Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-20
what the Accused says About the
Proceedings.

Proceedings.
The following was published by Dover
DelGparedn on Saturday:
PLEASE publish the following reply to
the Valiant card in the Etder Of to-day.
| emphRtioally state that according 10 the
knowledge have OF the laws and ussgss
OF the Nj, Z, Church, in membership
OF over 40 years, that Mr.. Valaut's
course toward me was unusual, and that
he proceeded throughout the casa more
like prosecutor or persecuter than o
pastor. He obtained the statement from
my accusor surreptitiously, not giving
me notioe OF his purp Isa, nor oppor-
tunity to meet my Gccuser face TO faoa, az
the law OF the church provides. He re-
fused to give ms u copy of the charges
thus obsGined, until threatened with the
law; then he gave me tbs copy asked for.
From this paper pntpotting to be the
statement OF my aocussr he framed
charges of the gfavest character known
to the church, not sustained by
anything in the accusation of the aceuser,
showing grows Ignorance If thu laws OF
the church He sent his wife on Sunday
evening, 10 days before the trial, and
brought my accussr to his own house,
where her kept for some pu pose Chest
known to him'elf) and his abettors,
until the trial was over and thea let her
go. He amended aud added to the apeoi-
! locations after he had lrst presented
them, only three days before the trial
HIS gave motto and the names of aayen
COMMITTEES men to try the oGsa only three
days before tho oSee c4ma of aud on the
day of the trial seated two other men not
in tha original panel, and tried the case BE-
| fore five instead Of Havan only three OF
/ the original seyan sitting. He refused
to answer q proper qTastinu asked by
one ofths committee when thay were retit-
ing to make mp TIER vsrdiet who
asked what evidence ara we to consider
the eytieaca hers? (msaning the
/ evidence presented ia the ttlal) o. other
evidenced (raferring TO the outsids
\ rumora.) He aid uso words while in
sacret with the committee that influenced
one or mors of that COMMITTEES 10 Join in
q yetfiot o. guilty. lie Gii promptly
and Immediately on the rendering o. the
unjust verdict by tho committee. exp.l
me whom he conld have set the vsrlict
aside, and have granted ma new TRIAL.
lie did use hi franchise in the appeal
before the qHarterly conference, that re-
/
tae aud voted 10 confirm their verdict.
4 Finally, he refused my lawful reqn at FOR
a osrtiieata OF membership, made Of him
in proper form, after / waa restored Ia
membership in the ohurcl, stating that
another charge was pend ng, as n reason
for hia refusal, thouqh two weeks has
now elapsed and he has made M further
reply.
These are some of tho facts, ns / can
prove them, OF this mans treatment tc
me; and of their legality aud moral
probity will losya The public to Judge
aud will close by saying that the few that
in last weeks iasne of the IRdeg were
said to be opposed to Mr.. Valiaut's return
TO Magnolia for another year, the writer
nisrepresents the few, 10 they nrs not Sc
opposed, but they will eudeaYor by the
grace of God, 10 MAINTAIN thail
equanimity and Chris.ion integrity, d..
spite any and all opposition, aud fight or
to tho end M y vAspuakALow.
! MAGNOLIA. MRfch 18Th ,gJ