Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-12
Church EDITOR
DOUGLAS LANDS
IN BOSTON JAIL
Former Newark Evening News
EmpIoye Is Arrested as
Fugitive.
POLICE READY TO BRING
HIM BACK TO NEWARK
Author of ''Her Husband a
Sport" Nabbed After Recog-
milton by Students.

Kenneth D. Douglas. the fugitive
former church editor of the Newark
Evening News, was arrested iast
night in Boston and may be brought
back to this city tomorrow The for
mer censor of Newark's morals is
behind the bars on charges of per-
Jury and obtaining money under ialse
pretenses, offenses that he is said to
have committed just before he sud
denly disappeared from here a week
age Tuesday last.
Douglas was arrested in azstudio
Al Boston. He WIS identified BY two
Wellesley College graduates, friends
of the young woman whom he mar
ried III this city about seven weeks
ago, and who also is a graduate of
Wellesley.
No trace of Douglas was found by
the local police until they received
word from Boston last night That he
was arrested in that city. He will be
brought here as soon as possible,
where he may resume his study of
Newark condit ons, but not under as
congenial circumstances as when he
was in the employ of the Evening
News at S100 per week.
Douglas posed as a doctor of phil
osophy when he was writing up local
churches for the News. One of his
latest contributions to that conserva-
tive publication was Her Husband a
Sport" This classical title appeared
on June in the News. 1t was one
of a series of articles that Douglas
was writing under the title of Little
: e-Stores from Real Life
The Her Husband was Sport
story was highly descriptive and told
how Newark sports were accustomed
to blowing in" their money, while
leaving their wives in need. 1t also
mentioned about persons who play
the part of DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hide.
1t likewise denounced hypocrisy by
married men.
Douglas was engaged by the News
about six months ago as editor of its
religious page and to give counsel
on religious and other moral matters
to churches and the general public.
When he got out of Newark. after
dese=tirg HI bride of a few weeks,
eli . ISew York, where he was
recognized by a lumber of acquaint-
ances.
But the man Who had planned to
make Newark a better city morally
had been in Boston only few hours
before he was jailed. He. went there
hours after he arrived in Boston, his
capture was effected A mysterious
telephone message received at police
Headquarters brought about his ar
rest. He was taken to the Boston
city prison on the verge of collapse.
Immediately upon his arrest, Dou-
glas begged the police to telegraph
his Newark wife.
"On' my honor, she's my legal
n ~, f1af iy,
his eyes. "This divorce question
which has been raised all came
through my not having entered these
facts on the marriage license appli-
cation. | was afraid she would not
consent to marry a divorced man.
When she hears | am arrested she
will take the first train for Boston
and do all she can to aid me- | have
never wronged her."
1T is said Douglas had been in COM
munication, either directly or indi-
rectly, with his bride since his dis
appearance in Newark, and thatt
upon his arrival in Boston he went
directly to the studio where he ap-
parently knew he could find the two
women who have been in constant
touch with Mrs. Douglas.
If the doctor" thinks his Newark
bride is going TO jump to his aid he
is greatly mistaken, according to Rev.
George P. Dougherty. pastor of st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church.
Douglas lived with Mr.. Dougherty
for some weeks. Since Douglass sud
den departure Mr.. Dougherty has been
acting as the young womanS ad-
visor.
Speaking for her today, Mr..
Dougherty said sh would hav nothing
to do with Douglas. She felt, he said,
that she had been grossly deceived
by him and would the law take it's
course.
The perjury charge against Doug
las is based on reported misstate-
ments in the affidavit he took when
taking out a marriage license. An
other warrant declares he got money
under false pretenses from a shop
keeper.