The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-25
FRAUD IS CHARGED
IN PASTORS DEALS
Kansas Congregation Say
Minister Backed Crook
ed Mining Scheme

P1T~rSBGRG. knns. June .5-ls
the Rev. Juett Noba Mcdonald o.
ptttsburg guilty 81 d%cfrtudinE mem
beers Of his congregation ont Of SOW
erpl thousand dollars In q crooked
mining dcal2
Part Of the members 81 thu First
Presbyterian church, Of which Mr..
Mcdonald has teen pastor for the
last four years say that DE D. guilty.
Fart Of them say that he b. % Thu
proportions arr uncertain.
Pittsbug gltsfad WHEN q read the
sensational story of the issuance NJ I
warrant for the arcst uf the preach
or There had hcou ak about Me
Donald and the trouble be- has had at
hts church on recount az his bust
usss uur The city has known
something Of the trouble. But DO had
supposed that any court aCtisu would
be a civil suit only. The criminal
turn the matter 70 was unexpected
Mcdonald LETT town before the
warrant wis ISSUED &C. is expected
back.
ArI,p1 VIII Bring Gilman
Tho arrest ~ Mcdonald viii briug
To- ~ climax trouble. which hns caused
d~trSrns.ou IN h prcEbyttrlHu church
for several months. Three weeks
ago, after the elders of the church
had demanded aud received his rprir'
nation. "a meeting ~ the session was
hold. Tn" preacher WAS thoroughly
discussed In tn meeting although
he himself acted Hs moderator one
NJ th" leading members 81 thu church,
" former superintendent NJ thu Inn
day school. was the floor leader ron
the forces opposed tu the pastor IT,
contributed e. large sum tu q min
ing venture ~ tn pastors DO Dr. said
IN.HU HHaHH 40 HL..H HH. HIA .H.H. LHHL
shuOk his fist in the ace ~ M pas
tor and threatened to toll an ur knew
unless uhe pastor dscidcd to get out
Tn" pastor demanded that charges
against him be- proven.
Mcdonald has been pointed tp as
The example Of u preacher In bust
ness Soon after he arrived at
pittshurr he began Co MAX" business
deals. However. members Ut the
church say. his pulpit work was not
sacrificed and h. gay" abundant stt-
isfacfion to tho larger number 81 hH
congregation. which includes many ~
IA" mo prominent ftmili's OF iItts-
burg.
Began 1Nu Year Ngu.
More han iWn NDHrs 8 Mcdonald
began the promotion Of mining ven
lures 100 tn 2irD field ~ northern
oklahoma. lie ht-au tu plNf. l,rs al
p" "NN .' OF p ..
to the development " tho mission
work In the KansIts cuHl mining field,
which his church under his leader
sllp, had started m mttIa business
deals That were sulrptsful and when
he undertook the proroii,u Of % Iiun
mining venture D. found men ready
Go give him muIN to invest.
The three men Whu signed The come
phaint upon which the warrant we
issued are only part ~ those who
gave him mnf a. 10 la alleged Thus
signing tl. CON Ilaint are Pen B.
Rodda 70 merchant OF Armu. k4tu..
James Hannah. 3D. real estate Hrcnt ~
PittsburE aud Alexander Kerr. 70
Pttisburr merchant HHuuah AMI
Kerr are members ut McpunuIA'S
church.
Rodda Is siid foo have put boz much
more than tus 600 hs meuuuu'l lu
the complaint lHsurd today Hannah
and Kerr sliI 90 10" bon p similar
situation Hannah swours that Me-
Donald uhtainod 81 " frlm him and
Kerr says a. pun boo fl,lon.
Beat statute of I imltHrnps
The warrant for Ste uunald's arrest
was uaued ouly q fcW our t"furu
the statute 90 l~lwifpio"s would have
raj in favor of Mcdonald iu the
k0dda cav % WIS two wears
Tuesday hat Mcdonald sold him the
stock through uIsreurtHenfHtinu.
Rodda says Tho sock sales to Han
nah aud kprr were made u little
later RuddH alleges that Mcdonald
represented to hlm thuf be- hhd rur-
chased from "a man In Oklahoma o.
lease or contract Fiying the right To-
prospect for and mine lead and fnc
This tract was Represented, hdoin"d