Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-24
THE TRIAL OF N MEssAROs.
Inc second Day of the Accused Preach
er's Caee-Mr. Heverin Asks Mr.
Coulston q Question.


Tho Second Day of the Accused Preach
er's Caee-Mr. Heverin Asks MIR
Coulston q Question.
On the resumption of the Coulston
messaros case yesterday Mrs. Ooulstor
was put upon the stand and her cross
examination finished.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Mrs. Ooulstor
was recalled to the stand. She reit
Grated her testimony about her trip Il
New York and the reason for sending
Mr Messaros o telegram. She alst
testified that her feelings towards Mr.
Messaros had not been unfriendly and
that she would rather have died ths I
have trouble With him. In reply TO the
request Of MIR. Heverin to name some
pt tople Mr.. Messaros had vili6ed In hi,
pulpit she said Mrs. DR.. Price, Mrs
McLsne and her husband had beer
vilihed on the 11th of January. She
admitted that 1t was not exactly from
his pulpit, but at q congregations
meeting.
"Did not Mr.. Messsros refuse to give
Mr.. Coulston letter of dismissal be-
cause you told him your hus band was a
robber and thief and had robbed his
father Of the deeds Of his house?" said
Mr.. Heverin.
Mr.. Bregy again objected and witness
remained silent, while Mr.. Heverin and
Mr.. Bregy exchanged q few compli.
ments.
The objection was sustained.
Mrs. Coulfton then denied having ad.
lifted that she had purchased the coat
she wore with money collected for
charity, or that she had bought lot OF
fur with the money collscted from the
sale Of his ssrmons, which ehe Id
not return. She had never told Rev.
Russell Conwell she proposed exposing
Mr.. Messaios, but she had bad general
conversations with him. She had NO
with Mr.. EIdridge about
plot and had not told him to await
developments. The witness. then ex-
planned the way in which she was as
saultsd and was allowed to take her
seat.
Doctor Butcher took the stand. The
witness said he had been q practicina
physician since 1868. he had been in
Mexico for several months. He had at
ten ded the Coulston family for some
years. he received q note near 9 O'Clock
on Monday morning, June q, from
Mrs. COuletoD, delivered by ber sister.
He reached the house at Q 80, and was
admitted by Mrs. Coulston; went into
the parlor and engaged In an ordinary
She gave him an account
Of her sickness. When the door bell
rang she took him into the dining
room, where her husband was. Shortly
after he heard . scream of "Charley," 4"
etc., 30 shrill that It startled him, and
he and Mr.. Ooulston rushed for the par
lor, Mr.. Coulston getting there first.
Mr.. Turpit and Mrs. Coulston's sister
then came In and Mr.. Messaros fell on
his back. Mr.. Coulston had him by the
throat and Mr.. Messaros said: "If you
loose me I'll act like gentleman" /
told them to loose him and send for o
policeman. When they released his
hands he arranged his disordered cloth
nR. Mrs. Coulston was very much
agitated and rushed out for q police
man. When got to the station house
Mr.. Messaros was smoking cigar, but
am not certain whether or not Mr..
rurpit was there. / was standing near
the wall, when meu Ger o. his churcn,
Mr. France, or Franks, came in, and
after speaking to Mr.. Messaros, came
up to Mr.. Coulfton and said: "For
Gods sake drop this thing and we will
give you all you want. Our check is
ready for any amount"
When Charles OoulstoD took the
stand 1t WAS at once evident that he
would 1ot make very strong witness.
There Was nervous twitching of the
of his mouth, and q longing
look toward his strong minded wife, as
though besee ching her to assist him In
the trying ordeal through which he had
10 pass. This witness was also afflicted
with q bad memory, and what he didn't
k"ow was quite extensive.
He testified that his wife told him to
remain at home on the morning OF the
He bad not remained at home, but had
gone out at 8 o'clock. 1t afterward oc
CURED to him that he had better return
10 bis house. and he did so. He then
DR.. Butchers testimony
about the assault and the offer of
France in the station house to pay to
have the matter hushtd up
"Do you know Mr.. Kenny" said
Mr.. Heverin.
"Mr. Kenny? Let me see. On yos,I
KNOW WnAb you mean OW.
"Didu't you ask Mr.. Kenny to CON g
to your house the morning Of the as
sauli?"
"Well, now, I'll tell you how that
was. / went out walking that morning
and stopped at Mr.. Kenny's store and
asked him to go back to my house with
me"
"What did you tell him you wanted
him foI?"
81 did not say; simply asked him to
60"
The witness testified that he had not
asked any one else for that morning.
On Sunday night his wife had told him
to ask Mr.. Worman and Mr.. Lancaster
to be at the house on Monday morning.
He did not kuow DR. Butcher was in
the house until he met him In the din
ing room He did moi see Mr.. Turpitl
until after the assault; did not know
where abouts in the house Mr.. Turpit
was. He didn't ask DIR. Butcher what
he was there for. He didn't ask Mr..
Lancaster ON Friday what he was there
for. he invited Mr.. Kenny because
he didn't know what Mr.. Messaros
would do, and he thought it best to have
some one present
"Did you not write an anonymous
letter to Mr.. Hall rtfieoting on Mr..
Messaros2"
He had written the letter, but mol
others. He had . reason for not sign
ing the letter, but refused to state 1t
He had never asked Mr.. Messaros for q
letter Of dismissal
"Now, Mr.. Coulst stDp," said Mr.
Heverin, slowly rising to his feet,
didn't Mr.. Mesasros refuse to give
you letter of dismissal because you
had written that anonyn n GUS letter; be
cause Mrs. Coulston had said you were
a forgtr and q thief and had appro.
priated the deeds OF thirty properties
belonging to your father; because you
had conspired with your wife to catch
a man named Delmar in your Wife's