The Washington times., 1908-11-28
FINED FOR SPITE.
ASSERTS MOBLEY
Mission Worker BlameS
Slayton for Arrest in
Clarksburg.
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is a tail. thin man with a Van DYKE
heard. At first he dtClinSu 10 discuss
the charges FINALLY. however. he said
10 was best that he explain the whole
affair and MAKE things clear 50 that the
persons who are interested ia the work
OF the army would know the facts IN
the case
Mrs. Harden Corroborates.
Mrs Harden was 30 the room. and
now and then she added a word or two
o. corr0borate his statement that sine
ano the general hal a mutual intcres
in each other only beceu use of the wor
they were doing. 1Irs. Harden admits
lAat she is the wife Of Charles Henry
Lthyt~. "a COuN of the American SAL
walton Army. but she says she took Tie
name or her former husband when she
and Mayes separated several years ago.
she ls q woman bordering nB middle
age, and her hair is tiuged with gray,
TUT there Is every indication that she
was an unusually attractive woman dur-
ing the summer of her life Motley
would appear to be about nifty years
% age.
'Mayes," she said. forfeited all
claim 10 the ties of marriage three
months after the wedding ceremony was
performed II you want 10 find out any
IJ.lns about him. look up his Police
from jail short time ago, after serving
SIX months sentence FOR the same
thlsB mat he accuses me-
Mayes Reveals Squabble.
The first mtimation that Washiugton's
three religious bands-the Salvation
Army, the American Salvation Army,
and the Gospel Army-were again at
swords points came last e ight when
Mayes called at the First precinct Pc
lice station, and laid the ease before
CdpldlH Nllllans- lie showed a tele-
sTam from chief OF Police Heaiey, OF
CidrhspurBr telling of the conviction OF
Mobley and Mrs. Harden. and said he
would ask for warrant for the couple
this morning. At late hour this after
noon no action had been taken.
General MObley openly asserts that the
american salvation Army and the regu-
lar salvation Army have Joined forces
I'D an EFFORT TO make things unpleasant
LOT the workers in the Gospel Army
lie asserts that SlaytOn and Mayes have
Arf1 selected TO do this work. When
seen ais morning, persons connected
WIN me two religious organizations
poJh denied the charges, and said that
whatever Mayes and Slayton had done
vas personal matter
Many Surprised by Arrests.
News Of the arrest of General Mob.
ley and Mrs. Harden came as a big
surprise TO persons who are interested
in mission work in Washington. Cen
eral Mobley has been a conspicuous
figure in the street services conducted
by the army on the streets here for
many years, and Mrs. Harden has been
his assistant for a long time
Mrs Harden is the mother of six
children, three Of whom are now Ifv-
ing with her at the army headquarters
Six years after Harden died. she net
Mayes at a mission in Missouri ave
nue.. Five years ago she was married
TO Mayes, but the couple never lived
happily together, IL is said The final
separation came about eighteen months
ago.
on Tuesday night, Mayes said, he re-
ceived word that his wife had been
arrested in the company of General
Mobley, and he wired for veri1cation.
The chapters in the life of the Rev.
Slayton read like q romance by one
Of the old masters. Youthful indis-
erection, enlistment ia the United States
navy as a refuge from a woman, de-
sertion from the navy, reformation, and
work In religious service, his escape
from a train bearing him TO conhne-
ment-these are some of the most prom
inent CHAPTERS.