Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-06 | Page 1 | Court Praises Exposure

r I COURT PRAISES EXPOSURE I I Now York Oct 6 After After granting an av Interlocutory decree of divorce to 13 E Barton Darton Hall flail Jr 11 of or Glen Cove Covo who had named tho the Rev Benjamin Q Denham clergyman now nou Brooklyn a a. L torm former r preaching in Missouri as co dent dont Judge of tho the Supreme counsel court refused the request of or for tor Mrs Hall that t the papers in tho the caso case bo be sealed scaled and sharply condemned tho thio practice of ot keeping the tho testimony on his cases secret As soon a as the referees referee's report wax was signed by bJ the thc court the tIme attorneys asked to have the report and papers sealed up an and kept from the tho newspapers i Why 11 should I seal such papers up inquired Ju Justice Uce Aspinall He lie was told that this was a case caso where a ii L clergyman was Involved ol Well ell why should the court protect t a 0 cI clergyman if tho the clergyman la is 11 the guilt guilty part party Insisted the court It is not for tor the sake sako of ot tho the clergyman clergy clergy- man Ml said tho the counsel that I ask this but for the thie sake of ot public publio decency I speak too in behalf of ot a woman led had leda a astray tray b by tho the clergyman man I l dont don't think any court is 18 going to te protect an any such uch a follow fellow at as that and ho hoI I said Justice Aspinwall warmly I asked whether tho clergyman was still p reach I n glie g. g He lie is Ie preaching in Missouri said the lawyer What Preaching I dont don't see pee why h hI I should protect him I think that aUtho all aU the tho publicity possible should bo be given such Huch matters as this It Is a very good thing that wo we have havo newspapers in which such scandals as this Ulta can b bo exposed