The New York herald., 1874-07-31
ANOTHER CLERICAL ROMANCE.
New Orleans Pastor Elopes with an
Annity-His Wife Follows and What

New Orleans Pastor Elopes with an
Amnity-His Wife Follows and What
Followed.
singular story In connection with the 'falli ng
from grace" OF another clergyman was told to "A
HERALD reporter yesterday, bat for the truth Of
which the writer Is not prepared to vouch
Methodist Episcopal clergyman has been for
some time past administering TO the spiritual well
fare OF q large and respectable congregation in
New Orleans In the nock which This
good shepherd" undertook TO lead was a woman
OF bewitchlng personal attractions, who conceived
q more than platonic anection for her pastor and
which in time was fully ana freely reciprocated by
the divine, who, II should be stated, was married
man. Some three weeks ago the pastor and HIS
paramour became invisible to their friends, and as
1t subsequently trapspired, were clandestiney
married IN the Crescent City. and Immediately
afterwards eis on north ward oound
train, doubtless TO seek some outrageous nook,
where first wives cease from troubling and all
save conscience might be at rest. Suspecting the
canse o! her husbands absence, his spouse. ac-
companied by her little son. lost no time In follow
ing heI perhdious lord, and ultimately traced the
gullty pair 70 Armenia, thriving settlement on
the the line o OF me Harlem . Railroad, and dis
@ aars sSs 0aS nasnans about wife
yesterday morning and found the object OF her
search, together with his morganauc mate, snuely
domlclled at q fashionable hotel Face face
| the parties met, AND while both women Thought
ut to faint by way ol prelude TO what followed,
| the guilty clergyman looked on complacenrly, as
though asking the oystanders for an explanation
OF the sudden and extraordinary scene. Res
torauves having been applied, both females quickly
recovered their senses and IN instant there
after were diligently investigating each Others
| hair. The injured woman entreated the hotel
keeper not to use unnecessary harshness towards
| her husband, since he had just promised TO
return home with her When the landlord discov-
cred yesterday morning, however, that the rev
erend scoundrel had no lunds wherewih
to iquldate his Indebtedness the clergyman
and his partner were unceremoniously elected
| from the house. The entire party then tSoE y
Harlem train Tor the city the first vile taking
, not 70 let him leave her for q moment. although
she refused to pay passage fare except for herself
! and her little BOY. This acton on her part com.
PEELED the impecunious husband 10 deposit
diamond PIN with the conductor as security for him
self and the second wife in order TO escape being
put of the train. IL Is also stated that both women
quarrelled furiously during the entire length OF
the journey, much TO the amusement OF their fe.-
low passengers. On arriving at the Forty-second
street depot another exhibition took place both
| women claiming right TO the clergyman. The
first wife, however, carried her point by threaten
! ing to invoke the assistance OF policeman, and
! finally escorted her rruant husband out OF the
depot. while the other woman detantly brought
up the rear.