The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-15
PASTOR DILL's LOOSE TALK.
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Ladies'.
NEW York, Jan. 1.-THE trial Of the
Rev. Arthur Cushing Dill, the former
pastor Of tho Presbyterian church OF
Sterling, N. j., was resumed yesterday.
Tho trial is being conducted behind
closed doors in the First Presbyterian
church OF NTorristown. Yesterdays
session was opened with prayer by the
moderator, the Rev. DR.. Harlow, OF
Mendham.
The moderator frequently alluded to
the court OF inquiry. Of which he was
the chief officer, as the "Court OF Jesus
Christ" and he prayed that tho Al
mighty would give him and his CO.
workers "tho power and strength to adj
judge the case in al fairness to the nc.
Cusod."
The Row. George Green, who is con.
Quoting the prosecution for tho Presby-
terry, was reinforced yesterday by Theo-
dore T. Little, Morristown lawyer.
Tho prosecution had number OF wit
nesses present. Elder A. G. Smith, OF
Orange, who is counsel for tho accused
pastor, entered the trial chamber, ac-
companied by his client, before Mode
rator Harlow had finished his opening
prpyer. Pastor Dill stood in tho aisle,
his head bowed reverently while The
prayer was in progress. His "amen"
wns an earnest one.
Tho testimony given yesterday was
simply q reiteration OF the charges con-
tanned in the specifications which were
drawn up and signed by tho witness
weeks ago. The first business which
came up for the attention OF the court
was the reading Of the report OF the
commission sent to obtain the testi-
mony of one OF the witnesses for the
prosecution, Ella Halliday, who is an
invalid. The commission was COM
posed OF the Rev. DR.. Crowley and the
counsel for the defense and prosecution.
Ella is the sister OF Carrie Halliday,
one of tho witnesses who has already
testified that Pastor Dill made improper
proposals to her.
In answer to the commissions ques-
tions Ella replied that Pastor Dill, dur
ing conversation with, her, explained
certain immoral things and used IAN
guage which was not "ft for anygentle-
man 10 usu." -
She also overheard q conversation
between Miss Blake and the accused
pastor, in which he talked OF immoral
subjects. lie told her an experience
he had with man in hotel at Phila-
delphia, and asked her opinion con-
corning it. Miss Ella did not think
that the pastor was very discreet in his
choice OF language when conversing
with ladies. 81 -.,.,...s
Elder Joal T. Bebouswas called to the
stand to show that Paste: Dill was cog
infant OF q scheme to blackma.l an al
legged weak-mindcd young man named
Alexander Cooper.
Notwithstanding scheme was to en-
tice Cooper into the church in Stirling
and suddenly discover him in the pres.
enco Of two hayward young women
named Cozinc and Leonard. The wit
ness personal opinion OF Pastor Dill
was that he was "light-headed" and
"loose" morally.
Richard Thomas, blear.eycd, sallow-
complexioned young man, was the next
witness. He gave his testimony in an
effeminafe manner. a. year ago the
witness was employed as the sexton OF
the Stirling church, and his position
there was due to Gray. Torroy, one of
the principal workers against the pas
tor.
Witness Thomas testified that Pastor
Dill told him certain things about
women which the witness had never
known before. The pastor frequently
broachcl subjects OF an immoral nature
to the witness. ~
Justice G. H. Moflett also gave testi-
mony against tho accused minister
tending to prove the charges true. The
trial will be resumed to-day