The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-18
JUDGE lATSHAW SPARED NO
WORDS IN LECTURlNG A MIN
lSTER-ONCE ARDMoRE MAN.
A HIGH CLASS CRIMINAL
Arraignment So Severe II Made the
Prisoner Tremble Came Before
Henry 3. Smith, Once an Arch
deacon, Was Paroled.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec l7.-Preach-
er became penitent yesterday after
noon and the sermon was delivered
from the bench instead of the pulpit
when Judge Latshaw of the criminal
court called before him the Rev.
Henry b. Smith, until a year ago
clergyman in Oklahoma. Mr.. Smith
escaped a penitentiary sentence in
the criminal court, but had to face
a merciless and stinging arraignment
by Judge Latshaw. The lecture last
ed twenty minutes.
Mr.. Smith, who has Cherokee In
dian blood in his veins, became ad-
dicted to the use of whisky and NOR
phine about a year ago. He came to
Kansas City two months ago an
business trip, got on what he called
"a terrific spree" failed to pay his
bills at the Baltimore and Kupper
hotels, and spread worthless checks
about the city, all to the amount OF
1924. Smith was arrested on COM
plant of the persons he had victim
lied, and for the last seven weeks
has been in the county jail.
81 ought to send you to the peni-
tentiary," Judge Latshaw said to the
. minister when Smith was brought be-
fore him yesterday afternoon. you
are a high class criminal-a man of
high education and low morality.
That you did these things while un-
:, der the influence of liquor and drugs
:, is the poorest excuse you could offer.
You have disgraced the ministry, so
ciety, your family and yourself. l
I feel that am making mistake in
permitting you to so free.
While the Judge talked Smith trem
bled violently and became pale. Pres
emily he took from his pocket let
ter from his wife, and asked Judge
Latshaw to read 1t.
Yes, there is always an Innocent
and injured woman to plead ior a
man like you" the judge eXcla med
IF woman had seven lives and siS
were taken from her, with the last
gasp of her seventh life she would
plead for mercy for some worthless
man who had wronged her. A splen
did person you are to wear the clotA
to instruct other men how to live
Alright. how to draw strength from
religion to withstand temptation"
Il plead with you not to send me
to the penitentiary," Smith faltered.
For the sake of my wife and little
children, for the sake OF my mother,
who is So years old, give me this one
chance to redeem myself and l prom
lse as God is my witness never to
let another drop OF liquor or particle
Of morphine pass my lips. l was a
useful man until year ago. | stood
high and lived clean, upright life,
till those accursed habits overlook
me. | promise-"
Enough OF promises! They are
too easily made Judge LatShaw said.
Let your actions speak, instead of
your lips, from now on. This case
against you is dismissed. You are
free now to go
A ticket was bought for S;ri,h and
he left last night for Park Hill, Ok,
where his wife and four children
await him. Robert owen United
States senator, for many years a
friend of Smith, is trying to get him
a position teaching school in Okla
= homa
Among the persons who interested
+ themselves in Smiths case and inter
I coded for him with Judge Latshaw
were Father ]. Stewart Smith, rector
o, 81 Mays Episcopal church, 1907
Holmes Street, and Philip J. Nc
q Carthy, a real estate dealer.