The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-30
NEWS OF 0LNEYyILLE.
A Disgraceful Scene at the "Joint
Debate"
FlTZWltLlAMS HOWlED DOWN.
He was Telling Olneyville Democrats
Some Truths which they didn't Relish
"A Majority for Fair Play - Other
Olneyyiile News.

One of the most disgraceful and ungen-
tlemanly affairs on record occurred last
evening, at the famous ahn-Fitzwilliam
debate" which the NEWS exclusively an
nounced would not come off. II didn't
Mr.. Fitzwilliam was 10 have taken the
affirmative, and Mr. Hahn the negative,
but he put about 200 miles between him
self and his opponent, it being said that
he was in New York last evening.
Mr.. Fitzwilliam was, at the appointed
hour, at the place agreed upon. Woods
hall in Johnston. but when he arrived,
there was no one to argue with Mm. He
arose and commenced To speak, but he
had proceeded only a short time, when a
few OF the audience began bowling aud
jeering, interrupting the speaker, till be
was finally Obliged To discontinue. Ii is
not TO be inferred, however, that all were
participants in this disgraceful proceeding
for there were manv IN the audience,
willing and eager TO allow the speaker TO
continue, but the hoodlum element pre-
vailed, and all efforts TO quiet them were
fruitless.
Most OF those Iresent were Democrats,
aud apparently, to some, the startling
revelation of facts which Mr.. FitZwilliam
was placing before their eyes was far
from relisnable.
to address them, but on each trial he was
cried down in most uncalled-for way.
His voice was drowned by the yelling
minority, whose audacty and ungentle-
manly action more Than exceeded the
efforts of the majority, who would have
been willing to allow the speaker fair
play, and pandemonium reigned. Several
from the floor arose and advanced argu-
ments, but were unwilling to get up on
the platform to debate the subject
squarely as they were invited
To do, and when the advocate OF Mckin-
ley arose TO answer, the sound of his voice
would die away lost in the midst OF de-
risive remarks and approbrious epethets.
Finally IL WAS turned into a Nationalist
meeting, Mr.. Vallette, an ardent admirer
of Bellamys views and opinions, taking
the stand and shouting TO the gathering
with the apparent sanction OF the entire
audience. Without exception, no more
disgraceful event has ever occurred in
Olneyville. and il reflects very little credit
on those causing the disturbance. Mr..
Fitzwilliam acted his part like man, un-
flinchingly facing an assembly decidedly
ayerse TO his principles.
Briefs.
There was one drunk at the Sixth Sta
tion last night and one disturbance stop
ped by Officer Place at % Putnam street.
Miss Mary Grain, daughter, OF John
Grain, died this morning at her fathers
residence in Johnston.
William Mulhearn. arrested last night
on the Square, was fined this morning in
the Eighth District Court 50 and costs,
which he settled.
Tonight the meeting of, the Olneyville
Cadets will be held at their armory in
Woods Hall. Important business will be
transacted.
Mrs. Charles Heptonstall. wife of Chas
Heptonstall, one OF our prominent busi-
ness men, died this morning at her home
in Johnston, after brief illness of pneu-
monia.
The first notice of the State and town
elections was put up In Judge Phillips
Office this morning. The notices are to be
distributed about the town to-day.
Yesterday afternoon span of Myers
horses that were about TO be hitched into
a team, bolted off and ran through one of
the streets iuto Harris livery stable,
through n number of vehicles, breaking
them up considerably before they were
captured. The horses were slightly dam
aged.
Box 6s, Appleton and Delaine streets
announced slight fire in an unused stove
In a houses No. IA Audray street. The
place is occupied by two or three French
families. The stove was placed aside aud
had been filled with old paper to which
some children set fire. No damage was
done.