Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-09
not PROVEN GUILTY
Verdict OF the Ministers AssOcia=
tion in MacKay Case.
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and Dramatic Scenes. Text OF the
Et-solutions Adopted. POSI-.
tlon Of Mr.. Motley.


..Tr. ,1,;, >.s,;,,ia, II >-,,-
l'''' ->e"s h''NlhS peSAfl 'i'lt" t'At>'e'
1T the request Of Rev T. J. Mackay TO
examine into the reports now circulat-
in.r .,..,inst his ,.haru,.,.,. met This st h
sion from 10 to |, adjourned until 5 SO.
sitting until $50, adjourned to $ and
sat until 1:3O Every opporturljty was
.ribcn both sides for the presentation
OF testimony ana the witnesses were
carefully examined, ana after the mos,
mature. dalib,-ration rr.snn; HE fol-
lowing verdict:
,.Firs,-1rhat We a, NOT believe. ;ha.
l,cy. r. j. NIackav has been proven
guilty.
.Sernnl-'rha, from evidence, aal,irt Il
before. as We ar. s.,istipa ,,,t Nj.
carrie Nj. 1slythc's phvsical ana mental
condition has Seen such. ana is nov,
thai, she is not ALWAYS responsible for.
her statements: ana we are iully per
suas!eG that she might b. easily lea 70
make assertions 4; y,rianZ.e Xii, m.
truth .ve, though said assertions v.4.T.
ter.
'.'rhiiel--irnai ne matter therefore
r.s,,les Itself INTO !. question ut <,.r-
.ti:y between Erv. r. j. SI,ckny and
Mrs. Carrie. NJ Rlythe
cll,ein,, i..,p NO., H., chnl ~. w.,
Gauss. a most material Witness, ii.
nhy S2ian in tbs. ease. though, ur:-a:,lly
requested by his, p:tien; ana III. nartiss
Interested, refused 10 TESTIFY. and This
association has no power 10 fon,r,.,
..
The above. is the result, of ..ires. So
sioHs ha,a yesterday by the Ministers
Association Of New Fort News 10 i1yeS-
tigatr this reports and ru;nols lliai have
Seen recently ,irculatel regarding Epy
T!cs j. AlacKay, pastor d, Second
BAPTIST Church
tine resolutions were. adopted III i; 20
o0clock last night as a Whole am: v-a.n
ordered signed by the ,ro-74.at,r w.;
{. e. C.ux. ana the sec, esary. IN l,esis.t i
Q; IN" association
one member Of the assaciat!sn. I:ev
w. Il. M@tleS-, pastor Of 'Ihilt..eih
Street Christian church, desires Is be
Placed on record as going further than
the resolutions, stating ,-nphatiCally
that he believed the Investigation TO
have proven the complete Innocence OF
the accused.
...
The terrible scandal that mas been
circulated about unis minister Of tn.
gospel Rev. It. ]. Mac Kay, With the
investigation Of yesterday. furnishes
perhaps, the most remarkable epis ode
or series OF episodes, IN the history III
The city.
1t is unnecessary to go into details
in this connection. 1t will suffice To
say THAT the name Of the pre.,chEr
WAS coupled With that of Mrs. Carrie
NJ. Blythe. the Wife Of a well-know,l
saloon man in East End. accom- panied
by q statement, purpo!tins 70 cmana;e
from her. charging the preacher with
criminal relations with her.
Further! report, common and wide-
spread had it that this woman told it
to Mrs. Ann Eliza Shorter, mother, 0,
Officer j. W. Shorter. Mrs. Shorter
told some one else. and eventually the
report reached Mrs. Mackay and every
'Hns elS.. in the city who had ears 10
hear.
Mr.. Mackay. in company with as
Wife. Went ITO Mrs. BlNthe's home and
secured her signature to 4 Written
statement 10 the effect that IN" report
was false and that her relations With
proper character: she knowing nothing
detrimental! to his character. either as
sentlsinan OF CHRISTIAN minister.
ms StIleinent paced Mrs shorter
IN ithe pcsltlGn % having circulated a
:alsehcod. and here is where The office;
came "a. re resented the implication
aSHll!1ss ms mother ana getting M:s.
l'lNtfe Weit 70 me minister's house
IIiu secured lht statement, when Mrs.
HiSthe Tore up.
me aeaconS OF the second Baptist
chuIcn investigated lne matter and re-
uul ieu report NlluncalinS inc pastor.
ne church accepted the report, but
LIES t.ctlo! MAO no pracuca! ell SCI II
thsth'hS the ScAliuai, ana IHe minister
assoc ln'l lhe MINISTERS Associate
ol e"s e'ts ll.estlsa'e tile mattcf ana