The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-26
RIVES'ARMY'FROKBROOKLYN
DISTRICT ATTORNEY EXPOSES
FAKE "INDUsTRTAL HOME"
4 Major Turns Against the american
salvation Army and Boys Testify
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COMMANDMENT Chief James W. Dunin oi
the american Salvation Army wearing
his uniform. which IL covered with gold
braid. sat in the Adams street police court.
Brooklyn. yesterday morning during the
examination OF witnesses by District Attor-
ney Clarke. who In determined that the
"armv" shall quit Brooklyn at once. The
oommahder-in-chie was probably the
coolest man In the hot court Don He had
been arrested on "Wednesday charged with
vagrapcy. T~wenty-oue Of ais followers
we're also nsbbed at the same inn &C iRj2
Fulton street. The raid was the outcome
Of charges made by Capt. Sylvester OF the
regular Salvation Army, Frederick Die
zelssi. who had quit the army" recently
for cause. and several boys who told of
III treatment by Stsn Captain A. +. Handi-
colt.
district Attorney Clarke opened the
proceedings by saving:
Your Honor. ! would like to take certain
dispositions directed against certain persons
who. we sllege. we're conducting q dis
orderly house on Fulton street in this Dor
ough. The disclosures that have been
made reveal n condition CT affairs which
Is without parallel in this county
He then called as his first witness Fred
erick Diezelski. who said he had formerly
been in command Of the local branch Of the
American Salvation Army but had left
il two months ago and joined the Volun-
'teers of America. He said he left because
Capt. A. +. Bsnd;cott had come 10 Brooklyn
and had introduced certain methods which
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ferred to the work done in Brooklyn and
said that all kinds OF things were collected
by wagon and that the ape was bsled and
sent to The paper mills To be made into pulp
and that the old clothing was sold AZ the
highest price obtainable.
-Duffin knew what kind Of q man handi-
cott was and he told me so" said the wit
ness These men are dangerous TO the
good morals Of the community. and al an
upright citizen and Christian W oTker |
feel IL my duty to raise my voice in protest
against Them. | can truthfuIly say that
their charitable work is entirely Of a bogus
character II ia a dishonest combination
as a whole and they have been forced ont
Of other cities"
Several boys were then called and gave
their testimony. They said also that
they were sent from house TO house to
collect contributions or old paper or junk
Of any kind. For this they received 20 cents
ON each dollar collected and got a percent
age on the sale Of the old Junk.
Major" Charles +. Ross OF Providence
X, l.. who was caught in the police net on
Wednesday. said that he had been in a cell
overnight. but had found that there was
foul immortality at the headquarters in
sion as a result" He said he got s25 a
week out Of the money that was collected
in Providence. Gen. Duffin, he said, re-
ceived 10 per cent. Of everything taken
in before any other expenses were paid.
The Major" said he had formerly been In
the other army" but had gone wrong
through drink and then had gone into the
American Salvation Army" but was now
ont Of that.
COMMANDMENT Chief Dufin was then
called. The General posed for effect and
complacently faced the District Attorney.
MIR. Clarke. after a conference with one
of his assistants. declined TO interrogate
the General. After Magistrate Tighe had
listened to other testimony he discharged
twenty-one Of the prisoners. but held Stuart
ScovH. rs years old. Of st. Louis. "a an
important witness against the American
Salvation Army. and adjourned the further
hearing until Tuesday.
When District Attorney Clarke met
Commander-in-Ch HE Dufin in the corridor
after the hearing he said TO the General:
I'm not the man TO threaten you. but
! want to be fair with you and your organi-
Zation. and | want to tell you in az plain
language as possible that you have got to
get out Of Brooklyn. The people Of this
borough will not tolerate for an instant
the existence of suc an organization az
yours after the revelations Of rhe dirty
practices which exist among your officers
! warn you that unless you pack up and
get out Of this town within a week you will
have only yourself to blame for the onse-
quences."
The commander said he would move
the branch at once. Then he askedt to be
directed to the State street police head
quarters. where Acting Captain McCauley
had the 1910 taken from him on Wednesday
for safe keeping. A soon a. Difin got
the money he started for his home in Phila-
delphia. He will be back tomorrow to
begin the work Of moving his Industrial
Home" and Home for Friendless Girls"