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And At Last Winds Up 10
The City Prison
Police Judge Administers A
SCathing Rebuke
In Sentencing The Man Who
Was From Missouri
mansfield News)

TOT Lue SSCOuu Clne III Iue ldSL ue-
cade, 4 minister has been arrested in
this city on charge of being drunk.
This one gave the name of Hardy
Woodfin, 81 years old, married and
born in Missouri. The parson was ar
rested ON North Franklin avenue
Tuesday night by Lieut.. Loder, on a
charge of being drunk and disorder
| ly. The disorderly part, 1t is testi-
fed in court, consisted in ringing
door bells and push buttons. The
Rev. Hardy Woodfin, as he calls him
self, was the very essence of humil-
ity, when arraigned before Police
Judge Dickey Wednesday morning.
When asked If he wished to plead
guilty or not guilty, he answered,
"Not guilty." and wanted to explain
but the court did not wish any ex-
plantations from the prisoner. He did
the explaining himself and told the
wished to plead not guilty, time
would be set for trial but the costs
would be much greater. The accused
then said he would plead guilty.
II want to say you have shameful
ly disgraced your calling" said Judge
Dickey in pronouncing sentence on
the man who calls himself minister
of the gospel, and his voice trembled
with emotion. 81 think Jesus Christ
would blush that you ever represented
his cause"
The chief testified he was present
when Woodfin was brought to the
station and he was positive there was
no mistake about his being drunk.
A bottle of whisky found on the per-
son of the accused, showed unmis-
taxable signs of having been given a
bad tussle by some one. The min
lister was given chance to explain
after he had pleaded guilty. II was
not we'll yesterday. The day was
damp and I had a cough. do not
make a practice of drinking but l
bought the whisky for my cough.
remember ringing one door bell and
got no response. ! went down in that
district to study the condition of the
under world to see how they compare
with those Of other cities. 1 went
merely out Of curiosity"
"Your fine will be 81 and costs
and you are to stand committed until
fine and costs are paid" was the
sentence given the travelling minister
who claims to be studying conditions
in this city. AS he had but $3.50
when arrested, he will have to stand
awhile. The police say the man
claims to have been working in Ash.
land and had been here but a short
time. He had his credentials and
other papers with him when arrested
After being sent back to prison by
Judge Dickey, Woodfin asked for
these papers but was not allowed to
have them. He claims to have money
in a bank in Cincinnati. The other
prisoners say they did not discover
until they went into court, that their
companion was preacher, Woodfin
claimed to be very penitent this morn
ing and was very extravagant with his
explanations.
The Rev. Harry Woodfin, VINO was
arrested on Tuesday night on charge
of being drunk and disorderly and
who was ordered to stand committed
until mis- fine of 81 and costs were
paid, was released from the city pris-
on today. Two of the ministers of
| the denomination with which he
claimed to be affiliated, used their
influence in getting the wayward
reverend released from prison but,
it was given out at the prison, that
the ministers took the Missouri gen
tlemen's credentials away from him
and sent him on his way: