Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 1 November 1890 — Page 3

VOL 4,6

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Pettit said lie was sorry that he brought reproach on tho churoli. HKV. W. 11 HICKMAN

Was sworn. Is President ol'Clark Uuiversity at Atlanta. Ua, Was presiding elder of the.'rawfordsville district, in iSKii was at South Licud from 'S.'i to VST at the First Methodist churcli and know Pettit and his wife talked with Pettit about his wife and told liim that lie was breaking- his wife's Heart, that she said her home was miserable audshc could not) live that way witness quoleil tne scripture to him, and lie admitted that he was wrong in taking sides against his wife for his sister and mother here Mr. Hickman went onto State that tho scripture lie quoted was from the new testament aiul to tne cll'cct Unit a man should forsake all and cieiive unto lus wile but the court ordered this all struck out, informing Mr. Hickman t.liatquotations were irrelevent. Mr, Hickman then said that Pettit had repented and asked him what opening there was for liiuu in the ministry, .whereupon he talked with Pettit about his being a local preacher with his license taken away (struck out. At &hawneo Mound the witness told him lie was deserting his work, his home and hi::wife witness pleaded with him but he laughed and said, "1 hat's all right,.Hickman," and deeply

the witness oy his ungodly

acts this was in thespringol 'Mil talked with Petl it just before the loard meeting by a big tree in the road witness said he was sorry to hear that Pettit was cri-ninally intimate with parties in the neighborhood. Pettit said he had not been criminally intimate, but hiid pinched the arm of several ladies and put his bunds on them he dcuieu being criminal with the lady who lived at David Meharry's witncss could not. recall her inline Pettit said his marriage with Mrs. Whitehead had been settled once but was now deferred and he promised not even to go to the postollice after the mail lest it should set the tongues

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the gossips to

chickling as of yore. At the meeting the witness made statement of what he had heard and of what Pettit told him and asked if tiiey would hetir Pettit. They did so and all voted to retain him the rest of the year.

Went to Pettit's house the evening lus wife died with (J. W. Switzer. Pettit was upstairs and soon came down and witness laid his arm 011 his shoulder. Witness began tosympathi/.c with him but l'etlit straightened up and adjusted the window blluil saying. "11 pretty tough on me." Witness remained until O'OIOCK and went- away alone. .Saw tne corpse and the face seemed drawn and uuuatural in color. Witness told l'eitit at the board meeting that there would have to be an investigation at conference. Oil tho way to the conference tho witness told hiiu again and Petti 1 asked witness to reconcile the matter, as lie hud the power. The wituess Ilatlv refused at conference, told Pettit it would bo pushed as rapidly as possible, The bishop and presiding eiders compose the cabinet at coujerenco. Pettit did not. appear before this body but his ease came up. Talked with Pettit about it and told him a committee was appointed to investigate his ease. Witness was one of a committee of three to wait

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Pott.il, and the committee ad

vised liiui to withdraw from the nilnistrv and church under charges. Pettit at llrst said he could stand trial, hut Anally said lie would accept the advice of the eommitioe and withdraw. He did withdraw under charges. Pettit was llrst told tiiat the trial would lnive to cuke place at Shawnee Mound, but said he would not be treated lairly thero.

Cuoss,—Did not talk with Pettit from the time of the board meeting uiitil on the way to conference, is'o charges were preferred in the meeting many talked of his conduct however, principally ltev. George Switzer. Met Mr. Switzer every duy and he was a free talker about tho Pettit case. Left him at Pettit's house that night of tho death. "Did you tell him to stay awake all night and watcli?" asked ICumler. "No sir," biuzed the witness, "I did not tell him to stay awake all night and watch," "Oil, you didn't!" "No, 1 didn't." lid not know that Switzer staid awake all night. Told the board meeting that night what Pettit had told witness. Told them that there were rumors about his criminality with women and that Pettit said he had been very wrong and then called Pettit who told his story. Wituess consented to tills action and shook hands with Pettit and told liiui to go on and llnisli his work. The sneering way Kutnlerputllie question which brought out this answer caused Mr. Hickman to conclude it with "Do you want to know whyV" "Wait till 1 ask you why," howled Kumler. Spoke of the otlicial board meeting to the cabinet but did not give them the details. Did not tell them the details because it was not ail official meeting. "So you are trying to crawl out 011 the word "official" called out Kumler. (The State objected to this and Kumler was reproved by the court.) It was nota discipliuiary meeting and Unit is the reason witness did not tell the cabinet. It was all brought out in a talk

the cabinet, however. .Mr, Switzer

was before the cabinet in reference to the case He was the only one and la'ke three-fourths of an hour. He was not a member of the cabinet. The witness as presiding elder bespoke an investigation. No one else spoke lrom a knowledge of the ease. Alter this meeting the committee told Pettit he laid to go. Pettit said he thought, lie would come out clear, but the committee advised otherwise both before and alter he said this, The committee was composed of ltevs. Beck, Smith and Hickman. Smith was spokesman, l'ettit's case was considered in three meetings before this. Nothing but rumors in the testimony of wituess and Mr. Switzer were hoard. (Here Haywood aivse and called out, "Your Honor, tlie voice of Kumler is drowning everytningelse and the wituess is not receiving a lair show.) Witness made no investigation between the board meetingand conference. Had ueterminod

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an investigation before the board meeting- 110 one put charges against Pet.tit in writing at anytime during conference. Did not advise to drop the matter at. the board meet ing never told the board that thero would be an investigation at conference. Did not do this because it was nota disciplinary meeting. Don't know t.liat all the board was there. "So you don't know auything about it?" asked Kumler loudly. "1 guess I know as much as vou do" responded Hickman more loudly, bid not call Pettit before the cabinet at Urazil. Pettit said he would withdraw if tho committee advised it. On the train going to lira/.II Pettit 's ease was discussed by a number of ministers, .talked with Colvin beloro the cabinet meeting on the ease. Colvin told witness that'll was an ugly case. Did not advise l'ettit to get,

111 as a defender ot his ease after this. Colvin has defended a number of offending brethren. Pettit was alone at a boarding house when the committee called on him. Committee talked with him 20 minutes andthein'tter was disposed or. Pot tit expressed sorrow aiid threw him, olf face downwards on the bed. Deft I ettit there maybe. The committee went directly to Pettit from the cabinet and discussed the matter on the way. -.The duty of tho committee was to advise Pettit withdraw from the ministry and the church and were so instructed by the cabinet

BEV. S. P. OOLVTN

Was sent for but while Charley Davis was hunting for him out in the corridor he was found in the court room: have a slight acquaintance with the prisonersaw him on the train between Crawfordsville and Lafayette on the way to oonference. He said he was in trouble, that he was charged with unduo intimacy with Mrs. Whitehead and that there were rumors about the death of his wife aud he asked the witness to defend him witness said he would look into the matter and if his case was defensible ho would defend him at Brazil witness told, him the prosecution would attempt to prove he had murdered his wife, that he was criminally intimate with women and that he drank ardent spirits and that he tried to alter David Meharry's will in Mrs. Whitehead's favor. Pettit denied only tlie last charge witness advised to him get out of the country. He said, "Out of the United Stake? Witness/jaid "Yes." Witness

also said such were the oiroumstanoes surrounding the death of his wife that if an investigation were made the matter would got before the grand jury aud give him trouble witness was afraid Pettit could not explain the complications. This conversation was after the committee from the cabinet waited on Pettit.

Cross.—Knew Pettit only by sight bofore the meeting on the train in looking into the case talked with G. W. Switzer, W. H. Hickman aud others whom tlie witness cannot name was not at tho cabinet meeting, not being a member of it witness started to explain what ho meant by the prosecution but tho defense withdrew the question did not know that a complaint was made before the cabinet heard Switzer outsido tho cabinet and Hickman with the committee of the cabinet Switzer or some onoelso told witness that tho stomach of Airs. Pettit had beon cleansed of all poison this did not move witness to decline to defend Pettit Switzer told witness Pettit had used his inlluence to have Mrs. Whitehead made administratrix of tho Meharry estate, but did not tell witnoss that he watched Pettit tho night of his wife's death Switzer did say that Pettit's actions were so suspicious that both Hickman and Switzer thought the latter should stay Switzer was led to suspicion by finding Pettit aud Mrs, Whitehead in the study alone Switzer did not say they were in a compromising position nor that Mrs. Pettit's aunt was in tho room had several short conversations with Pettit at conference before the cabinet meeting the fact that one of his accusers was on the committee did not move witness to tell him (Pettit) that his case was indefensible no minister asked for an investigation don't know what it was that moved Pettit to ask witness to defend him wituess is frequently called upon to defend members of Conference and sometimes to piwecute, but never received pay for it Pettit offered to pay him.

Ke DiiuiUT.—Witness did not receive any pay from Pettit Switzer said lie found Pettit and Mrs. Whitehead wore together alone that night more than once, usually when there were lew people about the house. sins. LAUUA SHIELDS.

Lives at West Monroe, N. Y., and has for 41 years. Is a sister of Mrs. Pettit, her name was Hattie E. Petiic. At the request of Haywood witness pointed out the prisoner, who looked at her as she did so. Pettit is 31 years old and Mrs. Pettit was 36 the April bofore she died tiiey married January 27, 1881 he was a local preacher at the time of the marriage and assisted his father in paper hanging in Mexico, N. one child was born October fitli, 1882, a girl, who is now in West Monroe. Both Pettit and wife were teachers in South Bend in 1881 Mrs. Pettit viBited witness in ApriJ,18ti3,remaining until Julp, again in 1885 or 1886 from October until December 9 again in 1888 from August 21 until Octobor 9, that was the last time wituess saw her alive. Did not learn of her sickness at all. Wednesday about 10 at night, a telegram came announcing the death. It was directed to Mrs. Ladd, The witness' telegram came next morning. Received no other telegrams. Saw the corpse July 19,1889, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, It was not natural in appearance. (Struck out.). Features were drawn, a mark was on her forehead. There were deep lines in tho cheeks, and she looked as if she died in great agony. The scratch was on her forehead. The hands were cramped, out of shape, the knuckles seemed as it broken, lingers were bent, wrists had a po culiur bend. Did not see the feet. Witness asked prisoner what there was in congestive chills that would produce buch results. Pettit gave an elaborate explanation which was untelliagible. It was a jumble of worJs and witnoss can't recall it. (Defense objected to tliese statements and were sustainod. Witness said the explanation was intended to deceive her. (Objected to loudly and long by the remark.) DeHart characterized it as savage and Haywood called DeHart's remarks ungentlemanly and unprofessional. Tho Judge then explained to tho witness tho neou&aity of sticking to facts and not expressing her opinions.) Flowers were placed in the hands of the corpse. Pettit said "put the flowers so, the hands are exposed too much." The clothing on the arrival was all right. While the corpse was at the house witness received a letter from Pettit. It has since disappeared. Witness missed it first on Sunday after Pettit went home, liecalls but one line in it verbatim. The letter said Hattie was taken violently sick Sunday afternoon but was better on Tuesday and would wire if she became worse* don't where it was mailed it was writtenjJuly 16, 1889 witness asked why Pettit did not,wire. He said as she had been violently sick Sunday afternoon and had recovered he thought she would get better from the Tuesday illness witness asked for details and Pettit said the recital was painful to him and he promised to tell about it on Sunday. Pettit told witness' mother the same thing. There were two wrings on the finger witness said to Pettit, "Marcia asked me to use my influence with you to have the rings taken off as the family object to jewelry being buried with the corpse. He refused. She insisted but he again refused. Later witness again came to him suggesting that he at least take oil the wedding ring and use it as a watch charm and after a while give it to Adine. He said Adine would have enough rings but told witnejs to take off the ring if she wanted to. Witness took it oft saw the wedding ring on his watch guard during his October visit to New York. When next saw him she did not see the ring. Laura Adine, the

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littlo girl, was six years old then body was buried July 20, Saturday about 2 o'clock Pettit was there aud returned to witness' house for dinner he left about 3 o'clock, half an hour before othors left, who were to leavo on the noon train when I10 loft he said ho wanted to call on some friouds before going io tho train don't remember of seeing him write any letters bofore leaving Pettit 30111 plained of a muu in his back on the way to tho funeral, as his duties at Hattie Grouud were pressing, ho said ho would go back aud that he thought ho had bottor go home Saturday when he could have compauy witness suggested that Air. MoOorklo stay over with him till Monday, but ho said that was impossible as it was harvest time ho then promised to write immediately about the details but did not until a letter from tho wituess runched him, again asking for them ho then wrote a letter, (Tho letter was then produced and examined by tho witness who stud it was tho let tor.) from Pettit explaining his wife's last illness. (The letter was offered iu evidence aud while Pettit aud his attorneys examined it Mrs. Shields watched them closely. The letter was read by

Haywood durius which timo Kumlor pretended to read the Lafayette Courier and Pettit held his head iu his hand while Mrs. Shields stared straight at him.)

The

letter

was dated

'2, 'sn.

lirst'purl ot it. wus (IoyoIAugust.

The

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to telling of his in

ordinate uriof ol the love hu bore his dead wifu and to teillntfof her angoliiMpialilios. la aduitioii to this heavy Borrow he had another to Dear in tlie shape of the rumors about, him. It. was at his surest ion hut Hat-lie went to South Mend in search of better health but she returned 110 better. The condition of things iu tho house was terrible when she came and she said she was almost afraid to use any of the dishes or utensils. At 10:«I0 Saturday morning she came up stairs and sat in his lap awhile while Jin ^i'^'I"uyed their plans for the coming'week, 1 let tor also told of tho cup of tea^iven on bunday afternoon. The sickness was then detailed substantially as has been done by various witnesses. Dr. Veager llrst. pronounced it a case of blood poisoning from malaria and foul air. On Tuesday inoruin^a chili came on und she grew worse gradually. The letter explained that Airs. Whitehead and Airs. I ettit were warm friends and poke of her being devoted to Hattio in her illness. It referred to Shawnee Alouud as a flue ommun'ty, but with its gossips. The oHiclal board ha voted to retain him, knowing well of their happy life together. Airs- Shields Is referred I. Mehurry, A. C. AlcCorkle, James J.I,. Aleredith or any body else for further part iculara. Ihe letter closes asking for tho pravers oi Airs. SU.elds.

Pettit came to West Monroe Ootober 12 and remained 12 days witness asked for more particulars at different times but Pettit gave none when asked he always began to talk about the terrible rumors about him at Shawnee and said he had been indisor3et but never criminally intimate with Mrs. Whitehead a few days after his arrival he said he had so obligated himself to David Meharry that he would have to marry Mrs. Whitehead to cover the smirch he had brought on her character witness said "You are not under obligations to marry. A woman of her years has no right to get her name smirched with a man whose wife has been dead only the length of time yours has. And in regard of your taking Dine from me to live with her I said she would not live six months and I want you to understand her death would be investigated. He said "Laura you wrong Mrs. Whitehead. Sho is not such a woman as you

thiDk,

she loves

Dine." Witness said "Love her! would a woman who would marry a man whose wife was hardly cold in the grave love that woman's child?" witness said "Is there an engagement?" Ho said "Not exactly, but thero is an understanding." He said Mrs. Whitehead was well fixed, worth about $10,000 and that as her brother and father were in bad health sho would eventually have more. Told witness a good many stories which would be investigated, were very interesting at tho time but which witness afterwards discovered. (Hero defense objected and were sustained.) Pettit said he had offended one of David Meharry's heirs by interfering with the will. Mrs. Whitehead told him that sho had other designs for her property than to givo it to her heirs and Pettit told her there was no time like the present to make a will. Pettit told witness that Mrs. Whitehead was sickly. Witness said., "What do you want to marry a woman 10 years older than yourself and homely you say and sickly too?" Visited a relative with Pettit. Told Pettit the relatives had asked about tho rumors and that he had better talk with tb.em about tho rumors. He did not do so. At the cemetery Pettit said thero was room for Adine to be buried, but he did not expect to die there aud ho did not want his body shipped. In November, 1889, witness went to cemetery with Prosecutor Haywood, Dr. Walter Peters, Robert Shields, Albert Graves, the sexton, an undertaker and a hack driver were also present at the time. It was about 2 p. m., when the coflin was disinterred. Four men carried the corpse and ooflin to Albert Graves' barn across the street, it was raining hard Baw the body and recognized it as that of Hattie Pettit. People wore allowed to view the remains in the meantime, and a large number did so this was not done at the request of Pettit. Pettit had telegraphed all the immediate relatives. Tho casket was open, and the face and hands visible except as observed by the flowers the undertaker's medicated cloth covered it part of the time* the flowers were put in the oasket on Saturday at 10 o'clock opportunity was given before this to view the remains the cloth was removed from the hands several times for observers Pettit would go in with visitors to exhibit the remains and Btand at the head of the coflin tho flowers were in the left hand which lay over tho right. (The witness here showed how her sister's hands reated in tho coflin obscuring the fin-

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gerr., and also showed how Pettit wanted tho llowors placed, using a lead poncil to represent tho bouquet.) Witness took the hands of HiiUie as she lay in the eolliu, but did not examine them closely by taking tliom up the hand appeared broken iu tho back preservative liquid was put on the body every two hours noticed no discoloration there was none on the hand had never met McCorkVi and Wallace bofore know thoy would have to go soon on aooouut of the harvest Pettit complained of not fooling well and said ho was busy with his camp meeting work ho said it would bo better for him to go at once and witness' mother agreed with him No one disagreed with him greatly. Talked with Pettit after this but only on trivial subjects visitors wore frequent duriug this time only about five of the immediate relatives remained after the. funeral at house of witness the family arose at 5:150 a. m., on Saturday and no ono came until 9 a. m. talked with Pettit during thin time and also after dinner. Pettit made calls on tho way to train and all understood ho was going away ho biid ho would make a long visit lata* d.d not ask Pettit fur details ut the death but twice but witness' mother and sister also did Witness did not press her questions Tho conversation took place in tho parlor. (Here tho voice of tho witness became inaudible with sobs aud some of her testimony could not bo heard.) The witness' next request for details was just before Pettit left, aud ho naid he had no time. The witm.-ss did not insist great,!j on it then. Witness' mother said "Fred, come and ait down by me snu tell us ail ubout it," but he did not may have told some one after Pettit's return that he was iu suoh a hurry that tho question of detail had to be unasked.

Davidson produced two letters whioh tho witness identified as hers. They werd written before the receipt of Pettit's letter explaining the details. They were then read by Davidson. One was from Mrs. Shields to Mrs. Whitehead:'

although stranger you, but having often., heard my dear sister speak of you when she wus here lust year and little lMtio's fre|iieut'' allusions to Aunt (Jleiiunieseems to plueo you nearer than a strmiRer to us, and thought right away after tills terrible blow hud fallou •in us Unit, I would write you and ask that you would tell lis all you know of IIutile's Biekness. The shuck wus so great, so sudden aud so

WKKT Monroe, N. Y.

Mrs. Whitehead.

MyOlonimlo IJhaii Kmi:nd—As

sueh

address you,)

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e.vpeeted, and Fred's return wus obliged to ho hurried so, that so many things wo wished to know remain unasked. Dint) says you took care of mamma and was there the most of the time,so probably you ean tell us more than wo know. I should have written you sooner hut It almost, seems us if 1 could not. Now if you will kindly write us, beginning when she took sick und you ei.iue to her, und as nearly as you ean tell us Just, how tlie chill eamo on, how longlt lasted, when did those terrible convulsions I ike plac. how many, and at what, hours and how long I hey lasted, wus she unconscious much of tho Lime? Did she suller all tho timo from the llrst'/ Dine srys: "I'oor inauimu screamed so that could not, stay thero." Where was her greatest pain? My aunt wrote us such kindly things oi the neighbors there, how much tiiey tried to do for her und how happy sister seemed when sho visited her this summer, and sister always appeared to lovo her work aud home at Shawnee. Myaunthas written us slneethat,you all tried to do what you,could for her. We thank you for It. You who knew Hattie justa few brief months and loved her, can pcrphaps imagine something what her loss is to her family, who have lost ono who was the center of tho latnily infection. I'oor Kied, we feel for him in his hour of alllietiou. My poor mother is almost heartbroken. 'I'lio only gleatu of suushino hero is the bright liftle darling who comes to us from that desolate homo, She Is iu better health than when sho came, seems contented and never asks for homo although she ol'lou talks of uiaiiiiuu, pupa aud the little friouds there. Her Aunt Clciiimio and Uncle David are often spokon of. 11' we could but see you or some ono that was thero to ask what we want to know. I'oor Kred was so overcome that wo could not ask him. Hut It seomsyou are best acquainted with tho details of her sickness, aud if you wilt kindly toll us these things you v/Ul kindly confer one more great favor on tho family who already are greatly indebted to you for your goodness to our beloved one.

Vours In sorrow,

liAtniA K. SniEnns,

The second letter written after an anonymous communication had been received by Mrs. Shields was objected to being read unless the enclosed anonymous letter was read also. Judge Snyder took tho letter iu question, read it and said he would decide that it could be admitted aud it was read some time latter by Arthur Stuart with two other letters.

The witness then identified two other letters parts of which had been written by Adine and parts by witness. A fifth letter was also produced aud identified and a sixth letter written by Hattie Pettit wob identified as hers. Haywood then cried out "are you sure." The witness then picked up the letter and examined it saying some parts looked like hers and some did not, but it seemed to be hers. The witness' best judgment was that it was her sister's hand

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