The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-10
POSING As MARTYRS.
Leaguers Make the Most Of the
Trump Cards Given Them
By the Liquor Men.


The Executive Committee of the Law
and Order League held a meeting last
evening in the lecture hail of the Bergen
Reformed Church The Rev. /. w. Hatha-
way presided.
DR.. Hathaway, in opening the meeting,
said:-'In view of the action taken by the
liquor dealers the question now confronts
us. shall we go ahead with our crusade.
or shall we show the white feather and
retreat?'
DR.. Hathaway was interrupted by a
chorus of go aheadp' from the members
of the committee. He then referred to the
assault made on Hugo Ritter, one of the
Epworth League detectives. yesterday
afternoon, DR.. Hathaway called upon DR..
Chambers to tell all he knew of the err
| cumstances.
DIR. Chambers said:-"This afternoon
about half-past two some of the amateur
detectives appeared at the Court House
to testify against saloonkeepers. These
saloonkeepers pleaded guilty and the wit
nesses were dismissed. AS they were leav-
ing the Court House four men brushed
against them using vile and indecent
language, one of them saying to Ritter,
You are one of those sneaks. The young
men were not inclined to show fight and
got upon a car bound for the city. The
four men followed, and in getting on the
car jumped Upon Ritter's toes. This was
overlooked, and then one of the men sud
denly struck out. landing a smart blow
On, Ritter's face, causing his nose to bleed
and bruising ,his eye. The young men con-
tinued downtown, and getting off at Jer-
sey avenue, Ritter made his way to my
office to nave his wounds dressed. ], in
stead of doing this, told him not to wash
his nose, as it was very good evidence. I
then took Ritter before Chief Murphy and
showed him the condition of the young
mans face and related the story of the
assault. Chief Murphy said to me, We
will show these men that this is q civil
ICED country Mr.. Ritter could not tell
who all the men were, but identified one,
who was arrested"
At the conclusion of DR.. Chambers re-
marks, tae. member of the committee
expressed their contempt for the perpe-
traitor of the assault.
The Rev. c.: f. Little. pastor of the
Lafayette M. E.. Church, told of IN as
sault committed upon four of his detec-
tives.
Mr.. ~Inwright, one of the young Chris
tan detectives, related an incident
which occurred in front of the Nonpareil
on Newark avenue, where he and another
member of the force were spotting that
place. Two men crossed the street and
approaching them said to Inwright:
Here, young man, is a quarter, go and
buy some pie"
Fearing trouble Inwright and his pal
moved away. Inwright concluded his
remarks very oratorically, saying, II
think the -saloonkeepers are all onto our
game"
Or. Hathaway then arose and said:-
Nov, gentlemen, this reveals the atti-s
tude of our enemy Shall we back down?"
This was answered by cries of
"Never," Let us keep on"
Mr.. J.. Morgan, a member of the COM
mittee, said:-"The saloonkeepers are try
ing to make martyrs of our young men,
but they are the young men who have
our prayers. h question now is
solely to the sale Of liquor or shall we
also take to other subjects, baseball for
instance"
1t was decided to confne the efforts
of the League to the sale of liquor.
DR.. Chambers said he was glad to see
that a man had been fined two dollars for
selling sardines, as he did not think
sardines Were necessary. He said tina
the liquor dealers in trying to close the
grocery stores were helping the League.
The matter of arresting organists was
too trivial for the League to consider.
Mr.. ]. H. Brown of the John Knox
Church, then asked: "Can you show me
a Captain in Jersey City who does not
of men. I lave seen them in back rooms.
They are so mean that they don't even
pay for they drink. If police Off
Gals do that what can we expect"
DR.. Mott suggested thai the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union be invited to CO.
operate with the League. This brought
forth a speech from DIR. Chambers, who
said he did not think they would help.
Il spoke to a priest about the movement
only the other day, and he practically
said Mo-"