The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06
DIR. KILGO INDICATED.
THE TRUSTEES DECLARED THE
CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED.

The Prosecutor, Dukes Preacher,
Makes Two Unavailing Efforts TO
Convince Them of the Truth Of she
Charges-More Deposition. Of the
Prosecution Ruled OuszDefendant
Does Not Testify, but I'm . Lengthy
Speech Contradict. she Witnesses.
The following account of the con-
clusion OF h Clark-Kilgo case is taken
from The Raleigh News and Observer
Of yesterday:
Judge Clark's charges and specifca-
tons were o~ver-ruled in every particu-
lar. and DR.. Kilgo was unanimously
indicated by the board.
For TWO days and a night the Duke
building has with charges
and counter charges; its halls have
been filled with argument and oratory.
Excitement, though suppressed, has
been at fever heat.
1t mas been a great contest, and
stupoornly fought, every inch Of 1t.
Perhaps prescribed rules of evidence
nav not been followed in all in
stances; maybe Impotence and a
spirit OF Intolerance was manifested
at times, but the two dozen or more
men, VINO, as judges and jurors, heard
this case. have one SO patiently and
fully and have decided it honestly, no
doubt.
For more than fifteen mortal hours,
with occasional recesses, the trustees
listened, as jury and judge, to the evil
dence and the argument. Tuesday five
and a half hours were consumed by
the prosecution. Today three sessions
were held-from 9 to 1 o'clock, from 8
to Gas and from $50 to 1890 o'clock.
to say nothing of the hours meeting
of the board of directors afterwards.
When the trustees met at 9 o'clock
the reading of dispositions for the pros
ecution was continued. The first affi-
davit submitted in evidence was tina
of DR.. I. B.. Kingsbury, editor of The
Wilmington Messenger.
In his evidence, DR.. Kingsbury says
that DR.. kilgo sent him a message by
Mr.. Crews, that he tK1lgo) had the
tho preachers at his back; that
he had the medicine for Kingsbury and
he would spread it about. This evil
dence Judge Clark stated, was intro
duced to show wire-pulling in North
| Carolina.
DR.. Kilgo objected to the affidavit,
on the ground hat it was not germane
to the subject under investigation. The
chairman, however, ruled that 1t a
and the evidence was admitted.
The affidavit of Mr.. Jackson, one
of the proprietors of The Messenger,
testifying as to the good character of
Mr.. Crews, by whom DR.. Kilgo sent
his message to DR.. Kingsbury, was re-
! jected.
Subsequently DR.. Kilgo put on the
stand two witnesses (Rev. Mr.. Hurley
and DR.. 1vey, members of the board)
to prove Mr.. Crews bad character.
DR.. Kilgo did not go on the stand to
L d0nU \ IL orc I rrr'C nyi1nnon onr
was there any contradictory evidence
But in his speech DR.. Kilgo told the
committee it was not true. In like
manner Mr.. Webster's statement as
to DR.. kilgo saying graded schools
were dens of vice and iniquity was de-
MED by DR.. Kilgo. He, in his speech
declared that this statement was alb.
solutely false.
Three depositions-one by Mr.. A. J
Connor, editor OF The Patron and
eleanor, and two by other Methodists
were produced to prove that DR.. Kill
go mad a speech in Northampton
county charging that the financial de.
preston was not due to the money
question, but to the laziness of farm.
erS.
Objection was made to these like.
wise on the ground hat they were
not relevant. Mr.. Oglesby, the prose
cutor, said he also took this view o
the evidence and he would not insis
on it's Introduction. 1t was ruled out.
Judge Clark then offered ar affidavit
of ten citizens of CaSWel county to tn,
effect that DR.. Kilgo had said in
speech there hat free silver bowler
! ought to be struck sixteen laSheS OF
their bare backs. Also a paper from
parties at RoxborO was offered, re
porting DR.. Kilgo as saying in a ser
mon that the average woman coul'
be led anywhere by a diamond ring.
These affidavits, Judge Clark sale
were offered Under the head that h
had been requested to produce evi
dence as to DR.. Kilgo's conduct i
/ North Carolina. They were merely for
mally rendered, he said,\ since unde
the ruling in Webster's case on Tues
day night they were irrelevant, tn
prosecutor, DR.. Oglesby, so holding.
Their Judge Clark also presented
package of cigarette pictures, semi
nude figures, formerly sent out by tn
: Dukes in the cigarette packages, an
l stated that the gentlemen preser
!, could come up and examine them,
/ they desired. No one accepted the inv
tation. These pictures were Offered
Judge Clark said, to prove the charg
of s%ycophancy in the laudation of
man who had accumulated a forum
by that method of business.
This closed the evidence for the pro:
3 ecution, and witnesses n deposition
for the defence were now introduce
Their testimony vas to the effect HI
DR.. Kilgo's character is good and thu
5 he is not a manipulation and wire pull
e err. Much of the evidence was also
= rebuttal of hat introduced by II
prosecution.
The reading of these dispositions col
e sumed until 4 o'clock, at which hol
h argument began with a speech
about twenty minutes by the prosec'
tor, Mr.. Oglesby. Mr.. Dukes pastor
When he finished DR.. Kilgo o Il
floor in reply. He spoke for nearly tv
hours and a half. When he finish'
r he was completely exhausted and a
most i'll.
e At the conclusion of Dr. kilgo
speech, the board tool a recess unI
$50 o'clock. On re-asSembllng, l.
Oglesby, as prosecutor. closed the a
u eunents in a ten minutes speech.
At the conclusion OF DR.. Oglesby
y speech it was announced by the chat
Y man that the case was closed and nc