The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-03-04
Two COlored Ministers Are
Charged With the Crime
of Seduction.
A Negro Brute Outrages a
White Woman SiXty-Nine
Years Of Age.
Intense Excitement and Fine
Prospects for a Hang
ing Bee.
Full Particulars Of the Terri
bic Crims-PUrSult and
Ca 2ture.
A Cigarette Smoking Messen-
senger Boys Singular
MIshap.
sneci.l 10 .he Razoe.


LEXINGTON, Mo, Feb. q.
Some days ago this community was
somewha; disturb d, e>pecialiy among the
colored circlts by the alleged criminal in
t;macy of the col. red Baptist minister,
Rev q. L. Sims with M .: tie female
members OF his fl cs The scandal led TO
the arrest, on the complaint OF the rever-
end fraud, OF his l:nniady, Il white woman
named Ann Williams, Oh the charge SIAN
Islander. Her trial. huweVer, resulted In her
acquittal and such development as caused
his congregation TO DISMISS him, ana he
lett.
Not 10 be outdone by the Baptists, Rev
Stewart, of the colored Methodist church
now COMES To The front in an even worse
case of seduction and lewdneSs, if possible,
than that OF Sims.
Among the Rev. Stewards congregation
is Macy COgsweil, a very light color d.
and rather handsome girl OF some eighteen
summers, towards whom the solemn Wis
aged, black-laced d, spcrator OF the pulpit,
has for some time been paying such atten-
tions as TO create more or less comment,
although the high esteem of his congrega-
ton, and his solemn, dignititd department,
have proven a sufficient shield TO prevent
them being NOR than whispered.
Yesterday. however, matters developed
themselves in more startling way by the
frail Macy, who is likely to soon become
mother, making a clean breast
of the matter TO her mother
Macv'S statement is that Stewart piled her
with temptations and inducements 20 which
she ever turned adeaf ear, until ne finally
read TO her from the b. bic a passage show
ing il was not only right nu. laIdaoe for
sisters Of the church TO submit to tie desires
OF their pastor. Stewart has b en- churched
and will be arrested on criminal charges,
meantime there is the greatest Indignation
among the colored pOpulace and resort to
more than legal measures is not among the
imprObabliitieS.
= To add Ill further 10 the general and
growing excitement, negro brute named
Steve Barnett, was arrested tonight
charged with outraging Mrs. Montgomery,
a widow lacy of 90 years Of age. SO lar as
can be sscertained the particulars are as
follows:
Mrs. Montgomery resides with her son In
an out of the wav place and was last night
at home alone, her son being absent from
town. Shortly after dark Barnett visited
her house, and finding the door locked
forced an entrance by breaking in the win
dow, once inside, he attacked Mrs Mont
gomery and choking her to inSensiolity,
accomplished his tiendish purpose and LETT
She was shortly after discovered, and on
her sta;eme Mt search was at once Instituted
and Barnett found and arrested. As the
news Of the Outrage spread, the most in
tense excitement prevailed, and men hasti-
ly armed themselves and Joined in the
search. Barnett would have been shot
when arrested but for the prompt interfer-
snce of the officers. He is now in Jail, but
the excitement is so intense that il is not
Improbable his guards will be overpoWered
and Barnett lvnched before mOrsing.