The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-29
Minister Is
Pictured as
Sheik Lover
Chicago Divine Kissed Her
for Five Minutes, Woman
Defendant Says at Di-
vorce Trial.
Caresses Blinded H e +
BY international News Service.

Chicago, Ill, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Char
nlette Leland pictured her pastor, the
Rev. Doctor Carl d. Case, as a kisser,
no less skilled than the sleek Latin
heroes of the films, when she testi-
fled this afternoon in her husband s
suit for divorce. The clergyman with
whom she contends she sinned -four
or five times" kissed her on one occa-
sion for five minutes, she said.
So deft was the clergyman with her
pursed lips, she testified. that the
caress blinded her and brought no
shock.
did 1t make you angry? asked
Frederick Brown, friend OF the
court" who is trying to prove the
minister's contention that Mrs. l4e-
land Is unbalanced with complex
for confession.
mo" answered the witness.
why not" Brown insisted.
II was blinded"
How were you blinded'P
HE came at me so absolutely
gradually, there was no shock and |
lust seemed to feel he thought he
was doing right. 1 didn't feel any
The less love for my husband.
absolutely Gradually"
From the point where she told how
"he came at me so absolutely grad
ually," Mrs. Leland's story painted
the clergyman In the guise of a eat
creeping nearer to the robin. He
kept q tryst< with her in her
husbands home, she said, and left
the door open at a crack so he could
see IL anyone was coming.
Mrs. Leland indicated she was so
nesmerized by his ardent lovemak-
ing that she no longer tried to resist
him when he placed his hand upon
her knee. Then there followed
series OF revelations which brought
scarlet 70 her cheeks and caused even
spectators to avoid each others gaze.
One of these Incidents, Mrs. Leland
said. occurred when DIR. Case came
10 her home after she had told him
she wished to discuss church work
with him. Again his ardor caused her
to forget her lofty intentions, Mrs.
Leland said and his fervent embraces
led her to submit to his advances.
This visit she testified came when
her husband, Albert Leland, was alb
sent from home.
When Brown informed the court
he was finished with the witness Mrs.
Leland arose, swayed and nearly fell,
upsetting a nearby glass of water
in catching her balance.
Bursts Into Tears.
She burst into tears and skunk
toward a bench.
I'm glad it's over" she sobbed.
Her eldest son, John. a boy of 15,
left his seat, wonder disgust and
sorrow struggling for possession in
his face. He stalked past her, stopped
tefore his father, looked at him and
sat down beside that parent in limp
heap.
1t was nearly the recess hour. The
spectators who had feasted on NOR
sells of scandal. now unpacked pack
age luncheons and nibbled patiently
at sandwiches, waiting for court to
begin its afternoon session, when DR..
Case Is TO take tne stdnu anu uehJ
Mrs. Leland's charges.
The curious, jammed into the cor
ridors outside and refused admission
az one time caused the court to halt
ASirs. Lelands story.
There was a disturbance outside
and the judge asked a bailiff Its ma
ture. He was told the mob was try
ing to storm the courtroom. The
bench ordered the halls cleared.
All the while that Mrs. Leland tes-
tilted. three alienists watched her
through narrowed eyes. They were
there officially to see II they could
detect any signs of unbalance on the
woman's part
DR.. Case, whose fashionable First
BAPTIST church OF Oak Park congre'
cation have stood behind him loyal.
lv. has contended from the time Al
bert Leland brought suit for divorce
that the confession letter. Mrs. lie
land pinned to her pillow for her hus
band to find was a "delusion" of the
complex, he suspects. IT was In
this letter that she first told of her
alleged relations with the minister