The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-18
HEBBERD RESIGNS:
ENDS CHARITY ROW
Feud With Kingsbury May
Reach Grand Jury Through
Phone Tapping.
SWAMI TAKES UP CHARGE.

The long feud between Connie sioner
OF Charities John a. Kingsbury and II.
w. Hebberd. executive secretary OF tho
state Board Of Charities. eliminated
abruptly last Wednesday. although Il did
not become known until yesterday that
Mr.. HebberC ltd :ondered his resigna-
ton on that day. The resignation was
accepted at the last meeting Of the
board and will go into effect May l..
Charges that Mr.. Hebberd was the
author Of the Father Farrell pamphlets.
which so bitterly attacked the Strong
Investigation cou%ntercharses that COM
missioner K~ingsbury's men listened TO
conversations between the priest and
Hebberd by tapping the telephone
wires. and other recriminat,ons have
marked the feud
Poiitics Also a Factor.
As a sequel to Mr.. Hebberd's res. sna.
ton relations between him and Rhine-
lander stewart. president OF the board.
are believed to have become strained. al.
though they were FOR years close frleMis.
OTHER allegations arising from tho fcud
is one brough; hy Commissioner Kings
bury that Mr.. fIcbberd was back OF n
'distinc; political threat against .he
Mitchell administration, n from the
other side that the Commissioner had
told Mr.. Heboerd. after the charities IN
N~est'ga.iou was started. that he would
have 20 either resign or he put out.
District Attorney swarm drew nearer
yesterday 10 "a Grand Jury Investigation
Of the charges hat some persons In
tereeted in getting evidence against
Catholic priests connected with chart
table work had eavesdropped on the lat
ter's Telephone wires. He said that he
would inquire from the New York Teic-
phone Company today the method nv
which such tapping" could be accom-
plished.
The District Attorney came 20 mis- de-
cislon after q talk with Alfred J. Ta,.ey.
who represented particularly In 'he case
the Rev. william Y Farrell. pastor OF
the Church OF s.. Peter and Paul. Brook
Iva. and Daniel c Potter. ex.R tCtlet
clergyman. both of whom rhargc that
their lines were tauSered with. Judge
swami understood that AR. TalloA spoke
also FOR the other men WHO say they
were victims
These include MGR. J J Dunn Of ne
chdncery office Mig. Joseph T. Mooney.
Nicar-oeneral of the New York diocese 4.
the r ght Rev. Patrick j Hayes. AuNill-
AIRY Bishop Of New York the Raw. ia'n. o.,
J Higgins. supervisor OF Catholic chart
ties In BROOKLYN Dean Potter. son Of
pr. Potter William =. Butler. attorney
Tor Catholic witnesses AZ the charitable
inquiry before COMMISSIONS strong and
Robert W Hehbord, secretary to the
state Board of Charities Several Of Mr..
Tallcy's clients visited his office yettsr-
day /" mah. .fiiddsits. but zone OF these
wac presented to he" District Attorney,
The lawyer ~cunfnins himself to oral
statements OF 'hc protests made TO him.
Telephone Men called.
NJ the end OF ~, conference the BIS
trict Attorney %nnounce that he would
rcqies, r.. n. Dyer. secretary to the
chief clerk OF tho New York Telephone
Company. and ". 7. Onasch Of the traf-
o. Inspection department to enlighten
him to-day on tho means by which ~"
police or any outsiders could zap the
telephone wires.
Though the matter was no; laid be-
for. tn" Grand Jury Yesterday ~" at
teniiou that IN. District Attorney gave
To- II and his announced Intention to per-
sist In his inuuir. were taken TO mean
tndt no contemplate tiraid jury acton.
He said furthermore that he would lay
the case before the Police Department.
II has been the contention OF the
Ca,holic dignitaries and Others con-
cerned that the spying Wa IN by
polio" operators IN order TO furnish am
nluuitiou Tor job y. k~ingsbury. Chart
ties Commissioner. \ downtown police
station on TIE Yves; Side was said to he
the scene OF the cutting n"
Police Commissioners Woods said that
he would have the matter Investigated
II was learned that those in authority
~ polic. Headquarters do rot consider
there II any foundation 10 the charge
inpliCatIng thu department
Mr.. Taliey has been urged to bring
the alleged overlapping t. he attention
OF the Thompson legislative committee
OF inquiry. This suggestion may he
acted on by him this week.
Before stat" Senate Rur,ingame
started for Albany yesterday afternoon
he had completed his draft Of the bill
which he will introduce for the control
OF the police practice Of overlapping.