The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-10
BITTERLY ARRAIGNS
EVANGELIST BUlGIh
Amazed That Charges Should
Be Publicly Made By
Minister Of Gospel


! ANtcldi w .laily i4taNof
Shawnee, okla. April i0--Wih .ho
return OF Judge W. N. Mabea from
Hot Springs, Ark, more fuel was aud.
ed TO the fierce warfare started here
bg Evangcllst Bulgin IN declaring pub
licly that he had ailidavlts 10 the ef
fee. that gamblers. iolntsis gnc nrus'
titaies were paying protection mon.
ey 70 county and cliy officials Judge
Maben replies 10 tho accusations IN
the following opou letter:
Judge W N. Mabon. who returned
tuday from llot Springs. Ark. this
afternoon issued The following state
ment concerning the BulgIn cnarBcs.
10 lhe Puhlle On my return 20.
day ffon Hot Springs { learned that
The evangelist the Kew aulgin has
made public attack upon me from
the pulpit by causing t0 be read be.
fcrc d large audience what purporled
To be three aiiidavlls signed und
sworn to BY somo persons whose
nnnes were not given wherein II
was charged that T. while holding the
Office of district judge ia this county.
received either directly 0r Indirectly
from bu0iieggors aud other vloators
Of law mnney as 5riba or as pay.
ment for protection OF such Offenders.
In answer to that charge ! state
that Il Is wholly and absolutely false
IN every particular; that have never
while holding said Office or any other
office received money or other thing
OF value, directly or indirectly from
any person accused or SUSPECTED Of
being ylolntor 10 the penal statutes.
| am amazed that such a charge
against me should have been thus pub
licly made, especially that any person
holding the position of district Judge,
elected thereto by the people, should
be publicly accused of a scahdalons
crime by minister OF The gospel, and
the name Of hts informant Withheld
1 from me audience who heard The aceu
satlon made
expect immediately as a good cltl.
zen. 10 institute legal proceedings 10
clean my good name, wherein all Of
the evidence on both ides Will be
brought out and the public informed
Of the exact truth Bul the really
guilty parties are the ones that made
those aiiIdaylts Mr.. Bulgin has not
been here long and does not know the
facts. therefore be speaks purely upon
information
Now. in order TO institute proceed.
ing Of criminal libel such as the case
demands, II Is absolutely necessary
that be furnished with copies Of the
afIidavils read by him and the names
OF the really guilty parties IA order
that I may be able 10 get them into
court. Therefore, IN Justice to me
and to The public. request the Rev.
Bulgln To produce. al once full copies
of tho affldavlls which he CAUSED 10
be read against me. togelher with the
names cf the persons who signed
them. The public has ne right 10
know the names a. these parties. In
order that they may pass upon their
character for morality ana reputation
for honesty. and the probability Or i'm.
probability Of The truth Of The charge
made.
! nm informed that q similar fe.
quest has been made cf the reverend
gentleman by other PARTIES and this
fe0ueSl has betn By bib refused
can not SEE how or with what excuse
the Rev Bulgln can refuse 10 furnish
me with these allldavils. His aceu.
sallon against me was made before
the public Ct Shawnee my public.
among whom ! live. and whose con.
ildance have heretofore enjoyed
and | wish that public 10 know the
truth. Am ready "a 10 Into 4 ftlll III.
feasigHtlon 81 this matter and can.
NOT believe lho public VIII endorse
Mr. fiuIgins action should be feftlse
/ ID furnish nln copies ui The aifIdaYila
| demanded
The Rev Hllglu no doubt has taken
legal advice. II not he can % Sd and
thereby learn lhal IN order 10 make
any action ~ libel eileelual 4 Il nae
essafy that ! should have copies oi
those alfldnvlis and The NAMES Of The
pefaQps who made them 70 be pro
eeeded against otherwise be places
himself IN the attitude Of making 3
Horrible charge against me sud lheH
af refusing 10 furnish ME with the Il
eillties at bis hammond for making
thorough lnvnsllgallon
such conduct would BE- unHmHfG
can and unworthy 81 minister d
/ The gospel
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