The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-16
Rough and Tumble Fight Re-
suits Over Christening
Of a Baby.
WAS THE DIVINE DRUNK?
THIS CHARGE MADE BY THE
HARD.HEARTED NEW YORK PO.
LICE STORY WAS UNFOLDEp
IN COURT TO-DAY.

New York, July ia terrific fist
fight between the Rev. Robert Morris
Kemp, who was for II years curate Of
st. Paul's church at Broadway and
Vesey streets and William Detschel,
former choir boy of the same church,
over the christening of the latter's
baby girl brought both men into the
jefferson court today after a night in
cells in Charles street station.
The story that was unfolded in court
is one of the strangest that ever came
out Of misapplied clerical zeal.
Is Wealthy Man.
The Rev. DIR. Kemp is a wealthy
man and is now the pastor Of st.
Chrysostroms Episcopal church in
Chicago. When he was in St. Pauls
church here as curate he was very
fond of Detschel. who for years was
known as the child tenor and whose
voice has charmed many of the rich of
tlc COuSIeSdLIOu.
The minister ran across Detschel
last night and expressed his delight at
seeing him. The police say that the
man of the cloth had been drinking.
Detschel was asked about his affairs.
He told the minister that he had left
the choir. that he had a good Job and
was married and had a girl baby only
minister to drop by his house at 7s4
Greenwich street and see the baby.
The invitation was gladly accepted.
The ministers visit was long and fin
ally he asked to be allowed to sleep
on the sofa in the front room. Detschel
and his wife retired.
eaptising the Babe.
Early this morning the mother
awoke to miss her baby With a cry
she leaped from bed and darted into
the front room. She beheld the minis
ter standing stark naked in the center
of the room. holding the baby in his
arms and baptizing it from a bowl of
water on table nearby.
The minister had learned that the
mother was Catholic and that she
had intended to baptize it in that
church. During the night he determin-
ed to get ahead of the Catholic idea
and baptize the child a protestant.
With the screams Of his wife Det-
schel rushed into the room, GRABBED
the baby from the ministers arms and
gave it to his wife. who was almost
lunged for her husband she was
struck down and with the baby rolled
on the floor.
Went to the Mat.
The minister and Detschel rolled
over and over the floor in a struggle
for the mastery of one over the other.
Mrs. Detschel recovered herself suf-
ficiently to go to window and scream
for the police. Policeman Hughes
rushed into the place and took a hand
in the fight. The minister was sub
dued although it was with the great
est difficulty that he could be made
TO put on sufficient clothes to permit
his being taken to the station. At the
station it was said that the former
curate Of St. Pauls was on the verge
of delirium tremens
Mr.. Kemp was ordained by Bishop
Doane. He is graduate of Williams
college. His father is William Kemp
II Troy, who is wealthy.
After going to the Chicago church
he was up on charges before a board
II inquiry but the charges were not
sustained He was accused of annoy
ng choir boys. I
While Curate Of st. PauIs he preach
I'd number of sermons which attract |
I'd attention. one OF them denouncing |
American mothers who allowed their |
.ich daughters to marry impecunious
loblemen.
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