The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-17
mOUNDSy!LlE
IS WITNESSES ARE
CALLED TO TESTIFY
FOR REV. DEAR|EN
State Rests in Case OF Minister Charged
with Assault
Sister Accusing Witness on stand at
MoundsvtNe Yesterday

year-utl SISTER q: Mss / .r~s." conner
who charges E"I. NJ l.. l'eartcn. Mstho-
dist pastor o: Sh"rrard with assault in
circuit cour; hrgr Yesterday afternoon.
! Besides Viola. Fi"ra Rel another sis
ter OF t'losst". was also ou IN" witness
stand. The both almost practically
gave the Same story as outlined by their
iS!Ster. Floss!e.
! Flora Bell Conner. IN her testimony
stated that her sister. Fi"ss!e was
picked up bodily by Rev. Dearen when
re mad finished using the phone an!
that the minister carried the girl int"
her he'd room. She said she heard noises
I then :hat sounded Ike some on" stamp
ting lightly upon the floor. Soon she
said. Rev. peArien came out OF tho bed
room closely followed by F!oss:e. Rev
! Daarlen then loft the house and wen
back to his work.
Defendant In Complete Denial
Complete denial OF the charges mad"
against MINI by the complaining witness
and supported by ;he r~Ht,v-Y If ~"
sister ware mad" BY Re-, peav."n when
b. took IN" stand in his own h"h.,lt at
night session OF coYct questioned
by his attorneys. Charles l. 'arr!ga0
and Martin Brown. hs entered fall do
I Mai OF every accusation made against
him few character witnesses for the
:ease were also examined last evening
leaving about seventy more 20 be heard
Body TO Arrive
! Tho renalns ~ the late Corporal Aus
{ tin Ellsworth Gray. son OF Nr. and Mrs
Jasper B. Gray OF Oak avenue Will ar
rive hero this morning 1T 10 O'Clock
over tho r. Il O. railroad from Balti-
mora Corporal Gray IS ne of Mounds
vIles lost heroes OF the World war. Fla
vas killed while in the midst OF actual
lighting or November l. 1918. He was
( 80 years OF aga at death.
I Corporal Gray enlisted IN tho L ;.
Army In July. 1917. He was imneG-
lately placed IN the 95th company ~ the
Sixth Regiment. L. s. Marines. and was
mad. 4 non-comm.ssoued officer before
/ he LETT tho United States for France
vhar. he served back OF the lines for
some time training other American Tor
war.
The funeral arrangements are neon
ole,e but will probably be. held tomor-
row In charge Of members 81 Earl Fran
els Pos, 40 >. American Legion.
Finish Paving Here
Tho last stretch Of paving contracted
I for by tho Kennedy CONSTRUCTION COM
pany OF Parkersburg. WAS laid by noon
yesterday. This was the stretch De-
! tween Jefferson and ToIr,'nSoa avenues
on Sixth street. All OF the paving done
by m. Kennedy people has been 80 TO
speak quite satisfactory. Most or tho
Day.ns IS sufficiently hard % Withstand
traffic and will be thrown open FOR use
about the first O. the week
Ian Arbuckls Pictures
Manager ". A. Sybcrc. 81 the Strand
: theatre. announced las: evening that ne
-, ~
/ famous Fatty" A-buckle. now held at
. San Francisco on murder charge.
Severa, pictures were 20 have been
shown hero within tho Immediate future
starring Fatty. but Manager SyeeTt.
atwsvs displaying expert administrative
aHu,v. IA. cancelled them and the once
/ .-heavy" Of tho movies vii! not re
seen hero again.
/ Runed Grouse r1ies IN
I.!t''e d!d re think when he entered
his othce yesterday morning Al tho iooa.
ny s,ho"! building that ne would mee'
stranger. bur this Is just what hap-
7sced :? Principal Taught. The Qr"l
. came tn.o h!s otAce a. the local htEA
school early yesterday morning ana was
confronted with a rare species O. pFn
! In this par, II the country. Il VAS Il
rurred grouse These BIRDS N -" west
ern states ar" C3I!eu P'"'''" o''~
: They are indeed rare specimens of ~"
bird family here.
Elect Officers
, o,,c.-s v.-, Elected Cor the ensuing
war ~ meeting % he senior class or
Mound,vIlla h,Eh school held last even
t,r They arc: Fred Farr!ott. preS'-
dent. Charles Moser. vice president
Ola Lewis secretary: Frank Martin.
,rea s,,rer. Mary johnson. chairman or
social committee. and James AUD class
, advisor Another meeting or thH cas-
will he held within the Immediate .n-
,rr. 10 mako plans for class actr'ies
this year.
Gets Dodge Agency
Ios.nh F, R,oyd Jr. who recently &C
out-sd the Mound CITY Garage, mas Sc
cured the agency OF tho Dodge motor
car in Marshall county. He Will moro
after conduct the Mound '!ty H2r'ke
=. ~, Dodge Service Station ot Mar
shall county. R!oyd IS one OF 'he SeSs
vel known OF tho younger business men
! =, ri, r,ty. IL a member OF tho Amer
-, 1.rion and takes an active part IN
all It's affairs.
Msnhers OF Black Prince Lodge NO.
10 knights OF Pythtas ~ "heeHnE'
wiz Re the guests OF WARDEN J. d.
Terrell a: tho state prison here sunosy
.,,.-,oo, They Will arrive hero In
sr.>,al cars around 2 o'clock IN tne A,'-
.-noon. Warden Terrell vii! sho" ,"e
/ ry,h,ana through tho prison ana mo ~
mates vii pat on !'tt.e 'niof OIL
te-talnmcnt program.
ofnciAl Board Most
An official board meeting o; 'ne "a
iy.ry NJ. F. church was held last eFe"-
/
49,. ..re.t As this was the LAST resu-
r,o,,hIv session for tho conference
rnuh.r 81 important matters
.o,.;dcr.d. TT. meeting was VOL
attended
~ md Mrs Marion Keysee ana MISS
>,.r,.s, t4.ibhs. loft IN thetr touring car
L@-rd,v on visit, TO Mt. and Mrs W. =
kirkman OF Canal Dover. ..
W-a w K. Chase. who has been very
I ~ =, ber homo on Washington avenue
.,r m. past few days Is reported 70 %
IMPROVING slowly.
NJ and Mrs. Chas II. Miller mn"
daushtrr Dorothy, OF 81. Louis VINO
hAy. been tho guests or mo FORMER
ra-.,,. her. will leave IN the!- touring
car today for home.
Mr., Tfe,,. Wynn % Chesta-. w. Va.
va, called hsre Friday b. 30 serious
lines, Of her mo;h--, Mrs Rizo7
Mr., and Mrs. J. .. Bur!ey CT l'afay'
49,. sv.rrn are thu guests o: friends
ana r.la,,x.- FOR several day7.
Ravmond and. Miss Mary Johnson ~
| Washington Avenue We" Si"Sts or
friend, at Warwo"i Friday
Myrtle Par'r,iG n: Fat-vl"w, who ha :
bean Tho CUES, % Mr.. ard N-s ]. J.
] Simmons - ce~~rd street FOR ~" past
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