The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-23
ANOTHER MINISTERIAL SCANDAL.

A Methodist Clergyman Charged with Out
raging the Person Oi the Wife Of n Brother
Minister.
Holly, Mich. (Oct Isl, correspondence OF the De-
trOit Free Press.l
One Of the worst cases OF crime that has ever
TRANSFERRED in our midst or. indeed, that has ever
come under my notice, Is that Of Methodist clergy
man BY the Of W. wsn
Baker OF this village, charged with having COM
United an outrage upon the person OF Louisa p.
ship, also clergyman OF the Methodist persuasion,
and q man OF property and average standing In the
topic Of Conversation hereabouts unusual publicly
has already been given TO II, and there is no reason
why the facts as they are alleged or as they appear
should not be legitimate matter for publication in
IL seems that the defendant WEIGH, met and
vania, where he twelch) resided, and, being .
maa Of some property and having ready
Ho 10 oy was induced BY reen
some tune last spring. became acquainted with
Elder Whitcomb, the pastor OF the Methodist
leading Methodsts here and divided his time In Wis
ting among them. IL Is stated that he and Elder
Green were associated In certain business transact
him $4,000. When WEIGH left here, on the 18TH Of
September last he had previous to that time been
stopping for some weeks at Elder Green's house,
about SIX miles from this village, IN the northwest
part OF the town, and 1t Is alleged that the crime
was COMMITTED dt On the morning previous to his dc.
on ne Friday ssnq BY ocel s ss.e
Pontiac, and N. NJ. Burnham, Of this place, at
White Pigeon in the southern part OF the STATE. He
was arraigned before Justice Baker on saturday
BY Mr. O. wisner Of Pontiac One Of the sb,est
young lawyers In theDState; Messrs. Jones Burn
ham, Patterson Patterson, and Mr.. Bella Coggshai,
attorneys appearing on the part Of the people. Be-
low give you portion OF Mrs. GREEN'S testimony,
she being the only witness examined as yet, and
IRON her evidence your readers may infer the mag
nitude of the CaRe.-
Mrs. Louisa J. Green sworn-I reside in Holly OAK
land county, Mich. am the wife Of o. Il. P. Greens
l know the defendant WEIGH; the last time ! saw
him was the 10Th OF September last at house;
he was preparing to 20 TO Conference, and nv hus-
husband, going to Commerce; was in the sitting.
room preparing the centre table, Mr.. WEIGH asked
for a wash bowl to wash in; went into the parlor
bedroom to get IT, ana ne followed me In and closed
the bedroom door; he then took mold Of me and en-.
deavored to throw me on the bed; appealed to him
10 desist; told him he was Mason and minister.
and that was Mason's and minister's wife, ana
he had no right to misuse me; he said he loved me
ana could not help IT. ana IN spite OF my enorts ana
misused me; struggled TO get away from him and
screamed for help; he tried to prevent nv scream
partially succeeded in his purpose; my niece Jenny
Thomas, aged twenty years, had stepped out doors,
but came came IN as she heard me CALL my little
footsteps he started and ned, telling me | must
not tell OF II as valued my life; told him would
tell my husband; Mr.. Green was at the barn hitch
Ing the horses; Wecn passed out INTO the street;
when came out met my niece in the sitting room;
she heard me call and came to my relief; went to
the door and called my husband twice; WEIGH and
my husband were In the buggy; they seemed TO be
talking; did not hear their conversations; they
seemed to be In hurry and started on; WEIGH
dId not occupy the parlor bedroom. but square
room up stairs; he IL minister protesting better
things.
Upon The cross-examination, which was quite
lengthy, but few new facts OF Importance were
elected. Mrs. Green testified TO being thirty-elgns
years OF age, and that she had been married twenty
one years and had three children that the barn
was fifteen rods from the house. she said
she had made shirts for WEIGH and ironed
some for him that morning; that when she
met her ntice she did not tell her what had
occurred, ana did not tell anybody until sho
told her husband Of on hts return, five days
after. she also said she knew nothing OF welch's
Whereabouts until she heard OF II two weeks ago
by letter written 10 her neice. Several questions
relating TO the letter were 0verrued BY the court
Mrs Green In very fine aud rather handsome w0-
man, OF good form and figure and above medium
SIZE. WEIGH ID man OF forty or fortyfve years OF
age tall and well formed, OF fine ana pleasing ad-
Dress rather dark-compI ex0ned with black eyes,
HAIR ana whisxcrs, anu Is said TO DO An eloquent
n.ha