The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-27
.rcu1soN PREACHER STILL KABID
Rev. BrumbauCh Repeats His Slanderous
Language on LeavenwOrth.

Atchison, Kan, June 26-(Special)-
Rev. Brumbaugh the minister who SLAM
dered a crowd of respectable people
who came here to picnic last Sunday
from Leavenworth and who has been
sued for libel, stands by his utterances.
He was seen by Champion reporter
last night and made answer TO some
questions in regard TO the sermon he
preached on the previous Sunday even
ing in which he spoke of the violations
of the law in and about AtchiSOn. The
minister said that evidences of depraVl-
~ that had recently come TO light in
cases like that of the Tofte case were
enough TO make any mans heart bleed.
When places like that OF Voorhees,
alleged to have its wine room and its
negro harlots, are encouraged TO con-
tinue the work of debauchery and ruin,
protected by officers Of the law for the
sake of revenue, as witnesses testified
in court, it was surely time for pulpit
and press 10 speak out against the OPP
preston.
When asked what he said in regard
to the Sunday law he replied that a
prominent business man told him that
he went TO Taylor's park with his fam
lily few Sundays since and there he
saw things that convinced him that
that place was conducted in such way
as to make it not worthy of the pat
ronage of the respectable people. This
business man states that he approach
ed one Of the bars to get some refresh
ments for his family and here he saw
four ladies" @ boldly putting cigar
etts while lager beer was being dis
pensed and drank. Z prominent coun-
~ official also told Tie minister that
he understood that beer was being dis
pensed at Taylor's park.
When asked what he had said about
the police commissioners, DR.. Brum-
baugh said he did mol mention them,
but simply said if he were an officer of
the law he would not surrender To the
lawless element without a struggle
he would shoot or give up the gum
What was your reference 10 last
Sunday at Forest park?' said the re-
porter. To this Dr.. BrumbauSh re-
piled that about 8 o'clock on Sunday
afternoon a deputy sheriff brought a
noisy prisoner 10 the Jail and had him
locked up. Two or three hours later
he came with the second prisoner from
the same place and had him locked up.
This being an unusual Sabbath occur
ance the minister stepped across the
street where the sheriff and his deputy
were and made inquiry concerning the
arrests. He was told that the first
man was drunk and disorderly' and
that he had been arrested at Forest
park. The second man had been throw
ing stone at the merry-SO-round II For
est park. The deputy sheriff also said
that the saloons ont there mot in the
park but near it,. were running open all
day and that they We're being freely
patronized by the LeavenworJh crowd
and others. He also stated that this
partaking Of beer was having its usual
effects upon those who drank II.
What did you say in regard 10 fast
persons from LeavenworJh? said the
reporter.
II said" replied Dr. Brumbaugh,
men and faster women had come up
from Leavenworth and were spending
the day at Forest park"
Who gave You this informa ton -
The deputy sheriff." said the minis
ter.
Did you say anything about Sun
day dancing AZ Forest park"
NO, but / heard the deputy tell the
sheriff that the Leayenworth people
were determined TO have a Sunday
night dance out there and he did not
think he could stop il The sheriff
said in reply that he was determined 10
see the laws enforced and that he
would not permit sunday daucing-tha;
he would so out 10 Forest park Tor that
purpose. l understand he did go. but
/ that after ne had returned 10 the city
; the dance was carried on. l believe
I the management OF Forest park make
a mistake in permitting Sunday dane
ing there, since i is the most desira bic
/ place near the city for the picniCS OF
/ schools. churches. sunday schools, etc.
! ana they desire 20 pajronize a plHSe
. kent free frnrn svil associations