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MGR. DUNN ANSWERS MAYOR:
DENIES GIVING POTTER 500
Chancellor of Archdiocese Accuses Mitchell of Having
No Desire to Know Truth and Assumes Entire Re-
sponsibility for the Farrell Pamphlets.

37s, making n total ~ t,af.ssi
Every penny wa accounted g.. and
the cause Of investigation WAS So. nirg,y
satisfied.
1T is really noble Of tho N.,or 10
attack the memory OF a man Nro um.
sclnshly spent his l'fo for tI, ..,
and wrctchcd Of this city. Mr. u,..
bent every effort years ago 10 ,.,,l.
the existence Of this Potter fund 49,
which he now speaks. but without .l,.
cess, though the entire machinery o,
the dty was used by him for q.
purpose. He knows this fact. but t-r.
haps he has conveniently forgo,teu
THE late Mayor Gaynor Wa accurate
in his Judgment of men and motive
When Mr.. Fosdick. Commissions IN
1910. presented a conAdcntial repor,
to him. dealing with this mater. Mayor
Gaynor said: L refused It / threw ,'
at him tMr. Fosdick) and expressed my
, mind. I know all the facts. l. H. no
true. 1t is garbled and contrary 80
the truth. IS I well know
"Mr. Mitchel's charge that save
, 800 10 help another to escape III. ,r,r.-
Of the law is in harmony with ~ ut.r
statements. 'Tis sport TO ha,r 't, o..
eiucer hoist with his own t,tlrt lie
aud his associates did not suspect 'rs
they were under suspicion AVID dl no.
count on their plan being turned a.al.
thorh' Inc "hole scll.ihe misri'tl'G
was 70 appear h'i9'" ~
strong Commission tp be ir' Urgurs'sI
about the matter. which 7 f'' iu god.
vance would uncover III" plots o' tIee.
hls minded gentlemen i'N'r $50"
Or i"tter Woo though was nrN'a''
accused OF dom" 60 by u" tW.net'
couhs"i III the employ or MAYOR Nii.r'i-
CominisSipner or 'hiriti"@ tn" ~. ~
,nent OF one Of his ofhc'al family a
ms counsel Is suih'i"nt answer - any
via. unrestrainod statement Ny Mitchell
may maV".
~ answer need b" given ~ ''"
rharg" mat Father Farrell CAV" go -
ir' io''er' lie mas conc'uSINe'F SNOW
10 a ierai BODY that II Is untrue r'.'
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On hour with i dozen detectives and
several police inspectors, ~subpuna.l by
the committee carly in the day. The
room by that time was jammcd.
Senator Thompson administered the
carh TO tho Mayor. and the Mayor pro-
nounced an emphatic II do lie sat
back IN his chair. opened his portfolio
und began his recital.
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To Discrcdit Pamphlets.

Finding that the Farrell pamphlets
were setting forth the true state Of the
question and laying bare the conspiracy.
Mr.. Mitchell. Mr.. kingsbury and their
associates determined to obtain Informal
ton. II possible which would discredit
the force of the pamphlets. Mr.. Mitchell
did not rob the premises OF Father Far
veil and Or. Potter. but he DID order their
wires coy. red. In his anxiety to promote
his cause he overlooked the fact that he
WAS breaking the law. No doubt he
keenly regrets his action. not SO much
that others have suffered through II, but
that h. has been discovered in his dark
and secret work.
The Catholic i~nStitut of New
York and Brooklyn engaged the firm
OF Paterson. TeIle & Dennis to audit
their books to prove to Mayor Mitchell
that the money received FOR the care 81
children committed to them was prop
erly and justly expended. The New
York archdiocese paid this firm s5?.-
oOs.sS. The Brooklyn diocese paid Sea-
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Of the $50 wire ~tappings somebody
would have to extend our time to July,
1917, and we'd all go crazy IN the mean
time. There arc Il good many reasons
why a good many or the names on th's
list should not be made pubic. because
the people concerned are absolutely III
noccnt, and II these particular convers',-
tions are made public, some other lei.
lows who don't like you. maybe. VIII
want to come before the committee Hike
YOU. and put on the record all they've
heard about you"
81 have no objection" said the Mayor
Well continued the senator. "tli'
committees doesn't like that either. Be
sides. these attorneys say it would be
SANDER to permit these conversation
on the record. and they would charge
us with II instead of somebody else
for originating the ISLANDER. ~ there
is one. They say these conversation
were taken by men who didnt Know
who was couversing over the wire.
"Tlcy don't know" stormed INC
Mayor, land you don't know and ]
deny it,"
III you desire It," explained Senator
Thompson, we will take 1t In closed
session"
To this tho Mayor replied:
Senator. these are facts to which the
public OF this city is entitled. ave
been accorded the privilege Of coming
here. | was asked In the first instance,
I have desired since then to make "a full
aud complete statement of this case. aud
I have here IN my hand the evidence
which j~ustifics the police action III those
specific cases thai are before the public
OF this city. And | demand the oppor-
tunity to state It here IN public aud III
the record. In the course and due process
of this committees bearings. aud ! be-
li.ve that there is no status for an ca
uruiiAn snaSlnn.
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Struct the due ADMINISTRATION VI we
laws. to interfere with government III
short. religious interference with INC
government Of this city. which is a thing,
I think. contrary TO the spirit Of Ameri-
can institutions. because II there Is one
thing that is fundamental OF ours III
American life It IL that Just as We de-
clare that government shall not lay It's
hand upon the altar of the church 40
the church shall not lay It's hand upon
the altar OF government. And let me
say that while ] am Mayor II will no
AS to this specific crime. or the four
crimes, the evidence obtained through
the supervision of these three telephone
wires was as follows. 7 give o the
conversations that were taken down
Objections by Moss
Everybody In the room was keyed up
10 the straining point when the Mayor
came to the point Of reading the con-
versations taken over the tapped line.
The slight Interruptions that am In
the ourse OF his narrative had scarcely
served to relieve the tension. The
Mayor, however, was expecting just
what happened. II was An interruption
by Mr.. Moss.
Il think said he. that II Ia right for
me 10 object TO these conversations for
the reasons given by Mr.. Bowers In his
letter and for other reasons"
The letter he referred to was a com
munication to the committee from John
" Bowers. ounse 10 the state Board
Of Charities. Mr.. Bowers had written
20 Senator Thompson earlier in the day
protesting that the Mayor should not be
allowed to make the conversations public
when t~estifying before the committee.
where no would obtain tho protection Of
the privilege OF such occasion. Mr..
Bowers held that n the Mayor desired 80
make tho conversations public he should
be- held amenable to the state laws.
Senator Thompson said he was inclined
to accept Mr.. Bowers's opinion.
well. Mr.. Chairman said the
Mayor. Il insist on proceeding with this
statement OF the facts. These are the
facts. and they contain the evidence OF
the commission OF serious crimes. 20
my mind ono OF the most serious crimes
that can be committed In an American
jurisdiction. that Of an attempt on the
part of "A particular group. OF n par
ticular religious denomination, to cxer-
else a preponderating influence In a par
ticular branch Of government. and to
interfere with its proper administration
The committee thereupon engaged In
a whispered consultation while che
Mayor waited. Before tho committee
had finished. the Mayor leaned forward
again 20 continue his narrative.
This is an investigation he said,
of the supervision Of telephone line.
The police supervised these three fclc.
phone lines. what 7 have here Is a
complete Justification Of the supervision
of these three telephone lines Ivy The
police, showing tn" actual commission
of crime. I can well understand that
Mr. Bowers. who has represented these
gentlemen. would not like Il known here
that Father Farrell promised 20 pay $50
20 get a witness Of jurisdiction, and
that MGR. Dunn PROMISED TO pay Slno
20 get a witness out Of jurisdiction. hut
these facts are here contained. and
am going to state them
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statement by the Mayor.

r,, u,,,r. .,,t.wcu, ,o,,uvs
.,.,,,io,,., "a, lin, romu,i,tce During "A
oor,n,i ~, ,iu,n.t uuur.rcdeuted ,n,srep-
a.a.,,tu, -, ,Ln ,,c,iyi,ios of this
..... -. 49, ,.ny.,,Yncn, have re-
.s..aa .,,,, .u,ui,y m. ,,nu,r ,,.,or.
,',,t,, and ,,,,,v, In make known the
80 oar.,r, ri. matte, Of supcr.
,I.,o. -, ,.to,h,,o limos I, IL necessary
-, g.. -, ,hn 80, should make
shos. ,,r,. l,nxu. I, has been ucces-
80, IT, ,n,. ,,nos,inu w,s raised. II
ha. hocon,a ,rors ,er,ssary i'm view of
80 ~, e., H. E,r,. ,',uu,y ,;rapd
I,,r,, h,s .aa, n, IN Indpc mis- wholly
~ irs,,Nahio ch.r.,o n,a,ns, the Commits
.unuar ~. ,,,.rt,,a. .nd Tho .,rci,l AS
$50, r,,,nr,,t,, 1',mps,I
"1 ,,.,,,,r, ,.L, ,h,. .,,o,,uui,y OF
.,,,,,, an ,Lc ,n',s rn,,,rnipc Inc SUI
a".., ,h, ,h,,c ,o,.nhnno wires
p,,,,,,,, ,.t,u.,, ,,,s.,o,,d ,bts discus
.ta. a,,i -, ,,d,, o., a, go I mus, state
A., 49,. ',nt,,o. ,bo unier,,iuv tac,s
-, ,,I a. ,a,,ra, ,rnnoxi,iop I
81, :, 20 ,his c,wri,tce ina, for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24

Mr.. Moss heard the Mayor invite tln
reporters and anybody else who wanted
70 to stay. and sad
III the Mayor invites you to stay. 81
cour,o. wen have to adjourn to ano'h'
building
81 doa.'t want to bc d!scourtcous, Ia
terruptcd the MAYOR. even ii the COM
mittee ~ discouttcous, but want to
make II perfectly plain that the coin.
mlt,oe has got 70 leave ne. | came here
to give facts"
Well" said Mr.. Moss, well get Out
OF your building Meu" And senator
Thompson sad the committeeman were
not going TO hear the facts in public,
well In that case the Mayor ron
+ cllricd, I'm have 10 take under advise
men, the question of giving YOU the rest
Of the facts In closed session. | shall
decide the matter by tomorrow morn
ing
Alfred Talley said after the committee
adjourned
The point ] tried TO make was that
the Grand Jury held Mat TO tap these
wires was a crime. 1t seems To mo that
II aggravatcs the crime TO make the
alleged conversations public,
Il think the Mayor overlooked the
point which was testified to before the
strong commission 10y the four police.
] men WHO luII"l lllt NlffS anu tpOk O'Nn
the alleged conversations. They testified
that all they knew WAS that they were
told 10 get some sluf about the charities
investigation,
rallry Questions Policemen.
at was my information that when
two wires were hung up they simply
took down IN long hand on a slate
what they thought they heard Ny in
formation is that they didn't always turn
this over TO the Police Commissioner
but as soon rs they heard something
the hustled it up to the Bar Associa-
ton, where the Strong commission was
meeting, and Kingsbury and Hotchkiss
used II in questioning witnesses.
"Tlcy would Immediately subpoena
witnesses on the information sent UP 20
them by the cops We knew about the
wires being tapped from tho questions
that were asked.
80 the nl,u whose wires were tapped
arranged u phOnNgrtln, as Is shown by
the instance Of the yellow bag. Dnc o'
the men who knew his wires were being
tapped arranged to have a yellow bsr
LEFT IN the Court cafe. In BROOKLYN. al
. o'clock one afternoon. and sure enough
AT that hour an Inspector from Kings,
hury's ollie" ann over and asked foI
the yellow bag,
"Thc proprietor said tina the onl,
yellow bag he had contained food tina
he was taking home for his supper Il
was said that this was two iobstcrs.'
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Repulsive Conditions Found.

"What they have found has been
pretty thoroughly spread upon tho rec
ord made before Commissioner Strong.
the Governors commissioner. sitting
under tho Morcland act. That In some
OF these institutions OF all dcnoniina-
tions children wcre found with their
hair kno'ted with li,c. their scalps
covered with itching sores. their bodies
covered with hl'hy clothes that had not
BEEN changed for three weeks, their
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24

Thc Right Rev. Mgr. John J. Dunn.
New York. answered Mayor Mitchell In
a typewritten statement last night with
An emphatic denial that he paid 500 to
Dr. Potter. lie accused the Mayor OF
not desiring 10 know the whole truth III
the controversy that has been waged In
regard to the Catholic charity institu-
tons. Mgr. Dunn. at his homo. SOL
East fffty-nfth street. issued this state
ment:
The picturesque threat OF Mayor
Mitchell 20 rip things open has been
carried out. and an expectant public,
waiting for developments that would
shock the community. must he somewhat
disappointed at the so-called disclos-
met to his Honor. and II 40 he Ia en-
titled 4 the happiness he Is getting out
~ them and this whole p~roceedins. They
are weary. stale, fiat and Improbable.
The Mayor must have known the fol-
lowing facts, but despite his knowledge
he repeats over ana over again charges
witch rest on no solid foundation. Many
OF them we're made and fostered By
himself.
"Ther. has been no sntagonlsr to Mr..
Mitchell and his administration on the
part OF the church authorities. All they
asked was 10 be treated as citizens and
to have their rights within the Law safe
guarded. Briefly, the Mayor has been
hand and glove With interests which
th,caten the existence OF child caring In
stltutious, Protestant. Catholic and Jew
,sN. The Catholic sisterhoods ha We be. II
violently and maliciously slandered. !
am responsible for the publication ~
the Farrell pamphlets. winch served %
uncover the conspiracy which was care
fully planned and in which Mr.. Mitchell
played a prominent part.
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THAT committee went into this quee-
ton. and in the course OF its inquiry and
The examination Of the accounts OF GER
tain Of these institutions there was
u among the records Of one Of the
Catholic institutions of the city a voucher
bearing the Endorsement TO tho effect
that II had been drawn AS part of a fund
Of $1,000 subscribed by the private
Catholic charitable institutions OF the
city az All h~onorarium. SO e%uphoniously
termed. for Daniel G Potter. a. that time
examiner OF private charitable institu-
lions In the Department OF Finance. tho
oficer upon whose unquestioncd word
h appropriations were recommended TO
the Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
ment and were passed by that board for
private charitable institutions Of the
city.
The Comptroller secured the resig-
nation OF THIS man AS the examiner of
private charitable institutions. In the
course Of this Investigation by the COM
mittee II became my duty to examine
the witnesses. who were sworn under the
power and subpoena Of the COMMISSIONS
of Accounts. Among others. Mgr. Nc
Mahon. a moderator of Catholic charities.
vac placed upon the stand AMI examined
by me. and he there admitted under oath
that these funds had been collected for
the purpose OF creating such a fun 10
be paid over to Daniel c. Potter as an
honorarium.
"He further testified that having col
iected moneys for this purpose his con
science hurt him at the thought Of pay
ting them over to "A public servant for
services rendered In connection with his
public service in the supervision OF these
institutions that subscribed the funds
and for that reason he did not pay the
money over to Daniel c. Potter. bu.
appropriated the money TO his own U.S.
without asking permission or stating
anything concerning his purpose TO the
institutions which had subscribed H."
Senator Thompson asked Who
Mgr. Mcmahon, the then moderator o.
Catholic charities, now dead. but at tina
time moderator of Catholic charities.
the Mayor went on. "If this had no
already been Of record in the cross-ex,
animation I would not have mentlonet
Il for the very reason that Mgr. Nc,
Mahon Is now dead.
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"This man Potter, who has passed
through various vic!ssitudes in life. hav-
ing at one time been a Baptist minister
the vicissttude came a%fterward, when
for reasons that related 10 certain rom
duct he was separated from his congre-
cation and became a layman. Having
passed through the vicissitude which |
have mentioned In the Department OF
Finance he became an officer OF the am
6ulance board. and later-I do not know
whether II was Mayor Gaynor. IL may
have been Mayor Gaynor, it probably
vas Mayor Gaynor--he later became
executive secretary of the Associates OF
Private Cha rifles, Of which William r.
Farrell OF Brooklyn Is one OF the d.
rectors. Shortly after the present adj
m~inistration assume office Potter was
separated from his office In connection
with the Board of Ambulance service.
This Is down to the time of the present
city administration
When this administration took office
II had a definite programme and purpose
with regard to the institutions which
care for the dependents committed to
them by the city. That purpose was to
secure humane treatment and care,
proper nourishment. proper clothing
proper housing and proper recreation
particularly to the children committed
to these institutions-thcre are some
22.000. Accordingly Commissioner Kings.
bury was selected as Commissioner and
Mr.. Doherty was selected as Deputy
commissioned and they were definitely
instructed by me TO conduct an exam.
ination OF the condition OF the private
charitable institutions, for my experience
as a member of the earlier investigating
committee had fully acquainted me witt
the fact that the conditions of some III
these institutions were far from good
They set about this investigation.
Tn order that all of the three princi,
pal religious denominations Of the cit,
supporting private institutions OF thi.
kind might be represented n in ordel
10 guarantee the fairness Of the exami
nation. Commissioner kinGsbury secured
my approval OF the appointment OF mcr
representative OF these denominations
There were appointed representing thu
Catholics, Brother Barnabas represent
ing the Jews, DR.. Bernstein. and repre-
senting the Protcstants. Mr., Reid. Thes,
men, las "A committee, undertook to max,
an examination OF these institutions.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05

The Giants at least stand 4 swell chance OF
being awarded the championship in the winter
lseGus :his year.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
National Commission Will
Probe Baseball Scandal

New York. Oct. L-The scandal which
has been aired over the playing of the
Giants in the two games with Brooklyn
on Monday and Tuesday will be thor
oUghly probed by the National Commis-
sion of baseball The accusation made
by Manager McGraw during yesterday S
game with the Dodgers that his players
we're disobeying his instructions has
aroused hornets nest in baseball cir
cles.
Not since the memorable play-off for
the championship between the Cubs and
Giants eight years ago when an attempt
was made TO bribe the umpires to throw
the game to the Giants has the national
past.me been SO scandaliZed.
While most Of the dyed-in-the-wool
fans do not agree that the Giants laid
DOWN 20 the Dodgers in order that Rob
insOn's men might clinch the pennant,
there are some skeptics. These fans are
tho ones who have been roofing against
the Dodgers all year who still adhere
10 the charge that there was colusion
between the Giants and Dodgers.
What the commissions probe will bring
out is matter of conjecture. McGraw
II a st-ic: 5.sciplina-ian. He was prob
ably "a LITTLE sore" because his record
breaking stunt was nipped last Saturday
and "peeved" because his charges could
not beat the Dodgers-a thing they have
NOS done very often this year.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05

GEORGE L. CHAPPY") PARKER,
Fast New England wrestler, who meets
Joe Turner, world middle-wcight title
holder, in finished bout at the Lyceum
Theater Friday in the feature attrac-
tion of an all-star graphing carnival.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
THURMAN RETURNS
TO CHARLOTTESVILLE

Charlottesville, Va, Oct. 4.-The new 3
that Allan Thurman is on his way home
has cheered the DISCOURAGED virginia
coaches nightly. Thurman is due TO al
rive in New York today and will hop A
train for Charlottesville in an attempt to
get in the Orange and Blue lineup
against Yale. Last year he was. per
haps the biggest factor IN Virtinia s
lo-to-0 victory against the Ellis. his lonr
punts pushing Yale down the field Nher.
Virginia was unable to gain
He should be in fair condition after
driving an ambulance at the front, but
it is doubtful II he will be able to stan
the gan OF playing curing the whole NaI.
contest Saturday. II he should not Al
rive until tomorrow it is probs ble he VII
join the Old Dominion squad at Nv
Haven instead OF going to Charlotte
Vile
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05

The Saxon A. c. Juniors would like TO
arrange games in or around Washington
with any teams averaging los or ITO
pounds. Communicate with z. Paul, 1904
Thirty-ffth street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05

The commission will begin It's probe at
the Waldorf today. Two Of the Giants
Art Fletcher, shortstop. and William
Perritt. pitcher-have denied that there
was any Indifferent playing on their part
or by the team
President Tener, OF the National
League, has made light of McGraw's
outburst. While McGraw declared he
was through with baseball for the year
only a man with an intimate knowledgs
Of National League politics asserted that
the leader was ready to leave the Giants
at once, although his contract calls for
another year of. service
All the members of the Giant team, in
Guiding MeGraw, some of the Brooklyn
players and sporting writers will prob
ably be called before the commission to
give their statements.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
0'C0NN0R is NAMED
CAPTAIN OF ELEVEN

Dan O'Connor. the big tackle Of thr
varsity eleven OF the GEORGETOWN T-uil cr-
sity football eleven. has been rsueH D.
the faculty board TO captain the Hilltop
Pers this fall. By the ma ming II Dr'ou-
nor as the leader OF the Blue and Ora
it is a sure fact that johnny Ma nIm.
will not return 10 college this faU
O'COnnOr will lead the Blue and Ora,
against the Navy eleven SATURDAY On tho
nTst game OF the season when the EIr-
tOppers journey - Annapolis for tins
battle. The Georgetown varsity us..
given their hardest workout or The
season Yesterday when they met the
Maryland State College in a long scrim-
mage drill.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
Boston Red Sox Are the
Favorites in Big Series

New York. Oct. 4-odds of to s
that the Red sox will beat the Dodgers
in tho world series battle were offered
here today, The supporters of the
Brooklyn warriors found them to their
liking and snapped up the Boston offer
ing with considerable eciat.
Nov that the indemnity of The par
tictpants in the big group has been estab-
iished. the experts" have decided that
the Red Sox have the advantage. First
Of all. they declare that the experience
the sox have gained in world "seriesing"
will be a distinct bulge" for them.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05

Billy. the wrestling bear. will meet all
comers.
Happy" Parker, who meets Joe Tur-
ner, the .middle-weight champion. in the
main attraction. which will be finish
affair for the title and Police Gazette
belt, has been training during the pasa
few days with Massimo, aDc is confident
OF handing a trimming to the local grap-
pling king IN this match. p. F. O'Connor
will referee the final contest.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
PHuLIES TRIM BRAVES.

Philadelphia, Oct THE depossd
champion PhilIies fought a see-ssw barIIe
today with the Braves for second place
in the National League standings They
had the satisfaction OF winning the posi-
ton frdn the team which yesterday
spoiled Philadelphia pennant hopes. The
score was Z to ;. Philadelphia used three
pitchers to drag the game out OF the
fire. Score by innings:
Boetor.............. 20O12OO . :
Philadelphia....... @OOOI3OIx-7 l. 0
Batteries-Allen, Barnes and Black
burn; Demaree. kantIehner. OesChEe..
Alexander and Burns and Adams I'm
plres-Messrs. O'Day and Emslie