Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-08

/ account OF camping, ll1eSdi IIQuoI sciiLhS
and kindr ed vices. Soda water fountains
were not mentioned, neither were Sunday
street cars Sunday work in iron mills or
| Sunday newspapers. The meeting was
largely attended, and the result was that a
! committee of % was appointed to collect
| funds and carry ont the wishes of the meet
| ing. The instructions to the committee IN
| cluded the following:
Resolved, That this committee be author-
| lied TO organize and appoint officers for the
ensuing year and act as an executive COM
mittee either in whole or in part by the ap-
pointment of not less than ten of their men,
bers to have charge of the entire business
of the association.
A committee of ten was appointed and
for some time conducted the business of the
Association. As ii became evident that
the object of the society had been achieved
they dropped off until only seven, less
number than, according to the resolution
authorizing its formation, was allowed. to
conduct business. Three men are now do
ing the work of the ten, and they receive no
instructions whatever from other parties.
The constitution of the Law and Order
League as thus established is the same
under which Messrs. McCrory, Leggate and
Houston now claim to act
Section of the Old Blue Law.
The law under which Messrs McCrory,
Leggate and Houston act was passed, April
%, 1894. The section which applies to the
enforcing of Sunday observance follows:
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and II is hereby enacted
by the authority of lie same. that from and after
the first day of August next If any person shall do
or perform anv worldly employuent or business
whatsoever on the Lords Day. commonly called
81 a SP nr nj II
hunting shooting, sport or diversion whatsoever
on the same day. and be convicted thereof
snch offense, forfeit and pay 81, to be levied by
distress: or, in case he or she shall neglect to pae
the said sum. or goods and chattes cannot by
found whereof TO levy the same by distress, he or
she shall suffer six days imprisonment in the
riGed. always, that nothing herein contained
shat be construed TO prohibit the dressing of
lodging houses. inns and other houses of
entertainment for the oil soiourners, travellers
their passengers or ferrymen from carrying over
the water Travellers or persons removing with their
families, on the Lords Day commonly called sun.
day. nor the delivery of milk or the necessaries of
life, before of the clock in the forenoon after
of the clock in the afternoon, of the same DAY.
Other Parts of the Old-Time Law.
A supplemental act increases the fine to
S25 In Allegheny county for violation of
the section quoted. The act of 1894 was
long one. and among other things provides
for a fine of 81 cents for swearing the same
fine for attending cock fights, and fine of
$3.50 for challenging to fight duel. Half
that sum was the penalty fixed for accept
ing a challenge. 1t was provided that one
''moietv' of the fines should go to the
Overseers of the Poor in the dis
trict where the crime was committed,
and the. other moiety to the prose-
cutor A subsequent decision requires
that all fines be turned over to the au-
thorities and that none go to the prosecutor.
In cases where persons are fined for violat-
ing the liquor law, however. a subsequent
act provides that the prosecutor he given
one-half of the money collected. Consid-
cradle profit has been made by the Law and
Order Society by this means.
The society is supported, however, by
private contributions. A. Leggate is Treas
urer When asked whom money is re-
ceived from, he replied:
''We do not give any names to the public
There are a great many contributors, in
Guiding business men, ministers and all
persons interested in the public good"
as there ever any lack of funds?"
81 do not care to talk about such mat
ters''
''Do yyu know what new moves the So
ciety intends to ma ze?'
''We do not make such things public,
besides my work is entirely that of treas
qrer.
Are all the contributions voluntary, or
do you occasionally solicit for money?''
They are usually voluntary. Occasion
ally we ask for money, and when we do we
generally get it,
Banker Dean Thinks 1t Is Still Useful.
Among those who have withdrawn from
the society is C. T. Dean. When asked
whether he thought the society had passed
its days of usefulness, he replied:
81 know little about the society as it is |
now, but the fact that it finds work to do is |
evidence to me that it is'still useful"
''Why did YOU withdraw"
81 hadn't time to attend the meetings"
''Do you approve of the new move the |
members of the society have asserted they |
intend making?'
"What movements do you mean?"
''Such as prosecuting Sunday newspapers,
stopping trains and closing iron mills"
81 will trust the society to do as it thinks |
BEST. replied Mr.. Dean, and then he re-
luested that his name should not be made
public.
Peter Dick, of Campbell & Dick, who was
also one of the first members, said he knew
title about the society as it is conducted
low.
Another of the original Committee of 25-
,ne of its officers-gave as reason for leav-
ng the society that he did not approve of
he methods used. F'They stepped beyond
he original Intention he said, 'when
hey proceeded against soda water dealers
md similar things. The society was formed
o suppress illegal liquor selling, gambling
md kindred crimes against law and human
ty, that we're formerly conducted openly in
3ittsburg. They did this, and then their
work. was ended. When the Union army
out down the Rebellion it disbanded. If a
ew regiments had insisted on attacking out
ying settlements in the South, they would
lave shown the same spirit that seems to
lold a small portion of the Law and Order
society together now"