The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
The LittIeton Scandal.

From the Cherryvale (Kansas) Re.
publican, we CLEAN the following short
sketch from a long account of the
trouble last week limited at, involving
the Rev. C. B. Littleton, father of the
young man who was sentenced to the
reform school from Delta last spring.
"The little town of Edna on this
side of the Oklahoma line in Labette
county, is torn asunder with a scandal
that links together the names of Rev
c. B. Littleton and Mrs. Blanche Long
and involves a charge of wife murder
against Littleton. A second mass
meeting was held in the village Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, which was
attended by ]. ]. Wackerle, who an
nounced at the close of the meeting
that another inquest would be held to
determine how Mrs. Littleton came to
her death.
THE second inquest will be held
Wednesday, and it is quite probable
that the body will be eXhumed, for
much depends on the marks on the
neck of the body. Some of the men
who served as jurors contend that
there were marks indicating strug-
gle but not all are agreed on this
point.
mo one knows where either the
Rev. Littleton is, nor where Mrs.
Blanche Long is located. The latter
left three weeks ago to go to Winfield
to visit a sister, Mrs. Gem Larue. who
was ill. She staid there week and
wrote her husband twice while in V in
field. Size left Winfl-.d supposedly
for Edna, but hasn't been heard of
since that time.
"Mr. Long, who is a thresherman and
road contractor. is heartbroken and
in statement today holds his wife
blameless and said if she was with
Mr. Littleton. it was because she was
seduced and that they are probably,
if together. living in Kansas City.
There are all kinds of rumors afloat in
the little town and it is hard to sepa-
rate the truth from unfounded gossip
in the mass of information afloat.
Mr. Long admitted today that his
wife used to call him up and inquire
when he would be at home and just
what time he was coming. This
statement was supplemented by gos-
sip to the effect that at such times
Rev. Littleton was either in the Long
home or made a call there soon after
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and wife.
"a prominent citizen of Mound Val
ley, who would not allow his name to
be used, stated this afternoon that
Littleton had a dusky reputation while
he lived there, and that a good many
people of the Mound Valley vicinity
are of the opinion that he may have
murdered his wife. Mr.. Littleton left
Mound Valley to go to Elk City six
years ago.
reka Springs, Ark. destitute, and are
being kept by the town. The people of
Edna made up box of food and cloth
ing, which was today forwarded to
them.
County Attorney Arthur Cranston
could not be reached at Parsons or
Oswego today He is getting pretty
severe denunciation at Edna and else
where over the county for his refusal
to push the case. 1t seems that all
Mr.. Cranston has done thus far has
been to promise that he would take
the matter up as soon as he could dis
pose of some court work. The people
of Labette think the Littleton investi-
cation is about as important matter
as any the county prosecutor has to
deal with, and they are free with their
denunciations against him.
&C B. Littleton is quite well known
in Cherryvale. He was formerly pas
tor of the Cherryvale circuit, leaving
here about ten years ago. He went
from Elk City to Edna two years ago
and three years ago he was candidate
for representative in the west district
in the Republican primaries. being de-
feated for the nomination by Charles
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