Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-05
ONCE A MINISTER
Marshall McWane Sentenced to
County Jail Shows His
Credentials.
oFFENsE NOT ooNDoNED THUS
Mrs. Anderson, His Paramour, Also
Found Guilty and Sem
fenced.


antediluvian age that Eve hoodwinked
Adam into the first transgression,
making the capacity to err the first
heritage of humanity, our forefathers
| of later age have been less indus
trious in the transmission of the same
trait. Even those CARRIED in the sane
tity and piety Of the ministry occa-
sionally fall just as their more oft
tempted brethren.
Such a one is. Marshall McWane,
who faced u udge Rarmenters today on
a chargeSs Which is5stihged in most
unsayors5qm anpeT sSith worldly evil.
When, ass fhe Reeve 8ItWane, he occu-
pied pulpit beforeaa congregation of
colored Methodists in Indiana, today's
scene was probably never preshadow-
ed in the pious serenity of his mental
| reflections, and few of the flock
whom he counseled to follow the
narrow way of Righteousness will ever
know that their former pastor is to-
day occupying cell like common
felon in the Rock Island jail
Woman Brings Trouble.
As has been the case with many
others, woman helped him on his
downward slide. Back i'm Indiana he
mad become acquainted with a wo-
man named Annie Clark. He came to
know her better in time and an affec
tion grew between them. This would
have been a little more conventional
if it had not happened that the lady
was already afflicted with one hus-
band who had in no way been legally
separated from her. But this fact did
not prevent McWane from pressing
his suit or the woman from respond
ing to his amorouS avowals. Some
time later the husband moved to Rock
Island and his wife came with him.
Here she was known as Mrs. Ander-
son. Later another move took place,
| but short time ago Mrs. Anderson,
or Clark, returned, and instead of her
husband, McWane came with her.
They have been living together as
man and wife, which was not very
proper, to say the least. especially
tor a minister.
Husband Acts.
The husband got wind of the mat
ter and he was not any more pleased
tan some other people at the state
Of affairs. He, in fact. was indignant.
and swore out informations charging
them with the usual defections in
such cases and decided to haveetb be res
dress provided for by the statutes of
the state. Accordingly he filed his
complaint before Police Magistrate
Johnson and yesterday morning that
official bound the two to the grand
jury with bonds of 5000. Neither had
nd 4 10,
county Jail to await the next session
of that tribunal, which does not take
place for several months. They were
advised by the states attorney that
the speediest means of obtaining-their
liberty woulu be to go into the coun-
ty court and plead guilty. taking the
fine imposed and then serving it out.
They took this course and this morn
ing appeared before Judge Parmen-
ter.
Sentence Imposed.
The judge heard the stories of the
two guilty ones and passed sentence,
McWane being fined 500 and costs
and the woman $50 and costs. Neither
of the twain have any money and
they will serve out time at the rate
of S1.50 a day. To commiserate his
offense and to prove that he was in
other respects a good citizen and
worthy of receiving the mercy of the
court. McWane produced his credentials
showing that he was a member of the
church in good standing and that he
had actually preached from the pull
pit, rather an unusual proceeding in
a criminal case and the first of the
kind that has ever been attempted in
a local court. But the judge thought
that man who was so well aware
of what was right and wrong should
not have come to such a pass and
made his decision accordingly.
Police Points.
Mike Ryan, who styles himself the
poor pin man." but who is as persist
ent beggar as ever annoyed the pub
lie, was arrested yesterday evening
by Officer Keurch and this morning
appeared before Police Magistrate G.
A. johnson telling pitiful tale of
woe which might have deceived a
mind less trained in the wiles and du
plicity of hobodom. The magistrate
was of the opinion that man so ac-
complished in the spinning of plaus-
ible yarn might prove an adept at de-
molishing rock, and accordingly a
sentence of 10 days at the county Jail
was imposed
George Mead, arrested by Officer
Thode yesterday afternoon, vas SEN
fenced on hearing to 20 days at the
county Jail. The prisoner is a con-
firmed vagrant without hope of re-
demption and the authorities were
compelled to adopt this measure to
be rid of him for time at least.