Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-09-16
THE DELAWARE TRIBUNEl WILMINGToN DEL
The Kcmney Case.

THE yoTE OF THE coMMIrrEr-surposFp Mo
TIVE FOR THE CHARGER,
To the Editor of The coD,asyejal:
M. 80, i,,,os,;,,o,;o,
A"o '''a'' '"o'7 al 'ne p'ohihii"S 'u's'''h
into the charges which have been made against
the Rev, ct. Konney, with the finding OF thu
| ,or,r,;,too ,o,, .,oaI hoo,, ro,or,od Il, Won,
.'''o "ne"'s o'o'i ''P''''N :" -
columns. Ihere are other facts' however tha
should be known. Permit the writer, then, who
| il thorouchIv familiar with tbe case in all its
| bearings to produce some unnublished details In
connection with this case.
, The committee. in its investigation resolved
the cliarre into threa senarats Subjects of In
I ouiry-lTunh nnness im,noralitv and immoral
conduct, in tho examination of which several
| witnesses were called. Tho nrosecution reIvino
upon the samo witnesses principally for the
| substantiaiiou m e,ch snecifcation lbs teati
| monv was reduced 10 writinc and bv other tbon
| tle committee ono Of whicf, coniea vorr corro..
pondent has seen aud thorefore Ia not writino nj
random.
This Testimony il very Conflicting in MANY e.
seutial ,noints So lone "A all tho witnesses
were nermitted To hear each oiber's statements
(and mono of them were mt IN OATH they ali
agreed. Hence it il That there ia no difference
IN the statements of eoch of the'wtnesses on the
spcciacation Of drunkenness, They ali relate
ti,e same story of Mr. Kcnnev's Giraffe conduct
when first ho oppenrad In Mrs. VanMeter,. font,
Thev snv IN ofToet flat lila actions wore strango
and unusual, that hs Conversation was peenliar.
that lila ewes snapped that his brenth'pmellcl of
Inuor and that III rennral d,mnapor was flat
| of a man under the influence of strong drink.
| They ali further agree in lie time of Mr.. Ken
uey'a entry into the tent viz two M three min
| utes before eight O'Clock, at which time tloy
were all present, and remained from fifteen TO
twenty minutes after eirht-so that the whole
| timo lie was in the tent Vas not more than TWEEN
| ty-tliree minutes During tho first mart of this
time all these Witnessed claim 10 have been pros
ent, and Mrs. Van Meter, in her statement, says
| she was in constant conversation with MIR. Ken
| ney during the whole time, was by his side. and
smelled his breath Frequently.
Now, those witnesses further saw tS,ere was no
light in this /, Mt and differ in relation In Tho To-
cation of tho lamn on tho ontside one witness
saving it was not lighted at ali. ii then there
was no light in the tent, how was il possible TO
| sec the sssnap" of Mr., Kenney's eyesp Furth-
or IL all tho.e witneeses were nresent as stated
| how can il be possible that Mr.. Kenuey could
| have performed tho immoral act towards Mrs
VanMeter's 'danuhter. aho chareing IL was done
| in her ABSENCE Now mark Won. Mis-. yanMeter
states that this act was committed very shortly
after Mr.. Eeuney's entry info tbo TENT INT Abe
further saws that she was called from another
tent to witness MIR, Kenney's conduct. And vet
she claims in order In Ea nosit,vo abont ina
charge of drunkenness, that she was in Mr.. Ken
news presence. in conversation with him during
his stav at her TENT
These two statements. IL seems To mo. are So
irreconcilable, that Mrs. yapMeter's Testimony
Witnesses.
evidence il equally at variance in many imnort-
ant particulars, and one of them asserted after
no was released flat ~ ain't ooinD m lie any
for them" Again when tLo Witnesses were OK.
amine1 on tic second specffcation' they then
coming in separately. tLev contradicted them
selves point bInnk flat in4srnnch .a tbev had
preylonely stated tLov were ali present they
now saw that onlv ono or two ~ them were
there when Mr.. Kenney frat Game IN the tent
Mr.. Keuney's son snya iLat only one or two of
these witnesses we're presept when be and bis
father went 10 The tent and ihot he Remained
during his fathers entire stav and sa,s he saw
no aI,eh conduct MS was chargcd "''
n NECESSARY lean nrodmca humorous other in
stances of conhiciint, testimnnv for tho rrnse-
cntion or If desired Tho eyiIence in fnll M botI,
sides AGAIN 7 NAV aII,de 10 lie characgar ami
creIibiltv uf lhe the nsocntin,' a
comnarcd viii those 81 the defanca lie Iait"r
| being we'll and favorable known in Tho comrn,,.
| nity IN which tbnr i've aud "ra ~ ,s,jomhtad
| iuterritv Observation-Disclosures Tho Ii,ectness Of
their tnstir,n,'y tba nnr,,nitts n ho, roc,a5o5 h
thcr votes ira there IL sntficiemt ronndation 4,
| ,he CHARGE fny a trial Ly Tho tSanrora,,na In
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