The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-03
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The Rev. Mr. Houghton Again Solves th'
Rose Amber Mystery.


NEw HAVEN, October 2.-The Rev. Dl
Houghton preached again Sunday night o.
the Rose Amber murder. The Chuch @
the Messiah was crowded, and despite tn
rain many people were turned away iron
the doors from lack Of accommodation. H
declared that he cared nothing for th
criticisms Of the press upon the recent sen
sational sermon in which he accused Levi
OF numbering his betrothed. The preache
insisted that he had nothing to take back
He still believed William Lewis guilty, ant
he was not afraid to declare his hones
convictions. "Ths Christian pulpit" sale
DR.. Houghton, SHOULD stand. for the larges
liberty OF thought and the strongest de
fense OF virtue. The spirit OF the age de
mands true, manly independence at thu
sacred desk. II calls for men not afraid t
express their convictions on any ques
tions OF public interest. We wan
no blear.eyed preachers, who Bi
like owls on the rafters OF thI
temple OF Zion, hooting the worn.out fGble'
OF by.goue days into the ears Of thoughtful
men. We want free, earnest, broad.rainded
scholars, who have convictions and the
courage to express them. The press assailE
me, yet believe neither my motives moi
my meaning have been understood. When
said that believed that William L3wis
murdered Rose Amber it was not spoken
TO create q sensation, nor can ! understand
how it did create a sensation, in view oi
the fact that nearly all OF the leading daily
newspapers had limited, II not openly de.
clared, this same opinion. My belief was
nothing new. It went by common con-
sent that William Lewis was probably the
guilty man. My object was not to forestall
public opinion. That was qnite well
formed already. My purpose was to go
back OF the fact otfthe murder and look
into the life OF this suspected man, and SEQ
II there was a good reason for thinking
him the murderer, because Of n shameful
lack Of moral principles and virtuous iE-
stinCt."
LEWIS SECOND TRIAL.
Having thus explained the object Of the
sermon of last Sunday, Mr.. Houghton pro.
ceeded to try William Lewis once more
to "repaint the picture" he expressed it.
Lewis's relations with Rose were reviewed,
and the actions Of the man after the dis.
covery OF the crime were dwelt upon. He
manifested no grief, Mr.. Houehton said.
He patroDized beer saloons. He exclaim.
ed 10 Birmingham man, who bad ssked
about the crime. "What in hell do care
about It" The preacher called attention,
too, TO the way in which Lewis had won
Roses affections, stealing them away from
Norman Amber, her husband. "Hear
this broken hearted husband with tears
and trembling lips tell the story Of his
wrongs 10 the Ceroner's jury: "It it
had not been for VIII Lewis Rose
and I would have been living happily to-
gether now.' See this fellow Lewis creep
ing up under the cover Of the nightto Nor.
man Ambler's house, there with low whis-
ties signaling a woman from the side oil a
loyal husband, tempting her into paths
where virtue was not. He ceased not
until the once happy home WIS broken up
and husband and wife by the courts dc.
cree were divorced. What would an hon
orable man soy II this were attempted in
his home9 To ask is TO answer, and as
sert, in the face Of all opposition, that it is
the duty OF the minister OF Christ to rebuke
such outrageous conduct. In the name
and in the defense Of virtue lift mp nv
voice against the career Of William Lewis" +"
To reporter to-day Lewis declared that
he should take steps at once to prosecute
the Rev. Mr.. Houghton for slander.