New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-09

rmen who above anything Ike unfanness to"ar'
The prisoner lin spite ofa Mr. scoyiles efforts to re
press him-f remember this take back my contrg9lc
ton 10 what the Doctor said, because, upon thinking
IL over, find Il Is correct The men on That conhteg
said that they had been IN the same boat themselves ho
for that reason the felt sympathetic. Ihey IHouYh
that II aman had been unfortunately married nc had
Mr. scovilie-i nave not objected to any testimony in
this case If il seemed to have any bearing whatever on
this witness TO state things clearly irrelevant ana en-
trciy uadmissiDle The witness seems TO be n very
willing one and answers great deal more tnah ne "
a committee acting in judicial capacity, who never
n capacity and 10 give them the rec and elect or
court OF record. object to this testimony
The Court sustained the objection.
The prisoner (cxcitedly)-I never had but inter
we with him tlludmg 10 the wtneSs, recall 1t now.
was formally communicated and let the whole thlnS
go by default, because was in Chicago.
The District Attorney-Ih defence has endeav9red 10
show by sporadic acts that this man was insane are
have been strictly virtnous for six or seven years
picking mp my whole record from infancy and say it Is
an outrage on decency."
DEVILIsH DEPRAVITY, NOT INSANITY.
The Overwhelmingly present this testimony DC
want to show that what the defence calls in
sanity is nothing more than devillsh depruvity.
II was with difficulty that the applause which
greeted this remark could be queed The Marshal them
In order make example led OF the courtroom
lad who had been particularly noisy, and the Court
stated that upon any of the applause, he
would order the room cleared.
When order had been secured witness proceeded
There was at that time on the part of the prisoner no
evidence of repentance for the past Or
Mr. Scoville objected, and the prisoner reminded the
witness mat =" thls Is not prayer meeting.
the church proceeded against him.
The prisOner-I didn't care n snaD about It.
Mr.. ScOvllle mpatcntly-l snail not permit tho wit
ness 10 go on with any more defamation If pre-
The witness-Thc prisoner applied to in that room,
to use my influence with the committee not TO proceed
against him. and exclude him from the church,
because such exclusion would nnre him in his business
relations and professional position.
The prisoner-rhs happened after played ont in
New-iork on account Of The Herald publication.
The witness fconiinuing)-My reply to thar that
we should DO fairly to him But for other considerations
than those he named he was cited TO appear before the
church at tho next regular NEE ing on Apul %, 1879
after asking whether he WAS present to answer.
Mr. ScoyIle-IOu need not tell what was done If no
The Di-trictAttomcy-we have a right to show he
was expelled
Q.-IIa7 he any relations with your church now! A.
Odd DE come after that meetlngl A.-No.
Odd De retire crcdltably
Tho pri-oncr-I had been happily married this whole
trouble would not have occurred. The not
yiunonI was because was uuiappy married. want
to thunder That To- the civilized world.
Mr.. scoSi.le-I give notice that viii hereafter object
10 every item Of evidence which consider irrelevant
The District Attorney TO tue witncssJ-From your OBJ
ferFauon ana from your conversations with him did you
The pri-oncr-I have not known anything about the
Doctor since 1874 II has Uo possible hearing on th.
pros .rutiou 90 drag this iu.
the wIturs--lt never occurred TO me for a moment
tlat ne other Than sane.
The prispuer-Nou thought was totally dcpraycd,
because owed Won SO could not pas YOU Pretty
good theology wasn't %, DOcturi
Mr. ScOyIlr then proceeded with the cToss-cXamina-
ton. qurstioums the witnr-, more especially the
fact OF Ls rccyNin- The promssUrJ note Cor 500 from
buii"Iu The prisoner throughout the examination ON
this uuIt kept up running discussion with witness
counsel and Court The Court repeatedly ordered him 90
be- quiet aud 10 allow the witness to speak, but Dee
tihuDi u bis drnuuclItuu OF tine prosecution Tor It's
" mTtr'luturc Zoo uhing mp nay r.aurI.'
hr -CJyIIn also became indignant and angry at tine
pris outbreaks. which prevented him finishing his
GA. ~tIOu-, and several times declared 10 him, viii
clear ont 10 you don't stop. lOu must De- SIN; you
must Poe ~t.' but neither Court counsel cuuld
pr- the prisoner Who had been nervous and CNCitcda
ua}, and hr continued 10 the adjournment u hi-
ming comments upon the v,rdc,ty Of the witness.
When The determination Vt4 closed, tue prisoner,
looking up no tut clock announced that II O'clock
aud tan, To- 90 ho.c. Ie also Inquired " How many
more Witnesses like that have you got, C0rkhiAi 1
think u Is an outrage on the public " You had TO
pay some ~ that money yours,,i, you would slow"
The court adjourned
Doctor Macarthur viii De- on the stand tomorrow for
~ direct examination.