, 1881-09-08
TIE 1,RosEcu,r1ox DECLINES.

con''n!tteo Il ones 81 Tho sauo thus jolnou.
THE PROSECUTION DECnrSEs.
Dr. Observation-Disclosures flcnnott Is lahortrR
untlor a misunderstanding With REGARD to my
stntotiOtlt 10 him. THO conversation hnh with
hln, was to tho effect that tho obiechon rslso,l
was tn tha uloslhg epcol1cntton under onch
chnrNr,
Nj. l,cnnrtt-An.l also during his pnatoratc,
rs hGrcnbulprn set fbrth.
nr. PnrkhurIt-On that point. and mt on tho
conversations that occurred bntwcch Dr. Thont-
ns and tnltdunls. Tho point wns that that WAS
too in!!ol'n!t, and should cnnc In udor tha an,tlu
utftotio,, thnt was nado Tuesday morning to
Tint tho objcrt nf putting III that caaso at tho
close WIS tU ulfuy us to show thas tho nnt,r.ia
eanvcrsstfons wis ' "' i,ot simply ain ~ tlis Is. OK.
citosncnt Of tho moment, but tilAt =, i
T, r tthronsh tsrSs 1f yGaEs; y,S'r No, Sta
Court bcd lhnt, Ilrst, tho ,lutn!t slandsr must
10 proven, n,nl thg persons to whom It was natl
Of damages tlo nnEtrts uf lint piper Tho Times,
f9r i've yGnrs was altowc'l tn b" brought IN 70
shnw TINT i WIS MT the mistake of reporter
tho conpini,'an'. N"w. asi;i lint. Following
i'r. ihonlas hai nutialy saI.i. which wc aro
preparcd 70 ~ forward and provn; thon
~ tSa. TUX MS W.T.. thu So re aps tFnt y t. saSw t
years: I ,,o not think it would ,hop tl.o c,se-it
wo"d nyovo 4. 4 r,.ther ihnn heP 1T" drop
r,se II. We nro prcpArosa to 20 on. Wu gai,,
ll9thInE By ad,nitttngit, Wo Cit. provo It, rl1c
iHssss n. t 'g 1,,t ~ v IT.; II snss to
I,nnle myself u.s. II witness; lint ru,nrnncr tho
circumstances. | wins suuripnned MS u witness
and with tlat fact IN THO hunds uf tho counsel
nna n :, tho hands 9f t tiio % %so,irt, | w.s
nsIs .,v ~ s"" M \ , sao ,v s
tno a. r Hate III fs Soto1a Se SW a save w III
to IL, whu,, VI cuc @ I to ti e oydonco wo % viii
try 10 snnw when md where. .....,,
s% wsi a wrrc ho ny yniq y Tl s ri be a
Il you l.ro ,ot rudy nnw, thnt ii another th!ng.
i,ay,tt all The information III ha,.i. hit !. IL
nIr iesrU 10 Etvo tho tlefGHac tho Inrgnet pnssI
ble asl.'ulntancc with tho ohso as 1t stall como
FIGHTING ovE1, 1'REL1At1SARrEs.
1)r. rarkhurst-ltow can we specify NIL those
facts7 1t would a!lnply be giving Nil tho ovl.
dcncG In the charges,
Tho rrrsi1,nx EItter-The information sllalI
uotuo IN you tho dcfcnsr, in ,luimil. aud fnr such
purposes ns yoll need Just as st,ou rs possFblc.
DR., pArkhurst-Wo will have tn atlonrn until
Tomorrow inornn9 II l ntn to wrlto uut all tho
facts.
Several jurymOn-0 mol
Mr.. nonnett-l understand DR.. Thomas 10
cinrgcd III thrco specifications with hrroticnl
disseminating doctrines contrnry
tn tho doctrines Of 3icthodlsm; ,,t1,lcr-
stand that Ills deliberate pulpit uttornuces
aro tho best ovlucuco that tho caso Is
susceptible Of Of hs doetrin,u belIcfs
nnd tcuchings Now. l understand thut
tho object Of these conversations Ia to show
thnt thusc hRvo bcon the tloctrinul beliefs, nl,d
that thcso ilnvo lcoh tho stoctrlnus which DR..
ThUuus bus disseminated during the past ton
yonrs. Tho proposition l 1nnko Is thts: That
II thoso RcntlutnoM will withdraw from their
chnrgrs md specifications nil other things but
tho cxtructs tint c1nbDJy Ills loitbcrntr uttor-
nuccs. which tlioy ehargo nre horutiuat In dot
trInc. We will omit that he uttcrcd thosn-.har
teaShlnHs whonoyor ho h.ts Vs. spSkoli H'7 uppt. p
ttssn .,;, ;wo VII. p%,osd % not not sa!it;y TO 70
tho t special dofonso IN rcfereneo u IL, to tho tnn
lslbliual standards, ,lnl without InIf ati hours
rs to ,shothor those uttcr.ncus aro harcsy or
not. That would sttva I'LL Immense aiuount Ut
Dr. puskh,,rat-Wo consider Or, Tho1uas' ut
turH'cts outside Of tho iipt, hero md th9re. to
ho lust rs tuitch part nf thu case ~ ti,t,su III
tho pnln!t: aI,u ottSn times iuure olosety and
Sir. De'inett-Wo 10 mt deny that: but, If yo,.
have sut forth IN his dolibornte ultorhi,ecs III
t"e HSt Stt-Ah ~ Ih0A NANsAlAIu, HAMt
Dr., Puskhurat-It will not tako us long to
prove the points nf conversation.
The Presiding Eidur-Wo lllve nothing to do
Mr. isonnett-Wo would llku to havo ttmo to
nuke our nnswcr II wo are going Into the tncr-
Tho Irrsidins Etder-Tho nuxt thing In order.
tho ehHrgcs hslvtnX boon nlAnnlud tind builK
rcady III action. i 10 6ayp thom rcad axaia, i
| unloss cQunsal will wayu that.
Mr: Bc!nett-Wo desire this: II yt,u vii! giye
mi {f1n 5ptA iBt fItr
anto-ronnis md wrlto ont our answer to tho
sonpan;t @ Int; and tiio # IT, w ars nnt y h'amo for
S aSths to- to prspro hor charxos s a spcsS
tlols, nnd how they aro butore Us. We unIy nsk
for short t'me In which to mako II wrltton IN.
Tho psosjttins M Eldcr-wo will proceed, nrotbor
lsonnutt. to colnpsoto tho nrra!gnnadnt In this
Sr. 1,ennott-If wo walvo tho randIng of tic
answer. which WI! 1oln ali tao Issues and brina
us speedily to srlul.
NOR GUILTY..
Tho Presiding Etdcr-I don't think that would
facilitate our WORK. Now, whit IL your uuswor
to tho chnrgos2
Mr.. lionne,t-Wo desire time to mako our
answer.
Tho Presiding Elacr-The only answer tho
Church desires IL guilty or not guilty. For tho
purposes Ut tho eol,rl for tho prbsont thuL would
bu entirely sufficient. 1t would bo Il vary un-
usual proceeding, l think. in MI ecclesiastical
curt, for us to wait an hour for you to wrItt
cut that answer; / do not moan to suy thosu
words. hut your ntswcr.
Mr.. llnHhctt-Thp hcsnc for tltuo involves this
9ucatiun. Wo huye tho right to p!ead not guilty.
Wo hayu tho right tn put III my speGIal lelHllso
TINT Fc MAY rossuss. III our urlIn!nu praetsce
| u,lder the plea OF not guilty. as tho eaHo pro.
cccds, wo oau bring In nny md a!l iufurscs 1T
which z !ho uusc " susceptible 1t that ls under-
rle Presiding Eldor--Thnt IL q question, l sup.
posi-. tho ChMlr "! raserve tho right II, teuIuo III
o,!c9 particular th'nx eolhes Up. ishould unt lkc
to Ict1Ru yU tlDw that yull ltlay D It's you please
In every pnrtlunlar hercAStur. thniilca. Uus
| acquaintance hnR bccn exceedingly ploasnnt
but Bhoulh tlssllke to enter into nOs to YIN,
RtlG. thoretulc, Msk Ht,w that you p!eal att!ior
guilty Or not guilty to thaso charges nnd BpeclA-
cAtitlnA.
Mr. llos.nott-I hope tue rrosl.ttug Elder did
nut understand mo Gs wnAtlng him u putur ti,tu
bonds !hat ! n.!xht Do y ! nleasel; but ~
fulltlnnt h.ls tho Right tn plead not guilty, and
nlso to put IN my special hulcnsu. 'rhat ls ul
tho right We usau. II yuu eu,luctu tho right
| thAt " AEt We aBk.
Tho Fresdg Etdor-lt Is your business t,pw