The evening world., 1904-07-13
PREACHER TELLS
WHY He El0PED
Cordova Says Unwarranted
Scandal Made Him Board
Troley.Car and &c Further
than He Had Intended.

than He Had intended.
The circumstances surrounding the re-
Conkling Methodist Chucrh. NJ South
River, n. J.. and his wifi. offer his sen
sational elopement with Miss Julia
BOVINE, n choir singer In the church.
the return Of the young 10 her
father by Henry VI. Dudley. a letter
carrier. Of No. - Berkeley place, Brook.
Ign. Mrs. Cordova's brother-in-law, and
la statement issued 10 the press for the
minister by Dudley In person, have had
M element Of mystery injected into them
through the seeming relations now eN-
rsting between the Cordova and Bovine
families.
After Dudley had issued the clergy
mans statement. declaring that force Of
circumstance he could not control pre-
clpitated his elopement with Miss
Bovine. he went to the Bovine home in
South River, and is now, evidently. chief
adviser OF the family, Personally Dud-
ley has prevented the younr girl from
making anv public statements and his
influence in the household Is a matter
OF amazement to the citizens Of the
town. s.. ...s-4t ZEE =
The minister's trial has been set Cor
Tomorrow and there is much specula-
tion as to whether or not he will appear
to defend himself. A coat OF tar and a
r1de on a rail are awaiting his arrival,
according 10 many citizens OF the place.
Miss Bovine, 1t Is varlously assert ed.
will defend or condemn the clergyman
VINO lured her from home. when she
teStifss at the church trial. She has
been completely ostraci1ed by her
former intimate friends. Crowds OF
curious factory girls. who formerly
were her fellow workers. surround her
home. They universally condemn her.
When an Evening World reporter en-
deavored 10 get an audience with mem
bers n the Bovine family last night.
Dudley. who brought about the ~reconcil-
iation of the minister and his sister-in-
law. appeared at the door and fore
stallei any attempt 10 see any member
Of the family.
The girls father. the blacksmith. said
he was TOO crushed by his misfortune
to speak. lie would not explain Dud-
ley's position in his home.
Il is said in ide village that the
young slrl Is a physical wreck from the
sho,k o. her experiences, but there 10
no sympathy fo- her on any side.
Neither is there any sympathy for the
clergyman, and the officers OF the
o1urch ave- that no influence can be
brought 20 bear that will acquit him
before the church.
The remarkable statement issued from
Rev. NJ, Cordova by Dudley. the
Brooklyn le;:er-carrier. Is as follows:
To the Editor-Sir: There being
many false reports published concern
ing me, request OF YOU 70 give
place Ia your paper T., this letter:
Allow inc TO begin by saying that
neither Of us planned to leave South
River az we did. but were impelled by
the terrific force OF uncomfortable cir
cums stan Miss Bow ne was always a
good friend NJ ours. and visited the
parsonage frequently, and ! thought
purest thought and Intention.
says People Were jealous.
Everything would have been all right
had II not been for the jealousy Of
the people. who commenced TO find
faI1t hpflnaa aba tsiaita1 ~ and than
because they saldb made q Of
her than did II others was in
formed " these things by Mr. -.
] pressed nlm tn tell me II there Vas
anv serious accusation. and he as
sured me there was none. and the only
objection was ma ! thought nor OF
her than OF. other friends. asked
OF his friends than he did OF others.
and he said he certainly did. asked
him u ne thought any n might 90
to Mr.. Bovine with the report OF such
suspicious, and he assured me that
there was none ." contemplate mean
In all South River 10 do that. -.
I then told him positively that ] could
stand the talk OF all the people. but to
Mr.. Bovine hear II ! could not.
and the day that thai happened ! would
the place az once, He understood
II well. Now, Mis- B was very useful
In my cnurcn NoTk, EHF Dtns OuI or
gsnist fer the week services and extra
meetings, &C.. and II was but natural
that should have something to say
TO her at times. but since noticing the '
sispicions OF the peop'c ] thought boz
ter not. TO say anything to her in the
church at the close ~ the service. as
| used to dc. but rather 70 10 her house
or else walk with her toward her house.
near TO the church. and tell her
had to say.
Net Her After Church.
Had II not been for the jealousy OF
me. and the suspicious. this would not
have been done. II happened on the
18th OF May that, after the e~yenlngiser-
rice, l. wishing to say something 10 her.
walked with her around the block d.
'ectly bark OF ner rouse. some one told
and he went for Mr.. r.. and told
lin all the talk OF the people, and both
up 10 US A.. we we're walking and
US. After Miss b. left US three
men, which was at once. I tarried with
Inc two man for quite a while, tor n
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