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The main topic of conversation in
the neighboring village of Frederick
town is the scandal, which was aired
} in the. Fredericktown Free Press on
Thursday an account of which ap-
peared in Fridays Banner.
Mrs. Chaplin, wife of Rev, Chaplin,
the Baptist minister, whose name was
stricken from the membership Of the
church ON account of her alleged i'm
moral conduct with DR.. G. H. Wright,
a dentist of the village, is now in Mt.
Vernon and is staying at boarding
house in the north end of the city
A rumor in circulation Saturday
that Rev. Chaplin had left Frederick
town with his two children and had
located in another town. This is not
true. Rev. Chaplin is still in the vii
lage and intends to remain there for
the present at least
DR.. Wright is still in the village
but there are reports that he is pre-
pairing to leave for other parts.
Fredericktown people are still
watching the outcome of the sensa-
tional affair. It is reported that Rev.
Chaplin has engaged an attorney and
that divorce petition is now being
prepared and will be filed in the Knox
county court at an early date.
1t is also reported that Mrs. Wright
the f%ife of the offending dentist in
the affair, has also consulted an at
torney with the view of instituting a
proceeding for legal separation from
her gay Lothario husband.
While there have been numerous
rumors afioat in the village for sever
al weeks concerning DR.. Wright and
Mrs. Chaplin, the real publicity of the
affair occurred last Sunday morning
when Rev. Chaplin announced from the
pulpit that he was in serious trouble
CATION for their prayers. The church
members surmised the rest, with the
result that the church meeting was
called for Wednesday evening at
which time Rev. Mr.. Chaplin made a
lengthy statement and asked that the
name of his wife be striken from the
church roll on account of her immoral
conduct with DR.. Wright. The latter's
name was also stricken from the roll
for alleged immoral conduct with Mrs.
Chaplin.
The evening before the congrega-
tional meeting was held at which Mrs.
Chaplin and DIR. Wright were removed
from membership in the church, a
dramatic incident occurred at the
home of Rev. Chaplin. The officers OF
the church had taken cognizance of the
scandal and had met at Rev. Chapin's
home. DR., Wright, who had been sum
moned, was also present. In the pres
ence of the church officers Mrs. Chap
in and DR.. Wright made full confes.
sion of their misdeeds and pleaded for
mercy. Evidently the officers Of the
church were not of the opinion that
such an offense as they acknowledg
ed could be passed over, as the action
expelling the two ders from mem
bership in the chm-,4 was taken the
following night.
Rev. Chaplin moved with his famil,
to Fredericktown from North Fairfield
Ohio, only last August. He is very
highly thought of in Fredericktowr
and his work as minister has beer
exceedingly satisfactory. No blame at
taches to him for the dereliction O
his wife, They have two children, {
son five years of age and daughter
three.
DIR. Wright was raised near Freder
icktown and was located at Pfospec
for short time practicing dentistry
Some eight years ago he moved /,