The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-27

| - ~ ~ ANhlSON,
) rnr vale Inv CROwDUS. BAI,pv
auu o'hers mentioned, stated 70 than,
hn, oan gone to the house mentioned
lcbSran' l u,I not know at the time the
liz ;nn" me nous or the character of
!, u,as a'es, lhat II the house is immoral
ar, ,,;, maue so oy these very persons who
Jury is the proper tribunal and The crin' Sma
courts the proper place 10 deciJa .nch
cnarses against me. The cause of the or,,,;n
ana foundation Tor the VI ~
MALICIOUS CHARGE
aiose nom an effort on NV mart N sssis,
mnom thought was a poor, unfortunate
hoS,ner, IN getting back q daughter who
nau wandered of to Texas. The facts
are as follows; In July, 1882, | received a
lstter from st. Louis, from a lady of that
pIsSe, requesting me to see her dauehter
ana persuade her to return home. The let.
yer was strong appeal for me to make the
sSn;ueavor. Not suspecting it plot of evil.
disposed persons to ruin the reputation of
.nyseli and family, went to the house
named IN the letter and there met and
inAeu with the woman, whom have since
, ,tIar i was Flora Pratt. | told her about
.ne ietter, and asked her il she would not
To a anu go BACK to her mother in St.
LOUIS, and she said she would. "
LETT thinking and feeling that I had
done good work. ' N"'
Inc visit was made about O'Clock in the
evening, aud on my return informed INV
VIE OF the visit, il did not do so before
gong The letter from st. Louis was signed
WIDOW Bamberg," and is made n
part OF TINS answer. A few DAYS atterward
receivea letter from person signing
! nerseii IF. Pratt" and asking me 10 meet
ner at the depot, saying she was going 10
Jake my advice and 90 home 10 her mother
| IN 81. Louis, and she wished to see me he.
| ipre she went, and entrust re with some.
ming very particular. Again | callec 10
zee her' She then informed me that she
ulu not nave money enough to 20 home on.
and requested me to way
ASSIST HER FINANCIALLY,
l informed her that 1t was impossible for
.he 70 40 SO, but would see what could be
zone Tor her. | only remained a few min.
utes during this visit, and INV wife was
waiting for me at the porch of NV resi-.
uehce. few days afterwards received
another letter from the same party, saving
sue was going on the morning train and
wished to see me, as she had q very inter
estihg, letter from her brother, which she
wished to show me.
She begged that | should call in the
morning before she left. Hence, about no
IN the morning, called and found her
dressed, out in the yard with her parasol.
| 1t wasin
| BROAD DAYLIGHT,
IN mid summer when made this visit. |
asked her what she desired of me, and she
handed me sealed note, requesting me
not to open 1t until got home, and that
the note Sould explain itself. left, and
upon opening the note learned for the first
time, that she was a woman of immoral
character. Since that time, have
neither visited or spoken to her, nor
would l have done so before had
known her true character attach copies
OF all the notes and letters have received
in connection with this unpleasant affair,
and mark them exhibits A, B, c, D. /
freely confess that
WAS DECEIVED
into going to see this lewd woman, but
submit that any innocent person might
and could have been deceived under the
same circumstances. was earnestly en-
deavoring to do a Jewish act of charity and
humanity, but was deceived by one whose
conduc! was not less base and degrading
than her character is immoral and degraded
| would have given a full explanation of
this transaction to the committee when
the charges were first made known
10 me, but the conduct Of few
of said committeeman towards
me was so unkind and uncharitable that
resolved not to condescend TO make even
all explanation before them, did so, how.
ever, to Rheinhardt and other members of
the committee afterwards. Believing that
l was subject ofa vile conspiracy
| TO RUIN NY CHARACTER,
did state to said committee that rather
than have such scandal brought up in
our church against the minister, | would
leave the city. But upon reflection and
consultation with my friends, and ascer.
tanning the real cause of the accusation,
resolved to remain and face the malicious
and false accusations, come what
have lived life of which | and
my family can justly feel proud, and il it
can be blackened and ruined by the testi-
mony Of lewd persons, whose characters are
reeking with the mildew OF shame and
whose testimony would not be believed in
any court OF Justice, then it is my mistor.
tune that for once in my life, falsehood and
calumny have triumphed over truth and
innocence to my detriment and ruin.
In conclusion, beg respectfully, to ask
your honorable board to consider well the
great question involved, and take such
course as will further the great cause OF
our church and the purity Of religion, by
which we all hope to be judged when this
life Is ended, and we appear before that
Judge where false and malicious accusa'
lions dare not be made against the inno-
cent. Respectfully submitted.
HENRY SCHULZ,
The following is the
TESTIMONY OF FLORA PRATT,
intro 'uced by the prosecution: My name
is Flora Pratt, am % years old, reside At
4O2 Columbia street, Dallas; l know DIR.
Schulz. have known him for one or two
wears. he used to follow after me when |
went on the streets he was passing one
day and knocked on the fence; | came 10
the door; he asked me ifhe could come and
see me; consented; fright here | want "a
state that have no malice against him
the doctor called, and was not at home
he called again several days afterwards; he
7 STAYED with me all night; he slep,
g in the same bed he said he did
: not love his wife and was net happy a!
home; thought he could learn to love me-
r told him couldnot live on love; he said be
e was not rich, but could take care OF me; he
gave me SO Tor staying WIN mt ne chNeo
!, again A few days after that; he asked me e
90 10 Corsicana with him, and gave me Slo,
. 7 went 10 Corsicana he met me at the depo
|, and slipped S25 in gold in my hand as b;
d shook hands; sent me to the hotel, after
cot supper; he did not come to the hote
and next morning left for Dallas
D. after nv return he called again; he
= STAYED with me an hour or so
. shcn cave me $40 and left; ! did not SEE
. HIM any more until this affair came up
y aid for for me TO tell DR.. Lilman that he wa!
!, nn, here: | then wrote him note teliiht
= him hi, To- send me 500 or $50, and l wonlt
y ,.axs The town and not come back; .n'
q Last lss, time he called Isaac Mas and 81.
~ lindsay were IN the next room tner'
r ,,,',' thin wall between the two rooms pms;
y Ss sI came into my room through the pa ,,,
u way by the front gate never xro .eod mn n
!. Mni one letter, and that was for the siVo o
si ggyo,sUssexsmined by defendants counsel
a. "a w was educated in ST, Louis; | am AMI
"a Is waS my mother lives in 81, L 1,ar'
We y T,Nra Pratt is not my true name OIar'
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