, 1875-09-28
THF WARD WILL CASE.
rroceeaiIrs on isaturaay..!Ih. hrgu.
mo,ss on ''tho Spiritualistio
h.Question.
1he pQssagc.at.Artns Between Mcasrs.
Dexter anl Rolneyn-A Rel1l-
cosc Lltlgan(.


e.. rx.,., ., ,a. <,.;~o,, g,,h,,n.
rs1sr. op ,ftc1, aont n The lnwvota In tho
~, III, =. ~ th,a ,fternoon rIo-oL Tho arRu.
VA. "" M tbo onc,t,on NJ sp,risual,su,. and the
4o LUZ. as,,dna .n.t t,,e test,rnouy mtvtt la att
m.sa 'uuss IN nrovo undro iuanonccs. but not to
s .,.t n,,r5tu.,ium +. ,n,an,,y.
Ms'o. .!,o""e, ..a asr a., w .., .
The "ho'e aA1 nhe oeua .aNo" ~ "4'i nj
ment on tho qnestton whothor evidence can ho
introduced to show that Capt. Ward wsA Spirit
s.,,t and that his faith IL such amounted To
uA4's. a.l,xlo,, ,,ndnr which h, ,r.u .o,in.
an ussoo "''.o,uA "".s' rn'S' ~, =" ""' "s''1s
when he executed hss WILL 1hts INJURY TAILS OF
eo,lrse unlor two hesds: whether Capt. Ward
.,a ,nsaua md whethcr hp waa contrp,teA by
'...,,o t,1uorco tbrouah t,,n .os,ov NJ sp1r,u,i.
uhuuo .u"ao s,'-," 6 ~ asoAo' y, ~ .
ism. hee6fa' iaaBhet' Neatef, ano fonu naSe
urged tho exclusion OF tho testimony offered.
and hfcssrs. Ilomcyn and Cbip,nan La7o with
III o,rncetncsa demanded thnt IL In recc,vet,.
hso - ,ou s''.s ~ . ~.
foEetaa.o VI 'Ae.r a'R"'nohso was kso'' ~ Wv
earliest stages OF tho case, and "nat they SAID
then was elaborated snd made moro forctblo TO-
dsy. ono etdo contendiug that mans beliol las
.s,.,,, l., ,,o nt,1, III. ta.,au,art,,v ,.c,,;.x
no,us , " =. ,,".,, la" w.. hs,,., Sps. p;, ~
hna sno otner' sAa1 u no 'ess LIE pehel allect n's
action, 1t may be construed as II It amounted to
an Insane delugion e1erling nn.luo inluenco.
TILE TonrNsin sENsATioE
to-day occurred In tho courho OF Nj. Dc1tor's
Speech ihfa aasoca9o possesses ssrouE alu
flexible voice that aNe]ia through tho couft-
room, u 10 becomes Wrought IN his cAoico of
language ls e1ceilont. his power 0: snSeeslTe a6
atrikjng sB Ia Mr.. Chtrmnn's his speech III NJ
fluent as II u hefy, nnd ~ can 10 caely Neala "
nuuciatiou OF tho charges implied by Mir.
Roneyp In lila opcntpg On Th,,tsdny, that tho
brokeo-dogp old man md been wrought upon
bY bis yuung and attractive wifo aud her roln-
children from their 1ual inheritance, and Basd
That tho accusation would ncvor hayc lodged
tnyHhare but On Tho aaulerous tongue that mad
doclsfoo it. The gront audlonco listeuod almost
broathieasIy. AIR. lonoyn "aa Heard asern'y ask.
inE II lie counsel applied those words te him. II
do, sir, "sald Mr.. Do1ter wheeling arnrnd." When
In my eari,est years my father took mo Into q
Michigan cour t~roo,n to hear the asgnnepta Of
tto lenders At its Lar, learned shat whatoVor
olee might b. imputed to Theodore nomeSn. an
ieuoranco OF tho Law could not be, and whom ho
brought this charge sgt'ast the nay nho IL ny
clieut, / know tnat no did 1t WITH full knowl'
edge Of Its natute. In defending. her aga'ust il
~ hare attempted 10 do, hold myaeif 40
bore or elsewhere, aud At any time" lie pad al
Tho eamo time tfibuto TO Airs. Ward. and whom
he had lnibbed bis sentence there was Blight
applause, which tho judge checked, glsing Or
dGt1 &AAL Any lHhl Muu AHo tuhuA oAFtthsAAt
either approval Of dikarproval to Whst occurred.
should 10 placed under arrest at once.
ag. THEODORE RoNEiK's AnnUHEsT.
BIT. Romeyn said tho varying crcels Of all be-
lieEssa are entitled 70 equal consideration in
court Of lutt1re. Whether q man 10 Catholic,
Buddhist. Unitarian, OF ortholox. il he swears
In shs form that he considers h'udng On hum,
bis testimony u 10 be admitted. Milton Was a
spiiituaiss; swedeabotg, fret among the fore
most af his day in Intellect, Thought LIE had per-
&onal conversation With episisa- For himself ha
does rot tel!ese that any Qua haa over te.usncd
from the undiscovered LAND beyond tho
grays. II man thlnss The sp'tlta Of
{he dead hare cvme back 10 guide bim, and
aots % that tdea~ ho 10 tho victlm Of deluBiou.
But how can IL be profen? Il is a thug beyond
and aboFe hum4n testimooy; no legal tebt can
bc applied; ths law aksu1uea that tlu fact dues
Dpt eIist. 1t srccognIzcu no sucn agency as that
Of Sp,l,ua1.sm, and holds tho person Intluauced
by1t u 10 led BY su iusauo tfeIusiou. Il mau
usY belieYe In nonlau Catholicism. but, II his
pess dictates his wAl, 1t III held by tho courts 70
bare boen aiads under uuune Influences H.
ono may belief IN HpirltuaAtn II ho cllooees, but
II ha permits ,tn medin,na to guido him in tho
making Of lis will under tho p1etcnBe that tlpy
ara communicating lIA will nf rtnFfts IL ahnutd