Jilted Blind Preacher
Takes to the Warpath
Lenoir, March 13—Rev. Albert J. Setzer, a blind preacher,
ran amuck with a 38-caliber pistol at Hudson, threatening to shoot the man who
won his sweetheart’s affections and then kill himself, several days ago according
to news just reaching here
.
Setzer was preparing to get married. He had already rented a
house and had partly furnished it for what he thought was an appropriate wedded
life. Then the girl turned him down and he went on the warpath.
Undaunted by his handicap of blindness, the preacher secured
his trusty old “38” and made his way to the girl’s home, where he expected to
find his rival.
According to reports, he planned to first shoot is rival and
then turn the pistol on himself and end it all.
Upon failing to find the man, he created a bit of excitement
with a short sermon, using the pistol in making emphatic certain points, which
he wanted to convey.
Friends prevailed upon the preacher to quiet him down. They
secured his pistol and carried him to the home of a neighbor.
Rev. Mr. Setzer, though blind, is highly educated. He has
been a hard worker in county religious circles and has been held in high
esteem.
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