New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-22
A WIDOW AND HER PASTOR,
FERMENr IN A PATERSON CHURCH.

The Willis Street Baptist Church is famed among
hish temperature of the Quarrels that have con-
vulsed the congregation from time TO time. III was
this church which acquired some not9nety n Uin
The the moral of the story of Joseph.
About two years ago tho Rev George Gurey
assumed the pastorate, and since his accession tne
church has kept mp its reputation as good nghtlng
ground. Mr.. Guirey is young man, small IN stat
,lre with a rather handsome face and insnuatlng
address, Among the members of the church most
active in securing the services of the good-lookng
and bland clergyman was Deacon BRADBURY. INC
preached his funeral sermon warmly euloglzlg 't 40
departed brother. MIR. Guirey then wehl 10
board with the deacon's widow, and n no.
long after that trouble began to develop, whIIn
eliminated Wednesday night of this week IN bae
lvelest meeting of ecclesiastical Dody tha. .ad
ever taken place in Paterson. The session ,tsIcu
until after O'clock Yesterday morning. And has
franspired that fstswers shaken at the hey Deorg9
Guirey aud that be was to his face called Ilar ano
"biank liar" before the stormy sittng OF the
deacons of the church had finished nearing 1estI
mony regarding the charges which Deacon Brad
burys widow had brought against her pastor.
The injecting was held at the home OF Deacon
Wright Smith qnlet house IN SIarNS ';ded
and Deacons Smith Kriger Van Ripper Warden and
England helped him sft the charges. The accnsa-
tion made by Mrs. Bradbury was that MI. Uurey
had been telling scandalous stories ABOUT heI
Against this, the pastor adduced evidence which
made the trial practically ulai OF MIS- braooury
as well as of the pastor. - -
The story told on the part of Mr.. Guirey, as de-
veloped in the evidence at Deacon smith nouse'
leaving his wife there i'll, and when he went to
board with Mrs Bradbury no was persecu!ed
with the attentions OF the WIDOW, VINO ui Eens
obstinate refusal TO depart this life conceived
violent dislike for that lady, and when MIS- uurey
came to Paterson i'll good health Mrs. Bradbury
Immediately began to make 1t as unpleasant Tor the
pastors wife as a jealous woman with consider
able endowment of conversational powers coulu
h. oil N hQV
NV Mrs bradbury as one to the effect that Mrs
Guirey had had another husband living when she
Mrs. Gulrey, was put on the stand aud testi med
that she had two daughters, Miss Downe ana MISS
Carpenter. Miss Carpenter, an unmarried woman
of spotless character, had married MI. Gufey, ana
Miss Dowuie was now living in Mr.. Gulrey's house
hold in Paterson. When one of the deacons wanted
50 know how 1t happened that one OF Mrs; Dow4es
daughters had been known as Miss Car
penter and the other as Miss Downie. Mrs Downle
promptly answered that it was none OF the business
family affair Mrs. Downie then told story OF
valentine. She said that after Mrs Gulrey had ar
rived in Paterson a handsome valentino was
brought to the Guirey home by son OF Mrs; Brad
bury and placed under the door, The valentine
contained love verses and was signed WIN MIS-
Bradbury's name. Mr.. Guirey showed to his mother,
in-law this tender assault upon his affections, and
she tore off the signature and kept II Tor future use
remarking that it would not do to SHOW "
enough already and might be made to
suffer. After a while, however Mr.. Gulrey learned
of the scandalous stories that MIS- braupuly ndu
been circulating about his wife, and ne showed the
valentine and the signature to her; Mrs OnlIey
cried: My God 1t is al ways Mrs. Bradbury
everywhere" and fell t. the floor IN swoon. She
took 10 her bed and STAYED there two weeks in
sequence of the shock this episode gave her MIS-.
Bradbury Indignantly denied this whole yaen-
tine story, which she denounced as d malicious
SANDER. ...., L.
cons was that Mr. GnlTey during ms s'ay at 4 1
house before Mrs. Gurey came, had frequently
referred to his wife in anything but aiectlohate
terms He told Mrs Bradbury IN confidence one
day that he had been married to his wife IN OAK
land Cal. and subsequently discovered that she
had a husband living. lie became extremely ex-
cited, Mrs. Bradbury said, and declared that ne
wife another moment. He proposed TO get nd
of her soon as possible One day a telegram
that his wife had arrived in New-York MI Gulrey
had thought that his wife was still III California
aud he became terribly excited, declaring that he
never would live with the woman ana calling upon
his Maker TO assist him in his trOuOie. naIly ne
Quieted down and went to New-lOrk, ana 10 Mrs.
BradbuTys surprise and disgust returned mItm 1 h
wife and treated with corresponding courtesy. i1is,
according to Mrs. Bradbury, was what caused th9
bad feeling between herself and her pastor ana
resulted in his circulating stores about her'
When the testimony of the witnesses was ali IN
MI Guirey, who had several times IN the course OF
the evening ATTEMPTED to say some hus' anu n"u
been sunmaTly suppressed by the deaCOnS, arose 10
make a statement His first echcdtion was that
Mrs. Bradbury had told stories affecting the repu-
tation of Mrs. Guirey. Mrs. Bradbury admitted the
truth OF this allegation aud justified her action on
the ground that she had only told the truth aGont
Mrs Guirey. Mr. GureyS second speclIca,
ton was that Mrs. bradbury ha a
told a certain deacoss wife that she ne
would never invite Mrs. GuiTey to her home or
have ANYTHING to do with her This was c0rroDoIat-
ed by the dcacons wife referred TO- ana not denied
by Mrs Bradbury. Mr.. Gurey's next charge
against Mrs Bradbury created some amusement.
Ii was hat Mrs. Bradbury had falsely accused MN
of hanging an ancient and unsavory Bologna sal-
sage to her door-kuob one dark night Mr.. Gurey
cod hat he had 4
BoleCna sausage of venerable aspect and doubtful
fragrance hanging to Mrs liradburyS door-N
and that Mrs. Bradbury had questioned hlm abont
III in a most insulting manner as II She suSpecteu
that he had hung the sausage there. Mts; bIdu-
bury told the deacon That she RENE tlT o%
sage incident, but that she had thougli nom
ing more of the affair. The next speclhcatloh
by Mr.. Gurey was that Mrs. Bradbury at the close
of prayer meeting had told number Oh the SIstels
that Mrs Gurey would do better to sell her
diamond ring and pay some of her husbands debts.
The ring in question was Mrs. Gu1rey engagement
ring This specification not sustained by the
sisters of the church referred to, who had heard
Mrs. Bradbury make the remark III question ABOUT
somebody, but did not think she was talking about
Mrs Guirey. Mr.. Guirey then entered upon the
second division of his charges, which was that MIS-.
Bradbury had tried TO separate hlm IRON his Wlle
and he detailed the valentine story as IL iSd peeh
told by his mother-in-aw. The va entlne was
brought in and examined by the deact0ns'
Rradbuyv had accused Mrs Guirey of
"cuttng" her on the street, when IN TACT Mrs.
Guirey had not seen Mrs. Bradbury on the occasion
named: and that the widow had said to Mr. Guirey:
eff pa was alive l would have him put you out OF
the ministry and your wife out OF the church."
Mrs Bradbury did not deny thus.
MIR Guirey had an address all written out arguing
his side of the case. but the deacons would not let
him read it, and during his statement he was ire
quently interrupted with ores of " You lie, you
hypocTite" from other witnesses in the room;
The deacons will hold another meeting before
making up their verdict MI GulIey auhe I .s
are confident that Mrs. Bradbury will be read out
of the church, and the widows friends are equally
confident that the pastor will be deposed.
THE COMMERCIAL STRIKE ENDED.
The publishers of The Commercial 4dcertiser were
able to get out their several editions yesterday
afternoon al the usual hours, and without any seTl.