The New York herald., 1874-10-22
THE GLENDENNING TRIAL.
The Terrible Ordeal Through Which
Mary PomerOy Passed. er
sYOU WOULDN'T SHOOT MEw
Glendenning Identified at the
Clinton Place Asylum.

The trial OF the Rev. John 8. Glendenning was
resumed at Jersey City Yesterday, before the Pres
bytery. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Booth.
There was q large attendance Of ladies among tho
audience, many OF whom looked very youthful yet
1t would be ungenerOus TO suggest that their
curiosity tempted them to evade the twenty -ono
years OF age rule laid down by the Presbytery.
The crOss-examtnation OF Mrs. Miller by Mr. Dodd
was resumed MARY told me that when Mr. Glen
dennng made her swear on the Bible never to
reveal what had happened she meant to keep thss
oath she explained TO me how ne used the pistol:
she said ii was a short pistol and that he carried
1t in Q case; when he pointed it at her she said
"you wouldn't shoot me why you'd be hung for
murder;n ne answered, mo wouldn't
I'D KILL MYSELF FIRsr;n f3af er
Mary told me she Ihonght he would shoot herr
when asked her about her pregnancy di1n,t
threaten her; 1t took an hour to elicit the con-
fession told her l would rather lose my right
hand than have her accuse MIR. Glendenning
wrongfully. and begged Of her to tell me tho
whole truth: 1t was suggested to me to get Miss
Pomeroy married without publicity; the arrest
was distasteful to me, aud 1t was only proposed 70
arrest him II he refused to marry Miss Pomeroy:
Mary asked to have the child put out to nurse;
she did not take much notice OF 1T at first tho
ulhIEOu III tHC paw iui0At asylum POSt-
lively Identified Mr.. Glendenntng, and when she
did so she astonshed me: DR.. Hubbard seemed 70
be annoyed at the nurses Identification of Mr.
Glendenning, and he told her that she must
be careful, as she might have to swear to it; she
answered sharply, $50 will swear to IT." tho
Doctor's words In reference to the visit OF Mr..
Glendenning were, at strikes me that gentle
man answering that description was here about
six weeks ago in reference to the admission OF
Young girl whe ne said, was Ii troubles" the
child was named In baptism
.'ELLA STUART GLENDENNING;" !"
It was so named at Mary's request; she said to-
me. Whose name should l give 1t but les
farher'ssn she lived about three weeks and half
after the birth Of the child; when first chided
Mary about the frequency OF Mr. Gendenning's
visits and his late hours she made all sorts OF ex-
cuses she said that the rain prevented him from
going home before late hours many times; told
her to tell him II was not, right and thas
ne would think none the less OF her
for it; said that If she did not tell him would;
package OF letters that would clear him, asked
Mary II she had written any letters to him, ana
to notes sent ~ nm she DESTROYED ali the letters
he sent her, as she said he directed her TO do so
and that he would destroy hers; she never at any
time heGltated to tell who was the father Of her
Child but she hesitated TO tell the time OF the
duction; when asked her about the document
mTs
.IG were to be killed for 1t could not tell word
for word
/ asked her II she did not understand that his OBJ
ject WAS to use 1t against her; she said that sne
supposed he wanted It because he was AFRAID OF
getting into trouble on account OF ner talking 80
much about nim; (; she made her first confession to
me OF her trouble on Monday night 1atn OF July
last.
70 Rev. Mr.. Edwards-Mr. Glendenntng's mother
ana sister did not favor hts attentions TO Miss
Pomeroy, but never understood the reason why.
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nounced among our friends; we all talked aboutis.
but we did not give II any furtner publicity be-
men Of this church got talking Of ANYBODY they
would pick his or her oharoosor 70 pieces, NO mat
ter how g0o0 the person might be- -Qaughter)-I
asked Mary about the engagement, and she said
there was no day fixed for the marriage.
John 8 Glendenning was the father OF her child.
and never mentioned any other name as tho
father because nobody else ever paid any atten-
This was the conclusion OF Mrs. Miller's examlna-
MRS Juiia NJ Metz examined-I was q member
OF this congregation, and had charge OF the Sab
bath school, put gave II up; knew OF Mr.. Glen
Mlller's; saw him at Mr.. Miller's number OF
times; understood he went there to visit Miss
ing; was SO situated that had good oppor-
tunity TO know Of the frequency OF his visits; saw
Mss nar T Mas Ma
We'll but not very intimately; never heard any
thing against her character; never knew an Inn
~
was at parties she was more reserved than usual,
never knew anything against her character
this case with Mr.. Glendenning; saw ner every
day from the time OF Mr.. Glendenning's arrest till
she was taken sick; had conversations With her
truth, otherwise her trends could not help her;
her reluctance to tell the truth attributed to her
STRONG AFFECTION FOR MK- GLgNDENNING;
she told me without hesitation and without being
urged that Mr.. GIendenning was the author OF her
going on. and sne said. since last Tna sgivtng"
snc told me that If Mrs. Miller and mYself would
IL she then told us, after great effort tnat the
last Fourth OF July Q873) was the date; when We
spoke to ner iurther she gave as an excuse Il
brought paper to her one evening and asked
her TO sign IT.. she said she could not ~
him to read it himself, and ne DID so, after which
he ASKED her to sign she SAID she could not sign
that; be then took q pistol out OF his pocket and
compelled her to sign 1t; she said, "You don't
know
WHAT I HAVE SUFFERED FROM THAT MAN
for the past lew months;'' she distinctly mem
toned John s. Glendenning as the father OF her
child she mentioned no one else; l went with
the child taken there to be nursed br. Hubbard
did not Identity the picture Of Mr Glendennlng,
man - the doctor cautioned her to be careful and
she said she could swear TO Il; went second
s to s e ne s s
wanted the matron to make an am
davit or sign paper stating that our
rect, az great deai had been said about IL; de-
clned, as she said the doctors advised her to say
nothing further about the matter and great deal
had been published about IL In the papers; several
persons had called in relation to It but she declined
to see them all; party OF Rentlemen-Mr. Gienden-
ming being one OF the number-had called also.
and she said that she
RECOGNIZED HIN AT ONCE;
they desired to see her, but she declined, saying
she did not wish to 40 anything contrary 10 the
orders OF the doctors; remarked TO her that that
was very singular, as II she had come down TO sec
those gentlemen sne could tell that Mr.. Genden-
ming was the man and that would have settled the
question: reminded her that she had previously
identified the picture and she answered, "Ycs, /
did; Will not take back anything have said but
the ofcers OF the institution have positively for
bidden me TO say anything ABOUT It."
The witness related minuteiy the conversations
and incidents OF her visit. c0rr0borating the tes
mony already gwen by Mrs. Miller. Her direct
examination by the Rev. DR.. Rggs had Just con-
cluded when the hour OF recess arrived she viii
resume the stand for cross-examination this
morning.