The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-20
DIR. EMBEE'S TROUBLES
The Poplar Topeka Preacher De-
feudant ina Church Trial

Hawatha. KAN March is-The tosti-
mony Of Mrs stella NJ. Brooke. the To-
peke woman who charges Dr. a. S. Em
bree with having had improper relations
with her IS 800 far he important feature
Of the church trial beiag held here Nns.
Brooks vas put on the stand l5te h.s
evening AS this session ala not adjourn
until n o'clock and the cAa.riraion IS
being conducted behind c,,eed doors
nothing could De leorne in regard to her
testimony today
Mrs Brooks is a member of She First
NJ. r. church and resides with her ONLY
son a lad Of about l2 years OF age. mt Coz
Kansas avenue upstairs She has been a.
vorced from her husband who was form
erly Methodist minister sh, ln very
humble circumstance her home being
poorly furnished. II sher story that De-
/ rhorp is charged with creditinr and cir.
| culaung iu The letter written by Mayor
| Fellows
Tho story ls substantially as folows'
Mrs Brooks alleges Chat ou March s.
tsaS. She mot Dr. Embroe by appointment
in Topeka and had improper relations
/ with him. The same afternoon Dr. rm-
brec loft for BRIDGEPORT Conn After his
| return Mrs Brooks tsates that ue .llled
on her at her home and their intimate ro-
latons were resumed. Later Mrs Brooks
removed to- ST. Joseph Mo. whore she
| alleges that Dr. Embr,e called up0n her
for Ike business
! According TO Mrs Brooks story these
leatons were brought about by Hcr Under
| standing that Or Emhrco would marry
her SHE aver sthat she was and slil is
deeply IN love with him, and sympaJhizeJ
with him I'm his affections over the trIb
AFFAIR She talked with him repeatedly ao
her story goes about what a good mother
SHE would make fer his children
Mr.. Brooks says chat the first time Chat
she ever had improper relations with Mr.
Embrce was March 8. lS9S. two days after
| Is final service at the first church and
four days after his acquttal of the iuves-
ugau0n Of the Crith affair. thc story
goes that the appointment was made coy
DR. Embree at his nnal communion scr-
vice At Mrs Brooks was leaning with
others at the church rail Dr Embrce
whispered ga hcr ear that ho would be at
home at o'clock the following Tuesday
| March S
on that day and that hour the defense
points out Dr Embrce icft for Bridg-
port
Mrs Brooks explains this by saying
that instead Of keeqiug the appointment
she came az o'clock, two hours ahead
| OF the date aat and two hours before
Dr Embree loft for tho onst
The defense will not dispute this visit,
but win attempt oshow that Il was
made no In response o am appointment
made by Or Embree. but 20 SEQ some
furniture which the doctor had for sale
II is understood that in her testimony
before the committee Mrs Brooks amend.
ed her story in regard 60 when tho ap.
pontmont was made She says now
that it was made mot at the choncel rail
but after tho service was over The
bu, after the service was over. The
defense claims that this change I'm the
story IS made because Presiding UdeI
Madison, who conducted this service Is
ready TO testify that he remembers whor
! Mrs. Brooks was at the altar and tina
: Dr. Embrce was at the opposite end o
the chancel rall at the time Presldlnl
Elder Madison viii also testify that j.
left the church Immediately after tn
: ! ftifNlUil III fVUlUAIN VIII III AaAAhA PC
q which dlsproves the statement that tn
, ! appointment was made after the serv
"a ic-
Among those 90 whom AIrs. Brook
stated that tho appointment was mad
duTin the communion service ana owe
the chancel rail was r. b. Weloh Dr
, Embrce's attorney IN tho Crlth case. Mr.
Welch arrived here today and viii testlf,
Tho only witness this afternoon wa
4 Or y. l.. Thorpe Ills testimony wa
corroboratlvs OF Mrs Brooks; he pro
n duced letter written 90 him from 8
+. Joseph by Mrs Brooks Ia which she tell
q Of her great love for DR. 1mhree and ho'
. it had led 10 her downfall. In it Mr'
& Brooks states that Dr. Embree had Wis
g. ited her I'm ST. Joseph Tor immoral pur
t poses. She says that Dr. Embrco me
% her there on tho street and embraced ne
and went home with her.
Z Tho defense has "a very different e2
@ planatlon Of this visit r. j. Weic
T. claims that Mrs. Brooks wrote him threa
tenlng letters against Or. Embree, an
stated tnat unless DR. Embree came {
Z st. Joseph and permitted her TO tell hlr
K of plot aainst him she would rctur
Il 10 Topeka Rather than ave her rctur
q DR. Embrce went 10 81. Joseph, 80 On
IA defense c.alms, and met Mr.. Brooks O
Z. the depot. The two did not leave th
D. depot and were not together longer ma
am hour The defense further claims th'
- Dr. Embree would have ended the matu
m bv prosecuting Mrs. Brooks for bIaci
mall. had 81 not been so soon aiicr %
Crlth trial II ls predicted hAl 7nlH
- suit win be the sequel of the prs7a
trial
Mt Dr. Tlorpe also told OF visit paid bail
'i- by Dr. Embree. in which the latter 'po'
Pc of the annoyance Mrs. Brooks was eau
c- hing him. and ln which he asked Di. ho4l
q" 81 ne could not get her no desert ITO
De- p.rsscuting him. 10 i8 claimed by ~
Embree's friends that Dr. Thorpe to'
'a' Ialvautage OF this confidence ana iusle
y" of helping him encouraged che woman
T." ma,.. Dr. Embree " make Us rtHt "i
40 her," Dr Thorpe. in hia testimony +"
~ pramitted to tell AN taat had been Io
.'l ',, hun by Mrs. Brooks. snis was Tor tna pl
pose of seeing 30 what she had told h
-n- some months ago Tailed With her tes
u,nv al thls trial. This sort OF c'
20 .ob,rative evidence was fought by
80 Iefcnse but when admitted by the 4"
- siding minister. }. q. F0rsman.
On the contrary tho defense was
| permitted 10 cross examine Mrs. Bro.
"a while She was on the witness stand in
-. gard 10 her moral character. It IS
nen that she was an accepted member
the Methodist church. her testimony