The New York herald., 1876-10-23
PHILADELPHIA'S SCANDAL.

LIMINARY ExAMINATroN-"C CALL US HORACE
AND IDA.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct q. 1874
The troubles sf Mr Bott the Kensingson Baptist
minister who has been charged With "IndscFstions."
are just beginning 10 reach the law coursa Tho
erend gentleman appeared yesterday before Alderman
Eggleton, followed by . large crowd whose expres.
and bshaviOr plainly Indicated that shsr symps
,hies were not with M Bots The pastor opened the
war on his accuscrs by making the following state
ment, duly signed and sworn TO- The house referred
to therein 10 No 20l3 Psmberton street. vAich not
the residence or Mr.. Bott:-
Borrs ACCUSATION
On the evening Of October 10 ls1s .so.s nine o'clock
the door, whom looking toward the corner q Twsntish
insn feared 20 ~ out. his feeling sfsr
:s sn: my % the
0 & fear Sd Ss S. S. a% :1S % %
S s:d cut
he b: 70 nsv: f. yss sss s.as
e. as :s
these people tor s.ssatng Esn for COM
and went into my moshsr houses my n.hs
%a rGh, .ns
highway.
Mr. schultz. who 10 charged with tho assault, 10
OF the most prominent OF the pastor In the
dsnunciation that has been made against him by
bers OF his congregation In reply 70 Mr.. Bolts an
davit he emphaticaly denied the charge, and asked
the single question:
sCan you look me in the hcs and say that what
you have sworn 70 IL true" to which Nr. Bost 70
plied:-
al have Already sworn"
There much confusion in tho Aldsrnan's o1acA
and Mr. Bott complained. he was leaving the room,
nf ho All Ouna a ho ND
Mr. Schultz held in $500 ball. which was promptly
furnished. He then visited the office OF Alderman
Booker, whero he made the following anfdavit giving
HIS statement Of the encountsr with M Botk
ANo1HER THE STORY.
.us.ssiSs1. sa Alderman s.id city John I'm
ssnE % .Iosn ssC 70 dSsa
parties that .hs Rey Iho@as Bos had isaaeatsd the
y "a %
s na ssu tive ua w
night and Rev. Thou. Bo.t coming said
ss%ss
ss .'ssns $ ss sSsy
vSes I a slsy went aos.s lady .s0ss;
n ss. Ss: ,as so4 ss : 20 %
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+ &. 4sss:. sa:. s:s.
sh1o.s ssd.I ai.ss..s hI%..ll; :: :s:n:d hurry
81 you'd fs now
ss a% s s :s: s
S sss a:s ; can
h.s h.a.s s. replied Do yos aae. xa:s l.d q
soss h.n
:: s .s . @ S
came out S and he into the said
::: s.d a .sa: .s and
s ;ns r before sh 0'y 0
Mr. Clarence n Edwards made an anidavit confirm.
ing the statement that the lady referred stopped M
MORE cHAaoss FROM sorr
Mr.. B0tt makes . statement IN which he claims that
the persons who Ars' accusing hin havs been disturb
ing the church by their unchristian and Sometimes
riotous conduct He says that IN september, 1876, at
the business meeting. wnen these men were brought
orator II sorry for their uaohristan conduct
the board OF dsacons had recommended their names
church they vers NOT Thomas y. Thompson, ons OF
the said party, when called 10 order W Deaooa B.
Erwin ssrusk .ns assc osaSHe @ ~ .aa oss1ss ana Ss
Moderator what he bad 10 say, or sorry for his con-
duet. 70 the Moderator, The Rev. Thomas BOt.
M Bott denies that he told the woman in charge Of
tho Fish house that his name Horace Easton, bus
and that when he was asked Whas shall We call you:si
he replied, ''Cali me Horace"
MR. BoTT TRIAL.
At meeting OF some OF the members Of Mr. Bott'0
church the other evening tribunal was organized.
with Aidernan Becker presiding with power 10 swear
witnesses and take testimony
Mrs Martha German testified under oath that she re-
sided at q private Fish house Naidon lane below
Grays ferry road that Bost had boon in The habit Of
visiting her place for over year. always panied
by young lady. but that she did not know he was
clergyman or tha! bis name was Bott uasii reesnty
that he had told her mother, Ars Annie Boyer. to
sca Horace and Ids;' subsequently witness asked
them thei. full names. and the young lady replied,
ed tho Fish house about three times week; wtnssS
first told that hts name Bott, and that no
ness sues.aaensly visited The church and daI.,uss
Mr. Bot and Miss Lillian Younger as Horace and Idas
Bou asked her not 70 make known what she had die
covered
William c. Fisher testified follows
4 the hsa q n. SSea y. Ger.
ssosad: vniis engaged :orfinx sSoa bot ais
not know him ;h.n BY .a's s%e vas 70 him
81. DS:,s,,; ": not = - sss. = Visited
they vAsissa ground. .aasnsy during cue noass:
9es the a ss s
why hoaShs shsy were man and wife was became had
ss.s .sa
had ssmssyos 70 bs k..ses ana la
wSsS ,s:DE NS % Ss beech .s e:
day Of last August about ten O'Clock II vith
e. s o. H. s sss %
Lillian Y9uags, .s.ng in ,he ear and called the .ss.tOs
50. sy .is: entered the doc, Of sss ca. nom 2. b.si
Jumped ear Younger % re-.
spruce street and walked same street In she
direction that the know Mr. Bots
WELL ho has visited house minister
casions as0 slightly acquanted with Miss
THx FATHERS TESTIMONY.
John Younger residing No Frankfort road tes-
hed-I have . OF Twelfth Baptist church.
which Mr Bott pastor; frequently visited
my invitations which him while he vas
there visitor his conduct actions with daughter
Lillian Younger be tes caused my sus-
pcion Of something being wrong whisper her,
which forbid sevsrd tmss while my attention would be-
occupied studying lessons for the
lowing Sunday he would write on slips o and would
them, tbem 10 him In the manner;
bsds him the house, and he ever
there again would put him the house
on three occasions amer that while absent from
home; Mrs. Bott called upon at my house ON
Saturday last. October II, In regard the troubles
of her husband and my daughter; / tod her sl
about tho troubles, she husband (Nr
Bot had got into similar trouble about three ago.
but that she had brogen od nothing
farther said about s noticed my daughter going
three timss week certain days and hours
aud generally returning
toned this 90 Mrs Hott me shst her
band out the days the hours and