The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11

replied.
NO. no. This Is neither the time nor the
place You are interrupting our service. /"
L am aware" White began, but
ne got no further Sage and several ushers
ana detectives sprang upon him and
started to pull him toward the door.
Immediately every one stood up. Several
women screamed Many cries came from
all over the congregation.
PrOtests From Church Members.
Let him speak! Let him speak was
the dominant protest. 1t was plain that
ABOUT half Of the congregation was in
favor OF letting White have his say. Some
cried: BE fair give him n chancev' His
followers began jumping up In different
quarters and shouting: shame Shame T.
There were other cries against White
The ushers and detectives were busy clap
ping hands over mouths and hustling the
shouters to the vestibule. While this was
going on White was fighting ON the floor
OF the east aisle.
Bracing his feet against pews on either
side he fought until his clothes we're torn
of. As he was dragged toward the door
hV NiutSicu TIC p6Chb VI tHt SeItS
while terrified women and children shrsnk
from the furry OF arms. legs and fists that
was his exit.
In a couple Of minutes more he was on
the sidewalk. Tho detectives swarming
from across the street hurried him to
Sixth avenue and Fifty-seventh street.
More police were arriving from the West
Forty-seventh street station. After Whites
election and the silencirg OF his friends,
most OF whom were ready to leave the
church when he did anyway, there was
lull. hut not until Milo II. woolman. a
lieutenant OF Frank Tannenbaum Of the
]. W. W.. had been pitched into the gut
ter.
Wooiman and his wife had been seated
in the centre OF the church. When White
was being dragged up the aisle Woolman
rose TO shout "a protest Six men grabbed
him.
He was carried right up the asia to
the church doors. his wife following.
There the six gave Woolman one good
swing into the asphalted street. His
nose struck first and he skidded several
feet on his face.
and wouldn't move for usher, policeman.
or anybody. SO she was arrested too.
4 young man whom the police lost track
o: later arose in a pew and was bounced
on by three ushers. People sitting In adj
jacent pews said afterward that one usher
held the youths hands pinned to his sides
while another usher or detective de!iber-
ately struck the struggling prisoner sew
eral times In the Jaw.
Emanuel Lopez and Harry Ephra!n
had followed their leader to the Sixth
avenue corner. lie sent them back with
the injunction to preach tho word OF
God to those people"
The sight OF White. with garments torn
for the Portuguese. They ran back In
Fifty-seventh street to the front Of the
church shouting:
"You are all rnurderers You muir
dered the men in Colorado! This il what
they did to Christ"
Girls Defend the Church.
Two eirls In their teens. members of the
church, Gladys Davis and Myrtle Van
Horne OF 3l9 West l2ith street, had run
out into the riot. What Lopez and
Ephra!m said angered them.
We're not murderers." cried Gladys
Davis. jumping In front of the two men.
This is the house of hell -
Lopez raised his arms and shrieked:
This Is the house OF hell!'
Arthur Anderberg of 541 Bergen street.
Brooklyn. put his hands on Lopezs should
ers and showed him toward the curb. Then
a half dozen men closed in on he Porti-
guese and beat him fearfully.
A police billy came crunching against
the bones OF Lopezs legs. 1t struck as
hard as a man could swing it eight times.
\ fist planted on Lopez's Jaw knocked
out two teeth. His lip was torn open. a
blow in the eye made IT swell and blacken
instantly. Ephraim tried to help his COM
panion and was pretty badly 3eaten too.
\ minute later Lopez was leaning against
the church with blood running to the
door sill Some one asked hlrl his name.
60 ask those murdered In Colorado FOR
their Names" he muttered.
The energies OF the police became d.
yided between the task of lining up pris-
OnerS on the slueWdlk anu peTsu. UNI
the consr. CATION to 30 back into TIE
church.
DIR. Woelfkin, not at all clustered. vas
beginning to preach a sermon on text
from the sixth chapter OF Judges. verses
and l6. 1t Is q lighting text The verses
read:
And the children Of Israel did evil
in the sight OF the Lord and the Lord
delivered them into the hand Of
INDIAN seven years.
md the Lord said unto him,
Surely ! will be with thee. and thou
shalt snite the Midianites AS one
man.
The organist. who had played loudly
during the rioting, let his eXtemporc music
die In IA deep bass swell. The congrega-
ton settled back quietly and Or. Wotlfk!n
went ahead with an account OF the
troubles OF Israel with INDIAN.
After the service the pastor would not
comment on the lighting except to remark
to Deacon Blakeslee:
"They interfcred with the order of our
service and no one has u right to do that"
Mr. Blakeslee and David c. Link
church treasurer, were very angry at the
shameful outrage" Mr.. Rlakeslee said:
The Mayor has allowed these asitators