The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-22
WHO IS The Man ?
A. D. Wilson Says Hender-
son Is Innocent But
He Knows His
Daughters Be-
trayer.
FRESH SUIT THREATENED
Rev. w. T. Stutchell, Rev. j..
P. Stoflet, Whose Names
Were Involved, Exon
Grated by Their
Churches.

Rev William Torrence Stutcheii, pastor
of the Claremont Avenue Presbyterian
Church. and his friend Rev. James +.
Stoffiet, pastor of the Free Reformed
Church, whose names were involved in a
Brooklyn scandal, have appeared before
the officers of their respective churches
and made statements in relation to the
part they played in it.
The Scandal was a, suit brought oy
A. D. Wilson of Brooklyn to recover from
James W. Henderson, also of Brooklyr.
$11 800 damages on the ground that Hen
derson was the father Of his daughter
child The daughter is Miss Helena Will
son, who was once engaged to be mar
ried to Rev. Mr.. Stofflet.
News was received yesterday that Mr..
Wilson had abandoned the suit against
Henderson because he had determined
that the latter was unjustly accused.
But said Mr.. Wllson, publicly in
court in Brooklyn where the suit was dis
continued, 1I know who is responsible for
my daughters disgrace and I will begin
another action"
When the suit was begun it transpirsd
that the clergymen named had been on
very friendly terms with Miss Wils..n
while at White Lake Sullivan county.
during the summer of 1898. The father Of
Miss Wilson, learning this wrote to the
ministers and asked them. so it is al
legged, to assist him in discovering his
daughters betrayer They refused the re-
quest, and a subpoena was issued out OF
the Supreme Count commanding them to.
appear.
Reluctantly they did a week or two ago
Ta :
Their testimony there surprised every
body in church circles where they moved.
Both pastors denied any improper rela-
tions, but under searching examination
admitted that they went driving with
Miss Wilson. Indeed the young
ministers attention to Miss VIII
son were so marked and COM
rnented upon that the parents warned
Mr. Stutchell, 50 1t is said. never to epeak
to her on pain of being punished.
Stutchell, before Commissioner Rosenberg,
said that he met Miss Wilson after he
had been forbidden to do by Mrs. WILSON,.
In spite Of the mothers injunction
Stutchell admitted that he met the girl
repeatedly afterwards. took her to many
places of amusement and drank beer ard
wine with her in private rooms of restau-
rants
In view of this the trustees of both
churches called for explanations and in
relation to Rev. Mr.. Stutchell the result
of the conference is told by one of the
trustees as follows:-
"After an hours conference with Rev.
Mr. Stofflet we were agreed that there
was nothing for us to do in the matter.
Mr. Stofflet gave the trustees conclusive
proof that he was innocent of any wrong
doing. He was introduced to Miss VIII
son and learning to love her became en-
gagged to her in December, 1899. Hearing
rurnors about her he decided to break off
that engagement which he did in April.
1900 The pastor admitted that he had ac-
cused her of improper relations with an
other
seThen when the pastor finished his
story what was done?" asked the re-
porter.
.'The board decided that he was guilt
Les and thoroughly satisfied with him in
every way
"They will take no action for trial
before the Classis?''
None
In the case of Rev. William Terrence
stutchell one of the trustees said Mr..
Wilson came over to Jersey City, bring
ing with him Mr.. I. L. Lindsay from
Brooklyn Mr.. Stutehell was invited to
meet the trustees and do some explaining
The pastor very frankly told the whole
of his acquaintance with Miss Wilson.
"He told u.s." said a trustee to
News representative, that his ae-
quaintance with the girl was of the sum-
mer acquaintance variety. They took
drives and walks and their relations were
thoroughly proper and we felt that there
was nothing to be done.