Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-29
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
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BEECHER- -TIToN.
Once more, please. l must give you
the drift ofOpinion here concerning this
Brobingdignagian scandal-take that as
my excuse. At this time the tide is set.
ting strongly against Theodore, and $50
tickle IS public opinion) were the verdict
to be made up to-day it would be terribly
against him. Beecher's statement has
been read and re-read, and the wonderful
adroitness with which he makes his case
and the magnificent style of his defence
have had their proper effect. Half the
people to-day will say that Beecher has
acted foolishly, not criminally that Til
ton is either monomaniac or designing
villain e; that Elizabeth, his wife, is pure
and much abused woman; that Moulton
is cold, black hearted black mailer, and
so forth and so on.
But in the meantime Tilton's lawyers
are ready TO commence suit against
Beecher for seduction, and the facts in
the case will he made public, and curiosi-
ty will be satisfied. People whose in
terest it is not to testify. aud who cannot
be compelled to testify before. church
committee, will find itqulte different when
hauled up before court of justice and
put upon their oaths Wait. good peo-
pie, wait Theodore sticks close to his
house, and refuses to nswer any ques-
tions. He is, he says, biding his time.
And while am on the subject of
CLERICAL SCANDALS,
the worst one las recently come to light
in Jersey City, A very popular clergyman
named Glendenning being the alleged
cause. A beautiful girl named Mary
Pomeroy, an orphan, residing with her
cousin, was engaged to be married to
Glendenning, who was her pastor. Some
weeks ago she confessed to her aunt that
she vas about to become a mother, and
after long entreaty named Glendenning as
the author of her shame. She stated that
when her condition became known she
entreated Glendenning to fulfill his prom
Use, but he put her off Finally he came
to her one night and told her that expos
ure was ruin to him, and that she must
give him paper relieving him of-any
connection with the matter. He threat
ened her with pistol, and she acceded.
Getting this paper. he refused to marry
her. Last week the child was born, and
on Monday poor Mary Pomeroy, ruined
and heart broken, died. On her death
bed she made the statement she had made
before. The funeral was one of the lar
gest ever known in Jersey City. The
beauty and sweetness of the girl, and the |
peculiar circumstances of her death crea-
ed terrible excitem ent If Mr.. Glen
lenning is not lynched, it will be because
he wiser and cooler men, who would /
ave law take its proper course, are 10
uch majority as TO be able TO control
le more excitable. But what punish
lent can the law infict upon such
Ian He is rs truly the murderer of
Larry POmeroy as though he had shot
er.
And when one thinks of such occur
'nces, and thinks of the inadequacy of
le laws, grave doubts arise as to wheth-
; doubled barreled shot-guns are not
sther good institutions after all. All
lat can be done with the Rev. Glen
enning is to compel him to support the
hid