The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-12
The Rev. G. T. WiIburn and Partner.
The career of the Rev. G. Z. Wilburb, of

The career of the Rev. G. T. Wilbur, of
the Baptist church, who was once a shining
light here, and that of Miss Ella Rowland, who
sails under the false colors of being his legal.
ly welded wife, has already been published
in the HERALD. They are still in Charleston
South Carolina, teaching negro school. The
facts of his eloping with Miss Rowland are
still fresh in the minds of the readers of the
HERALD. From the Charleston Courier the
following clipping. concerning, the man who
deserted sick and inpecunious wife and
six children, is made of recent date:
Yesterday morning reporter for the News
and Courier called vt the old enginehouse
in Smith street, at present the church,
school house and parsonage of the Provi-
dence colored Baptist congregation, TO inter
view the Rev q. s. Wellons or the Rev. g..
7. Wilbur, q tho case may be, in reference
to the rumors affecting his moral character
and past history. A little negro boy who
happened TO be coming out of the school
room announced the presence of stranger,
when Mrs. Wellons, or Miss Rowland. as the
case may be, came down to the door in
suspicious and half hesitatipg manner.
With his blsndest smile and in the most
persuasive manner possible the reporter said:
al would like very much TO see Mr.. Wellons,
ma'an,." Whereupon Mrs. Wellons inquired,
.wbo are YOU and Whist do you WANT" The
explanation having been made, Mr.. Wellons
at las, came down, and holding the door half
open faced the reporter, who said: 81 have
called TO see IL you care 10 soy anything
about the statement co-'R'qs4 IN the News
and Courier this mornilg."
In q very energetic rIanDer and with an
altogether unnecessary. waste of.bresth the
suspected parson said: "The publication OF
that statement was q mean and ungenHe-
manly trick. am not going 10 make any
statement. You ought 10 have seen me
before you published that account There
Il no name signed 10 II, and l am mot going
70 reply TO It, All that could say wouldn't
cure the harm that has been done to me. 1t
was mean thing 10 go and publish q thing
like that, and then come and ask me If 1
wanted 10 make q statement"
Upon being told that the account publish
ed IN the News and Courier was based upon
ipformsiion obtsined from Dr.. Cbambliss
and Others, Mr.. Welloss said: "Yes. and
DIR. Chsmbliss acted ungentlemsnly. i
talked 10 him candid shout The mstter, and
IL be resolved any such letter ~ that pub
lisbed be ought 70 hsve come 10 me and
consulted me before be gave Il for publica.
.;n,,-I Vsvs him references and told him
vbere to wri,s But be did not treat me
ri0bt. Hesssocistsd himself with one Of the
lowest churches snd came 70 me with some Of
The mennest nizgers IN Chrleston. The fscs
sbout the rDsstsr is tbsi they are just jealous
about me sDd want 10 make me leave thii
plsos. I've got DO sistsmsnt 10 make, and
viii ntks mJ own deierce.
All of this xss said By Mr.. Wellons IN
much less tine than i tskes 10 tell IL he
spoke very loudly. aid was evidently much
sreilsd. c osirg the dor vita N energetic
slam. rhils yes tbe irofeBsivs news gsthsfsr
stood upOn his ttreshbold-
Mr.. WeIiOts snsvFrs he description given
bT tte IeE-s t-frseponceTt Of Dr.. Wisc--
IN sl11ost serry lpsrtiooisr. he i = fne
looking mn e11 AXIS well. Mrs. Wsilo1s
also c5rrespsrtes bra the description given
Of Miss R5ui.11 Trs fslt tbsi sbs rnsds q
recgnn .is-rcs ~ er1aT before Mr. Wellons
c-rns % he doof. md tt.f Be rsfusd -
rn.ts srIr sislsras1i ststsrs-, are not tsTOf-
s.e re fc.tiBrs 10 IL iunocence. tteir fnAn-
~ srarzls sfzeszting fhst thsT hsd =
f-si rri.i. isf y rsporisf for a. ohcsr Oi
tns lss.