Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
WRECKED DOWN THE BAY
The Rough Experience of
Three Oyster Dredgers.
A CUTTING SCRAPE AT SMYRNA
A Large Collection at Mt. SaIem--
Another Death From Small
pox-Court House Business
--The Sugar Beet
Industry.
THE COMMERCE COMMITEBE'S OPINION
THE LE5PsIO SCANDAL.
About the Dismissal Of the EcclesiHs
ticai Griai-Ehe civil Case TO Com.

About the Dismissal Of the EccIesias-
ticai Triai-Ehe Civii Case TO Come
Before tho Court.
Special Correspondence OF State journal.
DOVER, Jan. 10 -Strippsd of all ex.
traneous ves6iage and gossip the following
is given on good authority as the bare
facts with reference to the dismissal of
the Anderson Foreman case by the minis.
terial court OF inquiry
The prosecrutrlx, Miss Cora Anderson
made an affidavit before Justice of the
peace, charging Rev. l N Foreman with
being the father Of her child. After this
affidavit WAS made, the father of Miss
Anderson employed John B. Pennington,
Esq, as his counsel and. through him,
brought suit against Mr.. Foreman for Sc
duction.
After this civil suit was brought, the
matter came to the ears of the Presiding
Elder, Rev. I f. Martindsle, who cited
the accused minister to appear before q
committee of ministers, who had arrayed
to sit as at ecclesiasticnl court in Smy rna.
On the day when the case was to
come up before this tribunal, Mr..
foreman was arrested on cdpias in the
civil suit and required to give bail for his
appearance before the April term Of the
Superior Court, at Dover. This caused
The church trial to be postponed until
Monday last
On Monday, Miss Anderson and her
father and mother were in Smyrna, in
readiness TO appear before that tribunal,
to prosecute the case. Rev. j. T. Van
Burkalow was the clerical counsel of Miss
Anderson Mr.. Foreman was represented
by Revs. j. E. Mowbray and j. Edward
Smith.
Rev. j. T, VanBuskalow then and there
informed Miss Anderson and her parents
that MIR. Foreman was not in attendance
and would not be present in the church
court This being contrary to the estab-
lished rule Of law, which provides ttat the
prosecutor and accused shall be brought
face to face, the mother was referred to
Miss Andereon's legal counsel, Mr.. PEN
ington, and, acting under his advice Miss
Anderson declined to appear before the
ministers, wbercupon, their being neither
plaintiff nor defendant present when the
case was called, the church court dis
missed the whole proct edings
II is pertinent to the case to say that
Mr. Pennington wished to be present as
spectator II he could not app 4ar as couu-
sci, in this tribunal, but was informed he
could not oe admitted
This closes ths church trial, but the
parties will enter all Appearance in the
oiyil suit next April, and, ia the regular
course of law, the case will come up for
trial before the October court, in this
place.
The ministerial fraternity, az we'll as
the laity, are waiting for the legal verdict,
before pronouncing upon the guilt or
Innocence of the accused. Overtures for
compromise have been made on behalf
of Mr.. Foreman, but not entertained by
the plaintiff, aod efforts have also been
made to implicate II young man of Leipsic,
who, it is confidently asserted, d, fios any
one to prove that he hiss spoken with
Miss Anderson for the past two years.