The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-20
HIS TRUST IS IN
LORD, SAYS
PASTOR
Charged With Poisoning Wife,
His Only Answer Is
Bible Quotation
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about the death Of his wife than
he has told.
II have placed a murder charge
against him already" the sheriff
said, "and we wouldn't do that
unless we had something tangible.
We expect developments today
Columbus c. Sweetin, father Of
Milford, declared that the Reverend
Hight had admitted to him that he
had given q glass Of water to his
son while he was lying sick abed
just the night before he died.
Foul Play" Says Father.
'My son, I believe, died Of foul
play" said the aged man, land
want to stand on record as saying
that viii spend my last cent IN
the world prosecuting the guilty
man.
81 have taken my sons wife into
my nome, and am confident she
had nothing to do with the death
of her husband. They were splen.
did couple, and she bore him three
sons. Yes, I, too, have heard this
preachers name linked no with that
OF my daughter-in-law, but no one
seems to have anything definite.
1t was merely Main street gossip.
l can't see any connection with my
boys death and that little lady
lying Frustrated in that front room
DIR. Hight stood in the sheriff's
front office today and talked this,
that and the other thing. lie said
that formerly he was a race horse
man, but that fifteen years ago,
while in the pasture burdaned with
sin. he saw the light" and from
then on sinned no more.
have been preaching for thir.
teen years." he said. az had only
two years of high school, but later
matriculated with a southern Illinois
seminary. You know / was con.
verted under unusual conditions.
In WO0dmen's Lodge.
L was in a Modern Woodmer's
lodge hall over store in a little
Illinois town. A minister came to
town. The devil was in me. I
guess, so went over to kid him.
felt kind of sore at myself later,
for what he said Impressed me. It
was two days later, however, that
the Lord called me as was work.
ing in pasture. was feeling
miserable. 1t was the sin in me, I
guess. Finally when I could bear
ton came over me. / knew from
that time culd sin on more.
And haven't" he snapped
DR.. Hight seemed perfectly cool.
although q charge Of murder stood
against him
Says He Loved Wife.
II may get a lawyer" he said
once during the conversation, 'if I
need one. But the Lord is my
shepherd and I am an innocent
man. He knows.
II loved my wife. Her passing
away was serious blow to me and
now this had to come, but I ana
not worrying a bit. This was the
best year l ever had, both finan-
cially and spiritually. am
stronger now than ever in my
career. This will not deter me. I
want an early trial so that l can
clear my name at the first oppor.
tunity."
Doctor Hight is a short man with
a ruddy complexion. His hair il
sparse and on the top of his head
shines bald spot. When told Of
the illness of Mrs. Sweetin, he
evinced much interest n1omentarily,
then later said she was "just one
of my flock"
Sheriff Holcomb and Mount Yer
non officials today were working on
a theory that Reverend Hight was
madly in love with Mrs.& Sweetin
through no fault Of hers. A picture
of the minister with Mrs. Sweetin's
picture pasted on the back was
found by police who said it was
the property of the accused pastor.