The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-22

be his wife, today faced posi-.
bic prosecution on one or two
charges. States Attorney Hoyne
today took personal charge Of
Inve.tis alton TO learn wehther
the preacher played the part
Of bridegroom in more than enc
ceremony while the bride in
the first instance was still IiV-
ing.
Chicago. January l4.-Doris NaughI
Earuoil. young Chicago wife OF Rev
James Morrison Darnell. tho mucl
married minister. has learned tina
love IS sacrii"e
Without tear ANA with no out
ward demonstration ot sorrow. sh'
has said farewell ~ the hopes tina
had horn "nitgtIinei since she be
rnmc tho wife q. Inc eloquent youn!
CniycIsaliI ircaCher last N1vcm
her
THAT D.,. 80" girl Ruth SOP
e. lie la haly: she has Tin" rea
right 10 JwmN. mot J." said Doris
today "lnt her take him loy,
him. bat mu give him mp"
She Is Done With Him.
Mrs. Edward E. Vaughn. mothCl
Of the Elrl lridC. who sat besid,
Der daughter in thn.r apartment a
3"nl Oak invalid aNcnuc, said: "Yo,
ram laar that a final So far rs
lmln'll Is concerned. You may say
that wr'r" through with him We'r,
iannin@ ~ have the marriage an
rulli ~ soon ~ possible"
The mUthcr's "yoa sought those al
the daughter rOr confirmation. dor.
Loidad her head .lowly in assent.
The vile changed her mind in re-
gard to Daniel only after the most
persistent efforts Of her mother and
cr Eov. larry T.. Peabody. pastor &.
the SDWh Park Congregational
churc.
Frcof Estrsn3es Her.
Ou,y "ftc: tie conference Ia tho
cniro Of Attorney Richard ]. Cooney
"il'm 30" wa given unmistakabl"
proofs ~ his "ui!t. did shc consent
to Giy. him up. Then she learned
OF the baby. and hcarl from bar
H'l' himself that the child had been
.crn d Mrs. Ruth Sope- Darnel
Will" sha WAS living a his wife
Mrs. Vaughn laid emphasis on tho
declaration that. despite the fact
that Darncll and her daughter we-c
marIiel moro than two months ago
They never have lived together n.
husband and wife.
"lbOIis refused 10 20 10 him unit
he had provided proper hcmc for
hc!.' Mrs. Vaughn said. To-day W,
thank God for that.
May Have Five Wives.
Developments are expected to shaw
that the young minister was mar
liei. not three. rs he has so far Al
mittel. lat Eve timas. not legally
married Int united rs be calls il
hy ''typcwritten agreement. signed hj
both parties" II is probable that 4
Federal action is taken il will be il
connection with his treatment o.
the Minnesota girl.
DurnC,l H. declared 10 have said
to man in Kenos.la. who rcmon
stfatcd with him. that he found il
mpracticahIc In live long with the
same woman. that women became In
ira table rs soon a, they became FL
iniliar with man. AMI that no WON
an passc"sed any charm for him after
he could see her do her hair"
Married Girl in Rochester
ibarnci! married firl i'm Rcches
ter. MINI. few years ago AMI the
marriage was annullcd because ol
their ages. the minister's fathe,
aid today. The cider Darnen in
speaking NJ his sens various 70
mance' declared they have been
mary
The name OF the Rochester cir
could not he learned
''h"' "h''iItht VIII HlauC tnl'
Miss Ethel SPurgeCn of Avon. re
ported 10 have been still earlier
wife OF narnell. would come TO Chi
cago To help in the investigation
Grand jury action was promised Il
mere than enc mafriarge was provca
against Darncll.
Government Takes Hold.
Chicago. January 1.-THE United
States Department Of Justice. a,
well as the state's attorney. has
begun Investigation Of the career OF
James Morrison narnell. The young
unitersailst preacher alleged to b,
much married
Rev. +. e. Smith. secretary o.
the Unitarian conference. denied
that Darnell ever was accented ns 2
minister of that denomination.
Applied for Divorce.
Chicago. January li.-Mrs. Dori.
II. Darnell. wife of Rev. james NJ
Darneli, who resigned as pastor o.
the Henry T.. Simmons aemoria
church at Kenosha, Wis. after hi,
tangled marital affairs had come Il
the attention OF the church trustees
filed suit for a divorce late yesterday
She made statutory charges AM
named Ruth Soper. with whom Oar
nell is said TO have lived In Kenosha
"A correspondent.
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