Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-01-25
LIES DARK SIDE.
A CRIMSON PAGE IN TIE HISTORY OF REV.
B. ". GEORGE.
He Deliberately Sets to Work to Ruin Young
WO1an, and Then Adds Murder TO His Scarlet
SinS-He Drags a Respectable Physician
Down With Him-Both Arrested

Down With Him-BOth Arrested
CArsKuL. NY. Jan. 24.-The body of Lot
tie Townsend lies in plain casket in the
parlor of the Rev. II. w. Georges temper
arv parsonage ut Leeds, awaiting burial
1t was intended at first to have the funeral
tomorrow, but Lottie's father, who is d
travelling agent living in Tioronda, Dutch
ess County, has signitied his intention tC
be present and pOstpOnement Will prooa-
bly, be made.
The sensational developments attending
Lottie's death. is what has taken Leeds
breath away. Leeds is a little town con-
tanning five hundred inhabitants. 1t is on
the Catsbill Mountain Railroad, three miles
1 from Catskill, and is very pretty place III
the Sum ner Just now, surrounded by
snow, ice, bleak rock and bare trees, city
people would probably consider II forbid
ding. 1t is quiet, sleepy little place, re
| living for sensations and gossip or the Sum
mer tourists and boarders and their dongs.
The magnitude of the present sensation,
the discovery of L0ttie's condition, its
cause, her subsequent treatment by her
adopted father and DR.. LeGrand Erway,
and finally her death, have taken Leeds
breath away The little town is too much
surprised TO talk much and does not really
know how TO express its feelings.
Mr. George, that holy man, whose plety,
eloquence. learning, pleasant manners and
handsome face. made him popular in all
/ the country round DR.. Erway, that siaid
solidly respectable old practitioner, who
knew everybody and was respected Oy all .
And lastly Lottie, the brieht-taced, clear
eyed red-lipped girl, with the llgnt brown
hair aud the sunny smile. aud the hsurc
that every one admired, and the modest
ways.
30 more unlikely thing could have hap
pened i'm the opinion OF Leeds than these
/ three should have Slipped from grace Be
sides Mr.. George was Lottc's adopted
And such fall-Lottie in her coffin and
Mr.. George and DR.. Erway IN Catskili .ail
charged with numbering her.
The midwife's storv-Mrs. Hoods rs
follows:
| Townsends room. She was crying very
hard and was trying TO find out what was
the matter. She did not appear very SICK
and told her the doctor said she would be
well in a few days. She sad, i don want
IN Get we'll | could not make her out AT
ali for Lottie is not the kind OF girl 10
talk foolishlv and this sounded very Tool
ish. | thought. Finally she broke down
and confessed Mr.. Georges dupllclty ever
since his wife left him in September.
After I,ottie told her this Mrs. Hood
watched the girl narrowly, and when,
early Friday evening, Mr.. George ana Dr
Erwav came into Lottie's room, ana asked
Mrs. Hood 10 withdraw, as they wanted TO
pray for Lottie's recovery, Mrs. HOOD
said: You'd better pray lor yourselves
You're responsible for this
Then she went out 10 tell Mr.. Plank
Mir Plank. Mr.. White and Mr.. Nedder
drove over to Catskill to get Coroner korZ
N interfere. The Coroner and DR.. +. I
willard went 10 Leeds Immediately, afrlV-
ING there at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Hood was
alone with the girl in herr MrGeorse
had disappeared Lottie was warned that
sh ; would probably not recover ana asked
10 make an ante-mortem statement. She
was.yery weak and tainted several tunes
during the visit of the Coroner.
What YOU have heard is true, sue sdlu'
.bnt Mir. George has been very kind 10 me,
and hope that he Will not De Puh.sncu'
Uo did II for the best His wife LETT him
~ On IN her mothers home in Rockford.
I'm in September last. They frequent!
o1arrelled and he SAID she never intended
to return. On the third night after she leit
bo came into nv room and kissed me linen
he llnelt down and prayed earnestly.
".Tt is Gods will that you should De
mine, he said. .-f.., .,..,. :.
was the will of Heaven. 49,.
Coroner Kortz found Mr.. George IN the
narlor He had in mis- hand two cheeks
one for $3.50. the other for so, drawn py
DR. Erway, payable to bearer he was
defiant at first. the Coroner SAID, put weak
ened and confessed when he iouud that Io,-
tic had made an ante-mortem statement
l,e, we've &c, To watch him and DR.. Erway.
Tho Coroner left town. returning on Tues
dav with warrants charging Dr. Erway
and Mr. George with malpractice. Ihey
were arraigned before Justice w h. Ben
nett in Catskill. and committed 70 await
the result of Lottie's injuries After her
death last Tuesday the charge against the
prisoners was changed TO murder.
Lottie was only twenty years ol age. her
mother died when Lottie was very !ouu-'
and Lottie's father married again, AZ IN
teen wears she left her home IN IlorOnda.
! Her stepmother says that there was 10
onarrel or disagreement that drove Lot
tie from home. She simply grew tired OF
- and left. First she worked in factory
IN New York. Then she got employment
/ in the family of Mrs Henry Nayler, OF $40
West Fiftv-sixth street, founder oi the
/ Rerachah Mission on West Tmrty-secona
street, as nurse.
Mrs Navler became much attached TO
I.ottie. 1t was at her house that Louie
| first met Mr.. George. He came there ire
ouentlv and helped Mrs. Nayler IN her mis-
sionary work. Mrs. Nayler thought him a
GOOD man. Last summer Mrs. Nayler went
I m Furope. and Mr.. George brought Lotue
! n his home in Leeds. and told his wife that
he had adopted her as his daughter Mrs.
! George was astonished and indignant, Dut
Mr. George explained that the Lord had
noeitivelv instructed him TO adopt Lotue.
So .ottie remained, and Mrs. George, after
a time spent in fruitless quarreung, went
away. She kept her own counsel, though,
and Leeds never imagined that the MINIS
/ ter's wife had left him for good.
Since his arrest Mr.. George has steadily
refused TO shed any light on his past. tie
no,oe from New YORK to Leeds year ago,
and preached in the Reformed Pres oyterian
| Church one Of the oldest and wealthiest
a,ishes in the place. The congregation
/ liked him and engaged him, knowing nolh-
;n|, ofhis record But this is coming 10
Nv George first appeared in New HorH
,ISs6 He came from Topeka, Kansas,
an5 bore letters Of recommendation from
I leading churchmen there Inc WRITERS du-
mitted that he had been IN trouole anu US
or race ,cej in Topeka, but claimed that he was
% 5IGT truly repentant and reformed that 3,s he
sSorid have a chance. The Bedford Dutcn
Reformed Church gave him chance ana
kent him about year. ,-...,-. r,;ors
In the pulpit he was aole eloquent, P'G5s ebs
or5 = clear incisive thinker. Out OF 1he
nmI aIInG, he is said TO have been dishonest
ppnntirr1,thful. treacherous and thlevish-