Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-08
MIR. MCNAMARA NOT INTERRUPTED
No Trouble Occurred at the Anti-Cathol
Lectures ut the Rifles Hall.

No Trouble Occurred at the Anti-Catholic
Lectures at the Rifles Hall.
There was neither a riot nor the semblance
Of a riot at National Rifles Hall yesterday
afternoon or evening when in extremely vigor-
Gus language Mr.. Mcnamara, who was an
nounced to speak as "a converted priest" de-
nounced the Roman Catholic Church. The
fact that on Saturday two prominent Catholics
had appeared before the Commissioners AID
asked that the affair be prohibited had SEEM
ingy only acted in the direction Of increasing
the audience. At both the afternoon and even
ing session the speaker paid his respects in
strong language to Messrs. f. J. Hannah and NJ
L. Weller, who had made the protest before the
Commissioners, claiming that in this action
they had been prompted by Mgr. Satolli. In
the afternoon Rev. Scott F. Hershey Of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church occupied the plat
form and made brief speech indorsing the work
Of Mr.. Mcnamara During the course OF the
lectures there was only one slight interruption,
and that came IN the shape OF a slight hiss
from one corner of the hall when the speaker
announced that be was here to fight the Cath
Ollie Church The hiss, however, was enough
for the speaker, and he called or the ''hsser" TO
show himself, denounced him as a snake. and
announced that he would prosecute to the full
est extent Of law any disturber of his meetings.
Mr.. Mcnamara also announced that he would
appear IN tne foiice court this morning to see
what could be done for some bows who had
been arrested for distributing his bills
The two lectures consisted of a radical de-
nunciation of the principles and workings of
the Catholic Church Mrs. Mcnamara sang
several selections during the afternoon and
evening.
THE COMMISSIONERS GRANT PERMIT.
James Vincent Mcnamara. who claims to be
an ex-priest. who is in the city for the purpose
Of delivering lectures, applied to the Commits
sioners this morning for a permit to conduct
his lecture. He stated that he had been in
formed by the police that he would have to
take out a license or have a permit from the
Commissioners before he could proceed with
his lecture. The assessor was sent for, and he
informed the Commissioners that he had never
exacted a license fee of lecturers. There was
no law for it. Mr.. McNamara wrote letter 10
the Commissioners, in which he stated that tho
proceeds from the lecture were to be used for
missionary work, and thee commissioners granted
him the permit.
THE HAND BILL CASE IN THE POLICE Court.
Edw. II. Grover and Vim. f. simmons, two
white boys, and Samuel Banks. a colored boy,
were charged before Judge Kimball this morn
ing BY Officer n. E. Sedgwick with distribut-
ing hand bills on 18th street northeast on
Saturday last. The hand bills were for the
purpose of advertising Mr.. McNamaras anti
Catholic lecture.
Lawyer Royce, for the boys. claimed that
they were not engaged in anything unlawful.
but his honor told him that It was an unlawful
practice and that he had fined number of per-
sons for doing just such things. The boys
stated that they did not throw the bills away on
the streets. but simply left them at the doors of
the houses. Lawyer Royce took the stand and
testified that he happened to see the boys, but
only saw them hand the bills to persons when
the BOYS were asked to do so.
Judge Kimball said that the object of the law
was to prevent the indiscriminate lit;eriug of
the streets. 1t was good law and should be
upheld. The boys were technically guilty but
their personal bonds would be taken. although
he would warn them against repeating the
offense. This was done and the boys were dis
charged.