The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
POLICE DIDN'T APPEAR
Instructed From Head
quarters Not To Answer
the Sa1VationiStS.
CAPT. LANGE'S STATEMENT.
Trustees of Grace N. 3. Church
Take Issue With Rev. Mr..
Gates, Their Pastor.

Tns court room was crowded. The COM
plainanJs occupied front seats. A Saliva
Zionist stenographer sat beside them with
note book, ready to take the proceedings.
There were two members OF the
board of trustees of Grace NJ.
| e. Church there. They were
Messrs. George Anderson and j. F.
Sanford. Counsellors S. B. Ransom.
Madison Ferris and Alex Simpson were
present to appear In behalf OF the SalvaI
| tionists. Many prominent church people
Scattered al s5rooqb the ssy sns cToMs wsrs
| and anXiousiy awaited the
| calling OF the case by Justice Kimmerly.
| The first case to demand the attention of
! the Justice was that of two Italian
! women who were arrested for stealing;
then came a man who had been beating
| his wife. followed by two drunken
! women.
AZ POLICE FAIL TO APPEAR.
| At this point every one expected to see
/ the police file into court and humblY take
| their places before the Judge to answer
| the charges preferred against them by
4 the Salvationlsts- But no such thing
| happened. Instead Justice Kinmerly
said slowly aud distinctly that he might
| be heard by ALL
| "If the officers against whom charges
| have been made refuse to come to court,
/ | will issue warrants for them and the
| examination will take place on Tuesday
/ morning at nine o'clock. All complain
ants and witnesses Will be present at that
1 time"
The Salvatiouists and their friends
| filed out Of court sadly disappointed by
the delay.
Captain Lainge was seen later by
JERSEY CITY News reporter, and when
asked why the policemen didn't appear
in court. said:-'Pstrolmen Will
liams and O'Connor, Chance
man Brady aud Roundsman
Sheridan assembled ut the station house
this morning ready to go to court. but
/ received orders to dismiss them. as q
bondsman would be at court TO go their
1 BAIL"
REV. Mr. GATES CONDEMNED.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed by
the people OF Grace M. K. Church over
the action taken by their pastor, the Rev.
NJ. S. Gates In regard TO the Salvation
Army. The board OF trustees having
decided to call special meseting and
discuss their dominie's actions.
] interviewed two members of the
board this morning aud they said that
the majority In that body are opposed to
the stsnd Mr.. Gates has taken.
At the meeting OF Mr.. George Ander-
sons class in the church last night the
le-der made an address In which
he branded the action of
the police as an outrage
Similar speeches were made by Mrs.
Veltman and Mr.. j. f. Sanford. members
of the class, and Brothe Stewart and
Mills OF Emory Nd. E. Chu n.
| AT about the same t,me that these
speeches were being made was having
an interview with Rev. Mr. Gates at his
home which adjoins the church.
"Did you make complaint to Captain
/ fha nu{c 7
asked.
mo: but said I would complain II
they continued to annoy me and nv con-
gregation."
1 "Were not you in court yesterday
| morning as witness against themr"
/ Captain Lange asked me TO be pres
ent. and II had been called on to testify
/ should have stated what know about
them"
..How do they annoy you. Does the
noise they. make interfere with your
preaching"
mo, I have never complained OF that.
but last Sunday they interfered with my
Sunday school and young peoples meet
ing"
rs IL true that you denounced the Sal.
walton Army from your pulpit last Sum
dayf"
my people to keep away from them, az
my congregation is of mucn
| higher class of people than
they can get to attend
their meetings. did say in the prelude
TO my sermon that If they repeated what
they did on that day l should feel 1t my
| duty to enter complaint against them,"
1 "Is the rumor that halt your congreRa-
tion side with you and the others.half with
the army true"
| mo. All but two OF the congregation
| will stand by me, and those two had bet
/ ter be out OF the church than in it."
CAPTAIN LAN6E's STATEMENT.
saw Captain Lauge OF the Fourth
| precinct this morning. He said that he
mas been represented in q false light
| throughout in the Salvation Army mat
| ter. He made the following statemeut:-
II had received numbers Of complaints
against the ISalvationists, including
one from the minister whose
church is two doors from their
place, 80 told the Off Ger on that post to
inform them that in making themselves
| a nuisance thev made themselves liable
to arrest. l can't keep an officer all the
| time at their place, as his post extends alB
the way to Sip avenue. People on other
parts of the post have complained
that they never see an officer around and
when ask him about ir he says he ID
kept at the Salvation Army. Last Sat-
urday evening at quarter past six
O'Clock the CAPTAIN sent three men
to me and / told them how they
/ could get police protection and
i permit. They asked me II they could
hold an open air meeting on the north or
Broadway side of their building. told
them yes. as no one ever passes down
that street. They agreed not TO hold any
meetings In front of the building.
"Patrolman O'Connor at twenty seven
minutes past eight brought Captain
Deighton to the station house for leading
q meeting In front Of the building. I
said to her:-'Madam, am sorry to have
to arrest you. This is no place for yous
| will discharge you on parole
you, as you see fit, IL You will promise
not to have any more outdoor meetings
! until this is settled In court Monday
She would not agree not to hold more
| meetings. SO said: Then, madam, You
! will have to furnish bail.
e'Major Perry came In and said he would
/ go bail for her. said that was not neces-
sary, as he would promise that she
| would hold no more meetings until NJ ,n-
i day. He promised and | paroled
her. Sunday afternoon Major Perry
started q meeting. left word with
the Sergeant that If sny Saivatienists
| were arrested he was to parole them or
| make them furnish bail, as he thought
best.''
1 WHAT HAPPENED SUNDAY.
/ Sergeant Cox then told what happened
Sunday afternoon. He said:--.BradY