Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-30
Alexamasia 6ssettf.
THURSDAY EVENING. SEPT. 80, 1s9-.
SCRAP IN A SYNAGOGUE.

SCRAP IN A SYNAGOGUE.
The meditations of the 300 ps op e
who attended services in the tempo
ray synagogue in the rear of the saloo'
of Zwicker Brothers, at Sc Attorney
rect, Tuesday were interrupted by a
fight that for the time being broke W
the ex lcises and caused large part q
the congregation to go to the Ess'
Market Police Court.
% account of the Hebrew New 4eaI
it is necessary to establish on the east
side tt mporary synagogues to accom-
MEDIATE the worshippers. Availabi
quarters being limited, choice places in
The regular synagogues ale at pre-
MUM, and generally sell from IS to 30
each.
The temporary synagogues are es
tab!ishe d so that ary Hebrew who de
sires TO observe the festival is not shut
out. But those not able to pay for
places get poor ones On the east side
the commercial aspect of the festival i:
not lost sight of, and the saloon keep
ers having hall room stop their liquor
business and let out their premises at a
profitable figure.
The committee of the congregation ii
charge of the temporary synagogue
where the fight took place found a large
demand for tickets, aud, through some
miscalculatiou, sold more tickets than
the hall in the rear of wicker
Brothers saloon would accommodate
Conse quently they opened the folding
doors leading to the barroom and
placed seats within it. When Morris
Burn6eld and his wife, of 1873 Orchard
street, presented their tickets at the
service yesterday they were escorted to
the chairs in the barroom. Ga one
side of them beer pump loomed up
aud on the other side was row OF
whisky barrels.
Mrs. Burnfeld left her seat when The
usher was not looking and took sea
in the ball. The rabbi began the ser
vice, and while the members Of the
congregation, wrapped in their white
robes, were swaying back aud forth 10
unison with his chanting, a Mrs. logles-
by presented check for the seat Mrs.
was
One of the committee looked at Mrs
Burn6eld's check ard ted her that her
seat was in the barroom III the rear.
"We will not Sit in barroom while
We wish TO pray" Mrs. Burnfeld said
excitedly.
.eYou must take the seat belonging to
you or get OUT" said the commit
teeman.
"Well, 1 will get out, but / want my
money back" she said.
The committeeman started to ejec'
her and she began to scream. Her
husband rushed to her rescue, and IN
minute there was an uproar. Robes
were discarded, and men and women
became mixed up in the scrimmage.
When Roundsman FtZsimmons end
Policeman Sheehan, of the Dulaney
street station, rushed in Samuel Silver,
of so Lewis street, one of the commit
teeman, shouted: ARREST Burntield,
he stole MY watch" The roundsmau
Investigated and found that Silver lad
his watch in his hand. The latter in
sisted, nevertheless, on having Burn
field arres'ed-
When the case was brought before
Magistrate Pool there was such a con.
hict of testimony that he discharged
Burn6eld, and the members of the con
gregation who had strayed to the court
went back to the synagogue, where the
services proceeded without further in
terruption. Burnfeld and his wife
sought another synogogue.-l New
York Sun.