Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-01-21

NOVEL lRIAL.-General Dwight Jarvis,
formerly OF New York; but now, and for
many years. a citizen of Ohio, was recently
prosecuted in a civil suit. for libel bv a
believer in Spiritual Knockings. General
Jarvis. ii seems, is a member Of St. Thimo-
thy's Church. MassiIlon, and Dr. Underhil
procured Abbey Warner Esprit Medi
um,, to 60 TO the church during service, and
exhibit the Spirit Rappings. She did So,
accompanied by her fanatical associates
greatly disturbing the soIemniy of the
religious services of the congregation
There were loud and continuous rappirgs
IN the vicinity of Abbey, and irreverent and
significant "winkings and blinkings" in the
spiritual circle" so much so, that the
Rector was obliged to dismiss the meeting.
Cen Jarvis, in a publication, properly
charged this exhibition gotten up by the
Doctor and Abbey: as disturbance to
religious congregation" ami for this he was
sued for libel.
The Trial was had in Cleveland short
time since, and the defendant admitted the
publication, and pleaded and proved the
truth thereof in justification. The plaintiffs
attorney offered to give the statement of !
COMMITTEES of Spiritualists, that Abbey made
the raPs rily-this was objected to
by defendant. claiming that the best evil
dence should be produced, and that until
the present sublunary law was repealed by
spiritual code; the present rules of evil /
dence could not be departed from. He in
sisted that, if The plaintiff wished 10 prove
that spirits made the rappings, they must
obtain a subpoena from the courts, and have
the spirits brought upon the stand, disem-
bodied, and untfam'e1ed by ''fesh, blood and
stomach tn r, =.
mat,er-tlrat this was the best evidence.
The Court sustained fhe objection, but the
Spirits We're no, subpenaeJ. The Court
charged the Jury that the defendant had
fully proved the truth of his publications.
but strange TO say, there We're found upon
this Cleveland Jury, men so imbued with
the fanaticaI isms pervading that locality,
that verdict could NOT be agreed upon.
A strange trial this, and stranger result
for this boasted age of intelligence.
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the faithful printer.-Bufalo Express.