The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
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REV. CROwsON WAS 4 STUDENT
AT WESTERN Maryland COL
LEGE AND HELD A CHARGE AT
UNIONTOWN

LEUE AND HELD A CHARGE AT
ENIONTOWN
The Evening Sun Of December Z
publishes the following:
If INV husband will only return
and make solemn promise he viii
l not have anything more TO DO with
any other woman, Will forgive him
BaHd take him back
This message 10 her p1eacher-hus4
band came from Mrs EstelIe Crow
son, whose husband. the Rev. r. Bev-
erly CTnwson. OF Unfont0wn, clipped
/ last month with Floence Sipes. adop-
ted daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John X.
/ Boone. 931 North Mount street, Balti-
more. after their love affair had been
exposed by students Of Western Mary
I land College, where the clergyman
was taking postgraduate course,
Mrs Crowson pressed her 21-month
old baby. Beverly Paul Crowson. to
her breast as she related the infideli-
ty Of the man whom she loves and
who deserted her for girl who has
been characterized by her foster
mother ms ono who likes the gay life
and whshe chief aim Id life has been
80 dress in a lavish manner.
Crowson and Miss Sipes are now
believed to be In Baltimore, and Mrs.
Crowson declared she Is determined
to make her husband provide for her
self and their baby, and il he does not
come forward and give her assur-
ances that he will care for them she
will procure a warrant for his arrest.
The Rev Mr.. Crowson Is native OF
Parsley Va and while he was study
ing for the ministry met hts present
wife who Is the daughter of Mr., and
Mrs, George T.. Mister. OF Crisfeld,
Nd. They we're married about three
years ago and after his ordination
went to Crompton, Queen Anne's
county. where the Rev Mr. Crow
son was given charge. OF the Metho-
dist Protestant Church. The couple
remained there about 10 months and
then went 10 Vienna, Va. He was az
this charge for one year. going to I'M
IontOwn last April. II was here that
he met Florence Sipes.
The Boone and CrowBon families
we're friends and Miss Sipes paid the
Crowsons a visit In company with
Mrs. Fannie Medling, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Boone, The love affair be-
tween Crowson and the half-orphan
Is believed to have begun at Cromp- :.
ton and TO have developed as4the
months advanced
Some time ago Miss Slpes. while on
visit To the Crowson home. told Mrs!
Crowson that she loved her husband
and asked Mrs Crowson II she would
get divorce so she might marry
him.
Mrs Crowson was dumbfounded at
the revelation and told the young wo-
man she would never consent to such
an ARRANGEMENT
Soon after that Mrs Crowson re-
ceiycd letter from a student at the
college in which was inclOsed let
ter supposed 10 have been written by
Miss Sipes TO the clergyman and IN
which she made passionate love The
letter contained six pages and en-
dearlnF love terms marked every line.
Crowson was confronted by HIS
wife and questioned concerning the
letter.
Let me see what was In IT," he
ANAfA MAM atNAF tut HMt AEAaHNA W ~
so and compromised by saying that
she would read Il to him. When she
had reached about the fourth page
Crowson snatched the love billet from
her hands, and since then she hasn't
seen il
Crowson made daily trips from the
parsonage at Unientown to West
Minister where the college Is located.
lie made frequent trips TO the city,
stopping on most OF the occasions AZ
the home OF MIR and Mrs Boone.
During the early part OF November
Miss SlDes disappeared Two days lat-
ct Crowson drove up TO the door OF
the Mount street home aud Miss Sipes
stepped out. She was unbraided by
Mrs Boone and the latter was taken
% task hy Crowson, who accused her
OF not permitting Miss Sipes 20 so
out exceBt In the company of young
man who was calling upon her at that
time.
Both OF them looked bedraggled."
said Mrs. Boone. Both OF them skunk
into the room as though they were
ashamed OF themselves
Accused OF acting improperly. Miss
Sipcs Is alleged 70 have declared that
she intended 10 leave with the clergy
man. and gathering her clothes, took
them ont and tossed them into the
automobile Crowson entered the car
and was followed by the girl and the
machine drove away
Since leaving. Crowson has been
corresponding with his wife. and
when she announced her intention OF
coming 10 Baltimore several days agn
said he would meet her II she would
tell him on what train she was lcav-
ing.