Show H his friends too zealous his enemies misunderstand him chicago nov 10 charges of misconduct with a woman while attending the last general assembly of the presbyterian church at portland oregon are pending bedore the chicago presbytery against rev dr W IV eroll of hydo park church has denied the charge but a morning pa paper says the facts have come to light mr detectives tec tives discovered him in company compan y with alers a mrs harriet R hamilton O 0 on 1 I 1 wednesday enter a cheap hotel several members of his church were summoned who stood guard and at the expiration pi ration of five hours and tile woman emerged from an apartment when seen at his residence by a reporter 0 riter lie ile said 1 I wae was at the hotel with rf mrs r a hamilton and I 1 den deny ta the a 0 a specific 1 charge and I 1 deny I 1 have lo 10 been n gunty guilty of any wrongdoing at any other time though I 1 have often met the lady I 1 admit that appearances are against me As to making an ex explanation la nation I 1 do not suppose that would be worth while whatever I 1 might say would be misconstrued will you ou appear before the presbytery at the to trial on monday to make any defense no I 1 shall renounce all jurisdiction of the presbytery and that will relieve me of the necessity of doing anything of the kind I 1 wish you would emeha size this point that I 1 have been wanting to leave not only the presbyterian church alone but the tile ministre ministry too for months but I 1 have been kept in against my will my friends have been too zealous and my enemies have not understood der stood me the afternoon papers publish interviews with members of rohs congregation gre gation who were present when came out of the room in which they say he lie has made a full and complete eleto confession of his guilt and that ho e admits having rented a room in this city from fromA march larch to july last with the woman under the name of williams and that he lie lived at hotels in portland and tacoma as charged they add that this confession is written out and signed by rob and will bo be presented e d to the presbytery next monday seemed to think it a good joke to have hoodwinked the parishioners ners |