Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from Duke University Libraries https://archive.org/details/poormarypomeroyjOOglen POOR MARY POMEROY! «. The Unfortunate Music Teacher. The alleged Pistol Scene between Rev. J. S. Grlendenning and Miss Mary Pomeroy. POOR MARY POMEROY I THE JERSEY CITY MUSIC TEACHER. ALSO, A FULL AMD AUTHENTIC ACCOUHT OF THE of f(ev. Jof(n $. G^leij BEFORE THE AUTHORITIES OP PROSPECT AVENUE CHURCH. STARTLING DETAILS AND CURIOUS STATEMENTS. WHAT A LADY SAW ONE NIGHT. OLD FRANKLIN PUBLISHING HOUSE, on a>, $ IB PHILADELPHIA, PA. >f Oengre**,la the yearSS% '.«■ ~ librarian af Oongres*, at 'Wasbintpoa, D. G. MW main among men. POOR MARY POMEROY. 5 Ho one will ever know the agonies of poor Mary Pomeroy’s mind daring the last dreary, horrible months of her once happy life. Her awful secret (sould not long be concealed, aud yet with her bleeding heart and the throbbing of that other life within her own, she was obliged to be merry and gleesome. How she must have suffered, as sabbath after sabbath ehe sat at her organ, and, with trembling fingers, caused its great pipes to peal forth, in unequalled sublimity and grandure, anthems of praise to God. It had no longer any harmony to her. It was the frightful thunder of doom in her ears. Unable to endure it longer, she would shut off the large pipes, and, drawing the softest stops, she made such tender, plaintive, strains float out over the congregation, that the people held their breaths for fear of interrupting the Heavenly melody. Yet all seemed to Mary like the wailings and sobbings of unhappy spirits, and, with ej r es blinded by bitter tears, she turned toward the altar to catch if possible a hopeful, encouraging glance upon the minister’s face. It was the face of him she loved, the face that had so often been bent over her own, the face that so often had beamed on her fondly, as the lips spoke the unredeemed, promise. But on that face there was no comfort for her. Poor girl! poor, trusting, deceived, broken-hearted girl! Henceforth she had no face to look up to but God’s; henceforth no ear in to which to pour her an¬ guish but God’s; henceforth no hand to guide and support her but God’s! But God did not desert her, praise be to His Holy name; He did not leave her in her desolation, aud her pangs of dissolution ; but sent His angels to bring her over the dark river and through the dark valley nafely home. Several persons have, since Miss Pomeroy’s death, spoken about the manner in which the unfortunate young lady performed on the last oc¬ casion of her playing the organ at Gleudenning’s church. After the rehearsal she sat down at the instrument, and, after playing a favorite voluntary, she struck into Come Ye Disconsolate. This she followed Vith: “Rock of ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.” And then, after a pause, she rendered the hymn: . i “Just as I am Without one plea But that the Savior died for me Oh Lamb of God I come.” Said one lady. “I never was so deeply affected in all my life. I little thought at the ime, as the sweet and solemn sounds made me weep with emotion that diary was thus, like the swan, singing her last and best strains before « POOR MARY POMEROY. death. The agony of mind which sbe endured at that time must hav« been horrible. But who knows? it might have been consoling and heal¬ ing to her tortured spirit.” As she closed up the key board of the organ that evening, she crossed her hands on her lap in a tired, odd kind of way; and looking up at tbe gilded instrument, she said; "Well, well, how strange it would be, if I should never play upon yo« again. If I thought I would not, I would bid you good bye. But no, I yvill not do that.” Then, turning to one of her companions, she said: ‘‘Annie, if ever I die would you come to see my grave once in awhile and put a few flowers on it?” "Oh, Mary, how you do talk!” exclaimed her friend. "What ails you to night, any way ? You seem to be melancholly.” "Never mind, dear,” she hastily replied with a merry laugh, "I was only trying to frighten you.” Soon after the party left the church, and, in passing out, Mary lingered behind the rest in order that she might pause a moment at the altar and kiss its sacred marble. God knows; perhaps she felt that, in that act she sought and found forgiveness for her own part of the sin ; or perhaps she even prayed the Great Judge not to punish her seducer. For every body says Mary would forgive her worst enemy. On the next Sabbath a stranger was at the organ in Glendenning’s church; and, when the members wondered, they were told Mary was very sick. Mary Pomeroy had done with the organ, poor girl. In the | travail that the Creator in anger sent upon Eve, she was struggling. From the bed on which she tossed in despair and agony, she was destined never to rise until her wasted, pulseless form was carried forth to the grave yard. Of course, when it was impossible for her to longer conceal her mis. fortune, poor Mary confessed all to her mother by adoption Mrs. Miller. That lady was naturally exceedingly grieved and shocked at such an un¬ expected and awful disclosure, most especially on account of the asso ciation of Mr. Glendenning’s name with the affair. No one had better ojk portuuities of knowing this as tho minister of course used to come to heil house to see Mary, and courted her there. She knew also that Mary w T a« a good girl, and, with the exception of her mistaken confidence in he I seducer, as pure as an angel of light. Mrs. Miller at once communicated the state of affairs to her husbanifl who -was so enraged that he felt tempted to take summary vengeantM upon Glendenning. But cooller second thoughts prevailed with hiol and, instead of following his first inclination, Mr. Miller detern»*ued tfl force a marriage. So the necessary steps were taken, the first ol whiclB was the following charge laid before Justice Aldridge. POOR MART POMEROY. “HUDSON COUNTY. The voluntary examination of Mary E. Pom¬ eroy, of Jersey City, in said County, single woman, takeD on oath, be¬ fore me, Thomas Aldridge, one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the said County, this 15th day of July 1814 A. D., who saith that she is now with child, and that the said child is likely to be born a bastard, and to be chargeable to the city of Jersey City, and that John S. Glendenning, of said city, a minister of the Presbyterian Church, is the father of said child. MARY E. POMEROY. [ Taken and signed the day and year above written before me. ' THOMAS ALDRIDGE, Justice of the Peace. The next step was the arrest of Glendenning which was at once accom¬ plished with the utmost despatch; and the prisoner was brought before Justice Aldridge for a hearing. After the first part of the excitement Glendenning became quite cool and methodical. Miss Pomeroy’s friends perseveringlv insisted that Mr. Glendenning should marry her, using all their powers of persuasion to induce such a settlement of the affair. That was no part of his plan, however; and he declined to do so. In mnsequence the law was allowed to take its course, and Glendenning ivas bound over in heavy bail to stand his trial for the alleged offense. Mr. John Gordon became his surety to appear and he was released. There were three charges, one for the support of the child, which was aid against Him by the Overseer of the Poor, one for seduction, and one or breach of promise of marriage. : As soon as he was free, Glendenning began to lay out his defence, le relied upon a mysterious paper, which he alleged Miss Pomeroy had I iven him acknowledging that she had sinned with others than himself.. While all this was going on, poor Mary, the victim, was taken sick and ae child was born, a little girl. The shock to Miss Pomeroy’s system was too much ; and, after ap~ arently rallying, she began to droop; and finally sank more and more ipidly, until, at length, on August 18th, she succumbed to what Doctor urnett truly called “a broken heart.” During the last night she suffered ! ‘eat agony of body and equally severe torture of mind. In her moments ’mental darkness and delirium, she called on him most pitifully to come her, and, at least rescue her good name and reputation from blight and ?st ruction. [1 At length day light came, and, with it came the conviction to all the ■ . I Burning friends of the unfortunates, as they stood round her bed and itched her countenance, that the end was rapidly approaching. Early the morning Mr. Dudley the Overseer called at the house, and being mitted to the sick room, he at once perceived that Mary was dying. ■ — I 8 POOR MARY POMEROY. He immediately seut for Justice Aldridge to take her ante mortem, state¬ ment. But the latter gentleman refused to come ercept the victim her¬ self should express a desire to see him. After some objection aud delay this was obtained. “I bear him ao malice,” she groaned, “but I must vindicate my good name.” When Mr. Aldridge came, which was about eleven o’clock, he ap¬ proached her bed side, and taking her hand gently, inquired if she kne* him. She promptly replied : “Oh, yes, Sir, I know all of your here.” “ You are quite ill, Miss Pomeroy; do you wish to make any state i ment?” “ Yes, Sir, I would like to do so. I feel as though I have not long to live. There have been a great many things said about me I now—in the sight of God tell the truth—that John S. Glendenning is the father of my child. He has denied it and still denies it; but he, and no one else is the father of that child. He has said things against me. I was afraid of him; but now I am not. He may have papers but that does not cleatl him.” Mr. Aldridge wrote down this statement in lead pencil and then tool it away to bis office where he rewrote it iu ink. With this ink copy hi returned to Mr. Miller’s house that Miss Pomeroy might sign it. But h' had scarcely entered the dwelling when the unfortunate girl breathed he last, passing away finally as quietly, as peacefully as an infant falling | asleep. All, therefore, that he could now do was to attest the documen ! in legal form, which he did as follows: State of New Jersey s. s. This is to certify that the above is a tro statement, as the same was made by Mary E. Pomeroy on her death-be to me this 18th day of August THOMAS ALDRIDGE, justice of the peace. After Mr. Aldridge had first left, Mary clasped her hands together ai offered up a most fervent, touching prayer for the destroyer of her ha piness and her life. She then prayed for her own poor; unfortunate se But with the words of supplication quivering on her lips she died, amici the tears and sobs of those who stood round her bed. By her death the only witness on which the two main charges agaitj , Glendenning could be substantiated was effectually silenced. Audi . even became a matter of great doubt whether he could be held to answ . the only other one that remained. I c As soon as the news spread through the city that Miss Pomeroy nfl ,, dead, there was the wildest public excitement. Groups of men, and etl i t woanta, collected iu the streets aud discussed the awful affair with null j ( POOS, MARY POMEROY. 9 intensity of feeling; and it is certain that there were men filled with rage and determination enough to have taken the accused man’s life right or wrong. MARY’S FUNERAL. When the tolling requiem bell warns us that some one we love is about to be consigned to the final resting place, its mournful tones bring teara^ to our eyes. Yet to comfort us under ordinary circumstances we have the assurance that no pang of conscience, no suffering of the soul, added anything to the physical pains of the departed. But sometimes—God help our loved and lost—the soul itself endures the torture of dissolution as well as the body. Ah! then, indeed, the solemn, mournful bell makes not our eyes alone, but also our hearts to bleed with something more than sorrow, something more than pity. Poor Mary Pomeroy! Had her contemptible deceiver been possessed of the tithe of a man’s bravery or honor, he would have, at least, plucked the thorn from that wretched girl’s pillow by the marriage ceremony. But the only panacea which could heal her breaking, despairing heart, was ruthlessly denied her. Like a wounded bird ; forsaken by the flock, stricken, fainting, perishing, she was doomed to tread the dark valley alone, uncomforted, unshriven. She had been taught by lips she loved to “pray for her enemies,” and now all her dying breath was spent in praying for her worst foe, and when at least she thought of herself, and to ask God to forgive her, she had no strength to do so. Her lips forgot their art and with no word of prayer for herself, Mary Pomeroy, was ushered into the presence of God to plead at His bar. Yet there was for her advocate that saviour who on earth once said: “Neither do I condemn thee." Those who stood around Mary’s death-bed were melted, as they watched her white, trembling, clasped hands; and heard her tongue pleading that he might be forgiven. And they said they had never be¬ fore in all their experience witnessed such a scene. Most pathetic off all was the climax. At the dying girl’s request Mrs. Miller held the baby down to her face till its lips touched hers. She made a superhuman effort to raise her arms and get them around the little creature, but could not. One last, fond look of love, agony, joy, despair, hope, and resig¬ nation, flitted across Mary’s face for a moment or so; and then, the un- Beeu hand of Death drew over her features the blank veil which divide* mortality from immortality. Mary was gone, the baby was a branded, orphan waif, and the case against him who had caused all this misery and murder was secure from man’s puny vengeanee. But not from God’s will it preserve the wretch There was one thorn in Mary Pomeroy’s dying pillow; but his will be filled with thorns. Id POOR MART POMEROY. The tragedy was over, so far as the victim was concerned, and naught remained for the relatives and few staunch friends, who etill loved tbe memory of the uufortunate Mary, but to lay her wasted body away u> slumber in its dusty bed uuder the green grass and innocent flowers. With teuderest care the corpse was wrapped and coflined in a magnifi¬ cent rosewood burial casket. In order to prevent any demonstration tbe funeral was not made public, except to a few intimate friends of the de« ceased. Yet when the hour for the services arrived—w'hich was 2 o'clock in the afternoon there was an enormous mass of people who had been assembling since early in the morning, attracted as much by pity at tbe sad fate of the uufortunate girl, as by curiosity to behold her funeral cortege. The most conspicuous feature of the whole affair was the great number of highly respectable gentlemen and their wives and daughters, who had made it a special duty to be at tbe obsequies, in order that their presence might show their sincere belief in the virtue, and purity, and sterling worth of Miss Pomeroy. They were particularly desirous to do this because certain interested parties had officiously and with diabolical malice set afloat rumors to the effect that the poor dead victim of a villain had been of unchaste habits. This was the meanest, most cowardly trick of v. T hich the betraying seducer could have been guilty; because Mary’s mouth was closed in the tomb and she could not deny the vile lies heaped upon the grave clods that hid her from the world’s sight And here let os remark that the dead girl’s brother must be of a most perfect Christian disposition, and a firm believer in the admonition—“ Yeugeance is mine; I will repay, saith tbe Lord.” If not, how could be stand by that sister’s corpse, and, knowiug what calumies her betrayer was circulating about her, uot seize his revolver, and bury every bullet of its six chambers in tbe heart of the ruining wretch? Among these distinguished ladies and gentlemen who had thus come to testify their appreciation of Mary Pomeroy were the following— Ex Mayor Sawyer and wife, Charles L. Northrop, Alderman Toffev, Geo. P. Howell—who is an elder in Glendenning’s church, William E. Dndlev, Albert Metz, H. A. Hellerman, J. H. Bedell, C. W. Congar, Edward L. Kimberly, Geo. E. Randall, Chas. W. Perveil, S. H. Demott* John Allen, and Gilbert E. Dudley. Iu the course of conversation, Mayor Sawyer remarked: “I determined I would come here at all hazards. As a man of family, I wish to show my appreciation of the sterling character of that young woman. She visited some of our very best families, and, from what I know of her, I can assert positively that, except this piece of misplaced confidence and devotional love, there nev^v was a purer, more virtu©** girl than Mary Pomeroy.” POOR MARY POMEROY. 13 Doctor Burdott called, and while endeavoring to console Mrs. Miller, #hose grief had brought on an attack of acute nervousness, said: “Ah, madam, you ought, after all, to feel happy that poor, loved Mary has been taken by God to Himself; for had she lived she must have been placed in the Lunatic Asylum.” Mary’s brother Alfred who lived in Michigan having been telegraphed for arrived while the funeral was gathering; and the scene, as he ad¬ vanced and gazed down upon the white, emaciated face of his sister.; That face was wonderfully calm, after such a storm, so calm that no one there but felt its owner had made her peace with God and was now rest¬ ing peacefully on his bosom. The body was dressed in rich black tarletan, but it could scarcely be 6een for, from ihe neck to the feet kind hands, moved by fond hearts had heaped upon it pure white flowers in profusion. Wreaths, crosses, bou¬ quets, anchors and hand bunches were laid there, while a magnificent crown was passed round the head. Most touching and most suggestive of all however was a memento that some unknown hand had placed di¬ rectly upon the still, bosom of the dead one. It was in the form of a broken heart and was constructed of opening white roses to each of which a hot iron bad been skilfully touched so as to sear and brown the top of the flower while leaving the other part fresh and undiscolored. Ohl could that bad, bad man have only looked upon this memento it would have haunted him to his dying day, and be ever telling him of his awful crime. When the final moment arrived and the undertaker screwed down the ooffin lid over the mortal from of the dead, people saw the silver plate on which vme engraved the lines: MARY E. POMEROY, DIED AUGUST 18, Aged 26 years and 3 Months. It had been desired to have a clergyman of the Presbyterian church present to perform the burial services; but as will be seen it was im¬ possible to have one, and so the Rev. Mr. Tunison of the Simpson Meth. »dist church performed the sad and trying duty. The first act he per¬ formed was to baptize the baby, and as he did so, he could not be heard for the sobs and weeping of those who were touched to the soul by the fite, under such circumstances. This over, he took the book and in measured accents read that sublime service commencing “Man that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live.” When be had finished he delivered his sermon. He appreciated the fact that he was placed in a position of exceeding delicacy. A fellow Worfee® in God’s vineyard had been accused in the most solemn 12 POOB HART POMEROY. known to mankind, by the now silent lips of Mary Pomeioy, of the vilest crime with which be could have been charged. Technically, in the eyes of the law at least, the accused must be eo»» aidered innocent. His position also in the community as a shepherd, a guardian of morality, was in his favor, independently of his character a» a man. Yet in the opposite scale to weight the frightful accusation were the facts that Miss Pomeroy’s personal character was certainly held in as much esteen as that of the accused, and that her original charge had been most emphatically repeated by her upon her her death-bed, in her full senses. Tho following is a synopsis of Mr. Tunison’s discourse: “Something more than a quarter of a century, I have mingled as a minister with Christian people. I have buried fathers and mothers, eons and daughters. I have been called upon to consign to the silence of the tomb, those who had been called away in a moment. But the most pain¬ ful duty I have been called upon as a Christian pastor I realize this hour. It is not only painful but delicate. I am not willing to say a word that would reflect unjustly on any human being, yet I must speak boldly, those sentiments which will promote your morals and secure your wel¬ fare. I have prayed to God anxiously and earnestly this morning that be may guide me through this painful ordeal. In all cities, towns and nations there are, and there will be, deserters, despite the enactment of the best and wisest laws. “The point that I desire to make in this connection is, that there are men who will commit crime despite the fact that God lives and reigns. God governs the ways of-beings who are constantly rebelling against him This world to day is not the same as when God made it. The soul and mind of a man are not as they were when God made them. Earth¬ quakes, whirlwinds, famine and pestilence, are things that may exist is connection with a people who may have rebelled against God’s authority. If there were no virtues there would be no vice. How is it that some of< those who are the purest and best suffer the most while those who are the vilest and the worst suffer the least? If I take poison, no matter^ whether I am a good man or a bad man, whether I have followed God 1 *! law or rebelled against it, I will die; because as I have said, God govern* the world by general laws. The good suffer, yet God loves rigbteousueci and hates evil. If I could believe there would be no hereafter—that when man dies there would be an eud to man, body and soul, that there would be no rewards or punishments, I would discard the existence of God, I would be an atheist. I say this deliberately in presence of thi* vast assemblage. The thought suggested by these points are that w* are constantly surrounded by dangers, sickness, losses, and. worst of all by siu. No matter how near we live to God, how much grace we have, we are in constant danger till our dying hour. Wbat are we tr Ue*» POOR MART POMEROT. IS from this ? We must he always vigilant and on our guard against the enemy. Does it not become a navigator to watch anxiously lest he may strike upon a rock ? “The sad event which called us here to day teaches the importance of guarding against evil in all its forms. A little matter kindles a great fire. A little drop of poison quenches out a life. Bear with me if I speak k of the experience of our departed friend. One, single mistake broke a heart that was full of joy, and destroyed a life. One, single mistake on the part of her seducer made him a murderer. I stand here to repeat it, and am ready to answer for it at the bar of man. I am a father, and I speak to fathers and mothers. I would rather see the mangled and life¬ less remains of my daughter striken down by the hand of the midnight assassin, brought to my door, than to see her robbed of her honor and her virtue. If a man that robs another of life deserves death on the scaf¬ fold, the man that robs a woman of what is dearer to her than life, de¬ serves a thousand deaths on the scaffold. Oh 1 young men and young women, who hear me, pause, before you make one step toward the nar¬ row way. A great shadow has been cast upon this household. Poor Mary Pomeroy, when she fell, realized that all the beauties had departed >ut of this life. What a fearful mass of human beings who have made a similar f alse step, have robbed themselves and sometimes their innocent •nes of life. Poor Mary Pomeroy! She raised her soul to God and irepared herself to pass to a world where she hoped there would be uo offering. “‘I have made up my mind,’ said she, ‘that I must make a great effort I'I will be saved. When I had fallen, I felt that I was estranged from >od, and that I must make a great effort to be restored to his friendship, would like to live longer; but I must go. I am content.’ “Oh, it is well for poor Mary Pomeroy that God has taken her from a r orld of woe to a world of gladness 1 ” Very frequently, during the delivery of this sermon, the minister was terrnpted with long-continued bursts of grief and sobbing from the isembled mourning friends. Within a short time after the conclusion of the funeral ceremonies, the >dy of the unfortunate girl was lowered into the grave, the clods of rth heaped in upon her coffin until the mound was finished and romod*4 ii ' shape. So ended the mortal career of Mary Pomeroy i it !j *: i . ki I *| i hi m POOR MARY POMRROY. 14 THE SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENTS. Of course, after the decease of the alleged victim all sor. , veniu (T when I saw him.” He then remarked that it would be better to •;t the Poonnaster have charge of the matter and get a wet nurse, as the child must be delicate. Mrs. J. S. MILLER Subscribed and sworn before me this 25th day of August, A. D. 1874.| JOSEPH II. ALDRIDGE, Notary Public of the city of Jersey City. The above afidavit was followed by like documents from the brothei| of the dead girl and also Mrs. Metz, corroborative of it. On the next Sabbath after the funeral it was thought that the churcll would be crowded by curious people, but it was not, as it had bccomJ known that Glendenning would not officiate in the pulpit. The mosl a fleeting part of the whole service, which was conducted by Rev. Mrl Wi trains, was the music. Mr. Ilcllerman took Miss Pomeroy’s place &| the organ while around him the ladies and gentlemen of the choir ranged themselves. The organist took Mary’s music book and opening at he| favorite voluntary, drew the stops of the instrument, and softly sent till sweet dreamy notes floating abroad in the sacred building. There wal not a member of the choir but was in tears, as indeed also were most i| the sparse congregation scattered t hroughout the building. Mr. A\ ie an end to the case and Mr. Glendenning would remain under the cloud ill his dying day. Rev. Mr. Mesereau said that if the accused brother would not admit he solemn, dying statement and the affidavits of the dead girl then, no tatter what course the Presbytery might take, that man would be mo- ally dead as long as he lives. (Here there was a murmur of applause ) Rev. Mr. Booth said that the glory of God and the honor of the Church em&nded that the Presbytery should probe the case to the bottom. He Jgretted, for the sake of Mr. Glendenning himself, that, he should go >rth to the world with this case undecided or decided on insufficient rounds, for no Church in the country would look at him. If the civil 3 POOR MARY POMEROY. 31 eourts had dealt with the case Mr. Glendenning would hare to father the child or otherwise. It the Presbytery were to take shelter under the technicalities which debarred the case from the civil courts then Mr. Glendenning would stand at the close of this case as he did at the be¬ ginning. Rev. Mr. Eddy said he felt compelled to declare that every word of the special pleading on the part of couusel for the defence fell like a ham¬ mer on the head of Mr. Glendenning. Here the Rev. Mr. Harkness jumped to his feet and called Mr. Eddy to order. He became so excited that the brethren burst into laughter, at w r hich he fairly boiled with in¬ dignation. Dr. Imbrie hoped for Mr. Glendenning's sake that the defence would not persist in their course of objections, for a judgment arrived at in the abseuce of the very testimony on which the case is actually based would be set aside by the verdict of the community. Mr. Glendenning would go forth under a darker cloud than before aud stand condemned before the public. Glendenning here interrupted him by saying, “Condemned on what?” Rev. Mr. Dodd said that if the recess he asked for till next day were not granted, to give him an opportunity of consulting some prominent legal gentlemen regarding the admissibility or exclusion of a certain class of testimony, he should say firmly he would retire from the conduct ol the defence. A motion was then offered and adopted that a recess be taken till half-past one o'clock. TIIIRD AND FOURTH DAY. Mr. D?dd. for the defence, submitted to the Presbytery that while the; were perfectly willing, if the Presbytery should so decide, that the tria should proceed and that all testimony be admitted, they declined to warn their legal rights in the case, and they reserved to themselves the righ’ to sift all the testimony at the summiug up of the case, to demand tb< exclusion of hearsay testimony, and to protest against any verdict by th» Presbytery if hearsay testimony were admitted. He said that he hat consulted an eminent jurist, aud from the advice he received he felt com pelled to take this course. Rev. Mr. Edwards submitted that Mr. Dodd violated the spirit of tb« Book of Discipline in going outside of the Presbytery to consult profee 6ional counsel Mr. Dodd.—He is an elder of the Church Mr. Edwards.—That makes no difference. After some remarks bv Dr. Magee a resolution consenting to the ition assumed by the defence was put and carried. POOR MART POMEROY. 35 The cross-examination of Mr. Miller was then commenced:—Mary Pomeroy was eighteen years old when she came to live with me; her father died three or four years ago; she has only one brother living; he is in Michigan; the reason she came to live with me was because when her father married the second time she disliked to live with her step¬ mother; Miss Pomeroy’s pay, as organist of the Prospect avenue Pres¬ byterian church, was $100 a year; she used to give it to me as custodiau for her; I gave her no receipt, nor did I keep any book account; during the time Mr. Glendenning was visiting Miss Pomeroy no other gentle¬ man visited her; she did not receive presents from any other gentleman; I presented her with a ring which contained a stone that resembled amethyst; there was no inscription on it; I have not the ring with me, bat I will produce it; I think 1 know whei’e the chain and locket and thimble and sleeve buttons presented to Miss Pomeroy by Mr. Glenden¬ ning were bought; Mr. Rochette, of Jersey City Heights, told me a week ago that he believed he sold them to Mr. Glendenning; my brother, Abijah B. Miller, and my brother-in-law, Thomas H. Jones, stopped for some time at my house ; they were there at the same time ; Mr. Miller is about thirty-two years of age and Mr. Jones about twenty-six ; I was seldom out late in the evening, certainly never out of the street; if I were out late my wife would not wait up for me; the conversation between me and Miss Pomeroy in regard to the engagement ring I have related correctly; I asked her who gave her the present, and she answered that it was Mr. Glendenning; the reason she stated for giving it back to Mr. Glendenning was that she wanted to have the inscription changed; in regard to her marriage with Mr. Glendenning we felt encouraged by his visits, and we thought that in him she would get a good man ; never spoke to Mr. Glendenning about marrying Miss Pomeroy, nor did I ask him his intentions on the subject, but I said to Miss Pomeroy three or four times in presence of my wife, that I must go down and see Mr. Glendenning in regard to his intentions; my wife said I had better wait and have a talk with Mary herself; we did have a talk with Mary, and she said that it was all right; my wife then said w T e had better let the thing remain so for the present; this conversation passed before Mary Received the engagement ring; I did not remain up at night while Mr. Glendenning and Miss Pomeroy would be together at a late hour because I always had confidence that Mr. Glendenning would do nothing but what was right; when my wife first discovered that Mary was pregnant she came to me and said that Mary had been committing a fearful act; I don’t, remember how long the conversation between me and my wife lasted on the subject just then, for we were so dumfounded we could hardly speak; I was overcome with indignation at the thought that such a thing could occur under my roof; Mary did not speak a word ; she lay with her head in my wife’s lap; some of the neighbors came into my 36 POOR MART POMEROT. house that evening, but I can't remember the exact language thev used; they denounced Mr. Gleudenning; [ applied to counsel in the matter and he advised me to have some friends go and see Mr. Glendenuing and see if he would come aud marry the girl; I acted on this advice and Mr. Northrup aud Mr. Randall went to Mr. Glendenuing; my counsel also advised me that in case Mr. Gleudenning refused I ought to have a war¬ rant out for his arrest; Mr. Glendenuing was out on the stoop of Mr. HallowelPs house in the evening aud after some conversation they moved •out and walked together to Mr. Gleudenniug’s house; Mr. Northrup and Mr. Randall followed them ; I was on the opposite side of the street in company with an officer; Mr Glendenning and Mr. Hallowell stood talk¬ ing together so long that Mr. Northrup and Mr. Randall became im¬ patient and remarked to me that they would stop there talking till morn- ing; the officer then said, “The best tbiug to be done is to arrest hint there now;” Mr. Glendenning was thereupon arrested; my wife asked Mary in the presence of me and my counsel if any other person had ever seduced her, and she replied that no other man ever did ; when Mi Glendenning was brought by the officer face to face with Mary in my house I asked her whose child that was, and she answered it was Mr. Glendenning’s; she used the words, “Glen, I have deceived you; it ie yours;” 1 did not know what she meant by that, and I asked her after¬ wards for an explanation ; she told me in (reply that on the night Mr. Glendenning held the pistol over her and made her sign the paper, h« took her hand, made her place it on the Bible that was lying on the table, and swear that she would never divulge what bad passed, come what may. (Sensation.) Witness then proceeded to describe minutely the scene in the parlor when Glendenning was brought in by the officer When Miss Pomeroy caught the first sight of Glendenuing she staggered forward and would have fallen had Glendenning not caught her; the language used by wit¬ ness to Mary was, “Here is your seducer; if he be. say so to him; if not, say so to his face ;” when witness first heard the report going around that Mr. Glendenning had a document which was to shield him in the case, witness urged Mary' to tell him what that document contained, lei weight fall where it might; Mr. Gleudenning had given ou* through hi* counsel that the blame would come nearer home. Mr. Glendenning.—Can I interrupt the witness? Counsel for defence. —No, no. Mr. Wall.—Mr. Miller, y r ou stated that several friends collected in your house in reference to her seduction. Did you not fear that publicity would defeat the object you had in view ? Witness. — Not at all; I knew I could trust those persons who called. Counsel for defence then asked for a suspension of the examination fd order that a commission might be appointed to take testimony on the POOR MARY POMEROY. 3T part of the defence, as some witnessess for the defence are about to leave for a distant part of the country. A motion to that effect was agreed to, and the Moderator appointed Rev. Mr. Eddy and Mr. Martin. Several questions were put to Mr. Miller by members of the Presbytery. He stated that Mr. Glendenning’s frequent visits to his bouse ceased about last January; after that he came seldom, and he did not wear hia accustomed air of familiarity ; Mr. Glendenning was arrested on the 15th of July. Dr. Booth.—Were there ever any suggestions as to the purity of Miss Pomeroy ? A. Never to my knowledge; Miss Pomeroy never went to Mr. Glendenning’s church after the day we found out her trouble. The examination of Mr. Miller here closed, and it was read from the stenographer’s notes to the Presbytery. The other witnesses were dis¬ missed for the day. The Moderator announced that the commission appointed to take tes¬ timony would meet immediately after the adjournment of the Presbytery in the court room. He also announced that one member who was pre¬ viously appointed on the commission was set aside on account of his opin¬ ions already expressed on the case. The Presbytery then adjourned to this afternoon. During the cross-examination of Mr. Miller he was examined very minutely as to the exact words of the conversations referred to in his tes¬ timony. The Moderator at one time said to him, “How is it, Mr. Miller, that your memory is so fresh on times, places and conversations when asked by the prosecution, but the opposite when asked by the defence?” Mr. Miller rejoined sparplv, “I state what I know; I won’t state what I dou’t know.” At another time the witness replied to a taunt from the defence, “I appreciate my position, sir; I know I am under oath.” When the Moderator was appointing the commission to take testimony for the defence he named Mr. French. At the mention of this name Rev. Mr. Yermilyea arose and objected, saying that Mr. French was as inti¬ mate friend of Mr. Glendenning and therefore he did not think should be placed on such a commission. The Moderator rapped heavily and said, “The brother is out of order. He has no right to make such a remark before the Presbytery while the case is on trial.” Mr. French was after¬ ward set aside. The defence labored strenuously to impeach the character of Mr. Jones, brother-in-law of Mr. Miller, and it seemed at one time as if Jones, not Glendenning, was on trial. “Did Mr. Jones live with you?” “Had he a night key?” “Was he ever alone in the house with Miss Pomeroy?” “Was he married?” “What was his occupation?” “What were his habits?” “Where is he now?” and a score of such questions were put to Mr. Miller, in rapid succession. The object of the defence in this was sufficiently apparent 38 POOH MARY POMERO'y Mr. Randall was the first wituess next day. He testified that he went, in company with Mr. Northrop, to Ur. Millerfi’s house on the night of Mr. Glendeuning’s arrest; Ur. 1 LUloY/ch accompanied Mr. Glendenuing; Mr. Northrup told Mr. Glendenuing he was sorry to see him in such a position ; Mr. Glendenuing laughed, and said that Mr. Northrup would find it serious for himself before he got through with it; witness then described the scene previously detailed by Mr. Miller, and continued:— Mr. Miller said he would not permit any questions to be asked of Miss Pomeroy; Mr. Hallowell asked Miss Pomeroy if she did solemnly swear that Mr. Glendenuing was the father of her child; the question was repeated three or four times without an answer. Mr. Miller asked Mr Glendenuing if he would marry the girl; he answered that he could not., under present circumstances; Mr. Miller then asked him what business he had sneaking into his house at all hours of the night; Mr. Glenden- ning replied that he would explain all that at the proper time; 1 am a member of the congregation of this church ; Miss Pomeroy’s character was unexceptionable ; never heard a word against her in my life; she was a frequent visitor at my house. Justice Aldridge was recalled. The Moderator here announced that no person, male or female, under twenty-one years of age would be per¬ mitted in the church during this trial. In answer to counsel for the pros¬ ecution witness said :—It was my own idea that the dying statement of Miss Pomeroy should be sworn to, for she expressed no desire on the subject; Mr. Gordon asked Mr. Glendenning on the night of the arrest why he did not speak of this matter before; Mr. Glendenning answered, “On her account.” On cross-examination the witness said :—The bastardy suit against Mr. Glendenning was discontinued because the bondsman (Mr. Gordon) asked to have the case attended to or that he be released from .’ is bond; the Overseer of the Poor, Mr. Dudley, came to me and asked that the proceedings be discontinued because the child was not chargeable to the city, inasmuch as no application for maintenance had been made; th* Overseer of the Poor came to me and told me that as the mother had died no application had been made to the city for the support of the child; he, therefore, had ao further ground of action against Mr. Glendenuing; when Miss Pomeroy was making her dying statement she was as calm and composed as Mr. Dodd (counsel for defence) would be if he were going to leave this world; it seemed as if the candle were going out; she could not sign her name; she might have made Iter mark; I wanted to have her mark there so that people could not question it; there wa» not the slightest appearance of excitement. On the next day Justice Aldridge was recalled. Counsel for the pros, ecutiou questioned him in regard to the statement mad< by Mr- POOR MARY POMEROY. 39 Glendenniug in the .Justice's office on the night of the arrest. Mr. Glen denning said on that night, “ Would not a written confession clear me ? ” The Justice answered that it might, possibly. Mrs. Ethelinda Miller was then called. She went over the old story with minuteness of detail and with deep solemnity of manner. After sketching the introduction of Glendenning to the deceased the witness proceeded :—Her strange actions excited my suspicious ; I communicated my suspicions to Mr. Miller’s auut and told her that if she knew anything was wrong she should tell me; it then Hashed across my mind that they were married, but that he did not want his mother and sister to know of it; on the 13th of July, in the morning, I came down the stairs suddenly upon Mary, and 1 had only to look at her to see what was the matter; 1 -turned away in horror and Mary asked what was the matter or w hether I was sick: I said I was sick at heart; I had prepared to go to Mew York and I became terribly excited ; I told Mr. Miller after I returned from New York and told him that before I stept that night 1 must know the facts of the case; I talked with Mary that night about it; she denied the charge most strenuously and turned very pale ; I asked her whether she was married and after a great deal of hesitation she gasped out “yes;' 7 I then told her to go and get her certificate at once; she faltered and fell across my knees ; “ Oh, my God ! 77 I said, “you are not married. 77 (Here Mrs. Miller was overcome with emotion.) Mr. Miller happened to come in just then; I said to Mary, “Go for Mr. Glendenning at once; 77 she looked up and said it was too late; 1 told her that he was there in that house much later than that; I then asked her was Mr. Glendenning the father of that child, and she said that he was ; I took her to her room and talked with her, telling her that she brought this trouble upon herself, but that, after all, I had only myself to blame for going to bed and allow- ing any one to remain in the house, but that I had all the confidence in the world in her and in him, and that I thought I could trust a minister )f the gospel; on the night of Mr. Glendenning’s arrest, when he came in, . said I was glad he came, that I wanted to see him od business; he ■aid, “Pray, what might that business be? 77 I told him I wanted him to te married, and he asked to whom; I told him “To Mary, that yon uined;” he answered, “ No, indeed, mum,” raising his hand and shaking is head in an indifferent way; I believe I fainted that night, for the next king I recollect I was up stairs. ; Mrs. Miller then related the pistol scene as previously described—When Ir. Glendenning said that if he was found out he would be a ruined man, 1 id she said to him in astonishment, “And what would it do to me?” 2 told her to trust to him, that lie would stand by her to the very end id see her all right, but that she must clear him ; she then wrote as he :ctated, and she told me that everything seemed black before her eyes. | Here Glendenning laughed outright, and Mrs. Miller resented it quickly, 40 POOR MARY POMEROY. saviug, with a voice of indignation, “Sir, I don’t see anything in this ttt laugh at.” I)r. Imbrie. —I hope the Moderator will preserve order. The Moderator (rapping).—Order must be preserved. (A murmur of disapprobation at the unseemly interruption ran through the church.) Mrs. Miller continued.—The substance of the document signed by Mary while Glendenning held the pistol over her head was that he could in> plicate half a dozen members of his church. Dr. Imbrie.—Were any names mentioned? A. There were no names iu it; if there were he put them there after she wrote it ; she could not tell any more in relation to the contents ol that document; Mary gave me the date of her seduction by Mr. Glen- denniug as the 4th of July, 1373, while we were away in the country; it occurred in the back parlor. Mrs. Miller then rehearsed the story of her visit to the Institution for infants, iu Clinton place, New York; the visit was suggested by Miss Pomeroy ; Dr. Hnbbard, after inquiring about the case, described Mr. Glendenning accurately, as the man who had visited the institution six weeks’ previously, to have a young girl admitted till her child should be born; the matron of the institution also described him and when I showed her Gleudenning’s picture she identified it at once, saying, “ That is the man; ” the physicau told her she ought to be careful as she might have to swear to it; the matron replied that she could swear to it; Mr. Pomeroy aud Mrs. Metz came with me ; the con- versation took place in presence of Mrs. Metz; in a conversation with Mary, when I saw there was a burden on her mind I asked her what the burden was; she said that be (meaning Glendenning) was constantly accusing her of being intimate with other men. (Here the witness men tioned the names of eight gentlemen, some of them being members o, Gleudenning's church.) He told her that he and Mr. Dean had watcher her and that they saw her walk home on one occasion with one ot thi gentlemeu referred to, and he said that he supposed they had a good tim< when they went into the house ; he said he could prove she was intimat> with these men ; iu explanation of that she said that Mr. once hel his umbrella over her head-coming from church, but he did not go int the house; I became indignant, and asked her was it possible she too all that from him, and she gave me this reply, “It was a rod of iron b held over my head; I was in a condition that prevented my say iug word; I w r as wholly in his power.” (Sensation.) I tried to cheer be up, but it seemed as if there was a heavier burden still resting on her; told her to tell me whatever was on her mind, as she had my forgivenes and she drew up her hands and said, “How can 1 leave this good bom the best home I ever had in my life?” I told her to cheer up, that 6l should continue to live with us and face the trouble ; she replied, No, will die if I leave here and I will die if I stay.” (Sensation.) At |b POOR MARY POMEROY. 41 time she was lying in bed in a very weak condition ; in the conversation about the father of the child she said, “I hear that Glendenning is walk¬ ing and laughing through the streets; I wonder if he would laugh if he came in here to-night and looked at rue on this bed from which I begin to feel I will never rise and saw the misery that he has brought upon me, and not only upon me, but on you who did not deserve it.; I hear too, that he is boasting about the child coming nearer home, but as God is my judge, John S. Glendenning and no one else is the father of that child.” In describing the deathbed scene the witness gave the following new points:—We wished to have some clergyman come to pray with her, but none could be found; Mr. Dunne and Mr. Gordon, both elders of this church, came and prayed with her; she said to them, “Mr Dunne and Mr. Gordon you are both good men ; you have heard his story, but you have not heard mine; in an unguarded moment I fell and John S. Glen- denning fell with me; and I want to proclaim to you, before God as my witness, that Mr. Glendenning is the father of my child ; they say he has got papers, but that does not clear him ; ” this was said to Mr. Dunne; I was in the room; Mr. Dunne then asked to be left alone with her for a momeuts. The remainder of Mrs. Miller’s testimony was a corroboration of that already published. Regarding Mr. Glendenning’s more recent visits to Miss Pomeroy the witness said:—During a part of the year he would come in stealthily and would be in the house without our knowing it; at last I heard it from the neighbors, and not liking the rumors that were going around among the neighbors I spoke to Mary about it and told her it seemed very singular and that I did not like it. The cross-examination of Mrs. Miller by Mr. Dodd was resumed:— Mary told me that when Mr. Glendenning made her swear on the Bible never to reveal what had happened she meant to keep that oath ; she ex¬ plained to me how be used the pistol; she said it was a short pistol and that he carried it in a case; when he pointed it at her she said, “You wouldn’t shoot me 1 why you’d be bung for murder;” he answered, “No I wouldn’t i’d kill myself first;” Mary told me she thought he would shoot her; when I asked her about her pregnancy I didn’t threaten her; it took an hour to elieit the confession ; I told her I would rather lose my right hand than have her accuse Mr. Glendenning wrongfully, and I begt ged of her to tell me the whole truth ; it was suggested to me to get Miss Pomeroy married without publicity; the arrest was distasteful to me, and it was only proposed to arrest him if he refuse to marry Miss Pomeroy ; Mary asked to have the child put out to nurse ; she did not take much notice of it at first; the matron in the Clinton place infant Asylum positively identified Mr. Glendenning, and when she did so she astonished n:o; Dr. Hubbard seemed to be annoyed at the nurse’s 42 POOR MARY POMEROY. identification of Mr. Glendenning, and he told her that she must be care* ful, as she might have to swear to it; she answered sharply, "80 I will swear to it;” the Doctor's words in reference to the visit of Mr. Glen- denning were, “ It strikes me that a gentleman answering that description was here about six weeks ago in reference to the admission of a young girl who, he said, was in trouble;” tbe child was named in baptism ‘‘Ella Stuart Glendenning;” it was ro named at Mary’s request; she said to me, “M'hose name should I give it but it’s father's?” she lived about three weeks and a half after the birth of the child ; when I first chided Mary about the frequency of Mr. Gleudenning’s visits and his late hours she made all sorts of excuses ; she said that the rain prevented him from going home before late hours many times; I told her to tell him it was not right and that he would think none the less of her for it; I said that if she did not tell him I wou'd; when I heard that Glendenning re¬ ported he had a package of letters that would clear him, I asked Mary A she had written any letters to him, and she said she only wrote seven, ox eight in answer to notes sent by him; she destroyed all the letters he sent her, as she said he directed her to do so and that he would destroy hers; she never at any” time hesitated to tell who was the father of her child, but she hesitated to tell the time of the reduction; when I asked her about the document Mr. Glendenning compelled her to sign she said, “If I were to be killed for it I could not tell word for word w T hat was in that paper;” I asked her if she did not understand that his object was to use it against her; she said that she supposed he wanted it because he was afraid of getting into trouble on account of her talking so much about him ; she made her first confession to me of her trouble on Monday night, 13th of July last. . To Rev. Mr. Edwards.—Mr. Glendenning'a mother and sister did not favor his attentions to Miss Pomeroy, but I never understood the reason why. To the Moderator.—Their engagement was uanounced among oui friends; we all talked about it, but we did not give it any further publicity; because I did not like any gossip, for if the old women of this church got talking of anybody they would pick his or her character to pieces, no matter how good the person might be—(laughter)—I asked Mary aboi* the engagement, and she said there was no day fixod for tbe marriage. This was the conclusion of Mrs. Milllex’s examination. Mrs. Julia M. Metz examined.—I was a member of this congregation and had charge of the Sabbath school, but I gave it up; knew of Mr Glendenning’s visits to Miss Pomeroy; I live near Mr. Miller's; I saw i him at Mr. Miller's a number of times; I understood be went there to j visit Miss Pomeroy; his hours of visiting were in the evening; was so l| situated 'hat I had a good opportunity to know of the frequency of his 1 visits; saw Miss Pomeroy wear a ring which I was told was given be* I POOH MARY POMEROY. 43 bv Mr. Glendenning; knsw Miss Pomeroy well, but not very iutimately; never heard anything against her character; never knew an improper act on her part; I noticed that when she was at parties she was more reserved than usual; never knew anything against her character for truthfulness untill her prevarication in this case with Mr. Glendenning ; saw her eve¬ ry day from the time of Mr. Gleudenning’s arrest till she was taken sick; I had conversations with her in which I urged the importance of her tel¬ ling the truth, otherwise her friends could not help her; her reluctance to tell the truth I attributed to her strong affection for Mr. Glendenning; she told me without hesitation and without being urged that Mr. Glenden¬ ning was the author of her trouble; I asked her how long this thing had been going on, and she said, “Since last Thanksgiving; - ’ she told me that if Mrs. Miller, and myself would go into the other room she would tell us all about it; she theu told us, after a great effort, that the last Fourth of July (1873) was the date; when we spoke to her further she gave as an excuse, “I loved him so;” she said that Mr. Glendenning brought a paper to her one evening and asked her to sign it; she said she could not, as everything turned black before her eyes: she told him to read it himself, and he did so, after which he asked her to sign it; she said she could not sign that; he then took a pistol out of his pocket and compell¬ ed her to sign it; she said, “You don’t know what I have suffered from that man for the past few months:” she distinctly mentioned John S. Glendenning as the father of her child; she mentioned no one else; I went with Mrs. Miller to the asylum in Clinton place to have the child utken there to be nursed; Dr. Hubbard did not identif) r the pictura of Mr. Glendenning , but the matron did at once; she said , “That is the .nan;” the doctor cautioned her to be careful, and she said she could swear to it, I went a second time to the asylum, because my veracity lad been questioned in relation to my first visit, and I wanted the matron o make an affidavit or sign a paper stating that our statements in regard ,o our first visit were correct, as a great deal had been said about it; she ieclined, as she said the doctors advised her to say nothing further about he matter a id a great deal had been published about it in the papers; everal persons had called in relation to it but she declined to see them ,t all; a party of gentlemen—Mr. Glendenning being one of the number —had called also, and she said that she recognized him at once, they esired to see her, but she declined, saying she did not wish to do auv- bing contrary to the orders of the doctors; I remarked to her that that Vas very singular, as if she had come down to see those gentlmen she ould teli that Mr Glendenning was the man and that would have sett- id the question; I reminded her that she had previously identified the icture and she answered, ”Yes, I did, I will not take back anything I ave said,but the officers of the institution have positively forbidden me > say anything about it.” 44 POOR MART POMEROT. The cross-examination of Mrs. Metz was commenced next day. The first question was why she gave up the iufant class in the church, anci she replied:—“I felt I could not consistently come to the church lest ] should meet Mr. Glendenning; I felt that if the elders of the church al¬ lowed him to remain here after this terrible affair I would abandon the church; Miss Pomeroy said that Mr. Glendeuning accused her of being intimate with several gentlemen (here witness mentioned the names o six members of Gleudenuing’s church); she said that he constantly threat ened he would expose her if she should betray him; I knew Mr. Glen denning as a preacher, and formed a very favorable opinion of him; ] thought if a gentleman visited a lady he ought to do it openly and in i gentlemanly manner and not stealthily. Rev. Dr. Eddy—Was Mis: Pomeroy, in your opinion, a fit companion for a minister? A. She was « fit companion for any person; if there was any superiority on his side i was intellectually, not morally. To Rev. Mr. Edwards.—In my judgment the attentions paid by Mr Glendenning to Miss Pomeroy could not with propriety take place with out an actual engagement; don't know what is the general impressioi with regard to the propriety of such a course in this community, but tha is my own judgment. To Rev. Mr. Booth—Never heard Miss Pomeroy deny the pistol scene The witness, in answer to further questions, stated:— “The character of the intimacy which Mr. Glendenning alleged to ej ist between Miss Pomeroy and the gentleman named, I understood to b criminal; Mr. Glendenning did not go home with her from the meetings but went there afterwards; I thought it was very unmanly on his pai not to go home with her, but no follow her soon afterwards. ” To Dr. Imbrie—My understanding of her. statement that Mr. Glider ning was constantly accusing her ol criminal intimacy with other me was that be charged her thus in order to induce her to submit to his det ires. When the witness was examined minutely as to the causes that led he to lose her respect for Mr. Glendenning, she said that it was ve*y strang that Mr. and Mrs. Miller never spoke of him as a v.sitor; when the would call at the house of witness they would refer to him simply by saj ing “Mr. Gleudenuing is there, ” meaning at Mr. Miller’s house. Tb witness further stated that she thought Mr. Glendenning could not affor to sacrifice himself by visiting Miss Pomero} 7, in such an unmanly war and that she was surprised when she heard of the engagement, becaus Miss Pomeroy was not interlectually the equal of Mr. Glendenning, bi morally she was the equal of any person. Mr. Willard E. Dudley examined— I had known Miss Pomeroy i^vet teen years last spring; knew her first when she was living with ,>~eo filler on Hoboken avenue in this city; knew her intimately, ane> cs POOR MARY POMEROY. 45 •osftively testify that I always knew her to be a truthful, virtuous girl, nd of a very quiet disposition; she was very far from being what is nown as a gay young lady; was present when she made her dying tatement to Justice Aldridge ; there were six or seven persons present ; be called me by name and called Mr. Aldridge by name (witness here ;peated the words of the dying statement already published, laying ;ress on the sentence, “I was afraid of him once, but I am not now”); ae was perfectly conscious and understood the words she spoke as clearly 5 I do now; did not discover any indication that her mind was wan- aring; did not think when she made the statement that she would die ) soon ; nobody asked her any questions during the making of the state- ent; she seemed very anxious to make it and tell somebody; she seem,- 1 to be relieved when she l*ade made it. Cross-examined.—I went for Justice Aldridge at Miss Pomeroy’s re- test. Mr. James Dunne examined.—I am an elder in this congregation; the her elder is George P. Howell; heard rumors that Mr. Glendenning is engaged to be married to Miss Pomeroy; I had a conversation with r. Glen denning on the subject and he denied that he was engaged ; the Dversation took place last winter; he left the impression on mv mind it there was no probability of an engagement; there was a \ erv un- nfortable feeling among the elders and members of the congregation consequence of his intimacy with Miss Pomeroy ; the impression that vailed was that Mr. Glendenning visited her much oftener than the ,s warranted; I was sent for to see Miss Pomeroy; Mr. John Gordon ne with me; Dr. Burdett was there; he said she was sufierin. Burdett examined.—T did not know Miss Pomeroy; I at¬ tended her during her last illness; I went there on the solicitation of tw# of the neighbors, more particularly that of Mr. Metz; I expected that she would recover; she got up too soon and she got cold, but that was not the cause of her dangerous illness; anxiety of mind hastened it; sh< died of congestion of the lungs; she was perfectly rational; both lungs were involved in the congestion; did not tell Mr. Dunne that her mine vras wandering. POOR MARY POMEROY. 51 Rev. Mr. Tuuison examined.—I am a minister of the Methodist Epis¬ copal Church; became acquainted with Miss Pomeroy on the Sabbath before her death; never knew her before; went to see her at the solicb tation of Mr. Metz, who said that efforts had been made to secure the at tendance of ministers of her own Church, but in vain ; the excuse was that they were absent from the city ; she was in a sinking state, and it was evident that she recognized she was rapidly approaching dissolution; her first statement to me was that she had sadly fallen, but she expressed a positive confidence that she would regain hold of Christ, aud I could sot doubt her sincerity; she made no statement as to the cause of her eonditiou ; I prayed with her; she expressed her gratitude and entreated me to repeat my visit; I called on her three times; I feel it due to my¬ self to say that in all these visits I never questioned Miss Pomeroy ia regard to this terrible affair ; during my third visit, just before her death, she used the following words, which I wrote down lest I should forget them:—“I said to Mr. Dunne on Sunday, and I now say to you, that Mr. Glendenning, and he alone, is the father of my child; this I say ia your presence, and I call God to witness that I speak the truth ; ” she was remarkably calm ; she said she had made a great effort to regain bold of Christ, and that hold had been regained; I could not doubt her religious statements. On cross-examination he said:-—I saw Miss Pomeroy about two hours before her death ; her manner impressed me with the truth of her state¬ ments, especially when she knew she was about dying, and said so in so many words ; I warned her especially against falsehood on this point; I told her that absolute truth was indispensable if she would regain her hold on God. Q. D id you believe in the truth of her statements ? A. I will answer that if it be a proper question here, I did Q. Did you deliver an address at the funeral ? A. I did. Q. Did you say then that you would doubt the existence of a God if the villain who seduced her were not punished far his sin? A. I did, in substance; I said there mulct be some punish¬ ment for the seducer in this world or the next. Q. Did you say that her seducer when he made one misstep became a murderer? A. I did, aud I worse than a murderer, for he not only destroyed the body but the repu¬ tation as well. Q. Did you say that you held yourself responsible before che bar of man for the expressions you uttered on that occasion? A. I lid. Q. Did you rely on Miss Pomeroy’s statements solely? A. Not solely, but mainly. Q What were your other sources of information ? L I decline to answer that question. Witness continued—I baptized ihe child “Ella Stuart;” I had nothing at all to do with the name Glen- lenning; the baptism took place before the funeral service. Mr. Harkness.—Did you suppose when Miss Pomeroy made the state¬ ment that there had been a previous arrangement in regard to it ? A. No 52 POOR MARY POMEROY. sir, I had no such impression; but, perhaps, it might hare resulted from mv obtuseness. (Laughter.) Mr. George P. Howell, an elder of the church, testified—I was aware that an impression prevailed among the congregation that Mr. Glenden- ning was engaged to be married to Miss Pomeroy; had a conversation with Mr. Dunne, the other elder, about it; it was not a ground for un¬ easiness with me ; my feeling was that I regarded it as unwise for him to show attention in that direction ; the first talk about it was over a year ago, and was pretty general; talked to Mr. Glendenning about it; he denied positively that he was engaged to Miss Pomeroy; he admitted that he had made her presents; he said that he gave her a watch and chain ; the reason he gave for presenting the watch was that she waa absent on one or two occasions from the organ, a;id he reproved her for her absence ; she replied in substance that she had no watch and could not know the time. Q. Did he say that he gave her the ehain on the same ground ? A. 1 t&ink he did. (Laughter.) Elder George P. Howell resumed the stand on direct examination and gave the following testimony:—Would not like to answer any further question in relation to the presents given to Miss Pomeroy by Mr. Gleii' denning, because it would iuvolve a breach of confidence between Mr Glendenning and witness and would shadow a portion of the defence. The Moderator ruled that a witness was not required to violate con¬ fidence. Mr. Dodd said that the defence had no objection to Mr. Howell's aiu^. wering all questions. Witness continued—Mr. Glendenning gave the chain to Miss Pomerey to protect her watch ; when Mr. Glendenning denied that he M as engaged to be married he made no explanation iu regard to his reasons; he left the impression on my mind that he did uot seek Miss Pomeroy at all. Mrs. Clara H. Randall testified :—I have been a member of the con¬ gregation of this church for three years; knew Miss Pomeroy for abont six years; lived nearly opposite Mr. Miller’s bouse; never heard any in¬ timation against Miss Pomeroy’s character; Miss Pomeroy told me she received valuable presents from Mr. Glendenning; I saw these presents —a locket, watch and chain, sleeve buttons, &e.; she never spoke directly 1 to me about her engagement with Mr. Glendenning, but she spoke fami- j liarly about him and talked of her future prospects in such a way as t® leave the impression in my mind that they were engaged ; knew him t* visit Miss Pomeroy often ; had no curiosity in the matter, but when I heard that Mr. Glendenning denied his intimacy with Miss Pomeroy I thought I would satisfy myself and watch; he stayed one night till twenty minutes before twelve, another night till ten minutes past one, 1 and another till five minutes before two; I pulled out my watch to walk i POOR MARY POMEROY. 53 &h© time each of these nights; had a conversation with Miss Pomeroy about her pregnancy ; she said that Mr. Glendenning was the father of her child. Q. Did she state that he and he only led her astray ? A. She did, emphatically ; I asked her that question, whether she was ever on crim¬ inal intimacy with any other person, and she answered, never; she ex¬ pressed very great penitence for her share in the sin ; she told me it was her daily prayer that the Lord might forgive Mr. Glendenning for what he had done, for she could not, though she was constantly praying she might be able to do so ; she heard that he denied he was the father of the child ; she spoke of the manner in which she was deceived, afid said, that she never thought she could be deceived by one who made so many promises ; she sent for wituess on the Wednesday before her death ; found her very much depressed ; had a long conversation with her on the follow¬ ing morning; she said she was suffering intensely, both physically and mentally ; that she did not see one ray of light in the future ; that she was ruined, disgraced, with a child and without any means; she said that uo one except Mr. Glendenning ever made improper proposals ; when I saw her heart-broken condition that morning I resolved that, if I ever had an opportunity to speak in her defence I would do so; she was a fallen woman, but a woman still; she said she realized her situation fully; she was in full possession of her senses during this statement; she spoke of threats made against her by Mr. Glendenning ; she said he asked her to help him out of his difficulty and he told her to do as he wished her (witness here detailed the pistol scene); on the night he compelled her to sign the document she said he placed her hand on the Bible and she solemnly swore she would never reveal either her condition or implicate him; she intended to keep that oath ;. this explained her words on the night of Mr. Glendenning’s arrest—“Glen, I have deceived you, it is yours;” she said she did not think she could live, and added, “If I live, where am I ?” she said she would like to live to see Glendenning brought to justice; she always spoke of her own guilt first in her conversation on $le subject. Q. When Mr. Pomeroy said that Mr. Glendenning promised to stand by her, what did you understand by that? A. That he would take care of her till the time should come for him to marry her. Mrs. Reeves testified :—Knew Miss Pomeroy; 6he was of a very good character; have seen Mr. Glendenning visit at Mrs. Miller’s very often; he went to see Miss Pomeroy in particular; she told me they were en-» gaged; I asked her when the affair was coming off, and she said she did not know herself; she showed me her engagement ring; she had it on Iher finger ; she mentioned no name when she said she was engaged. 54 POOR MARY POMEROY. A TELL-TALE LETTER. Read a note from Mr. Glendenning to Miss Pomeroy; she received it on tbe morning of the 12th of May last; there were not more than half a dozen lines in it; it read in this way, as near as I can recollect: Dear Mary. I wish you would be ready by half-past seven this evening, and we will go either to New York or Jersey City. I want you to look your prettiest. Yours, GLUN. Am not sure whether it was “Your own Glen,” or Yours, Glen.” - Witness then described the death bed scene and continued :—Mr. Glen, denning and Mary were at my children’s christening; he was in th» habit of taking her to different places frequently; she used to tell me she was out with him in the evenings at concerts or for a walk; was in the church when a set of silver was presented to Mr. Glendenning; Mary and he and I were talking and I said, fully believing they were engaged, “ They will be so nice to clean when you get married ;” Mr. Glendenning replied, “That’s so, Mrs. Reeves.” Mrs. Fanny S. Birmingham examined :—I knew Miss Pomeroy io- limately; never knew anything against her character; I was on such intimate terms with her that I would have heard if anything of the kind were said about her; I called to see her five days before her death and she said she was suffering both in mind and body; she said it was hard that she should suffer and that Glen should go free; I asked her was Glendenning the father of the child and she said yes; she tarned frow side to side and groaned. Mr. Cyrus Thatcher testified to the good character of Miea Pomeroy. He had ample opportunity of judging, as he had been connected with Mr. Miller in business for eight years; Miss Pomeroy always moved i» good society. Mrs. Alvina Grattan, who was acquainted with Miss Pomeroy foi twelve years, also testified in her excellent character; Miss Pomeroy told witness that Mr. Glendenning was the father of her child ; she spoke as if she thought a great deal of him ; she said she loved him dearly, and* would as soon have doubted her saviour as have doubted him ; she used! these very words; she did not speak ot any one else. A discussion here took place on the question of admitting rebuttinj I evidence for the prosecution. The defence resisted the proposition. Th<| subject had not been decided when the hour of adjournment arrived. The argument on the question of admitting rebutting testimony on thtl yart of the prosecution was resumed. Rev. Mr. Edwards urged in I forcible argument, that the prosecution had a right to introduce new te« timony. He regretted the declaration of Mr. Dodd, some days ago, tli* unless certain points were yielded he would be obliged to withdraw! “Now, Mr. Moderator,” continued the speaker, “This defendant caun<® POOR MARY POMEROY. 55 •withdraw. He is in the hands of this Presbytery. If he should attempt to relieve himself of his attendance before the Presbytery during the in¬ vestigation of these charges then the Presbytery can cite him again, and if he refuse to appear we can depose him.” Mr. Dodd here explained that when he made that statement he in¬ tended to convey simply that he intended to withdraw as counsel for the defence. Mr. Edwards rejoined that when counsel makes a declaration of that kind it is always understood that his client is involved and responsible for the declaration. After a long debate the resolution offered by the prosecution in favor iff the admission of rebutting testimony was laid on the table. Mr. Ira K. Miller, of Yonkers, examined—Knew Miss Pomeroy since she was a baby; my acquaintance with her commenced in Ovid, N. Y.; sever heard of a blemish in her character ; my personal knowledge of her was that she was a pure, virtuous girl; I considered her a fit associate for my daughter, with whom she was intimately acquainted ; never saw Mr. Glendenning till to-day; I heard her frequently spoken of in Ovid *nd always in the highest terms, never beard anything about her but what was good till this affair. Mrs. Mary Haskins, a nurse, testified—I was with Miss Pomeroy dur¬ ing her sickness ; I told her on the Sunday before Mr. Glendenning’s ar¬ rest that I was at church and saw Mr. Glendenning; she asked me how he looked and I said he looked good ; t told her I was surprised to find feer in such a condition and she said she was surprised herself, as Mr. Glendenning had promised to make her his wife; she told me that she sever had criminal intimacy with any man but Mr. Glendenning and he was the father of her child; I asked her the date of her seduction and uld suspect almost anybody else to be guilty of anything wrong rather an her; I saw her and Mr. Glendenning together on the 5th July in 'oadwav, at West End; when I came near them he walked away ; I ought it was very strange ; when I came up to where she was stand- I raised my hat and bowed to her, but she never spoke to me ; I 56 POOR MARY POMEROY. thought it very curious, as she always before spoke to me so pleasantly 5 she seemed to bo in great distress; she was weeping aud holding her handkerchief to her face; Gleudeuniug walked off towards the Bergen church; wheu they saw me coming I saw him make a motion of his hand to her as much as to say, “you go that way aud I'll go this way;” I thought it was very strange etiquette for a gentleman ; ten days after* wards I read in the papers of Mr. Glendennsng's arrest: On cross-examination the witness admitted that he was chairman of the indignation meeting; he was called to take the chair by acclamation: he would occupy the same position to-morrow, because he was the father of children; he had no auimosity against Mr. Gleudenning; on the contrary he respected the man, because as a minister he was the representative of his heavenly Father; he loved the man but not his acts. Mr. Henry A. Hellerman, Postmaster of Hudson City examined—I have been engaged in this uhurch as manager of their music; saw Mr. Glendenuiug aud Miss Pomeroy together on the Sunday evening before Mr. Glendenniug's arrest; after evening service I went away, leaving the two together in the church; no one else remained; it was about nine o’clock in the evening; don’t know how long they remained in the church, as 1 went directly home. Mrs. Nelly Gracestock examined—I live at No. 115 Eleventh street New York; I was engaged at the Infant Asylum, No. 24 Clinton place as housekeeker or matron; one evening a gentleman called at the bous< aud said he wanted to get a friend into the institution; I asked him if h« lived in the city and he said he did not; I referred him to Dr. Hubbard sometime afterwards Mrs. Miller and the brother of Miss Pomeroy catm and inquired about the man who called; 1 described the man, and whe she showed me the picture I said, “ that is the man;” the likeness is pet fectly clear ; Mr. Glendenning and several gentlemen came afterwar and they had an interview with the head nurse; the doctors told me t have nothing to say about it, but now that I am out of the institution have been advised to come out and tell all I know; Dr. Foster, one < the head physicians, said to me, in relation to the matter, “Nelly, yc had better be careful, you might, have to swear to it;” the first time M Glendenning called he appeared to be very much agitated; I said to D Nieolls and the head nurse that Mr. Glendenning and his friends we down stairs; no one told me who he was. Cross-examined— It was about the 1st of July when the gentlemi called; it was near dusk; the second time he called I had not yet kuov. his name; Mrs. Miller had shown me the picture, but she never told r bis name; Dr. Foster told me to say nothing about it, as it was a bout where they kept secrets, and they did not want to have them divulge; 6 iuce I left the institution one of the attending physicians, Dr. Elisi » POOR MARY POMEROY. 5T Harris, of the Board of health advised me to come over and tell what I knew about it. Dr. Eddy—Is that gentleman present? A. Yes sir; there he is (point* t’ng her sunshade directly at Glendenning, who was sitting about twelve feet off facing her). The answer was followed by applause from the>spec* t'ators, continuing for several seconds. Rev. Dr. Imbrie protested against the demonstration and said the pros¬ ecution disclaimed sympathy with any such interruption. In answer to another question witness stated:—“I looked over there, particularly when I entered the church, because I recognized Mr. Glen- denning at once. I did not know that I would meet him here.” Rev. Dr. Imbrie announced that the prosecution rested their case here. They might fiud it necessary to introduce new witnesses in the rebutting testimony, and he would ask the Presbytery for permission to do so when the time should arrive. THE DEFENCE. The defence offered their case without preface or statement by intro¬ ducing Miss Jennie Doggett as the first witness. She testified—I am a member of the Prospect avenue church ; was acquainted with Miss Pom¬ eroy ; had a conversation with her during the summer of 1813 about a report concerning Mr. Glendenning and herself; she told me that there was no more between her and Mr. Glendenning than there was between him and me; she wore an amethyst ring. Cross-examined—I asked her if that was her engagement ring, and she said no; that it was given her by her cousin; did not notice both her hands; she might have had a ring on the other hand without my seeing it. Miss Hannah L. Brown examined—Am a member of this church ; had a conversation with Miss Pomeroy in regard to her relations with Mr. Glendenning; in the first part of last December she showed me an ame¬ thyst ring; I asked her was this her engagement ring, and she said no, that she never had such a thing and was not engaged. On cross-examination witness testified—The reason I had for asking her whether that was her engagement ring was that there we j a pre¬ valent talk around here that she and Mr. Glendenning w T ere engaged; thought by her actions that she wanted to force herself upon Mr. Gleu-j denning; he did not want to show her any attention. Q. How do you know that? A. (a long pause)—She used to stay in the church after service; this was only a conclusion in my own mind; had personal knowledge of Miss Pomeroy’s remaining, but had no per¬ sonal knowledge of Mr. Glendenning’s remaining. 58 POOR MARY POMEROY. Miss Ellen Cairns testified —Am a member of this church ; Miss Pom¬ eroy was asked by me to join a young lady’s society and she joined it ■ two or three mouths afterward she denied that she had joined it; 1 in¬ trusted her with the sale of tickets for a concert and she said she sold them all ; when she came to make returns she said she had sold none ; in both these instances she was decidedly untruthful ; I think it wa» Miss Pomeroy that sought Mr. Glendeuning ; I said on one occasion in Mrs. Agnes Miller’s that Mary ought not to throw herself so much in Mr. Glendenning’s way, and that if she took this advice the thing would drop; I have a very high estimate of Mr. Glendenning’s character; ] never thought he would push himself into the society of young ladies j he was agreable to ladies and pleasant. Cross-examined—Miss Pomeroy was a member of good standing in this church ; she laid herself too much in Mr. Glendenning’s way; Mr. Glendeuning never told me that Miss Pomeroy’s attentions were unpleatv ant to him, nor did I ever hear that he intimated so to any one else ; nevei had any doubt about her giving in the money; we knew that what she collected she would give in. Horace Dean testified:—Am a member of this church; have be-D superintendent of the Sunday school for a vear; Miss Pomeroy was ol« •f the teachers; there was nothing in Mr. Glendenning's conduct toward her more than to any other lady, but she took every opportunity to throw herself in his way; when he and I would be going out of the church she would waylay us; I use the word waylay because it amounted to just that; my opinion of Mr. Glendeuning is that I would not be afraid to leave him in company with my wife or daughter. (Laughter.) His eonversation was as pure as that of any woinau could be. (Renewed laughter, which was quickly suppressed.) Cross-examined—Other young ladies passed out of the church, but eho remained ; 1 knew positively there was no engagement between them. Q. How did you know ? A. I knew that such a thing was not pos¬ sible. (Laughter.) Q. Tell us why you did Dot think it possible. A. I would rather nol state the reasou at present; I was very intimate with Mr. Glendeuning, yet I know little or nothing of his inner life ; Miss Pomeroy was not at. tractive in any way, either in education, manner or ability; Mr. Glen, denning permitted her approaches because he could not well help him, self. (Laughter.) He took measures some time ago to prevent her ad¬ vances. Q, What were those measures? A. I do not wish to state them now, if you will excuse me. (Laughter.) The witness threw out all manner of insinuations and evaded direct answers to nearly eveiV question. M iss Margaret J. Munroe examined—Am a member of this ehureh;l knew Miss Pomeroy for three years; she spoke of Mr. Glendenning a* POOR MARY POMEROY. 59 Bc’irg- kind to her ; she said that one occasion she contrived to be at the Post Office when he got there for his letters; she showed me her watch and chain; she said she bought the chain herself; on the 5th of June iast she told me that the neighbors thought she was engaged, but that she was not; she said she was very badly treated by her cousin, and that she worked like a slave; I remarked that she ought not to be afraid of her cousin, and she answered, “Oh, you don’t know; he is a very un¬ principled man.” On cross-examination witness stated that she suspected Miss Pomeroy was throwing herself in Mr. Glendenning’s way, because she used to re¬ main in the church after service; she often remarked to her that it was disgraceful on her part to be following him so. How did you know she was throwing herself in his way? A. Be- *ause I was in the church and saw her remain. Were you, than, not suspected (laughter) ? A. Well, I don’t know as I was; I could not make a companion of her because I thought she was too bold ; don’t know what the opinion was in this community as to her reputation. Hr. Smith Bartley testified—I am a member of this church; visited the foundling asylum in Clinton place for the purpose of ascertaining whether Mr. Glendenning was the man who called there; I was accom¬ panied by the Rev. Mr. Moore, Mr. Glendenning and Mr. Jewell; I bad known Dr. Hubbard a great many years, and therefore I called on him at that institution ; I asked him if he had ever seen Mr. Glendenning before, and he said he had not, but he would not swear to it; we called on Mrs. Graystock, and Mr. Moore asked her if she had ever seen that man be¬ fore, and she said no ; we supposed we were speaking to Mrs. Graystock but we were mistaken; we then sent for Mrs. Graystock, but she would not see us. The defence then offered in evidence a certificate signed by Dr. Hub- hard that he had not to his knowledge seen Mr. Glendenning previous to his visit with the foregoing witness. Mr. C. C. Jewell, examined—Called on Dr. Hubbard in reference to a itatement in an evening paper concerning Mr. Glendenning’s visit to the isylum in Clinton place; he pronounced the statement to be amass of inaccuracies, and he drew his pencil through several passages. Dr. Dodd proceeded to read the mutilated article remarking as be went ilong what particular passages were scored. Dr. Imbrie asked how much >f what was read was scored. Dr. Dodd said that it made no sense and Dr. Imbrie quickly rejoined: “Oh, but it makes very good sense.” Laughter.) The witness simply rehearsed the interview with Dr. Hubbard and the iuree at the asylum. 60 POOR MARY POMEROY. Rev. W. L. Moore testified:—I visited the fouudling Asylum in Clin ton place for the purpose of ascertaining from Dr. Hubbard whether ai article published in regard to Mr. Glendeuning’s visit there was true; th Doctor made a correction ou two pieces of paper furnished by Mr. Jewell I saw the nurse and showed her the article, asking her if she was th person referred to in it; she answerred no ; that it referred to the matron we sent for the matron, but she sent word that she declined to see us Dr. Hubbard w T as not distinctly asked if he could identify Mr. Glendeo ning; his answer was, “I never saw that man before.” Dr. Dodd here stated that the defence had very great difficulty in prc curing the attendance of witnesses. One gentleman, whose busines presses upon him in New York, stated that he could attend only in th< evening. A young lady, whose testimony was important, refused t< come at all. Rev. Dr. Edwards—Is she a member of the church ? Dr. Dodd—Yes. Dr. Edwards—Then our duty is plain. The Moderator—It would be very hard to turn a modest, diffident gir out of the church because she refuses to come here and testify. Dr. Edwards—It is a clear case of conscience, sir, to which we canno yield. Rev. Mr. Edwards stated that the young lady w r hose testimony wa so eagerly sought by the defence had disappeared and refused to testify Rev. Dr. Riggs proceeded to cross-examine the Rev. Mr. Moore. Th witness was also placed in the crucible by Mr. Edwards. In answer t the question how he came to meet Mr. Glendenning in New York whe* they were goiug to the infant Asylum he answered that he kuew wher to find him in New York, as he had visited him there before. Rev. Dr. Imbrie, one of the prosecuting committee, was the next wil ness called for the defence. He testified that he visited the asylum i Clinton place for the purpose of securing the attendance of the nurse a a witness; he thought he could induce the officers of the institution t permit the nurse to come without infringing on any of their rules; Mn Wetmore told him that the nurse was gone from the institution and thi she was a very gossipy woman; he made a strong appeal to the ph^ sicians in view of the great importance of the issues involved in the cas< but they were inflexible, stating that the rules of the institution must b preserved; the witness further asked Mrs. Wetmore if she would hav any objection to come over and testify to the character of the nurse, as was of the greatest importance that the question should be settled; sb answered, however, that she did not like publicity, and she knew bt name would get into the papers if she did so. The physicians inform? him that the nurse was not sent away on account of this matter. Durin the progress of the trial the prosecuring committee obtained informatio POOR MARY POMEROY. 61 s to her whereabouts in New York and they brought her forward. She olunteered to come and testify in the case. They told her that they ranted her simply to tell the truth. The prosecuting committee never aw her till within two hours before she came on the stand to testify, ihe came directly from Mr. Metz’s house, just at the time when the pros- cutiug committee were about giving up all hope of seeing her. Mrs. Glendenning, mother of the accused pastor, was the next witness, ihe walked into the church leaning ou the arm of the Rev. Mr. WalL ,he appeared very weak and nervous, having just recovered from illness, he testified :—My son was born in Western Pennsylvania, seven miles mm Pittsburg, in 1849 ; he is not accustomed to be out in the evenings ly daughter was accustomed to accompany him to and from the church; e was out as late as ten or eleven, but not often ; my daughter or my- slf invariably waited up for him; never kuew him to be out alone as ite as one or two o’clock:, he was out late with my daughter at parties; new that he called on Miss Pomeroy sometimes; his salary is §2000; e keeps house and supports bis family; he has many other expenses, ■ich as purchasing books, so that his means are limited; he did not ave much idea of the value of money; he was too free ; did not think uch of his giving presents to Miss Pomeroy, as she was our organist id a poor girl. What is your opinion regarding his insight into female character? . I think he don’t know much about it. (Laughter.) The witness ac- >unted for his whereabouts on last New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, id at other times important to the defence. Site said that on the 4th ( July 1814, he was at home most of the day ; that he went out in the iternoon and soon came back and took his sister to the fireworks. Witness continued—They returned home about nine o’clock; he after- »rds took a walk up the street on an errand for us, but did not stay .ig; he has a pistol, but he did not often carry it; he did not carry it line 1, and July 16 of this year; at night he would lay it ou a chair be- le his bed to frighten anyone w r ho might come in; I saw it on the chair id it was pointed to his head, some clothes having been thrown on the fair; I got frightened and took the pistol and locked it up; I kept it in r possession. >,The witness here detailed a conversation with Miss Clinton, which t/s simply impugning the character of the Miller family and Miss Pom- jiy, but she would relate no specific charge. The prosecution objected the ground that in a matter involving the reputation of the Miller pily they should have Miss Clinton herself examined. As she had used to appear and testify in the church a commission should be up- nted to take her testimony:—Messrs. Eddy Marshall, Booth, Fisher, iterbury and Halsey were appointed. Dross-examined —Don't think my son ever complained to me about 62 POOR MARY POMEROY. Miss Pomeroy endeavoring to attract his attention ; never knew him t< make any presents to Miss Mary Pomeroy except the locket; if he wen often to see her I would know it, as I always found him a truthful boy believe 1 kuow how he spent all his money ; did not think there was au) imprudence on the part of a minister making presents to a member of hit congregation; heard a rumor of my sou’s being engaged to Miss Pom eroy; did not believe it to be true; he told my they were not engaged. Q. Will you state from your own knowledge whether he was nevei out late without your knowing it, or, in other words, can you recall everj evening from the 1st of January last? A. I can say positively he was not out alone a single hight during that time; did not know anything about Miss Pomeroy’s character, but I thought she was a very bold girl saw her walk with gentlemen; I knew two of them; heard other things about her that I did not like; thought she was very impudent to young gentlemen. Dr. Riggs’ two-edged querry. Q. How is it, then, that you did no think it improper for your son to make her preseuts? A. (with hesitation I did not — well, I did not see much about it; often told him that if h( could not come out of the church without being subjected to annoyaua by her I did not see how he could get along at all. Miss Agnes N. Clinton testified:—Mr. Glendenuing visited me om Saturday evening at the house of my cousin, Mrs. Agnes Miller; whil he was talking to me in the parlor Miss Pomeroy was standing outsid' on the stoop; Mr. Miller went to the door and saw her at the window looking in through the blinds; she showed me her watch and she sail she bought it herself in New York; she told me there was no connectioi between her and Mr. Glendenning; she said this in presence of Ma Agnes Miller; Miss Pomeroy was not pretty; she had not many geuth men admirers; don’t think she ever kept company with any one but Mi Glendenning. Q. Did you ever state to Mrs. Gldndenniug that the Miller family wa a bad family? A. I never did. Q. Did you ever say that Miss Pomeroy was as bad as any of them A Never. (Movement among the audience.) The prosecuting con mittee 6miled at this valuable piece of information furnished so ma; nanimously by a witness for the defeuce. Dr. Imbrie: — Miss Clinton, did you ever fiud Mr. Glendenning an Miss Pomeroy alone in the church ? A. Yes, sir, I came into the churt one Sabbath after the Sabbath school had been dismissed, and while was talking with Miss Pomeroy Mr. Glendenuing came out of the park aud said he had been asleep; I said it must have been a short nap, b I doubted it; he said be did not know so many people had left the churcl on the following day he told me he did know, so I found him out in a 1' (laughter) ; I went away from the church, leaving Mr. Glendenning ai POOR MARY POMEROY. 68 Miss Pomeroy alone; I saw him go into Mr. Miller’s one evening; he did not know I saw him; next day he told me, he was not there at all; I told him I saw him, so I found him out again (laughter). Q. What was your opinion of Mr, Glendenning? A. I loved him as nay pastor. And what of Miss Pomeroy ? A. She was a perfect lady. Q. Did it ever appear to you that Miss Pomeroy was obtruding her¬ self on Mr. Glendenning? A. Well, at first I kind of thought so, but when I saw him wait on her in the parlor and walk through the street with her then I began to think that Mr. Glendenning wanted to see her as much as she wanted to see him. (Laughter.) Q. Do you attend this church ? A. No, sir; I thought I would stay away till this thing was settled up; I would not come to testify here, nor have anything to say in the case only for the testimony Mrs. Glendenning gave to-day; heard that Mr. Glendenning and Miss Pomeroy used to be together in ice cream saloons. (Laughter.) The witness was subjected to a severe cross-examination Mrs. Caroline Wetmore testified:—I am head of several committees in charge of the Clinton Place Nursery, New York; there has been no matron in the asylum ; Mrs. Greystoek was a servant there ; she was a poor, friendless woman, who was taken in as an inmate; when her child died she was employed as a wet nurse at $8 per month ; she filled that position about six months; she attended the door and did the errands; I enjoined silence on her with regard to the transactions occurring in the establishment. The remainder of her testimony was devoted to the con¬ tradiction of “Nelly’s” statements, as witness styled the nurse. The wituess said that she was very careful in her conversation with Mrs. Metz, as there were so many mis-statements in the papers about the case she was very cautious what she would say to Jersey City people. (Laughter.) She cautioned “Nelly” not to see any Jersey City people, and not to come over to testify on either side of the case; but, though she cautioned her repeatedly, she knew she would come. (Laughter.) She was satisfied that “Nelly” knew nothing at all about this case, but manufactured her statements. (Laughter.) “Nelly” was a pure vir¬ tuous woman, hut very untruthful. (Laughter.) The witness protested so much and rattled off her testimony so volubly that there were repeated manifestations of merriment among the audience. One sentence was par¬ ticularly relished: “I could tell you from here till to-morrow (stretching jut her arms in a gesture of astonishment) of the story telling of that ivoman.” But when she was relating her experiences of the three classes >f females with whom she canie in contact at the asylum and the state¬ ments of such persons regarding the authors of their ruin, she dropped •tie sentence which elicted a loud expression of horror from the audience & S3 POOR MARY POMEROY. a «3 the object and venom were too palpable. “My experience is that in cases where a woman takes au oath as to the father of her illegitimate child that must be her second child.” This reply seemed to astound even the committee for the defence, and Dr. Dodd announced that he had no more questions to ask. The wituess, however, was not to be disposed of so easily, for she followed with this explanation: “I once knew a girl who told me on her dying bed that she was going into eternity with a he on her lips; that she would rather lie and lose her soul than betray her friend; and I know she did so die, for she had an object in view, and when a woman has au object in view she—well, she generally accom¬ plishes it.” (Sensation.) “Nelly” told her that when Mr. Glendenning ealled at the asylum he had his hat pulled down on his eyes, but she did not believe her. (Laughter.) The witness pointed at Glendenning with her umbrella and said that she recognized him the moment he entered '.he church from a photograph which the Rev. Mr. Moore showed her at the Clinton place institution. This was followed by another movement among the audience, and it began to appear as if the defence could not prevent her from telling a little too much. The most humorous state¬ ment was that “Nelly,” when she went out, always said she h&d been to Mrs. Wet mo re’s, and the girls said I must have been bored to death, Mrs. t Morford, another of the ladies in the Cliutou place institution, testified that Mrs. Greystock was very unreliable and untruthful; she t<>ld witness about a gentleman calling at. the institution with reference ' > the admission of a young girl ; he had his hat over his face; Mrs. Greystock never told witness, however, about it till after Mrs. Millet ..el called. On cross-examinai ion she was asked what was Mrs. Wet- .ore’s estimate of “ Nelly’s” character, and the witness replied. “Why, j • thought ‘Nelly’ was perfect.” (Laughter.) Here was a direct con¬ tradiction of the previous witness. Dr. Dodd asked for the appointment of a commission to take the tes¬ timony of Mrs. Middleton, No. 313 West Thirty fifth street. The Rev. Dr. Eddy. Rev. Mr. Egbert and Rev. Mr. Martin were appointed. The defence had expected other witnesses, and as they were not in attendance,! the Presbytery adjourned. Dr. Hubbard, of the Clinton place Asylum testified that a young marl made application for the admission of a young girl who, he said, was it trouble; he told the man to call next day, but he did not come; he ad mirtod that he said a man hearing the description given by Mrs. Millet the man was dark, but now that he bad come to think he would say h« was of a light complexion ; the man who called did not state where he 01 th<- young girl lived. Mr. Seth Wilbur Payne, editor of the Daily Press, of Jersey City, tes tilled:—I called on Mr. J. S. Miller to obtain information in '•egard t( this case; Miller stated to me that Mr. Glendenning vrw tb< POOR MARY POMEROY. A roatlior of Miss Pomeroy's trouble, and that Miss Pomeroy was forced by extreme means to tell who brought her into trouble ; Mrs. Miller said sh« & reatened to lock her up if she did not tell; she said that Miss Pomeroy repeatedly denied afterwards that Mr. Glendeuning was the father of her ehild; this conversation took place the evening after Miss Pomeroy’s death; Mrs. Miller spoke about the pistol scene; she said that Mary had denied it; in telling the story Mrs. Miller acted it pretty well. Cross-examined.—I came away from the house with the impression tfcat Mr. Miller did not believe the story of the pistol scene; had a con¬ versation with Mr. Glendenuing in regard to the affair; he said he had nothing to give to the public just then about it; could not swear to Mrs. Miller’s exact language. Miss Mary Glendenuing, sister of the accused pastor, testified:—I have always resided tvith my brother; he is accustomed generally to spend his evenings at home and to escort me to and from church; knew that he was out one night with a college friend till after one o’clock; have been «ut with him as late as one o’clock; one of us generally sat up for him till lie came home; on the evening of July 4, 1 8*73, he was at home till the afternoon. The witness was interrogated as to the whereabouts of her brother on certain days and the kind of clothing he wore during last summer. Cross-examination. — Don’t know how many evenings in the week my brother would be at home; be was usually out four evenings in the week; he attended the choir meetings; he visited much during the winter, and I understood he visited as a pastor; his visits were mostly in the even¬ ing; lately he has not made any pastoral calls and very few social calls; heard reports among the congregation that my brother was engaged to Miss Pomeroy; always felt confident that he was not; he said he was not; think that he avoided her as she was annoying him ; never knew that he made presents to her, but heard that he did so; when I spoke to him about his intimacy with her he said that he did not think she meant any harm; she forced herself, in my opinion, on his uotice so that he souid scarcely avoid her. During the cross-examination Rev. Mr. Harkness undertook to call Dr. Iinbrie to order, but the latter gentleman retorted promptly and Mr. Darkness subsided. Mr. Robert Wells testified to the ability, assiduity and general good character of Mr. Glendenuing at a pastor; he considered him superior o many pastors. Great inducements were held out for him to go to >ther congregations at a larger salary than he received here; the feeling itnoug the congregation was that he was entirely innocent ot the charges gainst him; the trustees, elders and deacons held meetings, on two or bree occasions, and took a vote, when Mr. Gleudenning was pronounced (Innocent of all these charges. POOR MARY POMEROY. Cross-examined. — Never investigated the charges against Mr. Gle»- denning; pronounced him innocent without hearing any of the testimony- on the other side; knew very little of his habits of visiting; he might i»ave been escorted from church by a person without my knowing it. The defence asked for the appointment of a commission to take the testimony of Mr. William S. Purdy, of Fairmount avenue, and Messrs. Goodman, French and Halsey were appointed. Mr. James Dunne, one of the elders of the church, was recalled. He tastified to the same points as Mr. Wells. Dr. Burdett told him that Miss Pomeroy was wandering in her mind. This contradictory testimony created a stir; for it will the remembered that Dr. Burdett denied tbia most emphatically, under oath, in an early stage of the case. This wit¬ ness was a firm believer in Mr. Glendenniug’s innocence, aud would ou no account credit the engagement-of-marriage story. A policeman was stationed outside the church during the session a} the request of the elders of the church. The proceedings on the ITth day were opened with prayer by the Rev Mr. Goodman. Mr. James Dunne, one of the elders of the church, waw then cross-examined by the Rev. Mr. Riggs, who was styled by th« Me. derator the “Methaphysician of court.” The witness testified: — Mr Glendenning made some pastoral calls on other than Monday nights have been with him on some occasions; a large proportion of th* com- muuity think Mr. Glendenning guilty; at the joint meeting of trustees and deacons Miss Pomeroy’s statement was not considered; the subject was discussed altogether probably on his; think all took part in that discussion; there was no difference of opinion; never saw Glendenning and Miss Pomeroy together alone; don’t know that he visited her; i called there once with him on Sunday school business; 1 do not know whether he made any pastoral calls on her ; I do not know positively tba» I he did not visit her; last Thanksgiving evening I left him at balf-pas« nine o’clock; I don't know his movements after that; there is noun, certainly in my mind that Dr. Burdett used the word wandering instead of worriment as he testified ; he spoke in an ordinary conversational tone, not subdued in the least; when I first heard of this transaction I was surprised that Mr. Glendenning was so charged; I know nothing against Miss Pomeroy; she was a member of the church iu good standing; I wa# more surprised that Mr Glendenning should be so charged because 1 knew him better that I did Miss Pomeroy. To Mr. Marshall—I think Mr. Glendenning visited Miss Pomeroy converse with her on religious subjects previous to her admission to th«| church; the rumor of the intimacy between Mr. Glendenning aud Misil Pomeroy began after her admission to the church. To Mr. Wall—I should not have beeu surprised to see Mr. GlendenniugJ POOR MARY POMEROY. 69 eome out of the Bible class room ; should not be surprised if he took a short nap if the weather was warm. To Mr. Riggs—I can’t say that Mr. Glendenning was in the habit of taking naps; I never knew him to take any. Mr. Marshall asked the witness if Mr. Glendenning made a statement to him that he knew of Miss Pomeroy’s condition before it was divulged and had talked with her obout it. Counsel for both sides objected to the question, because that testimony would be secured from Mr. Glendenning himself. The witness, after having been subjected to a severe cross-examination, was allowed to retire. Mr. J. Smith Miller applied for warrants for the arrest of some of the witnesses for the defence on the eharge of perjury. In consequence of the death of a relative of the Rev. Mr. Dodd the session was adjourned till the next Wednesday. The testimony of Miss Agnes Clinton is not yet complete, and she will be called to give rebut¬ ting testimony. Her knowledge of the case will throw light on many points which now remain in doubt. It is very singular that Mr. Jones, a brother of Mrs. Miller, has not been called by the defence, though he is in daily attendance. He expresses his determination to vindicate hia character from the aspersions cast upon it before the case closes. A. H. Demotte testified that Glendenning was at his residence on the 4th of July, 1873, and that he saw him afterward play croquet at Mr. Miller’s. A report of the proceedings at the indignation meeting was offered in evidence. Letters from professors and classmates in the colleges where Glendenning studied were also offered. They bore testimony to his good character. One of these stated that it would take nothing less than re¬ velation to convince the writer of Glendenning’s guilt. A letter, vindi¬ cating the character of Mrs. Wetmore for truthfulness, was objected to by Dr. Edwards on the ground that her veracity had not been assailed in the Presbytery. The Moderator and Mr. Dodd contended that she had been attacked in the newspapers. The letter was finally withdrawn. The testimony of William B. Purdy, taken before a commission, was read. It set forth that he saw Mary Pomeroy wear a ring and she said it was not her engagement ring; the witness knew her in Ovid, N. Y.; her character was very good; he never knew her to tell a lie. Samuel B. Brown’s testimony was read. It impeached the testimony of Mr. Randall, with whom Mr. Brown had a conversation regarding the indignation meeting. Mr. Randall showed a decided feeling against Mr. Glendenning, saying Miss Pomeroy’s friends had plenty of money to get justice. Witness replied that Mr. Glendenning- had a few friends left yet, and they would not let him be crowded down Mr. Wall for the defence stated that they had endeavored to procure 70 POOR MARY POMEROY. the attendance of Mrs. Middleton, a most important witness, but her hm&- oaud refused to permit her presence, as so many comments had been made about witnesses in the newspapers. Her testimony would contra¬ dict that of Nelly Greystock in regard to the visit of Mr. Glendenning the asylum. Mr. Wall was then allowed to take the stand to testify to the statements Mrs. Middleton made to him at No. 119 Lexington ave¬ nue. She said that she came to the asylum on the evening of the 6th ©} July; it was her custom to spend the evening after tea in the front par¬ lor with Nelly Greystock; no youug man called at that time, nor any¬ thing near that time; it was impossible that the bell could be rung with¬ out her knowing it. On cross-examination Mr. Wall said that Mrs. Middleton was not under oath when she made those statements. Glendenning took the staud and there was a breeze among the audience. He testified:—My name is John Stuart Glendenning; I am pastor of this church and am the person involved in this charge; was born near Pitts¬ burg, Pa ; moved from there to Cauuonsburg, in the same State, for the purpose of attending college; remained there five years; came thence t© Princeton for the purpose of attending the theological school at the col¬ lege; remained there three years; removed to Jersey City; lived all the time with my mother and sister; knew Miss Pomeroy; my acquaintance with her commenced as a member of this church; visited her at Mr. Mile kr’s; there was no particular evening; my first visits were on Saturday evenings; stayed usually half an hour; my acquaintance began in the spring of 1872; could not say how late I stayed when I visited her; some¬ times long and sometimes short; can’t tell the date when my visits be¬ came more frequent than on Saturday evenings; have been there as late as eleven o’clock, but never was there as late as oue o’clock; when Miss Pomeroy was about joining the church; she was a long time in doubt as to that step; that doubt was based on her relations with the family with whom she lived; I encouraged her and told her as long as I was coo- nected with the church she should never want a friend; she was in doubr about two months; made her presents, a iocket, earrings, sleeve button^ locket, chain and others that I don’t remember; they were given in retur» for presents she made to me- the first she gave me was a shaving case; never gave her a plain gold ring; never saw her w 7 ear one. Q. Did you ever give her a gold watch ? A. (hesitating) No, sir, 1 never made her a present of a watch; I paid ?45 for it; she paid me $1& on account; she said she expected money from her cousin to pay the 1>» lance; never was engaged to marry Miss Pomeroy; never had criminal intercourse with her; never solicited her. He then proceeded to account for his whereabouts last New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, 4th of July, 1873; on the latter day left Mr. Miller’s house about seven o’clock; went home and remained there. Q When did you first hear of Miss Pomeroy’s condition? A. Ov ib©l POOR MARY POMEROY. 71 5th of July; she was standing at the organ when she handed me a letter; I asked her the meaning of it; she said “keep it, you may need it; there is something awful at the back of this;” she said if I would call next evening (.Monday) she would explain it; she said she would go away on the morning after that (Thuesday), and she had written the letter in an¬ ticipation of her going away; first showed her note to a gentleman on the morning after my arrest. Mr. Dodd then produced the mysterious letter, so long expected in the community, stating that he would not offer it in evidence till a later stage •f the case. It runs as follows: July 7, My Dear Cousin.—I wish to say*to you in this note I would not tell you while talking to you for fear you would get angry with me. I have deceived you all along in regard to Mr. Glendenning. telling you things that never had any ground of truth in them, in order to satisfy yeur curiosity when you questioned me and prevent any dif¬ ficulty between us; and this is the reason I never wished you to go to him in regard to the matter. He made a friend of me for no evil purpose, but because he thought I was trying to lead a good life and needed sympathy; and never has he by word or deed showed him¬ self other than a true Christian gentleman, which he is. Even when I could bear it no longer and told him how bad I was and how I de¬ ceived him, though surprised and grieved at my story, he did not scorn me, but tried again; and now I ask you to forgive me for de¬ ceiving you as I did, and hope you will show him in some wav that you know the true state of the case. MARY. Between the words “tried ” and “ again,” toward the close of this letter, ‘.here is plainly a portion omitted. Glendenning admitted that a part of the sheet was detached in the awyer’s office. When it falls into the hands of the “ Methaphysician of he Court” it will be made the subject of the minutest investigation. If he testimony for the prosecution be true this is the paper which Mary l Pomeroy signed when a pistol was placed to her head, aud to which she filuded in her dying statement. Witness continued—I handed the letter back to her and she returned t to me ; she made a confession to me four or five weeks before; the ex- ression in the letter that she could bear it no longer explained that con- ission; she had deceived me regarding her mode of life; I had received Several anonymous communications from persons concerning her, and as er pastor I called on her for explanation ; first knew that she accused te on the evening of the 15th of last July, from a friend here at the lurch; he told me that an affidavit, had been made at Justice Aldridge's larging me with bastardy, and that arrangements had been made to ar- :st me that night; I told him that I could not believe Miss Pomeroy ould ever sign such an affidavit as that; Officer Benson came to me ■at night and in private conversation told me that there was a voting I POOB MARY POMEROY. :-2 lady up the street in trouble, and that I had better go and marry her or settle up the matter in some way; I told him that was impossible; ha then told me he had a warrant for me; I went with him to Mr. Miller’s hou>e; Mrs. Miller met me at the door, remarking, “We need you here;” she gave me a chair and she sat down opposite me; Mr. Northrup and Mr. Randall came in; Mrs. Miller said, “We want you to marry Mis* Pomeroy ;” 1 asked to whom, and she said, “To you, who has ruined, her;” I told her I never had and that if she had taken proper care of th« girl she never would be iu that condition; Mrs. Miller fainted; Mr. Miller told Miss Pomeroy not to answer Mr. Hallowed any questions; Mr Miller said, “We mean business;” he brought Miss Pomeroy into the room; she was going to fall, and I caught her by the shoulders and placi d her on a stool; Mr. Miller stood over her and asked her this very strange question, which I shall never forget, “Is this child yours or is it his?” the answer was equivalent to the question, “It is”—(laughter); I told her she never would make that statement if she were not sur¬ rounded by such influences; she never said, “Glen, I have deceived you;” was taken to Justice Aldridge’s office: never went to the Clinton Place Asylum to procure the admission of a young girl; visited it to see if Mrs. Greystock would recognize me as the man she said 6he saw there before; did not see her. Q. Did you ever threaten Miss Pomeroy with a pistol? A. Never; never asked her for a paper; never had any occasion for that. This closed the direct examination, and the cross-examinatiou was de> ferred to give Mr. John Hallo well, a trustee of the church, an opportunity of testifying. He testified to the whereabouts of Mr. Glendenning od Thanksgiving Day and the facts connected with the arrest, all of whicl has already been shown by several witnesses. He advised Mr. Glenden ning on the night of the arrest to go out by the back door and avoid ar¬ rest till the next morning, but he refused. The witness contradicted Glendenning point blank in regard to the scene in Mr. Miller’s house Miss Pomeroy said, “Oh, Mr. Glendenning, I have deceived you; it ii yours.” Witness asked her if Mr. Glendenning was the father of hei child. She sat looking at him as if stupefied and made no answer. Mr Miller directed her not to answer any questions. She looked the pictup of despair. Mr. Dodd put the query—Did you ask her the question more then once No, sir. (Another contradiction.) 4 The cross-examination brought out further contradictions Mr. Glet denuing stated, in the hearing of the witness, that he presented Mis Pomeroy with a watch and chain. Dr. Riggs put one of his usual twc edged queries in this fashion:—Mr. Hallowell, how did you know tbs Mr. Glendenning was to be arrested on that eveuing? The only the witness made was that he had heard it from a friend. *. POOR MARY POMEROY. THE DECISIVE MEETING. This meeting was conspicuous by the unusually large attendance af members. The first business in order was the readiug of the testimony of the Rev. Mr. French, taken by commission, and the testimony of Mr. Glendenniug himself, taken in rebuttal. The commission, consisting of the Rev. Mr. Fisher, Rev. Dr. Eddy and Mr Marc Martin, and com¬ pleted their digest of the testimony so taken, yet, contrary to expectation, it was not read. There was a delay of nearly an hour in consultation between the prosecuting committee and the committee for the defence, after which the Moderator announced that the Presbytery were prepared fco hear the summing up. Rev. Dr. Riggs then arose on behalf of the prosecution, and, after a few prefatory remarks on the unpleasant task imposed upon him, pro¬ ceeded to read the case for the prosecution based on the evidence. His delivery was very pleasing and marked with deep sincerity, yet there was a keenness and severity in style that produced a palpable effect on the members. The close of his address was particularly fine, and was greeted with smiles of congratulation. A brief conference took place between him and his associate, Dr. Imbrie, when he resumed his seat. He spoke for three hours and a half. A recess was taken, after which the Rev. Dr. Imbrie arose and summed up for the prosecution. He submitted that it was not necessary to travel ©ver the evidence in detail, as the members of the Presbytery were suffi¬ ciently conversant with the facts and circumstances in the case, but he felt bound to submit the conclusions which, in the judgment of the pros¬ ecution, were warranted by the testimony adduced. In an elaborate ad¬ dress he then developed the strongest points in the case. In dealing with the dying statement of Mary Pomeroy he was so affected as to command profound silence, and many of his hearers bowed their heads as if they witnessed the painful scene. The character of the witnesses for the prosecution, he contended, stood uuimpeached. But it was when he came to speak of the attempt to asperse the memory of Mary Pomeroy that he faced the Presbytery with indignatiou and became truly eloquent. It was only at this point that the Presbytery realized the magnitude of the work which the case involved, though they had repeatedly sympathized with him in the difficulties of his position. After speaking for two hours and ten minutes he resumed his seat. His address was pronounced a masterly effort by many of the members. At half-past three o’clock Mr. Dodd arose and spoke to evidence for the defence. His address, like the preceding ones, was in writing, and con¬ tained many strong features. The position in which Mr. Glendenning •tood, the aspersions cast upon his character, the grave charges wbiofa POOR MARY POMEROY’. *74 ne was called upon to.answer before the Presbytery, and ihe momentous consequences involved in the verdict, were questions which, l»c contended, affected not merely the community, but the eutire Church. Hu attacked the testimony for the prosecution with unsparing severity, called into questiou the veracity of many of the witnesses and asked the Presbytery to throw overboard entirely all the evidence relating to Mr. Glendenning’* visit to the Clinton Place Asylum. He called upon the Court to consider his client the victim of persecution and to save him from the shafts of hid enemies, who were pursuing him with an unrelenting purpose. Mr. Dodd did not conclude without paying a compliment to the press, which he considered had been so severe throughout the entire case that he did not feel justified in saying that it treated his client fairly. At the conclusion of his address it was announced that Mr. Wall in¬ tended to sum up for the defence, and. as the hour was late, it was decided to adjourn till the next morning at half-past nine o’clock. Many persons lingered around the church during the afternoon, actuated by curiosity, and expecting to obtain admission, but they were disappointed. The ladies of the church entertained the members of the Presbytery with a bountiful repast. An invitation had been given previously by the ladies of the Prospect avenue Presbyterian church ; but for the sake of greater convenience in point of location the Presbytery were constrained to decline. The long-expected day for judgment in the Glendenning case arrived ou Dec. 8. The Presbytery assembled at half-past nine o’clock in the First Presbyterian church. The Moderator was absent. The first busi¬ ness after prayer was offered was a discussion on the letter of Mr. Jones, who was excluded from giving testimony in rebuttal, and Mr. Glenden- ning’s answer thereto. One of the members (Rev. Mr. Meaerau) in¬ sisted that the language of the reply was most improper and called for severe censure. The debate became very warm, and Mr. Glendenning was asked to retire. The following digest of the case was then sub¬ mitted: The testimony in the case of the Rev. John S. Glendenning being all in, the Presbytery of Jersey City met in the First Presbyterian church on Monday, November 30, to bear the summing up and to take the final vote. The counsel on both sides occupied the whole of Monday and part of Tuesday in summing up, after which the Rev. Mr. Glendenning was asked whether he had anything further to add in his defence. Pie replied that he had thought of making some remarks, but in compliance with the advice of his counsel, he would say nothing further. The counsel ou both sides then asked and received permission to withdraw, and they, with Mr. Glendenning, retired. The presbytery then spent the remainder of t!v* session on Tuesday in prayer for God’s guidance. On Wednesday POOR MARY POMEROY. :b morning the roll was called for remarks from each member, after which, late in the afternoon, the vote was taken, which resulted as follows: Charge 1—Seduction of, and illicit intercourse with, an unmarried woman. Specification 1—In that on or about the 4th day of July, 1873, the Rev. John S. Glendenning did, under promise of marriage, seduce Miss Mary Ellen Pomeroy, formerly of Jersey City Heights, and lately de. ceased. Sustained, 5; not sustained, 16. Specification 2 — In that on subsequent occasions the Rev. John 8 . Glendenning repeated his acts of sexual intercourse with the said Mary Ellen Pomeroy at various times between July 4, 1873, and July 1, 1874. Sustained, 9; not sustained, 12. Specification 3—In that the Rev. John S. Glendenning repeated at various times his acts of sexual intercourse with the said Mary Ellen Pomeroy between the dates July 4, 1873, and July 1, 1874, as aforesaid, the same resulting in the birth of a child by said Mary Ellen Pomeroy. Sustained, 9; not sustained, 12. Thereupon the first charge was de¬ clared not sustained. Charge 2—Breach of promise of marriage. Specification —In that about the month of May or June, 1873, John S. Glendenning gave to Miss Mary E. Pomeroy an engagement ring, and both before, and particularly thereafter, maintained with her such in¬ timate intercourse as to lead to a conviction on the part of others of the existence of an engagement of marriage between them, and led her to declare the existence of such an engagement to a number of parties; and that notwithstanding this Rev. John S. Glendenning did emphatically refuse without just cause to consummate a marriage with her. Sustained, 8; not sustained, 13. Therefore the second charge was declared not sustained. Charge 3.—Falsehood. Specification —In that the Rev. John S. Glendenning, having visited 'or some time previous to the birth of a child of Miss Mary E Pomeroy i hospital in Clinton place, in the city of New York, and then and there saving sought to procure accomodation for a woman expecting to be do. ivered of a child, did afterwards deny the same to be true. Sustained, 5; not sustained 19. Thereupon the third charge was declared not nistained. Charge 4—Unministerial and unchristian conduct. Specification 1—In that about eight weeks before the birth of Mi® Mary E. Pomeroy’s child, the Rev. John S. Glendenning did procure rom her, by means of threats of personal violence, a writing exonerating vim from blame in reference to her. Sustained, 2; not sustained, 19. | Specification 2—In that the Rev. John S. Glend©*ming cpmpromisa4 76 POOB MARY POMEROY. his Christian character by making Miss Pomeroy so many valuable pres¬ ents, visiting her so frequently ami at such unseasonable hours and liv¬ ing on such intimate terms with her as to occasion public suspicion of impropriety, especially as he at the same time declared that no more than the ordinary relations of life existed between them. Sustained, 16; not sustained, 5. Therefore the fourth charge was declared not sustained as to specification first and sustained as to specification second. Two elders were excused from voting. The Presbytery then adjourned to meet at the same place on Tuesday, December 8, at half past nine o’clock A M., to receive and act upon the report of the committee (Rev. Henry Booth, chairman) appointed to draw up a final minute in reference to the case. On Tuesday, December 8, the Presbytery met according to adjourn¬ ment and adopted the report of the committee, which was as follows: The committee’s report. The committee instructed with the preparation of the verdict for the adoption by the Presbytery in the case of the Rev. John S. Glendenning, against whom charges of unministerial and un¬ christian conduct have been sustained by vote of the Presbytery, recog¬ nize the solemnity of this duty, and have sought guidauce of Him who gives wisdom freely without upbraiding. Believing that God loves His church and His ministry far better than we can love either, your com¬ mittee have looked upw r ard for that help which alone can lead us to a righteous and beneficeut decision. The honor and prosperity of tho Church depend upon the absolute purity of the ministry. In order to their continued usefulness the ordained servants of God must be above all suspicion or reproach. A charge of unministerial conduct, therefore, when it is sustained on the ground of inconsistencies and improprieties which look in the direction of impurity of life possesses a gravity and im¬ portance which no other charge possibly can. In the.se repects a bishop must be “blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, and must have a good report of them which are without.” The Presbytery cannot express too forcibly its censure of the unministerial conduct of the Rev. John S, Glendenning in his foolish and injudicious intimacy with a member of hie church, the late Mary E. Pomeroy, as exhibited in the visits ho paid her the costly presents he gave her, the relations he sustained to her both by manifesting regard for her and by allowing her to express her preference! for him to such a degree that their names became associated as personi engaged to the married. The Presbytery recognizes the fact that a plci has been urged in extenuation of this intimacy on the ground of the re ligious ignorance of the young lady already named and the desire of he minister to be faithful in his pastoral oversight and friendship, but th< Presbytery Iras not so learned the duties of the pastoral office as to givi any other than a most severe condemnation to visits and preseuts an< intimatic>s such as these. With the utmost sadness of heart that suoh POOR MARY POMEROY. IT aharge should rest upon one of its members the Presbytery hereby ad¬ ministers its solemn censure to the Rev. John S. Glendenning for hi# linministerial and unchristian conduct. And inasmuch as the church over which the Rev. John S. Glendenning has been placed by the Presbytery has already suffered greatly from the disturbing influences incident to this case and is still suffering, and the . Presbytery believes that only confusion, strict and ultimate ruin will re* suit from the continuance of the Rev. John S. Glendenning as pastor of the Prospect avenue church, and moreover, since so large a minority oi the Presbytery voted to sustain the grave charges of the accusation, which vote has a great moral weight as an element of the vote which supported the only specification sustained, viz., that of unministerial and unchristian conduct; under those circumstances it is unwise that the Rev. John S. Glendenning should continue to act as pastor of the Pros¬ pect avenue church, and the Presbytery in the exercise of that authority committed to it for the welfare of the churches and the glory of God’s most holy name deems it right to dissolve this pastoral relation ; there¬ fore be it resolved 1. That the Pastoral relation existing between the Rev. John S. Glei*- denning and the Prospect avenue church be and hereby is dissolved. 2. That the Rev. T. G. Wall (Moderator) be appointed to preach in the pulpit of that church on the Sabbath after next, December 20, to de. dare the pulpit vacant and to read to the congregation the judgment en. ter red in this case. HENRY M BOOTH, C. GIDDES, Jersey City, Dec. 8, C. H. WATERBURY. After the delivery of this judgment Mr. Glendenning was called into he meeting of the Presbytery and, the judgment having been announced, te was asked what he had to say. He looked around and finding that .either of his counsel was present, he contended himself by saying he vould make use of the ten days allowed by the Book of Discipline by idging an appeal to the synod. He appeared quite disappointed, as did ome of his friends in the Presbytery. It was somewhat remarkable oat while neither of his counsel was present the committee for the prose¬ cution, Drs. Imbrie and Dodd, were in attendance. A lively scene oc- rlarred at the close of the proceedings. Rev. Mr. Paulison approached r. Glendenning and exhorted him to speedy repentance, reminding him lat, no matter how great the fall, he who turns his heart to Christ would jot be cast away. To this Mr. Glendenning replied warmly that such »|i advice was not needed, as he would have confessed in the first instance 1 he felt conscious of guilt. “Then,” said Mr. Paulison, “if you be not lilty you are the victim of tke foulest conspiracy ever known.”' “Now )u’ve struck it,” retorted the Rev. Mr. Moore, who has stood by Mr lendenning in all his troubles. The End. N 'S' <3* a> a o ® s CO to CQ .5 a ;g kT a P^i O 5-« i'-i X o © s jo « 5s ts* c-e <£cene ter S^vftnen erfoe&refi. Poor Mary looked calm enough now, after her sorrowful lile SDie wttflliicfUdje SJlar? rufyt Jc&t fanft uatf; tyrem forgenuoUen Sebeiu rriais. _-— - L99146 Vol.21 DATE ISSUED TO 'Otel.