Evening journal., 1922-10-07
Church SCANDAL.
Barred in COURT.
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ana Dali was set at $500.
Witnesses testified that they saw
Mccain enter the Kramer home two
or three times a week. usually stay
ing about half hour. Another wit
ness said that he saw McCann wait
az the end OF the car line at She'll
pot Park, making no attempt to
catch n car that was standing at
that place. and meeting Mrs. Kramer
in the summer a year or two ago.
Mrs. Kramer said that in spite OF
the dismissal OF Mccain she retain
ed good standing in the church and
continued teaching a Sunday school
class but DR.. Watt said that Nc
Cann's successor had desired 20
have her removed.
DR.. Watt testified that ne assigned
the Rev. McCann 10 the Hillcrest
Church as a supply pastor. Telling
Of the talk that started 20 stir af-
fairs later, DR.. Watt said. "the air
was wreaking with scandal" As
result'of his dlsmissing the Rev. Nc
Cam. DR.. Watt said that he has
been censured in that district but
that he had no option" IN acting as
he did in the matter.
Dr. Watt said that the action
against the Rev. McCann was not
taken directly because OF Mrs
Kramer's name being mentioned any
more than II was because any other
woman's name was mentioned. II do
not think any womans name was
mentioned specifically" he said In
one conversation Dr. Watt said, Mrs.
Kramer name was mentioned TO
him.
Pastor MoCann, DR.. Watt said, en-
tered no defense when informal
charges were placed against him
and declined to answer a question
that was put to him concerning his
alleged misconduct. DR.. Watt told
OF his being informed that Mccain
had been overheard in a telephone
booth calling a woman OF a first
name not the same as his wife's
frst name. and asking her II she had
received his flowers and inquiring OF
her as to why she did not keep a
tryst with him along the railroad
tracks"
A woman testified that she had
seen the Rev. McCann and Mrs.
Kramer together In the Marsh road
at night time.
Mrs Kramer told the court that
she left her husband last March IL
because OF his illSreatment Of her,
his use OF obscene language in front
OF the children. and the condition Of
their home. She said there was heat
In only two rooms stating "in winter
time Il would make a better cold
storage plant than a living place"
Denial was made by Mrs. Kramer |
that she was involved IN the causes
Of the dismissal OF the Rev. Nc
Cam from the pastorate OF the Hill /
crest Church. She said, though, che /
knew her name was linked with the /
in gossip.
The wife said that her husband I
abused her and that when he was /
unable 10 lay his hands immediate |
" on his money bags no would &C |
,uss her OF stealing them. She said |
that their joint $4,000 bank account /
was accumulated partly by hard la
Dor OF her and the children on a |
truck patch, and said much OF their |
discord arose over the account. She
said her husband had told her that
he would never speak 20 her again |
rs long as she had a gray hair in /
her head"
Mrs. Kramer testified that her
husband had never asked her 10 re- /
urn to him and declared that she |
would not return to him unless he |
changed his ways considera bly,"
Elsie Kramer. a daughter, told OF /
Ter fathers use Of improper Ian
,uage and OF his striking her mother
md OF the frigidness OF the house in /
winter.
Another daughter and her hus-
,and also testified in Mrs. Krame-s
,ehalf. The daughter said that she
lad seen marks on her mother |
which were alleged TO have been |
'aused by beatings inflicted by the
defendant. In winter time. she said. |
The paper in the house could not be
yept in good condition because OF
he rain coming through leaks, she
aid.
Kramer told the court that he has
he home in condition ct TO live in.
Denying that he ever directly" hit |
IFS wife, Kramer said that she \
rushed him out OF his chair at
breakfast over fifteen cents" He
'harged that on several successive
sundays. she stayed away from
iome practically all day, but that
he remained more at home after
le had remopstrated with her.
Kramer said he had heard the