The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-03-25
LATHROP TORN UP.
The Crusade Followed Fast by
Other Lively Events.
Developments i'm the Carmichael
Family Scandal.

did its name app ar 10 the daily newspa-
pers. Since the memorable crusade of the
women on that date. when they sent the
liquid contents of two saloons streaming
down the streets, sensation has followed
upon sensation.
Probably the greatest of these was the
encouragement by the Rev. James l.. Car
mich aei, pastor OF the Baptist church, OF
his intention 10 file suit for divorce from
his wife, WHO was leader in the crusade,
on charges of too great intimacy with
Dairymsn Will Reed.
When il became generally known this
morning that the Rev. Mr.. Carmichael
and his wife we're TO be separated, crowds
of people gathered upon every street cor.
ner and In The stores and discussed the
preachers sssusations and his wife's
counter-accusstions. In every crowd were
TO be found those who upheld the preacher
and ss many more who believed only in
Mrs. Carmichael, but the conclusion
reached by those more unpIejudiced was
that separation was the legitimate result of
an uuwise marrisge.
The Carmichaels came to Lathrop four
teen months ago. The Rev. Mr.. Car
michael. as the eloquent pastor of the
Baptist church, drew great crowds. He
was Nj sson 10 good standing and a we'll
educated gentleman. His wife, a hand
some lady less than thirty years of age,
made many friends by her Uniformly kind
and plaessnt demeanor.
For long time no ore detected any
thing strange in the relations of the pastor
and his wife, but one Sunday Mr.. Car
michael preached queer sermon on the
subject OF women" which excited COM
ment, and another time when he was dis
coursiDg he stopped short in his sermon
and, descending from the pulpit. pro-
claimed: twill 60 10 further. Nv wife
doesn't like to hear HE preach. IT wa
cl lined tn at Mrs. Carmichael Just before
that movement had her attention directed
toward a gentleman of the church who had
excited her husbands jealousy. There
was an awkward pause in tie divine serv
ices. Since then there have been many
rumors regarding the strained domestic re
lations If MIR anu Mr.. CARMEL p
The ecu! J.. were married Ia i.,.Af,
Mo-, eleven years ago | 81 October. MIR
Carmichael had graduated from the viii
liam Jewell college with high Ecnors.
His bride, then Miss Auuie TiAms, wa
the aecomp ished daughter of the Hon. j.
ii. Timms and was 20 years old. They
moved to LIlhrop iron Oiesa and had
had their only child with them George, a
boy about years clI.
A friend OF Mr.. Carmichael related the
following version OF The causes OF the sep
araiion: Mrs. Carmichael became ac-
qnainted wiin Will Reed last Noyember
during prO;rscted meeting in which be
embraced Christianity. she showed
great deal attention TO him and aroused
the jealousy of his young vile. Tne Iwo
families became well acquainted with each
other. Reed was sick saturday, the Sth
of this month. Mr.. Carmichael drove
out with his wife and held the horse
while she talked to the sick man. Ac-
ceiling TO her request, he stopped again al
Reds the same day. a week ago to-day
Reed came TO Mr.. Carmichaele house and
related to the wife of the pastor u story OF
his own domestic iAfelicities. He took
dinner with them and likewise supper.
Mr.. Carmichael tried to make peace in the
Reed family. Thursday evening Will
Reed met Mrs. Carmichael at church and
walked home with her. The pastor went
over to his house the next day and was
talking with him Will. he was at work.
They went up to Reeds house, where his
parents also reside and found his mother
and his young wife in tears.
"His mother called Reed into a room
and showed him letter. found in his
docket, Ii was from Mrs. Carmichael and
was replete with words of tenderness and
affection. Reed took the letter from mis-
mother and locked it in his trunk, refusing
to tell the paster about il. Reeds mother
then called Mr.. Carmichael into the room
and told him about the letter. He at once
went TO Reed and asked for the letter.
Reed refused to give It to the pastor. but
consented the following dsy and the proof
of his wife's affections for another we're be-
fore NJ. Carmichael. Mr.. Carmichael left
for Odessa and remained oyer Sunday con-
sulting with his brother, W. L. Carmichael,
who accompanied him to Lathrop last
Monday. Mr.. Carmichael then called to-
gether seven church members, three OF
whom were MasOus, submitted the letter TO
them and asked their advice. They de-
clared that under similar circumstances
they would Immediately leave their wives.
He took their advice aud the result was the
preparation OF the petition for divorce"
The contents of the letter which was the
direct cause OF the separation are not gen.
orally known. Ii is said that the pastors
wife referred to him as snake In the
grass and warned Reed to "beware of his
treschery."
The Rev. Mr.. Carmichael went to Law
yer Frank B. Ellis and the petition for
divorce, alleging in6delity, was drawn up
and fled with the clern OF the circuit
court ar Plattsburg to-day.
Before several women friends OF Alrs.
Carmichael and in her presence the pastor
socused his wife last evening OF undue
freedom with several men OF different &C.
casians during the past len years. mrs.
Carmichael listened in silence, sobbing,
but vouch;ng no reply to the charges
AT last the women were horri6ed TO near
Mr. Carmichael accuse his wife Of trying
to poison him. a.,. v,n emo,
thiaes ?" exclaimed the vile, arising from
her chair. >,
Mr. Carmichael said no more but left
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