Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-03-06

and darkness, save as the Waterman
tramped around it and the gas-lamp on the
street corner threw fiickerlng shadows up
on it's brown sides.
A DEACON OF THE CHURCH
informed the Chimes reporter on Tues
day that the charges would be completed
that evening and passed upon by the board
| that copy of them would be sent to MI.
Mccarthy on yesterday, that he might
know whereof he was accused, and have
! opportunity to prepare his defence before
the converting of the council on Friday
4 To ascertain if the programme had been
carried out as given, the reporter
CALLED ON MIR. MCCARTHY.
and was, as ever, cordially received by the
man who "dotes on reporters" though he
holds that as inte1rieUers they are liable to
sometimes ssslip upn--if anybody knows
the translation for those words.
Reporter: Have you been notified OF the
call for a council to try you, Mr.. McCar-
thy
Mr.. Mccarthy : No I should not have
known that there was to be a council but
for what the 'sTimes'' told me this morn
ing.
Reporter: Have you received a copy Of
| the charges which are to be preferred
against you ?
Mr.. Mccarthy No. [ have been wait
ing for them all day, and wondering what
on earth they could be. / have been con-
occurring everything my imagination could
suggest, and have allowed fancy to ny till
she is exhausted. What do you think they
will be, now
i The reporter confessed his inability to
answer questions, and especially questions
as to what church-folk would be likely to
90 or say.
MI. Mccarthy continued: nave oeen
told that the charges cover JWenCy-nVe
pages OF manuscript. NOW, WANT 10 ASK
you another question: HOW long a Time 40
you think man should nave 10 prepare ms Is
defence against twenty-five pages OIL
charges.
Reporter That depends much on the
nature and weight of the charges. With
your knowledge Of what they are likely to
be, what is your opinion
Mr.. Mccarthy Ishould think that three
othef CRIMINALS are. n very oog slloulu W
dealt with humanely. 1t couhcll con
venes, l snail treat It with respect. ~
matter II II be illegally cailed, IL Is not 10
blame TOT That. snail ask from u Time 10
answer the charges, ana also I, Ialr, open
trlal. IL must pc an open Jrlal, one at
Wnlch whoever desires can oe present. l
don t want to be murdered IN cellar. Let
1T all come out. Ii | nave done any1hlng l
want to know It, ana TO nave eVefypody
know IT.. ana II my prosecutors are guilty'
| mean to have the publlc know that' zoo.
tell you thefe VIII pc some revelations
haun in mind and who have made threats.
take the stand against me: l understand
that certain Woman-and you know her
l x | a L.
her come on the stand and say SO: linen L
will show who she IS, and what klnd OF a
creature it is that would swear my charac-
ter away. But must have time to get
ready for these things Have you seen the
charges?
The reporter expressed his regret that he
had not. A gentleman present said one of
the deacons had told friend of his. at II
O'Clock that morning. that the charges
/ were not filled out vet nor put in shape
He thought
/ o,r> ,>,,,1re,rr NV
THE DEAcoNs FOUND DiFfiooAth
in maxine them strong enougb.
~ l'Nl1 aS sf1 "a;d The ou,lie had heen
aaaa;ner1u o{ 3.si1 INV tbe annonncane
81 tbo ao,5,c;l in suHbe tTimas y and he
T., wv of ,,aaJ who n-ara ionlrin1 forward
A,iI Tr; =. Icy s dow Of evcitinn ayents He
w idos "a + @ That he had not been
no4;fad
iiosi n;a;+or s,,ooested tbat tho nnblica tiop
of tbo A afsai, had ca,'sed snch = stir as To
frio ~ tho deaoons Iast thew conld NOT
- COCO &c stro,,o &c tbav had led nao
n1a to evnect and that thav were hnntino
around fnr
r,v1np>cr
,fof,arthv witch Tknaw what thew
Woo mo ,fter I Perbans mioht helm them -
-, 49,. ~ 600 ..rhat tbov how'd tn hrinr
p ,,t +Hera e w ono thin~ wish Won wo,,Id
cav for mo IT was stated in a paner this
moornina That land nv friends did not want
an an ;nvastioation that if were reinstated
and ali -elassvs fiIIecJIng my CHARACTER
withdrawn I would resign. That is utter
Iy false. [ court an investigation. There
is only one thing they can say about me,
so far as I can imagine.
Reporter: And what is that =?
Mr.. Mccarthy: That I eat too much. /
admit sometimes do that. Do you know
any persons who will swear against me?
Reporter: Will you go to the church
again
Mr.. Mccarthy: thinknot [ have been
once and was not admitted, and that is
enough for legal purposes. If | were to go
TO the church on Sunday and attempt to
preach there would be fight, and the
house of God would be disgraced. No
Christian or decent person would induce
such a thing, but rather submit toa wrong.
oI eHsag5 - Ullo
own warfare. and men would only be an
interference