The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-14
YANKED HIM OUT.
SalVationists Resent Law
yer Simpsons Conduct at
Their Lecture.
zELLA EICOLAUS IN THE PARTY
Lively Proceedings Anticipated at
the Hearing Before the Mag
istrate Today.
ZELLA NICOLAUS IN THE PARTY
Lively Proceedings Anticipated at

Ensign Harry Connect of Corps No. I
of the Salvation Army. which holds forth
at Montgomery and Grove streets, this
morning signed a complaint in Justice
Potts court against Counsellor Alex
ander Simpson, charging him with dis
turbing religious services. The Court
decided not to issue a warrant for Mr..
Simpsons arrest, but merely summon
him to answer the charge tomorrow
morning. The penalty for Mr.. Simpsons
offense is the imposition of a fine of $40
or ten days in the County Jail
The filing of the complaint against Mr..
Simpson is the sequel to a d~isgraceful
scene which took place in the barracks
last night, in which Mr.. Simpson, leila
Nicolaus and her husband. Al. Ruth
mann, figured.
Every evening at half past seven
o'clock the corps, headed by a band,
parades through the main streets down
town, finally returning to the barracks
where a religious service is held. Last
might a special programme had been ar
ranged and the unusual loud singing on
the streets and the appearance of varie-
gated banners attracted a larger crowd
than usual. At eight o'clock there were
fully five hundred people at Grove and
Montgomery streets listening to the Sal
vationists singing.
TREATED ZELLA TO SODA.
Conspicuous among the spectators in
the middle of the street were Lawyer
Simpson, leila Nicolaus and her hus-
band. They remained near the barracks
until long after the members of the
army had entered. A gorgeous sign over
the door announced the fact that a lee
ture on Jerusalem with stereopticon views
would be given by one of the members.
The trio noticed the sign and apparent
ly hesitated about entering. They final
ly went into Stein & Co.'S and bought
soda and disappeared.
INTERRUPTED THE LECTURE.
According to the statement of several
members of the army they had been in
the rear seats of the edifice only a short
time when they began to talk and laugh.
The lecturer was describing the Holy
City when he stopped to say hat the
noise in the rear of the church annoyed
him.
IGNORED THE BOUNCER.
Harry Connect, who is the official
bouncer of the corps went to Mr.. Simp-
son it is alleged and requested him and
his friends TO keep quiet. IN a short time
the talking and laughing commenced
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that he would be compelled 70 eject them
If they continued disturbing the meeting.
It is alleged that Mr.. Simpson hotly re-
piled that ne had paid 10 come in and that
no one could or would put him out.
YANkED OUT THE LAWYER.
heated discussion followed and En-
sign Ccnnett, who is a large man, seized
it is alleged, Mr.. Simpson by the collar
and waltzed him out on the double quick.
There was disorder in the meeting room
at once, and in the midst of it, leila and
her husband skipped out and Joined Mr..
Simpson. The indignation of the latter
knew no und and he went before JUS
tice of the Peace Ge.ger and caused the
Ensign's arrest on a charge of assault.
Connect was notified that a warrant
had been issued for his arrest and with
out any hesitation marched to Justice
Geiger's office, followed by the entire
army, surging and shouting, Justice
Geiger fixed his bail at 5000 and Mr..
George Curran became surety for the
Ensign's appearance this afternoon at
-four o'clock.
FUN AHEAD AT THE HEARING.
Connect was the hero of the occasion
and the members of the Army escorted
him back to the barracks, singing all
the a The lecture on Jerusalem was
Indefinitely postponed.
The hearing before Justice Geiger this
afternoon promises to be a lively affair.
There may also be a scene in Justice
Potts, court tomorrow morning when
MT. simpson is a~rra&gned. The principal
Mltnesses IN the case will be leila
Nlcolaus and her husband. The occur
talk