The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-11
HE'S A FIGHTING PARS0N
A HOODLUM PAYS DEARLY FOR
DISTURBING A MEETING.
The Rev. Mr.. Frederick S1ocks Him
Down Three Times in Less Than
Minute-A Lively Mill After Divine
Service.


Down Three Times in Less Than a
Minute-A Lively Mill After Divine
Service.
From the Ner York sun
URBANA, O., Jan. An event in the
village Of Cable, near this city, few even
ings ago, made quite a sensation. Gable is
the centre of rich agricultural district,
and is the natural playground in which
rural young men take their exercise. For
some time past some of these young men
have made themselves obnoxious in the
| churches of Cable and other villages by per-
| sistent coughing, shutting of feet, and other
methods of disturbance which interfered
with the services. jenkins chapel is in Ca
bic, and is branch of one of the Episcopal
churches of Urbana, and presided over by
the Rev. John f. Frederick, a spare and
tall man, who has worked earnestly for his
church for the past two years. Parson
Frederick looks like a man who could fight
if he would, and is said to have been an
athlete of great ability in his college days.
But he had never before bad occasion to
| display his powers in the line of pugilism.
| Intellectually he has always been active,
and has eSsayed missionary work on all
sides. He had never run against the gang
until last Tuesday.
On the evening of that day, however, the
collision came, and the leader of the gang
was worsted The services in Jenkins
chapel had hardly begun when three young
men, dressed in their working clothes, and
| led by Dick Darnell, who has earned a repu-
| tation as a roysterer, entered the church
and took seats together near the box-like
pulpit from which Pastor Frederick was
| exhorting his flock Darnell had evidently
visited the chapel to break up the services,
| and he and his companions shuftied their
feet and interrupted the minister's discourse
| by a steady Volley of coughs Pastor
| Frederick went on calmly until it was evil
dent to everybody that Darneu and his
companions were intent on breaking up the
services. Then the minister stopped talk
ing to his congregation long enough to
request Darnell to leave the chapel or keep
| quiet.
Darnell held his seat and kept up his an
noying conduct until the services were over.
| Then he walked to the door of the chapel
and waited for Pastor Fredericks to pass
| him. The minister was warned that Oar
nell was an ugly customer, and that he was
waiting for him. But he calmly put on his
overcoat and followed the last of his con-
gregation along the main aisle and TO the
door. There he was accosted by the angry
| Darnell, who roared, DO you know what
think of you 81
| Pastor Frederick said that he didn't, and
that Darnells opinion was not particularly
| interesting to him. This maddened Oar
nell, who used a vile expression with refer
ence to the Rev. Mr. Fredericil'3 aged
mother. 1t had hardly passed his lips when
the minister's right hand was driven into
| Darnells broad, red face with the skill of
! Dempsey, and the loafer measured his
length on the hard wood floor of the modest
| little chapel.
DaZed, but with enough conceit left to
question the ministers power to do itagain,
| Darnell rose and rushed in for another
! round. Again did the preachers handy
| right flash out on the mark and Darnell
| went down again without a chance for any
in-6ghtng. This second blow is said to
| have been a credit to its deliverer. 1t GER
| tainly did great execution, and besides
| loosening two of Darnell'S teeth, split
rather thick lip and ended a second round
of the London prize ring rule order. Again
| he rose and dashed in for close quarters as
| La Blanche or Fogarty might have closed
| on Dempsey. Again he went down in a
| heap, Parson Fletcher sending in a flush hit
on the mark, very red nose, and knock
ing its owner off his feet.
This third round settled Darnell, who
slowly picked himself up, declared that he'd
get even in the future, and SUNK off amid
evidences of derision from that part of the
congregation who bad stayed to see the
! mill" The three rounds occupied fifty
| six seconds. Then, at the advice of mem
bers of his congregation the victor i'll the
| battle drove to town and Swore out two
warrants for Darnell's arrest. He was ar
rested on them while nursing a very ugly
looking face, and gave bail for his appear
ance Justice Ward will hear the cases
early next week. and Darnell is likely TO be
bound over to keep the peace and to be fined
for disturbing religious worship.
The lesson administered OHM was very
neat and prompt one, and VIII have its eff
feet. The church service disturbers now
suspect that there are more fighting parsons
in the district, and are likely to be wary
in consequence.