The sun., 1891-01-19
PARSON GEORGES GUILT.
IN JAZZ IN CATsKILL FOR BETRAYIN0
HIS STEPDAU9HTER

ERscts or fMsIpraetiee-The n Doctor Keep.
ing the Clergyman Company In the Lock-
up in CatskiIl-Confessing His Guilt.
CArsx1L1. DEPOT. Jan. 1s.-The Rev. II. W.
George. pastor OF tho Reform Presbyterian
Church Of Leeds, and Dr.. Degrand D. Erwsy.
the most prominent physician OF that town.
slept last night in one OF tho large Iron coils OF
the Greene county jail IN Cstskill
They wore arrested late on Saturday night
on the charge OF performing criminal opera
tion on Miss Lottis Townsend, the minister's
adoptsd daughter. The Rev. Mr.. George made
,, full confession Of having ruined the girl and
aided in the operation. Miss Townsend lies
In q critical condition.
She refuses to take any nourishment. and.
after making full confession to Coroner Will
liam Koitz. she declared that she wanted to
die. Four operations were performed.
and her recovery is doubtful. The people OF
Leeds gathered around DIR. Erway's office last
night when the officers went to arrest him and
threatened to tako the law into their own
hands and lynch him.
The Rev. Mr.. George is q handsome man OF
about SO years. His syss are large and dark.
and his full beard aud hair are yet black. In
the short time that he has been settled at
Leeds lie has won tho confidence OF all his
parisbioners. Of his history before coming 10
Leeds very little Is known.
About year ago he appeared there and said
that hs was looking for charge. He preached
In the Reformed Protestant Church. which Is
one OF tho oldest In this part Of the State and
the wenlthicst In Leeds. The CONGREGATION
likcd him aud asked him to stay.
Mr.. George was accompanied by his wife. a
rathor attractlve-looking woman. who was
some years his junior. In addition TO hts
work ut Leeds. MIR. George conducted several
missions IN some OF the back districts. and
several times preached at Catskill. whore he
wss very popular.
Most Of tho people in Leeds take boardsrs
during the summer, and at one OF those houses
Miss Lortis Townsend was employed last
summer. She IL 20 years old and Is q very at
tractive looking girl. Hor hairJ heavy and
light brown In color. She has expressive eyes
that she uses demurely, and her figure is we'll
rounded.
Tho Rev. DR.. George saw her. and when the
season for the summer boarders had ended ho
viz LIN har and s Rs s
~ New York and She
told MrsdeorGe that che did not want to 20 as
Mr. George then agreed to adopt her. and
Tas S rs nis adSr,sd
AHs1,oi Sss inies hi ,hss heT husband had abused
anor. aF " eon
Ss33se n that h, the members OF his congregation
TdAg 9sht 5ss4 s:nd1G1d a P.nk Slovs e. nIs T.
snss. S ss an hf Ssi
b. HsfS T. hs
6osss s iM M n Sea S
an upper room. and It was q said d. MI: George bad
Ss ssa
that ehe was willing to make confession ne-
Si s a.. @ Ss as M HSGa S &. Gss; s
she drl's sieknes: but only week ago did she
yds %n;n p. az HOOD ~ 1SsHs:ns
siri was dying; and that he md tbe Rey. III.
wanted to l hsd Mr. moels
sGa ssa to o" 4s s1S she
know the crime that at has been a committed r
They Ssssps s.r:d m: 4. and ds sSld M Mr. HoSd
would only kSeR l hfr mouth shut there was lots
informed number Of prominent men Of. Leeds
what was going on IL the mnister.s house
Hood remained II tho room while the girl told
h5 story the sofT
erai ti't Zines Ss isiesins Hts ce!oner Kor,z
wrote It down aud she signed II. She was born
Georss son had gone Vest Mr. aeorse came ee Into Into
nsa Sa. ff II be :s8 and The ons other in
the house Mas 7-year-old son OF MrS. Naele
S Ens a' Ss Ss and A ssd sd
h.F HE He r.ssSSed earnestly fort" few minutes
init to me-" The girl cried a little, and told
him that 4 ;r was wrong n. He said III that It was
oeS'I poso ard on Monday Miss ToSnsend i'd wen. vent
n9Sa1 On last @ MondsS nsst the p.rsonase burned
Is hnted that he W9s very Hn.ogs
be, Investigated. and several Witnesses have
imroastsntd ant testm9M3y ,hn1
% e.. Seek s 's ss Which Se
ans and thsr rels,ons Became Ultimate. She ass ssia
Tint IN the forepart OF December her cou-
nea s s hai 10 s1 n.r
she declared that she wanted to die and would
take NO mere nopri.hmsnt ~.
spent the evening in consultation with Dr. Er-
way and; leay!ng ea!ngtTo Two Wen t9 watch them.
ed 8 few details to her story.
low e: M a h s .TS
h. fS" f,sn s h Ed
frightened the doctor by telling him OF the
from lin on tho ground that DO would subscribe
Isa s'hss kGfss s.ek ssss ssns %
Catskill and then skip; When tho Coroner saw
him at the parsonage he said,
MIR. George. your adopted daughter has
follow her example"
Mr. George showed fight at first. but no soon
Meskened and made a full confession. Coroner
Kortz came back to Cstsklll and ootsfned war.
rants for tho minister and tho Doctor. They
were watched all day In Leeds to prevent them
f.ast nIsht Smcsrs Hoy and Bates drov. to
coolly than did the members OF HIS congrega-
tion They We're most bitter ,ts ssaIn;t b *
sESd around ~ bic ofios there were loud ories Of
Il W. i0x O'Clock last nisht whom the ia.
GERS With ths!r Drssonsrs: s a: reached the county
ErWaY had An bysterical fit and for fima ha.