Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-29
AN INFAMOUS LIE.
IL Is Customary TO Kick n Man
When He's DOwn---Rev. DIR.
James Dix0n's Perse-
cutOrs Persist
ent.

Inc following lalSon00u from some
New Albany source, premeditated
and with malice unquestionably, ap-
pears in the indianapolis Journal and
Cincinnati Gazette of the same date,
The wording of the ar~ticlesis changed,
but the points in the SANDER are
identical. The Journals article is
copied;
New ALBANY, June 22.-Every-
body has heard or read Of the famous
Dixon scandal at New Albany.
Rev. DIR. Dixon. the hero of the scan
DIAL, after his fall from the ministry,
the church, sobriety and society, and
attempted suicide at Memphis, lett
there and went to Evansville. From
there he removed to Boonville, War
wick county. Recently, owing to his
bad conduct, his accomplished and
much respected wife applied for a d.
vorce in the Vanderburgh circuit
court. Shortly after this, DR.. Dixon
dropped out Of Boonville, and now he
is heard from at Middletown, Henry
county.
Recently two highly respectable
ladies of this city went to visit friends
at Middletown. What was their sur
prise, after being there a few days, to
learn that the late so-called Rev. DR..
Dixon was in that part of the country,
industriously engaged in paying his
addresses to a highly reputable widow
lady. the daughter of wealthy and re-
spected parents. OF course the New
Albany ladies mentioned the facts in
connection with DR.. Dixon's history
in this city. But they were startled
by the audacity of the doctor in de.
nying all they had said in relation to
his career. The father of the young
widow called upon the ladies and
asked for the facts in the case. They
sent to this city for the evidence in
the case published in the newspapers
at the time, and this has been sent
them. 1t is to be hoped it will reach
them in time to prevent another good
woman being deceived by this most
unfortunate man, who seems to be
lost to all the proprieties of life.
Upon seeing the articles in the pa
pers above mentioned, a Courier re-
porter called at DR.. Dixon's rooms,
not particularly to obtain information
regarding the libels, but to inform the
gentleman Of the natter. The article
was read to him, and at first he
hooted at the ridiculous statement,
but subsequently, approaching the
pertinacity of the iends who have
been pursuing him, he broke down
completely, tears trickling down the
cheeks OF the grand old gentleman.
The reporter asked him in regard to
the Henry county affair.
He replied with feeling: "Why.
my boy, you know all about me since
| have been in Evansville and this
region as well as l do myself. l have
never been away from here further
than Bonneville. Oh, let them come
and tear my heart out |"
Here DIR. Dixon's feelings overcame
HIM, and he was not able to speak for
some time.
But few in the city know the suffer.
ing and sorrow that DR.. Dixon has
passed through in the past few months,
and the libel above is a positive out
rage on the upright, honorable and
talented gentleman. To the writer
knowledge, DR.. Dixon has not been
absent from this city further than
Bonneville since his return from
Memphis, and the v~illianous publica
ton accusing him Of questionable con
duct during that time is a lie, manu-
featured from the bolt, and without
even a gossamer foundation. As to
Middletown, he, from actual knowl-
edge, is not aware of the existence of
such a'place, and as to the two highly
respected ladies' of New ALBANY
they only obtained location in the fer
tile imagination of the correspondent
of Che Journal and Gazette.