Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-07-25
A Reverend Seducer.

them, except for future cases.
A Reverend Seducer.
HE DRUGS TWO YOUNG GIRLS AND THEN
oUTRAGES THEM.
A correspondent at Salem sends us the
following startling revelation of a shocking
crime perpetrated in Yamhil County, which
did we not positively know the veritable
character of the writer, we should be inclin-
ed to doubt its truth but we are compelled
to believe the statement notwithstanding its
diabolical atrocity-.:
"SALEI, April 90, 1866.
REV. w. T. Boyakin has finally capped
the climax of his infamous and amorous ca
reer, by drugging two girls and debauching
their persons The outrage, for cool, delib-
crate, diabolical atrocity, is unsurpassed
Boyakin, who has been residing in Salem
during the winter and officiating as pastor of
the Baptist Church, recently went to Yam
hill County to deliver series of lectures on.
the Revelations Here he became the guest
Of worthy minister in the same church,
and for some weeks partook of the hospital
tiles of that good man and his very estima-
bic family. The family consisted of the
minister's wife and three daughters the
eldest of whom is married, and was at her
fathers home, sick of confinement. The
parents had changed their sleeping room to
one adjacent TO that Of their sick daughter
in order to administer to her wants, and
Boyakin was permitted to occupy the vacant
room, which was of convenient access to the
chamber of the two young girls, who are
about l3 and 3 years of age, respectively.
Into this chamber Boyakin introduced him
self In the night, and with the aid of drugs,
overcame their innocence and outraged their
- i i
this lecherous old ruffan satiate his internal
lusts upon his pOwerless victims, until the
crime speedily manifested itself in the APP
pearance of the daughters 1t was with
difficulty that the lives of the unfortunate
sufferers were saved never, however, to re-
cover from the sufferings that Boyakin S
crime has brought themselves and their
stricken parents.
Boyakin escaped the just retribution pre-
pared for him by the neighborhood, by flee
ing from it. He is supposed to have effected
his escape on the Sierra Nevada, on her last
outward trip He is about fifty years of age,
with hair and beard gray. He was guilty of
some impropriety in Salem last winter, while
at the theatre and public Indignation was
quite strong against him, but the church of
which he was pastor nestled him In her lap
and screened his unworthy carcass.
The family in which he has wrought this
ruin is one of the most estimable in the
State, and it is a pity that they gave such
implicit confidence to a man about whom the
world had rumored bad things even if he
was gray-haired and a minister But what
is most to be regretted is that the Baptist
church in Salem did not when his notorious
conduct in the Salem theatre had excited
such universal comment put its foot upon
the monster and crush him, instead of Civ
ing him a passport into homes to blight and
destroy them.
Boyakin was for some time editor of the
CORVALLIS Gazette He has perambulated
the valley divers and sundry times, lecturing
on loyalty and Sambo Last winter he was
esteemed and worthy correspondent
of the OregoHidR, over the cognomen
of One of the Smiths. He was a great
favorite with the editor of the Statesman,
who was eager to champion him. He was
'burnin' and 'shinin' light in the Union
as we'll as the church. He was very pious,
loyal, and lustful, necessarily haranguing on
politics aud belaboring copperheads through
his favorite medium, the Orcg0RiuR.
His services had been procured to stump
Yamhill county for the Union ticket in the
present canvass and his untimely flight
will be a severe loss to the ticket in that
county.
The old devil was seen in this city about
the time of the sailing Of the Sierra Nevada,
and we hear it stated that some one had him
arrested for debt just as he was going on
board, but the matter was settled, and we
suppose he has made his escape. We hope,
however, that steps will be Immediately ta-
ken to secure his arrest, if possible, in San
Francisco, or any other place where he can
be overtaken.-Portland, Oregon, Herald
The Rev. w f. Boyakin, whose exploits
are related above, was a chaplain in the 30th
regiment Illinois volunteers, when that regi-
ment first went out, and was loyal and pious
to degree. His home is in Bellville, Hi
nois, where he has or had family living. :
He has probably had to leave the Pacific
coast, and is doubtless in Illinois at present.
Ed. Chicago Times
Nor A CHRISTIAN, BUT A BAGGAGE MAS
TER. An accident happened to train on
the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
awhile ago out in Ohio. The baggage-mas-
ter sat in his car reading at the time, but
perceiving by the motion of the car that an
accident had taken nlace, he ATTEMPTED to