Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-30
Made by Sanford of
Charges by McGregor
Who Claims "Hoiy Ghost>and
Us" Man Failed in Promises.
Interesting Trial Now on in the Court
at Lewiston.

court at Auburn, Thursday.
Fred q. McGregor Of Lowell, Mass,
was the plaintiff. He sought to re-
cover s.. 1880 which he had given Mr..
Sandtord III cash, gnpis, etc, ;'n item
| izcd account Of which was filed with
The wri'.
Among the most valuable things
mentioned III the bill were the whit.
horses ana white chariot which Were
| conspicuously connected with III"
Shiloh movement several years ago.
| other items were cash, mileage books,
harness. groceries ana meats.
Mr.. Mc'ircgor claims hc gave this
property To Mr. Sanford with the un-
derstanGing that he was to b. given
a home at Shiloh. \ cottage WAS to br
built for himself ANA family ANA he Mas
| TO hc made one Of the leaders ana head
ones in the denomination.
Before h" could secure the home ami
position which he says were promised
HIM h" would have to turn over AL hiI
property to the Elijrh Of the society.
Mr.. McGrrgor says ne complied with
all the requirements, even selling ms
house.
after you sold Your house did you
80 to Shilon?" inquired his attorney.
Yes, | took my family ana III" Whit,
horses and went there, answered tn.
witn".;s.
Ibid YOU have any conversation with
Mr.. Srrdford regarding staying at Sni
loh""
Yes"
"What was it?"
Il told him | WAS ready to locate 1T
shiloh. | told him | hIl given him al
had ANA AL he wanted me to-
What did he say"
He said: Il love YOU Fred and you're
worth Il hundred Gold, but | can't takt
You here because Of your wife. Sh
is MT in sympathy with the work."
Mr.. McGreEor tnrn left the institu-
tion with his family.
Witness said whila he was attending
convention al Shiloh Mr. Sandfn",l
anointed the people with oil. \ whole |
bottle vas poured On his head. Mr. |
Sandford saving at the time Fred, III |
make an Apostle Paul of YOU
On Cross-cxaInination Attorney Oakes
inquired:
The horses We're OLD. weren't they?"
"Nn."
How old We're they "
"one was nine and the other ten"
"You'rc traded horses considerably,
haven't YOU"
YES"
You haven't always reckoned Mr..
SandforG owed you the amount men
toned in the writ. have you?"
Yes sir. and a good deal more
You offered to settle for $1,000 in 1908
didn't YOU"
Yes. But I hadn't reckoned up the
value of the different articles then"
Witness said he sent Ezra +. Man
sur, a Massachusetts officer, to Shiloh
to get his property. MI. Sandford or
those in charge gave up certain things
without hesitation. Credit of $40 was
given Mr. Sandford for the goods re-
covered. Mr. Sandford was charged
$415 for the property. All of the stuff
recovered was ruined.
Witness told how he came to give $S7
to Mr.. Sandford.
Il found him in a room with a tramp
one day. The man was far from home,
possessed Of no means for getting
there" testified Mr.. McGregor. Mr..
Sandford gave him mileage book
Turning to me he said: That's the
way we do things here. If we have
anything another person needs more
than we DO we give it to him
II said: If that's the kind of a
Christian man you are. here's all I've
got I threw $S7 in gold at his feet"
Nothing said about a cottage then.
was there" inquired Attorney Oakes.
1T was understood then, that | was
t" have a cottage and whatever |
turned into the movement put me into
better condition to live at shiloh"
The plaintiff rested here.
The defence was brief and was to the
point that no contract had ever been
made between Mr.. Sandford and Mr..
McC;reror.
Mr. Sanford was not present, but
his deposition containing lust nine
questions ANA answers was introduced.
Following is Il copy:
Your name il F. w. Sandford and /,
you live at Shloh?"
Yes"
Have you ut any time promised to
make the plaintiff one Of your leaders q
in your religious work.
Il have not"
Have YOU at any time promised the !
plaintiff to make the plaintiff one of i
your head men?'
II have never made such q promise. \
Have YOU at any time promised IL" I
plaintiff t" erect for the sole purpose
Of the plaintiff and MS family a cot !
tage for their use and occupation at :
Il nave lever made such promise" \
HAS the plaintiff ever requested yuG :,
to make him one of your leaders and n
fead men II your religious work. \
NO, sir" :,
Have you ever been requested ana ~
1ecllned TO make the plaintiff one Of y
your leaders or head en- in your Ie- ~
IgiOus wcrk?" Z
I nave not been requested, neither ~,
nave declined to do So" =,
has the plain'ff ever requested you ii
o erect at Shiloh a cottage for the or
oie use and occupation Of the plaintiff y
md his fanily?" -,
lie mas never dore that" Il,
nave you ever been requested and m