Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05

no nau entered into membership.
William Davis OF Eikton WAS called
to testify that Mr.. wcstrcn's actions
had done harm to the church. Harry
Biddle Of Elkton, testified TO the same
injury. While there were other wit
nesscs to testify TO like character of
testimony, they were not called, the
prosecution stated. because the evil
dcncc OF those presented had not been
attacked.
Mr.. Western Textiles.
Mr.. Western was then placed on the
stand. and his testimony in part fol-
lows.
Three jitneymen came TO me and
told me OF what DIR. Anderson had been
doing and how the business was being
done. They said he had advised them
to get some other minister 20 TO the
business for he could not. I see no
harm In II. l hadn't been there long
before DIR. Anderson came to see me.
lie didn't ask me not TO do Il. His
chief concern seemed TO be for nay
welfare. He didn't ask me TO stop. I
have been charged with a violation Of
Article 22i, section |. My case does
not come under that. After Alder
son. DIR. Watt came to me. n there
was any indifference. 1t was becauae 1
knew what had been done. The same
thing had been done before and there
was no criticism Of It,"
on cross examination Mr.. westrer
said that DIR. Anderson had sort OF OBJ.
jected to what he was doing. lie ad.
mitted about the combine among IN,
iitneyman. The opposing jitney trust
he said, had been taking the marriage
able couples 10 Rev. Moon. The,
wanted him Go start business In on.
position TO Moon and he finally has
an agreement with the jitneurs, IL,
said they wanted split fee or Ger.
tain percentage. The arrangement
was on a fifty-fifty basis and the fee,
he received for performing marriages
were from 81 TO $40 and more He ad
mitted that he knew of no complaint,
against other ministers. that he ha,
not taken the trouble 10 verify wha
the jitneymen told him hut took thei
statements for truth. He said he hai
served at Butte City and Laurel. Mon
tana. and had been l.. regular charge
i'm Montana, lie admitted that ne ha
resigned from the Laurel charge an
had gone TO farming. DIR. Sumwal
read the discipline OF the church I
Mr.. Western and the, latter's memor
in regard to certain details was yer
faulty.
DIR. Anderson Passes Lie.
Z. l.. OFT. an Elkton iitneyman. wa
called and through him efforts wcr
made TO attack DIR. Aldersons action
and character. OFT said he had bee
taking couples 20 DIR. Anderson TO b
married but the latter finally objecte
and said they would have TO get som
one else. OFT claimed that he ha
taken as high as fourteen couples I
DIR. Alderson on one Saturday and sal
. that the minister still wanted en-
business.
: DIR. Anderson was recalled an
classed as lies any such number q
. fourteen couples being brought to hin
5 In one day. lie denied he had eve
entered into any agreement with N
l 3itneymen, These men asked me
5 enter into the business with them, hl
I told them that IL they ever expecte
, me TO give them a dlvy, they woul
| have to go somewhere else" testint
: DIR. Anderson, Il never promised
/ help get them out of trouble II the
= got into it,
2 A Mr.. Scarborough. another EiiStC
r jitneyman, who said he was a Pre-,
{ hyterian, was called hut as his ties,
{ mony started out on the same lin,
= as ott--the attacking Of DR.. Alderso
o and as DIR. Anderson was not on tris
5 his evidence was ruled out. That col
o iciuded Mr., Westerns defense.
d Rev. Wells made the first addre,
q for the prosecution. He referred
q the acts of the accused minister al
j. how his misdemeanors had been clea
n ~ proven. by the testimony OF Dr
= Watt and Anderson. That he cuntinu,
:. despite the protests OF the minister
; and had engaged in the business al
? split fees with the jitneymen al
\ didn't care. he said. how the churv
! suffered. There are rules we mu
obey" said DR.. Wells. "A majori
y OF the couples who go TO Elkton to
= married do so because there is son
reason for them not being married
= home. l know Of case where a q
was dragged from the station pla
: form 10 a jitney bus who wanted
be married by a Methodist minist,
The jitney driver wanted to take h
TO another minister, but the brid
groom told the jitneur that IL he pc
: sisted he would settle with him.
N Westren Had No Defense.
II Mr.. Western had no address in /
y own defense to make.
le In summing up for the prosecute
y Dr. Sumwalt read the church law go
erning the charges. He said the
were two sides TO be protected-A
Western and the church. That eve
: courtesy had been accorded Mr.. We:
= ron. and that now il was the duty
= the church TO protect the only thi
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