The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-17
SAYS A RETRACTlON is DUE.
EVANGELIST CONDER DENIES THE
STORY OF HIs MIsDoINGs.


lions at the Hotel He VIII Take
Legal Measures Mr.. Graham
stands by His statement and says
Mr.. Condor May Go Ahead.
The story In che Morning News yestef-
day Of the alleged misdolngs OF J. =.
Gender. an evangelist from KirksylLe.
No. stopping az the Puhsh House.
which resulted IN his being ordered from
tho hotel. caused something % a sensa-
I ton IN church circles
The evangelist had preached The
nlght before at the Christian
I Church on Bolton street and was expect
Ing to deliver an address az ere Young
Mems Christian Association. When the
ministers Of the city were notified by pro
prletor Graham Of the Pulaski o. his con-
dust there, % brought 20 an end mis- fur
thor usefulness IN religious work An cf-
fort was made hy the Morning News 70
Mr. Gender Thursday and got his side OF
the story. but he could not be found. Last
night he called AZ the Morning <ews Of
/ fee and insisted on statement IN bis
behalf lie cold that he had called az the
! Pulaski House several times during the
day aud had eudcatored 10 see AIR era
nam but had been told each time he bad
called that Mr. Graham was OUT His
statement IS 80 follows
I 81 came 10 savannah over the Central
/ Of Georgia Tuesday morning. engaged
room and board 40 the Pulaski ho %
/ Wednesday evening. after returned
I from the Christian Church. whore / has
preached ] was sitting iu the paror.
writing when Young man and lady
f came iu. ! gathered up my wiring ma
/ t,rili and removed 10 another room. lut
I discovered that ! had LETT a letter that
1 was answering. ana returned - get g.
/ Ou cnterlre the room found several PEI
sons la th. room and ! approached the
couple that had come in while ! vas
there. ana asked them if they bai sea
the letter. They were very polite ana
both Of them assisted mo in search
for the missing letter The young man
7 left the room. ana Thought nc h.d my
irttcr. ! inquired his name and was iu-
formed * was Mr. IT,. ana that Boz g.
employed by the Ssahoari Ar Line a.
train dispatcher ] Thought would cli
mo rcxt day aud ask him concerning tine
letter The porter OF tine hotel Informed
mc that the lady wa stolpius .n the
hotel ana ! sent a note uy the bell bow
saving I would like TO see her in regard
90 the matter She did not answer the
note. but told the ben boy TO bring ne
90 the door % her room. where ahe toll
me-. very lady-like that she did not have
tho letter anI that she knew her COM
psnion dii not get IT, ] thanked her POI
itoly and she returned the courtesy.
believed her statement for 70 wa mate
+ IN a STRAIGHTFORWARD laiy-like manner
and I dismissed the matter.
Vow the proprietor Of tine hotel comes
/ out ami reports a scandal AMI tries to inn
pl.cate an inuocent man in o. lie came
I to my room Friday morning and ori't-d
me to leave the hotel and refused 90 give
any reason for his action, and when aFE-
"a for an explanation. walked on down
The hall dressed myself ard went
down 20 the Office and inquired for him
I I was told he had gone out. The mex
+ thing a friend called my attention 20 the
article iu the paper. I have called s"v-
I eral times 20 see him. taking friends with
me. but che clerk informs me each time
/ he is not there ] have done al 1 can
TO md him and get al cXplana zion. but
I he refuses ln this way 20 see me.
waited Ia the hotel several hours 90 zee
him Having failed 90 get an interview
with him. I have paced the matter iu tlc
bonds Of my attorney ana snail AVA.
LEGAL proceedings 70 get redress The
hands OF the law for this iucaiculabie
damage done me. He speaks % my com
iuE recommended 20 "a man iu this CITY.
interested ln Christian work This wns
/ q letter written without solicitation Dog
the general secretary Of The Young Men
/ Christian Association al Athens. Ca. 10
I the secretary here. telling him ! was .n
the city and 81 the splendid results OF
I my work there in the association under
/ the Board OF Trustees.
n have many accommodates from the
board of directors OF y NJ. q. a s where
nave worked and ofhcr or
. gaulzitions where 7 have lahorad in
the cause. ! have my credentials re--
concentrations ana written ana printed
testimonials ana ms conduct s. and hls
been such that I challenge any one 70
present testimony OF any ari iu violation
OF same.
Unless Cherries L. Graham retrlcts by
. a puhlic statement ia tho columns 81
this paper the statements he made iu re-
gard 10 my conduct my ATTORNEYS arr
instructed 10 proceed with legal proceed
ings ! am not ashamed OF any note
wrote and challenge him 10 prcdueo same
An I ask OF the public Is an impartial de-
cislon upon the facts presented T.
a Morning Ncws reporter suggested 10
Mr. Gender that they go 60 tho Pulaski
House and see Mr. Graham about the
matter NNf lNF evangelist UNU lined
90 30 so. DE said De had
already been there several times An APP
poiuimcnt was made wtth Mr. Gender
however. 90 coli no .hc Morning News in
au hour. In the meantime Mr. Graham
was seen az the Pulaski. aad was shoW1
The eyangciisrs statement. Mr. Graham
said ia reply. that the article in me
Morning News yesterday was q correct
statement Of what hHd actually happen
ed. and the card written by Mr. ConIor
so FAR as 6. referred 20 the Incident whlet-
,osultcd in his dismissal from The hote.
contained scarce ans thing thar was true
"As matter Of fact che man 3l scrI
TWO notes 60 thc room of fhe young lads
iu question" said Air Graham cone or
these / took from the HANDS ~ the hell-
boy aud read myself While b. was rat
signed Il came from the room which Mr
/ Gender occupied and o. was colcUci 300
terms and contained propositions OF the
most objectionable description
The Young lady did summon tho night
clerk 10 hcr room and demand that her
friends b. notified ~ the Insult that had
come from Gender when they were told
OF what had happened they were only re-
| strained from administering 20 him O.
| thrashing ny my promise thut would
/ have him put QUE ~ the house az once
when / saw him on Thursday morn
ng aud told him gnat be- would have 20
leave the house. I explained why tbi
had become necessary lie admitted thcn
that he sent one note 90 the room Of On.