Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-24

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against hss. Eisslly ~ avert tbs STORM
che resigned. sAd her resA5nstSoa vss
pss0psiy scrsps~d by The baasd II
dirscsosN u she chsrchL Then v.th true
ehssstias uAnhaDd sad vosnanh4Ad
they sanouncrd that Ni0 Tupvss bad
rs~lgnesi in os<1ss ~ pursas her seudi~s
in tks Hull ho9ss. Ckicsgc. Although
the infatuatiou had ssirrsd up intssnal
ssrife. the memhers Il the church die
played spirit u christian fortsarsnes
and forgiveness that v - rsrs - .
vlsss Il . cherub.
10 HounSl New ThssslHsgy.
Miss TSpper sent to the Hull hcus.
esfens,bly ~ ssslss Niss Adanls In the
work thee~; hut In rrality, IL n said. her
mind . a. tnfiuenced BY an ambifson ~
strange and unfathomAbic a. hcs con.
duct She visk~d - be the eoand~r II
" nee ths-slovy. and purpcscd To blend
her peculiar socislistic isleas vith those
of Niss Adams. and from the union Il
me two form noU religion that should
te . comfort AMI CONSULTATION to man
kind to come.
About three weeks ago R-sin A. May
uaxd obtained = divorce from the Wifc
Who had tren to him wife only in
name. During his association with Miss
Tuppcr the casual observer has not becn
able to sre where her influence had Gle
waited him in The least. lie still drank
heavily at tunes. and his spr-~s we're the
widest Il Wild carousAis. Not many
weeks ago he insu.sed two young
girls on Wealthy avenue car
and made an exhibition of himself that
was di-s,ustsn. In the extrsc.e. lie was
finally taken IN Sweets hotel and put Ia
bed Af,erw ar,is hc Mas carried 10 his
home IN a back. hut he had not then re-
covered fs,m his drunken debauch. His
life Ia Grand Rapids has been a course
Il Wild cxcesses. When he became
drunk and those periods seemed on the
whole mor. numerous than the periods
Il sotriety. II is alleged he brut-
ally beat h,s wife ard tersorl1ed his
daughter until life with him be
came .imo-t unbcarablc. He was
surveyor ot customs under the recent
administrator, but suddenly resigned u
few months ago. and IL was broadly
hinted that his accounts We're far from
being what they should have been. This
was chsritahy stated L. be due 10 care
lessness-
About week ago he left the city
Sunday the Chicago papers published
the marriage license printed at the be-
ginning II this story. Whatw was soul
marriage IN Grand Rapids has prob
ably ere this been transformed into a
wedding Of the Chicago earth earthly
srrt. Profcss.d virtue and confessed
vice have been welded into one flesh and
spirit. Perhaps.
Anos her Version.
The above recital is by an esteemed
and reliable resident of the community.
From another equally reliable the fsl
lowing is obtained: Maynard became a
regular attendant AT the weekly meet
ings IL the Young Peoples society.
where Miss Tuppcr vas also called 10y
reason II her being president Of the soc
Iety. \ young woman, member of the
society. whose name is withheld. thought
IL strange that he should force his pres
ence upon their meetings when he was
not member of the society. He at
tended with such regularity that she
mentioned the matter fo Miss Upper
with the statement that his company
was not wanted. and that there must pe
some special object for his visits. Miss
Upper assured her that II was
entirely proper for Mr.. Maynard
~ bc present. AMI that nothing
should hc said Ia offend him or To
cause him IL discontinue kis visits.
Matters continued in this way for some
time. and as they advanced suspicious
began to arise In the young woman's
mind that all was not right. MAYNARD
was n frequent visitor ut Miss Tuppcr's
room. both day and night. He began
writing poetry. come ~ which was pub
lIshed IN certain local rapors He FIRE
quentiy took some of his choicest pro
ductions with him la Miss Tuppers
rom. with which Ia entertain her He
would lock his Office III the government
building and steal away IL spend an
hour or two with his lover. Tho meet
ings became 81 frequent that few IL
the members - the church began To
call each others attention to the matter.
The young woman above referred la be
came 40 disgusted with the frequent
meetings and intimacy ~ the two til. =
she called the attention 10 the church
trustees to certain facts within Ter
knowledge.
Wsrnesl to Ih,-i-t.
j. w RO-en,hal. n member - the
board. went Ia Mr. Maynard and told
nFit hAitt lt' ufN~t ftrt-t III
w',man a. he Vas doing. Maynard pro.
tested that there were no evil inten-
tions. Ne finally became iraie because
persons we're interfering with his husl
mss vt church Meeting ono night
h~ excused himself before the services
we're concluded. Tie requested tho
young woman Who had objected t. his
frequent visits at their meetings to- ac.
htr. h.. t.h..l ~, toll
her. Ne accused her IT fal>,fyIBg con
corning his visits 10 Miss Tuppcr's
rooms. anil threatened IL have her ar
rs-te'i n she ever repeated the story
This state u affairs continued up Ia the
mi,ldle uf last December. when tho con.
grrgstIon noticci that Miss Tuppers
interest IN enc s,ciety b~gan gradually
;alrs~er. and her work was Tar from being
satisfactory. She would enter the pulpit
each sunday morning with a pale and
hsggard fscc Her sermons lacked force
sni u vas evidcnt that something VA.
wrong The real trouble vas known Ia
but a Few snemher- 70 the tDard -
trustees and possibly tvo nr tnrc. mem
sers = the congregation snd they sete
trying o. keep u a secret with the hopes
Il getting the affair Strengthened out
without giving u publicity. This course
ss- takeu through respect S446 sympa
thy for A-s fupper sho evidently bad
come a. reaitIe the position ~ which
she vas placed She vent - Mr- u
Turner president = the board - trus
tees ADD VIZ 'rousiy denied that there
vas any thing wrong IA the relations
hessesn herself and Nr Maynard She
also visited the lion =. G. - Holden.
+ the secretary - the hoard 81 trustees.
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