St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-03
ANAUGHTY PREACHER.
Charged With Bigamy He Skips
and Leaves Loving Hearts
Behind.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CLEVELAND, o., May 2.-Rev. Levi
Boyer, an Episcopal minister, presiding
over the Washbun mission at Oshtabula
has been suspended by Bishop Bedell The
order of suspension had hardly become
known before Boyer fled the city, leaving
his wife and baby behind. He had presided
over the chu. Oh about year, when, about
three weeks ago, handsome woman about
80, who called herself Miss Lille
Stewart, came to Ashtabula. To a
few inquiries that were made she
said that she was from the South.
He next sought an interview with BOyeS
and the latter's parishioners were soon very
much surprised at the deep interest the lat
ter took In the lady. They were seen
walking together and he appeared to be
afraid of the lady. Sensational charges
were made against him, but he appeared
utterly oblivious to public opinion. At
Iast friends forced him to make the follow
ing confession:
He said that few years ago while jour-
neying through the South for his health he
first met Mrs. Stewart, widow and daugh-
ter of a prominent Southern family. She
was lively conversationalist, of happy dis
position and good company. They became
fast friends and were together much.
When he recovered he started
North and thought no more of
her. He heard nothing more from her
until she appeared here, and after he had
become the husband of another and the
father of child. Mrs. Stewart immedi-
ately on the disappearance Of Boyer made
statement declaring that during his
Southern trip he had married her. An in
vestigating committee appointed by the
church asked her to appear before them,
which she did and produced evidence which
left no doubt as to Boyer's intimacy with
her and strong probability that he mar
ried her. Boyer's wife, completely heart
broken, has gone to her parents taking her
child with her. Mrs. Stewart is still at
Ashtabula, but declares that she loves Boyer
and will find him, wherever he may go.
Boyer was man of refined tastes and
scholarly attainments and very much be-
loved by the people of his church.
AFortune to His Negro Mistress.
Special to the Globe.
SPARTA, Ca, May 2.-The will Of the
late David Dickson, in which he cut off his
white relatives with small pittances and
left $500, 600 to his negro concubine, is to
be contestad, and promises to be one of the
ugliest legal fights on record. The woman,
Amanda Eubanks, to whom he left his for
tune, is repulsive-looking copper-colored
negress, while the relatives who
have been cut off are among the
best people of the state. The woman says
she will be satisfied if given $40, 900 clear,
but this the white heirs are not disposed to
grant. The will is one of the most tightly
drawn ever probated, and while the attempt
to upset it will be an allegation of insanity
against Mr.. Dickson, it is plain that the
great hopes of breaking consists in the pref
udices of the jurors. A will bequeathing
property under such circumstances to ne
groes has never yet been allowed to stand
in Georgia. In any event there is $500, 900
now to pay for lively legal fight.