Trial of Rev. Joy H. Fairchild,
On the Charge Of Adultery with Miss Rhoda


Davidson.
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W o on"ioo VI huult0iy Win MlM knOQa
Davidson.


lEren the Boston Times, March al


/ THIRD DAY.


The same dense multitude were congregated
| asaiu ye"eroay morning, and the most intense in


tcrest manifested.
/ EVIDENCE FOR THE pRFKNcE.


| VIM. T. HAINEs, of Saco-I reside in Saco. Me.
| was z delegatc from the church at Saco to the


Council IN Exeter Heard Rhoda D. and Mrs Esty


1esliIy tnere hhoda said that some days after Mrs
:. went on her journey, Mr.. f. came to the attic.
| % smut the skylight, and came to the side Of her


oed, tnat sne jumped out and he seized her wrist


mat a long conversation ensued that it was right,


as he sald IN the eye OF God, to indulge their love
that David did so. He quoted Paul's words: and


alter that he had criminal intercourse with her in the


attic: This was the first interview in the attic, and


me ilrst act OF criminal intercourse; she said this


was the firs time she ever saw him in the attic, al.


so That there was no fastening the attic doors she


testified distinctly that he had any other in
tercourse with her than this in the attic, except in


The study; the interview in the study she said took
place in December, or first OF January; the ques


ton was put to her more than as to violence:


she replied In different ways. and at different times
nat sne was overcome by scriptural arguments or
40 other act Of violence was spoken Of Al Other
lines she said, she always had her wav when
she saw hlm, or similar language. About the in


.ervew IN tne study, she said in evidence she


W.
at Exeter was similar with some exception one
cepion was ~ 10 the position of the parties that he


vas on the sofa and she was in the rocking chair;
another is about his wife, and his talking aboni
was not afraid Of Mr.. Fairchild, and could have
her character, this she did not there state: there
was nothing said about "stretchng the consc,ence',
! think she did not tell at Exeter about covering
up her head; she did state that he had criminal in
tercourse with her in the attic, and said nothing
about having successfully resisted him: she spoke
o. Two favors only, one about omnibus tickets, and
me otnsr s about work in the house. In regard to
tne stuoy interview, she stated that she ran down


sialrs with her bonnet and shawl on that her first
thought was to run in the street. but she did not


r.h;,ata shS a,neSSght S 81 she might expose him (Mr


lag and sobbing, and then went Nd to tie
study, where he took off her boauet and
.hawl and had criminal intercourse with her her
About % shs agreement on the Common she stated
night II cash, that in future, 500 per year was to
be sent, and that Mrs E. was to have $40 per
year have heard khoda's and Mrs. E = state
men. e IA, more ABOUT ,Su; M Mrs S. She


Shoda paid her $l0 next day I understood that


me money was counted that night. When Rhoda


vas tsstlfyng about her interview with Mr.. F.
Of secrecy, Rhoda said that she had told her ss.
ter, and Mr.. F. must satisfy her. She was inquir.
ed of by me as to the contents of the second letter
aud she replied first that she burned it, and then
sAid ene remembered one sentence in it. 1t was
his: !" have denied the charge at first. and now
shall till l de-" She said repeatedly that this
was in it.


STKrHxN B. RoBsNs.-I reside in Taunton.
Rhsda Davidson reslded in my family ten days or
fortnight early last summer She made CON-
municanon to me about Mr.. +. After being at
my house about ten days, Rev. Mr.. Shaler came
cut there with written statement, or confession,
the statement, and she refused till she saw me.
Mrs. Shaler would not show me the writing AZ
Ter Mr. . left, settled with Rhoda, aud asked
her some questions. She was to 60 in the morn
and of the course which my wits had told me she
had taken. l told her l did not see how, at so
'ste day, she should destroy her.elf before the
da, If MIR. F. has done this thing, has he not done
-verythiDg In the way OF compensation like mani
she said yes. then said, how are you 40 willing
70 throw yourself away. you might make some
Fairchild." Said |, who in the deuce are thew
SAID she, Mr.. Shaler and the deacons at South
od Sssho ao1 a1ppsa1hss) ps said to her. they
cent Said she, "they secured it to me when /
went to Boston with Mrs Shaler, provided / Sc
cured conviction of Mr.. Fairchld" She left in


he morning, and settled with her that night


ELIZABETH G. RANDALL II resided in South
boston in l840-l, T. kept a shop there; knew
Rhoda Davidson first saw her early one morn
,aso ss when H she came up t. my door this was in
she went away, and came again in some three
weeks did not recognize aer at first till she al!


ing at Mr.. Fsrchids She @ was i'm in the habit ISt Of
coming to my shop at different intervals all one
summer and winter. She went away and then
come again. Inquired OF William Fairchild about
weeks she said she was Baptist, and that she had
told Mr.. F. SO. Said he, very good, we have a
good Baptist minister here. Rhoda thought this
was curious, for ministers generally always wanted
ave rU hodv " n m IN tba,v 0hu n
After two or three months she spoke of religion,
and said she felt religious, but never thought OF at
,ensing to 1t every day till she went there. She
-ald It wa. very exemplary family, and though
she aid not have SO much, by quarter, as she had
elsewhere, yet II was very pleasant to stay there on
account OF its being SO good a family. She always
spoke particularly OF his prayers, and alluded often
TO her wages The effect of these exercises, she
said, on her swn religious feelings was good She
brought her father to see me she introduced her
father ne said he was happy that she had got into
so good family; he had never been Satisfied about
her before, since she left home, she was SO young;
ahoda had then been living there about six
months reprimanded her the first of the winter
about her not being so religious as she was told
ner she showed too much vanity. She asked
where told her about her shaving circle around
her forehead, and that no christian would act So
told her she looked like scorched cat (Great
laushter.) She always wanted me to trust her;
did sometlmes she said she had got some 88 or
80 in advance, and was afraid she would affront
Mr.. f. II she asked too often. She would not at.
front him for anything, for fear she might lose her
place. After the interval when she was absent. she
came back and spoke well of Mr.. F.; said she did
pretty much 40 she was mind to when Mr r. was
absent, tor madame was pretty easy; she said, he
woald look around occasionally with his eyes, and
she was afraid of thsm he always spoke pleasant,
but she expected some complaint she said ne re-.
prmanded her for her vanity and extravaeance. she
having ssked him for money Ave times one week
ne told her she ought not to spend all her money
that way, but ought to lay it aside she spoke Of
his rules and orders AZ systematic and more regular
came back she was going to stays she said her cake
was dough when she went away, and she was nst
satisfied when away; she said she enjoyed her re-
iigious advantages; was afraid she would lose her
she was going away for the last time, she said she
wanted more money, and wished she could work
some stratagem TO get - cents more from Mr.. F.;
when she went away, it seemed though she