The Washington times., 1895-04-06
POLICE WERE DENOUNCED
C0lored People Aroused at Hills
dale Over the Foster Case.
MASS MEETING IN CHURCH
Funds Raised to Aid in the Prosecution Of
Officer Green-Resolution Adopted Sc
verely Criticising the Conduct OF se-gt
Kirby-Three of Green's sympathizers In
dulge in scrapping Matches ovor It

Prayers for justice and cries for fail
play rang out last night from 400 colored
citizens of Hillsdale, at a meeting at Camp
bell A. M. f. church, to collect funds TO aid
in the prosecution Of Policeman Green, who
shot Reuben Foster.
The intentions of the meeting were order
ly, and the only disorder caused was due
TO the indiscriminate use of epithets and
the wanton use of fists by three of Green's
sympathizers.
The police were denounced earnestly
| but with moderation and the vengeance of
God and the aid of the law were invoked
| that Green might be made bear the re-
| sponsibility for the killing of Foster.
/ Sergeant Kirby, with Policemen Green.
| Granson, Anderson, Marr and Hagan, were
! present.
Admission W as by card, and John A. Moss.
| Talliaferro and Mrs Talliaferro, who had
created disorder at previous meeting,
being without passports. were refused ad
| nittance.
BATTLE IN THE PROLOGUE.
Mrs, Taliaferro, who is a nlulatto, re-
marked to the people clustered around the
church that they were ''nappy headed
niggers," ''low-lived baboons," ''Eat-
nosed coons, and made use OF other ph
| of affection.
| Mr.. Talliaferro, who is a parolei inmate
| of the insane asylum, dared any one to touch
| him.
Mr. Moss was imbued with belligerent
hankering, and soon became involved in the
kind of affair he was soliciting.
Mr.. Talliaferro and Mr.. John Green came
| i'll collision, and after rolling Ia the road
way in front of the church, Talliaferro
/ struck Green and knocked him down into
the basement OF the church
Green recovered and met Moss After
| they had been together a reasonable length
or time, they were separated. Later Green
obtained warrants for the arrest of Moss
and Talliaferro for assault and battery.
MIXED'UP ARLIAMENTARIANS.
During this by-play in the street the
church was filling. Rev. C. II. Parker
opened with prayer. 1t was a deYout
prayer that the fear of God might over
/ shadow every heart.
MeSsrs. Moss and Taliaferro raised a
question as to whether the chairman was
entitled TO occupy the position 10 which
/ he had been elected, and became so en-
mesbed in a parliamentary ENHANCEMENT
that it almost required the Interference of
| the police to extricate them from their
| discussion.
Rev. Mr.. Ovelton, pastor of the church,
/ commanded order, and after eulogizing
the orderifDess of Hilisdale and AnacoStia,
called for the report of the committee on
/ resolutions.
This denounced the police of Anacostia.
| 1t was thought too broad, and after speeches
/ by w. G. Payne, Rev. Mr. Harrod, Mr. Free
| man and others, repeated interruptions by
Moss and Taiiaferro and shrieks and shouts
groans and Kisses from the people, was
| referred back to the committee for modl-
1 Iication.
The words police OF Anacostia" were
/ stricken out and the words Sergeant
Kirby inserted
SERGT. KIRBY CENSURED.
1t was publicly claimed that at previous
meeting Moss created disorder. and after
a consultation with the church authorities,
the sergeat-at arms undertook TO eject
him, whereupon Kirby refused not only
| TO permit this, but threatened to arrest
the pastor.
After the adoption of the resolution. the
| collection and subscription OF funds was
proceeded with and the Indications are
+! that considerable sum will be raised.
Mrs. Foster, mother of the dead youth.
| was present. Many telling speeches were
made. The point waseInphasiZed that laws
| existed for the punishment OF crime, that
OFFICER Green acted with wanton cruelty,
and that the authorities are slow in bring.
ing him to account for his offense.