Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-16
TWO CENTS.
GIeudenufnR.

sumed st the Prospect sveuus Presoyteriaa
| church st O'Clock Saturday rsOrning, At The
openiBg the audience was not lsrge. but IL rapid
| ly Increased until tie room Was - dsnselg
| crowded that there was hardly standing room
| for another person.
| CROss-KxANlKAT.oN OF cT sNpvNNTEa
| The session vas opened by prayer by the
| Moderator, when Ma. GlendenninC imnediafe-
| ~ took the stand. and WAS croSs-eNamfnsd h,y
| Dr. lmbrie. he had visited Miss POmeroy ne-
| queDtly; how often be could not say. but was
| unable 60 remember having been there a. often
| a. four times week; he saw her Frequently ian
| reference 10 the church music, snd sue had oc-
| csSlorally sent for him on business. He hai
been In the habit Of calling there in the evening
i as late IS ) or 9O'clOck, but usually came away
| ST CT 10 O'Clock, though he had been there oc-
| casiOnally late a. 1886 sud even II O'Clock:
| re had visited her more frequently than other
ladies OF Lis congregation on account OF her Pc
| cular situation. Read ) cOtt, Burns. and Ten
| rySCn 10 her, and was not in the habit OF read
| ing TO other ladies alone; read one two Of his
| sermons TO her; never read them % any one else;
was Installed pastor in l., 1, and began visiting
| Miss POmeTOy IN 1c.5. After ard increased has
| visits because she desired Christian sympathy
1 met " iss PcmerOY once 8t a concert Rnd took
| her home; did not remember OF ever taking her
| 10 church In New York or BROOKLYN: his faIks
| nsver demonstrated with him for keeujug a -
| Pomeroys company; MIR. Howell spoke 20 him
/ about the rumOrs IN regard 10 her character;
| never made any presents 20 other ladies'; was
| never engaged to Miss PCmeroy, nor had any
| conyersatiOn on the matter, always denied he
| ing engaged, bat never said it was impossible:
bis name was associated with several Young
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| such talk; spoke 20 Miss Pomeroy about the re
| ports about ber; old not SlWays cal her Mary.
| S"neu mes called her Miss POmerOy; had heard
| ladies' call him bytermsOf intimacy; when he
| wrote Ia Miss Pomeroy generally addressed her
1 as 'lieaT Mary" and signed Glen" He said.
| 81 solemnly deny that ever Esd any criminal
/ Intercourse With Miss POmeTOy; that 1 am the
rather of her child, or that I ever solicited her
| to have criminal intercourse with me-" Miss
| PomeIoy had told witness that she had had
| Criminal intercourse with others, aud gave him
| to understand that she had been seduced bv a
| young nan in tue house Of her uncle, Jacob
Mil Miles. while she was living there her confes-
| GlendenUing, who had received a number
| OF anOHy nous notes rejecting upon her: Wit
| uess bad believed her story, and she
| had told him that she had been seduced
| under promise Of marriage. She had, in alter
| ward recurring 10 the question, denied that she
| had ever had GnChaste relations with RuV hut
| the one person She had only plaved o- the
| church organ once after her pregnancy was
| knoWn TO Glencenning. This was on July 2.
| She never charged hiIU in private with being
| the father Of her child. He paid $50 for tie
watch and S-5 for the chain, and she owed him
| so when she Cied. May have said that he gave
ber TIE watch and chain, ana may have admit
ted that he gave her a lOcket. Thought he re-
| mained with her in church. but did not recol-
| lect how long. The occasion was one when she
| asked him Tor few moments priv ate cOover-
satlon. Miss Clinton asked him IL be had been
asleep, and he said "yes." Had been up late
ne previous night, preparing his anniversary
sermon. Expressed surprise when he read tia
note OF Miss PomerOy, handed him on July s,
and asked her Whist il meant when she sc
Enowledged that there was Something ayfaI
back CT IL On the night CT the arrest she did
not say "Clen, I've deceived you!" Did not
know that he had made use of any expression
on F1at hlght. Ibe expression, MARY, you
NCuid not say so II you were not surrounded bg
these influences" !" lie denied saving
AT this point the presbytery took recess.
AFTER RECESS.
After recc IS the proceedings continued by the
examination Of Robert Marston, the sexton Of
the church, who testified that he had Off ciated
during the last two years until last month. He
had frequently received notes from Miss Porne-
roy for Mr.. GleDdenning, sometimes not adj
dressed 10 him. They were usually in small
fancy envelopes, like the sample shown. The
witness distinctly remembered seeing Mary
Pomeroy give NT. GlendenniDg letter on Sun
day, July 5 He always lett the church after
every one else had gone, aud he never knew Sir.
GiendenTinE 70 stay until dark.
Mr.. bod objected TO giving any unnecessary
details to the public through the press. The
moderator said a card had been handed TO him
asking bin ii they were trying MIR. Glendenning
OF trying 20 find a father for Mary POmer0y'z
child. Mr.. DOd thought that such details were
perfectly shocking, snd be hated 70 speak Of
such matters before an audience OF ladies. He
did not want 20 see these statements GO out TO
the public, with the sanction OF the Presbytery,
as having, been Dquired into. DIR. Eddy said If
Mr.. Glendennlng dare state the names Of the
men implicated, let him DO so. TAppIausel
The moderator rose amid much noise aud said
thstthese men were not on trial before the Pres
bytery.
DR.. EDDY said he wanted to knowif Glenden-
ming would dare make the statement. APP
plsuse.l
Glendenning said, L can and dare If it is called
for. Al plause.l
DR.. Imbrie then rose and said be had prom-
ised TO have the room cleared Of ali spectators
If any more applause was manifested, and he
moved that the Presbytery adjourn until the
room was cleared. The audience was very un-
willing to 90 out, and the Moderator after
waiting a reasonable time said they were wait
ing for the audience TO leave, and IL they did
not go an officer would be sent for. The women
set up derisive shout and gradually went out.
The crowd fingered on the sidewalk long
time until sn officer drove them away.
The examination was then resumed. The ac-
cused said be had no further conversation with
Mary after he made use of the expression, "YOu
are lower than the lowest prostitute" He was
exasperated to think thal he had been calling
on her and had esteemed her as a friend. She
had asked him before that, as her pastor and
on account of his previous friendship, If be
would not write 70 her aunt 70 Perryvile, n.
Y, who was a good Methodist woman, and
would take her in.
She said she was badly treated by her cousins,
and when he left her he had the impression that
she did not know who was the father of her
child. She manifested a great deal of shame
and sorrow during the recital of the story, and
was frequently moved 10 tears. He told her
that bewould have to bring her case before the
church session. She wanted him to conceal IL,
IS she intended to go away, and no one would
ever hear Of her again.
Mr.. Riggs wanted to know what the accused
thought of Msry's charge and the accusation
she bad brought against him.
MI bOO OUJCCkCUs 110 GleuQen-
ming was not An expert, and, any way, could
not give a disinterestet view of the case. Glen
denniDg never thought Mary would implicate
him. Bis opinion of the girl did not change
after she made the confession. She thrust |
herself on him, after that time, when ever he
was in her company. She never spoke OF any
plot, or hls suspicions would have been aroused.
de never asked Mary for q document TO exon
crate him, and did not think he asked Justice
AldT1dge If written confession would not ex-
onerate him. He had no idea of eXtorting a
confession when he told her of the ANONYMOUS
letters he had received.
The letter she gave him was given volunta-
rily. at this point there was q violent kicking
at the church door and knocking on the win
dows, one of which was raised.l he never used
pistol TO intimidate her or force her to sign
any document He owned a pistol, and had |
carried ii when travelling. he never showed |
Mary bis pistol. Trapping on the windows and |
noise at the DOORS. cat-calls and shoutingl His |
counsel had advised him that il would be wrong /
to make any statement The window on the |
left of the door was broken at this point by some
one outside.l He could not testify % the details
of what occurred in Judge Aldridge's Office, /
because he was excited by the arrest and sub
sequent proceedings, and was anxious TO pre-
vent the officers from lodgidg him In jail.
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