The sun., 1897-05-25
SALVATION BOOM-TA-RA-RA
CHORUS OF oBJURGAT TI0N or
BooTII.TUCKER'S BARRACKS.

$1,000
Ncinhbors swear. on His Trial, That They CANT
sleep, Can't Talk, Can't Think-Tho Whoie
ninth ward Heard the Dedication OF
the Heavenly Rabe Houses won't Rent.
Does Frederick do Ia Tour Booth-Tucker, who
commands the Salvation Army In America,
maintain q disorderly house at 126 West Four
toenth street, the army barracksf There was
crowd in the General Sessions yesterday at his
trial and Court Officer Peter Seaman declared to
Judge Newburgers attendant, Hannah;
There's Generals and Colonels and Majors to
burn up In the orchestra seats, and saw
couple of devils out In the corridor"
The demons referred to were tho detectives
who worked up the evidence laid before tho
Grand Jury.
In opening tho caso for tho people Assistant
District Attorney Welch said;
Religion has no right to Interfere with the
peace and rest that our Constitution guarantees
to every man."
Phneas Smith, real estate broker, lives at
l31 West Thirteenth street, n few doors from the
rear of tho Army barracks. He testified first.
"The noisc was hell" said Mr.. Smith, land
these Army people raised the devil or fought
him night after night. On April 13 they had
such good time that went to the police station
and complained. wanted to have the circus
stopped. There were $50 performers on tho
STAGE with cornets, bass drums, and cymbals
aud 700 persons shouting. 1t was 1890 o'clock
when took look at them and then went to
bed. Could seepi No. sir; couldn't sleep
wink. lay there in misery until o'clock In
the morning, listening to their tom.toms and
cheers and handclapping and trombone toots.
On Sundays from 6 A. NJ. until midnight they
worked only tho snare drums and cymbals to
/ give us the belief that it was day of rest"
Oakley Hall cross-examined
"what do you mean here when you say the
Army sang improper and vulgar songsi" he
| asked.
"Imeant what said." answered the witness.
"what do call you improper and vulgar
songs1" asked Mr.. Hall.
"wen Never Got Drunk Any More and
The Sunshine of Paradise Alley" answered
the witness.
Didn't you ever hear religious songs sung to
such popular airsf"
Never heard such hymns in my church"
Q.-Ever hear well Never Got Drunk Any
Moro " at banquetI A..-Yes, sir. o, ,,u
Q.-Was the moon out that night you lay
moon s habits. But remember there were Ave
o.@IwSat il told you there were, no bands 81
the st&gs with H. thsre AHo
was on tho stage. with couple of thousand peo-
| pie around him. They soaked on bass drums.
Mr. WelchNAnd what occurred on the night
when they burned the dcvil. The night, before
| they had another blowout, 80 that they kept 1t
Occasion op ISL they swung out sign that read Two
| days and two nights to be spent With Cod
eee
OF the Heavenly Babe. Norbert Booth-Lincoln.
Tucker. Another time Il was hell: ! mean the
| shouted and stamped and hooted and-well, 1t
is almost too much for me to describe. On the
great eye-opener the entire mob was there,
| Including Joe tho Turk. He was dressed like a
monkey and was prancing around and footing
Mr. Hall-.Did you object to having the devil
Sim lis good wny to Whs shat hm oprobaby
| good thing for him he was burned.
Q.-Ever drink an eye-opener A.-No, sir.
| Tn a temperance man.
Q.-Do you know what an eye-opener isi A
oh, yes; whiskcy cocktails, gin hzzes. rickoys,
Q.Nbo You know Joe the Turk. asked coun-
sell A:Why, certainly: in my ny sSptni9mn p, im he's
A.-said it, and will swear to it. He's here in
10 Joe the Turk stepped from the rear Of the
| Wsll. VIA. Elad q noises % Sa they they make on
the nht the %teess M r1nk an illus
tration Of handcapping and stamping his feet
and jumping up and down in s,S the witness ,hs % chair
Ncwburger had to shout for order In the court
room. I" In a whole year" the witness vent on.
when E tho % Army y held @ % meeting in the park NY
wife was almost driven crazy by their racket,
Policeman Corey testified that he went to the
Army barracks at half past 10 on the the, night Of
nFpomisod mpri af hm there Would be- no more music
| that night. but when he went again to the bar,
racks after midnight ddFdgg he found the Army band
George s. Hayes. who lives at 11e West Thir-
teenth street, testified that he could neither
| sleep nor carry on a conversation in his apart
ments when the band began to work.
III the nuisance is not stopped immediately"
hood. Just as get into my second hours sleep
am startled with bang ta-ra-r9 and ding
| disease. 1t Is zing- g-ta-ra.ra and bang and toot
until we Just can't stand It any longer; Even a
and they say up our way that book agent can
stand anything
of ls hs and Ssd
Robert f. Foote of l1s West Thirteenth street
| the bones the tambourlnes. tho bass drums. the
| cornet, and the trombones. they work the con
that concertina man! the neighbors would say.
they'd IKE to geth chance at ;hov dod
Gated the heavenly baboi" said Assistant Dis
II did. andso did everybody else in the Ninth
Mr. Hall-Haven't there been peaceful nights
at the barracksi Al don't recall any in my
time The maso circus a nns been t1,sowed by
Q.-What is the prayer OF agony,f A.-When
| they take their coats of to shriek 30 that you
can hear them half a mile-that's the prayer of
0.SDld you ever shake your fist in Mr.. Booth
fuckers facet Al did not. l told him he
| was logging up In Gen. Grants uniform with
| four shoulder stars, and said he was violating
| tho law by wearing that uniform.
| Joshua Ogden, proprietor Of u boarding house
at 125 West Thrteenth street, testified that his
account Of the " awful shrieks.'
Mrs. Mary Ahearn testified that she was
| owner Of the houses at 119. 121. 125, and 129
| West Thirteenth street.
| II used to BIO able to lease my houses by tho
year." she said: but since the Army settled
to let my places out by the month. The tenants
| won't take a lease Consequently have people
| moving in and out all the time"
Miss Ella L. Platt, 1873 West Thirteenth street,
was tho next witness.