The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-09
A PRELATE SUED ron LIBEL.
The Case Of the Rev. 5. D. HInma
Against RIshOp Hare.

Ene case 81 the Rev. 3. ID. HInmhn
Against BIShOp Hare.
NEW YoRK, March s.-The long talked
OF trouble between the Rev. Samuel D,
Hinman and Bishop William H. Hare, Of
the Episcopallan diocese Of Niobrara, is at
last in court. The leading attorney for
Mr.. Htnman said that his client had tried
to get justice in the ecclesiastical courts, but
milling had re5orted to the civil, and then
went on to give history of the trouble
which had eliminated in the suit AGAINST
Bishop Hare, laying damages for libel al
S25, 900. Mr.. Hinman, at the age Of twenty.
one years, had founded q mission to the
Sioux Indians in Minnesota. His piety
and zeal attracted the attention OF Bishop
Whipple, who almost adopted him
as son. He had nearly com.
pleted stone church At Red.
wood, within two years OF his coming
when, by reason Of unfulflled promises by
the Government, the Indians took adyani.
age IN 1851 OF the outbreak Of the civil war.
mutlnied and committed the terrible ma.
sacre which Is well remembered. He fol.
lowed the Indians In their imprisonment
and Punishment TO Dakota, and declared
he would go with them TO the Rocky
Mountains il the Government sent them
there. In Dakota he remained with his
charge during suffering, from which SyO Of
them died in three months, including all
the young children. When, in 1856, they
were removed to the present Santee Resef-
yaion in Nebraska, he established among
Ind II. =
rapidly extended that the church soon
sought TO absorb it, and in 1872, when 4
Bishop was elected, he came within two
votes OF being the successful candidate.
Bishop Hare was chosen in lhs stead, and
within SIX months beganl an attack upon
him. Although during seven years Bishop
Clarkson heard Of no charge against the
plaintiff worthy Of investigation, vet in six
months Bishop Hare discovered so many
that he determined to notify him to Ie..ye
the country and the ministry or confess
he denied the charges An ex parte in
vestigation by Bishops Clarkson, Whipple
and Hare resulted in his exoneration. This
not satisfying Bishop Hare, the plaintiff
charged that he set spies on him and en-.
eourlged the Indians to make charges
against him. The Bishop had then, co1n.
sci said, gone to Washington and e.
cretly procured an order removing bis
client from the Indian country:
came to New York, and secretly re.
moved him from his position Is mis-.
sionary, but kept his name in the publica.
tons Of the Goard Of Missions so that he
should not know OF It, while all this time
he wrote friendly letters to the plaintiff,
and had celebrated services with Linn on
the very day he handed him 4 letter dis.
missing him from the Mission for immor.
ality. Finally the plaintiff appealed for
Justice in printed memorial, it having
been decided by the church authoritiej
that the power Of missionary bishop
was absolute over his clergy, and this me
mortal was answered by a pamphlet chary.
ing the plaintiff with immoralities, which
pamphlet forms the basis OF the pres4ns
suit The defense is that the pamphlet,
having been circulated among members
Of the church who had 4 right to know the
facts, it was privileged, and that It was
necessary to DEFENDANTS justification.