Show 1 goad maa cons affre mccook keb august 9 special religions and society circles are all undone by the events 0 the past few hours itea joel S kelsey pastor of the congregational church of this city this morning was forced by a brother of a girl whom he wronged to confess that he had ruined her kelsey has a wife and several children and has occupied the pulpit in the congressional church of this city for about four years while his victim is one of the most accomplished young ladies in the city kelsey camo here from a town in the south eastern part of the state attention was first attracted to the scandalous ac tiona of the minister and his inamorata by the neighbors various indiscreet actions were noted and the affair be came so scandalous that a watch was finally placed on the couple this led to the discovery of mr kelsey and the girl in a vacant house last friday night several men surrounded the house intercepted and the guilty pair as they were leaving the building an explanation was asked for but the reverend gentleman aaa me iu au no wag preparing the young lady for a teachers institute both kelsey and the girl held to this story until this morning when the latter broke down and a inal confession was made it is now that kelsey numbered four girls among his victims at his cormery place of residence southeastern nebraska his wife and family have renounced him forever fo aa soon as he was forced to confess and before a warrant was obtained for his arrest be had entered his buggy and was on his way to the kansas line he will probably escape had he remained lie would doubtless would haye been lynched before morning as the feeling against him is intense the name of the young lady is withheld on account of the high respect which the name she tearsia held in here |