Evening star., 1922-10-28

In The room of Mrs. Carleton were let
terS and kilograms which had heen
torn and parts of them burned. Tley
ar" said by chi.f of Police Moran to
Indicate that Mrs Carleton entertain
ed a wild infatuation for the minister.
In this connection charges were pre-
ferred some time ago that the rela-
tionS between the couple Were i'm
proper. but an investigation set on
loot by Bishop Faber proved, to the
satisfaction Of the bishop at least
that the allegations of improper con-
duct were unfounded. Nevertheless
the stories have been persistent that
the study of st. Marks Church has
been trysting place for the pair. and
that Mrs. Carleton, who WAS separated
from her husband. Judge Frank
Carleton. frequently had been seen
going to the church when the min
lister was in his study.
A striking Character.
No minister OF the gospel ever at
tracted the attention in the north
west that Or. Christlcr has. He came
burn, y. Y. This was long before
thei broad prairies of the state had
been yielded by the cowmen to the
influx of homesteaders.
With characteristic energy and
yigor he set to WORK developing his
territory until st. Marks. of which
he was pastor. became one of the
strongest and most influential units
of the Episcopal Church in Montana
His service among his parishioners
soon gained for him the designation
of Bishop Of All Outdoors" Indians,
cowmen. women of the plains and
homesteaders alike shared his con-
fdence, and they attached the unusual
cognomen to him because his serv-
ice always had been for them and
because he always fought for their
rights to the very last ditch
Once he challenged a gang who ha
been denouncing the church to a free
'or-aif hght. warning them that he
would give them the damnedest
licking of their life This made
such hit with the men that they
declined the challenge. He invited
mem 70 come to his church. and they
said they would II he would tell
them where in hell his church was"
1t was his constant prayer that 1.-THE
good Lord keep me from becoming a
trump or pious nonenity." In Havre
= small community, he built one of the
'HcSt SldHlle CnurcneS VI the entire
northwest. In December. 1920, before
II was formally opened, he had n
utilized for the funeral of sI.ons
George Francis. an old-tinne cowboy
known from the Canadian to the Mex
ican border. who later turned COW
rustler and was at the time of his
death fugitive from justice.
DIR. Christler was a friend of the
late James J. Hill. the "empire
builder and of John D. Ryan, head OF
the Anaconda Copper Company. as
we'll as of the other great figures OF
the Montana country. At the request
Of Louis Hill the Bishop of All Out
doors'' made tour of the east a few
years ago lecturing on the north
west. He had been active in politics
and served one term in the state leg.
islature
Always dramatic in the extreme. he
presented an impressive appearance
and his death was not much more
sensational than other episodes in his
career since he came to the west.
Satisfied there was no mystery in
the shooting. inasmuch as the pistol
was still clutched in the hands OF the
murderess when Mrs. Christler and
others reached their PROSTATE forms
the sheriff and coroner have decided
that an inquest will be unnecessary
1t is supposed that the pistol with
which the shooting was done belonged
TO Mrs. Carleton. but the sheriff today
was tracing 1t to make certain.
(COpyright, 1927