The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-24

of character that tended to prejudice
the ministers against<sKling. He said
that King came to Dayton from Ellis
worth. Kansas, and engaged in the
insurance business. He became men,
Der of Mr.. Jackson's church. and later
asked his pastor to aid him in an at
tempt to enter the ministry.
At this time, King maintained Sc
crecy about having been a minister Of
the Methodist Episcopal church in Kan
sas. Ho was examined with two stu
dents and passed the examination,
while the other two failed.
GOT HIM A CHARGE.
After King was admitted to the min
istry, the charge at New Carlisle was
secured for him through Mr.. Jacksons
influence. 1t was some months after
this that Mr.. jackson discovered
Kings former affiliations with the
Methodist church. When taxed with
the matter, King admitted the fact
hut implored most abjectly that the
matter be kept secret.
This Mr. Jackson agreed to do, but
under the warning that unless King
acted straight in ministry, he would
be his most bitter ene=Iy. When the
revelations of Kings conduct were
made before the presbytery week ago,
Mr.. Jackson was his most earnest pros
ecutor.
The stories told by the women wit
nesses who were summoned to testify
against King, were to the effect that
he endeavored to become too familiar
with them None of the local stories
had to do with any criminal act.
THE JACKSON CASE.
The testimony of Mrs. Laura e.
! jackson, of East Tenth street, was the
piece de resistance of the church trial
in the local charges. Her story is in
terosting and has to DO with a petty
difference between her and her hus-
band.
Mrs. Jackson is not member of the
Calvary Presbyterian church, but be-
! fore her marriage had joined the con-
gregation at the First Presbyterian
church. She first met King she said
at the home of her mother. who was
sick in bed. Here they met one day
when Mrs. Jackson was crying over
her family affairs.
On this occasion, Mrs. Jackson said,
King tried to console her and entreat-
ed her to unburden her heart to him.
He asked her to join his congregation
and she promised to do so. He thea
began to visit at her home, but on the
company.
King stopped to every means TO gain
his end, said the woman. She declared
that he struggled with her on one occa-
sion and was only interrupted when
one of her neighbors ran into the house
to ascertain the cause of the trouble.
Mrs. Jackson said that after this en-
counter she wrote letter to King in
which she forbade him the house. TlSs
was personally delivered by her friend.
Notwithstanding the letter. her tes-
timony ran, King returned. He had
all kinds of money to spend, said Mrs.
Jackson, and wanted her to take trips
with him. They had quite war of
words On this occasion. she said, and
that ended his visits to the house.
Mrs. Jackson was Frustrated over the
trial. She is affected with heart trou-
BILE and on Monday night, after giving
her testimony before the presbytery,
she was confined to her bed and was
under medical attention.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT"
Mrs. Jackson is a slender. pretty
woman about 26 years old. She Is
Kentucky woman and has many of the
southern characteristics. Her large
black eyes snapped when she talked
about King and told of the insults,
which she claimed, he heaped upon
her. When she appeared before the
presbytery she was dressed in white.
In telling of conversations between
herself and King, she related that the
minister had taken her hand and
softly said to her, 1T was love at
HTSL SlgHt.
Upon this. Rev. McCauley, the pros
ecutor replied, Mrs. Jackson, others
state that he used the same words"
While Mrs. Jackson was on the
stand she was asked whether she knew
Minnie Hysner, of Dayton. All the
witnesses were asked the same ques-
ton, as it was stated that she was
one of the mile stones in Kings path.
MRS. BLUM'S CASE.
Mrs. Blum Is member of the First
Presbyterian church. She was induced
on one occasion to send her children
to the Calvary church Sunday school
and when she went to call for them
was introduced to the pastor. Mrs.
Blum said that her conversation with
Killing was short and that no invita-
ton was extended by her to have him
call at her home.
King came nuinyited however she