The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-19

Ever since the sensational arrest Of
DR.. Mabry and Mrs. Reilly, there has
been anxiety for some further state
ment from the accused ones. They
Wee advised by their attorneys not to
talk until the whole case had been
gone over and all the evidence posi-
bic brought to light. Since that time
the attorneys and principals have been
probing The matter 10 the bottom and
asst evening DR.. Mabry and Mrs. Reilly
authorized the following statement of
their side of the case:
Heretofore DR.. Mabry has not
deemed it advisable to make any
statement further than the one made
the evening of the arrest, because he
was so much surprised to find that
any such charge had been made
against him that he desired to sift
t3e matter as thoroughly as possible
SCaascertain the real facts in the case.
The Doctors Previous Record.
Before stating those facts, owing to
certain rumors that have been put in
circulation IN the city, rejecting on
Dr. Mabry's pre- yious character,
George T. Goodwin, one of the trus-
tees of the First Methodist church.
selt telegram to one of the promi-
nent citizens in each of the towns in
Iowa and Illinois where DR.. Mabry |
had served as pastor or presiding ell |
der. covering period of twenty con-
secutive years. No reasons were
given in the telegram and none of |
the RsgsOnS to whom the message !
G diss " 4ab Is a member Of the Ms'h'-
FollSEying is the telegram sent by
Mr.. Goodwin:
WIRE character and standing of
Rev. Mabry. our pastor dhe presiding
elder tnere)"
The Replies Received.
Following are the replies received:
From \. 4. Reed. editor of the
Southern Illinois Journal. Flora, Ills
Rev. Mabry's character as citizen and
minister, while here, was irreproach-
able.
From Ex-Governor w. J. Dysart,
Dysart, lathe character and stand
Ing of Rev. Mabry, was first class
From W. D. Newbury. attorney and
vice-president Strawberry Point bank
Strawberry Point, lathe character
and standing Of Rev. Mabry while
past3r here was good.
ISEom E. B. Shaw, cashier Fayette
County National bank West Union,
standing while pastor here was of-the
highest order and above reproach.
From H. c. Baldwin, president Cfti-
zen's National Bank, Charles City, i
lathe best Of reputation and char I
acter in every way while here. {
From Frank Larrabee, president i
First National Bank, McGregor, Ia
nd !
a reflection on his character.
A. K. Bailey, editor of the DEBORAH
Republican, DEBORAH, Ia.-Aabry char
acter pure anG remarkably high while
presiding elder here. I
Bitter Feeling in the Church.
a. order to understand the reIa-
tions of certain parties to the present
prosecution it is necessary to refer to
some matters of history in connection
with the First Methodist church and
other churches in this city About
thr-As years ago certain members of
the 9a~st church sought TO supplant
I>r.f 14aDly as pastor by DIR. Tiff and, {
failing in this, quite a number left r
and went TO The Tiff church. The feel q
ing in the First M. E. church, growing +
out of that matter, was very bitter u
and the relations between DR.. Mabry :
and DR.. lift have never been cordial Y
since.
Attempt to Oust the Doctor. :,
In the fall of the same year there
was an expose of an alleged pIagiar- s.
Ism of Dr. Tiff which he attributed to Il
DR.. Mabry. An attempt to Dust Dr.
Mabry from the First church was Fl
again renewed TWO years ago. Three -
prominent members Of the Tiff church =
fled a written complaint with Bishop y
Joyce, charging in fact that Dr. AIabry N
vas seeking TO build up the First Il
shurch at the expense of the other II
Methodist churches in this city and y
vas thereby causing disturbance in 81
he church relations of Methodists in | u
salt Lake city. Previous to the meet ?
ng OF this conference an official q
,oard of the First church had unani- =,
nously requested DR.. Mabry's return al
nd the Bishop dismissed the COM ci
laint and returned Dr. Mabry as pas m
or of the First church.
Another Man Gomez Ia. re
Mrs. Reilly Joined thr First church a.
4 FebruG-y, 1894, by letter from Day. a
IN, .. She also brought a strong
Hmendatory letter from her former m
pr. Some four or five months IN
IS Mrs. Reilly Joined the ~ ~
Fch there was some criti- co
ism about her conduct with ";
man by the name of Scott Karns
nd this being reported to Dr. Mabrv wi
e demonstrated with Mrs. Reilly upon r. r.
ne subject It was reported that Mr. u
arms still Continued his attentions to en-
Irs- Reilly, and upon DR.. Mabry's ad- D,
ice some six weeks ago she Deremp- Sc
,rily notified him TO cease any further ~
tteiltions to her. Shortly before Mrs. h hy
la bry went on her visit to California, va
le met Mr.. Harms. who charged her tai
substance with creating suspicion tn
sainst him IN the mind OF his wife n1
nd said: 6z,
Ought 10 Keen SfiII. for
syl
You ougnE 10 keep Still. I could do 80