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Show MARRIED PREACHER REJECTS GIRL'S LOVE Young "Woman Secured Two Revol-vers Revol-vers to Enforce Hot Affection, and Was- Arrested for Insanity. Special to The Tribune. CHICAGO. April ( 2. Brooding over tWM a hopeless love, and alternating' IH terms of endearment with hys- H terlcal words of denunciation, Miss Esther Moline. 823 Hlnman JWM avenue, Evanaton, Is a patient In tho IH detention hospital In Chicago. Mure Mollnc will have a hearing as to her WM The object of Miss Molinc's affection WmW. is Rev. Robert Benedict of St. Luke's yWM Episcopal church, Evanston. It was not until after he had made every effort jH to avoid MIbs Mollnc that ho becamo jH convinced that her mind was un- balanced and asked the police to in- IH vestigatc. Being a man of family. Rev. IH Mr. Benedict Is said to have been great-ly great-ly embarrassed by Miss Molinc's con- 'According to tho clergyman's state- ments Miss Moline first showed her at- IH taohment for him about six months ago, IH although they had been acquainted IH through church work for a much longer IH time. Miss Moline is said to have mado IH no secret of her love for the pastor, and IH is reported to have threatened to kill IH herself shduld ho continue In his efforts IH to avoid her. The matter was not brought to the attontlon of the police till Mls9 Mollno procured two revolvers and announced that she was bent on avenging "her wrongs." Believing that the threat was dlroctcd agalns him. Rev. Mr. Benedict then appealed to the police for protection, and the young woman was i taken Into custody. |