The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-28
SNUG TOWN
SHAN|ED BY
angry Girl
Appeal for Justice Brings
Wrath OF State on Narrow
Local Critics
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fEWCASTlE. Pa. Oct 1h.--Thts
town that stamped with the die Of
red disgrace the name of Mrs. Ada
Mcintyre. 10 trying in SNUG way
Ia undo what II has done 20 make
her miserable and crinEing out
cant.
Mrs. Mcintyre. not yet 20. the wife
Of "Scottyf Mcintyre. tin plate min
worker here. " a middle class Eng
ilsh GIRL She has no people this aide
OF tho ocean.
She fell among carelcas oompan.
Ions and was with them when a muir
der was done.
MINISTER CONDEMNED
HER To DERisION
For that '-mn" the minister In the
pulpit. the housewives OF her neigh
borhood. the merchant In hls shop
and the schoolgirl on the street con-
siemncd her 20 scorn and derlsion.
They wouldn't even tell the the
time" Mira Mcintyre told me. The
stains of nights of tears wers an her
chcsAx. ~rh~y would drive up ard
down the street IN their automobiles
and stick their heads out and mock
me.
Il wnx drcadfuIiy lonesome. Then
the landlord told me would have 20
move was afraid couldn't get a
placs 10 live where could have my
little giri with me"
Then. In desperation she wrote a
letter 10 n newspaper here.
Granted" she wrote. that my nc.
tons have been indiacrcet: IL that
justification for the Christian people
of Newcastle TO shun me as a Psriah
Ito mark me as one who has gone
bsyond tho pale Of dcc.ncyy'
She had her answer from the pull
plit OF the Rev. Dr. =. r. irwin on
the next day. He looked al her when
he spoke and she covered In the pew
when he hurled down his denuncia.
ton.
"she has asked for forgiveness
from you men and women" he said.
AZ he pounded on the Bible. 'She has
told you how her soul was torn by
the just condemnation OF her city. /
say to you that she In not n Chris.
tian, She strayed from the Masters
path and Is wandering biindly In
outer darkness.
Weeping she went TO him In the
name OF the church after the service
and told him she was a Christian.
ATTENDED PICNIC
WITH OLDER WOMAN
All this because 10 days ago Mrs
Mcintyre and a woman much older,
Mira Harriet olds. attended a picnic.
met J G. Abraham. n meat salesman.
and with him and Roy Phillips. Mrs.
oldS' brother. went for an automo-
bile ride.
IL is not denied that they had been
drinking. There was a fight Abra-
ham was killed. beaten TO death. Il is
aaid.
The two women fed and came 10
town alone. Phillips was arrested
and is held IN Jail now. charged with
murder. The two women. after
short detention. were released and
Will be witnesses at his trial.
The news Of Mrs. McIntyre's os
tacism leaked from this village In
the iron hills TO the outside world.
and suddenly Newcastle was ashamed
OF itself.
Pennsylvania people outside New
castle Indignantly told the town what
they thought, and 80. with many a
shrug they are talking now of poor
Mrs. Mcintyre" A secretary OF the
Y. w. c. A. told me:
IL know hor. That is. I know OF
her. or course. / wouldn't have any
thing 10 do with her. any more than
just 10 help her live a decent life
Understand. l wouldn't know her IL
snw her"
That is typical Of the attitude OF
all the folks have talked with. with
the exception OF Mrs. Rae Muirhead
who was a religious worker with
Evangelist Billy Sunday for many
years and who is now police matron
here
She says the town has shamelessly
abused Mrs. Mcintyre. whom she has
taken under her wing