Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-21
The Feathers Case Dismissed.

William w. Myers, of Eckhart, was
the complainant, ard his wife the
principal witness in The case. She
identified ''SullIvan' as the man who
dealt with her. There was an exhibit
of feathers-a sample of the kind re-
turned after cleansing. There were
Jumps, like rooster-combs and liber-
al infusion of rags, string and similar
brio a,brac. The light swausdown por,
tons were disposed to fly and settle
peacefully upon the 'Squire's station
cry. Somebody coughed and a feath-
erette flew across, striking Attorney
Richmond on the ear. whereat that
gentleman hastily picked his silk tile
from the flying debris and set out to
look for hatrack. Some feeling was
shown by the States witnesses, but
/ the renovators moved over the ruffled
waters calmly as the rustic of II swal
ow's wing across the breathless bosom
of the new reservoir.
Mrs. Myers, Mrs. -- Cline, Marx
Wineland and Joe H. Hitchins gave
testimony, Mr.. Wineand to the fact
that he had sold feathers about thirteen
years ago, and Mr.. Hitchins, agent c.
q P. R. R., S32 pounds of feathers had
been shipped by renovators to Nash
Vile, Tenn, since they had been here.
Then, amid some dersion shown by
States witnesses, Sullivan gave his
version of the feathers deal with Mrs.
Myers. Another swansdown exhibit
| ton took place, the feathers of the
defence showing more buoyancy, if
possible, than the prosecuting plumage.
Mr.. Sullivan claimed that the process
took only dirt out of feathers--not
objects of art or antiquity, such as are
found in museums or collections of
curos. Said his party brought about
600 pounds feathers here when they
first came. An old-fashioned steel
yard was shown as furnishing in full
the moo1us operand of weighing feathers
for customers. Attorney Richmond
discovered that the process was not
built exactly upon the Fairbanks plan,
meaning, doubtless, that, if out of
fashion, it was Il relic of ancestral
honesty, and as good for weighing
feathers after cleansing as before
But Sullivan denied in toto all the
charges implied against him.
T. H. Cahill, the defendant, testified
in his own behalf, and then attorney
Richmond delivered brief speech,
full of ridicule aud sprinkled with crit
icism of the gall and NORWOOD of
misunderstanding. He demanded that
the case be dismissed.
1t is so recorded.
II Was Born in Frostburg, Md"
The young lady named below is a
daughter Of the late Frank Skidmore,
a son of ex-Mayor Skidmore. Her
mother and brother still reside here ::
wa. born i'll Frostburg, Md, and was
| converted five years ago, being then in my
fifteenth year. When | was eighteen years
old was made an officer. Wherever we go
we have had to face prejudice, contempt and
disgust, but we always make our way. The
foundation of our success has been that we
do not merely talk about the sufferings of
our fellow-creatures, but we go to them and
help and pray for them. Every officer is ex-
pected to do eighteen hours of visiting each
week. We go from door to door, praying
and singing. The first saloon | visited was
IN Yonkers, N. Y. 1t was late at night, and
about seventy-tve men were there. They
seemed. surprised to see two young girls come
in, but asked us to sing, which we did, and
afterward sank down on our knees and
prayed for them. We always make prac-
tice of visiting the saloons to sell WAR Cry"
! and although | have been in hundreds of
them, and in some of the worst districts of
Washington, | have never been insuted.
We depend entirely upon the collections for
our support, and if after paying all the ex-
penses there is anything left, the captains
are allowed Sc per week and the lieutenants SIS,
out of which we must pay for food and
clothes But most of the officers do not
average over 50 a week. We usually live in
pairs, a captain and lieutenant, and do all
our own cooking and sewing.-Baltimore
| SIM.