St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-13
new BOSTON AGAIN.
This Time 1t Yields a Social
Sensation Of Startling
Proportions,
Involving d Well Known Min
lister in a Big Scan
dial.
The Cable Line Fight Is Near
ing a Show
Down.
The Inspection Of the Poor
Farm--Kansas City Wis
itOrs.

New Boston gossips are gloating over
the details of an unusually Interesting
clericO-social scandal. in which
preacher who has presided for two
years over the destinies of church
over there is the central figure. The
points in the case have become public
property in the neighborhood within
the past few days. and are now chief
tonic of conversation. The cause of the
excitement is the abnormally developed
amativeness of the clergyman. and a
probable result will be the release of
that gentleman from the ministry.
THE TALE
as told to a GLOBE reporter last night
by several neighbors, and afterwards
confirmed and added to by the husband
of the lady concerned. is substantially
as follows: During his pastorate in
New Boston the reverend gentleman
above referred to has made something
ION the side'' by dealing in real es
tate. and some time ago he built
large two-stOry frame house. About
four weeks ago he reLted it to cigar
maker. The pastor Of the growing con-
gregatiOn has been in the habit of spend
ing some days of each week in
his parish. remaining the rest
of the time with his family,
consisting of a wife and two daughters,
at his home in Hamline. Since renting
the house to the cigarmaker. who keeps
several boarders, the domino has made
the house his headquarters whenever he
was in the city, and has apparently re-
NAMED in the city more than he former
ly did. More than week ago the cigar
makers wife, who is comedy woman
of thirty or Whereabouts, reported to her
husband that the pastor had made
UNBECONIING ADVANCES
to her. asking that he might be allowed
to kiss her ruby lips on one or two Oc-
casions. Her liege lord was naturally
disturbed at this, but instead OF assault
ing the preacher or throwing him out
of the house concluded to give him
rope and see If he wouldn't
thrust his piOus neck into the
moose unassisted. A day or two later,
while the lady was putting down carpet
in one of the rooms up stairs, the eX-
FOUNDER Of texts entered and laid him
self out full length on the floor near
the door. Fearing that his intentions
were not honorable. she arose and start
ed to leave the room, but as she passed
the reverend gentleman, he caught
her by the dress. pulled her down
beside him, and attempted to hug her.
She struggled and screamed, and final
ly broke away from him and ran. On
Tuesday last the dominic once more re-
quested the privilege Of a kiss, and the
wife
THREATENED TO EXPOSE HIM,
whereupon he fed and didn't return
until Wednesday evening, when the
husband asked for an explanation OF
his conduct. The preacher had little
to say. He wanted to settle
the matter by the payment OF money, or
by giving the husband lease of the
house, but the latter told him that he
didn't want money, bnt he wanted re-
venge, The reverend grew very penl-
tent, and pleaded for mercy when the
irate cigarmaker threatened him with
term behind stone walls and iron bars;
but the latter was Obdurate, and
sought a lawyer with the inten-
ton of prosecuting the cOltish
preacher. The next day the pastors
wife visited the cigarmaker'S family
and learned the whole story. She IS
said to be an eStimable woman, and was
nearly Frustrated on hearing of her huS-
bands alleged miSbehaviOr. The fam
lily has also been visited by the preSld-
ing elder, who heard the tale from the
lips of the wife, and will Immediately
take steps to have the preacher re-
lieved of the responsibility of pas
torate. Some of the railroad men
who board at the house had prepared
stale egg reception for the dominic.
provided he had shown up IN that
vicinity again, and were quite dlSap-
pointed not to see him on Thursday. A
neighbOr of the cigarmaker's family
says the pastor has been known to make
undigniied propositions to several sis
tiers in the church. and in several ways
has shown more than spiritual inter-
est in the fairer members of his flock