The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-19
ROUGH ON THE CONGRESSES
SENSATIONAL TE,TIMONYIN THE
GREAT CHUHCH TRIAL.
The Reputation Of the Reverend
Brethren and Their Paper
Anything bit Good.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, June lS.-BOth
sides in the Converse trial appear TO
be working hard 10 bush the case 10
an end ss did the ddeuse in the pre-
liminary work to daAy it. At least
that's how ii looks b q man on the
back bench who Is inter Jted for rev.
enue only. This mcning the clerk
for the fiIIt time managed to get
through the minutoJ with but little
interruption from thepble attorney of
the dsiense, and 3 er an hours
wrsugle on Il ,hn'ca point % 10 the
form of interoga' oiies, Mr.. W. J.
Wilson (not j. i. rs telegrsphed by
mistake lest night r,eumed mis- testi-
moDy in regard 10 the Presbyterian
Mutual Assurance Tnlicy which the
Converses, it wss climed, bad had
renewed for a sick nfn. Che policy
was that of DR.. Hilary Mo ely OF
Texas. Col. Bnlit al otney for
the ConveIses, examined the wit
ness on immAieial points at
some length, Wien he was
turned over to the pISV ution. Boiled
down, il VIZ to Ihl eff { that the
Rev. Mr.. Mo3sly he'd telegraphed the
Converse brothers II pay his insuI-
spce for him, which they did, getting
q receipt therefor The policy run
out or lapsed on accSuut of non-pav-
ment, but the with had renewed it
after the r. ,eipt hadb en- gwen. He
had Gu idea th II something might be
wrong add asked to get the n ceipt
back, but il he'd b IN ms led to Texas,
e. The C;nvels lid He thea
asked for the e,egra b elIuded to. but
the Conver es wouldn't g,ve it up. A
few days etter this Nosely died. The
object was to proTe that the Con-
vers ] knew Mr.. Mosely was on his
dea.h-bed when they had the policy
renewed, but when toe question: got
close to this point the usual coniu-
sion and wTangle ensued, and when
quiet was restored the thread was
lost. Mr. Wilson fua ly said he did
not know whether they old or not.
THE REV. Mr.. DUNCAN,
one Of the court, becalne very much
exrited over the affAit. He grew hot
in II e collar and asked the wltnees il
he "had ever been sned for lying"
aud wanted to know J Mr.. Mosely on
his deathbed W. "a party to this in
f3mous transaction
The QUESTION was ruled out OF order
and Mr.. Duncan dencu; ced the whole
tran action and wished the whole iu-
famous affair."" as he termed il, could
be blotted from thetmemory of |.
The witle was then tismisstd.
DIR. DANIEL
ca led for Col. Bennett H. You, 6,
president oil the assurance fund, as the
next witness. He Yves asked if he
Kntw Of the occurrences in connection
with DIR. Mosely's insurance. He
stated that he did, but through con-
versation WITH the complny'5 seCre-
tary. He said the matter was dis
Gu sed between h N and Mr.. Converse
THE company felt aggIieved," he con-
tinued, lat the loss thus put upon
them, and we were Disposed to COM
plain. Mr.. Converse justified him
self, Gaining th9t ~ had done moth
ing wrong and had conferred with a
lawyer, physician and divine who SUE
tanned bis conduct.
In reply to DR.. Boggs, Col. Young
said that ne was acquainted generally
with those among whom the Christian
Observer circulates, end said that
large number considered it good as re-
gard6d veracity. Among another
class, including many ministers, he
stated that its reputation was not good,
and that many were pr5judiced against
it and did not approve it. He said that
there WIS a lack OF confidence in it,
but could not say it was considered We
Tacious by those persons who he stated
were in the minority. Col.
Young stated that there was a differ
ence of opinion in regard to the char
acttr of the MesHs. Converse. He
said their general reputation was
good, but in correction with the
Christian Observer and ministers and
elders their rspuiat on was not 30 good.
Col. Young was compelled to say that
as far ss he knew the Rev. T. E. Con-
verse stood higher then the Rev. F.
B. Converse.
DIR D. T. BRkCKEN,
who edited the TrdHsylUdnid Presbytcr-
ian, testified in effect that the edito.-
ial expressions of the Christian Observer
were regarded in Kentucky rs reck
less, and where the editors interests
were concerned, based Oh direct false
hood.
DIR. A. h. KENNEDY
OF Little Rock, testified that editorial
expressions in regard TO ieasons for
the declinaticn Of chairs in Columbia
Seminary by certain profes joIs, pub
lsbed in the Christian Observer. were
maliciously incorrect, If not know
irgly false.
AT THE EVENING SESSION
the examination Of the Rev. Mr..
Kennedy was resumed and continued
un il IL O'Clock. DR.. Kennedy wss
closely questioned % 10 the general
character for veracity of the Christian
Observer, which be sgid YVES bad He
al.o said that the reputation Of tie
Conve's in TIE same rcr was
no bet er han the paper n
nedy cited numt rou3 instances OF
falseho d or Inconsistency in the edi-
torials Of the paper to substantiate
his allegation.
On the cross examination by Lawyer
Blu let, however, Mr.. Kennedy was
forced to admit that he could not
o,,,oo, tbsttha Convarqaa vii fullv prp-