The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-01-14
(From Wednesday s Daily

Slowly but surely the nervy James
Morrison Darnell, who served as pastor
of the Henry M Simmons Church in
this city, is being brought to the end
of his rope. His undaunted nerve took
him through day of Investigations in
the day he was shaking in his boots
when it was announced that on the
suggestion Of several Chicago ministers
the marriage tangles of Darnell had
been taken up by the district attor
ney S Office in Chicago. The entire in
vestigation Of the case has shifted from
Kenosha to Chicago and it was declar-
ed this morning that the relations of
Darnell with four women, all of whom
are alive, were being investigated.
The only possibility that Kenosha will
have part in these Investigations is in
the coming of Ruth Soper Darnell from
Owatonna, Mimi, to start things. She
has not left 0watonna, Mimi, as yet,
but her father, the editor OF the Owa-
tonna Tribune, was slated to arrive in
Chicago late this afternoon. Milton
Darnell Of Peoria, ILL.,, the father of
the minister, is in Chicago and has de-
manded that the truth be brought out
even if his son is forced to go to prison.
The most startling development of the
day was the possible development of
the fact that Darnell may have
fourth woman with whom he contract
cd an alliance she is said to be liv-
ing at Rochester, MINI. From the east
comes the statement that Darnell had
one of his cred streak careers while
pastor of the Church of the Good It'd
ings at Brooklyn and this is also being
investigated. Kenosha people are
mostly interested in the story of the
fMrs. Darnell" who was in Kenosha.
Up in her home in Owatonna on Tues
day evening the young woman broke
down the bars which had kept her
friends and the newspaper correspond
ents from her and gave out the full
story of her relations to the minister.
She said:
Mr.. Darnen and / were married on
Oct. 4, 1914, at Hammond, Ind, by
clergyman, whose name was given to
me as the Rev. David Martin of that
city. The witness was Louise M.
Jensen. Previous to this I had been
an unclassitied student at the Univer-
sity of Chicago and Mr.. Darnell was
preaching in Unity Church at Hinsdale
and taking special work at the same
university, [ first met Mr.. Darnell
while he was pastor of the First Uni
versalist Church in Owatonna, which is
my home. When I met him he told me
he had been divorced from his first
wife, a girl from Peoria, Ill.
"He kept company with me and re-
newed his attentions after / went to
Chicago, and we were quietly married
in order not to forfeit my scholarship,
which would have been void to mar
ried woman. When our child was born
the date of our marriage was announc-
ed. Mr.. Darnell has the certificate,
but | have letter from DR.. Fisher of
Chicago University confirming the an
nouncement of our marriage.
cared greatly for Mr.. Darnell,
and am loath even now to believe all
that has been written of him. We
were very happy in Kenosha and I met
so many nice people and was received
into all their homes as Mr.. Darnell s
wife, which [ was and am.
g L never knew of this trouhle or of
the existence of this other woman I'M
til after | reached Owatonna on Mon
day. Mr.. Darnell gave as his reason
for sending me home the presence of
an epidemic in Kenosha. 1t is my baby
boy for whom [ must grieve.n
w. B. Soper, father of Mrs, Darnell,
said: "We will hunt this thing to
the very bottom and will prosecute
Darnell relentlessly."
The statement given out Monday by
Darnea that Ethel Sturgeon had died