New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
CHAPLAIN BREAKS WITH
GAYNOR ON 10Y RIDE"



traced the Commissioner to the alder
manic investigating committee. Mr..
Waldo was tcstifying. Mr.. Morrison
sat down at table, wrote a note TO
opportunity to send it TO him. Sud-
denly the note was slipped from the
table and a moment later the sergeant
, alarms stepped up and asked II he
should deliver II.
Instead, he took the note TO Char
man Curran. who said that 1t could
not be delivered while the witness was
on the stand. Mr.. Morrison tore the
note open and gave it to Mr.. Curran
TO read. Then he gave the note back
10 the scrgeantat-arms and walked
out. AS Mr.. Waldo was out OF town
Yesterday. it could not be learned
whether the note had ever been deliv-
ered
At any rate, Mrs. Goodwin and In
spector Lahey were not sent 10 view
the mysterious woman. Mrs. Goodwin
said yesterday that Mr.. Waldo had
not spoken TO her about the meeting.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Curran re-
ceived the following letter from the
clergyman:
, Cured this afternoon. Men who were
trying to deceive you and me are only
deceivlng themselves. Both OF US nave
eyes in our feet as well az IN our heaos'
and we have friends We think arc enc
mics and enemies we regard as friends.
| never change.
Yesterday Mr.. Morrison went to the
City Hall before noon 20 talk TO James
Creelman, chairman of the civil Ser
vice Commission, but he vas unable 10
find him. He saw Mr.. Curran instead
and told him OF the Mayors letters and
his suspicious. Mr.. Curran was SYM
pathetic, and quoted Solomons song
xi. II: Take us the foxes, .he little
foxes. that spoil the vine
Mr.. Morrison drew paper from his
pocket and showed an extract that he
had made from Solomon's Song, cxi. \:
Every man hath his sword upon his
thigh, because OF lear III ''c H's"''
Mr.. Morrison then left Mr.. Curran
and talked over his disagreement with
the MAYOR with Chief Magistrate Nc
Adoo. Mr.. McAdoo advised him to cit
tight" and keep COOL" and he would
try 10 straighten things out With the
Mayor Mr.. Morrison said last night
there would be no reconciliation, as he
, did not care 10 associate with person
who would sell HIM out; and ono who
would sell him out once, he declared,
would do the same thing twice. or
three times.
The accusations of irregularities At
the Farm for Tnebriates, which formed
the chief text OF the two Moe letters
sent 10 Mr.. Morrison. we're the sub
iect Of a VICIOUS denial by him last
night He said that the letters not
| only contained charges or eXtraVa-
eance in the conduct OF the farm, but
that the names OF at least "A hair
dozen city officials were used In this
connection.
~
that he believed that the letter TO Mr..
Outerbridge was written by the author
| of the Moe letters, the latter, accord
| ing 10 him. being patiently spurious,
he nevertheless strongly suggested
tho, this was his belief h. calling at
tention TO the general character or
| the communication. 10 which the May
or's name was signed.
When asked II he intended 10 resign
his city appointments Mr.. Morrison re
piled that he did not know yet what
I he would do. He said that YESTERDAY
| afternoon certain Deputy Police Com
missioner called him on the telephone
and told him TO go 10 ST. James and
have a talk with the Mayor, but that
he did not heed the suggestion.
Everything. he explained, would
hang upon the outcome OF Magistrate
McAdoo's interview with Mayor Gay
nor regarding his case.
Mr.. Morrison said also that he would
| make 10 further effort TO try TO break
I'D the conspiracy which he believed
existed, through giving Mr.. "aidos
| people an opportunity 10 meet the rnys-
,erious woman. He denied that he
knew Mr.. Outefbridge, and said that
| he had no idea what the letter was
about which the Mayor charged him
| with sending In his name. He has not
! seen Mr.. Gaynor since Monday, he
said.
Two suits are now in progress in
Orange County in which Mr.. Moe is
interested. and Mr.. Morrison said the
Mayor was considerably interested
also. but he would not explain how.
Mr.. Morrison was rector OF All
Saints Protestant Episcopal Church, in
Seventh avenue, fifteen years. He left
,here a wear and half ago. announc-
ing that he was tired trying to keep
things running smoothly at the church.
81 lanes. Long Island, Sept. h-Mayor
Gavnor declined this evening TO say any
thing about the threatened libel suit
against him of the Rev. William Morri-
son. New York police chaplain and sec
rotary of the Board Of inebriety.
lie said Mr.. Morrison was An old friend,
and because Of his friendly feeling he
would make no statement: