Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-02
TRIAL TOOK uP ALL
 MORNING IN COURT
Over Pastsr and Members of Mt. Gal. vary ohureh-crdersd to Pay Actual costs of soc.


 costs of soc.
 Tn the city court on Tuesday fnorn- if1K Rev, J. H, Dennis, oolored, pastor of Mt. Calvary Baptist church, William A. spiverY, James Greene, James Lacy and Frank s. Lacy were ordered to pay actual costs on charges of breach of the peace, the bills amounting to SO cents In each case, and H. D. Mo- Knight, accused of calling Miss Char and costs, his bill amounting to s12.oo. which sum was paid,
 The arrests were made as the re- suit of the trouble at Mount Calvary Baptist church on Monday evening, when Rev. Dennis was forcibly eiect- ed from the church when he persisted in presiding at a business meeting which the deacons of the church had called.
 Among those who testified were Am- prose H. Wilson. Miss Fanny Jackson, Mrs. J, H. Dennis, Miss Sarah Strong, Rev. J. H. Dennis, the pastor, Frank $. Lacy, Police Sergt. John H. Kane and Supernumerary John Donovan. The. trial of the case took up the whole morning in the city court. In his testimony Rev. J. H. Dennis said he attended the meeting and took off his coat in the amen corner. At first there was talk about waiting for Willimantic people, but they did not HTTlVG. The HllnlSIGT IOlQ OI 1nOu1dS Spivery addressing the meeting and speaking of the reflection that had been cast upon the deacons. The min | ister spoke of the charges against him 1 and he stood ready to meet them in a | legal way, but the meeting jeered at | this remark.
 1 MT. Spivery said he wanted his son William to preside and the latter went | to the platform and took a chair, but the minister said he did not relinquish his chair and declared he would pre- l side at the meeting according to the | laws of the church.
 i Rev. Dennis said he saw an open | knife in the hands of William Spivery Rev. MT. Dennis cried out in alarm and he stood up on a chair and held | up his cane. Witness stated that | James Greene, Frank and James S. Lacy and others dragged the minister | out and into the street. Rev. MT. Den l his said he was kicked when down. The pastor said the trouble arose ] over the fact that there was a man at the meeting named Thompson, who was to be placed in charge of the church. Rev. MT. Dennis said he was | willing to leave the church, but only | in the regular way and he was not willing to be puSbed onto the sidewalk and his character destroyed. He tes- tified that the object of the meeting was to pay off the pastor and put MT | Thompson in the pulpit. The minister l claimed he had right to preside at l all meetings.
 1 According to his testimony Sergt John Kane said he and Policeman Don ovan went into the church after 8 o'clock. Tlte front door was locked at first, but a woman named. Wilson came out and the police went in as 1 the woman said there was trouble in- | side. When the police got into the ] meeting the minister and MT. Spivery were talking for peace. The police 1 tried to make peace and in spite of all ! the officers could do the minister was 1 dragged head first to the street. Chair man Spivery told the officer he only used his knife to pound for order. Policeman Donovan told of hearing
 the minister shouting he was chair 1 man and later he saw the minister 1 going through the church door on his | back.
 Frank S. Lacy testified that he took hold of the minister near the door tc
 save him as the people were over hin and MT. Lacy was trying to aid the l fallen man, as he was kicking and the people were about him. Witness de- nied he said he would kill the minis
 ter. The latter ought to be glad he
 dragged him out.
 After hearing the testimony Judge | J. H. Barnes ordered the we accused l to pay actual costs.
 The next case was that of the state
 vs H. Douglass Mcknight, accused o calling Miss Charlotte Jackson vile names at the church meeting.
 Miss Jackson. Mary F. Lacy, Blanche
 Jackson, Lucille Jackson and Mrs
 Jackson, mother of Charlotte Jackson
 all testified against the accused
 Judge Barnes fined MclKnightH' s:
 and costs.
 The case against Minnie Cole, wh,
 is said to have circulated a letter tha
 has caused the trouble at the church
 went over to Feb. and bonds wer
 placed at S200.
 Joseph Quinn was sentenced to tn | Connecticut School for Boys and h.
 was taken there by Sheriff Stanton.