The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-30

MINISTER CAUGHT
WITH YOUNG WOMAN
Rev. p. X. Campbell and Mis- s
Josephine HOsley.
Pastor Declares That He and His
Wife in Louisville Are Not
Companionablc.
ARE WANTED IN KENTUCKY

st. Louis, April S0.-The Rev. p.
r. Campbell, long known as one of
the silver-tongued orators of the
Christian church in Kentucky, whose
i last charge was Stamping Ground,
In the Blue Grass state. and who told
the trustees of the church several
weeks ago that he felt IL was incum-
bent upon him to quit the ministry,
was arrested in St. Louis at 2Sl6
Washington avenue by Special OH
GERS Fox and Dowell. of the Central
district. in the company OF Miss
Josephine Hosley. a former member
of his congregation. The arrest was
made at the direction of Night Clerk
of Police Gillaspy, who acted on a
|ttelegram received from John Rich
ards. marshal at Stamping Ground.
The couple had been in st. Louis
since last Friday. On that date they
registered at the Moser hotel as Mr..
and Mrs. Campbell. Then they moved
TO the Washington avenue address.
4 Yesterday. according 10 the minister.
they were preparing to go back to
Kentucky and beg the forgiveness of
the father of the Young woman, who
is a farmer living near the little
church where Campbell was pastor.
Has Son -Four Years Old.
He had made up his mind. he said.
10 tell the old father and mother the
story of his love for their daughter
and TO assure them that he would
marry the girl as soon as he and his
!, wife were divorced.
Last night he told Chief Gillaspy
that he did not exactly understand
how the divorce was to be secured.
iHe and his wife, he said, were not
companionable. although they had
lliyed together for Eve years. and
little boy, years old, was born of
the union.
81 could only see this young wo-
mans eyes. as ] stood in the pulpit"
said Rev. Campbell. "and / learned
to love her. and love her still. just
as devoutly as any man could learn
to love a woman"
3 This statement was made TO Chief
Gillaspy in the presence or Miss Hos
ley. who nodded her head to every
statement made by the minister. and
finally declared to the chief that she
loved the preacher and would stand
,by him, no matter what happened
Demands RequisitIon Papers.
Rev. Campbell is % years cd, and
Miss Hosley said she was 10.
The preacher said he would not go
back to Kentucky without requisition
papers, and when this information
was impaired to Marshal Richards 81
Chief Glllaspy over the long distance
telephone he gave instrnctions 20
hold the pair, especially the girl. and
said that either he or an oflcer Of
the county would be m st Lonis
within twelve hours to claim the
prisoners.
In his cell at Central station Rev.
Campbell reiterated that he loved the
young woman. and said he hoped
that conditions would become such
that he could make her his wife.
He denied that there had been any
understanding between him and Miss
Hosley until Mrs. Campbell left her
home and took the baby boy to Lou
isville. where she Is living with her
parents at 617 West Broadway lie
also said he did not know that the
trouble between himself and his wife
was the result OF his friendship with
Miss Hosley. although Mrs. Campbell
knew about il, he said.
Rev. Campbell has had a number
of charges in Kentucky. Among them
have been those at Corinth. MoCor-
mick. MODAL, Maude. BotIand a. ?
Beardstown.