Show STUCKEY AN AND 0 CLARA 1 Minister Claims lie He and Girl Are Simply Friends Ills Sept 1 iRe Wallace M r Stuckey pastor and editor or of Kans no now undo under ar al arrest rest on a charge chargo of oC abducting Clara Sutherland 16 years ear old Sl says h lie wIll wll wIllIngly l return to 10 Kansas to thee hit family and the thc charges against him Is s ho Is Innocent of oC wrongdoing advised last night In Jail where Ito ho It is hold with 1 that hat papers would hI be besought sought at Springfield today todar h by Sher SherIff Sheriff Iff J of oC Franklin county Kon Kan urns MR for 01 both sold said I 1 shall 10 o bacic willingly for Cor J I can prove Innocence of having abducted Clara I met her b by chance In the tho Union station at Chicago and because she nbc alone In the city I felt fell that I ought to tako care of oC bar r She did not w want mt to go home homeI I had known her in m my Sunday Sundar school chool where taught and as n a or of my choir choh I cared for her hera a a father alber d does es for his child I have four ily 1 wife and I ha have 13 had t trouble for forten or orton ton ten years earB I tired o of It anti and left my mr In char charge e or if my I son on I 1 wont vont to Chicago and signed to the tho cornet In a stock company band Then one dR day I was at tho lio Union sta station lion tion met Clara I 1 lid IUd not want to her awo away and lose her 1101 In the big city I 1 felt Cell It rn my Christian dUL duty to lo taho care car of the girl The girl who If I 16 years earR old hut hui I 1 appears to ho be 21 mado this state stale t I 1 did not have hae prearranged plans to meet In Chicago J I hi h wa was ho he told me ho would h l near the tho Union fC lived as lath CaUl CaUlI I and laughter lie He was kInd to 10 mo me Hud and when ho he decided to come to Watt kc kegan an I came with him Wo We continued to live as father and daughter I dont see wh why the they should prose prosecute cut cute him for Cor I met him blin accidentally 11 lit did nut know I wa was cowing coming to Chi cage I knew his wIfe well She Sho never I seemed scented jealous of oC mo mc and arni had bad no rca rea reason son soil to be I |