The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-07-26

DIS tHal VIE tells us, TO meet her own
which asked her to dshonor herself, her
husband and her sick child by becoming a
prostitute, and which, when that propo-
sition was Indignantly rejected, pitifully
begged that she would not tell husband,
and offered hush money to secure secrecy
from those lips which also '' sympa-
thized so strongly with 17-year Old
girl who was an attendant, that when
sick in bed she was solicited by them to
submit to a kiss first, and afterwards to
personal degredation-aye gentlemen.
from those lips which fresh from contact
with the volume of Gods Holy Scripture
by which they swore to speak the truth,
the whole truth and nothing bat the trut h,
denied the truth of almost every material
allegation sworn to by a cloud of respect
able witnesses.
Denies Everything.
In regard to the first charge, that of
immortality, he positively swore that it Is
absolutely false in every particular under
every specification, only admitting that
he had kissed Mrs. Perkinson one time
when she was in trouble. ''out Of SYM
pathy." AS to Miss Edwards he swore
that her testimony was "a tissue of false
hoods from beginning to end" with the
exception of one immaterial fact, and he
sWore that the testimony in regard to Miss
Bnrch was wholly untrue. So that he
makes general denial of the whole
and special denial of each particular
allegation.
Miss Edwards Case.
shall invite your attention for few
minutes to the testimony of Miss Edwards
1t would be uncaudid in me if | did not
say to you at the outset that | recognize
the fact that the discovery and publica-
ton of DR.. Rogers letter was calculated
to discredlt any testimony of which he
might be supposed to be the originator, or
any young woman with whom he might
be supposed to be on terms of intimacy
And yet when you come to consider with
fairness and justice all the facts sworn to
by Miss Edwards and all the facts offered
for the purpose of discredting her, it is
impossible to disregard her testimony.
She Is young person, she is very spright
ly and pretty, and correspondingly giddy
She Was manifestly a cause of jealousy
between two men, AMI openly declared
according to Mrs. Williams testimony.
that she and one of these men were
'SweetheartS. The other and older man
tried to take liberties with her, which she
resented. then finally when the fight came
between these two men she came here and
tod what she knew against the one whom
she di>liked This is about the size Of 1t
In regard to some tritling matters sl;..
was contrad. c ed. it is true, but jhe} were
matters about which it was perfectly nat
ural, and, may say, legitimate, for her
to conceal the truth. She met Mr. K II
Whitaker on the train and be says she
spoke highly of DR.. Grlssom and said she
expected to return TO the as} 1um Mr.
Whitaker was an utter stranger to her
she had never seen him before Is it to
be suppo ed she would have unbosomed
herself about what Dr. Grissom had done
to this perfect stranger who only rode a
few miles with her on the trainI
Was it Jealousy,
The only other matter about which IN
favorable comment could be made was her
Introducing Or. Rogers under false name
to Mrs. Williams, and remember Mrs.
Williams herself says that Miss Edwards
excused herself for this upon the ground
that there was jealousy about her, and
she didn't want it known that Rogers had
visited her there.
Peepins Through Blinds.
She openly declared to Mrs. Williams
that Rogers was her Sweetheart and She
didn't care who knew it. | must confess
that, such being the case, it is not very
surprising to me to learn that Rogers was
seen with his arm around her waist, but |
would rather have some other proof of it
than the word of a woman who said she
saw it on pitch black, rainy night, Just
after leaving bright light. | don't men
ton the other witness, young Williams,
who peeped through the blinds because
counsel insist that a man who will peep
like King did ought not to be believed on
oath. Perhaps there may be difference
in the degree of credibility to be attached
to one who peeps through blinds from hat
due to one who peeps through a key hole,
although do not remember to have seen
it laid down in any work Oh evidence
but | will be more liberal than the counsel
and say frankly that have no doubt Rog
ers actually did sit on the sofa with his
arm around her. 1t seems to me that Eve
heard of sweethearts dong that before
But, gentlemen, does that involve any
moral turpitude in the young lady
If True as to Part Why NOtas to All.
Are you prepared to say that any young
lady who will permit her sweetheart to put
his arms around her waist, thereby iusti-
ties the suspicion that she is devoid of
truth and virtue Hardly. And yet this
is the very worst thing that has been
proved against Miss Edwards, and on the
strength of it you are asked to say that
All Iuc cNluCuCc SIc has gwen III lLlS case
is false. DR.. GrlSSOm sWOre it was "a
tissue of falsehoods from beginning to
end, y and yet, as my associate so clearly
demonstrated to you, he himself cOrrObo-
rates her testimony in regard to his cruelty
to patients. Why should it not be true as
to his attempts upon her virtue ? She is
the daughter of respectable physician,
and has proved by number of witnesses
an excellent character, and she says that
Dr. Grissom on several occasions made
these improper advances to her. Counsel
ridiculed as palpably false her statement
that Grssom talked to her about running
away with him, and says the idea Of &
man of hts position, with a family, run
ming away with a girl is absurd on the
| face of it. Certainly it would be absurd
and | have no idea that DR.. GriSsOm evel
contemplated any such thing, but whether
he tried to make her believe he would IL
order to accomplish a purpose is quite
another matter, and not 50 absolutely IN
credible on the face of it. With this brie
notice of Miss Edwards testimony | pas
| on to what | consider a more importan
matter.
The Mrs. PerkinsOm Case.
Now let US for few minutes cOnside
the case of Mrs. Perkinson. DR. Grisson
says she told the truth about his kisSiu
her Through sympathy" but that sh
sWore falsely as to the other kissingS ant
attempts at kissing. He admits that hi
first kiss was unfortunate, and | thin
everybody will agree with him. 1t wa
very unfOrtunate-it was in fact calan