Salt Lake Times | 1890-07-28 | Page 1 | A Preacher Arrested

A PREACHER ARRESTED- The Allalr is famine t'oulderalile XcrrL mcnt Iu Colli Water Kansas. Leavenworth, Kan., July 28. Early this morning Rev. A. S. F.mbree, pastor of the First Methodist church of this city, shot and killed a line greyhound, grey-hound, the property of Dr. L. K. Hunter, Hun-ter, a prominent physician. It is alleged al-leged that the dog had been in tho habit of trespassing upon the grounds surrounding Rev. Embrce's ' residence, resi-dence, and that all efforts to drive him away by throwing dishes and furniture at him had no effect. Tho minister resolved to gel rid of the dog. and, having procured a gun, when the dog made his usual morning rail today he took good aim. shot and killed him. Tho killing of the dog enraged en-raged Dr. Hunser, who immediately swore out a warrant and caused Rev. Embrce's arrest, charging him with discharging dis-charging tiro arms within the city limits, destroying private properly, disturbing the peace and maliciously maiming a domestic animal. The affair is causing considerable merriment and comment around tho city, on account of tho high standing of tho parties mixed up. Rev. Kiubree is an able and eloquent minister, and ho has of late been preaching a series of sermons agaiust the joitilists aud others, who were illegally selling liquor in this cilv, that, caused them great trouble and resulted in the formation for-mation of a law and order league. The liquor men are greatly pleased at Rev. Embree's arrest, and their two attorneys attor-neys have been instructed to appear against him iu the police court when the ease comes up tomorrow morning.