The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-16
THE GLENDENNING TRIAL.
The Pistol Scene i'm the
Back ParlOr.
Confirmation Of Mr.. Miller's Story-The Loves Of
Glen" and "Mary'-"I We Are Found Out
Am a Ruined Mantle Tactics
Of the Defence Censured.

resumed at half-past one o'clock yesterday alter
noon. before the Jersey City Presbytery, In the
Second Presbyterian church.
Mr.. j. ). Miller resumed the witness stand and
testined Miss Pomeroy showed me her present
uhe engagement ung,, aud said, 'why this
means ousiness;n she answered, "Yes, he does
mean business.n
Counsel Tor the defence objected and the Mod
orator sustained the objection
DR.. Imbrie appealed froui the decision. He said
that II such ruling should stand and the line
OF testimony now being offered be regarded as
merely nearsay evidence aud tnadmiss.be as
direct testimony the prosecution might as well
stop. Mss Pomeroy was dead, and the
only testimony they could adduce would
be her reported conversations. They had
already decided by a solemn vote that they were
not to be governed oy the rules Of civil court.
Yet he iound that OBJECTIONS against a certain
class OF evidence were constantly springng up
They were sitting q body to get at the truth.
and they ought not TO be hampcred by technicali-
ties and frivolous objections.
The Moderator's decision was sustained. Or.
Imbrie then asked the Moderator what cOnsti.
tated testimony ID the case, as there was no use
IN proceeding lurther II all the testimony which
the prosecution held to be relevant and OF vitaI
importance were to be ruled out. The Mode arOr
replied that the Court would refuse TO accept
Miss Pomeroy's affidavits as testimony, but would
admit them as Information.
Rev. Mr.. Edwards said that the Moderator as.
sumed too much in making that sweeping dec'a-
ration In public. lie had not the right to declare
what constituted testimony. The Presbytery alone
had the right and they were fully competent to
control the matter.
After DEBATE which at one time promised to
continue the whole afternoon. counsel for the
defence withdrew their objections and Mr.. Miller
resumed.
Miss Pomeroy said to me, "Hs means business
and he intends to see you in few days; )" was
examining the ring az the time; there was some
inscription inside the ring, but don't know what
it was; II was either in Latin or French; have
not the ring now she said she gave 1t back to Mr..
Glendenning for the purpose or getting something
on It, or words to that effect; three or four weeks
after she showed me The ring; she said that Mr..
Gendennlng was very desirous to see me; IN.
ierred It was IN reference TO the proposed
for long time In the back pariOr with
the folding doors closed while we would be in the
0tuer parlor; ne would address her IN my hearing
as MARY she called him "Glen;n first became
cognizant OF the TACT that she was pregnant on
the Monday evening before Glendenniugs arrest;
consulted my lawyer and he advised me to go
and see Mr.. Gendennlng ana that perhaps ne
would come like man and marry her, but that IN
case ne refused had better be prepared; wo
had him first arrested on the charge OF bastardy
TO prevent his going away; when the officer ar
taking TO him in the parlor; asked Miss Pomeroy
IN his presence whose child that was and she re-
replied, Mary you Wouldn't say SO ii It were not
for the present surroundings" or words TO
ISas he SAID 70 Mr.
that he was sorry to see him in such . situation;
Giendenning replied, keep your sympatnics to
yourself for you will need them more than will be.
lore we get out OF this thlng'' Miss Pomeroy told
me that when he attempted the seduction she re-
fused, and he SAID 1t was oil right, that they would
soon be man and wife as soon as he mad all his ar
rangements made; GU the night OF the arrest Mr..
Gle ming SAID that he had documents to prove
\ his innocence; asked ISIS Pomeroy what these
| documents were, and she said that she had signed
paper to shield hun from blame, but she did not
4 one evening and handed her paper telling her to
write as ne dictated; after writing some lines she
refused to write any more saving tina, IL was not
true; he told her she must wiite; when she had
finished he told her TO sign It and she refused; he
there are my mother and sister. ana If we are
! found out am ruined man, viii be brought be-
and he drew pistol from his pocKer, held It over
her head and compelled her to sig "a It she tod
that she could not remember what that paper con-
tanned, she was so excited and confused at the
! time.
Counsel for the defence asked for recess to
enable them to have copy OF the testimony OF
this Witness as they intended to object to great
part oft. ms proposition led to long debate:
tins PresDytery to Investigate certain charges
against HIM. How can the investigation take
place Il he persists IN onjccting to the testimony
now under q cloud, and Il this testimony were to
be excluded there would be an end to the case
and Mr.. Glendenning would remain under the
REV. Mr.. Mcscrcau said that II the accused
mcnt and the af1davits Of the dead girl then. no
matter what course the PresDytery might take,
mat man would De morally dead as long rs
! Glcndenning shocked the feelings OF those around
/ him oy laugh which sounded through the whole
Rev. MIR. Booth said that the glory Of God and
! the honor OF the Church demanded that the Pres
regretted for the sake OF Mr.. Glendennng himself,
that he should 60 forth to the world with tins case
undecided or decided on !nsamcient grounds, ior
! the civil courts had dealt with the case Mr..
GIendennlng would have TO father the child or
otherwise. II the Presbytery were TO take shelter
under tue technicalitles which debarred the case
from the civil courts then Mr.. Glendennlng would
stand a. the close OF this case as he did as the
Rev. Mf. Eddy said he felt compelled to declare
that every WORD o. the SPECIAL All pleading on the
on the head OF Mr.. Gendennlng Here the Rev.
Mr.. HARNESS jumped to his ieet and called Mr..
Eddy TO order. lie became 80 excled that the
brethren burst into laughter, at winch he fairly
boiled with ind2naton.
DR.. Imbrie hoped Tor Mr.. Glendenning's sake
that the defence would not persist IN their course
OF objections, Tor Judgment arrived at In the
Is actually based would be set aside py the
verdict OF the community. Mr.. Glendenning
would go forth under darker cloud than before
aud stand condemned before the puDiic
Glendennlng here interrupted him by saying,
| condemned on whatW
| Rev. Mr.. Dodd said that II the recess he asked
for till next day were not granted, TO give him an
opportunity OF consulting some prominent legal
gentlemen regarding the admisstbility or exclu-
sion OF certain class OF testimony, he should say
firmly he would retire from the conduct OF the de-
fence. motion was then offered and adopted
that recess be taken till half-past one O'Clock
this afternoon. More than hall the time OF the
session was frtttered away IN objections and de-
bates which led 10 no practical result. Counsel
for the defence inerposed their technlcaties Just
a. Glendenning's counsel did when the case was
taken before Justice Adridge. the crUss-exAmt-
i nation OF Mr.. J. 5. Miller Will take place to-day.
THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL