The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-03-28
FATHER FARRELL
PAMPHLET PRINTED
|. 0NPOTTER'S ORDER
No Copy" Direct From Priest
for Statement Regarding
Charities Inquiry.
PLUNkETT PAID BILL.
Keep This Quiet" Printer
Says DR.. Potter Told Him
When Order Was Placed.

That DR. Daniel G. Potter. once
head OF tho Board of Ambulance Ser
vice, gave tho orders for tho four
pamphlets printed over the name Of
the Rev. Father william y. Farrell,
pastor OF the Roman Catholic Church
OF SITS. Peter and Paul. Brooklyn, was
the testimony given to-day by Frank
Lebcr. representing NJ. u. Brown.
printer and binder. of No. 81 Cham
bcrs Street. at the charities investi-
cation being conducted by Commits
sioner Charles II. Strong. The proofs
Of the pamphlets we're also sent to
Dr. Potter. VINO returned them COR
rected, the witness said
Estimates on the first pamphlets
were secured by w. +. Plunkett. Leber
said. and DIR. Potter made arrange
ments for tho publication and had the
bill made out to Father Farrell. The
bill was later made out to Mr.. Plum
kett, who paid II.
Mr.. Leber said that 2l5.ooo copies Of
the 20-page pamphlet. entitled "A
Public Scandal" were printed. The
bill for s1.7ss.2s was made out to Mr.
Plunkett.
Dr. Potter told the printers to get
! out the pamphlet '1n a hurry Leber
q testified. This was done, and the
pamphlets were delivered TO him al
his Office, No. 81 Chambers Street. Mr.
Leber said that he received no COPY
from Father Farrell and sent nc
proofs to him for correction.
In beginning his negotiations. DIR
Potter, according to the witness, said
Keep this printing matter quiet
Will your"
II will. in so far as / can Mr.
Leber replied.
w. +. Plunkett, who assumed tho
expense OF publishing the pamphlets
is from the Chancellor's office OF the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese OF New
! York. OF thu Public Scandal" pam.
! phlct, $500 copies were sent To Eas
| Firty-first Street. Tho offices of tho
Chancellery OF the Roman Catholic
diocese of New York are at No. 2;
East Fifty-hrst Street. or the pam
phlet Charity for Revenue" 00,0O(
copies were printed and b,l00 copies
were sent to East Fifty-first Street.
Leber testified that DIR. Potter Wis
itod him a couple ~ dPys alto, Eathei
Farrell testified at the Charities In
vestigatlon and again instructed hin
| to keep quiet" about the printing o.
the pamphlets.
A report which Raymond d. Fosdick
when Commissioners OF Accounts
made 20 the Mayor In 1910 on DIR. Pot
ter was offered In evidence. The re
port set forth tho evidence taken II
| the investigation that followed tn
discovery that the Catholics wer
raising fund for DIR. Potter.
The Rev. DIR. Il. 8. Holloway, paste
OF the Hope Baptist Church. Broad
way and one Hundred and Fourtl
Street, told about tho church lnves
tigation that preceded DR.. Potter
withdrawal from tho Baptist min
istry. He was not removed from IN
passionate of the Tabernacle, but n
had no church and his congregation
gradually fell away 20 nothing.
John Mccormick, superintendent o
the printing plant that got out tn
pamphlets, testified that some on
called him on the telephone thi
morning.
This In Father Farrell" said tn
voice. Have you any proofs there?
mo" replied the Superintendent.
"If you have, will you have then
Destroyer"
"Oh, yes" said the Superintendent
Did you mean it?" asked Nj
Hotchklss.
"I was busy at the time" repre,
the witness, "and | forgot It,"
do you know Father Farreli?"
mo. But than sounded to me a
though some one was trying TO tail
out of their natural voice"