The New York herald., 1874-09-01
GLENDENN1NG IN COURT.
The Case Dismissed Tor
Lack of Evidence.
moters OF the Indignation Meet
ing To Be Indicted.


ing To Be Indicted.
The long expected appearance OF the Rev. Joha
S. Gendenning before legal tribunal to answer
to the serious charge against him took place yes
terday. Justice AidrdRe's Court was crowded.
The rush LOT admittance was 80 great that q
special squad Of police was detailed to keen order
on the street. Ten O'Clock was the hour nxed.
but Glendenning did not appear till quarrer-past
ten, when he entered the court room vita
MS counsel Mr.. Winfield. He smiled
and seemed happy as he apsed into seat Then
he occupied himself with reading one of the morn.
ing papers, apparently Indifferent to the proceed
ings. Justice Aldridge put the usual formula. .Is
Mr.. Glendenning In court 2" This interrogatory
was responded to by ex-Mayor Sawyer, who said -
"If 1t please Your Honor appear for the brother
and relatives Of the deceased, Mary E. Pomeroy."
ment. Mr.. winfield objected, but the o6iectlon
was overruled and the document was read =
n.,. - JERSEY sss.,, C.rI, August 81. 1874
In the matter Of the pon FOR basardy instituted
Sy By Raef s ns
aS the Of ss s% Sphn win aSoS shs
nsa , and which sasmnati1On . mats was adjodrnsd
ateS pace and the mohsf has ssh Since sa:
and that too before she had suiSsnty IecSyersd 6s
her sM
he irsI ssS D;S;sSSacn sepssaasaos
:sa SasrSs an .ps.ss ss g:
and Mr. I Dudsy as the could A %pdes e:
q
he desired iu s5,s%nson to have waived ne matter
AND nn a % rgs
Voluntary dying possvs and clear as they
M as Ss her hd
n ana ws % oa s as sTs 70 % in win
may q avoid the a q
nnocehcs netEsr does It relieve him from The odan
the accusation has cast upon him
By his counsel, B. F. SAWYER
MI. sawyer stated that Mr.. Pomeroy did not do
sire to prosecute the case because it was Likely to
cost more than the allowance for the support OF
m the sd abs BY the e. city He was Wiling
would bring the case, however to another court.
Mr.. Winfield lnterposed here and SAID that his
INSIST that the case should proceed. He charac-
terized the men who organized the Indignation
meeting as set Of lunatlcs, and he would take
care that they be brought before the Grand Jury
to be indicted for conspiracy. Counsel here waxed
meeting must be indicted" he numbered out. the
defence had abundant evidence that Mary e.
Tr dgng was M In THIS
Piled The following statement was then pre-
sented:-
% he ssy pons The
declare that she, with consciousness that she was
sss u ~ ~ ss @
sS Aas Down
there @ sfys been many things against
aeM s as I M tos sgn o Gs & a has ns
sui denies no one else the father that
him. but now not; he may have papers but shss
she sank into that sleep Nat FnSS; VSTG
Mrs CLINTON w. CoNGER
Mr.. Winfield returned to the charge and Glen
denning smiled. Counsel said:-'GlendennnR
lives at the iqrther side Of yonder bridge. The
the bridge, and the evidence Will be forthcoming
The following communication from Mr.. Dudley.
Overseer Of the Poor, was then presented
JERSEY CITY, August 81. 1874
SIR have received an ociaI notice from you to ap
IN or The ne % x Of ss On s
ps hs % o 3:
the above complaint warrant was issued. John 8.
aSnSI and save bonds Sas%nity as OsS.s city
n iaaa M @ uD
DSIt q ssid child . snq as 4 Ia: in no WY become
spDIsssSa cI rial: !hs civ has Clam
Sa IN e m aSs Spes s 81 v me 6
Of bis accnser Mary pomeroy we are deprived Of our
o
Ss s city to the costs OF an examina-
r. G. DUDLEY, Overseer of Poor Of Jersey City.
The following afndavits were also handed tn:-
"A copy of the original afhdavit Of the Nin
Mary T: p9meroy charging g1lg John s. Glendenning a.
Hudson eoa"iy =" The Voluntary examination Of Mary
woman. Ssksp On osth before me: Tnoms: 2iasdss:
:s :ss Ss x: ms asw as @ d:s :s & sa .sa es
is likely to be born bastard and to be chargeabie to
ssS ss S;s$;Sa
TAKEN and signed on the day and year above written
before Thomas AdrdRe, Justice Of the Peace tie
aforesaid county.
State of Jersey, Hudson Courty, Jersey ty Mrs.
Victor C. Reeve Mrs. Clinton W. Conger and willard e.
Dudley beng severay duly sworn each for herself and
the deathbed correctly stated and portion
the embraced within the quotation marks
are her exact and dying words taken down In our pres
OF August Is74-JosKPa q. ALpnIDGK, Notary Public In
the City of Jersey City, In the county and state aors
said
Thomas Aldridge, Justice of the Peace within tho
county of Hudson and state aforesaid do hereby certify
relating 70 Mary i. Pomcroys dying declaration s
OF the aforesaid parties in the very language
used by her. and was her own voluntary statement
within few minutes Of her her decease e n.,nop ,
discharged the bondsmen. Three OF the spectators
shook hands with Glendenning and congratulated
him on the result. Ex-MayOr Sawyer has prepared
the papers In the to be presented to the next
Grand Jury. Glendenning's counsel, on the other
hand retaliates by thr eatening 10 sue for libel and
SANDER.
CITY HALL GOSSIP
Yesterday morning A. W. Smith, successor to