New-York tribune., 1871-01-14

carefully examined at long and lahorous session.
had ii not been for continued misconduct
OF thia Assistant Agent Now he has done what he could
| TO cause it 10 he believed that frauds and corrnp-
! tions have existed in this Concern. Tie lels
written letters to Bishops and others II the cergy
fraud Infamous and deep has been the history OF ths
writing that sentence man capable TO stand In this
place one of the principal Agents OF the Methos.
Book Concern The charge has not been spread abroad
All through this community that some eIpioye tas t
| been uniaithful to his trust. Ihat Is not tle
% c~iy of Odi the Concern tse asO He f aso asserts tt
he is wing the support of the Bishops ms woTS ~
my worthy assccatc would tell You rhat has been his
work here since lac began his oucry against TINS esE,D
into the wastebaset over books that the gen
| think You would feel disgUstod with them. -,
It win he found that liz st. temper Is AM not + very TGy e}999 G}en
| to get along with work under his supervision. 49,. .
In 1867 the profits this establishment we're sSsO2; IN
lsC they were S3l 95O in 1862 when The effect OF these
mputaons against the character OF the Book Concern
felt In the public mind, the profits were reporter .,
10 aud recovering somewhat from the shock in lsIo
the profits are s5SS2 IL will from this how vast
the interests OF the Methodist Book Concern ana
| how carefully IL should be watched.
| SHALL THE ACCUsERs BE PRESENT.
At the conclusion address the Secretary said no
wished to call attention to an item and get Instructions
| from the Committee concerning it, "There mas pcoh
laid upon my table," he said, "by Mr. Buckley, tins pa
per previous to the opening ofthe prosecution the
defense asked for an order summoning Dr. iahanahs
aocusers TO appear and submit to an examination as 10
their knowledge of the matters contained IN thelr
| denied wish TO know whether The Committee un-
dersand that 1t has been read to the Committee
Dr. woodruff it is going to be recorded at ALL it
ought'to he recorded as il is.
Mr. Buckey~I wish to state that that is the exact
| phraseology of my request .
The Secretary-They ordered to be here in person,
every one Of them Now if that phracoogy can put
into request il is proper to show that the Committee
der ordering these acclsers here without any quaca
ton it untrue to say that the Committee denied it, for
hoy 6n No naffg( a
without any explanation Is that aceuser appeared
| here tO-dayi Nothing Of the kind. This covers me
by this Committee: Now, is that truei
Dr. Woodruf-The fact is as understand it, the de-
ense that they here desire to confront the persons
re%ues might have been pertinent at an earlier time in
the proceedings that Is before the charges were aue
took exception to the decision OF the ehar ana the de
The secretary-Ths puts the Committee in a false po
stion. think it is the opinion Of every member, with
out exception. that we never denied any snGh re re
could not have denied it, II Is impossible Oh course
either party has right to make any SGgm appaar 1
thus upon % w the journal; but we Object .%St
Which eiS We never have done won't put %
that thing and have it so in the journal WI ] Iesgn
insisted that the Committee had denied the request and
appealed to the reporters present to support nm ihe
s creary then moved that the 10 this request he
As follows: THAT Or. Lanahan's accusers are now
| present. The motion was seconded by the Rev. hr.
Kennedy. and carried.
MIR B1ckley-I have another request to prefer, and
tha rea2est somewhat peculiar: Whereas ministers
laynen of the NJ F. Church have preferred charges
meet him. therefore the defense asks that request he
made upon the other I3 to appear and submit to an eA
animation rs TO what they know OF tne mitteis con,
tncd the charges and their motives for making them
Dr. Woodruff move you. SIR that as this Conlrtec
has decided that the proper time for preierg TINS re-
quest has passed the request be not granted.
ec irosetors have appeared before MS in the form OF
committee appointed by them therefore, the request be
The resolution carried, and the Committee then
aojOurned to meet at 9 a. IN; to-day. day.
The following the charges and specifications;
Ss1toa,ioa said Assistant Book Agent during several
p1or sept a ls9 nse to ysnoa ens aG Preoay
fnd AMI corrupon Book ami large loses therein
,@s u and ass %] s %] iSs % p 1Re % Sc
~ lse & ~ wv ws % % and oseI Su,stops asan said Boot
Concern publicly asserted 70 tne great damage d the interest oil s
Inser-I Lsnsban deny allegations contained in
rsoscdGcn h d Asen: Agent the presence
which was M and Ibelou every material respect proclaimed
HsI deny the allegations contained IN seaon o charge
Specification sn this that after the appearance of
T Eer Tort Tines damaging eiec, Church and Book
With principal Of said Boob Concern a explanation
article unless the injurious chsrg tat au and
1gsr. allegations contained H. rsfeI.lou 3of charge
p1aHse pf ~ e sre ia Tie T-- op T reia to
denial OF any corruption the Book Concern bit such refusal
was not Tln part. There bad ud and corruption
the si Book Concern the Of some
| Of .g employ6s AMI couH not truthuly deny II.
SDcaeat.On the said Asaut Agent knowing that
sy I Of tie Nics Episcopal carcf srge eTqf,
gn & 5T@Sn' % @ B0GtT t i a. s G B 1 tat s house
and is Of The TeSihicsi u s'ag aud ma ma,
published defaur the books Of the Methodist BOOK
lnsr-I deny that any represented sm of
sSSs Ssosn @ 's e se & s Boot conee n at behalf ea against
peefeston Of charge trs i dS hoTeyt .ppar ron iae
dtei to said Concern IN the tnA OF sSO % i"i i4
70 poit KDowng e house Of Brown Brothers Co.
saDd Why such "a entry should have made
s Of SAID snn IN TegaG TO the ,iSn acton , ~, &
held sisted the ats Of sgeh Book Concern
AnsI charged sPe1eaion OF charge 6rt with having
made sseh statement and believe strictly true
deny much Of ad specification charges that .d AMIR were IN
condition Of eaid airs aver myself responsible and ready
system incomplete Unsatisfactory, and that the
books as 1pt 2 contain s euis' ot M % NV @ 1ab anu eom3s ia
house that the profits OF the Concern have been computed upon
heus bas hat inynoe Of the property have been increased
and diminished arbitrarily to suit the neese Of Iae9;r e@trgSn
furnished 70 the Churh Concern printed
hhts instances showing profit when the boos so% ,h was
corrected and still the uncorect'l
.ene TO be upon the hook. Of said CoTcen that improper
% r of xbb sSiSe u,rrip for frauds ssd
so ,1;s ea spd pon @ Se S & OF impossible 70 ). sc
c obtained That d noos o account 90 not enc" tne real con
condition be made he basis Of the information furnished
By the ca d books and iuVento
SpseoaO. 6In the said Agent during hi.
term Of Office publicly proclaimed and frequently sege that frauds and
had eIs in said BOOk
there foundation for and
for king such public proclamation and allegation
<Hs- deny The Aeg ons contained IL specification Of charge
frs therein forth II hOSeor frauds
snd had eIiei
losses and did not deny conceal the
In single than purchased
drng period Of 20 months and above what used which
10 the
purchases allowed and poce whereby having legitimate
with the Book Concern controlled the
profit los and dsjt Of The Concern Wages
2O instances where es
have ot
soeh have been drawn for such psymen and less
the boOkkeeper having been paid 10 such operatives
SpeItOR " this that The sad Asssut Aren't during