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Prom ne Oncianaa Enquirer.
NEW ALBANY, Nov. s.-Society Il torn wide
open by certain disclosures concerning the
doinRs Of the Rev. DR.. James Dixon. The rev.
erend gentleman has been q very popular
preacher in this city. for year past. having
occupied the pulpit Of the Centenary NJ. E.
Church. the most fashionable In the city. The
charges are that Dixon became enamored OF Miss
Lizzie Kepley. member OF Centenary Church. a
singer in the choir She is a large. fine looking
woman. with raven locks and coal black eyes.
1t is said that in a measure she reciprocated
his affection. In August last Dixon. having
been granted vacation. went to Chicago on a
pleasure trip. He was gone only short time.
and then he returned and resumed his clerical
duties. Within the past week It has been
charged that when he returned from Chicago
ne brought document purpQrting to be a
divorce from his wife. and that he Immediately
began to urge the maiden to marry him. but
valid.
from Chicago Mr.. Dixon entered her home and.
showing her the document purportinR to be- q
decree OF divorce. urged her TO 20 to Louisville
with him and be married under an assumed
name. She refused to do this. and inquired
why II was necessary for him to marry under
divorced. and be replied that he did not want L
70 get into the newspapers She still refused to
be married. but he left the document In, the
\
during which time Miss Kepley copied part Of
1t. which 10 as follows:
United States Court decree confirming divorce. United
States OF America, Third District Of Illinois,
In the cregi, Court Of the United States iGr the Third
c. CJ vs. sara Ann Dixon. defendant In Chancery.
Macon, Ill, Aug q. 1873 Present the Hon George Nc
solicitor. c W kui6srord' Chicago Cook County. and
Dixon ordered sdudged. and deereed that the said
James Dixon is hereby divorced uneondiu9nally nom
Sara Ann Dixon except as hereinafter provided &c
JEssE P. THorAs. Clerk
When asked what the con itions hereinafter
provided" referred to- which had not been
copied by Miss Keploy, she said that the condi.
tons Conferred upon Mrs. Dixon the custody OF
the children and the right TO reclaim the house
hold furniture.
The document on its face shows that It 10
fraudulent as the United States Court certainly
has no jurisdiction in such cases. There Is no
such district. and no Judge by that name. Miss
kepley. and friends OF hers who saw the paper.
say that II is a printed blank in tho regular
form. with names. DC, Allied in. and with reg
ular seal attached. The signatures were writ
ten In different hands. and 1t presented avery
The best legal talent In the city has been con-
suited by the friends Of Miss Kepley and
aud that II Mr.. Dixon had II in his possession.
and showed It to the young ladies. II was with
the intention Of deceiyipg them: The family to
In the city. and the young ladies are highly es.
teemed. That they were in any way cognizant
OF any fraud, or attempted fraud, no one be-
lieyes. and their veracty is not doubted.
The girls also say the Rev DR.. Dixon tried 10
persuade them that his wife and daughter were
cognizant OF his divorce. and freely gave their
consent to II. and that his wife freely gave her
consent to a separation. as she was cold and
distant, and there was no love between them.
When Miss Kepley asked him why he still lived
with his wife. II divorced. he replied that Mrs.
Dixon was such an eminently Christian woman
that she did not want him TO 90 away. for APP
pearance sake and that he remained at tue
house simply as n boarder. Miss kepley fur
Their says that he took the document away at one
time. ayowedly to show his wife. and that when
she refused 10 DO married under an assumed
name he expressed n willingness to be married
anywhere and under any name.
The Rev. DR.. Dixon denies in toto each and
every allegation. protests his innocence. aid
adds that no such document ever was In exist
ence, to his knowledge. and that he never made
application for a divorce. and never had any
occasion TO do 30. rs his marital relations Tor
tous. He charges that II Is a scheme Matched
up by some of the dsaffected members. OF the
Centenary Church to ruin him. and says no will
have his revenge. He say II Is /" miserable.
damnable lie. that hell itself whould blush to
have anything to do with"
Dr. Dixon 10 As or 81 years OF age He Is an
Englishman by birth. and does not object TO an
occasional glass OF ALI and alf. He Is a man Of
great learning. and Is the author OF several
works OF fiction. Originally he was a Baptist
preacher, but at the solicitation OF his father
in-law, the Bishop OF Canada. he embraced
Methodism four years ago. but quit the Meth
bellite Church. He is the father OF beautiful
daughter. Just blooming into womanhood, and
the exposure 10 most keenly felt BY herself and
mother.