The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-30

The Boston Journal thus conmelits IN
the kALLocu adultery c,s'- he conclusion
ut which the Jou,Rei arrives is the me ",
were driven Ia long ago, and We cannot ~
how the jury could fail tn convict. Boston
juries may be- good IN WEBSTER murder
case, hut they certainly ARE no, Of much nc.
count in kAiI.ocn adultery case. when tllc
crlpri, il Maine law advorntc and po-
li'ical preacher:
For our own part VIZ do not hesitate 10
.ay, thai With. the pre-, ioes high character
Of Mr. X AtLocH has left in our mind doubt
which We would gladly cherish, the evidence
of guilt il too weigh'y 10 he tiippan,ly st
aside or lightly regardrl. Against any 6,h-
or man IN the community than minister Of
the gospel. or one Whose social position and
purity al character would almost preclude
the belief that be could be guilty Of socn a
crime. the evidence would have been ronsid-
cred conclusive
The fact thai Mr.. KALiocH went 10 the
iechmcrc house in the first instance, some
time before the lecture was to commence to
read a lecture which he had before delivered;
his declining 10 take tea with the Rev. Mr.
lioLLAND. and ordering fire built IN pr
va,e room, when be must have known that
with the temperature below zero GU, Of doors,
thu room would hot be warmel before the
time 10 leave for the lecture room the fact
tina, after being shown into bedroom with
q lady not HIS w,fr, the improperly OF occu.
pyng snch room did not force itself upon
his mind, and a, least prevent him FROM RI
turning to il after the loctur-; the further
TACT that he did return 10 that bedroom. not
withs,apding he had told Mr. llmIASD that
be was in hurry 70 ge, home srS -~,.r hr
was within twenty minutes drive OF his own
housr, coupled with the acknowledgment that
be-, prominent advocate of Temperance, Vi
ola,ej his professions by drinking al pub
lie bar--ali these iacts, which are mol denied
form strong chain Of circumstantial cvi
dcuce 10 sns,aiushe direct and positive proof
Ct guilt,
We must adj Ia these circumstances an.
other which cannot have bot great wright
and that ~, tia, no affidavit was offered from
the lady who was implicated with Mr.. kol-
loch and who o. all others was the most IBi-
por,aH, vi'ness The~e arr some Of the
promineu, points IN The prcsnmptive evi-
deuce We med not review the direct and
positiy. testimony II was IN thu main clear
and consigiani with iislf and with the CIR.
cnms'anc~ II the visit Of Mr. ksllecb Ia
the I,chmere house u was not SHAKEN in
any essential particular The reputation Of
the Eitnns for trn'h ard vsrnciiy was not
/ imroacbsi
In tfc fac 81 ,h,- eyii.uce ~ would
gladly tsiieye Mr. n zlloch 10 b. innoout
/ although 10 d, =, ~onld b. 20 lgnor" cirrum.
/ s,aniial evidence the man p1iHts II whioh
/ arr sfmi'ii-i, u ~ strongest p6siii'r char
; actor We ar unable t" arTi'f At such y
! couclas,pu The islif iu hjs Zui'i W. mas
I safely say. j. anrr gncfal ,inc" he trial
than beiorp. lor s.w kn~w Eba' tho r,idfnoe
vas or roaii l~liryc hm guilty Nothing
| bot evsFn,s If nnpernca II a positive char
| AFTER can pdV remove from the mlitis 0f
many vhose oyiaiur.s are worthy 81 respect.
/ tho unfsvorabie impression which has i-'r
/ Bs.ie hy the tfSiitaral
I nier alch cirrnna,aHc,-. Nj. hsliach
oaghr In ni'hdras ooiin'ly frpm ~ minis
! rs Personal frisgtJs NAV r,lly arpvtFi him
aId - very largr PARTON, IsfnsI- q MAJORITY
~ the public nay sflii regard h,m ~ iau,-
rent Bat his ihiiusa,7 ss minister guue.
and cannot H. r,Nivei n1lrsz this aars rl'rpd
. scattered IL pr~-pee IN III" paipsi
would h. cnotiBas-i r'pf'ach 3" ne csnse
~ Yriig.an The interests Il the charch and
tor gt-d Of .oeisty iup-rs'iyrly trfnani b..
s.ldfsval. whiie .pra atop ~oaid b. ~
csi,,es~.iou q guilt Ne ,rns; iiss' no ,uia.
djcioas enna-l4 will h. sHar'-i =, cartwright
tn d.c,ats~ II prowir;y ari ~ruuh 5i''T,.
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