The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-10
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA SATURDAY, DECEMBER TO- 1881

il possible may have mentioned the Swis
Mission. 1t was that which had in m
miTd at that time never ha
any idea of the Chilian Misser
think | had some ide, that if Horac
Greeley were elt cted he wonld let me hav
the Swiss Mission Ir is "nly a small affai
anyway-'nly 500 year. [Laughttrl
Whine with IN no iciu.' terruptiUn) J.
! rcmenhrr he va arres'ef q d thrown int
thc Jeif;-r,On Market Jail because of som
d .tuiiy with "a hotel | aw the lrisOne
lie CO r'dor of the Jail, and although be
sought vcrr pteou,ly by him to interced,
in hi> 'chali and procure bail for him. i
! possible, 1 shat cut the La ural prom pting
OF my heart and told him | feared he was ,
bad man, and that he must let the law tax,
| It's course In the meantime it came to th<
knowledge of the officers of the Church tha
he had been guilty of gross immortality.
The pr soner-That was the time | com
mtted adultery 81 | might get divorce
Inat was all there was in il. ] was moi
| going to live all my life with a woman did
| not like. had no business marrying her al
| all.
The witness ignoring the interruption) =
And about the Both of April, 1875, he was
summoned 10 appear before the Advisory
Committee to answer to the charge of i'm
morality. There were three counts to the
charge. First, he took money which his
wite earned by working in hotel in the
country, and which was remitted him TO
assist in supporting him.
Prisoner (interrupting)- is abso
lutely false. Doctor, | never heard that
story before
Witness (still ignoring the interruption
And spent it in improper relations with
other women.
Prisoner with excitement)-That is alb
solutely false. If my wife told you that she
told lie The witness Continuing his mar
rative). The second count adds: ''He has
been guilty by frequent acts of violation of
his marriage VOW"
The prisoner (again breaking in)-I only
married that woman on ten hours notice,
and that is reason enough why l could not
live with her.
WitnesS-The third count was that as a
result those repeated acts of infidelity he
was suffering from vile and lOathsome
disease
PrisOner---That is false.
The witness-Those charges were re-
cited 10 the prisoner by myself, in the
presence of the Committee"
The prisoner---Thats erroneous. [ beg to
differ from you.
The Court (severely)K quiet; let the
witness go on.
Witness-L recited those charges to the
every one of them. He stated as his excuse
that his wife was absent, that natures
demand must be met, and he could not re-
sist the enticements of lewd women on the
street. He was pressed to know whether he
felt sense of guilt-whether there was any
consciousness of remorse or repentance for
the past, or any promise of reform action for
the future. The Church was disposed to do
fairly. The gentlemen on::that Committee
Upr frQa fI0f,a ,lA
like unfairneness toward any person.
Prisoner lin spite OF Scoville's efforts to
repress him)-I remember this; | take
back my contradiction to what the Doctor
SAID, because, upon thinking it over [ find
1t is correct. The men on that Committee
said they had been in the same boat them
selves, and for that reason they felt sympa-
thetic. They thought if man had been
married he had right to get
out of it,
Scoville objected to the evidence as en-
tirely inadmissable, and the Court sus-
tained the objection.
The prisoner (excitedIy)-I never had but
one interview with him (alluding to wit
ness. | recall it now. was
excommunicated and let the
whole thing go by default because |
was in Chicago. have been strictly yirtu-
Gus for six or seven years. Mark that down.
You are picking my whole record from IN.
fancy, and sayit is an outrage on decency
Districty Attorney-We present this tes-
tlmOny because we want to show that what |
the defense calls insanity is nething more |
than devilish depravity.
1t was with some difficulty that the ap-
piause which greeted this remark could be |
luelled, and the Marshal led out of the |
Court stating that upon any reoccurrence of |
applause he would order The room |
cleared. When order had been re-
stored the witness resumed his testimony |
and said that il never occurred to him for a |
moment that the prisoner was other than |
,ane.
Scoville proceeded with the cross-examina- |
lion, questioning the witness more especially |
Is to the fact of his receiving a promissory
note for 800 from Guiteau.
The prisoner throughout the examination |
,n this point kept running discussion with |
he witness, counsel and Court The Court |
repeatedly ordered him to keep quiet and |
allow the witness to speak, but he continued |
n his denunciation of the prosecution for |
is 'lmpertinence in raking up my old |
'ecord."
Scoville also became indignant and angry |
It the prisoners outbreaks, which pre- |
rented him from finishing his question, and |
several times declared to him: II will clear
'ut If you don't stop. You must be still |
You must be still" But neither the Court |
Tor counsel could repress the prisoner
When the cross-examination gas closed, |
he prisoner, looking up at the clock, an
bounced it was 3 clock and time To 90 |
home. He also inquired How many more |
witnesses like that nave you got, Corkhill? |
think it is an outrage on the public. If /
'ou had to pay some of that money your
elf you would go SLOW"
Adjourned.