Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-06-30

Mrs. Coulston did not attend the ser
vice on Sunday night. l told Mrs.
Coulston on Saturday that intended
to arraign her husband in my Sunday
sermon, and advised her to be alb
sent herself and keep Mr.. Coulston
away.
This morning / called at Couls-
toms, and was met at the door by
Mrs. Coulston, who remarked as I
passed into the parlor: My husband
is not at home. 1 took seat on the
sofa, and discussed the letter of with
drawal which her husband had re-
quested. told Mrs. Coulston that
I did not feel justified in giving it.
The woman made some remarks de-
|rcgatory of her husband, and COM
planned that he had not treated her
we'll. This naturally aroused my SYM
pathies. I arose and walked to the
mantel. Here I picked up an orna-
ment, and began to finger it. Mrs.
Coulston advised me to be careful
lest should break it. 1 felt nervous
for some reason or other, and in re-
placing the ornament. let it fall heav
lily. Mrs Coulston arose from q chair
and came toward me. 1 then seated
myself on the piano stool, and the
conversation was continued relative
to the letters. After about twenty
minutes l arose to leave, having 9TH
er visits to make. i placed my hand
on
MRS. ooULsToN's SHOULDER
as we stood in the middle of the room
the parlor doors being wide open, and
said to the woman: Now, Mrs. Couls-
ton, do not follow in the footsteps Of
your husband and leave the church.
If he goes wrong, there is no reason
why you should follow him 1 gave
this advice to the woman because she
had complained to me of the manner
in which she had been treated by her
husband / o.iered her no indignities.
1 only rested my hand upon her
shoulder, as persons do when they
are conversing in confidential man
ner.
Suddenly 1 was shocked to hear
Mrs. Coulston cry out:
CHARLEY! oHARLEYl
In a second down the front stairs
came Mr.. Coulston. Dr. Butcher and
a young man named Turpit, mem
Der of my congregation. To my ut
ter astonishment, and without word
of warning, these three men set upon
and began to beat Inc. l defended
myself as best / could agains. three
men and q woman Mrs. Coulstons IS
sister,) who also made her appearance.
In the melee my left thumb in some
manner got into Mr.. Coulston's
mouth, and he bit it severely. Final
ly the four overpowered me and
knocked me upon the floor.
THEY SAT- on ME
until policeman arrived, when was
taken to the station-house. l was
kept there but u short time when
carriage arrived and was taken to
Magistrate Clements office, where /
was given hearing upon the charge
of assault and battery with attempt
to ravish The whole thing WAS ac-
complished in sach an expeditions
manner, and the scheme worked so
smoothly, that 1t looked to me as il
it had been prearranged There is no
doubt of it, / asked the witnesses at
the Magistrates Office if they had not
been invited to call at Coulston's
house for the purpose Of attacking
me at preconcerted signal. But
they would not tell the truth No,
sir my clothing was not llisarranged
Ii Ii had been ] could not have ar
ranged it properly without being de
tected, as the four persons who sat
upon me and held Inc to the floor pin
ioned my arms and prevented me
my body while they pounded
me.
ON A VACATION.
II will not preach next SUNDAY"
said the reverened gentleman. My
vacation begins in two weeks, and L
was to have preached one more Sun
day before left the city. 1 have de-
termined not to appear in the pulpit !
on next Sabbath, and will not preach !
again for some time When that will |
be cannot tell. wish the investi-
CATION into this case to be settled to
the satisfaction of the members of
my congregation before 1 again as
cend the pulpit"