Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-29
LOTS OF BVICTIONS
A Lively Irish Demonstration
in New York.
Kisses MINGLED WITH CHEERS
The POliOs Kept Busy Quelling Rows and
Restoring Order.

ASOSeSAAAS SAN0As
No Heads Were BrOken-It Was q DOnny-
brook Fair without shillelahs - A
Woman Who Spent Two Months in an
Irish Prison Took Part In the Disorder
A Police Captain Threatened to Lock
tions From All Over the Country.
New YORK, March 29.-The demon
stration at Cooper Union last evening
tin aid of the Irish Parliamentary party
and home rule for Ireland" was an up
roarious one. Dozens of men and
woman were elected from the hall, and
much bad blood was sho wn between the
rival factions Of the Irish party.
Whenever a Parnellite became too
vigorous in cheering the late Irish leader,
or in kissing Gladstone or the anti-Par-
nellites, he or she was uncermoniously
hustled out of the hall. As the Parnell-
ties were out in force and were not
intimidated by the action of the police,
the uproar lasted practically from start
to finish.
Hardly had the band upon the plat
form finished its opening medley of in
spring Irish airs than disorderly yells
policemen, who were evidently expecting
disturbance, sprang into the aisles and
brandished their clubs with significant
menace. Not minding them in the least,
loud voiced man rose to his feet and
shouted: .:s:s= AaESea
''Ihree cheers for Parnellp'
In as little time as it takes to write it
the man was elected.
The crowd, which was as large as the
great hall could hold, howled and Kissed
its Indignation at this summary pro-
| ceeding. and bright-eyed woman arose
and cried shrilly above the tumult:
Il want to know if it is not infamous
| that any Irishman should be thrown out
of this meeting for cheering Parnell?'
The woman's words were the signal
| for tremendous tumult. Meantime
the fair champion of Parnell stood mo-
| tionless, nodding as if in satisfaction at
| the result of her words
A captain of police told her if she did
not sit down he would lock her up.
The woman's face paled and she
| finally sat down, which gave the anti
| Parnellites chance to yell.
1t was found out later that she was
| Mrs Margaret Moore, who was impris-
oned in Kilmainham Jail on account of
her Jealous work in the cause of Ireland.
Some excited member of the opposition
proposed cheers for DIR. McGlynn, who
occupied seat in a prominent part of
the hall. Archbishop Corrigan was
NSeated on the platform, and this set the
respective friends of the two gentlemen
by the ears, and the enthusiasts jumped
| upon their seats and cheered until the
police made another onslaught.
| Not even the appearance of the chair
man, Charles A. Dana, could do more
than temporarily quiet the uproar.
Every few minutes somebody would
| zl1 oh Do r,o11
| Tim Healy, and Immediately the crowd
would yell or hiss, and half a dozen
policemen would dart toward the culprit
| and haul him, none too tenderly, over
J the seats and then out of the big door in
| spite of protests and struggles.
Mr.. Dana was the first speaker of the
evening, and was interrupted during his
remarks by rows in different parts of
| the hall
The next speaker was Prof. John P.
Brophy, of St. Louis College, who began
| his remarks with an elaborate smile
showing the differences and confusions
which often result when the same object
is viewed by people who are some short
sighted and others far sighted. The
professors carefully penned words and
| spread eagle gestures were wasted. The
crowd, who yelled, jeered and Missed,
more than once forced the speaker to
halt in his grandilOquent periods. Other
| speakers were greeted in like manner.
AS the speakers left the building after
the meeting adjourned they were fol-
lowed by Yelling crowds, whose enthu-
siasm or hostility had to be kept in check
by the police. No heads were broken,
however.
Several thousand dollars were sub
scribed to further the cause of Home
Rule.
Circulars were distributed through the
hall declaring that Archbishop Corrigan,
by being present at the meeting, was
doing the very same thing that he got
DIR. McGlynn suspended for doing.