, 1874-03-11
to tho tl,ront to hroas up tho church, but paid III
lind NO testimony Of tllat kind to Eiyo.

lilo EoHlch tilcal resumed consideration OF tia
clRrgo Of threats ngGnst members,
Mr.. hurry Enid lle lind 4 letter wr;ttan nv tho
acct1acd to young Indy, also ono writton to him.
Holf, lnt tic young Indy lad requested that tic
iotter be NIT renh.
1tr. Mccarthy hoped tint Ills lovo 1ottor,
would not DO read, though IL wnA unfair to In.
ainuato tho oottentH or letters md not roml
them. Ho might rotoit by MI inannaton coil-
corning Alr. DarryH two wiyes III Utah. though
THO noy. Mt. 1teichonbaol put forward an in
uniry: "if Tho ynnng Indy dooB not want tue
letter road' why did she give it to tho proaco''.
Mr.. Gordon suggested tho appointment oe
comrnittoD 10 consllor evidence aild sco If il wero
proper to bo introduced. MIR. Barry mirlt
tlonnbo.
S1r. Barry renontod thia as IN impututlon Gu
hfa Christian farlieBH and cantlor.
SHOOTING wAuNEn.
Deacon Reed stated that at Que time Mr.. NIo.
Carthy Bafd TINT he WAS about to do something
to Disgrace himself aud tho church, and lle bo-
olork, and bo executed FOR It,
MI, MI; Mccarthy-pid you foar TINT my passion
SHOULD execute tho threat !?
noacon Heed replied that he did fear that
ylolonco would be dono Brother Wagner. lie
understood 1t to be ttlroat
Alr. hlcCarthv-Did you ovor see or know any.
time: thing L., did to carfy out that threata Al
Q,-Dtd not show you Christian spirit, and
rotract tho throat that aamo night
Tlo Alodorator-That does not affect t]le casa
ct oil. man might confess wrong, and vet do
1t over ngatn thousand timoH.
Doactn Merrill recited the language used b7
the ACCUSED I'll reforonco to shooting Dir. Wag-
nor, anying tlat ho would I'd soon 80 TO jail ~
BrARE THE LADIES.
MIR. Wagner waH tho next witness. Uo Ind
va1.fh rfuir rn1
70 loose and immoral that ho could not expreBa
Lhcn III public. :,
Mr., MCCARTHY protested aga,nat such in.
nllellaoos. lie wanted tho thing told, and mol
limited nt. -
The Moderator said tile Council could ropres.
dolicato facts until it vent into secret sesslou
Mr. Wagner went OH to aay that, il, co1,so.
quonco OF the pastor immoral sentiments, ha
rof!lHed to allow hiR wife to 10 baptized by Mr.
MCCARTHY.
!, A1r. Dairy said ho would like to hive The whole
thing come out.
a.. w G.I Goo.dIspood objected to bringing It bofora
Mr. Wagner said the matters had beon proved.
ence Of ladies'.
afr. Goolspecd urged TINT tho things be said.
ino ladlcs hnd not bean invited. aud the Coun-
ell was not responsible for anything which
might bo necessary to say In thoir proHonce. Let
tlem retro III advance, If they feared what waa
to DO spoken. Not Q lady stirrod]
Pfof' Mitchall said ho hoped the testimony
would not he offered.
Dir. Evorts said there was nothing so damning
as insnuntionB.
Mr. Mccnrthy said his objections were on thu
ground Of relevancy; not tlnt lo feared wAai
would ba satd. Ho Wanod no fuB;uuatlons
Mr.. Wagner Expressed Ais readiness to 70 On
witt, tho recital.
htr. Gordon asked the witness ii bis difficulty
| haa been amicably adjusted.
Tho Moderator ruled .4iH question irrelevant
aud iuAdmiBsibto
REPENTANCE AND AroSr,tEsr.
Mr. McC cCarthy clnimed TINT 1t was' highly i'm.
nortant to show tllat he had repented Of, and
| AIR. Goodspccd- Suppose It has been eottled-
docs TINT affect the fact at ali 2 Suppose Mr.
Wagner Las forgiven him-doeB that reader him
iunocont Of the uhargo?
Mr. Gordon Bai4 it was absolutely shameful to
90 on and rake up tho dead boues, shrinking by
this time
Mr. Wagner said 10 did not consider the mat.
tor settled: Tho pastor confessed to having
threatened his life.
Mr.. McCarthy-Whon did confoaB to having
made tue threat? A.-When you wero cornered
| and driven t. it.
Q.--.Did not apologize to you iu full ? A.
You did after you know you would be forced to
do it.
Q.-Dil VIC not sLako hands and act AZ
friends3 Ave did.
Q.-DalutI claim that had heard Of scan.
dalous reports circulated by you3 A.-you said
something abont Mrs. Wilkie and Alr. Draymer,
but you stated that you Lad found ont that Il
was mislako about my a1audoring you.
Tho Rev. n. =. Raylin, Of tho 1cmplo Church
here luYuiled il lie could bo considered a mem,
bar Of tho Council. Tho Moderator was Of ths
opinion that he could not be 10 considered.
| NO COUNSEL.
1lr. Mccarthy wanted Mr. Ravlin to help him
rs His counsel, but llo should like to know
whether he, too, would be allowed to spouk.
Tllo Moderator said il tho accused had counsol
| le must spcuk oniy through lis counsel.
AIr. McCarthy Hald that in TINT case he would
| do without counsel,
1t WAS o curious and Significant fact that as
soon as it bocamo apparent that hlr. Ravln waa
Ind serious objections to lis bucomng mon,-
hor. though motion was finally put und carried
that ho be ''invited to aeuth iu the hody,
thongh VII %ath0as the I,sht to VOTE motion was
to tako o soat iu tho Council.
| LITTLE RAMBLING.
Mrs. DR.. Briggs was tho noxt witness. slld
did not consider tllat Mr. MCCARTHY had throat
oncd to shoot Brother Wagner, but lao sad ha
should probably BE- forced 70 t.. 1twas Que Sun
day ufto,noon. She woMid stato circumstances.
Tie day before, Mr. Mccarthy called at hor
house-
s1r. Barry objected to stating my converas-
tion outa,ao Of tho church,
Tho Moderator Directed Mrs. Briggs to pro-
coed. she asked tho pastor what wolo tho lo-
| ports In circulation.
Mr.. Barry otlce1ed.
Mrs; Briggs Port be 70 afraid Brother
very Indignantly. Size said tho pastor read her
paper which ho wanted Wagner to sign. The
following day size caulo to the Sabbatn-achonl
mud found tho pastor very much asltated. lie
said: "Ths chntch is disgrac'ng itself. It viii
not viud'cate tho character OF ita pastor. I
nhall shout Wagner" She begged him not to
) Say that. Remenheringa throst Deacon Pickett
had mado, which VAS
Tho Moderator Ba,l thiH waB not admissible.
On oross-exAmination by Alr. McCartby, Mrs.
Briggs said lo was iu high state Of exnspo1a-
lion, and she understood that he meant to aay
i, ho was afraid lo should do d violent aot-nUt
thai he iutcnlol or threatened to do it.
Mr.. Barry asked why she WAS afraid tho pastor
would 10 something to disturb tho pence Of tho
Bulday-scLool.
Mrs: Briggs sa,d 1t WA because Deacon picl.
i, cit lad threatened to "male u fuss " iu tla
Busloul that tlay i'll caBe tho pastor attempted to
Interfere with Doacou Jones' i'll lis dut'es.
1t was very evident tlat Mrs Briggs did not
particularly love h1r. Barry. and tue manner III
| which sle showed her contempt for tint lndl-