The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
LABOR LOST.
WHAT TRANSFERRED ATT TEE SECRET
SESSION OF THE CITIZENS
ASSOCIATION.

The members of the Citizens Conservative
Association who were present at the meeting
held last night were considerably disturbed,
shortly after Chairman Levy had called for
DISCOVERY OF A NAr
In an adjoining room.
This adjoining room is separated from the
Headquarters of the association by partition
made up Of glass sashes. and 1t has been the
practice Of the secretary to raise one Of these
sashes Just previous to the opening OF the
meeting and take survey of the room for the
purpose of satisfying himself that nobody was
concealed therein. but he omitted this cere-
mony last night until the meeting was under
way but when he did raise 1t then 1t Was that
the discovery Of the man WAS made.
He announced his disoovery-"Th is some
body In this ROOM" and then he banged down
the sash. For a moment there Was silence
which indicated CONSERVATION: then was n
hubbub of voices. and the sash again went up.
Che man had. however taken an easy chair
In another part Of the room. and the secretary
announced. He has gone" There was sigh
| Of relief from the man and one from the mem
bers Of the association.
Some Of the members however. suggested
thatit would be proper to rap at the door"
The suggestion was accepted, and the door was
raped at' and hammered.
There was no response, and then member
said that he would examine the room, and he
climbed In. He made second discovery Of the
| man. aud Informed the anxious party gazing
through the aperture made by the raising OF the
Il HAVE HIM."
and then turning to the man he said, BY whose
authority are you In this room p He received
a Yankee reply, another question: Who au-
The member considezed and hen said, ':Thls
the response. "and perhaps am waiting here
to see him." The member notified the anxious
crowd at the aperture, that He Is waiting here
The next question. and the reply was by way Of
the doors
The man then odvanced and was recognized.
as was indicated by such expressions rs 1 know
him. he Is a reporter"
HE BRL oNGs TO THE DEMOCRAT
and the man admitted that they did know him :
that he was q reporter aud L. was connected with
been thsre?" No admission as to time. did
q his office? .'Mr, Timony did not know any
thing about 1t: he had not been seen. Don't
believe he knows am here
Then the members consulted among them
selves The secretary said there was man at
way that the man could have got in and that
was by va Way OF ihe associatlon 2, room; and that,
by scaling wall. The affair was
GETTING MoNoToNous,
and the reporter said: Gentlemen, II have at
all in1terfered with your proceedings will re-
tire and he advanced toward the door,
rect thing to hold him" until Mr. Timony who
had been sent for. arrived. The suggestion was
adopted. and the reporter accepted an invita-
tion to remain.
The members considered that It was very
aartoEa affair ,RteakinR and enterlng;"
"trespaes.'" found under suspicious eireum-
st'ncea<" "a very bad case." were the verdicts.
Finally
MR.. TIMoNY ARRIVED
and was interrogated He had made no ap-
point ment with tue gentleman. and he had no
idaa how the gentleman got into his Office.
While he Was being examined there was an
au horiatiye rap on the door. and the reporter
turned the key aud opened ii. Three policemen
hurried IN with the exclamation "Where is the
man?" That's him, that man with the straw
hat" was the answer: and the man with the
straw hat WAS "nabbed" But 1t was picture
to see The officers when they recognized their
and the three who had taken positions on the
nu side to prevent escape, retired and went
back to their beats, and the reporter was left In
charge Of one man.
Accom- panied by the officer. the reporter
retired from the room. went down stairs
to the street and advanced In the direction OF
the station. Mr.. Timony and several members
followed. When Pos dra. and CHmp streets was
reached there was halt. Mr.. Timony and the
without which the officer refused to continue
the proceedings. The onsultation lasted five
minutes or more, and then the officer was in
he calae" and the r;porter ~ was INF informed nl
t You are free" and he returned to his office.