The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-30
CHURCH CHIEF
AIDS STATE IN
PASTOR TRIAL
M. E. Superintendent Bares
> Conway Offer to Quit
City After Scandal.
MINISTER TO TESTIFY
Expected to Take Stand in
Own Behalf Today in
Attack Case.
By United Press

MUNCIE, Ind, March 30.-resti-
mony that the Rev. G. Lemuel
Conway agreed to move from Mum
Gle if the charges were dismissed
was offered today during his trial
on charges of attempting to attack
Miss Helen Huffman, pretty 49,
'year-old Sunday school teacher.
Chief witnesses for the state in
the morning session was the Rev
Frank Daugherty, Muncie district
superintendent of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
1t was he was first informed Con-
way, then pastor of the Madison
Street church, that Miss Huffman
had preferred charges and de-
manded a church trial.
L called Mr. Conway to my office
and informed him of the charges, +"
Mr.. Daugherty said.
Did Not Deny Charges
He replied, they can't prove it.
He didn't deny nor admit the
charges.
Then he told me that a similar
case occurred right in his own fam
lily. He said young Methodist
minister had attempted to attack
one of his daughters"
Mr.. Conway, the superintendent
continued, said that instead of
bringing charges against the young
minister they took him into their
home and prayed for him.
This young man is still in the
ministry, and is making a remark
able success" Mr.. Daugherty quoted
Mr.. Conway as saying.
Then the superintendent de-
scribed how Mr.. Conway had offered
to move from Muncie if the charges
against him were dismissed Mr.
Daugherty said he refused the Of
fer and insisted upon having the
case heard by church jury.
Mr.. Conway was found guilty by
the church court and suspended for
one year.
DldmcS OrIS M0Lner
Under questioning of Prosecutor
Paul Letter, Mr.. Daugherty said
that Mr.. Conway blamed Mrs. Huff
man for Helen's story.
He said that Mr.. Conway de-
scribed Mrs. Huffman to him as a
very ignorant woman"
Mr.. Conway told me that Mrs.
Huffman wrote one note about the
case in an effort to destroy the
friendship between Harley Car
michael and her daughter" Mr.
Daugherty continued.
During Wednesdays session, Miss
Huffman testified that she and
Carmichael, member of the same
church, were close friends.
Mr.. Conway was expected to tes-
tify in his own defense today.
Soon after Miss Huffman had
given her version of the affair
Wednesday, Prosecutor Paul Letter
announced that the state would
probably rest its case at noon to-
day.
Rollin bennington, chief defense
counsel, then was expected to call
Conway to the witness stand. Len
nington said his case would require
about a day to present.
Girl Tells Attack Story
The minister listened carefully
Wednesday afternoon while Miss
Huffman told her story.
She accused Conway of taking her
to lonely road near De Soto
where he threatened her with vio-
lence and attempted to attack her.
How would you like to find your
head in the mud of that creek and
your shoes floating downstream?
she quoted him as saying after she
had resisted his advances.
Miss Huffman said the minister
told her she should know the facts
of life"
Finally his advances ceased, she
testified, and they started home,
Conway asking her to keep the af-
fair a secret.