, 1863-04-30
TIE CLERICAL IMBRGGLI0.
oss-ExaraInatfon Of Mrs, s.
l.. Everett.


JeL1E7, April p, 1863.
did not write you yesterday, simply be-
cause there wa5 notAfng new to report The
eross.examination of Mrs. s, L. Everett,
which was commenced on Friday afternoon,
was resumed yesterday, but owing to her in
disposition she retired from tile Courtroom
abont m hour after the opening She las
been upon the stand during the entire ses-
sions to day, and up to the hour Of adjourn
ment had answered upwards Of one hundred
questions, in which, however, very little is
brought ou. that il not implied in her direct
testimony lie published So far from contrA-
dieting the statements made on her direct ex-
animation. that is strengthened by every
answer given in reply to the questions by the
prosecution. have as &c! 10 notice thc first
contradiction, during her entire examination;
hence 1t is useless to publish the cruss e:atni-
nation, as it would be bnt repetition Of the
direct, in another forr.
Mrs. E,clett's testimon: il all the more i'm
portant, becluse she has been on the most
intimate terms with Mrs. WLitc anu her
family for years, aud still respects her; and
becaYse sAe attends from & sense Of justice to
the accused, rather than from any desire to
be meddlesomc. Until she arrived in Joliet,
understand that she Was not aware whether
she was expected to serve the prosecution or
the defensc. Since here, she has answered
i,lterrcgations from both, honestly and fear
| lcssly.
Certain parties here who took very prom
iucnt interest in prosecuting this case ut the
outeet, {and one, in particular, wAo will figure
sill moro conspicuonsly before tho public
arc done With hin, y have treated Mrs. Everett
very ehabhlly during her stay here, SO much
60, that Lcr husband has come aud will re-
main until the close Of her examination, to
defend her from any further insults from pre-
| tended friends and relatives.
as an evidence Of the perseverance on the
part OF the court to find and stop "that leak, u
and thereby take away the reporters labors
from them, and the proceedings from the pub.
lie, will mention circumstance that occur.
red in the courtroom. Ono OF the gas burn
ers had burned dimly, and had been almost
useless; it WAS thus at the close Of certain
day, since which none but the elect had any
ti1uc it was lighted, 1t burned bril-
liantly, and the discovery va!
made that q new burner had becr
added. Here was matter to Investigate.
II we're possible that the reporters get thci
sounds through the gas pipes, it was ycr.
probable that the exchange was made by thom
: the larger openings in the new burner giyin!
them stronger force Of sound from th
court room. 1t was suggested that the key
| rF} }hH +yrr ha n fh4
leading to the Clerks office would unlock th
) other door, the trial was made, and possibl
the next step will be the arrest Of the re
tic nolration of the two "evcnts" tia
, | hive transpired here recently will tend to ez
: hihit to what extent the public mind is en-
$ gagged in considering the ecclesiastical prt
first is that Justice WAS applied 10 By a far
l 1ncr, to know what punishment awaited a
i individual guilty Of arson. After CAREFUL
!. considering thc subject, and consulting b
books, the expoundcr Of "legal lore (1ower
1 with IN eye single'' to justice, replied tha
L Illinois, and as decided by the highest leg
authority, he wonld be required to supp0
tue child.'' Thc..second illustration Is the f,t
hat suit has been instituted against We
Il hcr parents With taking improper 1i6crtit
G with a little girl Of 1G. He has already en-
n p1nyed counsel to make an effort to compr
I, mise tho matter, but mo compromise Is ii
reply Of the prosecution.
o The Court adjourned over until Fritl:
afternoon, that tile National Fast Day may
"a observed; though if the "hnmi1iation''
- "theu,selycsi is what they aim to accomplish, t
attcnslauts upon the Star Chamber can hard
mend the nlatter by adjourning they c
it. scarcely engage in any ceremonies mo
,e deeply hu1uiIia1ing than this trial. as ut prt