The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-19
Court or oyer arc Terminey.
Before Hon. It.dge Gould.

rux CHANGE or WIPE MuapER-ruE SUNDAY TIVE
ArRIoAL PEsFoRAt scEs-rHE rNcofsrirvrTos'
ALrry OF TAE LAw-THB SHAKER ASSOCIATIONS,
ITO ETo.
rnn chAKeE on wuK
Nov. l7.-Tho Jury IN tbs case Of x.rtin EahgAn,
charged with the murder Of his wife reported IN we
R,xsuD came INTO court about hree O'CLOCK, on 'ne
morning Of Saturday, with . verdict OF "Soi guiV'
The Rople IS. Ggs.eps LtndeiwMt,F'-ine n 1o'''
adioted for sdemeanor under The statute Of Inc As'
e,s,on Mn Anthem appeared for the prosecution, and
Mossrs James Brady and e L Clinton Tor the defence
Gnear Miner examined by NJ. Anthony depoeed inst
he knows me defendant Ai his place OF entertain
nnt or Sunday the Goth Of Nay si cav Inc aeenaAn'
moving around through the audience ana somen ns ges
mon The stage address the audience; WAS stage
ma any obor stage one occasion ne said, - nsa
usuId worship lis God 10 that building - well - IN any
rhnrch = tire Of Lirdenmuier was over the
soor and s.so the siEn Sans souci;' should say
here we're many persons IN the audience ~
there are 70 this court room; saw several per-
,oss en Ter the theatre mat night gay that
say one pay money that rght, out general thing
tney 90 pay the the stage we're conversng
me Ger nsn language anaers,sna tne German ,he
o3nno. describe The peos; all remember s the sub
stance ard that was, said before, about The loss Of
uhid there from eight persons the stage
. ssy II there was any orchestra; have
been The nab OF visiting the theatres Of New York
VOC saw upon Inc stage on that occasion and what you
have seen at the tneatres Of This city, (ob
sSas usn.pres !. other theatres sS Thirdly
oAs for an opinion from enc Who 10 not an exPert)
The Court ruled that the first question was tte 'ea
0s As the tecopd, they did not sttemps 10 prove
What other theatres AZ 10 the third point
the Court held that The witness was al expert.
Witness oontinued-Ther was q ;urt1!n 10 the stage
NE not cross examined
0aicer Eliot gave similar testimony, aud added thai
pieoe 81 the Stsadt theatre
The witness was not cross examined
Pred 6. ssAlnecbt, counsellor, depoecd that he VIII
neseed the Of the ease Of the Hcyms theatre
10 the defendant know the premises l99 ana 2ol
bowery kr w the defendant took possession.
Cross exam ned by ar Bredy--Nr Lindenmuller WAS
the time Of the execution Of this iease
M Brady offered 10 prove that NJ the time the
OF ths tho act known "a the Sunday law frss
psssenssd, ws no, passed that when the es!'iaturs
Mr.. Brady remarked, SOTO that there were more
eSsistive insults passed upon the people Of New York
OBSERVE there Ia attached 70 this lease surety
nsigned. Wa there any agreement that this surety
witness coniinnsd-fhe reason Mr. Linden maller took
the he expected to make more on Sun
days than throughout the week.
This clos ed lac case for the people.
Mr. Brady opened the case for The defence u was one
Avoavng the religious feelings Of the Jury and IN that
respect unpleasant In this country the coDstitu
that there should be free and full exercise
Of .he religious feelings Of every man. and thus We ssr
from most other countries Mr. Brady read the third sec
sAa Of the constitution Of the State
mo free exercise and enjoyment Of religious profess
shan allowed this State 70 all mankind, and
shall DO rendered incompetent 70 be witness
ss The liberty Of sonscenee hereby secured snail not BE-
construed 70 excuse acs Of centoaspess or justify
rsctes Inconsistent with the peace or safety Of this
Mr.. Brady continued-Any man bas right TO enter
tain any religious feeling that he likes and 70 believe 10
cspress, too. wha, he believes, provided does not
amount 70 profanity Mr.. Brady alluded 70 tbs Sunday
Amusemen1 continental Earooe, which werc enjoyed
sy he bnabie ana exalted &c severely com nsnted
upon the insulting acts Of the legislature which were
Sors . iS THIS statute only related 70 New York
Brooklyn and Williamsburg may have their sun
DAY bat yo,s any 'cen ,,,0S sSsn
s,ve ad DEGRADING, as II this city was the most
deprayed spo IN the state BE sad there was no proof
opera, comedy, comedetta tragedy, burlesque
pan mime; they were told was something display
VA. written Wy divine or drsna,s, did no, sppsar
he referred % tho celebration OF the Catholic rites
so.emn ceremony In Fiorcnce which be witnessed when
the Grand Duke oined IN the toemnity; and yet that
rsls ous giess Of other peo DE Nj, Brady concluded By
that there was no evidence Ia thitNlse 10
sbow Whist tie nature Of the representation WAS or that
r,c sGAtstc had been .oiatCd
william voiSner called for the defence, aeposed iha,
be known ne Fremises tee name q The defendant was
froui noute; when the Sunday law WAS In force
rome friends Of Mr. Lindenmaier came to HIN and nj
weed him 10 have sign put ~ ioi he German SHAKER
ssrOc au. admitisDse cor persons not members 30
not knew What ha become Of me nrst paper forming
thsi $500 &uon.
10 Mr. Al;boG-rbe agreement TO form the association
10 Hr afHgy-Ahout thirty or forty sgnea Il; all who
members cd net syn ~ there was no president;
wat ppisrs or doctrines about dramatic repre-.
ecnlons ia tds ssocaton sgrec urong OBJECTED to)
ne Coart-Ycu may well take The short road to IL,
sir kna say that they believe the Law 10 be uncons
tuilonal they determined TO violate H.
or b., reGn 70 Is, that the German population are
Gbtlrg people aad that they hAvs right 70 amuse
thr selves any way that net OPP sed 10 puehs de-
ceney ani morals.
ne Court Rid the question out.
Mr.. BTssy offered 10 show by Mr.. llndennuller, the
dcfcntGnt The Of original paper Incorporating
aon, and ths. The one nov 70 court sopy.
M Court ruled that The defendant in criminal pro
refding wss not competcat witness
Mr. Nosper was recalled, aud deposcd that the paper
written Germsn copy OF The original association Of
Cross IA nined-I saw the original four weess ago
pever compared this with tho orisna read this c,py
TITS Dornsf for The Ora, time have been employed By
M Lndunmullcr ~ AZ actor,
Julius Nehcater depcsed hal he was secretary Of the
Afers Sooey, and MADE this copy o. the orig nal Goa
10 Nr. Anihop-I guess the original Is homo IN Mr.
iis ID M hoass ls1sh.er) -. ,,,..,,
vness and 70 ocr the copy Of The consultation Of the
snAkor Al oea,I n In evidences
Frederick Krsuo ohu tined through iuierreier
eeposcd that be cashier The employ Of decaisui
tbe receipts verc much larger on Sundays, almost As
~ M Anthou-focsc receipts we're for the ora,ous or
Of The shaker Associations ihsy paid for al
j n
we're about two hundred Numbers 10 Mag as, them
coming "a sud going out; he supposed they were oil
memotrs
uasslaou Of the shaker consiltu,ior wsa then made
By Mr. stlncchs and read 70 the Court, Of which the
following 70 COPY
cuNsTrryriox CkfftD I'VE GERMAN
stAxrw ASSOCIATION
The urdersgred hereby form society for TIE purpose
~ p4ssrg The Gay ~ tie wck called suscay Ia manner
worthy Of cultivated and thnsnx 70 rest from tnc
~bor ~ the preceding days, add 70 gather strength for
the following.
they meet together 70 keep Sunday rslsously, win
their Amiies uaefu AMI serious addresses Of
single pefsoSf and Of several peAsg together 10 repre-
occurrences fFc actual lie founded morality 70
ccunse god ard always % prac,tce god 70 avoid EVIL
and with might ard strength keep every one from
evil. 81 act 10 rNds fe'pw wish N be
trcafee ~ tucu, according 10 the woF "a "a the Bible
"Iove NY ncighbcr a. thystli"
We believe 10 The immortality of The soul implanted 10
the ge Nsure believe the sacred beings
Who BY the strength their souls have guided hoasads
10 the paths Of morality and virtue, believe that the
goddess Nature. morality and humanity form trinity"
be which bow down.