The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-22
TRACES HIS DOWNFALL.
TO LOVE OF WOMAN
Fond Of Strong Drink and Gamb-
ling HGrEISO Writes WORTH
less Checks
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Kansas City, Mo, June 22.-'Thel
way Of the transgressor is hard.
This was the text of sermon preached
| by the Rev. G. S l.. Brown at the West
Side Christian church, TwentiethI
street and Pennsylvania avenue, on
Sunday night, October Z, 1906. His
subject was Lights and Shadows OF
Life or Positive and Negative Teach
ings"
Since the memorable night when the
Rev. Mr.. Brown. VIII six years before
had worked as a porter at the Hotel
Baltimore, preached before a large con-
lgregation, many of whom We're his.
personal friends glad of his success.
he has found out the hard truth of his
text-"The Way cf the Transgresor.
I is Hard
Last night the Rev Mr.. Brown was
arrested at Sixth and Walnut streets
! by Patrolman Harry Arthur. He was
locked up for investigation and spent
the night in a cell at Central station.
When arrested he was on the street.
! He had thrown away his nat, his coat
was off and he had all but stripped the
/ ulI'l IllNAklA VI MS UNhN VI AAblHAlA-s
Ii was the same Rev Mr.. Brown who
| a few M nths ago stood boldly before
this congregation at Lees Summit, Mo,
/ land acknowledged that he had been
gambling and drinking. He was drink
ing last night When he occupied the
pulpit OF Rev w O. Thomas here in
October 1906, rev. Mr.. Brown then was
pastor OF a Christian church at Wash
! lipgton, Kansas. His mother, a woman
tof wealth and refinement lives there
now. HIS wife and four children are
with his mother, He is 80 years cid
Drinking and Gambling.
The minister admitted last night that
he had been drinking and gambling in
Kansas City almost ever since his
downfall at Lees Summit He said
The had passed about $50 worth Of
worthless checks. He could recall one
flor $3.50 on c. j. Mees saloonkeeper,
sixth and Walnut; one for Sl5 on
James Riddle saloonkeeper, lndepen-
dence avenue and McGee street, and
two at Lees Summit
Il can trace my downfall to the love
of a woman he said, with tears in his
eyes. Then the gamblers got hold
lof me here and what they left you see
lnow-a wreck. beaten, down and out.
/ am willingto take my medicine like a
man and serve my five or ten years
lbut before God ! viii not diyulge the
name OF the woman. Her name must
be protected as ] alone am to blame.
when got In my trouble and had
to leave nay church and Lees summit
lhe continued, "a minister friend down
There went TO my mother al Washing.
ton, Kan. and got $500 to square
things She told him he could have
ten ,tmes that amount With part
OF that ! even paid gambling debts to
men here who since have refused TO
lgNe me 10 cents 70 buy dish Of
chill
aGamBhbgi Gamblngl ne almost
shreked 'is there much gambling
here? Yes. could lead You TO some
of the stiffesl games you ever saw and
they seem TO be running with ease,
lOl course most are In hotels and hardto
lcatch Yes / have been before the
grand jury with IT,"
The Rev Mr. Brown refused TO d.
lyulge the name OF the men who had
l"trimmed' him here He said. Their
tlme viii come later Tie said thar ne
went through the Boer war "a the serW
Ice Of England Then ho was a sol
ldltf OF lolkhhts
Whips a Wife Beater.
rft was there ! contracted the drink.
ling aud gambling habits he admitted
with bowed head - felt the craving
lfor the old habits returning and bat
He'd with them as lcng as / could. al
a weak moment other troubles bcset-
ting me, iell as the angels fell from
Heaven 20 the blacklist depths of Hen
Since then the course has been down,
down. with an awful rush.
While The Rev. Mr. Brown WAS tell
ing hls story To Two newspaper men
Who stood outside the holdoyer en-
luWce p man Nhich, baa jas been lock
led w lfir beating his Mi9e, Kent hgt
tnk lil'' nf lNe .ilpinister termed, ifi
Yop nfe merely a pryafe 81 the
lreAr ranks be said 90 the nidn Il
lam talking. 10 the rear with you"
A second time the man interferei
land Brown admonished him IN very
lslrong language 90 eco way back and
lsit down When the third butt in'
came the Rev Mr. Brown. fun OF
worldly troubles and other things. shed
his o-at and said Il see that / will
lhaVe TO wipe up this floor with you II
loraer 10 teach YOU 10 be gentleman.
The wife beater led with q terrific
fright while the coat of his reverence
was being shed He ducked the blow
lcleyerly and landed one 10 the jaw
which up,cnded the wife heater The
Halter was up quickly and ready for
battle The Rev Mr. Brown tried the
lpigot blow ana WNnt 10 the mat The
lwife heafer Woe on him Ike cat