The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-05-14
HENRY MORGAN AND HIS ORGAN
He Blocks Spring Street and
Nearly Causes a Riot.
The Police Attempt to Keep the Thor
0ughfare Open,
A Street. Preacher with More Enthusiasm
Than spnse-An Exciting Episode
last Night at the Central
Police Station.

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lice headquarters that hiss been there
for some yeara. II was bowling, hoot-
ing, cheering aud enthusiastic con-
course. The police officers who hap
pened to be at the station at the time
succeeded in handling the crowd with
out trouble and only one man was ar
reated.
The whole difficulty was caused by an
itinerant minister OF the gospel who
meant all right, but was very bull
headed and careless OF the rights Of
other Jitzena.
Ever since February last the Rev.
Henry Morgan has been holding street
meetings on Spring street, between Fret
and Second. Rain or shine, Morgan was
always on hand with his family, a horse
and wagon and an organ. He was cer-
tainly enthusiastic in his religious efforts
even ii he was unreasonable. The en-
I tire family were always seated in the
wagon, and the vile and two boys
played and sang, while Morgan did the
exhorting from the wagon.
Very naturally the novel sight OF an
entire family holding gospel service in o
their headquarters were kept oH the east
side OF Spring etreet travel by vehicla
and foot was not impeded to any great
extent, and the police did not interfere
with the meetings.
But last evening Rev. Morgan drew
up his horae on the weht aide oil Spring
street in front OF Meriam's candy store.
In short time the crowd both on the
sidewalk and in the road was so great
that it was impossible for anyone to
pass. The sidewalk was blocked with u
perfect mass of people, and the crowd
extended into the street beyond the first
track OF the electric road.
Very naturally complaint was made OF
the impsded condition OF the highway at
police headquarters. Several merchants
called at the station and protested and
quite a number OF angry pedestrians
called to tell the chief how twas.
Chief Glass detailed Detective Bosqui
to go quietly around and tell the Rev.
Morgan that If he would remove on to a
side street, where the crowds he was
attracting would not interfere with Srav-
ell, all would be well. Fifteen minutes
went by and the Rev. Morgan did not
move. His vile and children sang, and
he exhorted, and the crowd continued
to grow.
In the meantime complaints kept
coming into the station, and the chief
sent Officer Mcguire around to tell Rev.
Morgan to come to the station and have
an interview with him.
Rev. Morgan declined to come but
still kept up the gospel service. The
crowd grew no less and something had
to be dons. Under orders from the
chief. Officer Sam Duggan mounted the
xrApaFs aHd tnkizE -a4e tzr1os 1v drove tfru-
wagon, organ, preacher and all the fam
lily to the police station.
The crowd followed, hooting and yell
ing. BY the time the vehicle reached
tine station fully 1000 people were
around. They were excited and push
ing and showing each other.
The chief requested Officer Mcguire to
tell Rev. Morgan to come into his Office
and have a brief interview with him.
Mr.. Mcguire delivered the message, but
Rev. Morgan declined to move. He
said that he had violated no law, and if
the chief OF police wanted to see him he
could come to his wagon.
Again WAS he invited to come into
the chiefs Office and again he refused.
At this the crowd cheered. Then Officer
Duggan grabbed the Rev. Morgan by
the coat and pulled him out of the
wagon.
This only served to infiame the crowd,
and there was movement to take Nor
gan away from the officer. For a time it
looked as though there would be serious
trouble. Officer Duggan was kicked on
the shins and buffeted around generally.
But the little minister WAS dnally in-
side the door and was soon persuaded
TO go into the chiefs Office. The chief
very politely and very calmly informed
him that it was all right for aim to hold
his gospel meetings, and he stated fur
Their that he had no objection to the
meetings being held on the public high
way. But" added Mr.. Glass, ''you
must hold them on side street where
sidewalk traffic and avenues will not be
impeded and where travel is notstopped
by the crowds you attract"
AT this the Rev. Morgan became very
much excited. He said that he had
been roughly handled-like q criminal
that he mad done nothing wrong and
that the chief would rue she day that
he had directed him to be dragged out
OF his wagon like felon.
The chief informed Rev. Morgan that
he had no desire to argne questions with
him, but that all no desired TO do WAS
to inform him that he must not hold
meetings where streets would be blocked
and travelstopped
Then the Rev. Morgan was permitted
to return to his wagon. AS he opened
the door Of the station and stepped out
on the street the crowd greeted him
with cheers and yell. He got in the
wagon and told the people to follow him
to Third street, between Main and
Spring street, whore he would Mold
fourth. The crowd followed, and hcre
the preacher from his wagon
roasted" the police department
for interfering with his meet
ings. He said that it was a
sorry day for the chief OF police when he
was dragged cut Of his wagon, and after
animadverting on the aforesaid inter-
ference to some length he started in to
resume his gospel talk.
Officer Duggan afterwards arrested @.
y. McStay az the party who kicked him
on the shina when he was getting Rev.
Morgan out Of tho wagon. He was
booked for disturbing the peace. He
put up So bail and was released.
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