The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
RICHMOND IS
STILL AGITATED
Disturbers of Last Friday
Nights Meeting Are
Censured.
E. P. Troy Has Caused the Ar
rest of Thomas Kerr of Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
Prominent Citz3ns of the Distric
Have Withdrawn From the Point
Lobos Imprcv ment Cub.

Richmond is still agitated over the be-
bavior of an unTuly crowd at Slmon's
Hall last Friday evening. when the me /
inc of the Richmond improvement Asso-
citation was disturbed by disorderly
demonstration. The subject was dis
cussed all day yesterday and last evening.
THE CALL was in great demand, as it con-
tained an accurate and extended account
OF the affair.
There may be two sides of the question
regarding the removal of the City Gem
etery, so the people out there say, but
they assert with positive clearness that
there is only one voice touching the dis
turbance of the meeting. All agree that
the conduct OF the disturbers was out
rageous
At Meinert's grocery store last evening,
and at other places in Richmond, the
neigh bors talked the matter over. 1t VAS
stated that several citizens who had been
prominently identified with the Point
Lobos improvement Club had cast their
fortunes with the Richmond Improvement
Association since last Friday night. The
latter CLUB gained eighteen new members
night before last and yesterday.
Messrs. Troy, Fitzgerald and Ginley,
AuIeS 1Oi pDOIbeio VI b1C
Lobos CLUB, had joined the club of which
G. II. Hubbs is president and ]. 6. Ma
loney secretary.
A welI-known and leading merchant of
the district, who has always actea with
the Fletcher organization, told CALL re-
porter last night that be had changed his
views, and would hereafter train with the
people who favored the removal of the
City Cemetery.
He did not care to have his name men
toned. but frankly said that the citizens
imposing the Rich mond Improvement
Association never disturbed any one else
that they never thought of interfering
with the meetings of the other club.
Secretary Maloney said last night that
the disturbance was particularly unfortu-
nate for Richmond, because many ladies
who had recently moved into the district
attended publc meeting there for the
first lime. They were shocked and dis
gusted at the bowling and guying of the
disturbers.
1t was noted also that J. C. Brickell and
!. Q. jordan, men who had been foremos
in the development of that section of San
Francisco, attended the club meeting
Friday night to hear the subject in hand
properly considered. They were in sym
patty with the objects of the meeting.
and although mem bers of the Richmond
Improvement Association did not often
attend the pub ic meetings OF the club.
Yesterday L. P. Z. Troy caused the ar
rest of Thomas Kerr, foreman of the Odd
Fellows Cemetery, on the charge of dis
turbing public meeting. Men who OBJ
served Kerr's conduct said he should
have been thrown out of the hall by the
police officer. Kerr is said to be man of
good character and sound sense, and the
opinion is expressed in r edmond that he
would not have shouted Amen" and
pounded the floor with his cane If he had
not been prompted to make a scene.
Some regret is expressed in the south
ern pert of the district that Mr. Haverty
of the Laurel Hill Cemetery was arrested.
A lady at Wolfe's drugstore. in Rich
mond, commenting on the incident last
night, said: ut 9 hard to fancy Mr.. Hav-
erty as dIsturber of the peace. lie is
such a nice, quiet little man who has
lived with his family Of children and
grandchildren over on Johnson avenue
for the last two years. l should never
suspect him of disturbing any body, be-
cause he is mildness and gentility per-
sonifed."
Haverty was arrested by Officer Hogan
last Friday night. Hogan was a new man
on the beat and did not know the dis
turbers by name. The scenes of tumult
took him by surprise and he hardly knew
what to do. Had Officer Mulcahy, whose
regular beat is there, and who was on
duty last night been there on Friday
evening more arrests would have been
made.
MuIcahy knows every body in Richmond,