, 1879-08-09
4 CHURCH TRIAL.

4 CHURCH TRIAL.
Some Apparently Flln,sy Charges Against a
/ Baptist preaoIlur.
| For soUle months past rumors hayo been
anoat that the Rev. Carlos Swift, pastor Of the
| Baptist church at the corner OF Dearborn and
Forty.scVcnth Gtreetst aud an attacho OF the
Baptist Publication Society, No II Randolph
street. had been guilty OF gross inoscretLons
among hclal!es Of Ais iIock, hut nothing definite
has resulted until within The past week, when tho
scanla1mongers have succeeded In working up
considerable Of sensation. Tho affair pro-
creased to such proportions that committee
was appointed partly. at the request Of the
Rev. Nr. Swift nnd partly Mt the instance Of
some Of tho numbers Of the church, to invcsti-
gatc the charges aud sek the matter at rest for
the future.
The principal cou,p1aioants ia tho affair nro
Mrs. Hogue, Mrs. H"rn, and Mss Ramsey.
Que Of tic charges was to tho effect that Mrs.
lIoguo went down to the bookstore where
/ Mr.. Swift was employed, and le invited her 10
70 to his rooms. after he had urged her to Look
about the s.orr, md to- 70 down into basement
| with him. Another charRe was made 10 thu
elect iat be lad ins!tc Mrs Hem ~ by put, put
upon her leg, following her home. tal,tl asking
her to allow hIn to ea!i upon her wh!lo hcr hus-
| banl was away.
e,rtft tnd oate1 siiei p 4 r,mscv n n1nw hin,
| TO kiss her when he tfldde n call upon her.
Tic investigation was commenced In the par
whoo tl,r com,nintn,t.f, Witnesses WIRE eratninrf
~" ata,nncmt n Mrs II"rn howrvcr. mt t,ainr
no,nnintnd cou ~ '~'' ''0' oS'''
Tliu Investigation HAS resumed last night,
t,,rrn hcinr ,,Iio m n11,fIenre ri In,ra AMI I1nn.
,Iemcn J tn w;tnrss 81 i,,I. uroceedin,.a' "'A
'4s''s. ~ "..As '.. ~. ,,as -
TIE h.AM'SAltoS oF Mhs. nh6S
Waa continued, the ltoY. NJ. fsHHt condnct1nE
tl'e same, anu repcatang ,ne questions which M
wero nsked on tue tlrat night ol tue trlal. The
answcrs were Of no special Importance. sne
said sho san nc htoVS!ln tne roofn III when eho
nti hsr alleged lfaa!ler aat oh tae tlfne o. his
Lrst visit; II was wAs3n enouyh without a stose.
wccks before the library vas removed, which
asrnea to @ ~ an @ @eHet wei, ~, xnoWn aong r ,ne e
cnuteh peoP.e' Sn9';W no' . sate az 70 ns
woras "hca !e hsacA UT u "aisht s"s' upun
W.; ~ ~ .a' ~. nsi"J hnr M ,t',ht e 'r
i,s1 h,,sb,t,i was away. or not ut home. s,s
wos yrTr sl,re sis tulG lin that sl,e tld not r.
coiyc Eentlemcn-cailGrs when her h,,sband waa
not % at tome. liz aso put III, hand On iicr lcg. @
Fnr,r aid sirs, Thou,,llcy were sitting IN tic
| aonsr ncw Sha thD,l&tht this act OF Mr. Nytft
Sa,.'o Serx toJ Ji procce1g @ % @''' ~ - '' s"'S
Mrs. swift ptoduccd lettor, which Mrs, uern
| Enj1 aha Ind wrjtftEt In which HfN n8kEu tn
withdraw from, lie cGolr, and in which s{,o
trt1 that hcr withdrawal zyns mt m nIcount
of any ii.feeiiug toward ony onu in tic chnrrh:
This was before Sir. Swift nsu!rcd her, Sue
sniI: Int sho attended, church ouro or twfco
efter lint ii was ut tlv time OF hrr first Wilt
hui .ha .yns ins,,iteI. Ahnl,t threu werks afsnr
t;,is aim attendcI church again. uud ho followed
ller homo and iMsultel her On lhs way. Size was
ana
ria t.,t,mnny nj this Witness did mt anpear
In hr vcrv sstfsfactorr 20 far as tl1o prosecution
~. w .,ra5rrsI IL xviii salI Tint hc vnuiI
,1o ~ al III. vii n.ss n fa,y nrrstiona iittic
,a1cr n IN, ryrnnw bnt str4. Harm and tl,at
ui,m han = sck rhiid Mt home. and nnnouncei
snp Scp "scntinn @ nj nninr a,yay for Food. IA sho
nos.aS os ni shn nao ,,,s assertton lint shs lid
patst'i,,i" - uan tn.,c iYsrcnrr nnrwnv n. lin
hn,nt Il, - ,sas "osv coph IN sca INV liz f,om.
m,t1es wnnii icritir.
;iha hfr''"ratnr maia TIM rem,rk. upoor
wnmon shn iinrs nm. knnw what sl,s IA eoylnp j,
Mr. I(ogue aait, hv Ind no moro vituesses, but
was given time to hunt up aou,e.
MISS r, A.. nAMssr
u,oo broucbt nj ln.t md nr. nnc,,c tbc n,o.c,
,.u osa .r II ,he chnrrr, ~ ~ =. III"
cnnccrnoH. wsre true. SGc rcpltcd iAat they
w., .vn. o.ta IN tei, er starv T.
snns az, no ,s',n,e H. swsft caiIs u,an hsr
ano ni~ht I mi whcn he tnuk hIs Ganaftn,e II" he
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wsr to- Ink su, tna wItness as Ma As
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ns mas.otta .t, H. n,, .u ', .ss'et
o. nct enySiSa @ an WILL ss. no9oS' nn Waa. ~
ado IT, ,he hoketnra ~ Mr. Xviii s krs Ss.s
iv ~ to,a in hot tnat H. syIft IT. Ky ha- la IT,
;iuEue ..1 LIN 'es '.'a. r., omn. .tsa neE s!se
or.a H. ss,n., ~ Ru s 10, soo''
a'si lcss 51 nGIse.,. unt1'tE ~ ay nSevany ucs'
MI. sWnt ara!aen .tait tnc Cou!'a'ttso u take
spsT!a. noto vi LUIS E.aeuu'a1aa'se: .,' ,'s:
MnnGss ata'ce. w. ~ asso' 'o .11t sMpstage o. coz
: sc!sa t .t.at e enn "aa ~" "'tu n!.e. M!Ictt
| r.H inara ,h"t H. a,sT. hnI snsnits - ~ ~ ~
had iteata 'hat az, aW!t nasi 'nsnltea hcs, INT
"entea ,,1 ~ IVY" u snat Mas ~ wv sGasou.
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