, 1875-04-13
The WEST CHARGES.

NNs uEEGAEHa ANQHLEu1E uf IAEa
Q,-Now, Mr.. Decchcr, in regard TO what hlw
been known ~ tho Wcst charges,-wua tho !s1t
Of form Of then evor laid before you or COMM.
nicatcd to YOU {haudng witncsa parer]' A.
No, sir; don't remember ever to have real
them. know what thoy wsre-1 mean. at ths
tlmo-thas ID, linsW tho ground thoy covered
without knowing much about them particularly
Q.-Now, in tho spring or early summer, Hhsl
tho matter was first brought up, what did you un
derstand tho charges Woro confined tor Al
understood they were charges brought again:
Tiltou for having slandercd mo In reporting tha
preached to forty mistrcBsos, or somo oth9
r.aLoor.
Q.-Yos. A.-And that thoY only rot.tsd !,
whnt wero called generally Tho Bowen slapds1a
eher5e6,
Q.-.he Bowen blsnders7 Ayes, sir.
Q.-Sow, In The fall, n regard to any third d.ueu
tom. how mach knowledge had you On thA subject
AL denH think lad any tho ground taat ~
such that could not very well have any kno7kdss
about II.
Tho Witness.,1 beg pardon:
thoae that involved any relations with Mrs. 1topth
tmputauop agsinst ayF. Ton Of haying laads ea.'s.
In e s: T1n n ,na ypg va, %
OF ANY OTHER cIAnQE =,
in that relation than tho charge af imPrdpes y
yanc,s7 A.-fo, nit. -.......
statements Of 1I!tone seat!mony. Mr. T'l.on ,,nt
Of m Interview hc had With yon, fmaglnr, aoueHlt1
fall Now, Nj neechsr, q reforcace TO th.ts III,
chnrges, and In that full-that autuml-dia ~
ha,o any aiseasaon Or ,, H.! rta n d9' '
charges and about 1oux guilt waa tallod OF 49,
dent know.
susa iassi3isw, shst daTisa tls s'Hns. !, ~
had changed his n,iul that subject, and had ecs
70 Tho conclusion that pesches was tle guilty ~
Tss Wes lad lad nst esodf e s nssf du1na ILL., ,ss
sna had substantially indicated 70 MT thosss s
aaa y IL e1n wosd. aat ho r M,' ;.ss
Gecause 10 thought WY really guilty Of a!.adsI
D.echer; thai during tho summer le t~tsll ~
n. ana sa4 hAs s ,1 hsa 6s
having brought his charges before Tho church y y
reausr WY 10 desired that sr,d tsy 'ls11
.pps.r p beiorp % u the church % a.sxer to shass, q
ii tanswaring them. vonld throw The btsms xbssa
belonged .n els.f ysel1 Do you {emts.I sa. w
eonVsssaton Tsss IT,. lid oeeftsa
do NOT. heard 'se1h,s'. ~, ess ,ssn .n
Q.-we tho question s whehsr yol a.a ~ a.! eIs ,s,
| conversation. Do you remember Tuan a.yine ~ =,
tre4d!ngl. ~ told him, however, Tint w. :. -
AtAtnSu ~ a.s *N1 "HH .,rt, ,ni1 TIL
sol,ey tnAt 20 neGsGu ~ nr,uo III ssr
oeseneE W. 8as.s no was asn3 "s a.as;1ss !. NIB
m.r ~ ga1ltg man o. ~aa,a Ut eosmSyusspa e1a o,
nnaens nan "on'o po' aet't A'-A le"1''As
ansuaBe. AT. ,rrpcr.
ItLtus nEs9na -. n ~ !, III ,n,t,.r1
Q.-NoH. rt AcesheE tte ehd o. a ~. ,..Iin, Il
mootins o. ise Church ., s,desy vhste T.sa e. q
rrfaant An4 fpaun some oh6efTat!nosl M eisnu,,u
you slso followed him. Now calling soa9 9na.M&es5
that scene, please staa tha alsnr ~ ci.s 70;
! very dest'sd statement q n,.saff a.ff,,taEJ 9aJ
uon,-esrteiny cannot without giving ~ saSS anssrS
Of tho position 70 which We had como ~ rhs ~ rniu
dslarauons through tln uoMmNtee; ~ ~ ttetstTi
meesIng was lnsas!ug y Tecoses at1gun camn!t
tB1 Rtt Apan report from tAo ts1enntas hts hi "
tce and q that rnppzt yes essentially san ta ii
name OF Ton % drtpPe0 from tue row, ,ha ,o,vA
talked With Moulon anil Will Tilton ~ 20 ~ !nnsuA
| Of thangs, II was coming to slas Aspes Aa 'FF'
! In that fnsetlng, ..,,,., #. ri
Q.-NE, Triton dsd7 A-Rlr. TllEoh. ~ asrs ~
lied geTu.',1u q Se ossTsn H.antsa 10 "a
pgocuclel 10 make sotns remarks ~ xhlea "a ,hsn
Felucmbsy, snA that which waA no pom. ~ II Il
| waa tSt 10 had not s1ApdeFed Tue faalos tS.rfs
as As sn taa pssins, p,sitos, hia lin. l.
lhese 70 have shsm male then tha ~ .sussllpa