Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1895 — ANTHONY ALSO. [ARTICLE]

ANTHONY ALSO.

A ••Truly Good” Mono Implicated—Reflection Cast on Attorney Goff. In the Lexow investigation, at New York, Thursday, evidence was submitted to show that Anthony Comstock, the famous and overzealous agent of the society for the prevention of vice, had taken a bribe of 91,030 from a “green goods” mon to secure the dismissal of an indictment against him. Mr. Comstock was interviewed and depounced the testimony as false. Continuing, Mr. Comstock said: By the way, in speaking of Goff, I’d like to know what the little secret was when he was assistant district attorney, that Olin D. Gray was not prosecuted. I found in this man’s (Gray’s) possession 91,500,000 worth of Louisiana lottery tickets, and notwithstanding such strong evidence brought to Mr. Goff’s attention, this man was not prosecuted. Mr. Goff may perhaps tell us why. On the whole, it is the most infamous plot to traduce my character I have ever knpwn. I will appear before the Lexow committee tomorrow and will demand to be heard. I will be heard. It is my right; it cannot be denied. It cannot be, it must not be.” Mr. Comstock was very much agitated during the interview, and at times expressed great indignation.