Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-10
BIGANIIST ARRESTED.
Rec. C. n. steadn,am Flees from Maine,

ReU. q. N. Ste0dnt0H FLeeS from Maine,
and IS arrested IN minneapolis.
Yesterday afternoon Willis E. Parsons, an at
torney-at-law from Foxcroft Maine, arrived in
this city with requisition and warrsnt for the
arrest of G. NJ. Steadman, Baptist minister
and an enthusiastic revivalist, who is wanted
at Foxcroft to answer to charge of bigamy.
The facts on which the charge is based are as
follows:
Steadman left Petitcodic small town in
New Brunswick, in May, 1878. Previous to his
going away he had followed the life of a team
ster, but, becoming dissatisfied, left his wife
and two children, and coming to the town of
Dover, Maine, he launched out as great rey,-
valist of the Baptist persuasion. He
took SO we'll that he was given
charge of the most prominent Baptist
chnrch, and during his short ministerial ca
reer he created deal of talk about his great
intellect, his sermons being masterpieces of
thought and study. In October he went sew
| eral miles out of town and sent telegram to
his address purporting to come from his wife's
| mother, in which he was notified that his
| wife, in Petitcodiac, had been thrown from
buggy and had died soon after. The congregation
Immediately draped the church in mourning
in memory of the Rev. Steadman's dead wife,
and all sympathized deeply with him in his
great sorrow. So well was he liked that he
found no difficulty in. marrying, about six
| months after his wifes supposed death, Miss
Gray, member of his church, being chosen
| for his affinity.
that his remarkable and able sermons were
similar, if not the same, as those delivered by
one of the prominent divines of, New York
city. Vague rumors also began to fly about
that the story cf his dead wife was lie, and
that she was alive and well, also his two chill
| dren. He found the place too hot for him,
and the great revivalist'' started West and
brought up in Minneapolis two weeks ago.
He went at once to the Rev. s. Brown, pastor
of the First Baptist church, and stated that he
wanted to make home in Minneapolis for
himself and then bring his wife out. He went
at $1.25 day, and Immediately wrote
a letter to Mrs. Steadman No. 2, telling her
that he had a position here bookkeeper at
a salary of 500 year.
A GLOBE reporter called on the reverend"
gentleman yesterday afternoon and found him
busily engaged in reading the GLOBE. In an
swer to several questions he stated thai the
whole thing was a lie, gotten up by his enemies
to ruin him. He said he was in daily
communication with his wife in Dover
and that she was about to start for Minneapo-
lis when the authorities started for him. When
asked how he accounted for the photograph
and description of the man wanted at Petitco-
diac he said it was case of mistaken identity.
The great revivalist, bigamist and teamster
combined left for Dover with the officer last
night.
4 HiOhtcay,nen.
Two men stopped the horse and buggy con-
tanning Mr.. ]. A. Brush and his wife who were
returning from lake Calhoun on Sunday
night, and after firing two or three blank car
tridges to Tighten Brush they made him de-
liver up a valuable" nickel plated watch val
ued at $l3. SC, but overlooked roll of cur
rency amounting to $50.
| Two hours later the same parties stopped
a carriage in which were Hugo Theobold and
| his mother, Charles Orban and Henry Putress.
Theobold and Putress were pulled from the
carriage and searched. Theobold gave up
silver watch and So in cash. Mrs. Theobold
was relieved of $40 in cash and Orban and
Putress put into the bag a silver watch and a
few dollars in silver. Mrs Theobold concealed
her watch abeut her person and saved it.
George Lane and William Mack were arrest
ed on suspicion of being the highwaymen. The
police have strong circumstantial evidence
against Lane and Mack. They were arraignet
yesterday afternoon, and they will have an ex
animation this morning