The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-30

The examination of the witnesses this 4 81
closed on Saturday, and the summing up oil ccrszs
sci on both sides probably commences to-day, eac
will be continued for several days During The last
lew days great deal of the evidence and fas@
have leaked out in various directions, and the -
ligious community is very much engaged In DIE
cussng the moral questions involved In this invef-
tigalion which affect the character and conduct
of the Bishop, and in great degree the character
OF the Church itself. We have already stated
number OF particulars, which we believe to be cor
rect, in reference TO this matter, and we now pro-
coed TO give additional information.
First OF the witnesses. The witnesses producedby
the prosecution, and on whose evidence the charg
were founded, number about five, as follows :
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Butler, now of Boston, but
formerly of New York; Miss Rudderow, OF New
York; and lastly, Mr.. and Mrs. Bearre Of Flush
ing. The witnesses examined by the defence in
favor of the Bishop are much more numerous;
they are as follows:--Rev. Mr.. Schroeder and son,
Rev Mr. Goodwin, DR.. Higbee, Mr. Sweetzer, MI.
Franklin, Mr. Smith, Miss Rutter, Rev. NJ.
Dowdney, and the celebrated colored barber, NJ.
Payer There may have been one or two addition
al witnesses in both branches of the case, but their
evidence not at all material
These, then, are the witnesses. Now the
next question is, what is the sum and sub
stance of their tes,imonyl The facts proved
are very much what we. stated briefly the
other day. The witnesses against the Bishop tes-
ify the generalfact Of his caressng, embracing,
and kissing some of them. One of the witnesses
testified, that the Bishop sauted her in the pre-
sence OF her husband, and was in the habit Of en-
bracing her-having been an intimate acquaini-
ance in his family-whenever they met and parted;
and that this was done publicly, and without any
consciousness OF improperly Another OF the wit
testified something similar the part of the
Bishop, and also in presence of her sister and
brother, or other relatives The principal piece of
evid snce, which was supposed 10 crlmlnate the
Bishop most, has turned out to be entirely mis-
conception, and contradictory in all its parts--two
witnesses who were expected to have established
it, having fatty contradic,ed each other Such IL
the character Of the evidence against the Bishop
OF course, all the witnesses in favor of the Bishop
testify TO the general purity and goodness of bis
characterthat he was free, and flank, and .
dial and tatherly in his manners, and in all his 80
tercourse with the members OF his church-pal :
cularly those who were Familiarity acquainted wi h
him and his family; but they disclaimed all bell {
in the existence OF improper motives on the pa.-
the Bishop in all this conduct. 1t appears farther,
that during the sitting of the recent General Fps.
copal Convention in Philadelphia, the whole G.
this movement against the Bishop was concocted
by certain prominent members of that convention,
formerly from this city--that the rumors and state
menis on which the three presenting Bishops acted
have now dwindled down TO something extremely
like the famous story of three black crows We
could give number of minute particulars Of the
evldeEce-the exact facts testified to-, many OF
them being extremely amusing, and very curiou,
and Interesting but It may, perhaps, be as well 10
wait until the whole Of the examination and cross.
examinations shall have been published under The
authority of the Bishops themselves That will,
indeed, furnish to the reading world, a brochut c
even more interesting than any of the writings .
Eugene Sue or Bulwer's novels.
Such being the amount OF the evidence g
length, breadth and thickness-the principal cha
racterstics and strongest features-the next ques-
ton To be discussed by the public hereafter, and
now by the lawyers each side, is the amor,it
OF moral crlminality which may attach itself o
the amiabe propensities of the Bishop and his -
ectionate practices towards his fair female pais-
toner's! The Bishop and his friends will, OF cou.
deny the existence of any bad motive-any immC
raj intention-any thing inconsistent with the
highest honor OF man, or the utmost purity of
Christian. 1t is certainly very evident that such
conduct may often lead to moral guilt, but not al
ways-not necessarily. If the Bishop were to be
tried by the old blue laws OF Connecticut, no doubt
he would be condemned at once, for how could u
man who embraces another mans wife in his
own presence, be acquitted of all enilt under a
code which condemned man for kissing his own
wife on the Sabbath day? Under what code the
Bishop is to be tried, we know not. His Judges
are seventeen in number, and it IS generally be-
leyed that there will be warm and doubtful con-
test between them as to their verdict.
Seriously, however, the whole tri Il is laugh
able and ridiculous thing and can result in nothing
honorable or creditabe to the Episcopal church,
whatever way it may terminate In the exaspera-
ton OF feeling originating another purpose,
which they dare not avow, the accusers of tie
Bishop have come before the public and given a so
lemnity TO ridiculous charges which will invov,
the whole thing IN contempt. When the story first
came out that the Bishop was to be tried on vari.
Gus charges affecting his moral character, we, OF
course, in common with the public, believed that
some strong, palpabe, tangible proof OF immortality
would be presented. In that belief we were de-
lighted TO find that such distinguished victim had
been caught, and that there fair chance Of
his meeting his deserts But all the solemniiy
and gravity which marked the affair al the offset,
will, fear, degenerate in the end into broad
farce We, and many others, should be glad to
bring a wicked Bishop to punishment, but we
rather think that in the present we have got
The wrong animal by the ear
SINGULAR FINANCIAL REVELATIONS. con
tnue in this days paper the report of the libel sui
brought by fnancier named Rogers, against
Thompson, the publisher OF the "Reporter, -
which terminated last Saturday. This trial hgs
created great deal OF sensation in WAL stree
and has afforded a complete revelation of the ma
ner in which certain branch Of finance has been
conducted throughout the country, very much 10
It's disadvantage. We trust that this report vii D.
universally read, and thatiis revelations will be i :
membered The Jury, in rendering their verde