The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-24
ANOTHER BROTHERS CRIME
METHODTST ExHORTER IN TRoU-
DIE IN UHITESTONE
The Accusations = TweIve-Years-Oid Girl
makes-Ths Pastoral Helpers Partial
Confession-His Defiance Of the Inv.

Th. Accusations = TweIve-Ycars-Oid Girl
mekes-Ths Pastoral Helpers Partial
Cenfession-His Defiance Of the Inv.
The inhabitants Of the Long Island vii
lsgc OF Whltestono have been thrown into in
tense excitement over tho alleged misconduct
OF their postmaster. Ambleman Wright, who ia
conspicuous member and "brother preach
err OF The Methodist Church at that place Mr..
wright, who is a married man, with wife and
| four daughters, three Of whom are married, is
accused Of having assaulted girl twelve years
| OF age. Emma L. Riley Besides being post
master and a" pastoral hciper" In the Methodist
| Church. he keeps stationery and candy store
and blacksmith shop In whitcstone. His som
in-law, Charles Johnson, Is editor Of the White
stone Herald, and his brother. Alonzo b. Wright,
ls United States Revenue Inspector, and a
year ago ran for Sheriff Of Queens county on tho
Republican ticket.
Tho alleged outrage was committed last
wednesday evening, and ON Friday the accused
| pastoral helper was arragned before Justice
| Williamson and hold In 81 900 bail to appear be-
| fore the Grand jury In North Hampstead to-
| dav.
Constable Joseph Winters OF whitestons yes
terday gave the following account OF the case
nesses
On Wednesday. about q o'clock little Emma
was sent toy her parents TO the post onice. The
post once, a. IN most country VILLAGES. Occur les
one end Of little store. Mr. Wright was the
only person In the oirire when the girl entered
except stephen A. IIurris. Mr.. Harris saws he
saw Mr.. Wright covertly take few pennies out
OF drawer and then follow tho eirl to tho
cordng TO her testimony, Come down to the
shop aud III give YOU soInc pennies" Both then
| went IN tho direction Of the blacksmith shop,
| and Harris, suspectnR something wrong on ac-
count ot previous stories affecting the Christian
conduct Of the brother preacher" followed
Al tho shop which 4. an old. tumble.down
snair standing A. the intersection Of two incip-
lent streets, W right was seen to enter II by the
| door, while the girl was scnt around through a
| KIND OF nley-way BY the side OF the shop and
| lifted In through back window. She saws that
| wright gave her a penny snd then assaulted her.
Four, other persons beside Harris had been at
! tracted by Wright's suspicious movements, and
| they surrounded the shop. Soon they saw the
eNhorter's face peeping out lie perceived he
! was watched. and went back into the shop, tut
soon stepped out and went away ono OF the
| men on watch was Theodore Woods, AN uncle
gone he went inio the shop, which was entirely
| dark. and called Emma" He heard n snifiling
noise as OF some one CRYING and then the girl
answered, =" Is that YOU, The 2 "
Woods lighted match and found the girl IN
a corner of tho shop, She went ont with him
ing followed her and told her parents OF what
they had seen. and she tnen confessed.
The girls mother passed sleeplcss night and
In the morning warrant 3t arrest i1r wright
was granted hv Justice Williamson, and the *,
horier was arrested 10y NJ rshal Dennis Carll
aud locked up. In the afternoon hc had hear
ing, his sOn-iu-law, Nr Johnson. appearing a
MS counsel postponement ot the examina-
ton was granted. because Mr.. Wright desired
60 await the arrival ~ another Of his sons-in-
law. lwNcr named Ferris, ~ Whitcstone, \. d.
On Friday Mr.. Ferris appeared before Justice
Williamson and moved on behalf 81 Wright that
tue prisoner be discharged on the ground ihat
the err was over ten yeais ot afe. and conse,
quently, under tho statute. no indictment would
lie, because no yiolence had been used. 7 MS
motion was overrurd, wherenuou the prisoner
waived an examination ana gave ~.
The public excitement following the arrest Of
wright was lhionse. Inc room whcre Inc ex-
animation " held thrOuye1 with
listeners some OF me more hot-headed oiwhom
proposed mohoing the prisoner. Inc after was
AIKEN out of the room through back way IN
oIIet 10 sNolu Tuuple. 20 auront WIS On.teu
10 hln however Aitet MS relese' ehcepi that
the boys hooted at nm when he appeared In the
street.
| The parents Of Emma Riley poor.
sprCtable persons. and they declare that they
viii make Wu.hi uay dearly for what he has
! done. aud that they viii not he fought On as
they nllegc ne has bought OF other pnren s IN
similar c!ers. Tue iA1 ily are n~mber- 90, Grace
| Episcopal thurcn In Nhitestuuc. aud Emma,
IKE her sisters, - inem'"r OF ,the sunday
school OF that church. she Is slender, li;ht
haired, ana TAR cont lcNioned, WIN tender blue
eve, Nna hh, lNaN- pern "rIi-hehhNrl Rl'l.
| tonstaple W intets ana several plher persons
hflhg az Nuinesluie aver tIia' t.'s ~ the tnuIt.
case OF AssaullinT 20 GlI's ol MhICh NIithI
mas neen accused. TWO or tnree year ago theY
sW ne snilhilE as~au'ed ihzzle niliIs Eliza
tIoss' ana Ma Nanshtlu' Ali al'ul = years uin,
Out succeded IN getting OUT oi me irpuole IN
e5ci ci,- oy Tue ih' ,@n,nt @ 3i Sol Of slpl tDr tr
from the church year or So ago hut was alter
WATd taken ba'h INTO tnc IolI on account 9l ms
suosePlrnt Gnyi ve"ir'., , ne va r.nSlurl . eu
very powtriul am 'ufcuNe eNhorter ana
st.onE wrestler lh tNrr =, .
MI. Sanders another 'hrother prehcher "f
Nrlght chur'h' ,alu Yesterday thal ne hau no
d'uht oi M now eNhpriers gtilit' hhn ne De
,ieNth ~ Wa, hnt tne nfst crime ui ,ne s"it Mhlrh
ing. Tue pastor OF the church. hal prohibited
wright eAhortinR any more hei're the chuich
ana nrayer mesinS,, ana on , iueSaay a., nsht
meeting OF the chufcn was 70 DC helu 10 consider
tht question OF tAprllhg nun.