The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-12
[From the New York sun, Sept. 81
TEE JERSEY CIEN SCANDAL.
CIendenning's ErIenus vOrRIuy
Like Benyers-Ehe Crime Laid at
AnOthcr's DOOr-Thc Prospect Ave.
nue. Church's Prospects.

Bey. John S. Glendenning went from his
home in Summit avenue, Jersey City
Heights, yesterday to New York. 1t is be-
lieved that he still fears personal violence
from his neghbors. His friends are busy
collecting evidence, and are confident of
presenting testimony before the Presbyteyy
next month that will not alone acquit the
pastor, but staytie the community. They
profess 10 have information which couples
poor Mary Pomeroy with her cousin, who
formerly lived with Mrs Miller on Van
Reypen avenue. The story is dlscredited
by this cousins friends, who say that it is
another dodge of Glendenning's friends to
save the minister.
The scandal is not without its effect on
the Prospect avenue church. The roll is
rapidly diminishing, AMI many of the most
influential members have signltied their in
tention of withdrawing. On the first of
October the quarterly payments for pew
rent and dues will have To be met, and al
ready notices have been sent by many OF
those holding seats that they will be COM
PEELED by sense of duty ami honor to quit
the church. The lady superintendent Of
the Sunday school, who lives in Van Rey-
pen avenue, has already rendered her resig-
nation. 4 gentleman connected with the
church said that be believed the church
authorities were inclined to rid themselves
of Glendenning, but could not act summar-
lily without indirectly sustaining the charges
against him, at once damaging the reputa-
ton of the church. Many of the congre-
CATION who lean toward the pastors innO-
still hpliatrp that lao Shnpl1 bnNn made
| public statement as soon as the charges
were made, and in doing SO would have
saved the reputation Of the church.
Hon. Charles II. Winfield, counsel Tor
Glendennng, said to II San reporter yester-
day that he should personally see that all
the persons composing the indignation
meeting held at Mcpherson hall are in
dcted. He was confident that every man
would be convicted Of conspiracy and sent
to state prison The counsel was silent on
the question of libei suits, and it is believed
that the intention, if any existed, has died
out
Ex-Mayor Benjamin F. Sawyer and ex-
Judge Ranken, who were the leading
speakers at the Mcpherson hall meeting,
were retained rs counsel yesterday by j l..
Nutter, who on Saturday charged John
Gordon, Glendenning's bordsman, and Jas.
Dunn, win chueAVollng 10 get nm 10
swear that he was the father of Mary
Pomeroy's child. The counsel say they
will have Dunn and Gordon indicted for
subordlnation and perjury.
Mr. Dunn says OF Mr.. Nutter's allegations.
Those who know me in this and other
communities, as well as the reasonable and
fair-minded among those to whom am not
personally known, will hardly share in the
belief that l urged him 10 make false
statement"
Mr.. Nutter still maintains, however, that
| if he had gone to Counsellor DiXons resi-
dence, as he was urged to do, the men en-
gagged in the conspiracy would have secnr-
ed such paper from him by threats that
would probably have aided in making the
case against Glendenning less clear.