Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-20
Glesdenstax-s statement.


though the SienfeLnins case has len tba
eeS .esl os =. coaxt, 80 far - the public are
,onctrred the testimony has not At been taken
TIE commission, consisting OF the Rev Nessrs
Fisler, EGdy snd Martin. met ~ the rsSj se,,,.
O. Rev. MT. French lss' evening tO take H. 49,
Iugny IN rebuttsl Tor the prosecution. Connsel
or both sides. - well - Glendeunins We
present The following is the testimony. 4 haf
COZ vrrsation with Glendenning the dav After
his arrest in regard 60 this case; the coaverss
With bm on the 2sta or Jsiy: refsreSos sss
made 20 The Iresgnts he made II - Pomerav.
be said be gave her the watch. he SAD he al
no. give her the ing; SAID | Was - glsi. for
RiN@ A. SYMBOLIC.
he said that he gase her the watch on the anni-
NtIsarH Ct her uuiiipg With the church. when
ssl'o hiio y N be gave her the watch he said
Was ~ encourage her In a life OF tirtae that
she had bsd
sIIrs AND FALLs:
unc eis'o cod tom the tenor O. the talk that she
had corhded tc Mr.. Giendenuiug her story. AMI
that IN friend linsss hc hsd eouEAt O., helm b.r-
' mean IN tight cudcsvOr, Rev. Mr.. Moore snd
had seNerAl oouVtrsStions an regard 10 the
pes uts; Mr.. Moore told re uTsi Whst No.
TOW testified 10, m the first couv1rS.tiol he sata
that Nj. Gleudsnnirg told him ttfaf Re rsye
Miss Poneroy the watch he said subSequentiy
that Nr. Glendeuntrg eSp sued the matter ~
h ~ H. ole OF purchase ~ request OF Ms Icr,-
eroy; called Mr. MOore's attention ~ 49, -,
ct, psncy, aid asked . m - bring u % AIR.
GlsLdenuing's notice; Mr.. Glcnsennins
NEvER MADE ANY EXCLAMATION
70 re, hCr Oid hr Moore, on II g. Gicudruuing's
behalf, nor 10y authority of Mr. tieudpunif,y.
Mr.. Moore told Mr.. e. ieudenuink thsf nv fnint
was lsborirg On that Ioiut. sud urgei him %
see me, nevers9w Mr.. q lCndeuning II srv other
time, only saw him the three times above men
TONED. IN consequence of
THE plsCKPrkNCY
i aSkcu Nj bunue (fhe elder tn recar- 10 fhe
mstter; be tod ne that Mr. Gleudrnuing told
I'm he gave Mis- fomsroy TIE watch, the rea-
soN asked tim wSs because Z knew he was in
Tie coz tGence OF Mr.. Cl-udenuin.: Mr. Dame
sFoHE Po-lrtvELY
on the matte, lie aid not kuoN al the time. a.
lar IS l am aware, that there vas anv ltssrep-
sncy In Mr.. GlehdeuuinE's state rnrnf- rsy.rt
lng the watch on the evening after the ARES.
Mt Gienoenning referred 60 paper or papers
be had In his possession, he did not Offer - aho
10 q me or Mr.. HslOwell. he teIt Al l,sT,rs
h'm and read, a. supposed, part OF a sentence
IN these words, {" Mr.. tiieudenning has alu,,x-
ptoNel 20 me gentleman and CHRISTIAN he
ClC not read al ali IRON
TIE FIRsr PACE
hoI Go ne Say any thing about 70, think IL was a
fGu sheet OF commercial note; in speaking
about the watch MT. Gleudenning did not ytys
any detailed explanation of Miss Pomerog's
slips and falls.
on cr9ss-exsmlnatiou be testified. u went.
on @ ne - h OF July, among other things, 70 ask
shout the presents; tie reason why { ala ask
drect questions IN regard q the matter s.s
that Mr.. Glendenuing
DID NOT VOLUNTEER
any confidence or Information. exnected thea,
aud, being disappointed, teit hurt; Mr. Moore
cd Tot state 10 me whv Mt Hlendeugfny tuaIe
TIE second explanation in regard TO tue watsh,
but stated that Miss POmeroy had paid hln SIs
on account, and that he wsited awhile for the
balance; Ineanwhile he purchased the cham AZ
her reGuest; aud when he gave the chain 20 her
he foresve her the balance on tie WAtca: 50
licitcd aTeconcilistloEo OF the statements through
tiOn 10 il;
FELT DsVPLY WOUNDED
by NT. GieUdoEnmg's treatment OF one: he few
70 ne as a brother - a brother ia trouble. ala
@ hot asE nm &c read any more OF that paper, be-
80. .aase ga Naltlhg tor hlm 70 volunteer the IN
ioTniauoL; broke the iuiOI nation % his mo-
ther aid sister ~ has request las reserve IN ths
matter med int nt0uaI,
The commiss. on vi meet again TO hear re-
Dutting test mouN On the part OF rhs defence
ne action OF tie PresoyteTy an shutting ont
EEECTTISg TB,FIM bRY
'h 'he part OF Vie Prosecution Il CO nmente on
very Ireeiy, and is hkely, iB certain cJntin-
gency, 20 provoke al agitation OF the c 4se anew
an a conversation with Mr.. Miller aud hi.
brother, yesterday, tGe Herald Representatives
Was Informed that they VIII procure the All Ia
1T of all the parties relied on by the p-0sseu
non IN reeutting the testimony TOR the defence
ana have Them pu biIshed, tnus completing the
work LETT Unfinished. Dr. Riggs, for the prose-
culion, announce that they reseTye tie right 20
enter
AwRITTEN PROTEST
ag einst tue acton Q; tie pTe-bytery IN shutting
out rebUttl-g testimony. but h. has 40. vet en-
'eTed lhe protest. IL II believed that he viii DO
20 at the heNt session, which will be secret
one hundred copies OF the entire testimony in
among The members OF the presbytery. Each
memhCr viii pay for copy about g. and in thts
Say the cOst ct the printing will be defrayed.
ILe summing up by The counsel and the pres
hytery viii occupy four days, and at the close
TIE verdict will Dc giyen.-N y. Herald, l9a.
FAMILY DESTROYED BY A PRAIRIE FIRE.
From MIR. A. h. johnson, who arrived in thls
ci'y fom Lincoln, Nebraska, YESTERDAYS after
noon, says tie Leavenworth fines we learn
he particulars OF one OF the most horrible
. fg We han haev
For tie past two weeks prairie fires have been
raging through that section OF country aud de-
snoying everything in their way. on last
Wednesday family named HetndOn, who lived
about nine miles from the county seat were
oyertaken by one OF these tires, aud all perishec
except the father, who succeeded in reaching a
~ I'sk' t, ana thereby saved his life. The story,
as MI Johnson gets Il from Herndon, j. as fol-
iows:-On last Wed nesday morning Herndon
discovered the grass 10 be on tire al some dis
tsnce from his hoRse, but thinking nothing OF
II at the time, did not pay any attention 70 il
although bis wife called his attention 70 il
several times during the fore part Of the day
heavy wind sprung NJ Immediately after
olnneT, ana vas blowing the ire directly to-
ward hls house, and he then felt that his dan
ger was Imminent ana concluded 70 start with
out delay. wO-horse wagon was soon got
ready and they started 10 escape the devolr-
ing element, ,hey being about ten miles In sd
vance OF the ire. But along toward evening
the wind increased to a hurricane and the
lanes were rapids advancing on the doom Il
sgeabie and were as likely 20 start back in the
path OF the IRE a. not. Whstever was 20 be
cone must be done quickly; aud seeing he
could no longer control the team he told his
family 10 alight from the wagon and run for
their lives. But the FIRE being quicker than
they, first overlook Mary, the daughter. aud
she soon perished. In q few moments the
clothes of Mrs. HeFndcn had taken nre ana
death soon came 10 her relief. The father stIU
kept on, but finding that he could not save him.
self ana hls youngest child, which he held IN
bic arms, be concluded TO abandon the child
which was soon wrapped in the arms OF death
Ihus freed from ali enc1mbrances, he soon
reached The creek, and throwing himself into
the water, saved his lie. Imsgi ne the feeling
Of The broken be6Fted fathel n gO.nr back
ftef tn ore lad passed, ana gathering up the
blackened and CbsTred remains Of those whom,
ne had loved 70 dearly. We hope we nav
never be called upon TO chronicle such a hoTri-
bic atair again.
IsR 1oNKERs CoRPsE MTsrRGg-4a Tsee.
pected fthG'e 70 ne Sad ig0ir- Deakh a. Length
ttdims tftS O'cn.-ln the case OF Bertha Muller,
the little girl Al hOnkers. Westchss cOanry
W n 4 vNaz zCrr. -, A.. III -