The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
PARSON is IN JAIL
Rev. J. J. Ramsey DespOndent
in Woman, Scrape.
Suffering With Contagious Dis
ease, Refuses Medical Aid.
he TRIED TO BURN PRISON
LeaYenWorth Minister Accused
Stealing City officials Wife.
Story of ''Sky Pilot" Reads Like
Bit of Fiction.
he TRIED TO BURN PRISON

omaha. Neb.. May 2O.-suffering
with a dangerous and highly con-
tassiolls disease, tine Rev J. j. faIn-
ss.ssr a former Leavenworth minister
and chiropractor, confined IN tne
county iaiI here charged with whlte
aI8very. steadfastly refuses medical
aid and also refuses to treat hl11lse unset
IIatnsey with five federal prisoners
7sfaitine trial, was transferred 10 the
DpugIas county jail from the Audll MS
county Jail at Hastings, after they
Had attempted to burn the hastings
7sf4'he reason assigned by the prison.
ss.=l for their arson attempt is that one
3s,athe prisoners confined with them
,I.1z suffering with the contagious as
sszee it is declared the Kansas MN
fs-fer- has contracted. Their effort TO
Bnrn down the jail was checked out
II was thought best to transfer them
dssOma.ha. Ramsey is accused OF Nv
fse with the wife of a former LeaVen-
N6rth city official.
RaInsey's History.
Ramsey's history in Leavenwortn
reads like fiction With his wife,
good loking and pleasing woman ne
arrived in that city several years ago
ami took charge of the First Christian
rsfn4rch He was an excellent adver-
tfser and by the use of free adVer-
using space donated by Leavenworth
Newspapers and ingenious methods OF
66nducting sermons, built UP the
elfurch, and it was thought for a time
taat he would collect sufficient money
4S erect a new church building
Finally. he decided to become a
cf7iropractor and resigned his pastor
Ske. He entered a school at Kansas
CIV and because of his advanced
credits. the school authorities gave
HIM permission to attend school only
two or three days out Of the week He
Spea obtained a decree
Opens Rival Church
Meantime, the minister-chiroprac-
tor continued to preach and attempted
to. open rival church in the south
part of Leavenworth- The congre-
cation split into factions and one Sun
day one faction by main force kept
the other from entering the church
Wife Went to Country.
Then his wife left ostensibly for q
visit to relatives in Texas. Ramsey
played his part well and displayed q
Telegram presumably signed by his
wife stating that she had miraculousl1
Escaped serious injury in a wreck II
lOkiahoma while on her way to Texas
Suddenly Ramsey disappeared ant
the wife of a former city official, 1ef
LeaVenw orth at the same time. In
short time it was learned that he wa!
Occupying pulpit of another churcl
at Hastings and was living with tn
Leavenworth woman who had beer
introduced as his wife.
Woman's Mother Steps In.
Ramsey's downfall came when tn
mother of the Leavenworth woman
went to Hastings and identified he
daughter. This was the result of thre
weeks inquiry on the part of tn
ministerial alliance of Hastings.
fl The heart-broken mother begge
him to ''set things right but it i
reported that he turned away fror
her without an answer and both Ram
sey and his supposed wife were place
under arrest. When they were in tn
hands of the police the woman brok
down and confessed. She was released
but Ramsey was kept in Jail an
Halter a white slave charge was place
against him.
m Ramsey is comparatively a youn
man. He is exceptionally well edit
Gated, having taken ost-graduat
work at several of the leading schoo
of the country. He is a fine taIke
and makes a good impression o
first acquaintance.