Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-09-03
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER ith, is tn,
In A day.
4 THUNpERING RAoKSET.

In 1864, when Lincoln was re.nomi-
mated by the Radicals, and the Demo
Gratis nominated General George b.
Mcclellan, political and war measures
were booming The Radical leaders
finding that matters were becoming
red.hot, and that Lincoln's election
was in doubt, conceived the idea of
importing from England certain Rev.
DR.. Hall, who held the same position
in London at that time, that Beecher
held in Brooklyn-chock full of godli-
ness and Radicalism. Hall was en-
ployed to come to this country and
make speeches for Lincoln 4 Co., un.
der the guise OF building huge indie
pendent chapel, in which the poor OF
London could worship free of charge
have a free gospel. Wealthy En-
glishmen, who hate American institu-
tons, offered Hall 100000 providing
he could raise 100000 in the United
States, and it should then be labeled
"Lincoln Chapel" The RAIDS saw the
point which they had, however, set up
on John Bull, and sent for Hall, who
stumped over the loyal North, praying
for Lincoln's success, and collecting
the cash as he went along, directed by
the Radical National Committee. He
raised the 100000 and returned tC
England. Lincoln's Chapel stands
there--so does Hall, He has had ;
three weeks case in Court recently
precisely on the Beecher plan, except
ing that Mrs. Hall has obtained di
vorce from Der adulterous husband
Halls religious speeches reelected Lin
coin. We suspect that he has received
= his sreward for his sungodly defamation o
sacred things. A correspondent of tn
New York Herald, who was presen
. in Court, in London, during the tria
in alluding to Mrs. Hall, says;
ain the recent sensational divorc
: case which has command of the al
tention of London, Mrs. Hall prove
herself perfect mistress Of the situf
tien, dominating everybody, from tn
= Judge on the Bench to the jurymen i
the box, showing strong dispositio
. to hold confidential conversation wit
Q members of the latter. As for 81
Henry James, he had no chance wit
her, lost his temper very early in tn
l. cross-examiuation, and never regaine
it, He has a habit when he finds
difficult witness Of suddenly stoppin
e his CROSS examination, Iesuming b
. seat, and looking haughtily at th
Judge, as if he would say, Unless you
y Lordship interposes and inform th
t witness that l am Sir Henry Jane
ex-Attorney General, and am to |
treated with respect, shall not PR
T. ceed further with the cross-examin
q ton But when Sir Henry, fumin
and frowning haughtily, resuming h
" seat, because Mrs. Hall would not giN
" him a particular answer he wante
she only put her head on one side, ar
looking at the irate counsel, said
her briskest manner, 'Well?' The O
ly time he really hit her was when |
% observed that she was always wan
= ing to make speeches in the witne
,r box. She is turned fifty, but still pc
r. sesses considerable attractions. 81
:, appeared in the witness-box well dres
cd, and when in repose evidently pc
sessed considerable charm of manne
In the witness. box n naturally ner
Gus temperament was strung TO Il
IL highest pitch, and her constant unre
K made her little wearisome. Not +
from her, whilst she was under exam
~ nation, sat a tall lady, about for
ID years of age, with thin, sharp fac
TO see Mrs, Halls attitude toward Il
stranger was sufficient to indicate tn
90 this was the Mary Wyatt Of the &C
% respondence. The witness in the b'
ic seemed to feel her presence, thoul
mr. not once during the long day did e
permit her bright, restless eyes to f
upon her. As far as her relative po
be ton toward the bench permitted, 3
turned her shoulder toward MI
Wyatt. But when she mentioned b
- name, as she necessarily did, with
" without reason, one could see that s
RS was talking at the alleged rival, a
IN could not iail to note how every ner
lie in her frail body seemed to tingle wi
ho the consciousness that her enemy W
in the same room with her, and ii
'u' every barbed dart went home. As
or the Rev. Newman Hall, he sat throu
of it all with stiff back and sallow fac