Evening journal., 1904-04-26
REV. C.. S. BAKER SETTLES
SUIT IN KENT BROUGHT
BY STOCK BROKERS
Baltimore Firm Gets
After Asbury's Pastor
in Kent County and DR..
Corkran in This City
Before the Case of DR..
Baker Was Marked for
NTriaLRHis Counsel, X.
X. Kenney Settles 1t

Rather than face a trial by jury. Form
~ Senator r. r.. Kenncy. counsel for the
Rcv. Charles s. Baker, pastor Of Asbury
NJ. l.. Church, yesterday afternoon In
Dover sottled the suit brought against his
client by Zoli and Mercoret. a Baltimore
brokerage firm with whom the preacher
had stock dealings. This IS the same firm
which brought suit here yesterday morn
ing against the Rev. Wilbur +. Cochran.
formerly OF Georgetown NJ y. church
and a delegate 20 the General Conference
which meots IN California. The suit
against the Rev. Mr.. Baker is for COM
missions and interest ON stock eransac-
tions
The two suits have greatly stirred tho
Methodists OF the State, some OF whom
have pronounced views on people who
speculate in tho stock markets.
Was on Trial List.
The Baker case was on the civil trial
list Of the Kent County Superior Court
for the term which opened on Monday and
was expected TO come mp for trial. An af-
ndavit OF demand filed az Dover af tho
April term 1908. showed Pastor Bakers
transactions with the brokerage arm TO
be about sIa0n
Armor u. clayton. Jr., counsel for zoll
and Mercerct was In Dover yesterday.
whore he held n conference with former
United States Senator Kcnncy who was
counsel FOR Mr.. Baker. Mr.. chaytor re-
turned to Wilmington this morning hut
refused TO give ont the terms of the set
element or discuss the case. Dr. Baker
was formerly presiding elder OF the Dover
district Of the Wilmington Conference.
Suit Against corkran.
The suit brought here IN tho Superior
Court against Mr. Corkran was for s377l.
alleged no be due for commissions and IN
tercst on stock transactions.
Zon and Mcrccret. a Baltimore broker
ago firm. is the plainHn
Allegations IN the bm OF complaint are
/ 70 the effect that tho clergyman deall
heavily An stocks. The transactions ar,
said 10 have begun December %. 1900, and
8 TO have been concluded january 81. 1904
] They represent deals TO the amount ol
a ssf.3lS.9a
{ The bin sets forth that the minister
dealt In scaboard preferred 10 tho cx-
tent OF tia.seS 75; Cotton Duck incomes
SA.3l5.5l; Continental Trust. s25, .97
Union Railways common. Sil.so6.25.
There is speculation as ito whether tn,
Methodist church viii take action.
I DR. CorlSran was by the last conforenc,
transferred to South Bethlehem, Pa.
Mr.. Bakers Statement.
Mr.. Baker when seen this morning said
9 that the suit was the outcome OF a disput,
over commissions amounting 20 about $50
Gambling in State.
prominent ciuzen from the lower par
Of the STATE said today that stock gamb
ling was almost unheard OF in the lower
part Of the State until the advent Of IN,
man who has done so much 70 corrup
n the voters Of the State. He caused 10 b.
r. circulated how much money be had ma.i,
a In the stock market. Men who had neve
r. heard Of making money so fast wcr
IA tempted by the gold which seemed alnos
within their grasp. Straight tips wer
+. handed around and IN a short time hun
& drcds Of small tradesmen and wc.i-to-dl
r. farmers were buying on margins. on
% Instance Is related of where one man VIII.
s. tried TO follow the example OF the cor
"a ruptionist lost about $4,000 nc had saved
u Another man lost thousands of dollars fl
copper. A few made money but the ma
jority lost. Several peoule IN this city ar
trying to recall anh-gambling sermon
preached by Mr.. CorlSran and Or. Baker