New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-07
A WIFE SUED FOR LIBEL.
HER Charles AGAINST A YOUNG WOMAN
THE CHURCH FOR HUMANITY" STIRRED VI %
Mss rr,nY,s SUIT AGAINsr MRS. PERINH.

rar cuue-u FOR HUMANITY" STIRRED Ur ID
MISS rrsKYs SUIT AGAINST MRS. PRIISE'
MANY lonphalrcd men and w.ldeyed women were
present in DIE Supreme Court before JuS's0o IN
renee and Jury yesterday to listen 10 inc
In case OF interest to spiritualsts. They were ior
the most mart members Of tho Metropolitan Church
Of Humanity whose place Of worship Is IN West
Tween ty tbri-st and OF which George ID. Carroh mas
been the president since its organization IN 1922
The suit is or libel, based upon letters written ny
Mrs Mary Ann Perine, in which MISS mimic ior'y
Is accused OF improper conduct with the writcrs nus
band DR.. George ii. Perine Miss Terry, the piaiii
tiff, who demands 10000 damages, Is rather eooa
looking woman thirty years Old. The oedenaan''
Mrs Perinc IS over sixty years old Mr. Perine mas
been married forty years, and owns beautiful home
at Summit n. j., the hill in the midst OF grove
and known as" the Perine Mountain Home' There
he and his wife have been in the habit OF spending
their Summers, living in this city In tho winter
They took boardcrs at the Home" in the summer,
and among them for several seasons were MISS Ierry
and her father. George d. Carroll, OF the hrin OF
Dempsey & Carroll. testified that no was introdncca
to Miss Terry and her father n.1ss5 by Dr. ana MIS-
Pcrne, who said they were suitable persons 10 90
admitted TO membership in tho church of which he
was president. They Joined IL. Letters containing
tho alleged Iibels identified by the Witness ana
placed in evidence. In one Of these addressed by Mrs
Ierine to Mr.. Carroll she says;
ing man intriguing wicked girl, who would sell
her .ou and body 10 carry out their plans To go back
to the first summer you spent the Mountain HOUSE You
were sufficient witness Of the power which MI Terry
and his daughter held over my husband for you as well
as others often tainted with the question: Did loan
my husband outY Wen, that season closed, and rev
DAYS before she left South she got angry at me and
said love tho Doctor, and hate you"
She further writes that she prayed TO the spirits
for relief and that her husband finally told her no
had done wrong and would do so no more. In
another letter to Mr. Carroll she reiterated her state
ments against Miss Terry declaring that she and her
father were unit 20 DO members Of tho Metropolitan
Church for IIumaLity.
Crossexamined Mr.. Carroll said the church was
Incorporated to mold services for the sake OF hui
manlty.n In this church the pastor called the
Speaker"
o.-Is It a splrltualistic society," All you viii
tell me what "a spiritualist" / will tell you
There seems to DO great deal OF variance as 70 what IL
IL. 1t is intended be spiritualistic church IL Is
believed that the speaker" speaks by inspiration the
same as in Biblical times
Mr. Carroll defined sprltualism as follows: "spr-
Ituasm and spirism are two different things spir-
ituasm is purity of heart-dong unto Others as you
would have them do TO you-whe spirtism means,
having found that there is no eternal damnaton'
taking the chances and doing you please here The
spirit out Of the body is different nom the spirit
in the body' when the plaintiff rested; Miss Terry
had not been called. motion 10 dismiss the com,
uaint on the ground that tho letters privileged
Communications was denied r.,.,
For the defence Julia A. Powers Maria l.. kentish,
Adelaide NJ. Turnbu and tho defendant testified that
Miss Terry at the lIome' against the wishes OF
Mrs PRo that she Sowed b n him rs sa na aoo III;
lap, threw her arms about him. kissed him, and was
In the habit of sitting IN hammock with him ana ana
quently In hts room with him.
The case will 60 on today