The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-25
M'MAHON AFFIDAVIT
DENIES POTTER FUND
Priest. Now Dead. SwOrc in
1910 He Didn't Take
5000 Fund.

The Rev. Father James j. Higgins.
superintendent Of Catholic Charities in
Brooklyn. gave out yesterday "A copy OF
an afhdavi, made on June 81. 1910. by
the Rev. Father Denis J. Mcmahon. who
has since died. denying the charge made
recently by Mayor Mitchell that the
priest had handled a fund Of $4,000 to be
given as an honorarium 10 Daniel &.
Potter and had afterward appropriated
this to his own use. Thu affidavit. which
was made before the United states Con-
sui In Carlsbad. Austria, follows:
American consulate. Carlsbad. Aus
r!a-ss.
Denis J Mcmahon. being duly sworn
a ani,e se', ,rom New s"Y YORK. ' l. s"s ' depo."s
He is tho RICH, Rev. Denis J Nc
church. Second avenue and Twenty-rrst
street. New York city; that he t. the SUI
pervisor OF catholic charities in the DO
cese Of New York and has authority In
matters pertaining to the catholic chart
table institutions here. that At the pres
ent Tim. he IL stopping In Carlsbad, Aus
ria. having left HON. for Europe in April
last.
Tha. in tho winter ~ iaos-7 he planned
to organize more completely tho educa-
,1onal work 81 the charitable institutions,
10 The end that every teacher IN them
psrtment of Education: also =" establish a
catholic bureau Tor the after caro- of
children from IN" institutions ana mo
Childrru's court. In order 80 develop these
plans. he opened an ofioc with suitable
c%lericsl force, To cen,r.lize these and
quested funds from the Institutions 10 meet
the increased expenses Al iirst II. wa
suggested that while raising these tnnd-
Finanse p%epaptmon,, N.w YORK city, wh@
services outside OF his departmental duties
also. and particularly. the refund OF DIS
bur-.ments Incurred IN n"mme', mo ,o wrG
below. The latter part of this suggestion
was finally adopted; -, ~,
institutions were used by deponent fo'
IN. work OF his ONCE, a purely di'cesat
matter That at no pace or timr nnT
sum Of money. except on one occasion
when payment was made f1r me .etn "a,
! Illustrated albums which wcr" sent t'
Europe. This work was compiled an,
%mpleted " court upon ms n p sp'i ro,
ter received no none, Tor ms service o'
for any profit. II was well undnrst""'
that his services were gratuitous he wa
not onrr.d or given anything beyond ae
tual disbursements.
other than in this instance deponcn
never paid said Dr. Potter amy sum %
money, either directly or indirectly, or t.
any one else for his beneft u,o,
deponent Is informed that among tn
vouchers of ST J%oseph's Union, = privnt
corporation, receiving no money ir"iH W
citv 81 New York, though connected VIII
the Mission Of the Immaculate VIRGIN
Their. is a check dated on or abon
January, 1907. tor the sum or Sao" 'hN'
hundred dollars, with a memorandum n'
the accompanying voucher stating IN sun
stanc. that the check was to he mad
mart OF "A sum proposed to he raised on b."
half OF II e. Potter, which sum the recto
of the Mission Of the Immaculate virgil
states was given 10 deponent Depo"en
saws that said $500 was received and use'
nv him in the diocesan work describe
above, and no Jart Of the said $500 wa
either directly or indirectly paid 10 - l
Deponen, further. says that in askiri
for about 81, 900 -four thousand uoIlars' a
that time he stated the object above men
tinned openly at "a regular meeting OF IN
suneriors OF the institutions, ana among
the contributions received Tor thls purpos
wss The above mentioned $500.
Whilst deponent may not nave rrporte.
IN ,he reverend rector In person the us
~ his contribution. he does nctually repor
annually both to his superior ana TO IN
snneriors OF all the contributing institu
lions the financial transactions OF nj
office. ,y,, uouAuoS
Sworn TO before me this ?7th day q
June 1910. at Carlsbad, Austria.
\ tSiEned) WILL l..
consul Of the United States OF America
American Consulate iSeaD' carispa'
Austria.