The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06
C0AFESSES THAT
He IS THE FATHER
Rev. Paisley StartIes Peo-
pie OF Mooresyi|!e
THE BABY GIRL HIS OWN

Ill DnUI UttIL iJIU UssU
The Minister Says That He Arranged
With It's Mother to Leave the In
FAINT on His Porcll-Resigns His
Observation-Disclosures Confession Also
to His Wife and Together They Will
Raise the Little Catherine Virginia.
Especial to News and Observer.)
charlotte, Sept. Rev. J. A. Pals
lev. pasaor Of the Second Presbyterian
church at Mooresville, at whose, door
a baby girl was left by an unknown
woman Monday night according to a
story widely published, this morning
with the confession hat he is the
father of the little stranger who was
brought into the town by a stylish
dressed young woman on the night in
djgated.
The news of Rev. Paisley's confess
sion was given out today. He has also
severed his Connection with his church,
confessed the whole story to his wife,
who is an invalid, and who suffered
a collapse at the terrible news, and
has apparently made up his mind to
stand the consequences
1t was near midnight last night
when the erring minister called to-
gethnr the members Of his church in
MooresEiIle, and there before them,
made the clean breast of the Whole
story. The result was SO astonishing
to those who best knew the popular
young preacher that his story could
scarcely be believed.
i Is said to be the intention OF
the minister and his wife to take care
mother is unknown, but it is said that
she is a Virginian. It is also stated
shat the preacher was i'll in a hos
pital some time ago and that it is
believed the mother Of the child was
a nurse in the institution where Mr..
Paisley was cared for during his ILL
ness and convallescencc.
Mir. Paisley has been married for
thirteen years. He took up his work
in M0oresVille last May, n a en-
deared himself to the entire com
munity, and despite the nature OF the
ofense, which he admits he is guilty
O.. there is some sympathy express
co for him in his sudden downfall.
Near midnight on Monday night
Mrs. Paisley, at her home in MooreS-
Vile. Vas awakened by hearing some
one on her front porch. She awoke
her husband, Rev. J.. A. Paisley, and
tCil him about the noise on the front
porch. He went to the door and or
looking out, discovered q wee bundle
Of flesh and blood at the front door.
Upon examination it proved to be a
blue-eyed baby girl, neatly dressed
Pinned to the little one was the fol
lowing note:
Virginia Catherine, born July &c,
1910.
'I'or Mr. ard hrc paisley.
"Feople tell me that you two are
good and kind. If SO, take my baby
and raise 1t as you own, and may
Gods blessing rest on you and yours
through time and eternity. AS good
blood as there is in North Carolina
ga MOTHER"
The incident created an immense
amount Of ak 1t is said that about
II o'clock Monday night a negro
called at the Commercial hotel and
engaged a room for a lady" stating
That he would be back in a few min
utes, when assured that he could gel
quarters. In less than an hour the
woman appeared at the hotel and was
SHOWN to a room by Mr.. Flowers, the
proprietor. She remained clOseteC
unuI his morning at nine o'clock
"hen she left town on the Winston
pdln. She was very handsome, wa:
= years Oh age, ana was uIcSS'
ca IN a becoming suit Of blue ane
wore a big brown hat. Before leav
ing she gave to one of the hotel port
ers a note addressed to Mr.. Paisley
"hlch stated that she had given tn
pdoy some whiskey and that S
nopeo 1t had no i'll effects. The wo
man registered as Mrs. Smith, O
Roanoke. It is pretty certain tina
me woman who left the baby with
W.T.. Paisley is the same hat stopped
the hotel for the night. 1t was yer,
W. and disagreeable. No effort wa!
alaoe to apprehend the woman wht
N''erted the pretty little baby.