The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-03
Mayor Ward Revokes PermiS- Sien To So Called "Ameri-
 can Salvation Army"
RUN OUT OF BROOKLYN
 FOR ITS EVIL PRACTICES
Newspapers Expressed Hope That Other Cities Would Not Be Duped By Crowd of "Preverts
 and Grafters."

The Salvation army, after the battle of Tuesday night, seems to have won the nrst skirmlsh against the front line of the American Salvation army. Acting on the facts which were placed before him Mayor Ward yesterday ordered Chief Nier to keep the newcomers off the streets. thus revoking his order of the day be- fore, which allowed them to conduct serv- ices on certain corners.
 Whether James W. Duffin, the com mander-in-chief of the American army. will continue in Birmingham and attenne ep collect funds in the name of "Our Unprotected Girls Home," which 1t is alleged has not single girl in it. or whether he will get out of Birmingham is not known.
 Began in Brooklyn.
 They have been run out of A number of other cities, and it seems that Brook lyn was the seat of their beginning. There they are reported to have collected thousands of dollars from people who thought they were giving to the regular Salvation army. They were run out bodily and the district attorney assailed Duffin as the Header of a notorious gang of perverts and grafters"
 Here is an extract from the Brooklyn Eagle, which describes the scenes in the court room when Duffin was arraigned:
 Scored By District Attorney.
 Following the raid of the police last night upon the headquarters of the so- called American Salvation army, Dis trict Attorney Clarke today in the Adams street court brought to, light such start ling revelations concerning the character and business of the institution as it is conducted in Brooklyn, that one James W. Duffin, who calls himself the com mander-in-chief' of the national organiza- ton, was ordered forthwith to remove the last vestige of the institution from this county.
 Over 25 witnesses were subjected to a severe grilling by District Attorney Clarke and at the conclusion of the lengthy inquisition the district attorney hotly assailed Duffin as the leader of notorious gang of 'perverts and grafters.'
 " If you don't move everything that belongs to you in Kings county out of this Jurisdiction without delay thun- dered District Attorney Clarke, I shall have you indicted under the laws of this state
 "Duffin trembled ans shook under the district attorneys scorching excoriation and in pleading tone of humblest sub mission begged the district attorney to give him opportunity to move his goods and chattels to safer quarters.
 " I am not the man who will threaten you, broke in the district attorney, but I want to warn you that unless you get out of this county as quick as you can you will have only yourself to blame for the consequences.
 Tn opening his statement as to the nature of the proceedings the district at torney said:
 " Exposures have been made that are without a parallel in the history of this country. It Is our purpose here today to take the dispositions of witnesses who later may be called upon in the event that warrants are issued for the arrest of persons who have had to do with the operation of resorts of the most disor- derly nature. "