The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-20
LIZZIE KEPLEY'S PASTOR.
LLTTERS THAT MTGHT LEAD MN TO
THINK SHE VAS FOND or MN.
hut vyouid Hardly ENcuse his, FOE Toying
20 Deceive her with N FrRuduicnt decree
Of DIvorce-Wns he Tenpter or Tesaptedt

his damages ut $4,000. Tho charge was tina,
DR.. Dixon had said TINT Mr. Morris Lad robbed
the mills Some Of the testimony was tokon on
Saturday last and a number Of letters wcrc in
troduced purporting to have been written by
DR.. Dixon tn two Kcplcy girls belonging to one
Of the best families in New Albany mcmhcrs Of
his church and Sunday school and one Of them
Lizzie. Il member Of his choir. Some of the
letters passing between DR.. Dixon and Mis-
Lizzie wore those which the Doctor accused the
Postmaster Of taking or " tampcring with.
Dr. Dixon was one 81 the most conspicuous
ministers 81 the Methodist Church. Tlo Ia an
Englishman. n graduate Of Cambridge Univcr-
sity. and was intended for the Baptist Church.
but Influenced by hi father-in law lac became
Methodist. and for the past year hc las been
preaching in the Centenary Church in New
Albany. IL ia between a. and 80 years Of age.
married. aud tho father Of children In Sep.
tcmbcr las b. quilted the Methodiss and allied
himself to the Complexities Miss Lizzie KEEP
Icy is q comcly girl - years Of age, possessing
fine figure and dark hair and oycs
An intimacy Of character hardly consistent
with pastors position. and lasting for several
months between DR.. Dixon and Miss Lizzie,
had attracted tho attention Of the Inhabitants OF
New Albany. aud especially Of the members Of
The church. and the letters rcnd Mt tho trial.
some OF which have boon published in Tnr
HNN, htuINNfi tue gossip lIW uNu U''n 'lI'W-
lating rs being founded on something more
than mere rumor They were full Of the most
absorbing love for Miss Lizzie. mingled with
doubts as To her sincerity. and threats ~ serious
consequences IL she refused to dO u~ he desired.
Miss Lizzie says that when Dr. Dixon re-
turned from his vacation in August last hr
brought from Chicago pnp"r purVorting e. hc
n divorce, which no gave to her aud upon which
lie wuntcd horn' FIRST to go away with him and
BE- murriod under assumed names When She
refused To- do this. hv announced his willing
ness To her 10 marry her any time nii where.
aud under any name. Miss Lizzie took the de
rrce ~ divorce, = COPY ot whl'i she hnd inndc.
- lawyer. VINO pronounc'i y fraudulent;
lhcro being NO district from which II pruposrl
10 cmanar aud no Justice Of the name that
DR.. Dixon pronounced all Of these charges
false and malicious. DENYING that hc had ever
vorce or iha, he Knew Of Ike exis,ence III a pa
per answering the description given hy Mis-
Of some disanctel members Of his old eonEre-
CATION % rum him.
After tho letters purportng to have boon
he snid That he would hHyo q numb, written
by the girl io him 10 publish also. These wrr.
not consent to have them published entire She
was very r"lu 'ttnt to have them published az
all. ana docs 50 only upon the assurance OF
many friends tlnt thrN may prove mitigating
circumstance In Judging OF hnr husbands con-
duct. she eNpres-rd great regret That hc hal
become involved ia an afllir of tlis nature.
These ar" the letters. with the emphatic words
snd rXpr' -stols Indicated as they were by ia"
writer h'r-ci'
MYow> p,rii>. N,--I know not how slail ever eci
M to l"'. hni Mil W.. q h,y WV e"n precious
Sever dasins D.. one ',"l W1h orca.l on your
1gon- b. -, ttIe Window from ait.,n minutes ct
!vouii thf'" o. Sc D l.ude ''t' '',i t. river
lat night tnn,u. t"u would Jas. ht AHhrl w"Dl
p 1 ID Ia, i ~ -. p,nt .c3d nc ~, 'i With
Ai' but mnt ne l.ns c,,rr in, Afternoon. did 500
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