Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-23

siokles r Trakedy 10 miniature" Of which am
the author. And II nv motives and private
chsrscter were not assailed, l would treat the
whole ~ beet iih ailqnl contempt Bui DR..
j. II Head in Ms fidicaiousiy sublime euloRy
on the private character Of Mr. Bains, saw al 70
make dab at my obscurily. IL Ia uugtha, /
did make an odd choice Of style, TO treat a subs
lscs involving clergyman as leading ohsrac.
TER. But when your readers shall know that
TIE investigation spoken Of by DR.. Read was a
most shameful buflesque on Judicial proce.
duto, they will not blame me- for my choice Of
style. But the great man Of Pills aud Drugs
says 10 p. D., "Your secluded and benighied
very desideralum Of the case" Whew the
Dr. uses strong language. II Is true indeed that
! am no Pill pedlar, nor do I hold any claims
70 civil, literary, moral or social pre-eminenca,
aud should happen 10 tramp on the Dr.'s lit.
erary corns, he will readily excuse me, when
he considers my seclusion, aud very benighted
position. Buttbe Or. says "the denomination
parts and scenes shows the treasure o(P De
treat, &c, and 10 clap the climax the DR.. says
that every man is fully able and ! always
thought willing to daddy his own good works
But bow assiduously, clandestinely and even
slealthily the opposite arc sought 10 Oe avoid-
ed, 10y 7. ID. l SUPPOSED can't digest
it--too much grammar for this secluded indi
vidual But enough Of this, am willing to
r. j.
great surgical skill aud holding ptc>emiuent
position as physician, aud that bis motive in
this case) are pure as mud, and that his name
shall be registered on the FIRST page Of the fcc
ord Of fame, in direct iuxtaposition with the
ancient and modern champions Of literature,
90, &c. The DIR, thinks the Investigation
did put the matter quietly 10 rest" Batthe
truth Of the matter is; that that investigation
was scsndalous outrage, a mockery on civil
or moral Justice, and shameful burlesqbe on
Judicial procedure. Now, since the Dr. tells
your readers that he will simply state facts aud
allow them to Judge for themselves, will tell
your readers the particulars constituting the
facts, and then they shall be the Judges as to
who is actuated by sinister motives, the DR.. OF
l. In the first place, the Consistory was head.
ed by Mr.. Sam. Strasburg aud D. Mann, (of
this vicinity and others The day previous
to the trial, M5 Syrasburg aud Mt Brenneg met
at my next neighbours house, where Mr. Stras-
burg told MIR. Brenner that they bartholomew
BreDner and wife, could do nothing, for says
Srasburg, your wife will swear that Baios did
insult her, by offering indiJniues toher person
Sc, and Bains will swear that he did not, and
thsre the matter will end, and after repeating
1t thrice 70 MI Brenner, he appealed TO my
neighbor II such was not the case The panty
appealed TO. told Mr. Strasburs, that by such a
course all female virtue would loose It's proteo
tion, as no man in BAins' position would be
likely TO take witness along, when on such
errands, 6c., &C. (Mr. Strasburg had also re
minded Mr.. Brenuer that his vlfe could not
prove her accusations, &c.) But after this re-
bua Mr. Suasburgs teeth and chin chartered,
like those Of boy in an ague fit The day
following d. Mann also, expressed similar SEN
uments, in my own hearing, and in the pres
ence Of my neighbor, with a determination not
to believe Mrs. Brenner on oath, DC. Hence,
the trial. Parties met j. Boyle, Esq ad.
mnistered the oath to Mrs. BTenner (Jury
was not sworn.)
Mrs. Brenner, testifies that Bains felt about
her person, with suDdry demonstrations, one
evening coming from church. Also one evens
ing pressed Mrs. Brenner, to 90 with him out
into the yard, that he (Bains) might show her
how Mr.. SlutmAn ought to FIX off his yard
and as soon as they were away from the light
commenced TO demonstrate his animal pro,
pensities. On some other evening, Bains
pressed her to light him into the cellar, that he
might see how the walls were flushed, &c
But as soon as they were at the foot Of the
steps, Bains repeated his former conduct aud
finally Bains followed her into the meat house,
where the like conduct was evinced, when Mrs
Brenner threatened to put the butcher knife
through him, il he did not desist and on this
occasion she complained to her husband and
mother. Mrs. Slutman
Gross examinatiOn.-Did Bans kiss you?-
Yes. Did you resist2 No.
Mrs. Slutman sworn Aud testifes that
bAins misconducted himself very much in her
presence; would have broomsticked him out of
the house, if he had been any other than
minister. Did see him go into the cellar with
Mrs. Brenner, and did see him 90 into the meat
house, at the time Mrs. Brenner testified
Bains woud set in he kitchen foolng and cut.
ting up with Mrs. Brenner, evenings, instead
Of staying into the room, with the old gentle
man, DC, DC,
Defence,-Bains sworn-Denies the entire
charge emphatically. To the question "Did
you kiss Mrs BreUnerI" he answers, "No. |
have prettier wife at home to kiss"
Evidence closed. Bans argues his own case
with vehemence, amid streams of tears aud per
spiration adown his cheeks, till his excitement
induced his friends to ask him to stop as they
were satisfied, When an attempt was made to
speak in behalf of Mrs. Brenner, her counsel
was instantly hushed. The Jury acquit Bains,
and the farce ends.
Having given the evidence and particulars,
verbatim ct liIeratum, 1 will rest here. Now
II DR.. Read, or Mr.. Bains, or any Of the par
ties named in this article, doubt my words F;
dare them to deny one syllable. have such
evidence as they dare not doubt, or call in
doubt. Now does DR.. Read think Mrs. Breuner
mas no feeliDgsG Does he think because Of p
D. s obscurity he has overshadowed .Ae sutiT-
community, SO that an outrage on q (ello--
ture cannot touch their bluntei sA- crea
he think that his repN. p -ses! Or dld
chambre de pillNrssJ as lssued Irom MS
Notwithstaudir- would annihilate T. Dr.
statenen'- * the bold assertion that p, d. IS
Dr. .,s are known to be false, will remind
81. Read that not one disinterested individual
4 (conversant with facts in the case) can be found
in Wayne township, who does not condemn the
whole proceeding of this inconsistent trial.
With respect to S. G.. Pierce, | viii only say,
that the gst of his article. is Of the small fry
genera, and too contemplate to merit notice.
II my breeding was such (in his estimation)
that common sense, decency and good manners,
took no root, the less he NEEDLES with me, the
better his own barren mind will vsgetate
In conclusion l will add that If the course
laid down by this incOnsistory were gen.
orally pursued, it would be holding out q bo-
nus for smorous rogues TO perpetrate outrages
on innocent females with impunlty. And had
this inconsistory given a fair and impartial in
vestigation in the case, other results might
have followed. But by the precedent Of this
inconsstory, it will be necessary that our legisN
lators, at the next session pass an act, com.
pelling every man, Especially ministers) to
take at least one living witness along wheney
or they intend to offer indgnities to innocent
females, otherwise the better half Of creation
will have no protection. If this will not salts.
fy the Doctor and other friends Of Mr.. Bains,
let them come over and see me, so | shall occu.
py no more space in the columns of ths EN-.
Pirs with this contemptible farce.
@. b. HARTMAN.
WAYNE TP. June Ia, 1859.
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