The Washington times., 1922-07-27
TROTTER'S 5 WIFE:
SEEKS REVENGE,
WITNESSES SAY
Interpretation of "Sin Dream
by Missionary Astonishes
Court.

27.-The deliberate act of a re-
vengeful woman and three. men,
whose lifetimes have been de-
voted to service of the Lord, to
bring about the public destruction
of "Mel' Trotter, evangelist, who
has led countless numbers of way
ward souls from the scorching
sands of the deserts of sin to the
cool shade in the valley Of right
eousness.
Such was the way the charges
of Mrs. Lottie M. Trotter, who is
suing her noted husband for sep
crate maintenance, were charac-
terized by two witnesses.
Tell Of Wife's Vision.
T The witne sses, Miss Tena Brumm-
Ter and Miss Gladys Haight, lead
ers in city missionary circles, gradu-
ates of a Bible institute, and men,
bers Of Trotter's Soul Seekers"
class in the City Rescue Mission.
took the stand In Judge Major l..
Dunham's court.
Mrs. Trotter's widely-heralded as.
sertions that the evangelist, mas
terful figure in Grand Rapids, was
the father of the mission love
baby" born to Miss Florence Moody,
his erstwhile pretty private secre-
tary, was the bone of contention In
the testimony of the two girls.
Both witnesses caused looks Of be-
wilderment to creep over the faces
Of the many that considered them
selves fortunate to crowd into the
courtroom when they unfolded de-
tails of Mrs. Trotter's alleged
vision"
In this "sin dream" Mrs. Trotter
has time and again asserted the in
timacy of the "devil-fighting" evan
gelist and Miss Moody, who once
bore the sterling name of a perfect
girl" was first revealed to her.
"Three Musketeers" Gasp.
Miss Brummler came to the soul
savers" aid, she testified, cnly
when she became convinced Mrs.
Trotter's suit was the act Of re-
vengeful woman and of +. r.
Thompson, John n. Trompen, and
George Walker, disgruntled mem
bers of the mission board, TO bring
about the ruin of the purity" Or
ator.
The board members aiding Mrs.
Trotter in her fight on the evan
gelist, who have been DUBBED The
Three Musketeers." sitting with
arms linked just behind the plain.
tiff's counsel. gasped for breath
when they heard the amazing
statement.
Mrs. Trotter, sitting at her cuun-
sells table. appeared startled. She
leaned over and held a whispered
conversation with her attorneys.
The fighting parson" merely
smiled
The testimony of Miss Haight,
who followed Miss Brummler as a
witness for the soul saver" was
similar in many respects. She had
worked with the evangelist's wife
In the woman's department of the
mission Of which Mrs. Trot+er had
charge.
Relates Trotter Quarrels.
Miss IIaight, too, related the in.
Vulnerable Trotter domestic quar-
rels. Mrs. Trotter, she declared, was
always accusing her husband Of be.
ing flippant with the girls at the
mission.
did Mrs. Trotter ever ask you
to watch Mr.. Trotter at the mission
and make a report to herr" the wit
ness was asked.
she couldn't hear good and that
things might take place that she
wouldn't learn OF otherwise" re-
piled Miss Haight.
You lived at the Trotter home for
a time, didn't you?" inquired AT.
torney Charles K. Ward. chief coup.
sci for Trotter.
Yes. sir" was the reply.
Q.-Was Mrs. Trotter suspicious
Of you while you were at their
home?
A.-She was.
Q-What gave you that impress
sion? A--On numerous occasions
/ would find her peeking into my
room while the door was ajar.
"Peeked" Frequently.
Q-How many times would you
say that happened. that she would
peek into your room or spy on
you? Avery often.
Q-Would she quiz you about
the women who called at the mis-
sion to see Mr.. Trotter? A-Yes,
sir.
Q-Did Mrs. Trotter tell you
about her work at the mission 20.
Ing to the bad? A-Yes, sir.
We'll, now witness, want YOU
to tell the court just what she told
you, when and the circumstances
under which she told you," inter
jected the attorney.
1T was in 1919" the witness re.
piled, Just after Mrs. Trotter had
returned from California. She told
me that she had been worrying
about her work at the mission so
much while she was away from it."
Saw Work Tumbling.
Yes. but was that all she said?
Now tell us all she told you-if you
can remember,
well, she told me Of a vision she
had while in California. When I
asked her what it was she replied,
You know, Gladys, while I was
away l worried so much over NV
work here. One evening, just before
dusk, started strolling up a noun.
tain path with my Bible under my
arm. AS the darkness began to
thicken. I paused a moment. l then
saw my department at the mission,
Hllad with old clot hos for tho