New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-20
THE TRIAL AT MORRISTOWN.
TESTIMONY FOR THE REV. NIX. DILL
SEVERAL WITNESSES TESTIFY AS TO Hlo "ooo
CHARACTER-A CHARGE AGAINST
THE PROSECUTION.

CHARACTER-A CHAfp'E A"hiN'@
THE PROSECUTION.
Morristcwn " j., Jan. 10 (Special.-The deiencc W
The trial Of the young Presbyterian mim'le'' -, ~
Dill of Stirling, who is being tried by the Prcsos 'o,S
NJ Morristown and Orah,e behind closed doors III 'e
chapel Of the First presby terrain CHURCH was ~.
bi, afternoon at o'clock. in sll'e vi WV w.
weather. there large attendance
One NJ the charges brought by the prosecutor "s"
Mr. Dill was that he had knowledge OF AioA"pu i,
toopcrs efforts TO enter into improper rciaio'' 80
certain young women, and that, having eoshiA'"'o "
the fact and knowing Of the purpose 70 alic'' ' -.
for IT, he had not told the Cooper family aoou, "a, ~
d had a,terUard denied that he knew OF H. Mi''
lilly Cozlnc of Stirling was the first witness c"'.
a. tos,ifv AGAINST the tGu,h OF this charge ohc si'
that one day last year she had received no'' i'
Mr. Cooper (Which Tribune reporter aiter""u
which ne asked her tc 90 to the ,ii;pei TN. "'s "
: o'clock and Instructed her To burn Up u'o 49,
-he did not 10 the church., but shown ''' 81,
her mother who gave 1t to Constable llovey oi sur
ing and asked him to keep Ids eye On cooper
ro,,,c w,s asked by the prosecutor, DR. Green s'e
bud not told Mr. Dill about receiving tle h'' ~
The defendant had not advised her 10 H'lFc a'i
mont with Cooper ut the chapel 50 that lie l'hl ~
c,tch tic elder and incriminate MN. lho WIN
Jared that she had said nothing TO Mr.. OH aoo" ~
letter, and that far as she hhc" lie 'ao Nv ,,a
odcc of IT, She was then asked If she lad ever hea''
-, ,ostor gay 70 her or t. any anything improper
.ho n,omntlv answered Never" Her sister, MISS
Gcorie Coznc followed her and corroDorateu Ho'
,.,I,orv She TOO declared that she had never
heard he defendant make an improper fehi"N' -.
Tho next witness was Mrs. william Compton, oi
stirling who testified that Mr.. DIN had Doafue'
her house for six months and not once han Sho ''.
him speak improperly do anything that was ho'
| right. Her daughter Laura VII" o"'"o "'N'
| fed TO the same effect. - -
Mis- Ada Leonard on whose account Elder 'o"por
| was arrested then took the stand. enc sal" sue ~,
ceved a verbal message from NJ ,oopc' i"'o ~ -.
afternoon ~ the day Of the arrest a'hlus nv w - -
| The chapel TO help him clean 1t. Elder bcoo"', "
| member Of the Prcsbycry and one Oh '"o "ton.,
for fine prosecution on the charge whieh inc u'i.m
| oro irving ia dcmoish at this point Asked '''s'
Leonard If she thought there was anything "fohs III
yr Coopcr's asking her to go TO the chirch aioe
| him AT that hour. The witness "ns"''o"' - -
| think a then for If YOU, Mr. Bebon' vi WI, ' :,
had asked me 10 90 to the chapel at that tmc Sn'"
| have ropc hut now If was asked should not Co.
" ,id ~ my ufr7 NJ this there was a
no,, ~, laughter from the brethren, and Mr. beoou'
,i.,,v subsidized Miss Leonard laid her motner Se"'
| for tho constable and told him about cooper
| NJ II,ycy advised Mr. Leonard to aio" Hut ~ =,
~ 70 and assured her that he would De Oh Manu- '
! c.oncr attempted niure Miss Leoh".u ~ ~.'
| ,rov woud prevent il and arrest the euo''
| ,,, uas followed and tho elder WIS '''''
rbo witness WAS positive that Mr.. Dill kne" ho'i''e
ho,t fine nurpose 10 unrest Cooper ut that ti'ne aa ~
,,,s sick in bed at Mrs C0mpton's Sie a's' "'u"O
- thc DEFENDANTS good character "hlle IN '''i""e
Mrs Augustus Leonard, Miss Leohatu no''o'
CELEBRATED her daughters testimony about 'he a'i''7'
ment - arrest Cooper. , ,,or
Jome, 4. lIayey, the stirling constable was u'r'
nut an the stand He corroborted MISS Lehman
| testimony about the arrest of Cooper ana o'''''
thai, Dr. Dill had nothing whatever 10 90 Wi,l ~. 10,
Victor Cornish, who was one ~ w., , ,'LeI "a day
elm, rrsecution but did not testify, was ''he a. No.
ty ,tn defence whv he had not glV-n III, III ,ho
~ wv -, =, ,ras h.cau,e he would not t:it 'ly
~, IL, T. ,yns asked to tell namely. that Mr Dih a.
,td him that he knew Of the Intention 10 arr, ,tr
,d fta, he (Diln wished Ia inclunlhhG NooPe' 40.
Tarpih said he would not estfy To- NAV s, a. ga m,
| , n lie then remarked Frank Montt u''u m
| ,.n, e. would not testify for the b"ys, NY ''' "n
| %"ud lie Dennis. The lrcthrcn u'"'''''' Wv
| ,,', EXPRESSION and laughed htatN. ann ,b,
Elder frank Merchant Of Mount ne a. a'", Mr wa" Dli
ncb character while pastor Of the chureh ut "o'i
Freedom. , -, . , -, IN o 80 a. m TO
| morrow.