The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-06
CRAVE CHARGES IN
A CHURCH SCANDAL
Case Of Bishop TaIoot Of Penn
syivanIa Develops Into
a Sensation,
CONSPtRED WITH WOMAN
Wealthy Relative of New Work Million
aireF an,ily Alleged to Have Ceen
Involved in Persecution Of
Pastor.

Involved in Persco ution of
Pastor.
New York Dec. 3O.---With the grave
charges affecting the moral standing
of Bishop Ethelbert Talbot flied in
formal presentment, With detectives
working night and day upon the SEN
sational line of inquiry in the case. and
with the shadow of an unfrocked roc
tor and woman of wealth and high
social connections in the background.
surprising revelations are about to be
come public regarding the Episcopal
cerHral Pennsylvania diocese.
Several times have efforts been
made to get to the bottom of this &C.
clesiastical scandal, which has again
come to lhe front. but these have been
smothercd. But wealth has at las,
arrayed itself upon the side Of the de
feated man. Leading Churchmen have
demanded a fair hearing for him, and
j. Pierpont Morgan is among those
personally interested in solving the
two-yeai mystery underlying the ar-
ton OF Bishop Talbot in unfrockins
Rev. Ingram N w. Irvine, formerly of
St, Paul's church. Huntingdon, Pa.
The Woman in the Case.
Two years ago Rev. MI Irvine
seemed decisively beaten in his effort
TO bring counter accusations against
the bishop. These involved the story
of influence eXerted over the BISHOP
by Mrs, Emma u. Elliott. a woman
said to have had four husbands. from
two of whom she had been divorced.
The rector WAS generally believed to
have given up all thought of II contest
with the bisi:of, but during the long
interval ii appears that new ana pow
erful friends have slowly been enlisted
to his cause.
The new prcSentment against BiSh :
op Talbot was drawn up in Phladel-
phia by Henry Budd, chancellor of the
diocese. 1t has been amended. en-
larged and finally placed in the hands
of Francis L.ynde Stetson, personal
nounced that there. will be fourteen
men of wide influence who will APP
pear as presenters before the commit :
tee of inquiry. which has been called
to meet in reading on January 10.
They represent central Pennsyl-
, vana, two adjoining dioceses. Of
course, none Of the committee can at
this time discuss the particulars of the
I presentment
Conspiracy Is Alleged.
The presentment charges Bishop
Talbot with conspiracy with Mrs FL
lott t" ruin Rev. Mr.. Irvine. ana ac-
cuses I'm of the dishOnorable and UNI
authorized use of the names of fellow
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nada tbat tha nbor,rns ,n,, ,,.,,, -
arains, Bishnn raIl,6t ,,,n 80
/ they don't deal win tcclesi.,sti'.,
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Nate life and are such as to graVely at
4 tack his moral standing
Regarding the new presontn,ort
Chancellor Rudd said in philndnI,ll,i
II was called mon nv savn,,'i "a, IA,
1 entail men RECENTLY, shown sayar,, az daa
uments and os,<ni to draw ~, NV o,
pcesentnent ar,inst riebon sr.,,i', t''
would saw that in drawing I'm me 49,,
ument I did NOT moi in NV nnin ni, ~" ~
pacity as chancellor mn ein,,,1t
| lawyer Who hae Zoo, on,,aa ~, 80
advice. l had tried to keep out of IN
case but the serious character of tn
new facts presented to me left me n
alternative than to draw up the pre-
sentiment in due form"
Charges Are All New.
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CHARGES nov hrn,,rht a,r,;,,, II
Talbot are new or have ,ha,, a 80, ~, ~
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personal aCfairs rrbo Sl,ar,,a o,e 80, niallop
ana attact The hiebon,s $780, siaE
ing" '7'''''0
a,,ho,
have frneh ~ ,,,o,,,m,. Sli
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as 10 tho facte vii da,,h - F." Moi
then. 70 All Tho Pn, ~, Isl, le.n
rector Of q p,,l,s ci,i,.a,, my w, :.
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