Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-17
ANTE7 ILOON MAN
..-'..tS CHARGES
I MADE BY SHERIFF
Writes Open Letter
to Governor in
Reply.
FOUR MINISTER'S VISITED
CAFES AND DANCE HALLS
Crusader Gives Names of
CIergymen Who Assisted Him
in Getting Evidence.

Samuel Wilson. of the Anti-Saloon
League, today made public letter
which he has sent to Governor Will
son in reply TO the letter written TO
the Governor yesterday by Sheriff
Monahan, of Essex county.
In his letter Mr. Wilson refutes the
charges made against him by the
sheriff and declares that the state
ments made by him relative to the
prevalence of vice in the city were
the result of an investigation which
covered several months and which
were conducted by prominent citizens
of the city.
The latter is, in part, as follows;
Were IL not for the signature |
should have judged that the sheriff s
letter had been dictated by a lawyer
of the pettyfogging class, who follow
the rule, Whenever you have weak
case abuse your adversary
'As to the facts" Mr.. Monahan
saws, "the charges are unwarranted
and in essence false basing his
statement upon alleged investigations
that the authorities were "active and
vigilant in the preservation of public
decency." In reply. l can only say,
Seither Sheriff Monahan's investiga-
tions were very superficial or else his
standard of what constitutes public
decency is very low, and must nave
been contaminated to intimate rela-
tions with some of those officials VINO
have themselves participated IN
scenes of drunkenness and promiscu-
Gus revelry of both sexes at o'clock
on Sunday mornings
"The sheriff would have you believe
that whatever ground there may be
for criticism is only temporary in
character. On tbs other hand, the
facts are that these Investigations
cover several months, and were con-
Quoted by prominent citizens OF New
ark. whose only motive was to ad-
vance the general welfare.
"CuttIe-Hsh Tactics"
sThe citttlefish tactics of the sheriff
in mixing the waters to obscure the
vile conditions in the city will prove
to be of no value. 1t is confesson
of weakness of the sheriffs case.
when he attacks the reputation of
those active in obtaining this infor-
nation and indulge in personal IN
nuendo against the motives and char
acter of the director of law enforce
ment of the Anti-Saloon League or
New Jersey.
"The protest presented to you was
backed by large number OF leadlns
civic and eleemosynary organizations
of the city of Newark, and When the
time comes to present the evidence of
lawless conditions 1t will be over
whelming.
The sheriff congratulates himselr
and his fellow impotent officials be-
cause in the protest that was sub
mitted to you only seven dlsorderiy
houses were mentioned. de over
looked the fact that the statement
expressly said that these were sam
pies of the many places of ike char-
acter in the city of Newark II
Sheriff Monahan instead of indulging
in recrimations will follow the exam
pie of a worthy predecessor and SEND
a lot of the keepers of these disorderly
resorts to jail he will become the
object of applause rather than OF
criticism.
Before giving out this letter Mr.
Wilson made public the names of four
ministers who assisted him in inves-
tigating alleged vice conditions In
this city.
This he did in the hope that the
names of the clergymen might help
substantiate some of the statements
made by the Anti-Saloon League TO
Governor Wilson, and detract from
Sheriff Monahan's letter to the Gov
ernor declaring that Samuel Wilson's
statements must be received with
caution"
The clergymen named by Mr.. Will
fcontinued on Second Page.)