The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
Explains Why There Was No
Fight With Lawyer.
High MOguI Of Nazarene Warm
Under His Collar.
WRATHY AT PEOPLE.
Sect Leader Says Naughty
Things About His Traducers.
Denies All the Chargers Made
Against Him.

Three reasons why I did not whip
that lawyer.'-Rev. James L. Delk
First Because 1 am a Christian
man.
second. Because we were in the
presence of a lady.
Third. Because 1 did not want to
| dirty my hands,"
This is the statement made by the
evangelist today in regard to his treat
ment by Attorney d. H. Branaman.
He furnished more of the details of
the encounter besides. The former
story was to the effect that the law
yer simply forced him into a chair
when he attempted to rise to speak.
He says the lawyer not only sat him
down, but that his foot caught on the
lower round of the chair and that he
was rolled over backwards onto the
floor, carrying the chair with him.
The impression was that the law
yer was formidable looking man and
the above explanation of that lawye s
escape is worthy of notice.
Some alleged admissions of Delk led
the lawyer to say that Delk himself
ought to be locked up rather than the
boy, Yarbrough, whom he has had ar
rested for theft. The occasion today
was visit at the county attorneys Of
tice by Delk to ask warrant for Rev.
Charles Buoy and to speak with a GER
tain newspaper reporter.
Mr.. Delk. besides entering a gen.
helpers said about him and the break
ing up of his mission, asserted that he
would be right here in Topeka at his
residence at 80 East Third street for
some time to come.
And yet, perhaps some consideration
should rightfully be paid Delk's asser-
ton of fistic prowess had he exerted it.
THE Long Haired One as the boy
evangelist is Familiarity known, used to
be an acrobat with a big circus. Then
he was converted at a Baptist revival
and Joined the Methodist church. Later
he Joined the Holiness worshipers,
then switched to the Pentacostal Naza-
renes, and finally founded this sect of
conducted a mission church and the
reports of the meetings include many
tales of exhibitions of those acrobatic
procl.vities used during his circus days.
His evangelistic career has covered a
period of Z years, he says.
The county attorneys force refused
the preacher warrant for Buoy until
after this case against Yarbrough has
been tried. 1t can be detected by even
a casual observer that the officers have
not abundant faith in the charges sug-
gested by their complaining witness.
The accusation against Buoy is about
the pair of shoes Buoy gave q little
girl who he claims was working for the
mission in almost bare feet.
Buoy says he got the shoes out of
Delk's residence when the latter was in
breaking into his house. Buoy showed
a letter from Delk placing him IN
charge of the meetings and claimed
that put him in command. Delk shows
a gold seal commission form which he
claims Buoy must have before he is
considered as commander and asserts
that Buoy is not and never was
member of the mission. When Delk
went away he left his house key with
Mrs. Carter, who in turn gave it to
Mrs. Melick. from whom Buoy got it.
The Rev. Mr.. Delk is COMMANDMENT
Chief of this Nazarene church which he
created. He claims the right to found
church just the same as John Wesley,
Martin Luther, or anybody else AS
high mogul of the sect, Delk takes
everything solicited by his followers 20
his house and puts them in his cellar
He refuses to state that he considers
himself the owner of them but merely
the trustee. Confronted with the com
plant of Yarbrough that he, Delk, had
taken the boys shoes away from him
and was wearing them, he denied it
and said he had taken the shoes he
wore from the stock in his cellar
Asked then why Buoy had not the
right to take the shoes as well as he,
belonging to the mission, Delk stated
that any one belonging to the mission
had a right to wear the clothes solicited
but insisted that Buoy was not MEM
Der.
And that reverts back to Buoy get
IlIg the Key 10 the mousse ITOIIl MTS. e.
D. Melick, who had gotten it from
Mrs. L. A. Carter. Had Buoy gotten
the key from Mrs. Carter he would
have been authorized to enter the
house for she is one of the directors
of the mission. but Mrs. Melick, he
says, is not a full member and there
fore Buoy had not the right to enter
into the missions cellar.
1t takes logic and deep thought to
follow all this but this is an intricate
religion.
Delk further asserts that as soon as
learned it was unlawful for the 13-
year-old girl to solicit in pool halls, he
promptly called her in. He also says
he paid Yarbrough SO which he had
borrowed and that Yarbrough there
fore had no right to take the cOrnet-
He further alleges that had not
Yarbrough ran away with SO or $12,
he would have been able to pay the
rent of the mission room at Jackson
and Fifth and that he would be there
holding meetings yet.
Mr.. Delk also denied that he had
by marrying a divorced woman. He
says the girl he married had Joined
the Salvation army at 5 years of age
and that when she took the oath of that
organization the captain made her be-
lieve she was in his control and mar
ried her Immediately. But her moth
er came to her assistance, says Delk,
marriage was annulled in the Leaven-
worth court and Delk got the girl
claiming that she had never really
been married.
Delk will bring here from Leaven-
worth the lawyer who got that divorce
annulled, John T.. O'Keef, to conduct
the case here.