The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-17
GARD FROM MIR. oHENowETH.
Ho C0rrects some Statements and EE-
plains Some Others,
To the Editor Of ne IRtsl!iOeacsF.


Ho C0Treots some Statements and EK-
plains Some Others,
To the Editor Of ne ENtsl!iOeacsF.
SIR:-The INTELLIaENcER Of April Is
contained an article that Ia not alto
gether correct. The action brought by
the committee who investigated the
reports made against Rev. ]. F. Cheno-
weth was simply an indictment such
as the grand juries OF our courts find.
The trial will take place at the next an
nual conference. Rev, Mr.. Chenoweth
is simply under arrest; no appeal IL
necessary. An appeal can be taken
from the annual conference 10 the gen.
eral conference.
If DR.. Sterling testified that he had a
document in his possession in which
the accused confessed his guilt and that
all correspondence between himself
and the accused related to the case in q
secret organization to which he and the
accused belonged, no certainly violated
his obligation in said organization. To
say ~ received such a confession" and
then not be able 10 produce the con-
fession should and does invalldate his
testimony on this point, Mr.. Boggess
did not produce any documentary evil
dence OF any kind, except several letters
which he claimed the accused had
written. Those letters did not contain
anything OF Importance whatever.
The statement that l said II can
hardly keep my hands of him" Ia true.
Who in the position OF the accused
could feel otherwise when Boggess in
stigated and plotted the whole affair,
that ia q vile, devilish plot on the part
OF Borgess. and others2 This will DO
clearly proven by the defense at the
trial.
It was common saying in Mounds
Vile during the last day OF the trial,
IF was in Chenoweth's place Borgess.
would not leave this town alive. l
would shoot him on sight" II lam In
nocent, as ! claim to DO, who would
blame me for losing control OF myself
as stated2 The statement that angered
me was that had confessed my guilt
in the presence Of Rev. Asbury Mick,
D. D., presiding elder OF the Wheeling
district OF the West Virginia confer
ence, which statement Mr.. Mick said
was not true; that the accused did not
mako such confession to Boggess in his
presence.
Mr.. Boggess's testimony does not
show animus. Oh, no; he has pursued
me with the persistency OF a blood
hound OF hell, and when asked to state
his motive refused. His motive Is APP
parent in the statement made to Mr..
NJ. F. Dryden in regard TO supporting
Miss Lloyd and her child. People liv.
ing in the interior OF the state know the
spirit manifested by the Campbellite
church towards the Methodist church.
In the interior Of the state the Camp
bellite church Is as bigoted and as In
tolerant as is the church Of Rome, and
rejoices to tear down other churches
and ruin in any way they can the re-
putation and standing OF Methodist
ministers. This is evidently another
motive influencing Borgess., as 1t lie q
fact that no and every one Of the wit
nesses for the prosecution are members
Of the Campbellite church, with per.
haps one or two exceptions. Mrs.
Pryor, OF tho Pryor house, after hesitat-
ing and trying to evade the question,
said she was member Of that church.
Let the public suspend the judgment
till after the trial. ]. \. CHENoWErH.
Wheeling. ADriI IL.