The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-07-31
REV. T.. X, AVERY.
HIGHLY fMPORTANT-THE
THOMPSON CAMP.MEETING
ALIBI QUASHED!!,

not he revealed neither hid, that shall
oot he known.-Therefor whatsoever
ye have spoken in darkness shall he
heard in the light; and that which ye
have spoken in the ear, in closets,
shall he proclaimed upon the huuse
tops. Jesus.
We can prors that IN elderly Metho.
dist Minister has declared in methodist
family Of n neighboring town that he
"was at the Thompson Camp-Meeting
and saw improper conduct between L. X.
Avery and S. NJ. Cornell" The person
from whom we obtain this Information
is worthy old gentleman who was pres
ent nt the time of this disclosure, was in
troduced at this time to the Minister in
question The conversation turned in
cidentally on the point of Avery's gull
or innocence The clergyman said 81
believe Avery guilty Of the crime chnrg-
ed against him." He was asked by our
informant il he was called ms n witness
on the trial ofAvery. He replied "no =
and l am glad was not seeing that ]
knew in part of what iranspired at the
Thompson Camp.Meeling."
We can furthermore prove that mom-
her Of this Methodist family in which the
above disclosure was made hns since re-
marked to our Informant in these words !:
"Brother - told n great deal more,
about Mr.. Avery and Miss Cornell after
your left ,ha, day." Wha, that great deal
more was, our informant could not learn,
and it appears our informant would nov
or have been in the secret Of what little
was uttered in his presence but for the
belief or their pnrt that he was fnyora-
bly, disposed towards Avery, for since it
became known that lie (onr iuformant)
had made public what had come to his
knowledge, he has gained nothing more
Of this family in relation to the truth dis.
closed by the priest.
We will moreover state that some three
or four days since we left this place for
the neigbboring town, when arrived, cal
led on our informant, and after having
gathered what we have already giveu,we
requested him TO accompany us TO the
mrniIy III question to see if the conceal
ed truths would he submitted to us. He
thought there was but little probability
that they would be ,tecause, las he obscrv-
ed "ihe matter has become public and the
Methodist family will disclose nothing
more that will implicate Avery" He
however complied with our request aud
we proceeded together to the house oc-
cupied by these priestly worshippcrs who
rs will be seen regarded rather the die
tntes Of priests in preference to the tex,
which stands n, the head of this article.
On entering the door our informant re-
marked ",hey seeing me with you suspect
WI S'i"Hu-tNy b"NS "b iSN VIC iophh'
Notwithstanding we went in and after
sitting some time person appears who
was requested TO ask Mrs. - if she
would step into the room moment. -
We were told that she was ,ngaged and
could not see us. We took the hint aud
decamped Immediately. But we did
not " shake of the very dust from our
feet rs testimony against them"
Now what have the Averyites to say
for themselves. We have proved that
Ephraim Kimball Avery notwi,hsiand.
standing his spiritual professions, was
earnauy minded towards Sarah Maria
Cornell at the Thompson Camp-Mect-
ing. We Lave now proved them togeth.
er. The first link in the chain Of seduc.
ton and murder is now discovered
" The stone which the" Avery "builders
rejected-the same is become the head
of the corner"
We shnll have cause to dwell mere n,
large on the facts we have just offered
when we come To overhaul the Thomp-
son Camp-Meeting witnesses.
PROTEUS.
tn THE Al NrrrunnIcT CUC CDCV