The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-09
Deposcd Minister Faces q Grim
inal ChaF .
WARRANT ISSUED YESTERDAY.
zays MS Ease Vas naffroaded at the
Uxnxr,. TrtuI-Hinf of Two Mys-
t~rfor. women and OF Attempted
uraeLmafI-The Minister sot Yet
u..ax .. Wake n staternent-Hfx
Friends stand by Him.

Pev. ". r. Ford. formerly pastor cf
the Madison street AsfhodiHt f-piae0'ti
church. was arrested late yesterday Al
,ernocu by Constable PIKE II the en-
freuff. II the Burke block on Second ave-
nue.. co the charge Of crlmlnally ASSAULT
tug Jessie MorfoFd. a girl j years
old. about February z % the pfeseft
year The complaint speaks 10 . gen
era. way Of The alleged crime having be1n
committed in King county. but Asslstaat
Prosecuting Attorney Hart admitted 10
!. Post-Iateiligescer reporter last even
,r- that the prosecution would attempt
10 gho. that the crime was COMMITTEES 80
5fY. Ford's Office IN the Hinekisy BLOCK
Declares lie Is Innocent.
Tho arrest was not much ~ a surprise
20 Mr. Tor-4 In view Of he decision OF tHe
5sverest conference. yet he reiteFates rs
abatement Of innocence. and does no.
hesitate 30 say that he WAS subjected 10
the railroading process a. Everett. RE
declines for the present 10 make a gerfT-
al sfatsment covering his defense. Sat
from wbn vac learned yesterday there
nre act 20 b. sensational developments
neFbrn the matter Ii finally ended. Mr.
r0rd.s friends. he says. have not desert
Ell Fin az appearance may have indi-
Gated. and when his case comes out IN
oren court the public VII have the op-
portunity Of hearing eli there IL 10 be
said on both sides.
The officials Of the prosecuting attor-
ney'g Office did nat come 10 a conclusion
IN the Ford case unit; several days ago
AZ that time Jessie Morford, accom-
ppnied b her sister Mrs. Leona r. Dun
ham had a long talk with Assistant
Prosecutor John Hart. The girl told her
story and Nr. Hart said that he Mss
wiiiirg to prosecute. Mrs Durham call
ed AZ the Office yesterday morning, bnt
AFR Hart was absent on official business.
The compInfat u siEned.
Mrs. Durham returned again in the af-
tsfnoon az l o'clock ard found Mr.. Hart
n. She said that she WAS ready 10 sign
the complaint Mr. Hart produced the
paper and Airs. Durham wrote her name
as evidence OF her alleged information
that Mr.. Ford had been guilty OF as
sanitiug her younger sister. In the
complaint II Is stated that Jessie Nor
ford Is under H. According 20 the infor-
nation in the possession o. SIR. Hart she
II Is.
The complaint IL as follows:
"Leona f. Durham. being FIRST duly
sworn on oath says: That az Seattle. In
said King county. state Of Washington
on or about the 9th day Of February. A.
II. isgl W, T. Ford did commit the crime
Of seduction. follows: By then ard
there being the said " r. Ford. Ia King
county. state OF Washington. on or about
February "a 1857 did unlawflliY and felon-
ionsiy debaueh Jessie Nurfurd. the said
Jessie Morford then and there being an
unmarried woman under the age of Is
years and the said Jessie Morford being
then and there OF previous chaste
statute In such ease made and provided.
and against the peace and dignity OF the
state OF Washington"
Constable Pike found Mr. Ford ~ the
entrance OF the Burke block and placed
him under arrest. Ex-Nayur J. r. Ronald
Is Mr. Fords attorney but as he was
busy IN the superior court. ex-JudEe John
+. HGmphries attended to the affair.
Mr. Ford, accompanied by Constable
pike and Attorney HUMPHREYS. arrived At
Justice Austin's court a few minutes after
4 O'clock. Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney Hart was notified and soon appeared
The Justice flxed Air. Ford's bonds az
siu0.
ha,s Tie was sof Fairly Treated
Judge HUMPHREYS told IA Post-inieiligsn-
Ger reporter that he did not desire TO make
any statement on behalf Of Mr. Ford for
the present. and that he did not think Il
advisable Tor AR. Ford 10 submit 10 IA
interview.
''You nay state. however," sald jude
unnsphrlcs. that Mr. Ford denies sae
charge empn9ticaily.
Mr.. Fosd himself said tina, he did not
care 10 give his version Of TITO casc untl
later. nad added taat he had already &C.
uisd the charee
.Wiil sou authorize tho slatepleat shat
you consider thle cssN fouaJcd on black
mailing acicmeg" he'd tNe reporter
NE. replied slr Ford. - DO no. care
10 be the authority for sny statements az
shls time
WAS all I'M ev.dcace give, In your bee
half ut the Everett conference trial pab-
ilshed IN the reports sent oUt1''
This question caused Mr. Ford 20 answer
cnnhaticasiy. Ne"
he continued by saving that he had $50
complaint to maize OF the way tn which he
had been treated hy the observation-disclosures.
bui ae a matter of saet nc did rot have sn
opportunity 60 vlvc his sldn Of the case.
Il know from whom the report CaJnp
said ar Ford ana he mentioned some ore
OF the naJrc Of Brown.
Did you have a chance 10 prepare yepr
case properly before 8; came before th-
ministerial jery 30 Everelte'f
NE" repi.ej SIR Ford 81 did nos. I
sid not cNrn hRye TIE ilhyT.Y az choosing
my own eeNesel The ease was saiiraal
81 THROUGH"
itat 90 interrupted MACK malt
II wish be reea1iad thBt az she slime OF the
ecclesiastical ts3ai st Everats hviof iura-
ton was nadr ~ Haw the defence ef-
TEMPTED 90 Show IS conspiracy cu the psvt
e . woman. vha UVut lHto his office a~t
theafenel - EXPOSE him Il Ae Ild nat nay
her $500 The evidence ia support az fnlq
proposition s. alleges 20 have heca gwen
hy two feftTtahle meu. one az whom b. Ss3.1
20 lee a Nr Peters. The prosecution 7s-
teriptes' ta 4pSet this part ~ tho defense
by fUfting t,is myR;erious woman ~, the
stand. shn ieuied sve4 having 4er,eei "a
25ss AZ Ford. lier name was h#pf a -re~-f
i VII 9roAaie develop ~ fhe trsal tlsFr
this wosGan f. AIRS. Mare Rradhary. ara
lhat 1tn lsNca on lAlsc View tra,t Nt-s
Bradbury hrs hevn ~ tho prosecuting at-
,orncy'e ak,a within tae pas- two er gh-.s
dayF and 1t tN stated cn coed nathart,
tha, she hss ea.a-c3 q ros.sta Henfs1 ~
eycr haV'ag sasde aGy demand uns1 NJ
Ford
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