The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-02

er, as he is styled, got a plain exposure
upon his first visit to Clarksburg. The
present editors of the Telegram made il.
He roundly abused them, and some al
legged reformsrs in this city, including a
nypocritical newspaper or two, aided
him, but that exposure was sufficient,
If tine mere braggadocio OF the man was
not enough to put all good people on
their guard against him. 1t was made
SO hot for him that he soon picked him-
self up and left, for other parts. Since
tnen old Sam Bettes has made himself
scarce in Clarksburg, although he has
occasionally dropped in for day to
promulgate his hypocrisy among our
people.
AT last he has come to grief and
those wno had the slightest faith in ilim
must now own to the fact that the
editors of the Telegram were right and
those alleged reformers must cringe
with the same cowardice they did, when
their own hypocrisy was exposed in the
same fearless manner, with which we
went after old Sam. Ugly charges arr.
made against him and there is no doubt
that tine commission given him by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, if in fact he has sucn,
will be summarily revoked.
the old hypocrit is up against it this
tina and there is no mistake about il.
A william of the deepest dye the iates;
revelation indicates. The Parkcrsburs
News Sunday gave MIN the blow that
kills old Sam. Here it Is. Read it and
then denounce him in unmeasured terms
such only as he deserves. 1t is not sun
prising, however startling some may
profess it to be. The News says:
"Malissa A. Holt has brought suit
against Rev. Sam. G. Bettes, the Cow
boy Preacher" charging MIN with So
duction.
"Five thousand dollars is the amount
asked for. The proceedings were begun
Yesterday afternoon and soon after the
papers were filed in the Office of the
circnit clerk, Deputy Sheriff r. X. Petty
performed the last duty of mis- term Of
Office by getting service and attaching
the famed gospel yacht, toe West vir.
vinia, owned by Bettes, which is moored
near tne mouth of the Little Kanawha
river.
Bond in the penalty of $4,000 was
given by the attorneys for the plaintiff.
Caldwell and Watson ami cutlip, with
the last two named lawyers as surety,
before the craft could be taken into
custody by the officers.
with the ugly charge against nim
Bettes is out in Ritcaie county preach
ing.
Miss Holt admits being enamoreo
with the preacher. She came ner
yesterday from Fairmont. her nome, af
ter learning, she claimed, thae She ha,'
been deceived by tne man who had mis-
represented himself to her; who nae
promised to marry her and take her
with him on the gospel yacht to Panama
to which place ne expected to go AZ
" appointed by President Roosevelt as
chaplain at the instance of many Of the
church conferences Of West Virginia.
IF the allegations in tae bin fled with
tne suit are true the preacher is in even
more serious trouble than II the charg
proper against him were alone true. H
is alleged to have given Miss Holt a
marriage certificate, signei by him
which represents her to be tae wife Of
man named Hall. the certificate Is
falsely made. the plaintiff claims, and
she says tnat while she mas promised
to marry the preacher that she learned
he was already married. and was tll:
father of son and daugater. All fhA
members Of bis family are now on to
gospel yacht, the wife and mother nav
ing come from ner northern home some
time ago. where she had been treatd
for serious ailments winch affected aer
mind.
"Not until Officer Petty served the
papers at the boat did Mrs Bettes lear.
Of the trouble into wliiea Der husband
had got himself. Sne could not beiieys
Ia
the accusations and was almost pros
trated wnen told part Of The story Of
her husbands alleged pcrhdy.
.sne and aer children win be aIlowsc
e remain aboard the yacnt nnt;i n.
trouble IS settled.
The woman who suss the nreaehsr !.
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