The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-09-20

the SUIT and the facts made out en- trial, viii explain
themselves:
..The State of Ohio, Warren County Cours of Com
Pleas.
Benjamin s "a. Attic. .s
Amos Cook and others:
.The plaintiff and defendants ere members OF the
society of Friends; and at a meeting Wavnesville
of said Society First day for religious worship
the plaintiff present, and @ several ocea-
sions. he deemed he had a right to do made very
brief remarks upon the subject OF religion the close
Of his remarks ordered that he should be out
out OF the house, aud it done a quiet gentle
manner, by taking hold of his person.
''lnr this the suit hroug to dam
ages really but to test the Legality of the proceed
ings
ION trial it was abundantly proven that the plain
tiff sustained most excellent character a moral
honest uprig GIT and wi,hai very piouS and zeal
Gus in the cause Of religion. This established
By the evidence on both sides, and even at
tempted to be eontroverted.
"out the main ground of defense, and. indeed the
only made out that the plaintiff insane
especially on the subject of religion and, ha on
previous occasions, "a W ell day the occur
renee took pace been admonished that his course In
public speaking wa. disapProved ty of ,he
bers of the Society that ould be tsLen
to stop it, il persisted in.
The Judge charged the Jury. in substance amongst
ether things that the proper authorities Of The church
had the right TO remove an insane person from pub
lie meeting. il his presenceaui conduct disturbed the
meeting; and We hesitate SAY his was the
only ground OF Justification found by the Jury there
must have been great difficulty in the minds OF the u
ry even upon this point for the evidence wa. very
conflicting to whether the re-nsrks made BY he
plaintiff the occasion. or ere not Of dis
turbing chsrseter-the majority present seemed 70
think they were not but were very appropriate and
Interesting.
J MILTON WILLIAMS,
LAUREN Smith.
May 4, 1854 Att'ys for Prt'H''
PLEA OF DEFENSE A STATED BY JUDGE
The subjoinsd statement Of Judge Rogers give, ia
few words the pies defense up BY The defendants
trial II will be perceived, - in the above that
the whole defense is based on the grounds OF my in
sanity
by the request of BENJAMIN Satterthw.ite | state
that the defense up the action brought hy him
against Certain persons Tor removing him from
friends meeting in Naynesville, Ohio. was that he
was. and for considerable time had been. insane
that his addresses were. consequently. profitable
but eaculsed disturb ths meeting ana tbs. on as-
count he WAS removed as quietly possible.
May 9Th, 1854
JUSTIFICATION OF DIsowNMEST
NEAR NaYSEsvILLF o.
Sth mo 2.th 1883
Benjamin L. Satterthw aite:-Friend wa. .ppoi..
ed BY Miami Monthly Meeting OF Friends 10 forward
10 thee the following copy of Tes;ic ,tar il issued
against thee accom- panied the information tia: thou
me privilege OF appealing ,srees5iy 70 the roan
her prescribed by discipline
henlAmin l.. Satterthwaita nanifas.s Sisunitv With
;1.os and hssiaPpointed meetings coatrary 10 dis
and having treated with therefor without
n,.mhar ,s meet We hereby disown him from being
Snsned N and on behalf Of Mani Monthly uee.iny
OF FRIENDS. heie 9th 81 s,h rroiS53
AVID EVANS. Clerk"
Any ffleu4,
JAMES NJ JANNEY.
i1 7, .is oy ef d9ty to yselt to nv family
facts and IN connection with the sam. - we ooss
IN society insane her b..ins e. y .lshs
s"s testimony Of my aeensers As given hv tA.msrIva,
before the court. for IL is evident in the ysrS
things that cannot be held .ccount .el- To-, "a
taet committed while in state of meat,i a.-,nea
ment- ftwss az the Yearly Meeting of 1850 ,ss
vas then member Of the Society q, the forr,a;,
copy Of the reserd showing ms disownnsns ecaela,