The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
BARTON'S TALE.
He Accuses His Wife of Conspiring
Against DR.. BroWn-His Santa
Rosa Reception.


Against DR.. Brown-His Santa
Rosa Reception.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, March 30.-Several
weeks ago John d. Barton, accompanied
by two men and one or two women, came
to Santa Rosa and began revival service.
They occupied a tent at the corner of
Washington and Fourth streets. Yester-
day the tent was removed, and the re-
vivalists are holding nightly services in a
building on street. In an interview
with CALL correspondent Mr.. Barton
said:
The attack upon us by this man Lennon of
the Republican is unwarranted and unjust
There is no truth in the statement that we are
trying to obtain money under the pretense of
aiding destitute people. We have aided many
Pe0pie here, but respect their natural scruples
OF having their names published to the world.
For this reason Lennon saw fit to attack US in
his sheet. AS for the woman who calls herself
my wife in San Francisco, 1 no longer own her
We were married by Justice Wood in Port
land, Or, in 1891, and two hours afterward
my newly welded wife went to General George
Williams, Dor rrowed $50 and left town.
am carpenter and builder by trade but
was engaged i'll Portland in detective work. L
closed up my Cffce and came to San Francisco
to find my wife. found her at Mrs. Mixers
at $500 Clay street, or near there. For five
years she spent every cent earned and made
my life miserable. She beat my 16-year-old
daughter and kept me in hot water continu-
demanded $50 of her. She had him put out of
the house and they ended the fight in the
street. found that this man was one of her
former husbands. Why, she has had six off
ferent husbands.
Shortly after this was told by Emma Mitch
eler OF 1907 Mission street some of my wife's
former history. She used to work for a man
named Redwine on Jackson and Sansome
streets. They kept lodging-house and she
beat him out of it. She went to Los Angeles,
where she married man named Perry. Then
she married man at Fort Douglass named
Lyman. After this she married a man named
Jordson and | think they lived at 1907 Mission
street with Mrs. Murphy.
Ny wife was thick with Mrs. Tunnel when
we lived at 1917 Oak Grove avenue and it was
there that the job was put up on the Rev C.
o. Brown. Mrs. Tunnel gave my wife a house
and lot, which suppose was her share of the
p,under. She left my house at 16 Fell place
about January i, 1896 aud about a week after
/ followed. l only took few bedclothes and
my personal effects. l made her a present OF
all of the household goods and am willing to
support her. but not TO live with her, provided
OF course that she can prove to me that some of
these stories are false and that she will live
decent life.
AS for me running away with Minnie Soule,
that is untrue. l met Minnie Soule shortly
after her husband Mr.. Andrews, killed him
self last Christmas, and she requested that |
should assist her in getting life insurance pol
icy cashed. took her to my lawyer, Mr. Coll
yer whose Office is at IA McAllister street, and
he will bear me out in all say
My wife thought she could get some of my
property in Portland but was too smart for
her and the detectives she bounded me with.
Being detective myself they found it very
hard to shadow me.
Minnie Soule has never been in Santa Rosa.
The lady who has been with us is Mrs. Harriet
Ayers, noble woman, who is backing our
efforts to raise the fallen and establish rescue
home. We have saved twenty souls already
and with Gods help will save many more. Ny
uncle, Barton,is now al the Palace Hotel in San
Francisco, and / have sent Mrs. Ayers to him
for money to keep up the good work. We
have purchased a piece of property, and one
of Santa Rosa's noble citizens has donated a
six-room house. God will show us way to
cordial a welcome there as any Christian
woman in the land.
Ii my ex-wife stirs me up will send her to
- to cool off. am very quiet man till you
ruffe my feathers the wrong way, then l put
up the bars.
Before the meeting was over the preacher
informed his audience that he had just
received news from San Francisco which
compelled him to bid them all farewell
forever. That he would take the first train
for San Francisco in the morning and
asked the prayers of all of his hearers.
He said that he had hoped to make Santa
Rosa his home. but that business of i'm
portance called him away. He promised
to send a good man in his place.