Show PASTOR SLAYER SUSPECTED IN INI I DEATH I II I Girl Converted ted by Wife I I Dies U Unexpectedly I expectedly expect expect- edly Few Days Before I Date Set for or Marriage I I MOUNT VERNON HI m. Sept 24 I By U. U U. U P. P P. The The story of or Grace i 21 Centerville Ill girl girland girland and frI friend nd o of the Rev Bev L. L LM L.M. M. M 1 HIght who died 11 a few days days' before she was to have havo been married In 1922 II was brought here today by authorities authorities author author- seeking for possible further crimes of the tho poisoning pastor I Graco died October 13 13 1922 at atiS atA I A iS L c near Centerville Death was ascribed to typhoid fever The TheRe Rev Re Mr Hight who had had- been holding a a protracted meeting at all that summer summer at which Grace was converted and andI baptized sat at her bedside during dur dur- I ing lag the last days of her life fe ENGAGED TO VETERAN Thomas Means a gassed World war veteran was engaged to the I girl The Rev Mr Hight asked following following fol fol- fol lowing the baptism o of the girl that she pos pose with him for a pic pie ture The parents consented consent d and the picture was taken This picture pic pie ture was found In the Rev Mr l I possession wh when n he was arrested for the murder of his wife He lie was unable to explain its I presence and said he could not r rI rei remember re- re i member the girls girl's name I I Authorities Authorities' are are continuing the ilie investigation into the case I In the meantime m Mrs Elsie ElsieI j I Sweeten who poisoned her hu husI husband hus hus- band to carry out her her end of the thede I de tl compact with the pastor while he poisoned his wife Is is is' in a state of near collapse in the Jail I at Salem III MOB ACTION FEARED The Th pretty year old woman I w was s brought here for safety while the Rev Mr Hight was moved to Nashville f for far r the same saine reason Officials fear feat that tha rate citizens may may- stir BP action against the confessed con con- sed i I s 's c Vi Mr 1118 SWe Sweeten we th window and nd d door or f ner cell with bl blankets to shut shUtout out the gae gaze orthe of or the public The Rev Mr 1 Hight s seems ems com corn posed Assistant Stat States State's s 's Attorney Thompson said that he would ask the death pen penalty for tor Hight Both prisoners will be held at atthe atthe atthe the respective places until the grand Jury meets here October IS U. Coroners Coroner's Jury Orders Pair Held MOUNT VERNON III Sept 24 4 By Dy A. A P. P P.-A P. A coroners coroner's Jury at atIna atma Ina ma today ordered the Rev Lawrence Lawrence Law Lawrence rence M. M I. I Hight Right and ami Mrs Elsie Sweeten confessed poison polson plotters held hold without bond to the October grand jul Jury here As to the death of Wilford Sweeten the Jury jul found he came I tonti on n 1 page 8 PAS PA'S PASTOR TOR SLA SLAYER ER SUSPECTED IN ANOTHER R DEA DEATH T H Continued from page 1 to his lits death b by means of ot arsenic wilfully and maliciously administered adminis by his wife wire at the Uon tion of or Bight In conformity with an agreement between them to murder Sweeten Mrs l Bight Hight the verdict verdict stated came camo to he her death by by arsenic administered administered administered ad ad- ministered with malice aforethought aforethought afore afore- thought by by- her husband Jail bars and County Bounty boundaries today separated the ithe confessed polI poi pol- I Boners Mrs Sweeten S Is In Jall at Salem twenty miles north of ot Mount Vernon while the Rev Mr l Bight Hight Is In jail at Nashville twenty five miles west of ot here How lIow did you come ome to love lo Hight the correspondent asked Mrs Sweeten I r dont don't know she said I 1 cant can't explain It ft We Wo met and before before before be be- be- be fore I r knew it ft It we were In love When did you first the plan of or poisoning your our husband 7 I I 1 didn't conceive concely that at aU all he was as the tho one who thought of or It It was spas too awful for tor me mo to think of ot I INA Ill Sept 24 By Dy U. U P. P P.- P. 1 This little village of ot Is stunned I today b by the amazing tragedy involving In Involving Involving In- In Its Methodist minister and Its most beautiful woman There Is a mixture of t sorrow pity and anger Sorrow for a n. woman respected and popular for tor many years as a al dutiful wife and mother who PO poisoned poisoned poi poi- her husband for love of her herp I p pastor Anger for the man Rev Law- Law I I renco Bight HIght Methodist Episcopal circuit ridE rider pastor who poisoned II his Wife for love lova Im Of r the thA woman woman- n Mrs s Elsie wee s-wee Pity for tor the children three of ot the pastors pastor's and four tour of at Elsie all branded with the in indelible in- in deUble stigma of ot the thol murders In their families WOMAN WELL LIKED Elsie handsome year 34 old widow of ot Wilford whom she poisoned with arsenic last July was much liked lilted and respected re- re r re Her disposition was nice She was was a a. good church member a good mo mother her a perfect neighbor Now having confessed the murders mur mur- mur murders murders ders and giving their love lovo for tor each other as tho the motive the woman Is being held In Jail at S Salem lem twenty wenty miles mUes north of or here and the manat man manat manat at Nashville in the county west of ot here to be returned probably on October 13 when the Jefferson county grand Jury will Indict them for tor first degree murder Rev HIght may plead guilty gumy or orI I Insanity The intention of ot th the woman Is not ki own Neither has haa atI any ally financial resources Now I am ready for tor the gal gal- I lows Iowa Rev Hight said sald Just be before be- be tore fore oro county authorities spirited him and Elsie away In automobiles II fearing earing violence by citizens BLAMES MINISTER Mrs In her ber confession I blamed lamed the pastor for tor suggesting that hat she her h husband She said aid he obtained th the th arsenic which she h put In chocolate drops oatmeal al aland I and tomato soup for her sick hus hug husband husband band to eat Rev Hight a a. follower of horse races aces In his his' early days and said saido to o have been converted to religion and nd into the tho service of the lie church by his wife has three children children-a a grown son who lives near ear here and two daughters of ot high school age Both Doth daughters visited him before be be- tore fore ore his confession and expressed confidence In his Innocence To To- day they are homeless and dependent depend depend- 1 ent upon their brother The the ranging from 6 to 14 years of ot age are being cared for tor by the murdered murI murdered mur mur- dered dred mans man's parents I CHIC CHICAGO GO Sept 24 24 Rev Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence M. M HIght former Jockey and andI I circuit rider minister of Ina ma Ill who confessed to lolling killing his wife wire for tor the tho love of another woman woman should Uld be hang hanged d Rev R. R Keene I Ryan past pastor r of or the Congregational church here declares In an an Interview Interview interview Inter Inter- view with the United Press Pres today BELIEVES MAN SANE I Rev High should be taken out and hanged as any other criminal criminal crimi crimi- I crImi-I nal Rev Ryan Rya declared emphatically emphatic emphatic- ally No mercy should be shown him Minister 1 or j Jockey It makes no difference In my opinion Rev HIght Is sane As far as his heart and mind are concerned he Is a race racehorse racehorse horse horseman man and does does' trot not represent represent sent the clergy He cannot be said saido to o represent sent the Methodist ch church j and Methodists should nt be condemned condemned con Nor should they be downhearted downhearted down down- own own- I hearted because of this crime which is more horrible than the Loeb Leopold-Loeb crime Leopold and arid Loeb were youths and they killed a child This man man killed his wife and degraded the wife of ot another man nian He should hang |