The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-06-08
AN IMMORAL ADVOCATE


Lying editor of Negro Weakly de-
tends Rev. Withers, whose wife sued
for divorce, in his swill-barrel publica-
ton.
Ex-editor Phil. Hale, of 931 Spring
street northeast, tells good joke
about a man often in service to Hon.
Walter Newton, our. county attorney,
to testify in behalf of the state con-
corning some parties who were raided
few weeks ago on Sixth avenue
north. This fellow, who represents
nobody but himself, and is constant
knocker, has a great deal to say about
Rev. Withers concerning things which
he doesn't know anything about. But
Hon. Judge Dickinson became so dis
gusted with him that he drove him
off the witness stand, so says Brother
Phil Hale.-The Weekly Advocate.
The foregoing article appeared in
The Weakly Advocate last week
and it is another one of the ex-con-
vict editor Montgomery's attempts to
defend Rev. Withers and the motor
ious Matte Davis, convicted of keep
ing a house of illfame; also to con-
denim Editor Smith. { Mr.. Phil Hale,
ex-editor of the Advocate (because
he found out what Montgomery was
doing) has publicly denied any au-
thority for this statement. The Star
published the Davis case, and the
Editor was called to support his
written opinion of the Davis place,
by the state and excused by the Judge
because he had never been in the
house. Detective Brunskill was not
allowed to testify for the same rea-
son.
Co. Atty. Walter Newton brands
this statement as false and Judge
Dickinson, whose charge to the jury
taken by Editor Smith appeared in
the Star, has this matter before him.
He does not care to be misrepresent-
ed and the public knows that he is
not to be trifled with. He knows
Montgomery.
This Montgomery is one of the
lowest types of Negroes. He is a
real "nigger." There are business
houses where he cannot enter because
he has not dealt fairly with them. He
is the advocate of everything which
demoralizes his race. When he To-
Gated here about a year ago, he So
licited funds for Bethesda Baptist
Church and Rev. Beasley says "that
he has some damaging evidence on
him." He served time in prison for
collecting money to build Catholic
Church. He is fortunate in being a
personal friend of Atty. w. R. Nor
ris, who knows his game. Montgom-
cry has resided at many places since
here and few of them respectable. He
is thoroughly familiar with the buffet
flats and cannot deny that he was
associated with women of the under
world. He leaves a record in Mil
waukee and here is the clipping from
bulletin of the Minneapolis Civic
and Commerce Assn. "
R. B. MONTGOMERY.
| Working apparently in part
! nership with Butler is another
! colored man giving the name of
R. B. Montgomery and claiming
to be a trustee of the Autauga
Industrial School, although he
was unable to tell us the name
of either the president or treas
urer. If he can be located we
shall be glad to cooperate with
any one in helping to restrict his
activity.
The method of operation of
these two men seems to be as fol-
lows: One of them sends out a
letter asking for the renewal of
"your biennial subscription to
our work of educations and mis-
sions", designating the amount
supposed to have been previously
given. If nothing is heard from
this, the other one calls and an .
nounces that he has come to col
1ect the amount promised the
other man. The busy business
man who is asked to respond to
almost countless appeals during
the year frequently thinks hat
he perhaps did promise the money
and hands it over.
This record of Montgomery was
published after he attended the A. M.
E. Conference at st. Peters Church.
The DR.. Butler referred to was for
mer pastor of St. James A. M. E.
Church. He was ordered out of
town on his last arrival, but Mont
gomery claims to have reformed and
got foothold with the Vets In the
County Option fight. During one of
his trips to this city, he posed as a
preacher and sought the pastorage of
| Bethesda Baptist Church, when