The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-01-06
Observation-Disclosures LOVE AND
FREE NEGROEs N NEW YORK.
.tFroin the Albany -Argus.1


tFrom the Albany Argusl
Morrissyille, the county seat of
Madison County, is beautiful village
located IN the heart ,ofAtlie State. This
week has been court week." and the
case that excited the most curiosity
was the trial of q negro indicted for
assault and battery, with intent to kill
the husband ofa white woman with
whom he was intimate. The case de-
yeloped some of the peculiar practices
INDUCED in by the fanatics in this
strong Black Republican county. The
following facts were developed on the
trial of the negro, which closed yes
terday:
It appears that in the town of Sulli-
van there are large number of free
love fanatics residing in locality
known as Fylef settlement" Meet
ings are held four nights in a week, in
which free-loYe doctrines are ,incul-
Gated, embracing negro equality, mis-
= 4 F. = ,1f-
cegehation, and free and indiscaimi-
nate mixture and mingiing of the ra-
ces generally. These doctrines were
not preached, but they were practiced
to disgusting and horrible extent. 1
|, say it was pfacticed, because the "set-
tlement comprised a sufficient guam
tity Of negroes, male and female, to
force the doctrine to its ultimate con-
clusion. Among the adherents of the
free-love doctrines were Chester Kin
ne and his wife. They were in mode
rate circumstances, and had q family
of three small children. Another ad-
herent was Asa Dennison, negro
aged twenty-five years. These par
ties were, regular attendants at the
meetings, and, as true believers in the
doctrines, they professed, mingled
freely IN each others society. The re-
suit, as shown upon the trial, was an
improper intimacy between the negro
Dennisou and the wife of Chester
Kinne. Dennison was frequently at
Kinne's house, and Mrs. Kline was
frequently at Dennison's house, and
their conduct was such as to give rise
to the belief that they were ,practicing
theird doctrinessto the fullest extent
The negro and, Mrs. Kinne were SC
much together that Kinne began to be
uneasy. He did not like to have the
negro-equality and free-loye doctrine
90. fully carried out at his expense
And when he attempted to interfere
thenegFo became enraged on account
of the disposition to meddle with his
affinity" and his rights under the
doctrine taught at the religious free
love meetings Kinne's wife swear'
that Dennison frequently proposed
llplans for taking her husbands life
but that she always opposed them
fsaying to her paramouf that "murdel
always left It's tracks. .v5zai -..a. =.
In May last the matter reached a cri
| sis. Qntthe. evening of the l7th da.
of that month, Kline swears that TIL,
negro came to their house in the eve
hing, and zeal ling sKinne out of tn
house, caught him by the hair ant
Edrew . razor across his throat. The
| wounded man rushed into the house
declaring that the negro had cut hi
throat. The wound, however, did no
iproyeto be mortal, and Kline recov
cred. The woman corroborated Kin
mes story. The negro was defendei
f on the ground that Kinne inflicte
the wound himself i'll order to scar
This wife, and i'm the hope of gettin
rid of the negro. In either case. tn
affair was a revolving one, especial
I,when taken in connection with Gel
ttain disgusting statements said t
have been made by the woman. Th
Ftwhole affair is an instructive CONNER
sitaryI on the Republisan doctrine {
sinegro equality, or the attempt I
= bring the two races on par with eac
: other;e0, The jury. found the negr
guilty of assault and battery.with il
ltent to kill. E-5a es5