Show Pastors Charged With Stealing Kiss KANSAS CITY Kan April 23 F IP The The Rev Re James Cornish 52 Great I IThe Bend Kan pastor phrased a denial today to a charge he had stolen Itkiss a It kiss from Mrs Pearl Thomas 37 who asks damages for tor assault and battery Mrs Thomas criticized his technique technique tech tech- in court yesterday She testified fled fied Mr Cornish stole the kiss two years ago when she went to confer with him in the library of oC the First Christian church here of oC which he then was pastor She was a a. choir singer and teacher Mrs Ray said the health of the complainant had suffered and she was as as pale as a ghost after arter ward Attorneys for tor Mr Cornish asserted the charges were fabricated for the purpose of at blackmail and that the kissing Incident was fictitious The case was expected to be turned over to the defense today |