The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-09-25
WILL GO TO CONFERENCE.
PROBERS FIND NO TRIAL Is
NECESSARY.
Rev. A. j. Cauthen was not Given
Right to Associate Others With
Him as Prosecutors.

Greenville, Sept. 17.-Presiding
Elder P. F. Kilgo tonight gave out
the following statement bearing on
the investigation into charges against
the Rev. S. 4. Nettles, editor of the
Southern Christian Advocate:
Rev. S. a. Nettles, having re-
uuested an investigation of rumors
detrimental to him, the committee
Of investigation, composed of Rev.
L. P. McGee, Rev. W. E. Virgins,
and Rev. W. NJ. Owings, met at ST..
Faurs Methodist church, Greenville,
S. c., Wednesday. September II. at
5 o'clock p. M. Rev. P. F. kilgo, pre-
siding elder, in the chair. Rev. O..
NJ. Abney was appointed secretary
and Miss Beam stenographer.
Rev. E. S. Jones appeared as
counsel for the accused and request
ed that each witness be examined
without the presence Of. other wit
resses. Rev. A. J. Cauthen appeared
as a prosecuting witness and claimed
the right to associate with him, as
representing witnesses, about one
fourth of the witnesses summoned
The chair ruled they would have to
appoint one of their number, as the
accuser or prosecuting witness.
Will Appeal to Conference.
After a brief consultation with
one another, Mr. Cauthen said, We
died. hU y, ~ ruling and have
it was an acci~ you, and will car
The coroner came annual confer
berg, this mornin
quest over Nor rev. some of his
Ram he'f .ng with him. Where
cooler :" chair addressed the remain
ing witnesses, asking them if they
bad any accusations to bring against
Rev. S. A. Nettles. There being no
response, the chair Instructed the
committee to prepare their decision
and they rendered the following:
No accusation and no evidence hav-
ing been brought before the COM
mittee, we find no trial necessary.
P. F. KILGO, President.
O. NJ. ABNEY, Secretary,
L. P. MCGEE,
w. E. WIGGINS,
W. NJ. OWINGS,
Committee
The Rev. E. S. Jones, who repre-
sented Rev. S. A. Nettles in the in
vestigation held this afternoon, made
the following statement last night:
Mr.. Jones Statement.
This investigation was called at
the request of Mr.. Nettles. For some
time untrue rumors of an irritating
and rejecting character had been
coming to Mr.. Nettles' ears, and he
decided that the best course to be
pursued was to ask for an investlga-
ton. In the letter he addressed to
Rev. B. F. Kilgo, presiding elder of
this district, Mr.. Nettles stated that
Rev. A. ]. Cauthen, of Spartanburg,
claimed to know of these derogatory
matters.
when Mr.. Cauthen was request
cd to appear before the Investigating
committee, he wrote that he would
be on hand, but that he would not
appear as Mr.. Nettles' accuser, for
lie knew nothing against him, but
would simply furnish accusations
that have logically been given me.
The presiding elder then requested
Mr.. Cauthen to furnish him the
names of these accusers in order that
they might be notified to appear be-
fore the committee of investigation.
Mr.. Cauthen replied with list OF
55 names. Each of these was in
formed BY letter of the date, place
and purpose of the investigation and
was asked to be present. Many of
them did not appear. AS matter OF
fact, many of the persons whose nam
es appeared on the list furnished by
Mr.. Cauthen expressed surprise
at being summoned, stating that
they knew nothing whatever against
MIR. Nettles, and one of them goes
SO far as to say that, prior to the re-
ceipt of the summons, he had never
heard of either Mr.. Nettles or Mr..
Cauthen. In view of these facts, it
is difficult to understand by what
logical channel accusations by these
parties reached Mr. Cauthen's hands.
Appeared as Accuser.
Mr.. Cauthen appeared before the
investigating committee this after
room in the character of the ac-
cuser or prosecuting witness. When