Saturday, June 20, 2026

Finding a Prominent Minister in Brothel Unfortunate, Says Hickory Record, June 19, 1926

Unfortunate

Hickory Record

The charges brought against Dr. Ashley Chappell, prominent Asheville minister, are sadder than one likes to imagine. He was arrested in Memphis several days ago when police of that city raided a negro house of ill-fame, and he tells that his support to a painful malady became disarranged and in his agony, he sought relief in the first house that offered rest. Then the cops found him there.

Dr. Chappell’s explanation is entirely logical and the public will do him a grave injustice if he be judged before the case passes final hearing.

From the editorial page of The Concord Daily Tribune, June 19, 1926

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073201/1926-06-19/ed-1/seq-4/

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Stories in This Series

Rev. Dr. Chappell cleared by fellow ministers, returns triumphant to pulpit

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Community and church convinced Rev. Dr. Ashley Chappell, arrested in brothel, will be found innocent in church trial

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Arrest of minister is “unfortunate,” says Hickory Record

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Dr. Chappell’s mistake was how he handled arrest, says Charlotte Observer

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Memphis Police Commissioner explains how Rev. Dr. Chappell was discovered and arrested in brothel

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I’m embarrassed but innocent, says Rev. Dr. Ashley Chappell

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