New-York tribune., 1882-03-11
THE COURTS.
MR. HINMAN AND HIS BISHOPS PAMPHLET
THE PLAINTIFF CROss-rXAMINEp IN REGARD ro TAt
ppErYuutp AGAINST HIM.

| THE PLAINTIFF CROss-rXAMiNEp IN REGARD TO T!lE
CHARGES PRErgERED AGAINST HIM.
The testimony of the Rev. Mr. Hnman. the
plaintiff in the re suit against Bsnop HaF'' was c'h
tnucd yesterday before Jus'icc Van NorN IN te
Supreme Court The examination referred to the n't
tiers with which he had been charged by bishop Hare IN
| his Rehearsal OF Facts" directed TO tie Board Of
Missions Mr. IIinman declared that Bishop Hare
had never complained 20 him that his tNF liinmahD
creditors "dogged" the Bishops steps wherever he
The Bishop had never spoken to bin on the SUD
ject. The witness had known the Rev MI Heemnns to
whom he administered the sacrament, In the presence
of Bishop Hare few days before his dismissal "a mis-
eonaryl for many years and hs relations with him had
always been cordial notwithstanding Bishop llnres
statement that Mr. Heemans had told him That the repu
tation OF the witness bad throughout the inah
country The witness met Bishop Hare several times III
Boston at the General Convention. which was heu
few months before his dismissal. Bishop
Hare treated him with great friendliness ana
made no anson to any rrmors which ne h"' h.','u
against him. Bishop Hare had charged III MS P'ilIo
that William Welsh. man for many years Ihl'icSc' !"
missionary work. had told him that he had heau rom
Trustworthy sources that Mr.. IIinnan lea oH7ou'o
life The witness Mr.. Welsh In Philaaslph" d.
nbout the time he said to have made the statement
70 Bishop Hare. and Mr.. Welsh. whom ne had long
known treated him with his usual cordialty. bshop
Hare said nothing the witness In regard TO the thSS
he ind heard from Mr.. Welsh Mr. Hnman sand that
no had travelled as the duties Of his position required
IN all pars of the Diocese NiObrara but he had never
heard from any that there were any rumors ahoat
affecting hs character. As matter OF fact any charges
Of immortality his part were unfounded and false III
had been said that the house mother in school for girls
I'm Nobrara had alleged that Mr.. Hihman had behaved
I'm an unseemly manner toward the girls, and on one
occasion had said to pretty young indian girl" 81
love you; come and walk with me tonight want to
talk with you" This Mr.. IIinman said, was
false If one of the Indians had told
Bishop Hare las the Bishop had said) that
he had found Mr.. Hinman ard Indian woman in an
improper place. had told fasehood In reference to
BsbOp HaTe's accusation that who, for many
years, been engaged in missionary work and had
enjoyed high reputation for piety, had come to nm IN
great distress and told him that she had been msled Dy
Mr.. Hnman under promise OF marriage the WltheSs
declared that the charge If made by the woman
VIVA SANDER He had ascertaned that the was
Clara Kirbaoh a teacher in the girls school in San
tee She was a woman over fifty years old at
the time and he only thirty eight After Mr. Hin
mans dismissal and demand for trial this woman had
been sent away by the Bishop. He had made every e
fort TO learn where she had gone to- but without success
The witness denied that he had been In dsor-
derly house I'm Washington Bishop Hare had charged,
on the ALLEGED authority OF a respectable woman, that
r Hinman been discovered in his own house In his
| servants room with the door shut. When he was
| discovered, "he sneaked away In confusion"
| This story was false The only foundation II any,
which II had was that he went into his servants
| room TO superntend carpenter work, which had
been made necessary by leak In the roof Bishop Hare
had said that another lady to him with the COM
| plant that Mr. Hnman "had seized her firmly about
the waist and spite Ofher struggles and proestatons
had held her fast and kissed her repeatedly The whole
story was pure fabrication He had discovered that
the woman referred 10 Sister Lizzie He had never
TO his knowledge seized Sister Lizzie about the waist He
| would have known 1t II he had done so. He had
never refused let her co. and he bad never kissed her
had
at which Bishop Hare was ono of the judges, and had
been found untrue Another accusation made by Bishop
Hare was that Mr. Hinman had kissed and stroked the
cheok" of young girl In his family who had resented
the liberty at the time and threatened to expose him.
This girl was Sister she grew up in the Witnesses
family from childhood and was only fourteen years old
| when she left IT. and she went away after the I'M
| proper conduct complained Of Bishop Hare
knew all these facts, aud knew that Mr.
| Hinman always treated the girl as one
of his own children. He had kissed the girl, probably
| great many times he had his own children Mr. Hin
| man denie d that he had ever been drunk In the
presence OF the man mentioned by Bishop Hare OF OF
Hare appeared ANA declared his intention Of acting
prosecutor well judge. The court refused c allow
him to act as prosecutor An adjournment was tnen had
TO enable Bishop Hare TO ud prosecutor At the next
meeting the Bishop produced man called Fox as prose
cuOr The witness said ho knew that Fox once went TO
Bishop Hares house when he drunk that Bishop Hare
street with him. This the whom be afterwaTd
used prosecutor az tie witnesses tal Bishop Hare
had promoted Hlnman the church after the time
assigned by him as the date when he learned OF the eV
Mr. Hinman was then crossexamncd by Mr.. Nash.
When Bishop Hare first came TO Nobrarn IN IS1S ar
snntce embraced about twelve square lnilcs and
tanned about 900 or 1000 Indians and fifteen
| lectcd In the East for missionary purposes
in Dakota were sent to Mr. HnmoR dnI91 The He kept s
| all missionary purpoocs. His accounts were audited Dy
fore the election Of Bishop Hare The mission was
found to be III deDt about oO0 or SllOoo A,er me
assumed personaliy He afterwards presented these
bills to the Board Of Missions hut the Board refused to
9 lie ofer haG uo hs dismissal by Bishop Mar
which were under the same roof belonged to
him There had been m gG9d "a dt M OF ID be
sacrament to the Rev. Mr. Hccmans, the witness had
Mr. IIeemsns' VINO was dying Mr. sash asked the wit.
what his complaint against Bishop Hare in regard
TO this matter was. He answered; III Blsh0p mare
believed tha utterly vile man aud continued 70
participate with me III then he was guilty OF saefieS
| That was tho meaning he meant to convey IN MS
pamphlet. He did not consider that the validity of the
sacrament depended upon tne aacter o, inc M
but bishop Hare feeling toward him es nc dd' ought
meht ~ tns G bsG o nd bo 6nf l rbscb before the dag
in presence OF his housekecper. This was done de
spncdiy by him. to prevent tbs Bishop aftcrward
misrcp cprcstntngit lie told the Bishop that Mss kiT-
| bacI had told him OF Iun0r5 to the effect that
her the subject. and demanded that the engagement
De made public In existed She was afraid the
Bishop would dismiss her, and begged Mr. Hinman to
| speak o the Bishop The conversation was had In
corance with this request. When he told the Bishop
tat there Mas cement the Bishop said that the
question Of engagement would have TO bo made the sub
feel o, legal investigation. When Bishop Hare dis
missed tho witness missionary he tOd him that Miss
| Kirbach had accused him OF misleading her.
The witness demanded to he confronted with Miss
| Krbach, but was not allowed tnat privilege lie
Immediately told al his friends or the charge made
against him by Miss Kirbach On subsequent trial he
took the ground that evidence could be given against
him unless Miss Kirbach first produced. He knew
when he did this Miss Kirbach IN Germany aud
could not be produced He mad also asserted ia reply
Bishop Hare's pamphlet that statement of this