Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-26
AFFINITIES ARE PUT
IN CELLS AS INSANE
PREACHER AND WOMAN ARE
LOCKED IN JAIL
Mipister Declares His "Living Soul"
Cried Out to Her and She
Answered-Trled to
Give Sunshine

NEW YORK, Oct. 05.-The Rev.
Maxwell j. H. walenta. pastor of
the Evangelical Peoples church, in
Sutton street, near Nassau avenue.
Brooklyn, has found his affinity in
Mrs. Dora A. Bauer, a brunette, 2S,
wife of Louis A. Bauer, an cleo
trotyper of So Sutton street The minister
and the woman were arrested yesterday
on warrant charging them with break
ing section 2S5 of the penal code. They
were arrested in the parsonage adjoin-
Ing the church in Sutton street, taken pe
fore Magistrate O'Reilly in the Manhattan
to the Rayond street jail to have their
to the Rayord street jail to have their
sanity inquired into.
Bauer alleged in court that the minis
ter had been harboring his wife for sew
eral days. Bauer appealed to the minis
ter's father. the Rev. Wentzel Walenta,
who for thirty years has been pastor of
the German Emanuel Evangelical church
in Graham avenue, near Withers street.
The father was incensed at his son, and
Mrs. Bauer, and with Bauer went A. "
Sutton street parsonage and warnec
wife to return to her husbandsf
There was stormy scene between
and son, and on advice of the elder rf
ter Bauer caused the arrest.
Leaves Her Husband
1t is alleged that Mrs. Bauer left her
husbands house Wednesday morning and
went to the parsonage. Her husband tried
to persuade his wife to return, but 1t is
alleged she refused. Magistrate O'Reilly
then issued the warrant. He ordered Po-
licemen Jones and ODonnell to arrest the
minister and the woman. Walenta an
swered the doorbell when the policemen
reached the parsonage. Mrs. Bauer was
in the back parlor. The minister and the
woman were not in the least disturbed.
Both expressed willingness to go to
court Magistrate O'Reilly had the couple
escorted to his private ROOM where he
held the examination. The Rev. Walenta
and Mrs. Bauer appeared devoted te' each
other and exchanged smiles as the hus-
band Of the woman stated his complaint
"Why did this woman leave her hus-
band?" asked Magistrate O'Reilly of the
minister.
Walenta said Mrs. Bauer went to Costa
Rica some time ago, and during her alb
sence her husband stayed at the parson-
age. He learned that Bauer and his wife
had been estranged and would not be
reconciled. The minister advised Mrs.
Bauer to take up church work
"She did this work at a sacrifice said
the minister. II felt that she was getting
in the church what she was not getting
at home'
what was that?" asked the magis-
trate.
Love- answered the minister; I
felt in Mrs. Bauer living soul, and
my soul cried for some one who was
alive in the twentieth century. When
I found her 1 realized there was no
sunshine in her home and l tried 10
give it to her. The feeling became
greater and when the emotion in my
heart became so strong I appealed TO
her. She seemed to respond to tnat
appeal. Yesterday morning under the
power of emotion felt Mrs. Bauer was
dying. Under the same power OF emo
tion I thought / was dying and by
some peculiar force Mrs. Bauer came to
my house."
where were you when she called?"
asked the magistrate.
Asleep, replied the minister,
"Well, what did she do?' asked the
magistrate.
"TIer head rested on my pillow" said
the minister.
'Did You think it proper for wo-
man to come to your house IN this
way?" asked the magistrate.
"It looks peculiar" responded wal
enta; but in reality 1t is not 1 De
lieve soul and soul should speak TO
each other"
Mrs. Bauer said she left her home
while her husband was asleep Wednes-
day morning and went to the ministers
house. She said she was admitted by
a servant. and remained in the mouse
until daylight. When asked why she
went to the minister's house Mrs. Bauer
replied; ,,o, .
nroner in the eyes of God to go to him.
I was called to do this by God
you were called upon py GOD to
obey your husband" said the magis-
trate. ,,
mo, sir that bond was broken two
years ago." answered the woman.
Magistrate OReilly adjourned further
examination and said he would order
an investigation into thesanity Of the
minister and Mrs Bauer. Neither OBJ
tained bondsman. The Bauers nave
one child, boy OF four.
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