The sun., 1892-12-15
COL. SHEPARD'S DRINK
Nm CRAY StrS IT Made THE PIOUS
NAN QUITE DRUNK.
A Leading Subject in tho Examination OF
cot shepnrd-Nr. Gray says He Wn.
Oh,iged 10 Help Hin Home TX -.Judye
n,,,'. Motion for u Dlsmis sal - IDcnied

cot Shepnrd-Nr. Gray says He Was
Oh,,sed 10 Help Him IIomc TX .Judue
Davis. Motion for u Dismissal Is Denied.
The Gray. Sheuari damage suit trial was re.
.u.,el ves' ~ lay before Judge Parker in Part
II OF the Supreme Court.
All the distinguished persons engaged wore
rr,mr,ly un hand. Col Robert G In:ersoll
and ex-julgc Noah Davis appearing rosy.
smiling, ard frcsh John T. Parsons and ex.
Judge D.'trnhoefer serious and pale. Col
shepari. respondent with diamond horse
shoe scarf riu. and fortified by tho near pres.
.,cs OF thu cN-Secretary Of the Presbyterian
Board o, Missions. showed no fcar. at least in
any dmirltIon OF his roseate color. as TO the
outcome Of the worldly trials to which he is
.uhiectsL. Tho plaintiff was ACCOMPANIED by
hspretty vie.
Judge Parker. who is young and from the
interior presided over the court Will, n wealth
oidisni,y that chiefly consumed Col. Inger-
.,l's almiring attention. when that vivacious
scnostic was not himself the object of the
Court. 5 stern rcprimands. When Col. lnger-
,oll was not ndmiring tho Court. his Eaze
would sometimes wander in the direction OF
co., >lerarl and then his face took on an ex-
rtess.on ot wonder. which could only have
leen made moro interesting II the observers
had been Permitted to know what tho inildel
colonel was thinking about the Christian
Colonel
The days proceedings were begun by Mr..
Tsrsons who resumed his re-cross- -examina-
,on Of Mr.. Gray He first took up the follow
inS card which appeared in THE Sun on May
- 1850:
ANOTHER WORLD LIE.
70 INV Enron TnR SuS-SIr: VIII yon kindly deny
,as .rsri conversation that tho New y",l VOID
tex & nAH9 se II ,ns % S1 %su , ago
etfaln !arers, and could convict shepari' There is
tee. Fn.NK $ GnAr.
After reading this Mr.. Parsons. holding up
smother slip. said:
Now. here is another card in TIE Sun"
which reads Just tho same" int errupted
Co Ingerso!l.
Nj. Parsons regarded Col. lneersoll with the
weary hopeless expression Of ono who had
decided to abandon the task OF reforming an
incorrig bic child. and said;
Col! lnEersoIl will be sworn IL he insists on
co. Ineersoll solcmnly held up, his right
hand but took 1t down and looked innocently
surprised when Judge Parker raped him TO
order.
the production of a cancelled check. which Mr..
larsons intinated was the ono Col shepard
had enclosed to Gray when Col. Shepard sent
Gray the ioilowin. memorandum:
ramns.ious arc not generally paid until the hill 10
' s aosy 's ss"l sSi %Sn i. @'tss hy ed
,ry satisfactory in the case. 10 not have any trp.up
7tyit fbey are weak and yield easily '-'0''
Ia that tho check you received with that
nsmorandum :" asked MIR, Parsons.
,.nes T Gray HS9mned ami the check cqrefuy and
ssed since 'n's sscevsG cbss has been
ceived was not dated. This check has a date.
The date has been inserted If it Is tho same
M Parsons then took up the article in tho
.m.rndha containing Col Stewards letter
ns q Gray t"s WrSte n &IsS love- him speak
This article said. alr. Parsons. speaking
SHs TdGss Did 5 rve ha Ttfr nors %; ns
uol to- the Journa'iMt>'
did not,
Il DON'T know: bnt 1t was some ono who did
not know me"
,,nS SoT :r ns matrs Of fact did you not
,,,SS. did not insert that sloppy stuff pub
!.hed about II It M: e. Col shepard and Nj. Fornan
J9urnaiisi may have called on me-
r Is n 9i seDoter call
that he takes down what you sayp'
Ihe Reporter, r,does-sometimes." interrupt
had read to him the love him" letters he sent |
to the io2ndu;'. and that he. the witness. OBJ
sN,d., s|,sd tH col Sh"Eari's putting in such form
The witness said this with such sincerity
and evidence Of disgust, that Mr.. PARSONS |
lowed. and even Judge Parker neglected. for |
vnce TO silence the laugh with his big ivory |
CMeL
nh hat he had enrncd s453# since @ h'Hss he Wss
o., ,1,s,,harGed from the Ma, Gnd Express. and
dLscharged. SlH.l"7.
a., .NSw: please subtract the smaller from
M oWes "HH SsH cS Snfs sns tr0to
md you say patriotic Colonelf asked
"; IarS9ns. looking over his glasses at Col.
,,r ~ e? indeed nc answeEed Gel. .lnssrso fetch.
That too pcrSonalI'
..9A lncers,o!l next began:
!. Now, did you threaten Col. Shepard
~ They've gone all into that interrupted
inst wanted to show. your Honor" again
ft@cap Col. lnGersol. when MIR. larsois said
ny ID d rather admit tho question than speech
Nr. IarSons took the witness again and
GInS H,nS,,l. him 60 oySr TIE Everett House
e Ts WHIT at Wt hi! smf mint noh sad ne, Ee S.nsi"n
.9rlest GORE, h3 testimony about the Everett House
TIshNs Iamnn E"n that occasion hc had drunk
s"ae; '''''0 "''''"o' anu
tmal nll !, ,ol, Sherard drink whiskey both
"..'yyss ak'a aIr Parsons.
.,Ti Eh'hey 10th times"
"3yaa.' {m"u made him irunk?"
oh |
enaI ~ amusement that Judge Parker throat
was reped,u 'Ne court room II the laughter
satdL .!iNEe!s1Il again took the witness and
Sas SSa.'i % Now that That Everntt House drink
know Col tgh,ena ShoGaa,q qn ".ln, lnst Tell how YOU
.-at, re lMhHeHs Sail' We started from the Ey-
io1ljs iII,1sc iI,tsc u 'ol Sherards cab. iletalked
Me,,,a' IL ~ 'he cab ri got ont at tho Filth
,nd ,I. i. ~ we cabiin,iI'ol Shepard returned,
=" "Wvt11h WIN Grove home with him"
10 : y H.. |
know - "' u" WIS tFunR' now DO you
nd haG aG'i2r, n. u he cab Hetalked fooishly.
w "a I",i Iul any more:"
k,u.ri' "e'Ied him up the steps to his
~ no ned your helm"
bin. r."''"'NS' oT | should not have helped
.TrEe',, what tIou,"
ru, , 1~p u ed him to ths library. where
I'M -" la 'ih a q lounge aud lrlt him ,
l'trLl octrr Gated 10 iI,. ,ritnass
sn' nsn w " ,.,m a. M,iaUgh;,n 3. ~ m,ws,,n'er
70 n w. Was "l"i"d ~ an eNr"r. wit,,r,sas
rn.yE ~ Hihy general ltncss to I.rfnTnn liz
- :" u lH' her. ON thr nImi .i,, w, tHo to
r"s1Is thht tho IlantiilS urneT'i I,,nI ,.'.
r.bh E't an !SsIm. he witness unI s,1 '
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