The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-06
ADDRESSING YHEJ JURY
The Closing of the Szlupas
Case.
INTERESTING EVIDENCE
Doctor Szlupas Under Cross Fire of the
Commonwealth as to His Religious Belle Z
Proves sharp and Brilliant Witness.
His Testimony.
Special HERALD correspondence.


special hEHALD correspondence
PoTTsvlLLE, July 6.-The long drawn
ont criminal ibel suit against Dr Tobn
Cyl,nas ond otho-, ,,.as aIa.a, 4, -.
2%lupas anu otners WAS cIoseu oeIore
Judge Weldman last evening, so far as
the introduction OF evidence was con
cerned. Upon adjourning court the
Judge said he would be on hand at $50
up of the respective sides and would
| allow each side but one hour and a quarter
for that purpose, as he wanted to adjourn
the court Tor the term.
AT the appointed hour this morning all
| parties interested IN the case were on
hand and the first of the addresses to the
| jury was opened. The summing up of
| both sides occupied from $50 until noon.
Judge Weidman.s 8 chai g. was brief one
and at one O'Clock the jury retired to de
| llberate and at O'Clock the jury was still
out,
The most interesting part of the SZlupas
case which occupied the attention of the
court and jury for so many days was
| that in which DR. John Szlupas testified.
This feature hinged ON the question as TO
| whether the doctor was an Atheist, an
Anarchist or Nihilist, and aroused So
/ much interest that ! concluded to give the
| readers of the HERALD the benefit of it,
! Even the counsel for the defense were
Il forced to admire the brilliant manner in
which the doctor carried himself through
| the battle on the witness stand and give
him credit for being an exceptionally
bright and intellectual man The al
stracts of tbs, testimony which furnish
may be considered thoroughly reliable.
II by Mr.. Whitehouse; q. You were
porn In another country, some place, were
you A. Yes, sir
y. Lived in New York ? A. Yes, sir
Il did.
.
sir; in God in nature.
y Can you explain how you differ
from the general run of these church or
Ranlzatlonsf A. That Is not my business
| to know whether | differ or not from
other people. think have my own con.
vlctlons. | could not make comparisons
with other people
y. Explain what you mean by God in
nature A. That there exists in nature a
power that Is manifested in everything
in every being and in the universe l be
lieye 1t and that power | am calling God
q. Is that blind force or a creative
force A. What do you mean by blind
force
y. Or creative force \. y creative
force; yes sir.
=. 1t IS a force then. You mean there
is something called force that you call a
God in nature A. ! think the power
that is manifested in the inverse I call
God; yes, sir.
q ls that force that you believe in
backed up by creative mind or a creative
force A. l could not say l do not
know.
Q. Have you asserted on frequent oc
casions there was no God : a, l never
denied the existence of my God.
II q. When you say your God, do you
mean different God from the one the
christians worship A. | could not say
II z. Did not you belong 20 the christian
. q h IN I NF ialT In 1ta
present. do belong even at present.
/ .. Where. do you attend A. At the
church in Shenandoah where Ma Morri
son is preacher. | mean the Presbyter.
ian church.
q. From your view of your God do you
believe that an oath that you take either
by kissing the book or by swearing by the
uplifted hand or any of the methods We
II are accustomed to administering in a
court Of justice, and you should follow il
up by violation OF that oath or so called
administration A. II | make an oath
never violate it.
II Q. am not asking that. | say if you
should violate your oath do you believe
I that that Will have any effect on youl
welfare in future world, not in this
world, but in future world A. Ger
tainly, morally do.
II z. In future world A. ! think so.
II Q, Do you believe that this God in ma
I ture will punish you for it or do you
believe that your own conscience will be-
] your own punishment \. My belief is
! il die think | will be merged in the
same primitive power in the same God, sc
| ! consider myself and everybody else as
| part Of the primitive being of the Supreme
Being OF the universe.
/ q. You consider every human being is
a part of God himselfY A. Yes, sir.
2. In other word the earth is part of God
the firmanent is part of God and you ar,
| HnsaHaF FNN aFRFNN 4 CD . Ia
same force in rs and is manifested in the
II universe and therefore | consider that