The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-10

{ marked that the duty Of a clergyman was 70 slve
the sons Of his parishoneIs, to tate care OF che
spiritual interests, and not TO strip their families Of
! their property The interests of humanity and
tn rights OF the heads Of families were far supe-
20 ,ne c.alIos OF ceIgyneh m t or 1ne V Gus
support. Defendants counsel properly called these
noble charities Every charty was noble; but
sometimes charities were ignoby administered, and
all he (Mr. O'CoDor) had to say that he would
no ike to be member OF the board OF trustees of
any one OF these chsnti g. insisting upon the
on of this will. The cause Of charity could never
be promo cd by permitting minister, at che bed
side OF aged person of ninety years of age, or
tLereabOuts to get ir that person q vii of his
own drawing by which that person violates all the
natural insncts of he family and all the principles
OF humanity and justice, the benefit of charities
and for the benef OF himself. Such acts were out.
raReous and ought not to receive any countenance,
and the attempt to shun that fair Investigation of
the true question whether the will was that of
an intelligent testator and procured by honest MEANS
by rUmmaging the wi0e world for some pretense
that the claimant had not sufficient title to bring to
the matter in question, was evidence of conscious
weakness and OF certainti that, tried bv the COM
mon standard of right morality, and religion, the
act n ust be condemned by all honest men. This
minister ought to be most anxious If b acts would
sand iair scrut nv, TO bring this case 10 speedy
trial, ana not attempt to shun It In this way II
Mao anne Jumel wac IN her right mind as this minis.
ter swore he thought she was; II she nte1gently
and uu defst9ndngly gave twelve lots or ground on
which TO build new church for his parish and
$50 coo to Dulld tho church and parochiai man.
sion, rectory, Tor the rector and if she
did intelllgently, in addition to all that give
the rector St 5000 With 1 tail tail o to it that
II she did intellgeny all these things then, he mr.
OConorb would ask if there could found in Ian.
properly expressed. would give with suffcient vehe-
mence the SHOCKING character of the deed that
would make that minister me into a court of jus.
ice and say, instead of injecting the and show
ing that this woman was sound, and that he prac-
tised no arlices: 81 will sci to work and [ Will
rake New England and all the world, where raklng
may possibly lead to any testimony that mil ght help
to the coneusion and in the course of 1t will issue
interrogatores, and l will examine witnesses to
prove that the mother and the sister OF nv
6eneiactress, and my DeneIactress herself, until
the time she came to be a woman of estate and
fortune when she was bright, handsome young
Connecticut gIrl-that her mother and her sister
and herself were abandoned women" Why it was
q matter too shocking to be contemplated. Could
words be found adequate to express the discredit.
able character of such courseS Defendants
having procured this will by unfair devices and pee.
lenses he wOud rather be put on trial for murder;
bu' ne INIT. OConoFl would rather be put on trial
Tor thousand murders than be chargeab'e, on his
own showing, with such ingratitude as this Welr
mad 1t been said, and tluly said by the poet-
"He who is ungrateful has no fault but one
All other crimes might pass for virtues in him.
Mr.. OConor concluded bv stating that he did not
mean to say that this clergyman might not be able
true Issues and sought to seandaze this family as he
did, but he (Mr. OCoDorl waited to give him
chance to get rid of the difficulty in which he was
He 1.-THE m'nister) Canned t.at his opponents could
not show good technical title, and that therefore,
as they had not exactly GOOD ite, he had as good
title as they, and he could hold on. .s fI',l..
This Mr. OConor objected to, because DELAYS were
dangerous or calculated to be very mischievous and
such acts ought to he planned at they could
be and he willing to say the sake OF the other
side, for the sake of private morals "Let US have
tins issue fairly met and disposed of at once" IL
he was free from censhre let him forth acquitted
by jury OF his country. 1fhe was Motif this in
strument was what the plaintiff alleged it to De-iet
1t be brushed away among the things unworthy.
During the delivery of Mr.. OConors argument,
he was once applauded BY the spectators, when
Judge Barnard remarked that if the applause was
repeated he would have the court cleared
Mr.. StouFhton followed IN u short argument, In
rebutta OF the statements madebY Mr. 0'COnor He
asserted that the to the pedigree of the al
legged heirs.at law was introduced by Mr. O'Conor
hmselt and not by the sde which he represented.
He also alluded TO the attacks which had been made
the trial OF the case his Mr.. Smith's record would
be found pure and unsullled
This ended the argument, when JUDGE Barnard
took the papers and reserved his decislon.-N. Y.
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