New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-20
ALL DUETO C1YENNE PEPPER
A MEETING BROKEN Up IN NEW
ROCHELLE.
FCRNACE-ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILD
ING DRIVEN OUTsID

FURNACE-ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILD
ING DRIVEN OUTSIDE.
It will be some time before some Of the citizens
and officials OF New-Rochelle forget the experience
which they had in the Town Hall Tuesday night
Last week G. II. Clarke. who says he Is phrenol-
oGst and atheist. went to Mount Vernon ana
tried to break up the evangelist Murphy's temper
meeting in the Opera House He distributed
circulars dcnOuncing Murphy's crusade against rum
and hourished revolver but before he could get
near Mr. Murphy he arrested by Policeman
Judge Appel. after giving Clarke a reprmand sent
him back to wRochele.
In the latter town Clarke has been regarded as a
harmless crank. and when he distributed more cir
cuars inviting those who believed in free liberty to
the Town Hall Tuesday night. large number OF
people accepted the invitation. thinking something
ont of the ordinary would happen. In this they
were not disappointed. although Clarke was not di-
rectly responsible for something which occurred and
excited the whole town. Most OF the crowd watched
for the slightest chance guy the orator His tax
was becoming mOnotOnOus. when the atmosphere
became suddenly heavy. Everybody In the hail be-
gan to sneeze and cough. and an unusual smoke was
seen coming from the registers As the sneeznS
and coughing became more violent. the people. In
.wos and thrcts. made for the door ana the freSh
air. Clarke continued to speak un'n the smoke and
the atmosphere became sitting, when he soon FOL
lowed his audience down stairs
Judge Valentine was in the County Clerks room
looking oyer some law papers. when he fell a victim
to snee zing and coughing. and was compelled to 90
down into the street Police Headquarters are down
stairs in the same bull ling and chief OF Police Nc
Guirk and Police Justice Tierrcy were also similarly
attacked and had 10 seek relief in the fresh ar.
4 fire company has i's rooms on the first floor,
anI the members We're holding meeting 70 com
rlc,e ARRANGEMENTS for mnstre! performance. The
nrencn had often experienced E,avy smoke at fires,
but they. too. were driven from the building.
There We're about thir;y-ive trawTs ana Two other
prisoners locked in the cells at Police HcaIQuarters
These unfortunate creatures were nearly sunoca,ed
before they were finally released from their c"ls
and taken into a building next dopr. " ah''hc
they were guarded 10y policemen ana 'lu%,nS,,, -
The report got about town that the Town lial' was
on fire, and crowd soon coiIectrl h IRON, i,, 81 1l
the bull Hing some suggested ringing th., plnI,C
nre-aarm. but Judge \arni.n" ana 'n'et McTuith
assured every tndt the building was not on hie'
Clarke went into the basement ana made an n
ycsfIgafion as soon as tho sm)ke suhs!dcd. lie
found A package Of red cayenne pepper on the n''f
near tho fiirn,r. II was evident that large guam
Clarke SAID that he also found Oh the moor near ,e
furnace hreman's batsc u. d"'iici IRON un.
the p.uper into the furnace. Fie b-cifn" excited.
ami. showing the badge - Ch.of Me'inirk demanded
Identified a. bc!orfng o Foreu .>ugustu- smith.
OF the Relief Eng.n" Company. Foreman Smi ln
denied thar he had anything % 10 with placing me
pepper IN ~" furnace IL" stlI ~" must h1N' l".
his badge wh.e De- was in thr collar E,'tns e.
frr ;hc stove In the eneinc 'oWiauF room itr M
explained hls pres"nc" ~ ~" .'iihS 10y -, .iS
that ne was chairman of ihc con mite" which was
appointed 20 arrange OR the minstrel 'n,rf ,'i''t
t. be given hy RcIot Engino con lhny lir 'lt IN
other members of the committee" BE- said were nod
inc meeting when they Wei" driven from me
hIl.d' ru, hy no s.r. ng smell of the pepper
paper which contained ~" p'li'i. 'h '"iF p"T'' /;
he declares ls the nam" - ihc drisKlS "ho % -o.l !
sufcent evidence he Will prose- ute the person who
Was the cause Of breaking up MS mafa-in'eilne'