Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-19

nut lnOnEnl 4 wan AANih n NOAhs
md ghen | left tod her | was going to
Baltimore to consult a physician.
Cross examined by MIR. Matthews -
There have been bad reports about me I
was reported as having been seen in
wood shed with Rev. Mr.. Williams of the
rolored NJ. e. church, of Ekton Mr..
FIRST had criminal intercourse
with me two years ago but did no damage
iii last Fall he was running after me Tor
Two years.
An affidavit by Mr.. Matthews here fol
lows denying the charge and asserting his
absolute innocence, and saying that lie
never had criminal intercourse with Maria
Another affidavit made in Baltimore by
Mr.. Matthews on Oct. Let occures here In
the report in which he atflrms that the
reason he took Maria to Baltimore was
because she was colored aud could not
ride in a public conveyance he did this
at the request of his wife, and because he
had agreed to return her home when they
left Elkton he did not give her any
money except two dollars with which to
The letters which Maria alleges that
Mr.. Matthews gave her were hero pro-
duced aud the accused denounced them as
An affidavit of Mrs. Hannah 8. Mat
thews is also reported, but In 1t no new
light Is thrown on the case, and nothing OF
interest is contained In IL.
Or. d. F. ZollickoiIer, of Baltimore, tes-
titled that he saw Mr.. Matthews at the
store No. So 8. Howard street on the 10Th
of August, between ~ and p. m at
which tune Mr.. Matthews told him he had
brought Maria to Baltimore on her way to
Eikton; more correct and pure man
than Mr.. Matthews witness never knew.
Mary j. Zollickoffrr-This is sister to
Mr.. Matthews Mr.. Matthews called at
her house on August 18th, at 90 McCul-
Tough street, aid lett about p M LOT MS
home. and hour after his arrival.
Sonhia Hines, colored--I am a mid-wife,a
Girl calling herself Mary Howard came Il
INV house about dusk on August 18th she
was TO pay me So for my services and S2.5C
week Tor board she staid nearly
three weeks but Only paid me 80 as she
had not money enough to carry her
through; she said she was from Virginia
and had a husband living at the SPRING
She said she had been living in family
who had been like father and mother tt
her.
as the last witness.
Levi button testified, but nothing new
was developed, further than the seeon'
time the witness saw Maria, she had
baby with her.
MARY Gniard of Baltlmore-About III
middle Of last August, woman calm
herself Mary Howard came to my hous
for hoard, but did not sec her.
Mary Gilllard-Saw Mary Howard whel
she came TO our house about the middle
of August last no one came to the housl
to see Mary Howard that day after Dul
Ton. the hack driver left; Josephine Car
wrote letter for Mary Howard the da,
after she came to our house.
Nothing new appeared In the evidene
of Maitha IL. Gilliard, a sister of the Las
witness.
Ill, M. Huston, of North EAST sa'
/ the girl who used 10 live with Mr. Ma
. ltheys at North East depot ON the 9th {
+ sen,ember she said that MIR. Matthew
/ WAS the father OF her child, that the chill
was about a mouth old and that Mr.. Ma
4 thpws had taken her to Baltimore mont
: previous aud given her sl5.
- IL. G. Baker, of the same place sa
the woman ut the North East depot I
the same time, she said that Mr.. MATTHEW
. had paid her SIS and that her child WI
about four weeks old.
4 WIN. ID. Alexander, railroad agent
i the same place testified, but his testlhloi
IS was unlmpOrtant.
T., DIR. james II. ia oar, of Elkton-ln
conversation with Maria after her retn
# she had told him that Mr.. Matthews b.
l. taken her to boarding house in Bal
: more. gave her $25 and told them not
G allow her to want any thing and furtt
At stated that Mr.. Matthews had been cri
m nnliy connected with her three times.
pr. James II. Frazer, also of Elkton
in Marin had told him that Mr.. Matthc
had illicit intercourse with her but TIN
20 times.
Albert Constable, of Ellton-Had
te conversation with Maria she said
l would not name the date of the first crl
inal Intercourse between her and \
ut Mathews, and named only $40 she had
il celved from that gentleman.
W. L. Fite, Elder In Mt. Paran Chur
Baltimore CouHty-Mr. Mathews w
If from Baltimore and took charge oil III
congregations, Mt. Paran. Forest I
IL Elyville his salary In his new charg
dc $1,000.
Mrs, Mary K. Ward, of Elkton-Ma
la Saulsbur, lived with me three years bel
M she went to live with Mr.. Matthews
Dr.. was In the habit of running cut at nj
nd until 3 or 8 o'clock In the morning
err grew worse in this respect the last
of months the lived with us during
all month Of April or May before she lett
The she was only in our house four evenin
ess We obiected to this and 1t accounts for
, leayingi she told infamous falseho
rry about me and my sister after she lett
Miss Laura Wallace, Of Eltton-
zen evidence this WITNESSES sister had Just
in was corrobarated by Miss Wallace
Rev. j. G. Hammer, d. D., testified
VS. he had known the accused 20 years
had ever reckoned him man OF the +
be pst purlty and sincerity OF character
Rev. Thomas Shepherd, D. D, test
ure that he had known Mr.. Matthews FOL
Years and had never seen or suspe
me. In him anything to cast doubt upot
,out man or the plety Of The minister
de- CONCLUSIONS OF THE coMNITTEE'
de- The committee appointed at the
mi session of the Preshytery, held at Ne'
10 investigate the charges proheted ag
YOU Rev. Mr.. Matthews by Maria saust
,ber amer taking all evidence bearing OF
case they could arrive az, report the
New loving as their convictions -
they First. That the charge against the
rub Henry Matthew'S rests only on the q
heir ration and oath OF the woman Wh'
Kent accused him, unsupported by any cor
,und rating testimony or circumstances
ltest ever,
lstle Second. That her testimony Is u
Iuili unworthy Of ctedence or regard fc
,mo- following an ong other reasons l.
, the cause her previous character has p
ma by her own admissions, and by the
llmony of respectable witnesses, to
he'd, been loose as to her own conduct
1t in. false and slanderous concerning othe
e for Because her testimony against Mr.. !
d ar ews destroys itself by being posi-
SIX of and materially contradictory In It's
loun- statements concerning the times an
ding cumstances of the criminal acts whi'
Kent, charges upon him. On the one han
swears that these acts were limit
the three occasions, all within period I
ed as weeks on the other hand, with ECU
sam liberation, she swears that they ext
with TO many occasions during period Of
rill in Years. 2. Because her sworn deelar
nifes- ia which she charges Mr.. Mat
,clare with having gone with ne
,rma- Baltimore TO find boarding, have
ever, proved by many witnesses to be ahsI
false and without foundation F.