The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-25
crusadlnr under pllllcultIe,.

mat nave 0een made both OF Clncinnat
and Pittsburgh for obstrucllng the side
walks by singing and praying In front ol
saloons and liquor stores. We presume
from all accounts that the ladies at Gin
cinnRti will give up the street movement
and botake themselves to visiting in com
miLtees Of two and three from house "a
house. At Pittsburgh, however, the
movement on tho streets Is not abandoned,
although two arrests, one on Thursday
and another on Friday, have taken place,
The spirit that prevails at steubenvllle
seems to actuate tho crusaders Of Pitts
burgh. They do not givO up easily,
Their zeal Is not apparently Rbated
albeit they themselves are under cloud
Those who wero arrested on Thursday
were let OF without fac, but were ad-
monlshcd to go their way and sin no
more. stralghtway, however, they went
to the curb stone in front Of q saloon and
held religious exercises. The next day
they were At 1t again, In front Of Hos
TETrRR s. sMTTn's patent bitters store,
where they put up whisky with some
other Ingredient, and there the ladies
were holding their exercises when an
officer came among them and took down
two or three names. These names he re.
ported to the Mayor, and getting out
warrants for their arrests came upon
them again In front Of the LaBelle saloon,
on smithfield street. When informed Of
their arrest, We arc told that "lhc party
at once complied with tho edict, and fol-
lowed the officers to tho Central Station,
singing a hymn" A "crowd of immense
proportions followed tho ladies" TO the
lookup.
2 at was about o quarter past 8 o'clock
when the crusaders were arrested, and
the lookup was uncomiortably iull. The
heat was fearful. The Acting Mayor was
notified Of the arrest, but he did not put
IN an appearance till lour o'clock. In the
Captains office tho ladies' held services,
Mrs. johnson, Of Allegheny, and Mrs. Van
Horn, Offering up prayers. 'Thc wait be.
tween acts,' so 10 speak, was, as above
stated, very tedious. The loom being
crowded, and very little ventilation,
II may be inferred that the atmosphere
was not Of the most wholesome kind.
Tho reporters were scribbling in every
conceivable place, wherever room could
be had to sling pencil, and at the same
time hold the paper. While the ladies
were.waiting, W. D. Moore and William
Z. Jennings, Esqs, entered and appeared
as counsel for the arrested ladies. Mrs.
Hill and Miss Haller, who had not been
arrested, entered the lookup, but were
kindly invited out by Officer Galley, who
had charge Of the door. But the longest
lane turns, and so the wait came to an
end. At q few minutes TO four o'clock
the Acting Mayor walked in"
After hearing the evidence of the OH.
Ger who had arrested the ladies, and the
grounds upon which they werc arrested,
viz -obstructing the sidewalks-their
spokesman, o Mr.. JENN1Nos, asked that
they be discharged for the following rea.
SONS:
First, because the officer had not order.
cd the ladies to move on, and for tho rea-
son that under the law an obstruction OF |
the street Is q common nuisance and can |
only be absted by an information and a |
trial at court. He contended that all the |
witnesses had testified that the ladies
themselves had not been disorderly, but
had merely INDUCED in singing and
prayer. He referred to the case Of Joe
Barker, and claimed that under the ruling |
Of the Court, such oifenses as charged |
sgainst the ladies Is declared to be nui- |
Sance, and must be decided by Jury. He |
proceeded at some length to cite authority |
Tor the position assumed by him, that the |
otleuse charged could not be punished in
summary manner. he said the ladies
believed they had q right TO do as they
are doing, unless II could be shown that
they were actually guilty Of unlawful pro.
Ceeding; il the defendants are fined, i shall
take out writ ol habsas corpus and Ger.
ttordri In the case.
The Acting Mayor then said there was
no doubt in his mind but that the parties
had. violated the law. "Mr. Black you
ought TO know better. shall fine you
fifty dollars and costs, and the ladies
twenty-five dollars and costs EACH" At
ter this decision, q few policemen stamped
their feet in applause. CO..
Tho fines thus imposed were paid un-
der protest, not by the ladies themselves,
but by friends, The ladies thought they
were upjusLly treated. and did not want
to psy their fines, but preferred to go to
jail. Mr.. Black said he had done nothing
and would not pay. 1t was too unjust.
However, some gentleman paid the
money and the party were discharged.
After emerging from tho lookup the
ladies proceeded direct to their hcadquar.
ters, and as they appeared on the streets
were greeted with cheers by a sym.
psthizing crowd. The reporter Of the
Gazette tells US that
"Alter gaining the street the crowd re-
specially moved aside and made room
for the ladies to pass, many removing
their hats. The band, which consisted
oi about thirty, moved In body down
the Diamond, up Wood street and then
down Fifth avenue TO their rooms on
Sixth street. Lieut.. Hagar and posse
Of police kept the stroets clear. AS they
marched down the street they sang SOW.
eTal hymns.
The building Of the Alliance reached,
the women marched up stairs, followed
by q. crowd almost numberless, The
room was crowded TO sutlocation by men,
women and children. A
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