The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-17
q OSPEL DISTUR BEhS.
4 Huntington Boys Powers Of Description
suddenly Dwarted.


HCSTINGTON, l.. l., JLu. l0.-rhe exami-
nation OF Herbert Howard and VIM Smith.
accused of creating a di-cracefu disturb nee in
the Methodist Church d tnis town, ia to he re-
sumei tomorrow ~ orning before Justice IA I'M
mond. Six or seven .others are implicated. who
have refused to make the apology aud promise
II amendment required Of them hy the truss
tees. aud they are to I've examined after Howard
and Smitl have been disposed Of. Several young
women were concerned In the disturbance on
watch night, but they nave all made the neses-
sary apologies.
The trustees are less DESTROYS OF Furnishing
the offenders than OF preventing similar annoy
ances In the tut ure. 1t not the first Of such
disturbances.
a week PRIOR to Dec. n. coiored orator,
whose mission 1t wa To sing "a well .s preach,
obtained Permission from the Rev. Mr.. hcn-
ardson 10 occupy his pulpit, ana ask the con-
pregaton for collection Tor the futi her ncc II
some Tell-I US WORK in which he was Interested.
| lie made mis- appeal, Gesii . the Interruptions
OF disorderly portion Of the assembly. ami
| tBen sang several exceedingly ol1-IashiOned
| COMMUNICATING hymns. Its voice was pswe rful
tut not Otherwise attractive, and several - MS
unrulN bearers opcuy expressed Dissatisfaction
with lls ehorts. Mr. hicnArds1n asked me con
RresatlOn to contribute liherallv, out while he
| was spedklog some one shouted Grease tine
Niger, and heH sing better Ihe cry was
| quickly tax w, and roars OF laughter from
cue portion OF tne conere cation, mingled wi
| expressions OF INDIGNATION from another. larger
| am more respectable. anu a dozen voices snOlt-
ed, "Grease him, grease him. lie collection
| was not large.
| IL WAS then resolved that no more lenency
| should no accorded IL the blenders. Ga Waton
| night the pastor WIS aga'n ana again interrupts
| ed IA his sermon, and he took the mes oi
| notous persons aud Nj. IL. G. Plat WAS In
| structed To proceed aHdinst then, Very many
| auuiOelZel. aud pad the cost OF the nullc :
| served upon them, hut eight or niue of tue rlug-
| leaders. among whom, notably, were How RI
| ana smith, uireu counsel aud prepared ~ de-
| tend themselves.
Mucn dificuliy was encountered by the pros
| ecu1iOn al tue Oui set. several IeIsous VINO,
puur to the opening oi the cx .minaiion, had a
VIVA recollection OF tue al-turJdnr when
paced u on the stand mad uniCcountaOiy for
gOtten all about IL. thus a TOY VINO sat, so to
sle X, IN the yeIY ueart aud cen r. of the noisy
vofsnlppers, asserted ON the ioilOwinR uay that
he plainly saw one al tue rngleddcrs pass a per
moor aud exploded IL wilh his neei; vet th4t
lad, Oright enough for tns most pat, WAS
y RECT marvel Ol optustness Nnen asked TO tell
tnis story before Justice Hammond. At ilr-i
he could recuHect nothing Whatever Ia
connection with the disturbance, but by
dtnt OF patient aud pefscN, rin1 questioning ht
Was at length enabled 10 temembor tlat he uad
Ject frOui hls vest Docket aud hand ~ to ann. her
rus one paced II upon Tue luur. Out 10 Was ,
long tline orlOie the Witness COulu recall Wua
occurred then. Finally, Win ntntfrG lntellI
y nee, 40 femouIpUred that the man had sOitil
Tuuhed his loot over or ne 7 the place Wuere u,
SIN III oulcot laJ. About That tins me explosion
occurred.
"Snow us how he rubbed his foot on IN,
grouud,' said the counsel Tor tue Prosecution
aud the bob, illustrating, brought ais ueel 10 TIA,
nuor ~ n force sun tent 10 have driven "A Ii IA
penny nan into the board.