The Wahpeton times., 1888-07-12
4 The Wahpeto on Times
ysrnsrly Red River Free Press, Established 1879
THURSDAY. JULY 70, 1883.
THE wAHPEToN TRIAL.
a Member of the Committee that
& Tried Mr.. Taylor Replies to
cd. G. G's'' Letter.
Published by Request. i

From The Jamestown Daily Alert:
EDITOR ALERT:-In the issue Of
Friday last of your excellent Daily
Alert, l read a sword" from ID. G. G.
The sword" he writes is Il terrible
misn0mer in this case. A word is
said to be a sign of an idea, but in
that article it stands for, am sorry
to say it, conglomerated mass of
falseho0ds. What makes it the
more sad is, these falsehoods come
from one who knows they are false
hoods. and also at the same time
makes a high profession. We are
all GLAD there is a just God but if it
were not for his long continued
mercy to these public falsiliers, we
would have the sorrow of witnessing
another case of "Ananias and
Sapphira." These assertions am
making will be proven true by the
following statement which d. c. G.
knows is true in every particular.
Contrast it with his terrible letter
of Fridays issue and note the delib-
crate misstatements: Mr.. Il. S.
Taylor was not only suspended from
his pulpit, but also from all rights
and privileges as a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church. ID. G.
G. says "there was not a witness
permitted to testify in his Defense"
ID. G. G. knows that Mr.. Taylor
arose and stated publicly that he
was ready to rest the case with the
committee if allowed to introduce
one letter from Bishop Foss. 1,
representing the committee with
whom the case was to rest, arose
and protested that tile defense ought
to put in their evidence; that we
would be obliged to render Il decis-
ion according to the evidence, and
as the prosecution agreed to con-
tinue the trial until closed, there
was no excuse for not going on
with the trial. Upon my making
this statement, the counsel for the
prosecution and for defense with
myself retired to come to some con-
clusion. Again, in that committee
meeting l urged the counsel for de-
fense to proceed with the trial.
They protested and there agreed to
rest the case. If they were not per-
mitted to testify for the defense it
was because Mr.. Taylor through his
counsel, by their own will and over
the protest of the committee, closed
the trial. The court did not close
the trial except us forced to do by
the counsel for the defense. The
counsel for the prosecution agreed
to go on with the trial. We had
day and night up to Saturday
might, we had I'LL the time clear up
1b conference and could have adj
Ejourned until Monday, or Il week or
2Mthree months, and all this the coun-
sssssel and Mr.. Taylor knew, and so did
I'd. G. g.
'The court arose and proceeded to
adjourn the trial for ten days or two
sweeks''-a falsehood manufactured
3s:Out Of whole cloth. The court did
S3i,ot act except as obliged to by the
sscounsel for defense, which counsel
sNclosed the trial by their own free
Mspfoposition.
h ..Ffty church members were
driven from the church and not per-
I ssmlaitted to testify" The counsel for
defense proposed closed doors.
They all voted closed doors. This
|; vote by both sides excluded visitors
Except six friends (witnesses) of
SsMr. Taylor, and witnesses us they
hwere called.
As to the courts furnishing evil
adence-it was the duty and right Of
sthe court to furnish evidence in the
ease the same as any other member
Gof the church.
M According to the laws of the
E Methodist Episcopal church, when
Esall the evidence was in that was Of
II fered, as in this case, the counsel
E for both sides are excused, court is
necessarily adjourned, and further
by the same law it is the duty of the
court to be present with the COM
0tttee and ask: sis specification l
fpstaihed?" els specification 2 sus-
ained?" &C.. and at the close of
zach question the members OF the
c0mmittee vote and count their own
allots, without the .'hclp" as ID. S.
i. insinuates, of the court.
.sThe court furnished his own
Testimony. jury!s&c." The prose-
Icntion furnished the evidence on
their part. Mr.. Taylor accepted
18th written statement the COM