Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-14
Tie Manassas Scandal.

Tho village of Manassas i, still excited ever
tho Todd-Triuuer scandal. Mr.. VIM C.
Gaines supports his charges agaits MIR. Todd
with sworn statement, in which be says that
Oh the night Of tho 18Th of april he went to
the spring from Mr.. Trimmer's house TO get q
pitcher OF wster, ard on his return saw
Mr. TODD waking aIore neHr Mr.. Trimmer
gate; saw Mr. Todd 20 around the fenos into s
vacant lot ho then heard other parties
approaching, and az they entered Mr.. Trim
racr's gate he reoogn'z.d them as Miss Kate
Trimmer, and anothcr lady, accompanied BY
Mr.. Kemp; sf:er Mr. Kemp aud his oompau-
lou lett tho cato ha heard Miss Trimmer clear
her throat, and saw Dir. Todd como to1od tho
| Garner oi lha ttbco from the said lot, Iuu 90
tp,toc Up tao walk TO w;thio few steps Of tho
gate | heard Kissing soucd AID then heard
! him lay. GONE, c3ue, be qliek, before Kemp
comes t.ss." Sho replied: Il cannot. it
won't DO tG night, soEe other time" ha III
sisted. she refused agsir; he then said Come
| here, want to speak to yCu." She advanced
toWsrds hisi 9 step or LWo; they c0nvarsed fAr
! the space OF a rlruts 10 tores So Low as to be
| iusuiibia; his naontr vas cosXins eud per-
| suas.Ve hers 81 fist positive ard determined.
| As she started to leave hin BIO sDoko 10 50 eu.
| thoritetivo way; sho halted moment nu6 than
ssii: go back 10 the gao and will H.eet you
| there" He went dowa tho Sidewalk towards
| The o0:nfr, aud rs sac Was poine towards tho
back poEch CT the hous, I g>s over the fence
and c1uGhtd. From Fer mannlr, [ presume
she rccognZ d me. She then soat iuto the
house. then pu;a1sd Todd aud fouud him
| shori distaice from the back gate, sitting down
by s.T To-. Wien wlthia len steps Of him,
nc got Up aud started TO meet ne. | then said
hutr:c5!y: is that you Fred ?" mcsuiug o
friend Of Diae: Whou | spoke, he tu,g his
head cd sEeaked eff towards the street,
cals; tGa or t6rea times: "Wto is that"
lie KEEP: on and answered Iohiug.
RGT NJ. TODD b;fore ito session Of bis
Cburoh adl:ittrd the truth Of MIR. Gaines
statemeats, tn. said while oonVsrsiog si:h Miss
lriuDcr Oh the Light Uumed be discovered
that SIMS eco YES watching them from secs,
| the Greot. Ilo then told Miss L. 10 G. into
| tho house and 10 you'd fed "a: VINO Has
watching hin. lie then went several stops
dawa TIC sidewalk. turned aroutd the corror
81 Tr.l,lC:e itc2a ilt0 v.clnt 10: baiW zen
the house aaa saw mill and sat down On los
" least SKY yards fem he figure h, saw
asr0eF Tic street.. lie tlcn saw tho chic
| sfi:h ssss GaincsI approach hiG, o. 10 sat on
| ,ho leg, he III fist thought il was tho youor
lady vito &c presumed VAS trying. az he was
trylGg, 90 -, "a Gpd Gu. Fho VAS watching
| them
~ tic investigation Ct Tie charges, tho Ma
n2s;0s G; TIC says:
'h1Cc ether wiIaasS,s stated that at differ
CIT tim AMI separately they ha3 seen Todd
and g4uog lEdy driSi0g out 10 his buggy. On
cDc OCCASION nc vas soeu by ooc witness with bis
arm rEn:ch7g tito waist of young LADY; 10
the oihc: TWO eases tho samo kind of testimony
Wss eigea, and ihcso Witnesses wsrs pev,r i'm,
pc.ohsd. Aud CT thu strength CT this tcsti-
mouy tho S:sS:Oa ''ttuad Dothing in the ,u:
mora against tho Christian character Of Mr.,
| Todd"
Tho Manassas Gaz,te further ssys:
wv hist tie church was Investigating Tho
| casrGc or OF iia pastor, the fsc. WIS dc7sIoucd
that although to Ee9 AID had been for several
years o COED Tenplar, ho bad been 10 the
habit Of using Intoxicating dicks. Then he
denied hasirg dtaGk aDythiog 10 Alexsudris,
| 6ut ackooWled that be had drank lager beer 10
Weshlcgson aud Wioe near Nokesyi lie, 10 this
couuIy. for nervous p;ostra!ion," ard cider at
home as pleasant drink. MIR. George w,
liZson, OF is place. whose Veracity no man
doubts ard whose standing 10 ibis community
l5 above reproacb, was called in and stated that
he saw Dir. II. GtilkDg lager beer 10 O'Nesrs
bar room resr the MidIa1d depot. Charges
were ttcn preferred agarss Todd 10 tho Lodge
and were referred 10 committee"