Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-26
DARNELL JAILED
after A MEETING
GOVERNMENT PROHIBITS CON-
FERENCE DISCUSSION OF
WHITE SLAVE CASE.

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Morrison DarneI. "the marrying par
son" Ruth Soper OF owatonna. MINI.
! Darnen's ~Kenosha wife" her Z
months-old baby. and other relatives
was held IN the federal building last
night
Tho gathering was in the Office OF
I Hinton G.. Ciabaugh. chief OF the fed
I eral investigation bureau. who signed
the Mann act complaint against the
minister. II lasted nearly three hours.
| At its conclusion Darneu was hand
/ cufied and taken back 10 the county
/ jail
The government officials refused TO
permit the conferees 10 discuss any
| thing relating 20 the Mann act charges
against Daruell or 20 a possible we'd
dsing OF Darnell and Miss Soper.
Whenever the conversation drifted In
n prohibited direction one or the other
OF the federal agents would call n halt.
"That1l do now Keep OF that sub
feet" and similar warnings were
given az frequent intervals. Occasion
/ ally the conversation was interrupted
I by lusty cries from the baby. James
Morrison Darnen Jr.
Attorney Harlan Leach OF Owatonna,
attorney for the Soper family. held the
baby and carried Il when the gathering
Z left the federal building. Others in
the meeting were Mrs. Julia 3. Soper
Ruth's mother; II. b. Darnell. the
marrying parsons" father; and At
torneys Richard =. Cooney and John
A. Verhoeven, representing Darnell.
"The conference was held in my Of
fee purely as an accommodation 10
the family" Chief Clabaugh said. at
had no other significance. Miss Soper
came down here from Milwaukee and
she and her mother wanted to see Oar
nell and let him see the baby.
THE county Jail Is not a very pleas
ant place TO hold a family meeting, and
so I consented TO have the gathering
here. OF course. we were present and
checked them up occasionally on their
talk"
The gathering broke up shortly after
: O'Clock. DarneiI came out wearing a
detected look. He turned up his over
coat collar and pulled his soft hat
down over his eyes.
They nearly threw us out of there
said the elder Darnell. as he emerged
from the inner Office. He refused 10 eX- .
plain his statement. The minister and .
his father went down the elevator to- .
esfher.
"Wili you come with me over TO the
Jail. father?" Darneu asked.
why. yes. / guess I can walk over
with you" his father assented.
Ruth Soper. her mother. and Attor-
ney Leach. with the baby IN her arms.
followed a Few minutes later.
We have no statement 20 make Of
any kind" the lawyer guided, when
Miss SoDer Was asked to talk.
bah. bah. all. aaaaasa-" the baby
cried. its voice echoing through the
federal building corridors.
Il don't care 10 say anything. be-
cause everything that has been said
about me has been put in a sneering.
insinuating way Miss Soper said.
But j am Mr. Daruell's wife and al
ways viii believe it,
Attorney Leach escorted the women
20 a hotel He said Ruth. Mrs. Soper.
and the baby viii start back for Owa-
tonna today
According 70 Attorney Cooney no
bond viii be provided for the minister
until an indictment IS returned against
him by the Milwaukee federal grand
Jury. Removal proceedings viii then
be- started before United States Com
missioner Lewis +. Mason.
The minister was taken 20 the fed
aral building early in the day for the
purpose OF arraignment before Com
missioner Mason. At the request of
The government the case was con
.inued until March 1.
While the minister was waiting with
lis father in the Office of United States
Marshal John J. Bradley. Chief Cla-
lauEh brought I'm Miss Louis Pensen.
, stenographer in the Saratoga hotel.
Daruell was placed IN the midst of a
sroup OF deputy marshals and news
laper men and Miss Jensen was asked
o make an Identification.
That's the man." said she. placing
Ter hand on Darnell's shoulder.
Chief Clabaugh refused to comment
n the matter beyond saying the identi-
ication was made for District Attorney
;Off OF Milwaukee in connection with
an important case"
Attorney CoOney said Miss Jensen
lad made a copy of Darnelrs marriage
ertiicate alleging marriage with Miss
;oper and that the Identification was
made for the purpose OF showing that
)arneIl was the man who requested
fiss Jensen 10 do the work. r
Following his arraignment Darnell Il
tempted 10 attack his father. The 4
wo were conversing in low tones
shen suddenly the minister jumped to
Is feet. shook his fist in his fathers
ace. and shouted: ~
you can't say anything like that l.
bout me. You haven't any license TO
ay that"
The elder Darneil told him to sit az
own and take it easy" Deputy Mar =
hal Holden threatened TO take him
ack TO jail immediately IL he persist
q in further outbreaks. q
We'll. / never was with her in
r9ns-s he minister snhhad