Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-08
CUTLER Is IN COURT
tis ecclesiastical Examination -
Progress
CHARGE OF coxIumacY FILED
The LATEST oss Preferret-- The Prose-
eusAsa ch.-a. he DeEsnss
Ina sioFaiag


The examinations of the Rev. C. A.
CATER. . methodist episcopal clergyman
charged with f0nsFy and mlsrsprsssata-
ten. sas bssan Ia the second street
charch yesterday morning with Pre-
shIing Elaer Cogshali IN charge. The
ekAfgss sere made before ths methodist
confersnee a. its session Ia thu cify in
September and the case Was referred 10
Presiding Elder Co.<shaH for examina-
tion. The result vii be submitted -
the conference st is session nest year
as Jackson The proceedings are
similar "a an examination IN
Justice court belng conducted b.
sttorneyS A Jury sits ia the csEe ard
considers evidence a. IL ~ submitted
The Jury t. composed % the ksss > l.
Hzlnllton. james Hanilton. A. ~ Could
and ". =. DAsison u this city. &. A.
Jacoksa Holland; 4. l. Geosge, Rock
ford. NielEgo NarioB. Co peraylliei J.
"a. Buell. Coopsfssiiie. and Thomas
Coz. Hastings TIE clerk of tins &c
cls.iAstscal coart IL q. A. Oilum %
~ askexoa and MIS- Belle fOFber of
this eIty acts a. stsnogrspher. The
prrseculsoa - conductesl b the Rev. j.
4 f.oyd q the SecoHd Street church
AID Mr.. Cutler deisads himself.
Prosecution Opens.
At . O'Clock yesterday morning the
paosscutloa READ the charges preferred
against the respondent the Res. 4. A.
Cutler - Amboy. hiilsdale county.
Mr.. Cetiss Was pastor u the NJ. h
church az l.amont when the tTansac-
tons are alleged TO have taken place.
buf the last conference having held aim
on the carpet without pastogats pend
Ing ths Outcome % the examination. he
mesed into HlllsdAle county. The nrst
cn0ut Ia the charge alleges that Mr..
Cutler borrowed slO from John Wealth
eFaax II Lamont upon the represen.
tatlon that }. g.. kichcns owed the re-
spondent some money and would soon
pay IT, Mr. kichens Nss placed on the
stand and testified that he Gid not owe
Mr. Cutter personally. but 70 was de
se.0ped on cross examination that he
had signed a subscription for slO which
belocged Indirectly IN Dir. Cutler. The
remainder % the forenoon was con
sumed With the reading Of testimony
taken az a previous examination. The
testimony OF &. K Mickanl. deceased. vas
read. Mr.. Mickam Was an important Wit
pess IN the char ges OF forgery. bat be
died fex days ago. leaving nothing
hearing on the case but his testimony
takan before the conference investigat-
lax COMMITTEES. A committee visited
Nr. Mickam shortly before his death Tor
the purpose q securing his deposition.
but ke Wa- TOO weak o. make any state
m-nt a importaace IL - believed that
TIE original statement covers the
grouad sufficiently to continue the in
vestigal'oa on The charge Of forgery.
How "a Ma Done.
II Is alleged that Mr.. Gutter gave a
chattsl morfgag8 % Mr.. Mickam
G. secure tho latter on a note
which he had sigued az se-
carity Mr.. Cutler wrote the mort
gag. With Instructions to make the
tine thirty days When be read il 20
Mr. MickAm The date thirty days ahead
was gsven Ia t-g1. but when IL became
d1s Mr.. Cutler refused 90 settle. saying
tha moffgage was not due until ls9f- IL
was then discovered that Mr. Cutler
3 "a made Tho mortgage for one year
and g. 80 days. instcad q thirty DAYS
Only Ibis accusation Is supported oaly
b. Mr. Nickam' = sate. m0rtem statement
The ssuug q the mortgage was ex-
p.sined by ID. J. McNaughton Of Coop
ssvsilc. dealer ia carriages and agri-
cultural implements Mr. McNaughton
testified thar he sold carriage 20 Mr..
Cutier taking si2 10 cash and q note for
IN. balance signed BY Mr.. Cutler aad
hit Micsam Nd. Cutler represented 20
Mr. McNsughton that the reepondsnts
fcher wss allie % pay for tba carriage
a1d would probably give hin some as
4.
gsf'aa. The respondent dad not pay the
note Nhsa 10 sas duo and said he could
not procurs the money. lie ala1 rots 10
81 NcNanghton that his father vas
iinsrrtlily embarrassed and ci5uid give
him 10 assistance q SIR Mickam paid
the cote b. turning a horse over o. Mr.
NcNsnxhton. IL va % secure the pay.
m@ut 20 this amount that NJ Cutler
gave The chatfri mortgage. On cross
a4auiinatioa b. Mr. Cutler. Mr. Nc
Nasahtau said he did not sell him tho
carriage upoa representation that his
flfhsr wae able 20 pay for II and would
- 80 r his son ceuld not. but be sold
if lecsuaa he furnished good security IN
tie persoa n Nc Miekam.
Cnsrstton By Mr. Cutler Would you
have soid me th- cstrisxe without -.
tusity
Nr McNau7hson suppose would
I scnid trust sny aioisfsr.
owes iti- tsrncer.
Nsrshsl Moore. a zfpcef az Lamont
vas esIie.i fxamihrl BY Mr. Floyd
ia icaiiGsi Have "a scrouat - tS.3e3
aga oai tatler lie prnfo isei e. pay NE
in fall before he lefr the charge SAID
be wooId psF me Immediately upon bic
rsfaf1 ftan fisckiss rarx
sas nofhieg ~ him anui ore
LAY kss ras-ing ~ rreisi-uce
srd cav bin ioa1ing - xnusis into a
wagon. ! tes-a ban n tts We gainz %
leave town without payiilz ne What be
avea ma Mr Cufirr said h va going
- .rtnd Rapids sd he wnaiR send ne
a check base received 10 money az
check Siuee 81 moved sway I have
ssfften o. hin. but re.r@iFrd nnthing.
Nessr gave hina a rrrript - money.
fA.s fest,fnnny ws= rrrasced - fla.
prove fhe siafsment q Nr Cutler that
rs hst rasd Mr. Moore Af % the A..
rssrsf and bid receipt Pr the
Eaaesnt The receipt - sslegrd ~ -
frgefy
Charged with CsotunsstF.
ne rrrse9efinn sirsFti - casp iasf
nizlt AMI fas Hotnlsa Mf Cutler viii
beaiu BE aefe--e. The original charges
hsre bre1 NaeateI u the asiiiflon q
snuthef rernf fhst 2 enntumacy. The
eonferease has t.es .nfissmei that sance
Nr Catier rrTere3 fn Hlisfaie cruoty
~ hss ssthfrs~h iren 'hs methesiist