The news & observer., 1897-03-13
Sensational Development of the
Parsons Disappearance.
HIS MIND WAS NoTABLANK
HE LEFT WITH GRASS WIDOW
DOROTHY DICKERSON.
coNFEssEs To The DEAcoNs
Preferred Telling and Starring Afrcsh
Mrs. MiIlington Prostrated--S,s-
ter pickerson One of the En-
thusiastic Church Workers.
thusiastIc Church Workers.

Newark, n. j., March 12.-A sensation
was caused in this city to-day when it
became known that Rev. e. J. OIdknOw
Millington, pastor of Fairmount Baptist
church had made a full confession to
the deacons of the church regarding his
recent disappearance. On March / he
left his home here to attend the Baptist
conference in New York. That evening
his wife received q telegram informing
her that he had met an old college
friend and that he would not return
home until Tuesday He did not come
home then. Neither did his wife hear
anything of him until last Monday, when
he was located ut the home of his father,
also a minister in Keeseville, N. Y. There
he made a statement in which he said
that his mind was a blank to him after
he left New York and until he found
himself in Montreal. The minister re-
turned to his home on Wednesday.
In his confession to the deacons of the
church. Mr.. MillingtOn admits that he
left home with Mrs. Dorothy Dickerson,
| who, separated from her husband, said
to be now in Chicago, left her home the
same day.
Rev. Mr.. MillingtOn said that after he
and Mrs. Dickerson left this city they
went to Montreal where they registered
as e. E. Harold and wife at a boarding
house, No. 48 Victoria street. They
remained there over night and left hur-
riedly when they received telegram in
forming them that they had been traced
to that city. He admits that the elope-
| ment was premeditated and says that
he was intimate with Mrs. Dickerson
for over a year past and that he was
leading a dual life. He said that sooner
or later he knew that their relations
| would become known and that he would
| have to go away with Mrs. Dickerson
and that he decided to take the first op-
pOrtunity to flee from the city. He ad-
mits that he neglected to pay bills that
he had incurred so that he could save
money in order to pay theirGailroad fare
The deacons of the church do not any
| longer recognize him as the pastor Of the
church. A church meeting had been call
ed for March % to take action in the
case, but owing to the confession of the
minister it is probable that a meeting
viii be held sooner. Mr.. Millington has
| refused to see a reporter, saying he
would make statement to the public
next week. His wife is prostrated over
the confession he has made. He says
he thinks it best to make the whole
matter public, so that he may begin over
again and reform. Mrs. Dorothy Dick
ersOn, the woman who eloped with the
minister, has also made full confess
sion to the deacons Of the church She
has admitted that all the statements
made by Millington regarding their rela-
tions are true. She says that the reason
she has admitted her guilt is because she
thought it would be more sinful if she
concealed the truth and she thought it
better to make clean breast of the whole
affair.
Millington is but % years of age, his
father and his brother are both minis
ters. Mrs. Diekerson had been one Of
the enthusiastic workers of the church.