The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-18
HUNTINGTON'S DISTURBERS
TIE ItTEST IXCITEMENT ~ the
TiH IND ILITIILES yOUN.


Points oG Law Played Oh the rcicncc.
HuNTrNGroN T.. T., jan. 17.-pretty near
" every one ia Huntington who bad nothing
else to do, and the class IS, numerically, rather
strong at this season Of tho yer. mad seats or
Il ndtng room In tho Assembly Room, when
the examination Of the two young men, Howard
and Smith, accused Of creating disturbance IN
tho Methodist church on tho nisbt Of Dec. ~.
was resumed before Justice Hammonds. The
defendants, who are both rather good-looking
Young countrimcn, bad H. conversation express
ed their Determination to go to jail rather Tia n
to submit TO fine. but neither OF them seemed
t. regard their situation "a peculiarly cnviarle
one. Tho room In which the examination was
conducted docs duty sometimes a. a humble
theatre, occasionally as lecture hall, and not
infrequcnty as a dancing academy. II had been
used In the aforementioned can icltv on the pre-
ceding afternoon ana evening. Justice Ildm-
munds sat, with the LAWYERS, In front OF the
diminniive stage, and u small assortment OF
theairlral scenery was visible behind the blue
serge cuItoin as II waved to aud fro IN the
drtught.
The efforts Of the prosecution werc directed
to showing that the disturbance on witcn night
vs. organized aud prcconccrted that surh IN
teriuptiuns rs coughing and stamping Of feet,
which. ordinarily. might have been attriouiabl'
to severe colds or to accident, were, on this cc-
clsiun, the result OF a sSstema ic Arrangement.
Maggie Murphy, pleasant looking rlr, VINO
seemed To derive no small enlpNment from ap-
pe.ring IN the t0ia Of u witness, WAS In the
church on watch NIGHT. \ yonng m n In the
now behind her thrust his g. me ,,yet the II mi
ton aud pruddUd ncr sister In the neck, asking
her. Is he did So whether she enJoyed it, Under
cro---rNamin ton the witness admitted that
she herself h al laughed.
Pistt &. Glderslcevc acted "a usher In the
chutch ou the night or Dee ~. Whilc standing
in the lobby nc heard some II the cUngrel
moving about aud wni-p.r.ng In the church.
lie saw the defepd1uts coming out ard stand
inS in the nan whilo the services were IN prog
fr,s. Aiterw I'd them IN thr gallery, sitiing
In "A front seat. The confusion lasted II through
the services, commencing with them. aud end
ing only ~ hey closed. When IT wasn't one
Kind uf "a noi-' II WAS another; notably there
was ueculil kiud 81 cough that no cold tre
witness knew ui would acr 'unl tor. II spfehd
ava became general among the occupants OF the
rear srafs and If the galnric', vino seemed to
be answering each Jther. There was nu tonacco
suluNt or c.ctriig Gas TO cause tt, aud though
The witness would not say that 1t NIGHT not
have been Cue 10 innocent and IA tturIl rtrctlul-
Sauces. 1t negtu So suddenly. aud extended
n-"ii with such rem fkdble rapidity tn 1 his IT.
trnitnn WIS attracted to L. "a peing snmefhing
unusual. liz demonstrated win several ptr-Dns
flr making noise md Standing IN the loOuy
William Pc r-ai,. when sked what he heard
In the NcthOdi-t church ON wdich nighf,
s,id he heard prayers and preaching. hts
attention vs. ais" attracted uy the sounds
lie list hoard hurst 81 II" aus6trf ron
IA, rear s'at-. AMI about I've minute.
ty lirE ing, wh-p ring, and snunin. 81 fect
inH noise WAS made during seas IL Of silent
t'"s.i. " "'r .n, wines h'hti tiio i'hthl'I
BE- thtned toward the cnnste-.t'nn IA iie hone
! of stop ~ tho NOISE, tut their heads were AL
| down tucn, and the coughing had began. MIR.
letfsHl' lred 20 Illustrate tue peculiar cough 4e
had heard. The upse was ike the b rktng 81
/ dog and no IN the least resembling what
/ i..i-Ni h.Nt ueen caused by any disease of the
/ D4mnea drtrte between counsel Mr. Acker.
/ lev -nid tant 50 tar FROM the prosecution nring
/ a -.lt az inst ttc defendants bY thr poodle. II
was "a proceeding ~ the Methodist tnutch
| ~ nn,t the Iro le Inc sIecttiur- .ughrd
! hpafiiIt. and Viz III 1T suu. " .hNi- Just -Icl
| a iAusl H- wt- hr ri IN ih' Methodist clurcn
! that ngu,.' liciuie tie cunetc. ,tiun had lett
. Altf
son, CO." -t'r. ~,eabins VI the disturbance,
mentioned. loud enough 40 ne hc4rl by every
! ono ir0fcnt. the names of smith ana Howard a.
! h VA. hrcu concerned IT. IL.
TIE - -s-exa.ni .a'iun see ned 70 aim at
/ uuunc.h the % mos If : iiin aud How iri -
| having ucrn e. lnc"rnc IA the disturbance. he
| mieut htNs rlr az hrltn smith and a uiiDr.
ent Howard. NJ. Pear III Wa asked wnrtn r
/ Swl " - common y mo ana tie admitted
! tn"t ho hat he lrd u before. II" confessed also
cdiuc ucqu dntcd with the Il fen iaut ~ Tat
| name. me witness aided thAt when hr he ri
| tue nr-t burst Of laughter Henry SimUi- was
addressing III" cuigr' ga TON on the necessity II
whipping the deSil and keeping him down. lie
did hot hear any noise made 10y Miss Rlchari-
| son. the astur's tughtcr. nor hAu no been dis
| turoed pv ayounR woman laughing hpi-terously.
| ID ,id lockwood. who Wa also N the church
| on watch utght, observed two young women
| conducting thcW-rives r"prehru-Nrly H. also
noticed ayuung mon VINO persisted la singing u
hymn Co two dlne -nt tunes. which, Ne cX-
p.hucd, produced oi.cnrd. H. saw srvrft
Young men ana women Posing paper pack ses
| VS. uahbie t. ideutiiN any OF the fiotous per-
| Sous lie was got. . stii. acquainted win the
| young persons Of HunfiN rtOu, although he h a
| known them very Vel indeed IN MS Youth
Here tue Prosecution SuIaeN hat uncNu"rtehly
re.tei. AMI tlr. ACkcfleY asked fJr the uischarge
OF me defendants "a tie ground mat thcie WAS
| - troOaDi- cats" Tor charging them with any
| dnpucr. Counsel severely reviewed the Kew.
J. mucl Richardson's testimony which he
| 81 lined hv No means supp rted his rii Iaylt,
hayed Ike mouke,-. II II wa. an ofcncc under
the statute tusIii the floor with topscco juice.
many Of the mcUhor4 ui tue church rendered
tneu.sciNce liable every tinc they attended srr-
wee.
Mr. Young In behalf OF tho trustees. opposcd
the motion to dis 'harge the defendants. whose
auddri y, he sad, W : onlN equ llled 10y their inn
Iertlnpnce. Not content WIN ,Ttaiing the dis
turbtncc ch irEod a-air-t them theN had ire
raign"u the officers and trustees of the clurrh
for rlng 10 can turm to account AMI accused
these gentlemen II proceeding ~ INST them
with Improper motives. To motion was alto
gcihcr ont Of ordeg. the counsel sid, nee use
the proceedings were not preliminary, and were
I, al intent. iud parp.sesa irlui.
Mr. Acketlcy. suueWhat IT irlleh, pr nouuc'd
this .ciiuu - htricl. &C tue uio-.r fi,n 10 de-
rrNe the oct eudant- ul TIER rtgnts uuuer thu
! law. II had hrrn clearly unlri stood, he sal 1.
| ia "a TIE proceedings wore mercy preliminary
tx rrinnu u. iufl afeW houf- IrcY.ush he
sprIug uuon tim. Hhi lac been aware ~ It
~u1u~r b." Wnuli not have ip,tlr'd alone lif
the defence. Judg- Reed had been rctaiucd +
hi, a9suci &c, bui ola not dcrm II necessary ~
upy.hr 40 TIE preliminary examination.
Nr iuHng answered that the & urt had nu
cl-r.
Justice Hnmmonds desired to ou,ider the
| question ui bus Jurisdiction, aud the cIanin l.
ton WAS adjourned.