mayor at the
coming election by several of the local papers, re-
gardIess of party. The dean is amused at this trib-
ute as well as pleased II would be against the
rules Of his Church accept such an office, and.
after all, the Church work is his work.