The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-17
Pastor "f Bethlehem Evan.. licai
Lutheran Church Asks for
Ni1.OGn Alleged Damages.
EIGHTEEN ARE DEFENDANTS.
Plaintiff Declares False and Ma
lirinu> Accusations, Have
Been circulated con
c-rning Him.

S--S-a. small conference w'rs ae.I .l
Nnrth -. Louis l-~- night s.-w.ra ~oraa
- tie .=n;sel members = ,hr Bethlehem
Etausr,ieal Lutheran Church go F.s-i=-
SAINT ly-uue arI S.i-bggy street. ~Ep
v"-" rl--- defendants iu a Jaa.4-- suit
f.-'! by tI- Reverend Charles T. Jal-,v.
pastor . th. e.iJ.r.. d. ID Jt. Circuit Court
y.--ar,iay u..--irg. asking !n- cam. ;es e
{ -s-.-D ia r-s aSr-.ea;s-S- & 30 .-.,,.al and
;. p'' r4ritis. Ja,nag.s
iu his petition alsl through .is a-to-a-,-.
. Vili.s = smith tn. minister si..=.-
i..lI.-.I"ls acc-sat.5us against his zharac-
J.T "l %. part - the defendants for
which. b.. syers. there vs. 20 foundation.
r." defendants named ia the -..-.ti7r
sr- Henry = MGe-I-g. E-lch MGe!le- 1t
@-s- EJle,elI. Ferdinand -. Chlich. Henry
Bsumer. -. Frederick \ UhI p. ~
| .rsa- koTp. AGo.pA E.Schois II my r
He.tu-l.n-,. Theodore F.e-t... Gustav :
j. 3. Max Lehman. John = I.o-hu.4nr
| Ff.-az GiviszeT. -a.dE-as S.-rius Peter
B-erch. Franz HoerulaEH aaI William
PaschctaS
Not "n- u the defendants would make
fnE statement n -ezari To- the cas-. and
I sid ;hs; they would await Developments.
as fltE E1G had no official Information
tlat th,- SE.t had been hl-'i
H"rrF = Mueller u No 1sei North
h.ieF"ath street. who - NAMED IN the Pc
iti". Js -. principal defendant. saiI
iait he had '"thing to -ay about the
matter ~. added. however. thaT n-
could not understand Ehy oalv elEuts-.!
cef"-1dnts were named IN the petition
while there wess fully twice mat number
implicated IN The schL=In N the church
Frederick A Ihlicf. Proprietor Of Il. drug
stDs- - 1pl Salisbury stf-st. AID several
ojt-rS ~ the Defendants w.re unwilling
. deny - verify th- facts al-Z.-! ~ the
I.rtition. and wcI.i max. no statement ss
." rla coarse thsv intended 10 pU-sU"-
4rer- v-rr manifest evidences that tn-
Z over The rl!nS - che suit and the whole
section % the city IN which the Reverend
J.tEZ"W'S members l!ve- vas excited ovr-
the acton the r.stoE ha1 taken
WIFES STATEMENT.
TE- Reverend NJ J1;zow could zo- b.
s--a Ia; night. his VIE ssv. o-t 4
statement Oc the difficulty. IN which she
saic:
NJ Jaazow has taken this step ozIv
af'"- tie fullest del!,@r,.tion. a-I fo- t7e
1 plat. reason trHr L. vas driven u u
Dread pf publicity has pr-S eut..i H-.n
rom Bringing suif. ar.I ,;r mo-. th.a a
! y"ar be las refr.tiued frgrn ir-.kia- he
trouble public can say spr him that re
was simply worried almost % death, an!
I I" s-tN" himself from q persecution which
b" feared would end IN disaster ire .!e-
clil-i o. bring tLr matter tn test -:
i"-'~ his accC~-rs to = proof ~ tEei-
charges
Hs is sure he - making no mistake il
bringing suit. ami although he dt-iiS :
:" d. e. ~ feels trat some action mus.
J." taken Q" re!isv. IT, condition 0f stsa =
~ ihs church. t.. difficulty Rad IT. be-
gturi:g SIX cr sever Years ago in some
trivial matte. and has ruce ben gov
has been Uub~a-abI-- Charge have been
Tnac-. some openly and so-re arouyT1"us-
j. yh.gh wOIlf max. Nr Jdr=ow u',1-
iH< short 81 o ~cGullr.L J. could they h.
rTRT-al tur hz- "a --a-ssrTtsl-T .IEss
protection II his family ne ! gong :"
put ;h@ matter 10 q teS-. feeling sure trI-
. he Will hy clearly INDICATED
y may -ly g: him tE-- b. has no in
trat!Nn % rtSisuius hi TastvrstN- s1d
would uot 10 -" - cov no other reason
ths. jlIat il would apV-ar 70 he an
t!o.l r-.ta - tEs ssct< SS tnst r.tiiv ar
TIE petition tIsd ly the Reverend J..-.-
zow : q v"lGiniaoGs dptuIisi.i and .".:-
ts-i.< many pag-< % tyv-writfsrl matte
After th- pTHi-.iuS-v statement l.. w-tc..
the minister saw that n, h. been I,Stor
- n. church for tWenty-"n'- years ;is
allegations are So Cst n ful
FRS: - the charge that the defendants
haV- circulated malicious accusations
,E4inst him. which are withcu, fcUrdd-
ton Tho accusations are tnIt - - 4
teacher % ial-s doctrirsS AMI Ee-eUc.
and a .iisJurt-r o, the Word OF God" Tia
climax In n" long lis cf accuse lions cor
tanned n tie petition = rea h.t whom the
minister alleges ;ilat the defendants a.
CilS.d him %: giving his consent a. the
publication by on" % his chIrcl members
Of a paper containing decidedly anaFcnis-
IL Ni-wS
The opprcbrioJi- IIt.e o. '.lias. which he
say= wa< applied 70 him by ;hs defend
ants. i also among TIE grounds or which
= bts-,i tho PRAYER foF th- recovery uf
damages The further allegation - made
that numerous anonymous letters we're -
csiyti BY the plaintiff written in The Ger
man lauSuage IN q disguised hand. NTH
tha evident iutertic1 ~ leading him 10
Believe the letters Vsrr written by al Il
llt.Iata q; crnsD WOMAN
In one of these lstters h SAYS che
statement was ri4de. "A >tCu'. ought 70 ~
tis.4 about yoEr neck and you cast int"
n. water. 30 yuI viii never b. sen
again This letter. ns says. was written
uy persons whom he knows
Inuurnerabie otr.T accusations ~
similar nature HIl the large petition. which
q aid TO be the cClniraiiol - a difficulty
which has existed between the Reverend
Jar,ow AMI members OF his church for
A number OF years