The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-05

something, and said to her: Lena,
you can't open your mouth in my
house. If this is your mother I will
talk to her, but not to you. Mrs Crith
Then I said: Mrs. Crith you have a
very bad girl I know it, she replied,
but I can't do anything with her. I
tried to keep her from coming here to-
day, but could not do it. Then told
them that if they had anything further
to say, they could see my lawyer, Mr..
WEIGH.
81 want to say that it would be a
piece of meanness for me to blame Mr..
WEIGH for paying that money. do not
wish to do so. At the time the money
was paid, I did not know what know
now You must remember that nearly
all these developments had come since
that time. I had not then heard from
DR.. Sturgis, and in the light of subse-
quent events I admit that the payment
of the money was a very grave mis-
take But I wanted to protect my
church, my children and myself, and L
felt that I was, to some extent, at the
mercy of those people"
Question by DR.. Fisher:
O.-Do you qeep liquor in your house?
Al did keep whisky in my house
during the Illness of my wife, and there
is still some there unused. I have
bought but one bottle of champagne in
my life. and that was after my wife be-
came so low that she could not take
whisky.
Dr.. Embree's testimony was listened
to with the closest attention by every
one present When he had finished, At
torney R. B. Welch read the following
af1davits:
Laura Smith, of lawful age, being
duly sworn, on oath says:
Il knew Lena Crith in her life time.
One day between Christmas and New
Years day. 1897, I went with her to
the state house, at her request, to see
J. G. Jones. the messenger. She told me
that she was in delicate condition,
but that she did not know who the
father was; that she was going to
charge Mr. Jones with being the father.
We met him in the hall of the state
house and I heard her charge him with
being the father of the unborn child.
Jones denied the charge and said that
she had so many fellows she could not
tell who the father was. She told me
she mad a child, a girl, now about three
years old. She said nothing to me
about DR.. A. S. Embree. | also know
Many Crith a sister of Lena Crith.
She had twins last year. She is I'M
married. 1 was not in Topeka during
September, and further aff1ant sayeth
not. .---
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this March 1, 1898. Witness my hand
and netaria1 seal.
s'R. B. WEIGH,
Notary Public"
'eMack Walker, being duly sworn, on
oath says:
Il lived next door to the Criths dur
ing September, October and Novemb Der,
1897. Shortly after my birthday, Sep
TENDER 16, 1897, Lena Crith came to my
wife and said she had a friend who was
in trouble, and she wanted to know how
to get out of it. My wife told her that
she did not. know any way, and if she
did she would not tell her. She then
asked for the name of doctor who
could and would help her, but my wife
and I said to each other we thought she
was the friend herself. At another
time said Lena Crith told me she was
working a young colOred man for a part
of his salary every month. Lena Crith
has a little girl about 5 years old,
would judge. I have seen her often.
Lena Crith and young coIored man
went together a great deal. I saw them
frequently.
''Tc WALKER.
s.Subscribed and sworn to before me
this third day of March, 1898.
r. B. WEIGH,
Notary Public"
After the affidavits had been read,
Presiding Elder J. R. Madison announc-
ed that the case was closed and he and
the other members of the court retired.
When they returned they presented the
following statement:
We, the undersigned committee, call
ed to investigate the charge affecting
the moral character OF Rev. A. S. EN-
bree. d. D., after hearing all the evil
verdict that the charge is not sustain
ed and hereby express our sympathy
with him, and declare that our conf
dence in him remains unimpaired.
G. S. DEARBORN.
t E. CHANDLER,
c. HOLMAN,
H D. RICE,
I DENISON.