The New York herald., 1874-10-24
THE GLENDENNING TRIAL.
Mary Pomeroy's Confession to Mrs.
Graves and Mrs. Wilson.
REV. Mr.. TUNISONS DENUNcIATlONS.
What Glendenning Said to Elder Howell
About the Presents.

bytery and a large audience.
Mrs. Sarah Graves, on crosse xaHnin ation testi-
hed-wnen asked Miss Pomeroy why she allowed
Mr.. Glendenning TO be so intimate with her, she
answered. IL loved him so he vas minister. ana
! thought he would not desert me; on, God how
conld he desert me sol have slnned fallen and
suffered, and now he has deserted me;n sne said
Ihis distinctly; Mr.. Glendenning, IN my
Judgment sought after Miss POmeroy rather
than she after MIN, and / can prove
this: on the Fourth OF July last went
with Miss Pomeroy and Others to see the fireworks
IN Bergen square on the way home Mr.. Glenden
ming met Us, saving that ne had been uptown on
AN errand and that accounted for his being
late; told him We were going home and he said
that II we had no objection he would accompany
us; he walked with Miss Pomeroy, and when they
got as far as my gate ! asked them In. but he de-
cned, saying ne was going TO spend that night
with Mary; saw them parting and he kissed her;
saw him leave her at one O'Clock In the morning;
III walked on the grass past my house.
Mrs Graves tnen recired MISS Pomeroy's account
THE PISTOL SCENE,
which was corroboration oI the testimony already
gwen, and continued:-when Miss Pomeroy spoke
about the name she would give the baby sug-
pested the name "Eia;n the child was named
ELLA Stuart Gendenning;" Mary said the last
name was after the father; when she showed me
her engagement ring she told me not to say any
thing about n; never saw any other gentleman
visit her during the time MI. Glendenning
was paying attention to her; she explained
TO me the meaning or her statement,
.'Glen,, have deceived you, 1t Is yours" on the
night Glendenning was arrested; she meant that
she had told the secret after her solemn promise
TO keep 1t; she was so scared she hardly knew
what sne was saying: Mr. Gendenning gave her
santa ch NM lr
had paper regularly sent her, for which he sno-
scriDed ! felt very uneasy one night because Mr..
Giendenning remained so long with Mary; got
up, looked out OF the window and saw q light in
Mr. Miler's parlor; saw her pun down the
shade and the lights were Immediately put
out; the place remained dark about
twenty minutes; never knew Mary to
keep company with other gentlemen sne told me
that when Mr.. GlendennIng was giving her the
presents he said that she might as wen have the
presents then as she would get them some time.
The witness then related the circumstances at
tending the deathbed scene, which was confirma.
ttQn Of the testimony already given, and added,
'Aiter Justice Aldrdge went out Mary looked at
Mrs. Miller and sald,
TAKE CARE OF MY CHILD"
she seemed an nxous for Judge Adridge's return
saw the light turned down a great many times in
Miss Pomeroy's parlor while Mr.. GlendenDing was
there; spoke to my daughter about 1t, but never
mentioned it to MARY.
MIS- Caroline D. Wilson testifed-I knew Miss
Pomeroy alter she was pregnant; knew her
parents well when they lived in ovid; Mary went
to i've with Mr.. MnIer's family because she could
not agree with her stepmother; her mother died
in childbirth; can speak positively about her
daughter; sue was always considered an honest,
upright girl, Just and truthful In everything
when first discovered Nary's trouble was sent
for TO come to Mr.. Mlller's house; / found Mary
crying: she said ro me, .'Oh. this is dreadful,
dreadful; nobody knows how bad feel" asked
her who was the cause OF her trouble, and she
answered that IL John 5. Gendennlng; she
4 SAID that she asked MIN what she should DO with
the baby, and he said. ''oh, we can put II in a
basket and leave 1t on somebody's stoop;'' Mary
yielded TO his wishes because he said, "Wny, Mary,
.e YOU'RE MY LITTLE WIFE,
she expressed deep sorrow when she spoke to me
and was deeply grieved because she brought Mr..
MIller's family into so much trouble; spoke to
her AFTER ner confinement and she said she did
not believe she would live long; she told me that
rne paper she gave 10 Mr.. Glendenning was in
tended 10 exonerate him; told her that would
not give paper TO any man living II he wronged
Wsat Won Would do # yon nao cSo p,sto p presented
TO your head ~ believe she told the truth; she
sald 70 me, II don't know anything about any
other man llviIrY than John > Glendenning;" Hne
said this very empnaticaly and in loud tone.
When Mr.. Dodd commenced the cross-examina-
tion. she said sne was not ashamed OF her b1si-
ness, saying, q keep eentee boarding house,
Mrs. Agnes Miller testified that she had known
MISS Pomeroy for sixteen years. and never knew
anything improper IN her conduct; she was very
amaole girl; she told witness she was engaged to
Mr.. Glendenning used TO see Mr.. Clendenning
and Mary come out OF the church together long
alter the congregation was dismissed.
q. Did Mary ever tell you who was the father OF
the child A. Why never doubted that Glenden.
ming was the father OF the child GLaugnter.)
witness further stated tnat one occasion
Glendenning and Mary remained together so long
In the church after Sabbath school that MIR. Miller
Church and Kick them OUT He over 10
DIR. John b. Burdett examined-I did not know
Miss Pomeroy; attended her during her last
OF tue neghbors, more particularly that OF Mr..
Metz; expected that sne would recover; she got
up TOO soon and she got cold, but that was not the
cause OF her dangerous Illness;
ANXIETY OF MIND
hastened 1t; she died Of congestion OF the lungs ;
she was perfectly rational; both lungs were in
volved in the congestion: did not tell Mr.. Dunno
that her mind was wandering.
Rev. Mr.. Tunison examlned-I am minister OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church; became ac-
quainted with Miss Pomeroy on the sabbath before
y her DEATH never knew ner before; went TO see her
at the solicitation OF Mr.. Metz who said that Efforts
had been made 10 secure the attendance OF minis
ters OF her own Church, but IN vain the excuse
was that they were absent rom the city: she was
in sinking state and II was evident that she re-
4 tlon; her first statement TO me that she had
sadly fallen, but she expressed positive conn-
and / could not DOUBT her sincerity
she made no statement as 10 the cause OF her con-
ulUOn. prayed Win ner, she expressed nef graf
itude and entreated me TO repeat my VISIT
called on her three times; feel u due TO myself
TO say that in all these visits l never questioned
Miss Pomeroy in regard to
THIS TERRIBLE AFFAIR:
during my third visit, just before her death she
used the following words, which wrote down
lest should forget them :-'I said to Mr.. DunLs
on sunday. and now say to you. that Mr.. Glen
deDnlng, and ne alone, Ia the iather oil my child
TINS say 10 your presence, and cali God 70 wit
ness that speak the truth;v she was remarkably
4 calm; she SAID she had made great EFFORT TO re.
gam nod " Christ, and that mold had been re-
ments.
ON cross examination he sad:-I saw Miss
Pcmeroy ABOUT two hours before her death ; her
manner impressed me wish the truth oil her state
mehtsi especially when she knew she was ABOUT
dying, ana SAID so IN 80 many words: warned
her especially against ialsenood on tnis point
toid her tnat absolute truth was Indispensable II
she would regain her hold on Cod.
u Dld you believe IN the truth OF her state
mentsY a. | VIII answer that II 1t be proper