New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-17
DIR LANAHAN'S CHARGES.

IT Moore OF the Illinois Conference who is expected
to arrive to-day Bishops james and Ames were in
attendance. Z. L. Fancher and Gen. Runyon appeared
"a coun sell and H. d. Pease and Dr. H. D. Rolph as asso-
oate counsel for the Rev. DR.. Carlton. Judge G. G.
Reynolds, the Rev. J. NJ Buckley, Oliver Hoyt and
John Elliott appeared for Dr.. LanahUn j. L. fahcher
opened the for the prosecution, speaking suoS'ah
TALLY as follows:
About the 10th OF May last the Agent Of the BOOK con
eern was served with copies OF ahdayits ana an oI
issued from the supreme Court for msHoaNuS t ~
lowed 10 examine the books vouchers &C. a, w ~
corn. This proceeding Of the Assistant Agent WIS
tbonsht best by the Agent and his counsel 10 call the At
tention Of the Book Committee 10 IT, You thouSht Ine
pended the Assistant Agent We here today to Try
The AssstonJ Agent on TINS $50 t Mace som o
thing startling 70 any one whS 9Ees me CoScerp e
Here is process in secular court with the Assistant
Agent OF the Book Concern complainant ana IhOas
Carlton, the Agent respondent This resort TO me
secular arm for what the Assistant Agent considers
right his part without any consultation Win
Book Committee or With the Agent or win ne that
seems to me in the outset TO shock 90 ~ acts of
decency and good behavior among ' me Church
evildoing which tho general rules OF tn1 re1ring
are sPe1f r SoH 10 law are foSer Going law
against brother OF the church is only an Wen art6or
ity tie church rushing TO law aga, be laws and TO
superior. To prove that this IS hOSlc =. any argl,
ment The clamors of the secular pIi, at.a oi
enemies OF Methodsm are eXe e 6et,5een Agent
and Assistant gent, Wien one Is SUNG tuo o1Va A. 20
0i VIC o zen alive an agitation that has already
shaken the Methodist Church TO MS very iounuaoh-"n
ogitation most reprcheusible ana TRIVIAL.
Lei n, LOOK AZ tie grounds Of Dr. Lauahan's proceed
lngs an e ms sstuTe was passed &C." He says not
word about the law Of his trust There not syllable
a6Gq he os TepV existence a. an ocer depends upon
fis Conference the Church, ignores that authority
EIoGgeutins. 4lT ,ron him - dforcsaid &c not
dist Discipline, but from statute Tns aindaVit CON
tans an implication that there is property in the hands
OF the Church that has not been turned over
20 the Conference. Who but John Lanalan
dares nake such an Implication against the Methodist
Church Here is appeal to Caesar TO help make
man honest who had established reputation Tor non
esty long before Dr. Lanahan had ANYTHING to do with
Dr. Lanahan had never been inerered WIN before ts
in his examination OF the books lie examined ten lor
ten weeks without interference If he believed there
ys, ay Book 'e Concern e4a W RGy did Y he mot
40 like Christian man and tell DIT. Carton
why did he not 20 to the bOUkeeper, Mr.. Grant, or to
the cashier, Mr. Denhaml There is no excuse for his
charge ior which has foundation. Is it any excuse
for him 70 20 TO court for information, when he won't
Won tat ne mao VtHvr fAcf re- b SG 70 himself
in this suit and that lie has never seen these books
How could books which he has be available
been sued We ind a similar case of Cough agt Lees
where application was made for Commission 10
Britain in behalf OF defendant The application was re-
fused By Baron Martin, WHO Sttlu ne HHu never
OF any such attempt being made to obtain rowing Com
mission TO collect evidence in support OF libel
evidence before he hbeled the plaintiff" l think
IT incumbent upon me to state on the part Oh ne tHe
real reason wac hidden one and Is to establish his in
get some court TO say that the secular law you
here and then he do As he peases lie wants TO ex
anime the books from 1856 to the present time He was
not Agent az that time and don't see how he can
be responsible for what done before lie was Agent
he disegards the regulation made by you IN OCTOBER
HIS afhdayis containing charges most outrageous ana
m0unCed are put INTO the papers before ttey can oe
press that what ne Las done has been TO send abroad the
sire investigate the affairs when he will not talk with
agent clerks OF the Concern but only with the ed
itOrs OF secular newspapers
BY consent of counsel for the defense the letters
ofDr Carlton and Dr. Lauahan TO the Book Committee
at their last session. together With the aflays of Dr.
Carlton in the mandamaS suit put in evidence for
the prosecution. The Court then took recess till
O'Clock having previously voted that each days session
extend from 10 a IN. to A p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The J. n. Buckley opened the case for the defense
as follows:
The particular act charged in the letter Of the senior
Agent 70 the Book Committee is granted by the defense
at namely, the application of the Assistant Agent
Agent to allow the former TO the books The JUS
tcatiOn OF act turns upon the history preceding t
the grounds which he will endeavOr 10 Justify the
Strong reason for the act he viii be JUSTIFIED in it, The
question the relation Of Agent and Assistant Agent
has prepared what he submits kind OF general ans
wer to the specification on which he is TO be tried.
Counsel proceeded to read this answer, wherein DR..
Lsnahan admits that he applied TO the Court for or
der which should give him free to the books and
accounts of the Concern aud claims that in doing he
was entirely within his rights a cOrpOratOr He fur
ther claims that he is also within his disciplinary rights,
and that his efforts both expedent and necessary
regard to the charge that he has committed INSIDE
meanor in thus going into court, he declared
hath axraed ra rroodf int M mn
He also denies the charge of disregard and con-
tempt OF the authority Of the Book Committee and Of
the agent OF the Book Concern He then proceeds asf0
lows:
asked Therefore Of The facts alleged in The complaint
sso s 1 g S O,s two complains a s aF naI s9
lion an Obliged 70 The senior sgP. f bringing the main inc, gn hR
within The past have been brought before In M former
saaery Department bad been dcfaadei to The amount
Of more than % in o, tRs single Item e. SssI
made By three different master binders teach acting without ths
,s os,E bound books Se5 came from Concern nom 1867
70 S% g S5ol s s' s r si%, agree leaving
more TIA. & sse7' 81 , o An estimate ns Of the soan Of
binders cloth used from pee 1859 sept llC9 shows deficiency
about $500 Tse gentlemen estimates viii appear be-
TIE booLs vii SLOW that Superintendent used $OT is
O. tS dent s70 ad ~ 10 % Of scc in turing OF $3.50 Of
WORK The former % IN Sis s - .H' 81 Hn
en 1870 used q tuns for : 80 go u Of work. 4. , .,
the manner IN which IT, Bndy kept viii be
that S255k ADDED lhcIeacu
order force showing Of PToft No items appear TO JUSTLY as
Labor always paid for work progresses The
bass on prosts BHey estimated fictitious and an
vii that the Of keeping that account u
opportunity for frauds, to disposed TO take advantage
sf
e. As printing department. have shown that for time
having no legitimate connection with the House bad the monopoly
Of Pl for y ~ S P s a5o q Dsp pr sSs 1 ss i' S S
5000 only profit S6S5 o. shovel also that be-
June 1863 he received S570 percentage
paper ore directly BY The Concern What bis profits we're on the
OJ0msy be- Dee from these examples be shown
portion Of realized 81 cent These facts so
Of reported
church Of their