The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-05
MIXED UP WITH A WOMAN
A SCANDAL EVOLVING THE 7. n.
O. A STATE SECRETARY.

he ia Accused of Securing Suite Of
Rooms at Rome with Woman Of
Shady Reputation-A Stormy Scene
with the Head Of the house When
the Latter Discovered the Character
of sis LOGGER.
ATLANTA. GA, Nov. A very sen
sational scandal took official form here
today. George C. Jennes, state secretary
of the Young Mems Christian Association.
ana Mrs. Dudley, woinan who departed
from Rome, Ga, last Saturday, leaving be-
hind her an exceedingly checkered record,
are the two people implicated in the affair.
Mrs Dudley is supposed to be stopping
somewhere in stlsItl at present, having
rather precipitatay boarded q train for
this city, but Just where she Is search has
failed to disclose. Mr.. Jennes arrived here
from Augusta this morning 10 refute the
Islander. or charges that have been made
against him.
THE COMMITTEE IN SESSION.
Early this morning the resident quorum
OF the committee of the Young MEMS Chris
tian Association was called together, aud
up TO 10 O'Clock tonight the gentlemen
were discussing Secretary Jennes. So seri-
ous a condition of affairs did the meeting
60 dAy disclose that It was decided TO call
meeting of the entire state committee for
next Tuesday, when the charges against the
state secretary will be fully investigated.
The state committee is composed Of menu
bers from Savannah, Augusta, Macon aid
other cities. These gentlemen will give up
their business aud come to Atlanta TO either
vindicate Secretary Jennes or condemn and
discharge him from his work in disgrace.
A SENSATIONAL STORY AT ROME.
On Sunday last the Tribune-of Rome
published a sensational story concerning
the marriage of Mrs Dudley, a woman OF
bad reputation, 10 the police station at that
place With a young countryman and Ter sub
sequeut hasty departure for Atlanta, In
telling the story the womAn's record in
Rome, woich was kn 1wn to have been
very spicy one, was given and
it was stated that she had been elected
from the Central hotel there at one time.
There State Secretary JenneS, who was
visiting Rome at this time, makes his
appearance in the story. 1t was published
that he had gone to DR.. Geizer's home last
spring. and representing that he expected
his cousin to arrive in the city, secured
accommodations for her and himself.
MRS. DUDLEY THE COUSIN.
Then the story goes on to tell how Mr..
Jennes brought Mrs Dudley to the Geizsr
home introduced her as his cousin and &C.
cupied the apartments he had engaged for
two weeks, when Mr.. Jennes was called
away. In his absence DR.. GeiEer discovered
that Mrs. Dudley was the woman who had
been ej cted from the hotel and be ordered
her TO leave his house. She moved to an
out of the way quarter Of the city, where
she remained until the marriage in the po-
lice station last week, frequently coming
VrUdar he Of NIL a l.,
sequeStered residence.
A LIVELY SCENE.
When Mr. Jennes returned to Rome a
lively scene ensued between him and DR..
Geizer who felt that his house had been
outraged. The paper containing this ac-
count of Secretary Jennes' visit to Rome
did not come into the hands of the Young
Mems Christian Association secretary here
until this morning, and then only after he
had been told of the scandalous charge by
an outsider, Sundays Tribune having been
removed from the reading room imme-
diately on its arrival there, il il ever came
at all. The secretary Immediately brought
1t before the secretary of the state COM
mlttee, who at once convened the resident
membership as stated.
JENNEs BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
They were Investigating the matter when
Mr.. Jennes arrived from Augusta, having
been summoned from there by the charge.
and he Immediately appeared before the
committee. Secre. airy Jennes has been
connected with the association nearly two
years. heis married and has an interesting
family. He is a foreigner by birth, and
says he has no relatives in this country but
his wife and children. He will not talk
about the scandalous charge in the
Rome paper, except to deny that
there is a word of truth
in it, and which he says he will easily prove
ct the meeting of the state committee next
Tuesday. Secretary Jennes has always
borne the reputation of Christian gentle-
able to repudiate the scandal. NJ Woods
White, Of the committee, will go to Rome
tomorrow to look into the affair