St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-26
MYSTERY CLEARED.
Whole Story Regarding Miss
Emily Hall and Preacher
Bell Unearthed.
SHE, WAS AN EXPORTER
And 1t Was Through Her
Religious Work She
Met Bell.
SHE WAS AN EXPORTER
FATE OF F0RGER LIPPERT.
American Sentenced in Cape
Colony to Seven Years
Penal Servitude.

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LONDON, April 25.-A clergyman
named Jonathan Bell, it appears from
turther investigation, has been living
at Oldbury, near Birmingham. He left
that district on Tuesday last and his
present whereabouts are unknown.
This is the man wanted at Detroit,
who is suspected of having sent to the
United States Emily Hall, who died
recently from the result of an OPERA
ton.
AT the end of 1894, Rev. Jonathan
Bell, who for the past two years. has
been a pastor of the Primitive Meth
odist church in the Blackheath circuit,
was seen occasionally in the company
OF Emily Hall, who was a member
OF his church. She was twenty-four
years old, and used to preach and
speak at temperance and political
meetings. She was candidate for
the local preachers place in Black
Heath. Miss Hall went to Bells
house in August last to assist in do
ing the hcusework during the ac-
couchement of Mrs. Bell. She
LEFT HER HOME SUDDENLY
In the following November, it is un-
derstood, to take a situation in Leeds
to which place Bell accompanied her.
Her parents were later informed that
she had gone to America with a lady.
Her father and mother were opposed
to her going to the United States.
They heard nothing further until they
received letter from her on Jan. II.
In December Bell obtained leave of
absence on the plea that his throat was
affected, and that his doctor had or
dered him to go away. Several weeks
later he returned to Oldbury, his
home in Worcester, five miles north
west of Birmingham.
Since that time he has lectured on
his experience in America and he also
referred to them in sermons he has
preached.
Mrs. Hall has in her possession let
ters written by her daughter to Bell
which contain serious allegations; and
ask him to help her through her trou-
BILE.
Bell came to the district from Burn
ley, and was to be removed next July
He is thirty-eight years old and has
a wife and six children. He has an
excellent education. On Monday last
he preached in his chapel, but as the
details Of the Detroit story were pub
lished that evening, he vanished the
following morning. The police have
taken no action in the matter, al
though Miss Halls parents sought
their assistance. There is much indig-
nation in the district Bell has re-
signed
DETROIT, Mich, April 25.-The
prosecuting attorney has decided that
Rev. Jonathan Bell, of Birmingham,
Eng, cannot be extradited on a
charge of being an accessory to the
murder of Emma Hall. There is no
evidence that Bell advised a criminal
operation; in fact, it is believed by the
authorities that he was opposed to
such a course, but left the matter to
the girl herself.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, April 25.-The
Rev. Jonathan Bell, known in Brook
lyn as Frederick Bell, was the first
pastor of the primitive M. Z. church
on Park avenue, which was built in
1873. He was not long in charge when
stories connecting his name with
some of the female members of the
congregation, became current gossip,
and finally reached the board Of
trustees Of the church. He was re-
Guested to appear before a meeting of
the board of trustees called to inquire
into his moral character. A day was
set for the hearing, but Bell did not
make an appearance and he was
promptly expelled from his pastorate.
Bell was pastor of the church about
one and a half years. Two months
after his expulsion from the Park
avenue church he hired the Academy
of Music on Montague street and con-
Quoted services there. Several MEM
hers of his former congregation, who
did not believe in the charges, followed
him to the academy. His career there
was not very successful. In 1876 Bell
announced that he was going to Eu-
rope. He left his wife and two cliI-
dren behind. but after a month or two
he sent for them.