Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-14

and remarked that the first time she
saw him she thought he was the ssddest
looking man she ever saw. The doctor
replied that she thought right, and tears
were seen trickling down his cheeks.
He said that he sometimes felt lonely
and desOlate, as il he did not have a
friend in the world. Miss Paralee re-
marked: "Dr. Hammer, you ought not
to think and feel go; everybody that
knows you thinks a great deal Of you,
and would do anything they could to
make you comfortable aud happy. l
know that l would" As the words
" comfortable and happy" are used in
the first letter in some way or other,
Miss Parallels brOther-in-law thinks
that DR.. Hammer quoted them from the
above remark. The affair, very strange
to say, has been kept very secret at Fos-
tervIlle, where the young lady lives.
There is nothing SAID about 1t
there at all except among the family
and a few others who have been made
acqusinted with the facts, but in Muir
freesboro it is just the reverse. 1t is
upon everybody's tongue. Crowds as
sembled around the church Friday
morning and evening, and some re-
manned there until eleven o'clock at
night, dl WDlCu lIule the COtuLllLltH GOS
iourned, waiting to see If they could not
hear something in addition to what they
had already heard. In the afternoon
DR.. Hammer was examined, after which
he was allowed to make his defense.
He finished a little after seven O'Clock,
when the committee took a recess until
half past eight o'clock in the evening.
DR.. Hammer did not return to the night
meeting, but remained at the residence
OF General D. H. @. Spence, where he
makes his headquarters when not trav-
cling on his circuit. He was said, by
parties who saw him and converted
with him, to be in a very sad and
gloomy state Of mind; and he remarked
to one that the writing of that letter was
the most foolish thing he ever did in his
life. He was suffering great deal from
mental agony, and one of the party who
saw him informed our reporter that the
doctor had scarcely slept an hour since
this affair was first made public.
Our reporter, in mingling with the
crowds of people who had collected on
the street corners, or in some office or
store, to discuss the scandal, heard many
differences of opinion expressed, some
believing that the aged minister could
not have been guilty OF such indiscre-
ton, while others, sympathizing with
the young lady, we've Of the contrary
opinion. One old gentleman, who had
come eighteen or twenty miles to hear
something about the matter, was strong
ly Of the opinion that minister who
had been Endorsed by q Methodist con-
ference for forty years, as man highly
respected and hOnOred by his church,
could not stOop so low as to attep p 10
ruin a chaste and respectable yCcr4
lady, and he would not be convince
that DR.. Hammer ever wrote such d LEI
ter. The officers of the church, and
even one of the Methodist ministers
who was visiting some relative there,
were not permitted to enter the church
where the court of inquiry was prOsecu-
ting the investigation. Sometimes the
reporter would see one or two of these
sad looking people held in very close
proximity to each other, and their
mouths cautiously muttering something
that no one could hear but themselves.
AS soon as one of them would take his
departure, the other would be approach
ed by some one anxious to hear some
thing, and the old deacon or elder, as it
might be, would be questiOned and cross.
questioned, but not the slightest hint of
remained in session at night until after
eleven o'clock, and adjourned until
eight o'clock yesterday morning with
out having arrived at any decision. Our
correspondent at MurfreesbOrO furnishes
US the following facts in regard to the
first letter written by DR.. Hammer to
Miss Nailor:
1.-THE letter is said to contain a regret
that she should show confusion and en-
barrassment every time they met. He
complains Of her not having met him
according to appointment upon several
occasions, and requests that she will let
him know if she intends to meet him st
all; if &c, he could stop off at Foster
vile either on the seventh Of July or
the thirteenth, as he was going to or
coming from Shelbyville. He refers to
meeting, either of the past or future,
at Smyrna, and speaks of having played
game of croquet. He refers to Solo,
mons Songs, chapters vii and tx"
Our correspondent further says that
the Nailor family deny that the
young lady had any previous engage
ment with DR.. Hammer, and be says
further that sit Is reported that some
days previous DIR. Hammer, in company
with several ladies, went from Mrs.
Frazier's house in carriage, and stop
ped at Henry Majors gate to leave
dress, DIR. Hammer insisted on leaving
the dress en- the gate-pOst, instead of
waiting for Miss Nailor to come after it,
but the ladies OveTTUled him, and when
Miss Nailor came out to the gate, she is
said to have shown much confusion and
EN- This fact and the fact
tn at when DR.. Hammer staid all night at
Majors, Miss NailOT, who usually Oc-
cupies room on the first floor next to
the room assigned to DR.. Hammer, left
her room and occupied one with her
up stairs, is given by DR..
Hammer, it is said, as the reason for re-
ferring to her confusion and embarrass-
meRt mentioned in the letter"
The committee sealed the letter and
other documents of the trial, to re-
main so till conference, when final &C.
ton will be taken. The reader doubt. esq
has general idea Of the contents of the
letter, however, from what is said above.
We have it upon good authority that
decency would forbid the publication of
the whole Of it if we had it entire, and
that the seventh chapter and second
verse of the eighth chapter embrace the
scripture quoted in the epistle. Although
Tue representatives Vi Iu0 press were GA-
cluded from the investigation, they
were furnished when the commission
last night, with the following
OFFICIAL REPORT:
The committee Of investigation,
called by Bishop M'Tyeire in the case
of Rev. J. w. Hammer, ST., met in Muir |
freesboro, at ten o'clock in the morning,
July 9Th, in the Methodist church. Com |
mittee, Rev. r H. Rivers, d. D.; Revs. |
L. G. Dryden, w. II. Hughes, J. r. |
Plummer, J. D. Barbee.
The witnesses Were examined, after |
which the accused was given Opportuni- |
ty to speak for himself, and to explain |
an anonymous letter, the authorship OF |
which was attributed to him, said letter |
being the basis of the charge OF immOr-
atty. The committee deliberated until |
ten o'clock Friday night, and re-
sumed their session at nine o'clock Sat
Irday morning AT twelve O'clOck they |
reached and signed their conclusion, OF |
which the following is the sum: The COM
mittee called in the case Of J. w. Ban-
ler, ST., have investigated the same with !
painful and conscientious diligence, and |
with prsyerful reference to their respOn- |
;ibilities to God and his church. They |
nave not been unmindful Of the ecCen-
-rioitias that have marked the accused !