The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-27
MULVANEY ACQUITTED
Recorder MeDonough Says. He
Was justified in Taking
Cider Into Odd Fellows
Hall.

Samuel H. Mulvaney, of No. 200 Wash
ington street. Hoboken, was arraigned
before Recorder McDonough late We'd
nesday night on a charge OF disorderly
conduct A number Of property owners,
including Justin JONES' former Assembly
man Parslow, William Kerr and others,
attracted by the peculiar features CT the
case, volunteered to furnish bal The
Recorder accepted Mrs. Parslow as surety
for Mulvaneyss appearance at an exansi-
nation tomorrow.
Mulvaney is member of Star Council.
No. 49, Jr. o. u A. M which has had
a lodge room in Odd Fellows Hall for
| more than twenty years As was their
annual custom the members Of the
council gathered in their rooms Thanks
giving eve for a social session. A COM
mittee of which Mulvaney was chair
man, was appointed to purchase re-
freshments. They went to neighboring
stores and bought pumpkin pies and
cider.
On their return to the hall they were
met by Charles Mueller, of Mueller &
Bauer, lessees of the hail. who forbade
their taking any refreshments upstairs.
He did not say so in so many words,
but the members of the council inferred
that he wanted them to buy Of him.
The committeeman protested that they
had paid their rent regularly and had a
right to dine as they pleased. Mueller
refused to admit them, and the wrangle
was ended by Mueller calling Policeman
Farley and having Mulvaney arrested.
Mueller & Bauer have recently as
surned control Of the hail, which shelters
a dozen or more lodges and similar or
ganizatiorlS.
the Recorders court was crowded this
morning when Policeman Farley took
the witness chair in behalf of Mr.. Muel-
ller the proprietor Of the hall. Alex. G.
Young, who has been retained by Star
Council to sue Mr.. Mueller fer damages.
took the witness in hand and elected the
fact that he arrested Mulvany on Muel-
lers complaint. Mr.. Mueller then took
the chair and he said he had Muivaney
arrested because he was trying to bring
liquid into the hall and because his dis
Mr.. Young tried for fully half an hour
to make. Mueller change his statement
but could not
yer is trying to get me to change the
wording of my charge against Mulvaney
which 1 made on Wednesday night
II want to. get from Mr. Mueller said
orderly and he has not told me.
yes, ne has" said the Recorder 'He
has told You half dozen times that
G4u4VdHeY became GfSofGeFiy Dy lak1HE
cider into the han and by drawing a
crowd when he refused 20 obey Mr.. Muel-
ler's order to take the cider out of the
hail."
Mr., Mulvaney's story was a straight
forward one, and he was corroborated by
a.fellow member oflthe lodge, Fred Stern
berg, and two trustees Of the hall Tustin
Jones and Joseph bod. Mr.. Muivanay
said that the lodge was to have a lit
tie sociable among themselves Wednes-
day evening, and he was on the refresh
Mueller ordered him out of the hall with
the cider he ana Mr.. Sternberg went TO
Mr.. Jones and MIR. bod, the trustees.
and they told him to take the cider into
the hall even il they were arrested. The
lodge rented the room from the trustees
and they had the right to give the per-
mission. When MulVaney and Sternberg
ped them few feet from the door and
after using all kinds of vile language to
them, called for Mr. Mueller. who told
the policeman to arrest them.
Messrs. Jones and Dod both testified
and told the Court that the policeman
used language that was unfit to be re-
peated. They corroborated Mr.. Mulvaney
in every particular.
The Recorder dismissed the case after
saying that it would be a great Injustice
to- hold Mr.. Mulvaney after the testi-
mony, which showed that the lodge rooms
were rented and not designated for such
purposes as Star Council had tried to
use them for. That 1t had been shown
that never before had anyone been re-
stricted from taking refreshments into
the hall, and that Mr. Mueller had
prevented Mr.. Muivaney from doing what
had ALWAYS haan narrnftfpd