The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-30
ELDER ND PREACHER.
A Case Almost Withou, Pnraiiei-Tr~sbie In
the Churches.

SHrLnYvIlLr. Ind. NOV. 10, is77.-Thc an
mis- ~ SArii county afford 'y B. rlii"l :" m"
lu- Dlly. Tia" l.y Francs W. Ill.tt sues pr
Il. g.. VI 'Nuu4sury on % u,'f' FOG -lnNU. ana il"
irm 81 '.'' Ecu" "HS '4s 'N!ri ih' nur' Wiz.
l.r .arior. who hrs ilr~u"d his body ..uIns for
20 number col yrHr- H. .- about -iNis years ~
age. SAIL AMI -fninr. aud his ..'h"ral u-pr"t
thatol umun OF ..reu dst"rmiuuti 10. n has
% family consisting col ~HVfu grown dnughiHr
In ihr duplicate Tr"riil Of physician Hnd uiin-
4-fcr. b." ha~ % -'illi'd 30 i'i-a social position.
Dr. Vi GiuSloy Is "a physician of inl~ county
# fort. y"urS prufioo. lie l. an Elder IN The
borne AN excellent rhurartrr in every respect.
l''ltt claims that hi- mote in suit wH~ 'N". ni.d
uni .rtIr ..lWn- ''r' nir-tn In 100 ~,
defendant VI Gsu-hoy came To- him AMI told
him mat Do" was ~ Eroat trouble; that III = m.
sour. having N'I the country nu account II
trouble with on" Ann tiwnri- that he
..ud do so if ponu would .ri him
friends Polliu replied TIA, -. could borrow it,
rnwsd the desired amount at ton Ter cont, an!
reloan"d the Sumo to Dr. Nrthughry at fifteen
io.litt, statement. MrGnughry came to hun
and stated that he had brcome involved IN
trouble hr'au~e of In" tact TINT TIC VII" o' on"
Grorg" Spurrl"r rhnrgcd him. DIR. VI 'l'aughoy.
with having S"du'cd her upon a promis" al
n"rlns IN" country WIN her. That upon q Ger
tain MIGHT. after She had returned from the in
VI Onughoy was. and asked him To comply with
hi~ promise. VI iti,tugicS refusing, tine woman
went back home and hanged herself in the
smoke house.
Poilu further AYERS that Georeo .Spurrler.
since that tine. having full knowledge of the
facts demanded money of MeGaugiry al dit
fcrrnt times insisting upon s2Ano under pen
atty Of exposure. In hi~ trouble Mrtaugh"y
came to Point and asked him 10 raiSe the
amount for him. winch IN" pluntin says he did
10y borrowing for the purpose. rroanlng to the
defendant and charg ng the inter iiteen per
cent interest. In addition To the sum pi money
nlpNr nllutrd ~. lolltt claims that on other
occasions he loaned him money. al one time
$1,000, and shortly niur II. iop more. which
sums eventually, al ilit"rn per cent. interest,
aggregated the sl0uOU for which the note IN
sult was executed. Ii seems that thr parties
mot hy appointment at RuShNilr. on thr 2lth OF
July. 1876. and. ACCORDING ~ lolllu, made "A cal :
'ulntion un th" notes thai hal b"n given and
merged tine whole NTH slnNnO not" the smHlor
notes being surrendered Ia McGauEhcy.
A. for VI Guugh"N. b" admits IN" execution
of the note. at the Inn" ana places alleged, hut
ayers that II WAS given un'i.r dur's~. Hni iiiat
thrrs was no consideration Whatever to sup
Inr II. H. says that ON the GOTH day Of July,
ls7G. Dr. pnlnu came tu his ol1i ." in the town Of
Nurristown angry aut excited, aud told hun
that he hHti. u short ilnln previous, lrpd'nNu Il
sermon ON th" do trim" of Confession. ana mat
on his return home his wife had confessed Ia
him tDr McGmghryl twenty years axe. Pnutl
added that one of two Things wonld s"iil" It,
sluul1 or his lite. 70 TINS VI "tUughrv re-
spnndnd that h had not SlOuuu, ami dld NOT
want To lose his llr pulltt IN. u KAY" hinl
three DAYS t. raise the money. TucY agreed
To- meet IN Itu~hNilr. and tine agreement Vas
carried ont. a- d'tallod above
This evening On" Jury turned verdict ~
tho plaIutlf. uWtrdlns him "a luigWH M Tor II .
3U2.77. \ motion Was made iora new trial.