New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
RIOT IN COOPER UNION.
CLERGY APPEALS IN p4IN.
eTbof's a Lie" and Dozen srith the
Pope" hob Cried.

-oonAr Union yesterday afternoon of the
--.ae-stion OF Italian Societies called TO pro-
st against the recent action of the italian gov
,,ert against the clergy. For twenty-five
,,,tes the disturbers. who were all Italians.
,l5 the police at bay. and II was not until
[-,-+efn shaw with twenty men, hurried over
IN the 9th street station to the rescue of
cs-geant Powers and the eight detailed
:, tbe meeting that order was restored
Vine men supposed TO be ringleaders, were
crested. and a hundred more We're beaten by
,he -solice and thrown out into the street. In
.be night court eight of these men paid fines of
G. asrb on the technical charge Of disorderly
conduct.
If you fellows want 10 protest against the
Pope," said Magistrate Crane. go hire a hall
for yourselves You cannot go into peaceful
gathering of citizens and act in this manner If
,,ou don't like the Pope so back where you came
from and tell him So
The ninth man, who gave the name OF Jacobo
rerriano Of No. q Hancock street. was held at
The 9Th street station on the charge of carry
ing concealed weapons well disorderly con-
du-t He had q loaded revolver. the police say.
raptafn Shaw took the gun, broke il. drew
nut the cartridges and then. handing the re-
vo,rer hack TO the policeman said TO him so
that the couple Of hundred sympathizers OF the
-risaners could we'll hear:
IF any one tries TO take your prisoner from
,-o,, On the way TO the station house. shoot and
shoot to KILL
MANY WOMEN FAINT.
This warning had the desired effect. and the
turbulent element scattered quietly. Policemen
long in the service said they had never seen
such scenes ar a public meeting in New York.
Many women in the audience tainted when the
CT ha=p ND haS IN he carried
ont.
The call for the meeting had been sent out TO
eighteen different churches. and long before the
time set for the opening every seat taken
and hundreds Clamored at the dooor for adnis-
sion. In every respect it was, apparently the
most orderly assemblage- Patriotic Italian and
American music was played by the orchestra.
while on the platform sat some OF the most dis
tinguished priests of the Roman Catholic Church
in this city layrnen of varying cTeeds and clergy
Of other denominations Among them were
Nonsignor Iavelle rector Of St Patrick's Cathe-
drai; Mousfgnor Mooney. Vicar General OF the
Archdiocese Of New York: Monsignor Kearney.
the venerable rector of the old St Patrtcks in
Mott street: Monsignor Murphy, Of the Church
Of the Immaculate Conception: Father Mcintyre,
of St Teresa's. in Ruters street; the Rev DR.
Dennis F. MchIahon. of the Church OF the
Epiphany: the Rev. Dr. Demo. of the Church
Of Our Lady Of PoTnpeii; Father Quirici- OF the
Church Of the TRANSPORTATION; Father Coppo.
Father Gianetto and fifty more priests Dr.
Lore-so UIlo. q lawyer. Of No 10 Broadway
presided
Without expectation OF serious disorder. the
eight policemen detailed to the meeting failed
70 carry night sticks and had only their revolvers
and short pocket bilies. They soon wished that
they had their night sticks.
One man. who has been on the force and large
" IN the downtown districts for twenty years.
said that for the first time in his life he thought
he was up against II" when the fight was 60
ing
American and italian flags draped the plat
form and there was intimation of what was
coming until Dr. Ulio arose to open the meeting.
He stated its purpose, and at once from the right
side of the hall half a hundred young Italians
jumped TO their feet and yelled:
You're a Hart" and much more startling cpl
theta.
DOWN WITH THE POPE," THEY CRY.
Down with the Pope" shouted others. "To
he'll with the Catholics shouted others, while
one Of the men arrested shouted in voice that
above the surrounding turnult:
you can't start this meeting while there Is
one Of US left"
Dr.. I-ilo appealed the disturbers be quiet.
telling them that they would have a chance to
be heard that they could even have the courte
sies Of the platform when the regular pro-
grar1rne had been carried out
Others of the clersymen on the platform got
10 their feet and begged the men 20 desist, but
nv this time the hall was in uproar.
All Of the policemen were standing at the
rear of the auditorium keeping the crowd from
rhe street in check, but they had to press down
through the aisles to get at the disturbers-
Every one in the hall was on his feet by this
time. and 1t was almost impossible for the
policemen to reach the disturbers on account Of
the commotion.
AS fast IS the policemen would get one row
Of the rioters back in their seats another crowd
would jump up and hurl imprecations at the
speakers and all they represented The more
frightened OF the and women pressed to
she entrances In Third avenue. Astor Place and
Fourth avenue In the press several women
Tainted anu were trampled on The real fighting
WAS confined 60 one side of the hall ,he right
from the platform, but the disorders extended
throughout
Sergeant Powers, IN telling Magistrate Gran.
in the night court Of the riot, said tha. with
his neagre force Of only eight men he was
afraid to spare one OF them to telephone to the
Eth street station for the reserves, but some
one else had the thought 10 do IT.
with the arrival Of Captain Shaw and the re-
serves the police resorted TO harsher measures
as IT was evident there imminent danger
of bloodshed and that the innocent would s,,f
fer From the platform came every sort of
appeal from the clersyTnen to their parishioners
TO be calm, but the warm Southern blood was
az fever heat. and the appeals could not be
heard beyond the first row of seats
With a determined rush. Captain Shaw led
his men into the right side OF the hall and tore
she fighting Italians apart, hurting them over
seats other pl,o