Evening journal., 1904-07-01
INVESTIGATING O1G1IITTEE,
AFTER FOUR PAYS SES-
SION, SUSPENB STOCK
DEALING PASIRS UNTIL
NEXT CONFERECE


Atkins. court was organized for
hearing Sharges against the Rev.
Charles 8 ker. d. D., pastor of Asbury
Church tAty. The committee was con-
tinued.
The cha against DR.. Baker were
read Chap is as follows:
"Gambli Transactions through firm
Of brokers Baltimore, known as Zell a
Merceret.
Charge Fraud in exploiting unlisted
stocks.
Charge High imprudence and un-
ministerialnduct i'm making misrepre-.
sentations engaging in secular pur-
suits Of stionable character"
It was n that evidence in Dr. Cork
rams case, which DR.. Bakers name
was menucl as equally interested. was
to be admit as Testimony in this case.
Watson Ildway Of Dover presented
a written ssment that DR.. Baker had
advised hino invest TO the extent of
500 in Balore Mining and Smelling
Co., saying was valuable and hard to
get, and hersonally knew it would
yield dividei. These representations
were not trF he said. II have never
received a a Baker would never con-
verse in the essence Of a thiri party.
would not lhi.resented this deception if
it had not &c from a preacher and a
personal frier
Testimony che Rev. E. C. Atkins was
presented. E.tated that he had received
a letter frm Maxwell Stephenson, stat
ing that + Baker and Corkran had
visited and do9mmended the mines of the
Black Diant Tunnei Co. He refused
to state wleN OF not he had invested.
The depol Of j. p Townsend. OF
selbyvlN & ID that the Rev. C. S.
Baker ~ sod him to invest in Re
ferendum "a stock. He invested $500
No dividen oslVc been declared. He is
not satisfeit th the investment.
TriP, Sell on Sunday.
The dep maf OF Louder sapp, Of Har
rngton W IS mltted. '"The Rev. c. S
Baker" had tried to sell me stool
on the SAFE cd as was driving him t.
Nahship ,wia He stated that th
u1chs wou2f A rise"
The drsi eNi9 Re by the prosecution wa
The comp ,inln the suit entered in IN
civil court ayr. ! & Merceret, which sui
was set4f,o rore coming to trial. Tn
testimony tRevs j. w. Easley II
$. Thompsn Nj DR.. A. w. Lightbourne
in the prew lease was admitted a
showing the tity Of the transaction
with Eel & Mteret.
The depositio. ,f the Rev. c. II. WI
liams. stating tit DR.. Baker had aske
him 10 buy ceidn stock and that h
bought 1000 shais at 25 cents per shar
of Vulcan Crude n Co., which has yield
I'd nothing and how a total failure
lie represented tS it would rise to {
cents. II is ahege IN less than fou
weeks. Il fiCd,' Is quoted as saying
that these dealini in stocks by Drs
Baker and forkraunave greatly injure
the work of the ohrth. Baker said tn
deal was just as htorable as buying a
OIL field and improIie it,"
The deposition OF N. Dennis, OF Pres
ton, Nd, was subnited. He stated ths
DR.. Baker invited IN to buy 1000 share
of Vulcan Grade q Co.. of California
Baker made encdlriiing representation
but no guarantee stock has yielde
nothing.
The deposition olW. f. Haines q
Seaford was submifd. 1t stated tha
he was advised TO III chase Pine Luck
Gold stock by the ri C. s. Beker, bu
did not purchase on Mr.. Baker. II
purchased elsewhere.
w. w. Donahoe of Seaford state
IN the presence of 1r. Watt. the Re
Mr.. Wise and T. N. Rawlins. that c. /
Baker had charged i'm too much fC
the stocks he bougft of him: that II
president of the connany told him ths
someone had done HIM" Donahoe re
piled: No, got it ola preacher" tt
statement was yer fed by the witnes
The deposition of /. ]. Brasure ,
Selbyville, stated that c. S. Baker ha
advised him to invest in gold stoc
III 1908, but ne did not invest.
The Rev. J. 4. Van Burkalow was e,
amined. He was asked did you pui
chase any stocks through DR.. Baker
"Not through Or. FaiSar. but by h
ddvice."
Relate tine circumstances"
Baker. in 1901. said: II you ha'
any money 7 know Of something tn
vin pay eight per cent. right dow
later ne told me about Pine Lucl
mine and said it would pay a go,
dividend in a few months. inquir,