The New York herald., 1878-03-07
TIE COURTS.
Agitating in Court the Question of
a Future He'll.
A LAWYER ACCUSED OF PERJURY.
Post Obit Remembrances of Mechanic
for Fellow Artisans.

Prominent clergymen have rec,nty been given to
announcing from the pulpit tneir views as 10 matera'
hell, aud persons prominent In other professions
have OF late been more or less interviewed on tne
subject II Is somewhat OF novelty, however, to in-
terrogate witness in court his belief in the
matter. departure in this direction TOOK place
yesterday In the examination Of witness in the
trial OF case before Judge Potter, holding Supreme
Court Circuit. The suit brought by
Frank Glover against Hugh Herrineshaw and s. r.
Crofut 10 recover payment Of a bill or liquors
amounting to SITS l3, claimed to have been sold
BY tho plaintiff 10 tho defendants as partners
The last named defendant, however, failed to put IN
any defense that the trial was really against Her
riugshaw, the sole defendant Herringshaw'S story
on the direct examination that he IS the owner OF
block buildings in Sing Sing; tnat in order to keep
them from remaining vacant, he allowed Croiut To
occupy the stores; that the latter on has own
nccoani ordered the liquors, aud that he was IN no
partner OF MS. Mr. Frank Byrne TOOK the W.T.
nand Tor crosse KAN nation
Il believe you have been preacher in your day.
was the opening question.
witness promptly, '''Woe unto You lawyers scribes,
pLarisees hypocrltes how snail ye escape tho dam
"Were you out among the Mormons at any time
with Brigham YoungS' queried the legal inquisitor
''what DC you think of Brigham Young2"
IL think he was a big scouaurcL"
"You were not out among inc Mormons AS
preacberS'
''No sir.''
"At Sing Sing"
"Auything else besides a preacher2'
"a class leader In the Methodist Church and super
.tntendent OF a Sabbath school,"
"Are you not an atheistY'
ssNo sir'
yesterday you said something about tho exist
encc oi hel'
~ IoId you there would be hell''
''Did you not say yesterday you disbeieved In tho
existence OF he'll 2"
NO. sir"
''Do YOU believe In future state Of rewards and
nishments?"
II do"
The jury brought in q verdict for tho defendants;
but whether sucn verdict was in any way influenced
by the result oil the oil defend
ant. as given above, does not appear
A LAWYER CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
D. d. McKoou, a lawyer. was brought before United
States COMMISSIONER Osborn yesterday, charged with
perjury connection with tho bankruptcy proceedings
OF O. B. Beas Co. Assistant District Attorney Fiero
presented two atldavits in support OF the charge
The FIRST was the affidavit OF william Halsoy, OF
Ithaca, Tompkins county. He states that he knows
Of the bankruptcy proceedings against .. b. Beas &
Co, heretofore pending in the District Court, aud
that on the 18TH day o April, 1876. McKoon before
John W. Lutte, register In bankruptcy, made oath
mat o. b. beals Co disposed Of personal property
hamCn, aud Philo Remington OF Bcrkimer. to secure
them for debts due them from 0. b. Beas Il Co., and
thereby give them preference tho other
tors Of Beas Il Co, knowing that the statement was
false anu The second aildavt was that Of
Remington, who deposes that ne mas seen what pur-
ports copy OF deposition OF Ackoor,
dated April Is, 1876, which the allegation that o.
b. Beals & Co disposed OF personal property of the
value OF about SIS, 900 to s. ID Wood and himself to
secure hem for debts due them from D. Is. Beais Il
Co.. and thereby give them preference over other
creditors Of U. b. Beals K Co. He states that said
allegation IL false untrue letter and substance
that Opponent never had any dealings with o b.
Beas &-Co IN any manner whatever; tnat that firm
never indebted to him. and that he never received
sale transier assignment OF any property from
them directly indirectly in any way, shape or
ncr and that no never had any business transactions
with Wood. As to the charges preferred In their ALL
davits the defendant waived and bail
IN 81, 000 TO await The action oi the Grand Jury.