The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20
Wife of DepoSed Methodist
Pastor Declares Her State
ment Was Made to Protect
Husband, Whom She Loved.
CLAIM OF "FRAME UP"
CAUSES HER TO SPEAK
Baby BuhIer chriStened by
Billy Sunday, Woman De-
CIareS in Defending Herself
From Charges Of Man.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec 20. CSpl1
Mrs Lillye Buhler divorced wife OF
Fernando Buhler, former Little Rock
and Pine Bluff Methodist pastor, whose
matrimonial troubles were aired here
several months ago, mas written
repudiating an affidavit she made In
Memphis and denying the authenticity
OF statement issued here by Buhler
several months ago, His affidavit and
statement had declared Buhler was 4
participated
Buhler was arrested on serious
charge andelater, to get the charge dts
missed, agreed to marry Mrs. Buhler
After the wedding he refused TO live
with her and several months ago a di-
vorce was agreed upon, after Buhler
agreed to deed certain properties 10
} Mrs. Buhler, Mrs. Buhler became q
mother about week ago She is liv-
ING At her old home 10 Louisiana, IL
Is said she intends to return here and
take legal steps to force Buhler, who
surrendered his credentials in the Meths
odlst church, to support the child
Mrs Buhler's statement follows.
y presume the public is tired OF tho
'buhler affair but ! feel like from
the standpoint of my friends who had
confidence in me and In the cause /
represented in the religious world and
the public to make this statement.
Il woul have answered tho state-
meht made by Mr., Buher last summer
hut have not been In condition 10 ho
worried any moro than possible with all
thht had happened
yl did not make statement while In
Little Rock last August because loved
Mr.. Buhler and did not want to hurt
MN, | was willing tOs suffer the opin-
ion OF the public In his favor
But since he has not been so con-
slderate OF me and published the state
ment that he Is innocent. | do not feel
any longer that I should be so reticent
his,
so long as | did Christian work
was pure as any girl could be- so do.
not want my friends TO ever think
played the hypoerite, for after that aw-
~! night | did not feel my life coins
cided with my teachings so withdrew
from religious work,
The one desire Of my life had been
70 live q religious liie. tried hard to
90 50 and succeeded until was IN.
fluenced by and listened to Mr.. Buli@
Ter, q thing which seems IN awlful
about | can not tell / was infatnAfeff
with HIM loved him, and when Il
came 70 Little Rock on the 22d day
OF last March he invited me to supper
! was registered at the Hotel Marion
After supper we walked TO the Marion
ana he said to me, CaeCk out and come
register with me at smaller hotel to-
night
Then he said he would come to my
room and look at my kodak book He
came and stayed so late until the night
Whtchman heard mans voice in MY
room and came In and found Mr. Buh-
Ter there, -
plalned that nothing had gone wrong
and that he was misjudginE us, But
he would not lsten---so we left
ut was indeed humilating to me.
Never before had such suspicion or In
cident occurred to me. | was upset
and nervous.
we came to the Mndell hotel. He
went in and registered Mr., and Mrs, II.
-, Downs Memphis Tenn. Early next
morning he left the city.
80 after IL week with the Hender-
SON Brown campaign | returned to my
home IN Louisiana, ! did not see NJ.
Buhler again untl nearly two months
later when ] made n special trip to
Little Rock to see him and tell HIM
that that fatal night mad resulted in
the prospect OF me becoming mother.
The papers stated last spring that
| sought to destroy the young life. THIS
IL not true, as II never tnteIeu NY
mind to commit murder, Not even TO
save hia name or my name, even though
| was urged TO do So
The statement | made In Memphis
In form OF an affidavit was not true.
but was made to help him,
"This has been a great mistake in
my ne Hut God has forgiven and SO
Ahc public can forgive as they please.
"Wednesday. the lSth, my baby was
ohristened by the evangelist, Billy Sum
day. My little daughter was eight
DAYS old then. Henceforth | shall en-
deavor to live and train this child for
the Master"