The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-09
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to the Southern Illinois conference. and
while stationed NJ Anna. Ill, was toaa
by an old man. member OF the Aesao-
dist Episcopal church. that Ford. when .
young man and in the ministry, seduced q
young woman. hired or persuaded
another man TO marry her. and after me
other man left her. married her himseii
after short interview IN smokenoase.
This account Was confirmed BY u. W.
Calfee with additional particulars. While
in Little Rock in 1854. / was told by lead
ing men of the city. former mem oers oil
the NJ. T. church, that Ford had an liiegi-
innate heir in Arginta, opposite Little
Rock and across the river from IT. lnese
facls give Just as they were given TO me.
or as they are personally known TO myself.
/ think that the interests of public morals
and The cause of Christ demand that they
be made public.
aSisned. NJ. Fl. NICHOLS.
Care Of GORGE W. kSowLEs,
Room LIewellyn-Dodge building.
Seattle"
STANDS By HIS STORY.
This attack, coming as it did from man
almost unkn own. caused great excitemenf
among those who were Informed OF the
matter, and Mr.. Ford was so indignant
that he Immediately commenced TO In
qIire into the matter in its relation to
criminal libel. Pastor W. I. Ford, OF the
Grace Methodist Episcopal church, who is
relative of the presiding elder, went TO
Nichols and asked him if he was the
author of the document he was
circulating. Nichols said he was and
sanctioned charge by charge as 1t was
enumerated. Nichols then asserted that
no one in the Methodist Episcopal church
dare lay those charges against Ford before
the Puget sound conference. Mr.. Ford
had jotted down the charges as made by
Nichols and asked him 10 sign them, say
ing: 81 will show you If anyone dares. 7"
Nichols refused TO sign the paper and asked
Ford why he took so much interest In the
affair. When he was informed by Pastor
w. L. Ford, who is small but very de-
termined man, that his name was Ford
and he wanted 10 inquire about the matter,
Nichols closed the interview. Nichols
then prepared himself for the conference
at Tacoma. and before going over showed
people his pockets crammed full of state
ments against Elder Ford.
NOT pAuSrEp BIZ THE Law.
The elder told Bishop Joyce he was go
ing to take the matter into the courts. and
the bishop told him to be sure and let
against him. Nichols. however, was not
subdued and kept on with his dirty work.
Last Saturday Pastor Ford, of the Grace
NJ. Z. church. and Elder Ford visited ex-
Mayor Ronald and handed him one of
Nichols documents to read.
"Ihe matter Is Iibelous," said Mr.. Ron
aid, 'but you must remember. Mr.. Ford,
in taking this into court that Nichols has
A. r - 4h..a
charges" The elder replied with great
decision:
''The charges are false. scurrilous, and
there is not one atom Of truth in them. /
don't know what 10 think of this matter
unless the man is crazy. / never had an
other wife and am at a loss to under
stand what no means in the last part of
his charges"
When Mr.. Ronald asked how the matter
was to be taken into court, Mr.. Ford re-
piled:
Criminal libel. don't want his
money If he has any. l want this mat
ter sifted to the bottom"
CHARGE OF CRIMINAL LIBEL-
Mr.. Ford secured promise from Mr..
Ronald to lay the matter before the prose
cutting attorney and then went to the con-
ference at Tacoma. This was done. but
the Craamer murder case caused delay in
getting out the complaint. and in the
meantime Nichols not only kept on circu-
lating bis documents. but also told much
orally that was still more slanderous. Mr..
Ford insisted on having the case investi-
gated by the conference, and many OF his
former Arkansas friends testified to his
good character and the committee lost no
time in preparing a report generating Mr..
Ford. The report was as follows:
CONFERENCE SAYS ITS FALSE.
The committee. composed of ID. @. lie
Sourd, A. J. Joslyn, Clark Johnson and +.
E. Drake, who investigated the charges or.
as the report says. ''rumors," find,
after hearing eleven witnesses. that
Mr.. and Mrs Ford bore IN
bIemished regulations in Little Rock
whereas Nicholas has once been but is no
longer a member OF the church. The
resolution adopted expresses unqualified
confidence in the character of Mr.. and
Mrs Ford.
Mr. Ford trembied with emotion when
he arose to thank the conference for its
action. The charges and the gossip
which followed had nearly Frustrated
his wife Mr.. Nichols was pres
ent yesterday during the session.
Yesterday Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Mcbride requested Mr.. Ronald to
draw up the complaint for Nichols
arrest. The warrant was issued by
Justice Humphrey and Depu ty Sheriff w.
T. Meredith left in the afternoon for Ia
coma after Mr.. Nichols on the charge Of