Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-30
The IIendenninr Case

oPKNINe FoR TaE pKFENCE-CoNIsCrr KaL
kviDAEcE AsDrcEn To ErEAcH May
PNNERON'e = CHARACEER
The thirteenth dave proceeding In this ~ a
wEs opened by Rev. Nr. FISHER. of .Fersfg &. -.fr.
who asked tor divine sic O. ialse ri sht'v ln t6a
rssP. Before the eNsmiuauon Dr. I aanrle. Oh
behalf Of the prosecution. Alluded 60 tie A.
tlaust manifested on the preceding dsF. a1d
said be would move % exclude ~ bar members
Of - IIe bytsTy and the representatives o. Tie
press IN case it Wa renewed.
Ihe defence msde no formsl opening. AMI
called Miss Jennie Doggett the nrst witness.
She testined~ that Mary met her on Prospect
avenue one day last Snmmer, aud asked her lf
" VA n ae che " - engaged 20 Mr.. Glendcn-
hlhe; Mary SAID the wSs very sorry taSt -
much TAX bad been made about the matter.
there " - nothing more between her shd Nr.
Glendenning than there was between HIN and
t.e witness, Miss Annie NJ. BroSn tes'iaea
thAt hsTy Pomeroy t0lU her she never had an
engagement ring, she was not engaged.
VARY wore wstCh last winter. and told Wit-
ne>e that i came frOm Michigan. ana witness
supposed II came from her brother IN Michl-
gar, witness had noticed that Mary remained
come times alter the services. but could not sav
that Mt Glendening remained, because witness
AlwayS left the church soon ss service was over.
Mrs Ellen CsiTne, 81 old lady, " A. next ca fl-f
sId Mr. Wal, for the defense, stated that shs
MAS called % testify that she knew Mary Poms-
roy, snc % tell " hat she knew an relati6u 70 he
character Tor truthfuiuess and moie-tv, an .
the general deme amor Of Glend snulna aud Ma
Pomeroy when In company. The witness tee =
htd thst Mary Joined ladies' sacirty and ~
formally received ~ a member. but soon afte
when called upon. Mari Aeuioa that she n.
Joined the society, on another occasion witness
gave uum ber OF concert tickets % N ary sn .
sCme tine after asked her " she uaI sold aBv 70
them. Mary said sh. hal sold them Nli. in Frb-
IuSry isst, when called uroB Tor the none 81
Mary rei ar ned a. the tickets, ln the ladies' So
Cltty Nary vas selected 20 collect money from
the gentlemen. ~ she VS. best guahded, n1t
beiuR d'ftdent IN suy Nay, aud slWAys maktuE
herself agreeable ~ the gentlemen. or one Oc-
ession the witness called ~ Mrs. Miller : house
ara m conversation in relation a. the common
Ak shout the engagement, witness told Mrs.
Miller that n Mary would 20 home from church
Ike any other lady the talk would soon cease. IN
the opinion OF tue witness Mary sought after
Gltn0enniog' on one occasion Glendenning
vent home with Mics Clinton, aud Mary waited
at the gate Tor him 20 come out IN order % have
hiTu so home with her, which he did. AZ go
ClocE. the witness gave number OF instances
where Mary had sought the accused.
Ma. Horace Dean, dentist, and superinten-
dent OF rhe sunday school in GleudenniuR's
church, testified that MARY Was q teacher IN Tue
sShooI, s, ne hsa not noticed anything peculiar iR
Glerdennings manner; he often noticed that
Mary remained behind after school, ne thought
that Mary had more consultations y ith Glenden-
hing than was necessary, snd had frequently
remarked u 20 bis wife and Others he had a high
opinion OF Mr.. Glendenuing. snd 10 relation %
the accused be thought that Gleudenniug uSs
as pure IN his conversation as a woman, aud he
would nave no hesitation In leaving him alone
with his wiiei witness thought that tflendenning
tried To avoid meeting Mary, but refused 70 tel
nov he knew ~ the impression WAS general I'm
the congregation thatthere WAS an iutimscy be-
tween the accused snd May; some thought that
the accused sought Mary, but these were not ss
rule those who were acquainted with the cir
cumstsnces, Mary ferced herself on Glenden-
ming, and be could lot escalse in = gentlemAnlg
manner be thought that Mary had made M her
mind TO maTTy Gtendenning, and Wa using All
mt Hts which women generally Use shen they
have passed the age during which tbey are
sought after, he thought that GIendenuiug was
nor familiar with the usages OF society and At
ulpufed it 20 the fact that be had ALWAYS lived
sith his mother and sister, even while in col
lege: De thought tDat lt was patent 70 al oh
servers THAT GleudeunIug was sought alter hy
Msry PomeTOY. At the Ciuse OF his testimony
Mr.. bod stated that he had surnFnaped a mum,
beI OF witnesses, but IL bad not been Convenient
Tor them 20 attend AZ present. He therefore
asked for an adjournment % allow the defence
20 zee them AMI get them ready FOR TO-DAY. The
question was decided in the Affirmative anf tie
Pre- s0ytery sdjourned.-N. T. RspuJfis, 29h.