Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-26

Il seems that the little girl told her
story to the matron of the institution and
the arrest followed.
Following is an account of the affair
found in the Charleston Mail
CHARLESTON, w. VA, Dec "a
Mail representative this afternoon asked
Marshall Hlgginbotham, attorney for
Rev. w. J. Hubbard, what he considered
the status OF the case. Mr.. Higginbol ham
was very positive and emphatic in bis
reply.
mot guilty" he said, "and / will be
able to show that it was a 'frame-up'
against him. Furthermore" be adj
led, sit is an easy matter to do some.
thing against man when public opinion
is against him. In this connection, |
should like to say that Governor Glass.
cock sent the militia out to protect one
man whom the public sought to hang on
the surmise that he had committed a
heinous offense, and, before a jury that
man was cleared, while the business of
the verdict Of that jury met with approval
of the very community that once sought
the mans life.'
''In conclusion" continued Attorney
! Higginbotham, ~ should like to say af-
ter having investigated the case, care
fully, the MALTA will not have to be call
ed out to protect this man, neither will
the man be hanged, but that when the
facts are developed, as they will be when
the case comes to trial, we will show con-
spiracy and this man will be cleared"
Rev. w. J. Hubbard is now in jail here
and his friends say he says the charges
against him are preposterous. In an in
terview given out in Virginia just before
before being brought back to Charleston,
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard said 81 have kept
the letter of the moral law throughout
my life. ! was wrapped up in my work
in behalf OF the homeless children of
West Virginia and | always treated the
unfortunate little girls as | would mem
beers of my own family. This terrible
thing was great shock to me" Ee said,
81 had no inkling of the charges against
me until was shown the telegram re-
questing my arrest. had fully expected
to 70 to Martinsburg Monday morning
and take several children from there to
Charleston / received DR.. Rollers tele-
gram telling me to wait for letter Mon
day and the letter notifying me of my
dismissal as superintendent OF the society
came on that day. Then came my
arrest
1T YVES indeed like a bolt out of
clear sky to me for was very much
interested in my work and know
ann innocent
In a straight forward, convincing man
ner, the accused said that he remember
ed girl of that name very well He had
brought her to the Davis Child Shelter
some time ago and had requested the
matran to take particular care Of her as
he had been told that she was suffering
from an incurable malady. Mr.. Hub
bard told of seeing the girl at the supper
table in tie Shelter on the evening of his
departure for Broadway for brief visit
to his family Thursday of last week,
Previous to that time he had mot seen her
for week or ten days as he understood
that she was too Ill to leave her room.
The little girl had been a euffer from
kidney trouble for some time
Never Alone With Girl.
In speaking of his connection with the
West Virginia Children's Aid Society,
which has charge of the Davis Child Shell
ter, Mr. Hubbard said that as superin-
tendent be bad room at the institution,
but that he was never thrown alone with
any of the children, some OF whom were
boys. The little girls, always several OF
Them at east, would often come into his
Office and fold circulars and do other lit
tie things for him.
4 am man with family-a wife and
seven children" said the minister, and
j always treated the inmates of the home
as WOULD my own family. Even if /
had been inclined to do this thing with