Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-12
HE SAID HE LIED.
Some Flat Statements Made in the
Mansell Trial at MckeesporL.
THE INTEREST GROWS INTENSE
Fears That the Millennium Will 0vertake
the Present Agony.
PROGRESS MADE ON TIE SECOND DAY

With the second days session OF the trial
of the Rev. r. B. Mansell, at Mckeesport,
interest is greatly increased. When it
opened yesterday morning large audience
was present, and many of the chairs we're
occupied BY ladies' At the afternoon ses-
sion the crowd greatly increased, and in the
evening the large lecture room was comfort
ably filled.
A competent stenographer was present,
and progress was greatly expedited. SO far
only witnesses for the prosecution were
heard, and stacks of damaging evidence were
piled up against the already troubled par
SON. Although evidently much worried,
Mr.. Mansell bears up wonderfully, and re-
mained cool and collected throughout the
entire ordeal. One feature, however, that
seems strange is that Mr.. Mansell always
sits with his side to the witness, and has not
giving testimony.
At times during the trial witnesses be-
came greatly excited, and, as one OF the
ministers remarked, characters were
bIackened at half the usual price" The
defense also seized one of these exciting times
to score point and brought out the history OF
a lively tilt between the Rev. DR.. Meacham
and the Bishop in which the reverend doctor
was pulled back to his seat by the coat-tails. y
LONG TRIAL AHEAD.
There are still number of witnesses to be
called, and the trial will probably extend over
the week. When DR.. Wheeler, who represents
the defense, was asked yesterday how long the
trial would last he laughed and remarked;
Until the millennium, guess. only hope 1t
will quit before that time, as would hate to
be caught then in such company"
At the morning session DR.. G. w. Smith was
again put on the stand and testified that Man.
sell had made no objection to signing the paper
in the book room. He also said the paper mad
not been returned to MIR. Mansell until eight or
ten weeks after 1t was signed. After MI. Man
sell had gotten the paper the witness said MI
Mansell SAID to him: Il lied and acknowl-
edged it. Core lied, and he would not
acknowledge it."
Rev. j. f. Core was the next witness. He
said: "Mr. Mansell told me, shortly after my
appointment to the Blairsville district that he
was, and pointed me out to him. The Bishop,
he said, then replied, that fixed the matter
He also told me Beacon. Meacham and Boyle
had bitterly opposed my appointment. ana
that the fight had been heard all over tne par
sonage."
The witness then detailed the meeting at the
bookroom, at which DIR. Manseu had signeo
paper retracting all he had said about the min
isters regarding the Beaver cabinet session.
He said DR.. Mansell was not forced to sign the
paper and. in fact broke dowa and cried dur
ing the meeting. He said when that meeuns
closed all of the ministers were weeping.
MR.. CORE CoRRoBoRATED.
Dr. T. N. Boyle then corroborated Mr.. Cores
testimony regarding the cabinet meeting, and
the meeting at the bookroom. He said he had
drawn up the paper which Mr.. Mansell had
signed. He was then shown copy OF the
paper. He thought it was correct copy
Dr. Beacon was called, but his testimony
was the same as the others. DR.. N. G. Miller,
Presiding Elder OF the McKeesport district.
followed and said he had attended the book
room meeting at the request of Dr. Manseil
and that Mr.. Mansell had not been kidnapped
In regard to the Elrod matter he said Mr.. Man
sell had been given due notice concerning its
organization, and that It was put under the
charge of DR.. Davis, of the Second Church, De-
cause DR.. ManSell had too much to do.
At the opening of the afternoon session DR..
Meacham was recalled. He denied there had
been any fight at Beaver over the appointment
of ]. F. Core. The attorney for the defense.
however. kept firing questions at him until the
witness got mad and admitted that there hao
been a slight disturbance.
asked DR.. Wheeler. "Everything was not as
calm as summer evening, was it?" :,
Don't go hunting into pastures new"
quickly interposed DR.. Cox.
Mansell had been led to his assertions about
the cabinet from the fact that there had been
fight which had been overheard in his house.
He simply wanted to know what that fight was
and was allowed to continue.
ONE OF THE DISPUTES.
DR.. Meacham then said: There was a dis
pute over the appointment of minister in the
Washington district 1 had offered his name
as a candidate for the position of presiding
elder in the Blairsvile district. The Bishop
ruled that he should be man from that dis
trlct. and of course lost That was on Friday
and Mr.. Core was appointed that day. then
recommended my man for another position,
but when we met the next day found the
Bishop had disregarded me in the matter and
heated discussion followed. l was, however,
told to keep quiet by one of the brethren and
advised that Bishop was too big man for me
to tackle"
Didn't the brother pull you back to your
seat by the coat tailf' asked the attorney for
the defense, but the witness refused to answer.
DIR. Beacon was then recalled and said Mr..
Mansell had told him often the paper had been
returned to him, that he had misrepresented
all of us except Core, and that he did not
want to go on record as making confession to
him.
HI Hickman testified that Mansell had
told him that N. g. Miller had forced him to
sign the paper at the bookroom by declaring
that he would suspend him from his charge and
make pubic accusations against him. He said
Mr.. Mansell told him that without his asking
for it.
WHAT HE HAD SAID.
E. P. Murphy and ]. w. Morgan said Mansell
had told them that he had been forced into
had beaten the ministers at Latrobe, and was
vndIcated. They also said half the congTega-
tion were against Mr. Mansell's return at last
conference, and that many of the members OF
the congregation had refused to pay any money
to the church while DR.. Mansell was the
pastor.
Samuel Finley and DR.. stucksager. official
members of the church, testified as to how DR..
Mansell had made arrangements to come TO
McKeesport, and then had said in the pulpit
that he had left the matter with the Bishop
and the Lord.
Here one of the Judges remarked that the
Bishop and the Lord were responsible for a
number of the mysteries in ministerial ap-
pointments
These witnesses also testified that a great
portion of the congregation did not want his
return. They also told how the pastor had
accused F. R. Coursin. the class leader in his
church of casting reflection on the boys
mother by using vile oath.
Next Postmaster Shale was put on
the stand and asked if MI; Coursin's
Marsel's statement. His answer created
q sensation. He said: 1t did not hurt it at
all. HIS character at present is such that a
little accusation like that would not be
e. D. Van Kirk and number of others were
called; they corroborated large part of the
former testimony.
COULD NOT KEEP UP.
In the evening there was no stenographer
present, and DR.. Watkins took the testimony
In long hand. He could not keep up. and as
soon as he was ready for the witness to proceed
he would call out "t1me'' IN manner that sug-
gested a master of ceremonies in prize fight, |
+. II. Coursin was the only witness examined. |
He told all the inside facts in connection with |
MIR. Mansell's coming to McKeesport He said |
that at Mr.. Mansells request meeting of the |
official board had been called and a request for |
Mansell's appointment telegraphed to the |
Bishop. Mr. Mansell had also told witness that |
he had influence with the Bishop and thought |
he would bring up power enough to secure the |
appointment. Mr.. Manser said this would |
knock out the combine Beacon, Boyle and |
Smith had formed against him.
Mr. in said fbov an1v oclya Mr.