Smyrna times., 1881-01-05


having its origin in our neighLoring town.
Leipsic, and free subject Of conversation
the past Fall among the qVid nunc Of that sec
ton who delight in such savory news. we
have known for the past two or three
WEEKS out as the case was to be investiga-
ted, thought it prudent in matter so per.
sonal 10 await the result of that investi,a.
ton, knowing that with all which might be
brought to light through clerical council
or even the more searching investigation
through that other outreaching arm after
justice or pecuniary compensation which.
ever 1t Is, the hidden truth might still
never he brought to the light. The daily
press has, however, gathered up the case
and scattered on the wings of the morning
condemnation before there has been an
investigation. The Wilmington .Hoyn;no
Ne~S through staff reporter sent down
Tor the purpose on Thursday last had half
column in which the writer gave play to
MS Imagination in the usual daily sensa.
tlon"l style and used such phrases as, cleri
cal Lothario' with the same freedam ha
would apply pet names to a playful child
Rev Mr.. Foreman is gentlemen we Lave
no interest III otherwise than in doing him
justice (never having met him but once
and then only for n few minutes) and would
much have preferred waiting for full in.
vesligation before making any public an.
nouncement", for in any event one person
is ruined and the other is seriously injured
If not equally damaged.
The incidents Of the unfortunate cose nc
they reached us were strongly aoainst Mr.
Foreman up to last week, but several of the
strong charges have already exploded ere
there has been an investigation, the side of
the prosecution having apparently done all
the talking. The Rev. |. N. Foreman who has
been a minister in the Wilmington Confer
encS for the past ten years or more WAS
sent to Leipsic in the spring of rs. Some.
time during that year young girl about I6
years Of age named Cora Anderson. dsuyh
ter OF Samuel Anderson, laborIng man of
that town went to live in his family as a
domestic. The year previous she had oc
cupled the position of chamber maid ON
the steamer Lamokia running from that
town to Philadelphia. She was treated
kindly by MIR. and Mrs. Foreman and
lived with them up to the time of their
departure for Pomona, near Chestertown
Kent Co., Md, whittier he was semi at tho
last session Of the Conference. We do moi
learn, except in the statement of the pappr
above referred to, that there was up to that
time any rejecting talk even by the scan.
dial mongers.
In the latter part of May Cora went to
wilmington to live in the family Of Rev
Adam StSngle, remaining there until the
9th OF July when she returned TO her pur.
entS in Lripsic. 1t has been stated with
Intentional damaging effect that Mr.. Fore.
man secured her this home when he left
LeIPsic with evil designs, but Rev. VIM. r.
TuIl states in a card that he had secured
her the home at the instance of Mrs. las
Klrkley Of Lcipsic and that Mr.. F. had
nothing to do with it, Some two or three
months after Cora's return home she be
came mother and made oath before Jus
tlce OF the Peace Z. P. Walls, cbarsiny
Mr.. Foreman with the paternity of the
child, This was an action on the part of
her father for civil damages. The matter
came u the ears Of Presiding Elder Mar.
tlnIale as common runner, and az such II
was his Disciplinary duty to investigate it,.
A correspondence ensued and ministerial
investigation fixed for Wednesday last
29th ultimo in this town. Mr.. Foreman
had hardly entered the town before he was
confronted 10y the Sheriff at the direction
OF Mr.. Anderson's attorney with n warrant
on the civil process, but friends from the
vicinity OF LeiPsic learning this, promptly
entered his security and he was released on
a bail bond of $1,000 in two sepcrate
charges of $1,000 each for seduction and
damages, for his appearance at Court.
The council! of investigation which met
at the church was composed Of Rev. Mr..
Martindale, presiding; and Revs. Haines
and Brindle Of this town, Hutchins of
Odessa, Burke of Marydel, O'Neil of Mil.
llngton and Aldred Of Easton. The latter.
however, got showed up on the D. & c..
railway and could not get here. The SEES.
sion was secret, the only persons present
besides the committee being the &C.
crsed, the Rev. Mr.. Van Burkalow the
counsel for the prosecution, and the
counsel for the defence, Revs. j. E. Now.
bray and j. f. Smith, and the girl Cora
Anderson. Rev. Mr.. Kemp, Mr.. Van BurK.
allows colleague in the prosecution, also
failed to get here. Neither side was ready
and the case was postponed to meet again
in this town on the 18th inst.
AS before stated, the common talk, CON-
ing mainly from one side. was very DANA.
glng in influencing public opinion and the
people OF our town knew little or nothing
OF the defense until the meeting here, and
then from bis indignant former parishion.
0rs. IL is an ugly case, the very worst that
a man and especially minister could have
to face. II is oath on one side and affirma.
ton on the other. There can be no proof
either way but circumstantial good char
acter and proper demeanor have been claim.
ed, but for herself and family we hear Of
cons as well as pros. There are cases where
the character and standing Of party in
her position would silence all opposition,
but it does not in this. Mr.. Foreman.
whatever may be his relation to this case