Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30
Another Pastoral Ktsser

a QUINCY, ILL, PASTOR CoNvINCING HIS
CoNGREGATIoS THAT HE IS a MAN AND
A BROTHER.
In the trial of the Rev. Mr.. Hoffman, which
is progressing at Quincy, III, the latest tes-
timony is given by a brother witness as
loiloWs; W hen a certain transaction came
TO my knowledge and / told Hoffman about
IL; be came into the store and took him out
Ia the rear Of the store; told him that had
heard that be had been left alone at a certain
house in the afternoon with young LADY
and that in leaving he had tried To kiss her:
she would not allow il, and he tried TO per
suace her that they
WERE BROTHERS AND SISTERS
In me church, and that there was no harm I'm
IL the young lady refused, and he asked her
10 say nothing about IL, saying that IL the
old iolEs heard Oft they would make trouble;
sne promised him she would not tell about Il:
when told him about IL he said he did not
mean the girl any harm; that she was a nice
sensible girl, and did not want to do her
harm, and was willing TO make any apology
10 make the matter right with me: the Tues
DAY following he came back and we talked
lne matter over; he said he was going 10 CON
ference and would Like TO come back to
nashville, and that If ] would not object he
would promise me on his honor as a Chris
tian gentleman that i should never hear
anything of the kind from him again: said
10 MIN, brother Hoffman go on, and
nothing will be said about IT." he seemed 10
be much affected, and shed tears; this last
conversation was on Tuesday, on the Satur-
DAY following IL came 10 my knowledge that
he had visited certain house, and that in
taking leave of the lady, had
KISSED THE LADY IN THE PARLoR,
after heard OF il went out OF my way 20
go To his house; ne came out on the porch
and We afterwari walked down 10 the gate:
asked him If he remembered what he said
the Tuesday before; he said that he did; I
then told him that had heard he was az
certain house that day, and in leaving the
lady had kissed her a number OF times; he
said in reply that there was nothing wrong
betWeen them, that the lady was innocent;
N IA aDa~a
was never so surprised in his life when the
iady came up 10 him, put her arms around
nls neck and kissed him, without expecta-
ton or solicitation; we talked about IL
Whlle, ana he said she put her arms around
his meek and kissed him; he knew how I got
ire information; a person who was n witness
10 The Kissing told me; when Hoffman got
rested his elbow
on THE PIANO;
the LADY came mp TO him, put her arm around
hls neck; he put his arm around her and they
Kissed several times; after that they sat
Gown again, when the person who saw them
came in and confronte1 them; at that time
the gentleman of the house was sick OF the
typhoid fever and was not expected to live;
they (Hoffman and the LADY, told the person
who interrupted them that there was no use
In making furry about IL, as they intended
10 !ell him the gentleman OF the house, any
how; don I think any one else was present az
the time he attempted 10
KISS THE YOUNG LADY;
DON uOlc me so; the second affair took place
at the same house; no one else was present in
the room; one person was watching them;
Inc circumstance took place about O'Clock.
hcnman said While attempting to kiss the
young lady, that IL be was her he would not
De a slave To any mans whims. she asked
why be did not kiss another young LADY
naming her, and he said he was not passing
IL around inciScrtminately; think Hoffman
said he had no recollection Of telling her
about being a slave Of any mans ybjrnS.
witness added There vas no 1Ee eistsin the
room at tie time, there were Others IL the
house.