The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-27
TRIAL OF REV. Mr.. BUCKLEY.
YES TERDLY's sENs4TT IN 4 CONNkC-
7ICUT yILLAGE
Gala Day for the Residents-The Preachers
Dramatic Defence e-Denounces Rum. Toll
crates Profanity, and Defends Dece eptiou.

crates Profanity, and Defends Deception.
The interest in the excise trials In Stam-
ford. Conn. eliminated yesterday in the trial Of
the Rev. Mr.. Buckley. prime instigator of the
movement against the liquor dealers for con-
spiracy. The trial was an extraordinary one
and attracted the greatest number of people
ever gathered within walls in Stamford. The
hearing was before Justice Smith, himself
convicted liquor dealer As Mr.. Buckley was to
plead his own case. and the women Of
his congregation wished TO hear him,
the capacious sem-circular gallery was
reserved exclusively for them. The four
stage boxes wore filed with ladies. who during
the day received their gentlemen friends and
notcd as though at an opera. scrutnlzng the
different persons on the stage through opera
glasses-laughinR chatting. and flirting On
the stage, Justice Smith sat mt "a table nanked
with the opposing counsel. Tho body of the
hail was filed with mon.
James Monroe Friss. a spy was first tried on
the charge of perjury. Mr. Fc-scnlcn. for the
prosecution gave notice that there would noces-
sarily be much testimony produced unn, for the
ears Of ladies. and urged all who considered
themselves such ~ withdraw. This caused n
futtcr in the gallora: but no one left the house.
Mr.. Srhon'ld. for the dcfonse. said that. rather
than innict such an alternative upon tho ladies
hewould wthdrawthe plea of " not guilty" and
cnt"r demurrer Ini- was ovcrruled probable
cause wqs found. AMI thu prisoner was hound
th Sn,ri ,u-'' - ~. 'i"VV l"r app "r"hc' "c'o'c
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uul lhu ~ hlu 't,-h.'u I',lmnltnlc E,r,il IN
meaning Mccker. Waite. and Triss. That II he
had employed drtectiNes they would nave ieit
1Nh mu, rlehri tnhht thvS am ahl ne sioulu
n"Ne Rnlh'u no ihlnrHhtlpn' iliut NJ nau hu-
thor Ieu ms men 10 use any ana All means. even
uWv,pion' 10 rn'rnp ,r tne nor dealers; so, A.
Buckley WIS guilty. IN, 400 members oi the so
r!e) VINO slo,,u al MS hark were "puallN gulty.
H., spyhe Ql the case as YnH without precedent.
Iy this time ~. er,at hall was ilhrd To it, Ut
most capacity. The stage was packed and mon
uiii hoy- were even l'rchei on ih' slai ins high
tlr STAG. Mt cSs"ndru sat Town .amlI a
storm oi apNru-r. tNat was rcdoul Jed ~ Mr..
hurkley rvS' t. make the con 'iuding arsu-
mont II h,-an by telling th' stnry ~ the bus-
l'h luWyrf VINO -. 'kr ~ Daniel rh-if ~ tl.
ii'n ~ Now li1inl shire I'm l,kr mann'r. hes said
that ne should dc-isnat' AIR. Barbour n the
mosquito ol N1rWhl h, WHO iHd SUM MS ltilr
sons, put on his i.tle oNor'out, and departed.
he made sport oi Nj i4rhuurs personal ap-