The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-13
yHEBALTIM0RE SCANDAL
TRIAL OF REV. DIR. HUSTON
BEFORE THE METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
HIS STATEMENT OF THE CASE
HE DENIES THE SERIOUS
CHARGES BROUGHT
AGAINST HIM
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial,

WARRESToS, VA, March s.-The case
OF the Rev. DIR. Huston, against whom
there are grave accusations, came up this
morning, after the usual Introductory ex-
ercises had been concluded. Bishop Paine
announced that the regular order of bust.
ness would be proceeded with, the twenti-
eth question THE character of l.. d.
Huston, East Baltimore Dstrict-Is there
anything against him. "
The Presiding Elder, the Rev. Samuel
Rogers, rose and said "The Conference
Is aware that grave rumors affecting the
character of DR.. Huston have been widely
circulated. Inc occurrences which gave
rise to them took place during my absence
from the city. When | returned. on Mon.
day evening, found that DR.. Huston had
made his arrangements for leaving the city.
lie went away on the following Wednes-
day, and there was no time or opportunity
for making an investigation before his de-
parture.
Bishop Paine-Dr. Huston is here him
| self. Has he any remarks to make at this
stage of the proceedings?
DIR. Huston stepped for ward TO the space
In front of the secrctary's desk, and facing
tho conference spoke few words in a sin.
| gularly calm and unembarassed tone. He
said that beyond what the presiding elder
! had already stated, he had but two remarks
TO make, and they did not relate to the AVA
anche of anguish that had come unon
him, bat to the circumstances under which
he left the city. When the slanderous
story was first made public, there was an
| instinct that prompted him to save his
wife and daughter froIn the modification
and sorrow that il would bring upon them.
and for that reason he thought best 10
take them beyond reach Of the SANDER
90 breath and then, warming up into
TO-. lining OF his accustomed glow of feel
, haSn,a ~ eohunued IL shall wait until |
i teroua Oeon iS'iy indicated before this con-
:. dsv 90 ,n a"u rom that hour until the last
man W. III, shail be in pursuit of the
with shame ana ~ ,nW daughters check
heart mat wife to the
= Ut Huston went on 10 saw n.,,
T. Sept an the slanderous stories 10y ne had
u from his family, and they knew o rd
;" 9. the,n unit last week. 4 friend wr;,;ng
ic nm Meihphis to them mentioned ,has
,r my 40 not believe them" said n,
huston, "and in their presence I La, ~, vi
a my accusers, rs do now 'eneu AL
-, lie then asked leave 10 recall ho,.
~ OF withdrawal, which has been n 'Ie .e''er
ir s"e l mana, OF the Presiding Elder He
he ,S'a Una, II had been drawn up by a bro,h
et and he had signed his name ~ !, V unao'
&c fect is'"nces that did not permit due uIy'
20 DIR. Mu M" n, Huston had resumed his sea,
, matter be feserr oss :, and moved that tn,
" OF the East Baltimore Di.,r g1,a'hg Elder
y, strnctlons TO call court ana with in
an Immediate and thorough inr psoGeed tC
Dr' Munsey said, in corrobora,ion' y, ITO
DR.. Huston had stated, that b y, ~ha
u Munsey) and Mr.. Mugruder had sdvHi UT
as him (Dr. Huston) to leave TIE CITY
h. A question was here asked a. TO whs,ho
= the trial by the Church must await IN
e. issue ola civil trial likely to be institute
ne Bishop Paine replied there could be n