Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-03


rrsjse with short address.
Msetiug at almshouse OF p. m., and
Jail at Up. m
AprgsrED AND RELEASED Pew
a,;lI James T. Smith and Isaiah Parker,
,,.om,neu, Free Metkodlsts OF this city, ap-
p,ared at toe Intersection OF King and Roy
- s,-ssts last night and improvised pulpit
nns of dry goods box, after which they De-
AN ainaiug and making other demonstra-
,,ons .Liant. Smith under orders. approach
"a ,he trio and told them to desist, as their
n,ocsdnrs would coon block up the street
odd osssts noise and disorder. They paid
m st;sp.lo TO bis request and continued
singing 1hereupon they were taken In cns
tody. The three sang the entire way to zoe
stslion hcuas. and upon being placed IN en-
ne-s.alrs recrs wonldn't deposis any oollspe-
rFl fer sk 7ir sppsafascs ,e-daS ana oegaa
dsslHg CD she cop Of hs'eir voioee, each, is Is
said on different keys and different ny INNS.
Their singing could be heard for tso
squares, snd il wss k'pt up lnr
c1sr an hour until she patience OF the
police became exhausted and they were toin
that should they continue their boisterous
proceedings they you'd be looked up. This
had the desired effect, and comparative
quiet subsequently, reiened. This morning
.hey we're hrraigned In the police court De-
fore Justice Tsompson, and aeon being ex-
sminsd they slsai6sd their intention OF re-
heating last nights proceedings at pieasure,
and were fned Is each. Mr.. Pevetill,
speaking for she party, informed the Justice
that they psid no 6nes, aud they were 80
eordngly held. Tue case created much in
terest, she oisy bsing divided 10 opinion ss
to the legality of she sotlon OF the justice,
Il will be remem bered that In the early part
of the week Mr.. Psvarul was arrsigned,
charged BY saloon keeper and others with
etten pting to injUre their bualness and with
blocking up the streets. The accused was
then told that, az protesting Christian. he
should have no inclination to break any rea.
ssnabs law OF ehe land that 1t was his priv.
ilege to preach on tho wharvas. huls, COM.
mons, or 10 any place save pablo thorough.
fares. He was dlsmissad With on adBohi-
ton on shas occasion, as we're Others who
had been arrsik ned villa aim. They were
also told thet cay Rsan who ssood 10 front ef
licensed place 81 business, abused tho pro-
prietor or undertook to keep people from
entering therein, we're ameDable TO law.
They remained In custody for few hours
this morning, when, through their attorney,
Nr. a. w. Armstrong, they swors out
q writ CT habsss corpus and we're
brought before Judge Norton, of tbs
Corporation Court. who dismissed the
shree, deciding THAT che law does
not forbid preaching on the ssreets, provided
the preaching is conduoted 10 an orderly
manner also that the crowd listening to
such preaching must also be orderly; shss 1t
Is unlawful to block up she pavement or
street, so that persons and vehicles cannot
freely and easily pass also that IL lie IN.
lawful to assemble and conduct such meet
ings 30 as In any way to Interfere with or
disturb any other religious meetings or
churches also tnat Ii Ia unlawful to Do not
Gus, unnecessarily noisy OK hoisterous or
disorderly that IL Is unlawful TO use any
words of crreiog. swesring or to be insulting
30 othera that IL is also IN swfnl TO so con-
duot the preaching or assembling as In any
manner to iniure noo.hey's bEsse0s "
The accused are doubtless well meaning
peope, though the correctness of many CT
their claims lie justly questioned. The lsn-
gusr ussd by them on Sunday afternoons
In the street is often harsh and intempsr.
ate, and oalou 'eted to produce bad blood Ia
those who d flor with them on theological
qusstiuns. Their conduct last night la re-
mair, g In tie station house oil night when
they .ouid have been releaped on collateral
probably SHOWS they h6d the ACCOUNT OF
Paul and g. as In their heads.
About tn or eleven years ago Rev.
Mr.. Michael, Samuel English and George
Peve III we're fned for blocking up the COR
nsr o! King and Fairfax streets by holdiRg
an open-air meeting, Oaa previous occa-
zion Mr. Michael who read extracts f;om q
b ,ok purporting to expose FreemasonFy. 1t
is s"ids ANNOUNCED that copies OF the book
oou.1 30 obtained f,om him f,r 25 cents a
piece, and the duestios was thtn asked If be
were rot amensble to the Law for Offering to
sell books without license.
PERsoEAL.-Mr. Henry Dainger6eld, oil
shis city, spent last Sunday at Cupeper
Courthouse.
Mr.. a. G. Ubler, who has for 30 many
years and so scoeptaely filed the office o
secretary of Mount Vernon Chapter, No. IA
Royal Arch Nsscns, of this city, tendered
bis resignation Of that Office last night. ID
OLo-,o. Tho yooISp akinn nflar haV