A Shocking Scandal.
A very painful scandal has been brought to light by the arrest of James Frank Gannaway, an ex-minister of the Congregational Church, Melbourne, by the Oakleigh police on a grave charge. Gannaway is nearly 69 years old. He has a wife and 16 children. Owing to a scandal connected with his eldest daughter he left the ministry and settled in a quiet locality on the Dandenong creek, about 10 miles from Oakleigh. His eldest daughter remained with him, but his wife, and the rest of his family scattered far and wide, Mrs Gannaway going to New Zealand and the children to various colonies. The police have been making inquiries into Gannaway's I relations with his daughter recently. They found six children living with I them, the eldest 14 and the youngest t only born a few days back, In reply to queries about vaccination, Gannaway admitted that the children were his, bnt when he was arrested under the Crimes Act, he strenuously denied the charge, though his daughter in his presence admitted everything. The daughter is about 28. The children were in a state of misery. They had very little clothing and were brought up like wild things, running off into the bush at the sight of strangers,
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 69, 18 September 1895, Page 2
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211A Shocking Scandal. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 69, 18 September 1895, Page 2
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