The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-11-04
Mlsrar. N. C. October. IL.
REMARKAbLE CASE OF DIGAMY-


If more perfect and Continued system o
rascalily lhau that which We feel bouud tC
ny before cur readers this week. Yet
such IS the peculiar aud varied Uature o
the case--sdch is its deep deprayl,y
We ere al loss where TO begin or where
10 stop. We purpose however 10 detail the
circumstances as they have come to ouI
knowledge (confining outseif 10 the facts
as near us possible -aDd 10 so doing we
Intentionally omit the ndmes Of lLe uniettu
nate females who have been made the
> etched victims of species Of viIlany un
peulieled in this country. Their cup O
sorrow and modification must nos be full
ard we wiz not run il over by gazeliing
tLef names.
II appears that certain Edwdrd C.
Boiling, Cson Of lie Rev. Mr.. Boiling, mia
lister of the NJ. e. Church, and a resident
of this county, about 3 ears since married
Miss p, lady Of respec,abiiiiy as
we learn, and lived with her for nearly
years. AbuU, IL months ago he lei, his
ho,nc Tor the purpose Of studying the Law
ia Greensboro, N. C.-leavng his wife
0eGind. On his arrival 10 Greensboro hp
changed bis name and introduced himself
/ to the inhabitants Of that town, as Sidney
/ T. Smith, Of Alabama, he exhibited to
! the gentleman under whom he prosecuted
( the study Of law, certificates puTporing to
be from Distinguished gentlemen in North
Alabama, and which represented him as
the son oF wealthy cotton planter Of that
State. He obtained credit 10 a large
amount in the stores Of that place and pre-
tended that lie was 10 daily expectation Of
the receipt Of large amount Of funds from
his father, living asabove stated. Soon at
ter, he iHlsrmed has acquentances that he
expected his parents 10 a short tine 10 pass
through Greensboro, on a visit to some
friends living in Southampton, Va. Again
he pretended TO learn that his fa,ber was
dead, but that he expected visit from his
Mother; aud With counteuance indicating
grief for his lost parent, he entered Mill
ner's shop aud bespoke for his mother a
costly dress Of mourning, While lie ueFe
Grape on his ha, Bold and reckless man
thus to tampor With the arslh aud thunder
bolts Of Heaven , After this, he succeeded,
by stralagem, to become acquainted with
Miss f. B., an accomplished young la
| dy Of Gullford county, and daughter of a
gentleman Of high respectablllty and Of en-
visble property. He sas pleased with her 3;
and, with the cold hearted ferocity If a
fend fresh from hell, determined TO make
her The victim of his foul lreacbery and de
cejt. RT ariful and false representations,
be gained the confidence Of her father ; and
by warm aud ardent professions of regard
and auachmen, induced her TO consent 10
become his bride. lie determined 10 the
black maiianity Of his soul TO become the
spo,or ii the peace of that domestic circle
where, before, oil was tranquil happiness
and JOY. Like the gaze of the Basilisk bis
'reeeherous eye vas fixed on ina, fair VIC
TIM, that she mighl not escape. Now he
stood before The altar and plshied to Miss
b bis faith, and the nuplia tie was
proclaimed TO the world by The pubic Jour
ulls--when not tweutg mllas dsian, lived
lawful welded wife, who, perhaps, at the
moment If his marriage with Miss B,
sighed with thfobbirg heart for her bus
bands return.
The tale stops not hero. Soon after his
second marriage, Smith alias Boiling Il
young man of fair complexion and gentee
dress told his new father IN law Ina, he had
been sadly disappointed in not having re
ceived the funds from Alabama "hich he
had so long expected, but still pretended
that he confidently expected them to arrive
10 shor, time stated moreover that he
bad bargsinoi with Mr., E9;rdrd c. Bot
iag OF this county, Tor tract Of land, and
for which he agreed TO pay Boiling the sum
Of 3,700-and thus got his father ie law to
endorse the paymen, Of bond of three
Thousand aud seven hundred dollars which
SUN be borrowed to pay for land. Nov,
Smith alias Boiling, pretended to visit this
Edward &. Boiling, to railiy the land bar
gain. After a short absence he returned
back, and 10 Boiling had, by hook or
crook, de!rauied HIM out Of bis money =
lie remaned with his wife few days, ard
concluded to 90 and see Being again and
such was now the length Of his absence that
his last wife becoming uneasy-proceeded
in quest OF him, to the house of the Rev.
Mr.. Boiling, Of this county, expecting 10
meet with him there; but she found him
uot-,Mr. Smith was not known by any one
of the family. When there Mrs. Smith
became acquainted with Mrs. Ed,rard c. /
Bol,ng--~hose husband was absent also
the two ladies' remained together for sever
al days, aud mutually expressed anxiety for
the return of their husbands, never once |
dreaming that they were the wives Of one
and tie same man Mrs. Smith alias
Boiling finally returned home wiihou, hear
ing from her busband--but Smith arrived |
soon after her return; told smooth tale |
relative to his absence. and still complain
ed OF his treatment from Boiling.
The want Of space compels US TO pass
over many events of interest which trans
PRED after this last return mentioned, until
his arrest. His new iaiher.in. law, enraged
against Boiling, and unwilling that his son
in law should brook such injustice, sought
redress by the force and mower nf the lav