The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-07-31
TAXI
ring SWINGS
TRADE
Presents Affidavit Showing.
Couple Seeking. Him Were
Taken 10 Another Parson

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Moon. vino came to NIktOn. the
county seat AZ Cecil county. IL
years ago. has been more q less
i'm open defiance of tha tazi
ring for some years.
IA retired Baptist Clergyman VINO
was ordained in . small town In
Indiana almost half . century
ago. be came to Cecil county seek
ing peace and Quiet and q sman
acreage where h might engage
In the peaceful business O. raising
poultry.
Reveals Akflaavit
IN his capacity O. D retired
clergyman he has married couples
seeking this xight3aIly famous
Grekna Green.
his present plant. hOWeyer, is|
based upon the ALLEGED tactics
or The einplnyes and governors
0R the aEaxf Iing.a
Moon declares tllaY have soI-
x0WfRllY informed prospective.
brides and groO1nS that The Mr.
Moan. whom they desired Go wed
them. had Just passed away that
he wass visiting In Canada, and
that be was otherwise and other
where engaged.
The cap-skeaf 20 the alleged
deception, however, recently came
to his notice. he said. and is
embodied in On affidavit which
he displayed yesterday.
It Il typical, the clergyman IN
sists, of numerous Instances Of
character Of which he has
learned.
Switched On Them.
The affidavit sworn 20 By Mr..
and Mrs. william A. FOrepaugh.
and their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Barr. the former Of
North Wales. Pa. and the lat
ter Of Amber. Pa, sets forth
the following facts over the sig
nature Of Cove 8. SOFTEN local
justice Of the peaces
That on October q, Toeepaugh
and hts brtdet0-he. Clara ]. Barr,
with the brides parents. went TO-
Elkton TO be married. They were
approached by Q man identified
IS being D member Of the taxi
ring,n who inquired whether they
wished to procure q marriage IL
eense. Having secured the license
be offered to take them. 70 the
hOEne Of Noon. hy whom the
couple wished the ceremony Of
marriage performed.
According to the affidavit. they
were taken instead 10 the home OF
Rev. Edward Minor. Who per.
formed the ceremony and, 1t Is
Sworn, permitted himself to bel
represented as Moon.
Tells d Another Case
On q previous occasion. accord.
ing to Noon. the relatives
and friends OF q Coilingdale
couple were directed TO hts home
while the solicitous taxi driver
hastily Steered the prospective
bride and groom to the hOme Of
Minor.
The ceremony was about to be
performed according to Noon,
when irate friends Of the couple
dashed into the house, revealed
the mistake (which Moon does
not hesitate to denoninate "de-
ception" land drove them OF TO
the other pastor.
The racket of the system lies
in the fact that The groom. hav.
ing been duly married, - In
formed that the usual fec Co.
ten dollars" The taxi driver who
transported the couple receives
haH Of the fee ana the other
half goes into th0 Golfers Of the
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