Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-11

II @1S.' The performance
Sam small, - ..Om consisted of taking a
KeIlar Told He Lied. welI-known saloon keep
er of this city BY the nape of the neck and
another part of his anatomy and throwing
him down two flights of stairs.
The individual in question was Jacob
Kellar, keeper of liquor store next to the
church. While reading the placard on the
church door yesterday he decided to con-
tribute to the cold water cause, and bought
a ticket for the lecture. He got front seat
| in the church, and was one of the most at
tentiye listeners to the recital of the story Of
Mr.. Small's life. He found no objection to
what the speaker said, until Mr.. Small
spoke of the avariciousness of saloon keep
ers to get the almighty dollar" He was
! telling of the time when his wife employed
a detective to follow him, and prevent bar
tenders from giving him liquor. He said
| that when warned not to do SO the saloonlsts
would smuggle it to him for the sake OF the
money they knew he would give for it.
WHEN HE WAS INTERRUPTED.
He was portraying in pathetic language the
pleadings of his wife while on her knees. to the
| saloon keepers when Mr.. Kellar spoke up:
AZ do not believe that! You come here tell
ing these people your lies about men who are
engaged in an honest business. 1t is lie! It's
lier'
He spoke in q modulated tone and few peo-
pie heard him. He then began TRADE against
Mr.. Small, when voice from the rear yelled:
''Give it to himl He's one of tnem!"
Kellar arose and said: you are liarP'
By this time half of the people in the church
were on their feet; but Mr.. Small quieted them
| and continued his discourse. He proceeded until
| he said that no man in the State has right to
demand license as a natural right. The law
| gave him the permission to sell liquor Tor sum
| of money Such permission was to be good
| from year to year; and, upon its face, was
plainly written that the State had the right to
revoke it at any time.
Mr.. Kellar here interrupted him, and asked
an unintelligible question. The ushers of the
church started toward him, intending to put
him out; but Mr.. Small said:
Leave him alone! He's all rightr
The lecturer then continued. saying: 81 like
to hear these old croakers praying to God to
come down and put the whisky business out
side the State of Pennsylvania. Just imagine
for moment God coming down herel That is
not His business. Instead of praying to God
to come and put it out, they should pray for
a clear conscience to vote it out. It's the votes
| of the people that keep it here, and it's the
votes of the people that will put IT out. 1t is a
question for every conscience to say if you viii
keep it here. It's your place to vote upon the
I question and if you think you would be better
off without it vote it out. The Supreme Court
says you have right to do this, and L think
they ought to know more than Congress of
brewers.
THE REAL STICKING POINT.
81 tell you it's awful ludicrous, and well
worth the price of admission to see these
brewers gathered around table, saying that
the people of the State have no right to rob
them of their businessr'
At this point Mr. Kellar rose in his seat and
asked:
"What would the compensation be to the
| men who have their money in the business
when it is all swept away? Are they not en-
titled to something? Is it right to take mans
! property away from him without giving him
| something for it?''
Before he was through the excitement in the
church was intense. All the men stood up in
| the seats. and a dozen or more started for Kel-
lar, exclaiming:
put him outr' "He's drunkr' HE has no
right to interrupt our meetingP'
Mr.. Small again tried to quiet the audience.
The women sitting in the neighborhood Of Mr..
Kellar Immediately arose and rushed away to
| other parts of the church. MIR. b. G. Christy,
the w. c. T. U. attorney exclaimed:
Leave him alone! I'll attend to his caser'
Everybody now began to yell: Put him
| outr' and Call the policer' Some of the more
timid women started for the doors, and for a
| few moments it looked as though there would
be panic.
| stranger opposite him yelled:
I'VE will answer your question by saving
that if the liquor men pay for the homes they
have wrecked we will agree TO pay them for
the loss of their capital invested in the busi-
| ness Mr. Kellar made some sort of reply and
started for the door, saying:
"rH not listen to any more lies! Good
7Tfe men who were going to lay hands on
him moved aside, and he passed down
the aisle. After taking a dozen steps, he
stopped and turned to speak to Mr. Small. At
caught him by the arm and tried to lead him
away. He refused to 60, and Youngson pushed
him along. When he got to the END of the
aisle Mr.. Kellar grabbed pillar, and stuck to
it tighter than an applicant for license sticks
to a statement about not selling beer to minors.
| SEVERAL TOOK HOLD OF HIM.
Several people, among them milk Shake
John A Martin. of Smithfield street, assisted
Mr.. Youngson in getting Kellar away from the
pillar.
The excitement was now at fever heat. Men
and women stood in the seats of the church
looking upon the performance, SO seldom seer
! in house of worship.
Kellar now proteste0 against being put out
and friend of his said that as he had paid his
money. he could not be put out. By this time
the crowd were at the doors at the head of the
stairs. young woman who had fed from hel
seat when the melee began stood within the
doorway, and. before she could get out of the
way she was jostled against the wall. Messrs
Y oungson, Kellar and Martin, with others
were engaged in a game of catch-as-catch
| can. When the three mentioned went
| down the steps Kellar was thrown about
and, in his descent, grabbed Nhold of Mr.
Martin. The latter was carried along, and was
banged up against the wall. He alighted al
the first landing upon his hands and knees
with Mr. Kellar after him, a good second
Martin picked himself up; but the other gen
tleman was not put to that trouble. He wa,
assisted TO his feet by number Of people anC
pushed down the other flight. He aliChteI
upon the ground floor upon his feet and wa,
, | pushed out of the door to the street. Mr.
Kelly, Youngson and others threatened Il
prosecute him.
HOW KELLAR EXPLAINS IT.
Mr. Kellar was seen after the incident. HI
was looking little rough from the handling b,