New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24
~ DANGER or ARREST.
COLONEL rNGERsoLLs LECTURE on THE
HIBLE' CAUSES TROUBLE.
THE MANAGER or HonoKEN THEATRE
opnrrrn xor 10 ALLOW HIM TO rE-
LIVER IT THrEE TIE FORMER SAYS

MANAfrfK
ORDERED xor TO ALLOW HIN TO rE-
LIVER IT THERE TIE FORMER SAYS
IT Will. TAKE PLACE
Colonel Robert g. Ingcrson was announced to lec'-
NE AZ ,he Hoboken Theatre this evening ON me
Bible" but the lcctaro e riehniiey p's'P''''. Dr..
unless Colonel lng .rsol wishes 10 run 'he '''" ~
b~,ns arrested The decision of the autnoru's 20
f.,lI the lecture VAS The result of protest q 'n
The Rev Messrs H. r. Beatty. \. T. Richardson
ana " H. Jenvey and Herbert 'iinpbe" 4h'"
letter Was ~ follows.
Dear Sir. We. the undersigned. are informed an
hnu.ya flaf a crime ls about fp p" conr..l ~
are On sunday evening. February q. lH". "o'"'"S
section ~ - the Crimes a'i .,,, s,.,s 10
W beg that you vi! take immediate Steps ="
prevent tn. violation of such law a., -i,s,
Is. beg .urthtr 90 bee Informed a. me 'ai H.,
,hat we NAV be relieved Of further action ~ ~"
matter Very re,Pectfully erbcr, r. hg@lIyb Gamypbe'
The section OF the crimes act 10 which aiius'oh
is made reads thus
n any person shall wllfully basphe'ne thg ty mo'y
name 81 Goa hy denying. cursing or contunnen"",'
rcproacn.ng his being or providence OF , Wy itoiv
Ghost or the Christian religion or the hoiy ~orI
OF God uhat is the canonical scriptures . or
In the books OF the old ana New l.s'hI''','' m a ny
by profane scofng at exposing them or @ aug
OF them t. contempt ana ridicule then snelg he
puuishcd by 4 fine not exceeding s9D or !nIIsYRi
m. a h1~l labor not exceeding tN'lN' H''''N'''
or bDih. -, ... cen,
Copies Of the letter and Of tho citation were sent
10 Mayor Fagan and Chicf OF Police Donovan"
They decided that Colonel Ingersoll could NOT We"
bc prohibited from delivering the lecture uioh an
advance assumption that the discours" "on'i DE
blasphemous but they alto decided that th'y coui'
prevent the lecture under the license granted TO the
manager which only permits the house to be "prhe'
on secular days. An order Issued 10 that effect
Should Manager Clark. to whom the license WIS
granted, d.sobey Mayor Fagan's order he VIII De
liable to Indictment. IL said. When seen cary
IN the evening he declined TO say what he "ou'n
do further than TO state that he had NJ oPnoh
exccpi 10 obey the order He said he hhh inane
A contract with j. II. Symcs. Colonel lngersoi =
manager and he thought 1t possible that 'oiohei
IngersoM might sue hin for damages since the
order was r. ally agans, the theatre. and not against
the lecture. =. -, ,,i,b,
An effort was made q sec Mayor Fagan last nieht
I'm reference TO the matter. but ne was not al h,l
chief Donovan said he simply acting unher
orders. Further than that ne declined 10 lhh ,,
Mr. Davis reprcsentng Colonel Ingersol ana MI.
cark OF the Hoboken Theatre. called on corpora
ton Attorney Minturn. Of HObokcn. .ate iast 'iSh.
and oba ned from him opinion 10 the eNeci thit
there WAS no .aw by which the lecture conih ue M
stopped. chief Donovan was told o, thiH bu' shs ;
ne VIII obey the Mayors orders. Manager 'HirkS
then positively announced that the lecture wouil
be held. He threatens TO sue the city Tor dinlasc'
II any trouble results.