The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-02

I said that his wife was dlssipated and I'M
I reliable. This he also declined 70 an
. swer.
He was asked why II this ofense oc
! CURED 10 1889, he had said nothing about
I the matter for so long. he answered
/ that he had concluded In his own mind
that II would be best 10 say nothing
about il.
Rev. Lyons was asked by DR.. Goodwin
II he had lived 10 the marital relation
| with his wife after her confession OF
/ criminal intimacy He replied that she
had remained in his house. but he had not
sustained marital relations with her.
Has not your wife had child since
| that timeRh demanded Rev Love.
Il decline to answer" replied the wit
DR.. Goodwin insisted that he should
answer the question, but he refused to
do so,
Were you divorced from your wife
! when you tried to marry Mrs. Perry at
! Brunswick" asked Rev. Love.
This question was objected TO and was
/ ruled out by the moderator.
| Rev. Love insisted upon the question, as
! he said he proposed TO prove that Lyons
! had been trying TO leave his wife for ten
! years. Lyons was rOss-questiOned by
! Love at some length, the result being to
weaken his testimony. He finally sat
back upon his dignity and declined to an
swer any more questions.
Deacon Brown, the leader of the oppo-
sltlOn, then undertook to crOss-eXamine
the witness. He attempted TO introduce
an affidavit from a resident of Athens, but
was ruled out.
A RIOT THREATENED.
A discussion ensued, which came near
putting an end to the hearing, the Oppo-
sltlOn insisting upon further time to pro
duce their witness if they were not al
lowed to introduce the affidavit. The
affidavit was finally admitted by consent
of the defense,
J. II. Coffea read the affidavits 1t was
to the effect that the witness, John Fl.
Brown, heard the confession of Maggie
Lyons to her husband. This affidavit
was made before a notary.
4 sensation arose when the opposition
refused to turn over its aftidavits to the
moderator and refused the mOderator's
direct demand to that effect.
They seemed to have some particular
reason for refusing the papers. They
finally allowed the other side TO have a
look at them but came near having fight
in getting them back The papers were
finally given to the moderator who re-
turned them TO Deacon Brown and the
threatened riot was averted. Clerk Gibbs
charged that the name signed to the
aftldavlt was in Browns handwriting,
and this was held to be the reason why
the afhdavits were refused.
After quiet had been restored Rev.
Love put some more hard questions to
Rev. Lyons. The latter claimed that
Love had attempted TO destroy his char
acter as Christian and a minister, and
for that reason he had published the
matter TO the world. Rev. LYONS an
swers to the questions were not alto
gether satisfactory.
THE OPPOsITIoN's BOOMERANG.
The effect of the cross-examination of
Rev Lyons, and the refusal of the opposi-
tiOn to turn over the affidavits which they
had submitted to the church was to throw
doubt on the whole testimony, and dam
aged the case of the opposition greatly
Rev Lyons examination continued over
two hours.
Dennis Evans was the next witness ex-
amined. This was about II o'clock
Evans said he had nothing personally
against Rev. Love, but simply came to see
that right was-done. lie was chairman
of the Athens church committee, APP
pointed to investigate Rev. Loves rela-
tions with Maggie Lyons She told him
that she had made the confession of crimi-
nal conduct with Love, and declared it to
be true.
Evans testimony was full of protesta-
tions of his love of God aud hope of
heaven. He had read Loves letter to
the Lyons woman and testified that he
said in the letter that he had not as much
money as she asked for. Evans said that
| he mailed a letter to Rev Love from
| Maggie Lyons. On being questioned by
| the moderator he said he did not see Rev.
| Loves signature to the letter, but took
| Lyons word for it.
The witness was cross-questioned by
| both sides without drawing out anything
! material.
REV. LOVES FIRST VICTORY.
There being no further evidence on the
! first count, the question was opened for
! discussion. The defense introduced no
! witnesses, relying upon the manner in
| which the evidence of the prosecution
| had been riddled in the cross-question-
! ing.
Rev. Love announced that the defense
| waived argument. BY vote fifteen
| minutes was allowed to the prosecution
| to make its argument, it already being
| near ~ o'clock.
Deacon Brown made a sophmoric pro-
| test against the limitation of the discus
! sion TO fifteen minutes, and announced
! that if that was all that was to be given
them they would make no argument,
Are you ready for the question:" said
| DIR. Goodwin.
Ready" was announced all over the
church.
| The congregation was so anxious to de-
! clare for the pastor that there was some
| confusion.
DR. Goodwin stated the question fully
! and fairly, and put the question
| Guilty or not guilty"
There was more quibbling, but the vote
was finally put and resulted in a com
! plete victory for the pastor. Almost the
whole congregation voted for him. There
| were only five votes for the opposition,
| their leaders having declared they would
not vote. Their total strength did not
! exceed fifty votes, and it is doubtful if
| there were that many.
| IN FOR ALL NIGHT.
1t was after II o'clock, but the major
| ity of the congregation We're anxious to
| continue the trial, though DR., Goodwin
| appeared anxious for the meeting to ad-
! journ Rev. Love stated his desire for
! continuing the trial and the church voted
| accordingly.
! The opposition declared it would not
| continue the trial, however, because it
was not satisfied with the conduct of the
! first charge. Ieacon Brown declared in
! the most positive manner that he pro-
| tested against the procedure.
! DR.. Goodwin notified the opposition that
! it had announced ready for trial and if it
| stopped the case now the case would be
| dismissed
The second count was then taken up
/ and Mary j. Marsh, of Atlanta, was