, 1872-11-30
LAURA FAIR.
Lecture Net DeI2vcred-I1hc TEalI
Closed Against Hor Excitement

j From r,o s. :. {7unc<sco can, Ner. %.
) Hrs. FAR tld not lecture :! lla:t's Hall last
light, aud it was just IS well for hertlat sho
id not attempt it. Judging by the demonstra-
On made upon the streets The people are in no
tu1nor for such IN insult to t1cm rs O lecture
,:ou Mrs. Ear would be. Ii an unpublished III
,rview with q Cal! reporter upon Monday after
Don, Mrs. Fair, with that vicious look OF deter
ination so familiar to those who Lave seen her
: her moments OF Eassion--her - spells per-
!: FPS wa may cau then-declared that she soould
ctu1e, aud that no one in this city should pre-
mt her; that she had engaged lhe hGll, md that
:. could not ba closed aY..iEst her. She seened
taka 6erca delight in the project Of
!: erred that she did not care What people might
!: inK OF her; thoy would como oub Of curiosity"
laterer their opinions might be, and would
osy their dollar at tie door," that waH ''au'
re wanted: A portion Of the press aided her in
:; efforts to create widespread sensation, and
ming posters did the rest but, notWithstaud-
al this, M-s. Fair Eat in her room last niRhr,
led, and surrounded with 3 coterie Of disp1it-
: @badly scared friends, while on the liable
: roll Of Ms, the contents OF which, it is to
: @-aclsce audience. On Wednesday morning
! Cau published communication from the
rprietors Of Platt's Hall, stating that they
lid not open it for Mrs. Faar's lecture. 4
Y reporter visited her then to ascertain her
.ntions upon this new phase of the case, aud
she would lecture IN the hail nevertheless,
that il she should be turned ont by force
would '' take ether steps "-meanlng,
badly, that sho would sue for
1agss. Last night the excltenent culIninat~
by half-past o'clock fully 1000 people,
rly all men, had assembled in front Of pla1t's
|, and bounded Montgomery street from side
lido, while the windowa ct all the nelghbor-
houses, Including those Of the Russ House.
tilted with ladies'. A strong party Of police
!: on the ground, some occupied N keeplng
/! roedvay open for the passing street csra.
Il ot1cre guarding the closed doors OF the ball;
!; RS at tie private entraace TO the hall through
:: freid's Hutel, on Bush street., and others
!, a inside the hall itself, 81 3 sort of second
Of battle should the doors be forced. The
oerament OF the crowd cannot be slated in
:rsl terms. The pervading tone could hard
- called excitement, for the men we're too
:. to laugh and joke to be credited with any
+ est much deeper thaa that to which curlosl-
/. I'd the expectation ct "some fun might
I rise Some pe1sons there neze Tho
: ID savagely about tho expected lee
-, wto breatAed out threatenings with
ring brow, and talked vaguely Of
: s. and lynchins, and riding On raila.
- -perie2ue shows that the men who thus
81 out What they think are their feelings are
81 men Nno lynch until some one hos led
. y foE them. The comparatively silent
III b1se other hand, who wandered Gstlessly
sos talked quietly ia groups, we're too read7
Ugh at 8 passing joke, and too 1eady to ez-
/ their epla1an that tho whole thing Vas
/ to warrant Ell observer in believing that
{ would do anytaing serious SHOULD Mrs.
have given them an opportunity. The most
!; eas-l.le individual Nas one Nho aad pro-
2! himself with Laaket OF T0tten eggs; but
| not 4cise certain Tint he had not brought
upon the ground OF commercial purposes,
10 supply 1or 3 consideration any possible
nd for kaom. A. the minutes wore On, and
anda Of fuckers CLOCK approached closer
loser to tho figure y, tho crowd became
: i. more good huiaoIed, md l.a individual
lers we're ready to laugh at everybody else
wing been "a sold" :" and not indiEposed TO
do to llrs. Fair the credit OF having
u remarkably cute way OF advertising her.
CT her lecture whenever it should really
of. As each hack, driving up or down
:,e1nery street, approached the crowd, mock.
:. las would arise, such as - Here sac conner"
she's coming now, Fou bet, ~ Let her
" s'rI71ln Ter ou1," and 60 on, While the &C.
IS of lhe hacl gazed out Of .ho windows
,Teiicie with wondar, not rr.nixed With
About O'Clock sosae smart poGco omcer 9
we'd plnn for AcaIrs1ing rha crowd. He
nced,-a:4d tie runor rapidly spraad,-
ls. Fur had had platform eIeoied in
square, aud WAS there addressing largo
.thnsiastic audience. Sons few caught at
'.it and started Tor the Square, but n3ost et
= we're not to be caught SO easily, and
.l1eir ground. A rumor that gained more
ICE was, that Mrs. Fair MRS MOI in the city
but had gone over to Oakland during the
oen. And this idea WAS still further
thened by something that happened about
inutes past o'cloc1-
sat hour q pale aud excited young Han,
ranied by two friends WHO locked almost
lv frightened as he, came at last tro5
.Bnsh street, harhed BY 9 troop Of re-
!: The whele pnrty stopped at slegfried's
we're admitte4. They we're met by
j. Siegfried and Lohse, the proprietors Of
H. The fair-han:ed, lvid young man an
I'd that his naIns AZ DR.. Adoals; that he
sing Is Mrs. Fairs Agent, and that he
j; TO be admitted to the hail in order that
eht doI7er the lecture for which she had
ID it. Tho propretors politely but
declined to open the ball, and Dr.. Adonis
= two Witnesses turned to SO. A ha
4 the door, lowerBr, and sa1 the crowd
3, 3 Thought seemed to st1lke !, hum. Tel
she has gone to Oaklsnd,'' said he
Tsiegfried. *Let tna police officer
ice it." was the ptlite manner in
iii. sieg{fied requested DR.. Adonis to
lis own ups- Adtnis accordingly
officer and the officer shouted 1t to the
The story vas believed, and from that
10 mob on Montgomery and Bush streets
i 10 melt away. All this time however, a
=. ltuoat "a la1ge as that around Platts Hall
+ s.he.ed at the door Of Mrs. Fairs resi-
%. 40 kearney street u Adams had,
e t:.= dar. ordered that a hack and TWO gray
should await Mrs. Fairs pleasure from
II =. and pnnctual to the moment the hack
gray horses drew up It the entrance to
ayncv street. It did not take long to col
! crowd of 800 persona, and tie exit Of
j air was .an1iously awaiteL She did not
! Of course, but those parsons who had
4 u to pass up and down the stairs Of the
4 ,as:ag-house numbered Al0 we're yigoT-
Il ooled and jeered IS presumed frienda
\ uts Of the unpopular 1ecsurcss-ln
u he Kearney street cro"c vas much
than that On Montgomery
II m and terror. Visions OF an excited
Il. ransacked house, lS1tched 1odger,
II through the troubled mind Of the land
a ID roomc16 and messengers were hastily
4 he'd for the police. In 8 few minutes
i'll. Douglass aud some of his gray co%i6 ap-
upon the scene and, although an occas-
IA ,out from the crowd would almost throw
todSers into mysteries, those rho had
t1s left about them felt that '' the country
81 ed.'% The door OF Mrs. Fairs room was
lit and locked. In it she sat composed
Sf,areutly uncoucerned by the racket abe
II need. With her sat email party OF
rtiie Dr.. Adonis lodged around out
i rgous1y propounding or answering ques-
! Three reporters, with little hope OF re-
ut IN their cards BY the doctor. He now
j and said, Ii Gentlemen, Mrs. Fair de-
to present her compliments to pou, and
nax size cannot receive any one tonight. ="
NJ THa1~ a tNYtf1e nj