New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-28
BOOTH-TUCKER NOT BITTER.
HE MAKES A STATEMENT REGARDING
HIS TRIAL.
A PROTEST AGAINST THE FORM OF THE iNDic'-
MENT-A HArLEruJAH WEDDING. WITH

MENT-A HAILELUJAH WEDDING. WITH
MUSIC. WITHOUT THE FAMOUS ACCORDION
What was nomnally a welcome to Lieutenant.
Colonel French and a halleujah wedding loon
place last evening at the Salvation Army hean-
oucrters In Fourteenth st. As matter OF fact. IL
was n consolation meeting. the lads and lassies
and their friends attempting 10 cheer themselves
and drive off the disbursement caused oy '"e
conviction OF Commander Booth-TucKer OF
charge OF maintaining a "disorderly mousse III.
assembly hall was packed from floor to roof. ana
there was d small admission price charged 'oo.
whatever the residents in Thirteenth-st thinK OF
the Salvation Army (snd there Is not much DOUBT
about what they think OF ID. the meeting 'as'
night thought the Army was all right an" s''u ~
Commander and Mrs. Booth-Tucker received u
warm welcome when they stepped upon the pih'-
form after the completion Of the parade TOT ""'0"'
by-tke- way a permit had been Obtained
Tho Commander did not look at all cresifaleh
and REGARDED cheerrully the possibility OF sojourn
on Blackwelfs Island -, -,
~ don't feel at all In the blues" he SAID. /
feel very much in the blood OF Jesus christ anu
everybody cried amen. NOW he co'''.u,'
.let us all sing The blood OF Jesus cieanses "h'ue
as snow don't YOU know" This they did sing VIII"
the assistance OF the much magned ana greatly
beraed brass band. All the noise making app' aus
was In good working order excepting OH! ,'e
famous accordion. to which such violent eNeep''o'i
manders trial 1.-THE accordionst. If there Is sueh
word was there but ne kept quiet Ensign Dyer
singing battalion in Difference to the wedding 'hat
to follow, sang
on I'm glad I'm ready.
Ready with the wedding garments on
r,,s was suns with a part song to the tune OF
Three Blind Mice" and when the audience applaud
ed voclferouslv Commander Booth-Tucker remarked
thar they would better behave themselves II the|
did not want to get indicted for Deing puphc
nuisance.
The Commander then made statement concern
ing his attitude regarding his recent conviction lie
soid frs, thar no did not feel an OF bitterness
toward his prosecutors. but he was convinced thdt
the fgh; he had been making was In the interests
of religious liberty. and he was confident that "heh
history was written II would confirm his interpreta-
ton OF the avs and the Constitution he was
careful to say. however that whatever ne sai' ne
said in no spirit Of defiance toward the Court He
had a complaint or so 10 offer. however. one Oh
them that he was not allowed to offer the army
song book in evidence. He furthermore siid: win
all my might protest against the form OF the IN
dIctment Against the technical words public
nuisance there can perhaps be no valid objection
but against the words keeping and maintaining
common III governed and disordery house do pro-
test 1t was downright cruel. hope our friends
in the churches will rise up and not rest until the
stigma Is wiped out. Not one halrsbreadth do l
intend turn aside from tne pain VI uuty
IL may mean a so-caed martyrdom. snall glory
in IT, / am savat.onst.
After expressing the thanks Of the Army 10 a.
Oakley Hall for giving his services In his defence
the Commando read letters and kilograms OF sym IN
pathy from number of men The Rev Dr Maui; Maui
son C. Peters wrote: Verdict absurd. All lovers
| OF God and humanity with you. Last night
seven thousand people witnessed brutal prize ngh,
watched by the police; that was all ,ight, judged
by the devil To praise God in a land OF religious
| freedom Is "A nuisance II New YORK Is not gong
| to the devil. the devil IL coming to New, fork ,,
The Rev Dr. p. W. Radcliff. of the Metropolitan
Tabernacle wrote: Am so sorry II s time
that all the churches united to throttle this before
| 1t goes further DIR. Ranesford telegraphed MS
| sympathy ,,,,,
After Ensign Taylor the golden minstrel. had
| sung the wedding Of Adjutant f. s. Trumbe and
! Ensign Agnes Tanner took place. COMMANDER
| Booth Tucker officiating. The gallery gods con-
trbuted cordial applause and several bags OF rice.
| The meeting adopted resolutions OF sympathy for
| the Commander declaring that his conviction was
unjust and unconstitutional. -
| Next Wednesday evening Adtutant j. G. Lnd,
gate, the with the accordion who also claims
| the title of champion long distance singer OF the
| world will conduct grand battle or song wneh
| he will sing ffty-one songs without stopping The
| Chicago Record" said IF Adjutant Ludgate: when
| he had finished the fifty songs, ne was an
| better condition than many Of the audience.