The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-24
REV. DIR. HUSTON.
The Accused Preacher Before the
Secret Tribunal.
The Doctors Case Discussed in the Waiting
Rooms-"Lucy' Again Placed Under Eccle-
siastical Cross-F Firing nisinterss.ea
Witnesses Called to Corrobo-
rate Her Statements-The
Days Proceedings
BALTIMORE, May %, 1872.

BALTIMORE, May %, 1872.
The investigation OF the charges against the Rev.
L. ID. Huston was resumed this morning at nine
O'Clock. The members OF the Court with an eye to
the work before them, determined to "make day"
of It, and came to the parsonage provided with
cold 'swag," that they might not suffer from the
promptings OF the inner man. The parlor, which is
Mt present used as a reception room for the
female witnesses, was well filed with q bevy
of interested and chatty ladies. The little Sunday
school girl, with her widowed mother, also mar
ricd lady whose testimony is alleged to be very
damaging to the case OF Huston, and q number OF
friends remained there during considerable por-
ton OF the day.
THE DOCTOR UNDER THE LADIES' NQUIsITIoN.
AS usual under such circumstances, conversation
did not nag, and a running fire OF words enliveped
the apartment and attested the interest which the
gentle always feel In matters connected with the
Church. The reverend gentleman taccused) was
very deliberately discussed, and the parties were
by no means ardent admirers OF the Doctor his rep
utation suffered accordingly. In fact the shreds
and tatters into which it torn by his fair
accusers, If put together would make but pitiabe
dolly Warden" The impression of tho ladies
seemed to be that the Doctor having things his
way, and that II the members ofthe Court were
not a match for his astuteness and sagacity, I'M
doubleday, If the disposition OF his case were en-
trusted to them Huston's trial would be summary
and his fate scarcely problematical They relieved
the tedum Of conversation by the distribution of
bonbons and occasional CHANGING criticisms of each
others toilet, which the reporter Is bound to admit
were faultess.
AN UNrARDoNABLE BLUNDER.
While eagerly listening to the lispings of one of
the ladies, the HERALD's writer in a tit of absent
his clothes. Too late he discovered his fatal mis-
take. In moment he was pounced upon by one
Of the M as VINO mad LETT the court for
closed he politely requested to vacate, much to
the disgust of the ladies, who were anxious that
the story should appear In the HERALD,
After the preliminary devotional exercises 'Lucy
the colored woman" who occupied the stand the
whole OF yesterday, was recalled Lucy is q bright
mulatto OF comely appearance, and is the girl to
whose house Dr. Huston is alleged to have taken
cidedly intelligent and devoted to Huston,
who was her former master She says she
and nothing but the truth She is sealed volume
as to what she knows OF the case and therefore her
testimony to-day except that she reiterated her
matter of conjecture. Lucy must have been SUBJ
mitted toa very rigid cross. examination, as she
took q recess for lunch
THE ACCUSED COUNSEL RELIEVED.
In the course OF the morning the Court considered
the complaints OF the witnesses who have already
been examined, but who, owing to the frequent In
terruptions OF Huston's counsel, were confused
which would develop the whole truth. 1t was
warmly discussed by the MEMBERS and 1t was finally
ueCIueu as COUNSEL was present represent
the accusers, the privilege should be withdraw from
the accused, and hereafter the witnesses will be
allowed to tell their tales In their way and tho
investigation will be SO conducted as to give no
further cause for complaint BY this decision,
Mr.. Monroe has been relieved, and clergyman will
probably be substituted 70 watch over the in
terests Of the accused. +t
At halfpast twelve O'Clock the Court took
recess, and the members applied themselves with
vigor to the contents OF the little brown paper par
GELS which their thoughtful friends and families
had inserted into their coat pockets previous to
their departure for the quondam parsonage.
JACK CUsHMAS AND MRS. JACK.
Upon the reassemDllng OF the tribunal Jack Cush-
man, q cOlOred man, and his wife, Lydia, were eX-
amined These witnesses were called upon the
part OF the defence to corrOboate the statement Of
Lucy, which they did. They also said that Vir
ginia Hopkins had told them that tho
story Of her seduction by Huston was
false. The examination OF these witnesses
occupied the balance Of the day. II Is claimed by
those unfavOrable to the accused that the state
ments OF these witnesses were OF very con.
Trajectory character, while Huston's friends
insist that their evidence must result in the
establishment Of his innocence Mary Dris.
coll, the Sunday school scholar whom Huston
Is said to have led astray, will be examined to-mOr
row, The excitement over the trial Is rapidly in
creasing and the HERALD, having the only full ac-
count OF the proceedings is greedily gobbled up, it
being almost impossible to obtain a copy fifteen
minutes after the mail reaches Baltimore.