The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-28
New Invention Gave Evidence
Which Forced DR.. Mortimer
of Philadelphia to Resign.
IS NOW IN JERSEY CITY.
Minister Ousted by Fashion.
able Church Seeks Refuge
With His Brother.

The dictagraph had n part In causing
the sudden resignation OF tina Rev. AL
fred q. Mortimer Of st. Marks Episco-
pal Church. Philadelphia. The deposcd
rector Il now at the home of his
brother. the Rev. Frederick c. Mort-
mer. rector OF st. Marks Church in
Jersey City. Visitors there to-day were
told DR.. Alfred Mortimer would see no
one.
Rega riding the evidence said to have
been gathered by the dictagraph and
which was said to have been of such .
character that II convinced even the
warmest friends OF DR.. Mortimer. who
had scoffed at any possibility of scandal
attaching itself to the Philadeiphia
clergyman. DR.. Frederick Mortimer was
quoted to-day as saying:
1T IN sad. very sad. Ny poor brother
must have been out Of his mind. can
not sec any other reason for his acting
as he did
He said TO an Evening World reporter
to-day. however, that his brother was
the victim Of a horrible. plot to assassi-
nate the reputation OF a Christian gen.
tlernan.''
ACCUSED MINISTER TO SAIL FOR
EUROPE.
"My brother will sail for Europe early
next week." DR.. Mortimer said. AT
that time a statement fully setting forth
all the facts will be given out either by
Bishop Rhinelsnder or my brother him
self. 1t II not true that my brother 10
q nervous wreck or that he has been
made I'll by his present situation. He
has nothing to worry about He ID out
to-day getting some freshair and will
see no one regarding his resign alton"
The Rev. DR.. Alfred Mortimer was
worry close to Bishop Rhinelander. and
wac to have been selected to preside
over the coming oonveution OF the Clergy
of the diocese. and was tho recognized
leader among the ciergy In the ''High
Church" faction. The lay leader wa
George Wharton Pepper. who Ii . war
den Of st. Marks Church.
Late In November two employees OF
| the parish were dismissed. according to
| reports from Philadelphia On leaving
| they accused Dr. Mortimer OF grave ir.
regularitiea. Their stories were indy.
nantly repudiated by tho two members
OF the vestry. to which they were told
and threats were made Of prosecuting
the dismissed employees for crmina
SANDER. In seif-protection. they ther
made revelations which seemed to CIV
their stories the color OF truth. Witt
the hope of obtaining convincing proof
that the stories of the accusers wer
unfounded, a dtctagraph was placed Il
the rector's study,
CASE CAUSE OF MUCH GOSSIP
IN PHILADELPHIA.
The stories and the proofs were q
once taken to Bishop Rhinelander b
Warden Pepper. The bishop sum
moved DIR. Mortimer and demanded hi
resignation. which was at once giveI
DR.. Mortimer at once left PHILADELPHIA
and went to his brothers homo in Jsi
sey City. II was said there to-da
that he 10 to 70 abroad for an indehr
tie stay.
According to the episcopal clergy {
Philadelphia. the exact nature Of II
evidence in the case Is known only
the bishop and Mr. Pepper and the tw
vestrymen to whom the stories wei
first told. Bishop Rhinelander gay
out that tho resignation was due
personal differences between himse
and DR.. Mortimer, The clergy of Phi
adelphia, led BY Bishop Suffragan Ga
land and the Rev. David steele. q
united In demanding that the re
charges be made known or at lea
indicated in such a way that unhealtf
gossip can be stopped and exagger
ton prevented. So far there has bel
no movement toward unfrocking