The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-16

her under a threat of bringing charges
against him. That as he had been
through one trial she supposed he
would do anything to avoid another.
He further says that she repeatedly
wrote him, (Welch) letters threatening
DR.. Embree and that DR.. Embree re-
fused to see her and that DR.. Thorpe
endeavored to arrange a meeting be-
tween Dr. Enbree and Mrs. Brooks and
that upon DR. Thorpe's request DR.. En-
bree consented to see her In order to
Illustrate DR.. Thorpe's plans he, WEIGH,
ordered or induced Mrs. Brooks to leave
town and sent her to St. Joe and that
after she reached there she wrote that
unless DR.. Embree would go to st. Joe
to see her she would return to Topeka
but that if he would visit her in St.
Joe and allow her to tell him of a plot
against him she would not return. DR..
Embree went to St. Joe at o'clock in
the afternoon, was there about an hour,
saw her in the depot and returned to
Topeka at IL O'Clock with the same con-
ductor he went to ST. Joe with.
Mrs. Brooks claims that when they
met in ST. Joe DR.. Embree placed his
arms around her and promised to Sc
cure a pastorate in the east somewhere
where neither of them were known and
marry her In her letters to Mr.. Welch
she professed great love for Dr. Embree
and said she would make a good mother
for his children. She returned from st.
Joe to Topeka to give her evidence be-
fore the investigating committee and
the claim is made that DR.. Thorpe took
a special interest in bringing her back
and furnished her a ticket.
She claims that DIR. Embree used some
hypnotic influence over her and that be-
fore meeting him and since last sum-
mer she has led a model life. The de-
Tense will endeavor to show that she is
a woman of bad character. At present
she occupies rooms at 602 Kansas ave-
nue..
1t was expected that the question of
allowing dispositions to be filed would be
decided by the committee, while adopt
ing rules for the trial, in the negative
but with little or no discussion 1t was
decided that dispositions would be taken
as evidence.
the trial predict that a decided effort
will be made to find the defendant guilty
on the charge of drinking.
The general belief is that the charge
of immoral conduct can not be sustain
ed; that it will be proven to be black
mail and that Mrs. Brooks will be pros
ecuted.
Those who are fighting DR.. Embree
him guilty of drinking and as one min
lister expressed it, the committee will
stick him on that charge
DR.. John Morehead, of Baldwin, Kan,
where Baker university is located, puts
no belief in the story of DR.. Thorpe s
working to secure the position of presi-
dent of that college. Il am well in
formed on matters pertaining to the
university said DR.. Morehead, land I
am certain that such a story started
only from a rumor. I never heard of it
until today and 1 place no confidence in
it. DIR. L. H. Murlin, the president, is
a coming man, well liked and amply
able to conduct the affairs there and
there is no disposition to make a
change"
The general talk around the confer
ence is of 1.-The Embree-Thorpe trouble, -
as if it is accepted as fight between
the two ministers with the friends of
both conducting the affairs for their
respective choice.