The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-11
THE STUDENTS UPROAR.
Justice Murray Discharges
the TWO Accused.
A SAWBONES VENDETTA.
Origin and Progress of the Row
with the Liberal Club.

Frank Quinian ana Justine N. Swan, two young stu.
dents OF the College OF Physc,ans and Surgeons.
arraigned 70 answer the complaint OF Thomas Nick in
ley and George " Slate. who charged the youthful
"sawbones' with having created q disturbance at
meeting Of the Now York Liberal Cluo, held last
Friday evening In the hall attached to the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons. The court room was filed
with the friends Of the deinquents and their
and whom Judge Murray took his upon the bench
oil sycs were turned expectantiy upon him. To
Judge by the faces Of al the situation = most
interesting onc For the time being the friends
OF tho Prisoners who were mostly all thor conrercs
in tho college, seemed forget the surgical mysteries
Of the human anatomy, while tho friends oil the nc
cusers. who were their confreres In the New York
Liberal Club, acted 40 though they had taken
part In the heated debate last Friday evening, when
the alleged offence was committed by the prisoners,
and gave their every attention the proceed ngs be-
foro them. In response TO the Judges command
QuiDlan and Swan, who had been indolenty anu non
chalantly sitting IN tho prisoners box with nothing
else to do than exchange an occasional wink with
some Sympathetic friend in tho surgical element
occupied many Of the benches in the ROOM took
their places before the bar. The then
called up and requested to stale their case.
THE HEIAoUs cRIME OF THE STUDENTS
From tho statements made then 1t would appear
that the alleged offence but the GROWING OF
long series Of alleged outrages upoA the part Of the
students OF the college against the members Of the
New YORK Liberal Club Al several lectures the
accusers averred had they been annoyed by the IN
seemiy conduct of the students, but on Friday night
It became intolerable ana outrageous Upon that
occasion, they stated. Dr. f. b. Fvote, Jr., young
man. ahd by the way, the son of the notorious Dr. Il.
h. Footc VINO Was convicted last spring OF sending
obscene literature through tho mails, delivering
lecture upon Generation and Regeneration This
lecture the students the
there were number OF women IN the hall at the time,
OF AN extremely indicate and offensive character.
After the lecture there was discussion In which q
speaker made souc wholesale ACCUSATIONS against The
medtca' profession. ana the students showed their
been arrested. Their accusers, howcver put worse
phase upon tho charge They alleged that, shortly
students osgaa to sss and rroan and finally 10 be-
come very jemonstrative; in tact. objectionaby
so. Alter while they arose in a boay and
moved toward the door, singing popular song. AT
tho close Of the lecture tho added, the stu
dents. who had sought tho upper and mystical regions
OF the college, came rushing GOWN, making as much
noise as possible. Tho Row. Phonix Mccarthy was IN
the hall ut the time, and rising to his ieetths
the statement OF disintercsted parties-he declared
in a mclo dramatic and highly tragic tone that "fho
students were learning 10 got license to murder
Wholesale" This sage remark, however, appears to
Than TO intensity the confusion thai already
prevailed, In the midst OF winch tho doors were
moment, however. student jumped up ana asked,
Are we medical men supposed 10 nave no rights IN
our own buiidinsY Yes II you behave yourself -
the quick reply. The student Then took the plat
form ANA SAID ''ho merely wished 10 enter disclaimer
against the lndecencles which had been uttered against
the medical profession; sucn improper language
should not be permitted IN TINS hail." The irrrpres-
siulc aud Rev. PhGnix then tired 10 speak. "Drugs'
no said saro tho greatest evil al al,cs
when MS voice Was drowned IN perfect Babel oil noise
THE ARREST.
AT this juncture the members Of the club ap-
pcared upon the Nth OF the 'hnest poiice
and, poiuting out swan anu QunAn as the
OF the meeting, ordcrcu The officers 10 hem,
were locked up in tie Twenty second street police
station 10 ponder during the night, not upon the
rious uses 70 which sSaipe can be pui. but upon
those ways which dark and tricks that vain -
THE JUICES RExARKa
This ended the story OF the disturbance. In whose
recital prisoners and accusers had taken active
part. Judge Murray then said, "rnere Is evidence
10 show the guilt OF those gontlemen II Is right
that they should have passed the night as they Layc
done-tns companions OF roughs and drunkards II
they nterfered ~ any manner warrants should have
been issued, and they could have been found without
resort 10 such severe mcasarcg They are DIS
charged +"
Tue prisoners werc then helped out Of the court
room by enthusiastic friends Cheers for Ju. tice
Murray were proposed, ana then the crowd moved
away.
WHAT THE LIBERALS SAT.
From inquiries made by HERALD reporter 1t would
seem that the disturbance ~ the Liberal Cub FRI
day evening was u presrranged outbreak, and while
IL the club have been suDcc cd to
u Is not the hrs There Is scarcely over meeting
held by the Liberal CLUB IN this hail that Is is not
noyed by the students In moro less degree There
a most ungentlcnany ana noisy way Friday
evening. rho only quest Is, Was their p ovoca-
ton sufficient excuse Tor the ouragof reprcsep la
tive oi the HERALD called upon Mrs. Thompson, tho
president oil Inc club yesterday 10 learn wnat she
had 10 say about the disturbance. Mrs. thompson
was founu seated In a comfortable armchair in her
homciikc parlor GU Forty-hltb street. surrounded by
books and pictures ana a thousand ana one little
things that 60 toward making a room attract ve
Mrs. Thompson received tho hERALD's representa-
tive IN cordial and LADY, IKE manner, whiio
she expressed womanly shrinking from having ner
IN A liz nj m IN.
far. She said mat last Friday evening wa, only ncr
sccona attendance AZ Ihe CLUB lectures aud utimaied
likely 10 occur again There was DOUBT IN III
mind mat the dsturbancc OF Friday even
enrasea a. VIVA. DR. Gum n.a .s,S ."ous
Tie medical profession NJ previous meeting, and
was simply continuation oil their We geance. 10
the gu siIou. 'Hive he students oi the College oil
Physicians aud Surgeons any rights Ia the hall used
Dy the Lioerai Cluu 7" Mrs. Thompson repl,ea That
they nsd more any other AUDITORS; that tue
clue rented the meetings, and Whine free
discussion Vas allowed That Tree lights were
avoided SUPPOSE that somethoa IS sad
that The politicians do not like, would they
Try to break up tue mcetngsl VI course not. Why,
theu should this privilege be allowed lot Of boysY II
the medical students chose 10 hire hal aud indulge
Tree speech regarding the Liberal Club would the
bcrs o the club invade their domain their
meelngs 10 sname 70 Tue Jaw ~ TINS thlng can
80 on The end will be that the Liberal Club will
have TO look Tor other quarters, where tjey Will DO
protected from insult The young men were invited
TO answer any Of Inc charges tney did not like from
the orm, but they preferred express tner ds-
approval by pounding the floor with their sticks
and stamping on the floor The lecture room, aud
running violently up down the stairs shout t.
ing. Mrs. Thompson did not think that II the
subject OF the lecture Of which they d.sapprovcd but
shc did not know now they c.t toward tue lecturer.
THE LIBkRALs sPLiT.
The New York Liberal CluD been in existence
for some eight years, ana about months ago there
was split among tho members, tho more radical
starting new club under the name OF the Manhattan
Liberal Club The object Of the organization OF which
Mrs. Thompson Is the president, IL TO hold pub.
lie meetings AT which lectures will be delivered
every variety Of subjects and discussion invited
these discussions never ~ become In any way per
sona and no speaker being allowed on the floor Tor
more than ton minutes. SUBJECTS such DR.. Footc
JE, treated his AUDITORS 10 not al the
topics OF more religious, or anti-rellgio and poi
cal nature being more to the taste OF tho club.
THE INDIGNANT STUDENTS
Yesterday afternoon some three hundred students
OF the College oil Physicians ana Surgeons mel in III,
lecture room oil the college 10 take regard
the arrest oil swan and QuniaD. Ernest solmen wa,
elected chairman; Mr.. Henry, treasurer, and Mr.
Weed, secretary. "A number OF the Bellevue College
students were present, and tho was one Of ex
element Tor those interested Messra wan Qu nlan
Parker, Weed and Shultz were appointed COZ m tce
70 walt upon the faculty Of the college, aud
after stating the facts In the CASE their advice M
to TURNER action. Legal measures are talked oil
lha N Ets.k