The New York herald., 1878-11-26
wALLINGFoRD CHURCH SCANDAL.

! A yINDIcAwIoy or MRS. H,wKsHrEsT MORE
CHURCH AID cryIL TRIALS pRoMIsGD-RU-
Moas ASD TESTIMONIALS.
The proceedings in this thus far have reelected
or seemed to reflect upon the character for purity
and virtue of Mrs. HawkshuIst for alleged improper
advances to whom the Rev. J. H. Beae, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, has been acquitted by
church court. Yesterday a friend of Mrs. Hawks
hurst Mr.. A. X. Pease. from Wallingtord to New
York and called at the HERALD Office and presented
what he believes to be the ladys side OF the He
says great efforts havn been made 10 suppress the
scandal, both by fair aud unfair means, bu it VIII
not be suppressed. All the facts and rumors Of
the scandal have not yet been investigated. but
must be brought To The light of day. The
suppressors kindlng fire. he thinks which
will burn their fingers. When the recent church trial
closed in which Mr.. Bcale acquitted, he and his
friends boosted that that would be the last OF The
scandal According the usagcs OF the Methodist
Episcopal church the trial and its results should
have been kept secret bu; tie HERALD informant de-
cares it published three days after the court had
risen. and in thc'form OF base slandcr. AR. W L.
Lane local editor OF the pace, told brother editor
that Miss Andrews secreted herself in room adjoin
ing the court room and overheard Mrs. uawkshurst
tostify that she tried to enticc Mr. Bcale which
he refused and that subsequently ne tried 70 seduce
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minutes OF the trial contradict this statement. and
further adds that Miss Andrews is not the author Of
the slaader. He thinks il started by
in the interest os Mr.. Beale.
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Other parties our informant says have some points
to settle with the Waingtord pastor. They are
members of the church and capable OF defending,
themselves. After Mr. Hawllshurst's trial church
trial.. which is in few days. Mr. ulbc1,
another church member. will be tried also, with
view to his expulsion from the church. AIR. Camp
bell is represented as y man OF intelligence good
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OF the chief founders of the Methodist society III
the town Of Wallinsford This informant says civil
trials follow those ccclesilascal trials, and
tha. they Will be instituted by the persons named
defendants in the church trials The Rev. DR.. Dean
OF Cheshire, il dcfeuotns AIR. and Mra Hawkshurst
Dcfore the canrch court; for, according to the
Methodist CODE only Methodist counsel can appear in
trial before church courts. But DIR. Dean is not
lawyer and in his defence OF Mrs. Ea.vkshnrst was
worstcd by the counsel Tor the accused pastor. Mr.
Pease thinks it is suspicious that the Rev Mr. Beale
should have suddenly turned the cold shoulder to-
ward Sister. Hawkshurst, especially since every
living near the Methodis, parsonage knows that he
was formerly a very frequent visitor at Brother
Hawkshursts house. even when his pastoral duties
should have called him elsewhere. Alr. G. Q.
Post, now OF Paterson, n j., who formerly boarded
with Mr.. Hawkshursts family writes (and his let
ter has been left with the HEEALDj to say that
during his stay with them in 1877 he never
anything wrong unkind i'll tho
duct OF Mrs. Hawkshurs but that the Rev. Mr. Beslc
constant visitor At their house night and morn
ing before and after working hours. But lnasniuch
the two families live next door to each other this
is hardly surprising suspicious. Mr.. Pease fur
ment between young couple who boarded with Dir.
Bsale family that broken of on Mr. Beac's
count. They members of his church. This in
formant refers also TO more recent rulnor Of an
other lady affair, the farts Of which, he says, will
come out on the civil trial.
TESTIMONIALS CHARACTER.
Appended to the above written ard verbal commu-
nications were testimonials from the Rev. s. M.
Hammond, now OF New Rochelle, n. ". former
pastor OF MI. and Mrs Hswkshurst AS the
blemshed moral and Christian character OF the lady
named and also from Rev. Charles 4. and Mrs.
Glover, in whose family Mrs. Hawkshurst resided
before she married. During her residence with them,
they say, they considered her "a thoroughly sincere
truthful, conscientious and pure Christian and have
often spoken to each other about her excellence.
They say, further that they had the least hint
or suspicion any rregulariy impropriey in her
conduct and find it impossible to believe that
her character be successfully impeached."
Mr.. Hall. lawyer has written aleeter to DR.. Dean
also on the points OF the late trial. in which he says
that while Mrs. Hawkshurst confused about dates
the stated by her clear the sunlisht.
in consequence OF which, he says great injustice has
DONE only to the lady and her family, but
also to the Church and community. And inasmucn
as the is to be reviewed by higher church
tribunal Mr.. Hall advises DIR, Dean to look we'll after
the motives that could possibly have tempted those
church members to talsfy injure Mr. Besles char
acter He believes that III the present proceedings to
exclude them from the Church they being perse
| cuted and wronged for having spoken the solemn
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