Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-26
The Arrest or Rev. Waldo Messaros.
TAE SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST HIM BY A LAD,
AEABER OF HIS FLOCK.

fhe Arrest OF Rev. Waldo MesaarOs.
the SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST HIM BY A LADY
AEABkR Of HIS FLOCK.
The Rev. Waldo Measures, pastor Of the
Northwestern Independent church in phila.
delphia. was on Monday held to answer a
charge Of assault and battery, with intent to
commit q felony upon Mrs. c. w. Couiston.
who with her husband 10 a member OF his con.
gregation- Ball was exactsd In the sum OF
Mrs Coulston testified that the minister had
Sree ont nss Win Sh Per attentions for
Graw from the church and told her husband
, Sna, had occurred. Jointly they demanded
to .ss Last M nIxss .Ss
called at his house TO demand q letter to
s,a church. He invited her into his
an oft-repeated Invitation to accompany
him 70 New York, which she refused 10 do
he then said he would call upon her At 10
the visit aud ily result thus GAS was afraid OF
MIN asked my husband 70 stay home to-day,
Ind ne dio ,s a. Besides my husband r.
David Turpit, OF 1112 Wylie street. came TO
stay in our house until our pastor appeared
Promptly at IL o'clock Mr.. Messaros rang the
bell and the servant ushered him iuto the par
iur. went down 10 see him aud my husband
and his friends waited at the head VI the staifs
ians uayo, and when l demonstrated he came
over 10 where was standing at the piano He
called me endearing names. and, sitting down
upon tue piano stool, ciasped me In his arms
aud puied me iutJ his lap. He then AZ ut..,i
to Assault Ire, when l screamed: Charley! ull
ChaiieyG Tor my husband. Ay husband iuin ped
AR. Turpit. nen he heard them coming SIR,
Messaios released me. and a. they came In they
SAW him anu The condition he was In. was
too much excited 10 speak. Messarus. fiudiux
The way VI escape barred, struck my husband q
savage savage blow 10Y tn. ~ the mouth. Ny hushsnd
Ing II severely. There WAS = scuftie anu e.ssa-
los escaped from tue house. Tnen I came dow
here anu g"t the warrant from Judge Cement
tor MxssuIos arrest and he was brought here.''
her husband and tl,e other two witnesses she
naineo cofroborated her story. Mrs. COuiston
has long been pillar of the churcu, and is q
lesu:er OF the Philadelphia Society tor Urxu II.
,nx charity. Her husband II OF the hrIn oa Z.
W. Coutston 4 Co, dea iers In furuaces
Mr.. Messaros says the whole thing was q tran.
and denies committing or atiem ptIng any a..
| ssuit upon Mrs. O'ulston or ever using any i'm.
A Philadelphia special to the N. r. World
says OF hiip: Mr. Alessaros was born at Lepanto
Greece, on Christians day, 1861, aud entered
Ssa :s,as .S g siasssn rsM,.inin. thrss
,eciurine IN 1871 he settied down ~ Wells, Ne
Ia 1852 ne prsAeued hls nr.t sermon aG the
No.s1SssteIn cIolch 10 thiladslphis. Grea,
he was yet stuaent Of theology. He reo,tevtsd
the Withdrawal O1 his name ~ = candidSie mn
the pfesbytery tried 70 stieuce him, but ne CON
" him; he was seen ON sever3i occasions ri
Atlantic City IN Company With = woman OF bse
character snd wHs frequently Intoxicated to d
uon cemnittse 0f Montgomery Lodge, No. 10
Of MaSUuss = large numLer M witnesses lSstidsu
IN his behalf, And NJ the ead Vi the inycstaxm
soma a member q The IN sssisa.inx xs oonnis
lee said yesterday that be wuS admitted 70 thu
ioaxs becsnss OF the fact that he had slreed,
passed Through The preliminary ceremonies.
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