Daily Republican., 1886-12-23
MIR. MEssARos ON rRrAL.


mrs. Coulstou Takes the stand-sh,
Tells the jury What o Bad MAN Ho,
Former Paster Is-How ne Kissed
Girl and Said Damn IL.
Waldo Messaros was put ON trial n,
Mednesday In the new Court House
Philadelphia, before Judge Fell. Assist
ant District Attorneys Breezy and Sine
conducted the prosecution and Messrs
heverin, Shields and Costa the defense
IL was noon before . Jury was secured
and Mrs. Coulston was the only wit
ness. ".'
She esid that she has for q long tims
prior to the assault been anxious tf
withdraw from Mr. Messaros' church.
put that he had refused to give her 4
letter, telling her that she was n useful
woman and that he could not spare her,
be said. however, he would not object
TO giving Mr.. Coulston O letter of die,
missal. She told him 1t would not do,
tnat wherever Mr.. Coulston went,
there would she 90. This conversation
was held In the second story front
room OF Mr.. Messaros' house, and he
refused to give her the certificate, say.
ing he would call on her the folio wing
monday morning, which was the
morning OF the assault. On Monday
ehe bad sent for DIR. Butcher and Mr..
Turpit, the Oldest member OF her Bible
class, and while talking to DIR. Butcher
the bell rang and he went out into the
dining room, where her husband was.
She then opened the door and let Mr..
messsros In. She had first, however.
gone up stairs to see Mr.. Turpit In the
sitting room and had invited him into
another room ct the head Of the stairs.
She asked Mr.. Msssaros for her letter
and he spoke as though he didn't want
ner TO 60. lie said she was too strong
q woman to 20 tagging after her hus
band and play second fiddle and that
she ought to stay where she was.
He then talked about his sermons,
atc., and rose to 60. She also rose,
he was going, but he walked
up and down the room several times,
when the first thing she knew he grasp
ed her very tightly and she realized he
was lifting up her clothing. She saw
his clothing dissrranged and disordered
and she screamed: "Charley! Charley
Heipi HelpF He then Rrasped her with
both arms and did not release her until
he saw people In the room. Her hus
band then had fight with Messaros,
who was thrown on the floor, and who
,aid: "Let me mp and 1 will behave
ike gentleman" DIR. Butcher then
'aid: "G0 for policeman. She went
over to Nineteenth and Master streets
and asked some people to go for police
man. She then went to the livery sta
Die fer carriage, but could not get one,
md was compelled to take car to
Magistrate Clements Office, ut which
place Mr.. Messaros had hearing.
On being questioned the witness said
hat at church on Thursday evening he
lad said he would be at her house on
friday morning. He did not come, al
hough she had invited Mr.. Lancaster
o be at the house. Her husband had
invited Mr.. Lancaster to be present on
and she had invited Mr.. Wor.
nan, but neither of them had come.
Mr.. Heverin then took the witness In
Iand aud in the course OF the cross ex.
brought out several facts
which MIS-. Cou.ston had forgotten to |
MENTION in her testimony.
Mrs. Coulston admitted that che was
/ years old and had been married
hirteen years. She frst met Mr.. Mes. |
aros three years ago at his church,
7ith which she had become connected
wo years ago. She had been living In
about eleven years. She
ad been married under the name ofI
dary Bullinger and had never gone
inder the name Of Miller. She had
'een q member of Grace M. e. church
en- years before joining Mr.. Messaros' |
hurch.
"Have you told us all that occurred |
n the morning or the ASSAULT" said
1r. Heverin, coaxingly.
'I've told the main facts, said the |
witness. patro4izingly.
"Didn't you swear before the Magis. |
rate that Mr.. Messaros had been pur. |
uiug you for three months with inde. |
ent proposals."
"No. sir. / said l did not like his |
lenner and some of his remarks"
"Did you not soy TO the Magistrate
hat on several occasions he had asked |
on to 10 to New York, and reproac he'd
ou bitterly on your refusal?"
II think l said that In private con.
ersation, but not at the hearing. 1
aid that on Saturday night, AZ his
ouse, he had asked me to go to New
ork Ou p1OuuAy Will ulms
The witness then went on to say thatI
Io months prior to the assault she had
card rumors affecting Mr.. Messaros'
and some Of the elders had
poken to her about 1t. On being preeA-
d for the names OF the elders shej
AIMED Messrs. Worman, Eldridge, Eli
On and Taylor.
"Dld you ever invite Mr.. Messaros to
o to New York;"
"No, sir"
"When were you In New York last?"
The witness was slightly confused by
he question, and, in hesitating way,
aid, last April.
Mr.. Heverin then produced q tele.
ram directed to George 8. Costa, No
36 81 nth Sixth street, which read;
Will you see Mr.. M 1904, personally,
nd ask him TO wire me? Answer now.
will be out from 10 to 1.30. Conf.
entail. MARY CoULsToN,
Astor House.
The answ er produced by Mr.. Heverin
sad:
PHILADELPHIA, April 6. 1886.
IRIS. O. W. CoULsToN, Ast0r House,
New York City: L
Will be home to.morrow. Gould not
n1erstand telegram received at 10 p.
|. Explain. WALDO MEsSARos,
American District Telegraph.
Mrs. Coulston admitted having sent
le telegram, which, she said. referred
some books Mr.. Messaros wished her
purchase for his wife. She denied
1er having received the answer, not
ithstand ing Mr.. Heverin asked her If
le had not acknowledged to Mr.. Mes.
'ros that she had. Her reason for
nding 1t to Mr.. Costa, marked conf
sntial, was that she did not want Mrs
iessaros 10 know about the present, as
10 thought Mr.. Messaros wanted to
lrprise his wife.
"dow many letters did you write totr