The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-07
BALTIMORE, June s, ts7a

in Convincing Manner.
BALTIMORE, June s. ts7a
The Ecclesiastical Court for the trial OF Rev Dr
Huston, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
LOT alleged violation OF the moral code with lady
members OF his congregation, reassembled yester-
aay morning, after weeks intermisson, at the
little parsonage OF the Trinity Methodist Episcopal
churcn, on Bidde street, In this city.
The Court was called to order at ten o'clock and
with prayerful preliminaries was organized for ,he
DAYS work. Just before the adjournment last
week motion had been submitted by Dr. Huston,s
couhsei 10 quash all further proceedings and let
the matter go TO the Conference for final adjudcs-
ton, declaring that the prosecution haa ptteri,
failed to sustain the case. AS soon "a the Cour,
was organized yesterday morning the Presiding
Elder said this motion had been considered ana
would be denied, and that the would proceed
DR.. HustOn's counsel then made an offer to sub
init the case where it now stands, contending that
the other charges so underlined that it would
be impossible to cover them bysany decent range
Of investigation and that the charge OF seduction
If sustained, was sufficient, and If it was not sus-
tanned the other charges fell, because they all de-
pended upon the truth of that charge. This offer
was considered and refused by the prosecution;
but after much discussion 1t was agreed to reduce
all the remaining charges into one and define it in
two specifications, naming days and dates, so that
1t could be covered by proof.
THE CHARGE OF CONTINUED ILLICIT INTERCOURSE
with the young girl who brought the charge OF Sc
ductiOn only remains now to be considered, and
the investigation will then probably close. Tho
young girl, Mary Drscoll, went upon the stand to-
day to detail the circumstances of her alleged
amOurs with this accused reverend.
No xUttn onf
terday, it nearly all spent in considering the
motions submitted by the defendants counsel.
THE PROCEEDINGS TODAY
From the proceedings yesterday 1t was believed
that the trial would be closed to-day, far the
taking of evidence was concerned, and there was q
large attenda nee at the parsonage Bidde street
the former residence of DR.. Huston when pastor OF
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, South-of those
who were Immediately interested in the result OF
the trial. The little paror in which 1t IL alleged all
the sin charged to the accused reverend was COM
mitted, was well filled with ladies who were the
nesses sympathiZers with those who came to tell
of the Doctors misdoings. But few gentlemen were
present, and the ladies amused themselves by dis
cussing the probable result of the trial The HERALD
writer present for short time, 1t having been
stated that he was to be called upon to state some
OF the facts In relation to the interview with Dr..
Huston and the young girl who preferred the
charge of seduction published in the HERALD some
time ago; but that part Of the having been
abandoned, he was not called.
A POLICEMAN WAS CALLED
to the stand. He testified that Fuller LOane, wit.
ness for the Defence who swOre that he saw Mary
Drscoll in an designation house six months before
she claims to nave been seduced by DR.. Huston,
colored individual who watches over the door OF the
court room, was called to testify to the fact that
thing about the girl, Mary Driscol. After Sam had
testified
MARY DRIsCoLL WAS CALLED,
the young girl who brought the charge of seduction
against DR.. Huston and the charge of continued
Illicit intercourse that is now being tried young
girl, apparently sixteen or seventeen years or age,
responded to the call. She was neatly dressed In a
full suit of black and wore natty sailors hat.
The cut Of her garments was that Of a school
girl who was about to leave school and
take on the full paraphernalia OF woman, half way
between a short and long dress. She is about
medium height and has well rounded form and
easy carriage; full, round face, lit up by pair OF
h large black eyes and beautiful supply OF black
soon as she entered the ROOM and, at the request
OF the Prosecuting Attorney, Dr. Gardner. at once
stated that
1870 two months after he seduced her, in the even
Ing at eight O'Clock, by his request, and there
being some one in the parlor with him when she
arrived, he told her as he opened the door for her.
to run up stairs In the front bedroom the very
in which the Court now sits, which she did, and after
waiting for some fifteen minutes the visitor was
dismissed and DR.. Huston came uD, and as he locked
the door OF the bedroom after him he said to her
THERE ISN'T SOUL BESIDE you AND
in the housen That he then began the endear.
ments that eliminated in her further shame. She
stated that he had done these things with her seve-
raj times before this and that he had advised her
to allow such opportunities to be taken by other
men; that she had gone with him to disreputable
houses and there been the victim OF his attentions
She also stated that twice he had
TAKEN HER TO THE HOUSE OF LUCY,
his negro servant, in East Baltimore, where other
sins had been added to the already thicky
studded calendar, according to her account
She gave the accounts OF these visits infinitely,
weaving in all the details and incidents
connected Herewith she stated that
last summer. while he was attending camp meet
ing few miles from the city, he had left his min
isteral labors upon some pretence or other and
come home to enjoy her society; that twice dur
ing the same season OF camp meeting had he done
so. and that at each Of these times the same dwell
ing In which this reckoning is now taking place,
then his residence, was the
SCENE OF THEIR CRIMINAL CONDUCT.
she then detailed other instances in which she
alleged the accused Reverend had been the cause
flowing bypIay" between them during the season
between the camp meeting time and the final
AWFUL shame tnat come 10 her wnen tne Joseph"
her direct IA well as the cross-examination she de-
clined TO respond to several questions that were
put 10 her, when they were not In accordance with
her ideas OF justice or propriety
TEsrIMoSY OF MRS. DRIsCOLL.
Her mother succeeded her and raised a consider.
able breeze before she left. which it was hard to
calm down. She IL midde-aged lady, about
and hair OF the same color. She neatly dressed
IN a suit OF black silk. and wore dark Grape bon
net At tie first question asked her she forgot the
warning Of the secretary TO go slow and went on
10 tell what she knew, without waiting for the
secretary TO duly record her remarks, and
when the presiding elder undertook to admonish
her that she must take It easy she declared that
she wotsd tell her story In her own way
aud abe did IL. The poor woman seemed
FULL HER TERRIBLE SORROW,
and no mrther objection being made 30 her pro-
ceeding. she told the story OF her daughters al
legged wrongs with great emphasis She knew very
little about the major part OF her daughters testi-
mony, except what she had told her: but that she
Told, hIlng In her personal knowledge OF the minor
put u Of
curacY. When she. left the stand the Court adj
jOurued until tomorrow morning al ten having
been in session eight hours.
END DRAWING NEAR.
only one or two witnesses are yet to be examined
by the prosecution, and they OF no great import
snse and IL IL expected the defence will finish to-
morrow or early next day, when the case will 60
before the committee for It's judgment. Whatever !.
may be the result here, the final verdict must be-