Preface to Earlier Editions
So long as imagination creates a god to rule the destinies of men; so long as ignorance can be made to believe that the preacher or priest is in some way a go-between, or agent, between men and the powers in the clouds—that he is a “sky-pilot,” directly commissioned by deity to attend to God’s affairs on earth, and that the priest’s person and office are sacred—just so long will there be possible such a profession as that of the modern priesthood.
And if these preachers as a whole are just as criminal as any other class; if they are immoral without the excuse of want or ignorance—without reason other than because of their often indolent lives and the opportunities afforded them by the nature of their calling—then their followers cannot learn that fact too soon.
The first edition of this book was printed in 1881, since which time many thousands of copies have been scattered throughout the country; but in no case to our knowledge has anyone successfully denied the facts alleged against any “man of God” figuring in these pages. Its substantial accuracy is therefore assured. The only charge that can be maintained against it is its incompleteness. The publishers do not claim to have discovered more than a small percentage of clerical villainy. The churches endeavor to and do hide a great deal of the immorality of their ministers. The preachers, who govern the ecclesiastical tribunals, have a fellow feeling for one another. As a general thing, it is only when the clergy are brought before the secular courts that the public can learn the full facts. Comparatively few Catholic priests figure in this record, for the reason that that church is a close corporation which by political influence and by control of its members’ tongues can conceal the crimes of its leaders. In all large cities of the country the Catholic church has a large and dangerous political influence, and its priests have every chance to go free of retribution for their vices and crimes. The judges are Catholics, or owe their positions to Catholic power; the court officers are Catholics; the policemen are Catholics. They all shield the “fathers” and withhold their names from publication.
It is impossible, too, for the editor to read all the papers and gather all the cases which do see the light of publicity. And, we are sorry to say, some of the secular journals suppress the news. If the country could be scanned closely the indications are that a hundred times as many crimes could be found rightfully charged to the men who set themselves up as teachers of morals. For use in future editions we therefore urge all who read these pages to send us such accounts of these cases as may come to their notice, giving facts, dates, and localities, and, if clippings from newspapers are sent, name, date, and place of publication of paper.
It has been objected by apologists for the system of religion in vogue in this country that clerical delinquencies prove nothing against the system. In this they are mistaken. Of course, if Christianity had a foundation of fact, these records would not prove that the fact is not there. What they do prove, however, is that the claim made for Christianity, that it makes men moral, is not true. For if the system is not sufficient to restrain its very teachers, how can we expect their pupils to profit by it? The point this book emphasizes, as an ex-Methodist minister, now a Rationalist, but always a moral man, forcibly puts it, is that religion in and of itself, is not a moral force; that it is not one with morality; that it may, and often does, exist without morality, and that morality gains nothing by being associated with it.
In proportion to their numbers, it is believed, more ministers than members of any other profession are guilty of crimes and vices. A large portion of the crimes are against women or with women. This, perhaps, is not strange when one considers the institution of pastoral visits. While men are away from home attending to their duties in life, the minister is roving about, pretendedly looking after the welfare of his flock, but really making calls upon the women who most attract him. What the confessional is to the Roman Catholic church, such is the “pastoral visit” to the Protestant church. Women should not attend the one or receive the other except in the presence of their fathers or husbands. Another institution of the church could also be done away with to the gain of morality—to wit, the lone studies for the minister annexed to the churches. These furnished rooms are the scenes of many debaucheries. With them, too, should go the side doors or choir entrances. The side door and study of a church in San Francisco were used for assignation purposes, which culminated in murder. A murdered woman was found at the confessional box of a Romish church in New York city. In Omaha a minister was found in the pastor’s room of his own church asphyxiated in close embrace with a woman missionary. These side doors, secluded “studies,” and secret confessional boxes are dangerous to virtue if not to life. Many a woman and girl passes through them to her downfall.
In this short history of ministerial conduct, lack of complete identity is sometimes unavoidable, for in the reports of these trials in the secular journals it has been customary to drop the first names of the defendant, and many a pious villain is recorded as “Rev. Mr. Smith,” or “Rev. Mr. Jones.” In some cases the place is not fully given where the crime was committed. Again, in certain instances, the offense receives the laconic name, applied by the ecclesiastical court which tried the criminal, as “immoral conduct,” “lascivious conduct,” etc.; definitions that hide the grossness of the offense, and so screen the reverend culprit in the interest of the church and the cloth. In many reports of trials by ecclesiastical gatherings the name of the accused is entirely suppressed, as is supposed, out of respect for his “sacred calling.”
The denomination to which the “pious soul” belonged, is not always given, consequently this record will not do to rely upon to enable the reader to ascertain what branch of “the church of God” has shown the most efficiency in pastoral criminality.
Letters will be found placed after a name, as P.E., for presiding elder, Ev. for Evangelist; for instance: Carhart, Rev. J. W., P.E., and Bayliss, Rev. E. L., Ev. The D.D., PhD., LLD., and other addenda purchased of colleges and theological seminaries have not been preserved with any great care. If any reverend offender who has been overlooked, and so left out of this “illustrious category,” desires the distinction of having his name and title made famous, he will please forward the facts.
The Ten Parsons
(The following adaptation of a familiar rhyme has appeared in all editions of this book and might be missed if omitted.)
Ten little preachers, preaching love divine,
One kissed the servant girl, then there were nine.
Nine little preachers, preaching sinners’ fate,
One took too much drink, then there were eight.
Eight little preachers, showing path to heaven,
One betrayed a brother’s wife, then there were seven.
Seven little preachers, barring Satan’s tricks,
One of them beat his wife, then there were six.
Six little preachers, preaching Christ alive,
One enticed a little girl, then there were five.
Five little preachers, preaching “Sin no more,”
One committed an assault, then there were four.
Four little preachers, pure as they could be,
One deflowered an eight-year-old, then there were three.
Three little preachers—pity they’re so few—
One killed his paramour, then there were two.
Two little preachers, to glorify the Son,
One whipped his child to death, then there was one.
One little preacher, in the fold alone,
He committed suicide, then there was none.
DATE.
PREACHER’S NAME.
RESIDENCE.
CHURCH.
CRIME CHARGED.
1878
Anderson, Rev. Robert
New York, N. Y.
M. E.
Forgery, arrested while fleeing.
Avery, Rev. Eph. K.
Tiverton, R. I.
Fall River, Mass.
Bristol, R. I.
Ohio.
M. E.
Seduction, adultery, and murder; married.
1879
Allen, Rev.
Cincinnati, O.
M. E.
Adultery and drunkenness; married.
Araah, Rev.
Anamosa, Iowa.
Seduction; state prison.
Anderson, Rev. J. S., P.E. alias J. S. Clark.
Waverly, Iowa.
Charles City, Iowa.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of wife of D. C. Hayes, Esq.; elopement, deserted wife & children.
1880
Appell, Rev. R. S.
| Belleman, | Pa. | |
| Reading, | Pa.,, |
Fighting for pulpit, after being voted out; riot in church, quelled by sheriff’s posse.
1881
Arkills, Rev. Moses E.
Fredericksburg, Iowa.
Rudd, Iowa.
Bap.
Swindling, cheating, lying, obtaining $6,000 under false pretenses; arrested.
Atwater, Rev., W. D., P.E.
River Falls, Wis.
Knapp, Wis.
Menomonee, Wis.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of Miss Kate Northrup, caught in act; lying; arrested, church trial.
Aldrich, Rev., T. E.
Middletown, Conn.
Drunkenness, beating wife; arrested.
1882
Austin, Rev. Geo. H.
Madison, Ind.
Dodd City, Tex.
Forgery, $280, names of John & Perry Cotton; fled; arrested; pleaded guilty; Penitentiary 5 years.
Adams, Rev. Wm.
Louisville, Ky.
Plagiarism, literary piracy; asked to resign.
1881
Arwood, Rev.
Lumpkin Co., Ga.
Deserted wife and children, destitute.
1876
Philadelphia, Pa.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of Louisa Younger, a deacon’s daughter; married.
Benn, Rev. B.
Storm Lake, Iowa.
Pres.
Adultery, seduction of Mrs. O. W. Smith; married, confessed.
Butler, Rev. Harrison
Chillicothe, Ky.
Seduction of one of the sisters; she told.
1875
Beecher, Rev. H’ry W.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cong.
Adultery, seduction of wife of T. Tilton; married; perjury; she confessed, he too.
1876
Bell, Rev. Frank, or Fred.
New York and Brookl’n.
Seduction of 12 sisters; penitentiary 2 yrs.
Bradley, Rev. James
Huntsville, Mo.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction, and bastardy with wife’s sister.
1877
Buffum, Rev. F. K., or Francis E.
Hartford, Conn.
Cong.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy, and abortion four times; confessed, married.
1878
Booth, Rev. D. R.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Adultery with a “soiled dove.”
Boyle, Rev. Leonidas H.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Drunkenness and suicide.
Bensinger, Rev. G. T.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Bap.
Gross fraud; jailed.
Broadwell, Rev. W. B.
Vanceburgh, Ky.
Chris.
Rape on girl ten years old; expelled.
Butler, Rev. Myron
Flint, Mich.
Ad.
Rape on Alma Flint, ten years old; arrested.
Blackwell, Rev. Wm.
Columbus, Tenn.
Bap.
Larceny, horse-thief; arrested, confessed.
Brown, Rev. Henry.
Texas.
Seduction, breach of promise.
Bartlett, Rev. J. S.
Milford, Ohio.
Adultery.
Bottes, Rev. Rich.
Meriden, Mass.
Larceny; convicted.
Berkeley, Rev. E. F.
St. Louis, Mo.
Seduction of girl eleven years old.
Butler, Rev. W. H.
New York, N. Y.
St. Lukes
Immoral assault on young woman of his congregation; resigned.
Bowen, Rev. B. F.
Cold Spring, N. Y.
Malicious trespass.
Burdick, Rev. A. B.
River Point, R. I.
Adultery with many “sisters;” convicted.
Bell, Rev. Fred A.
New York
Immoral assault on young woman; fled.
Berry, Rev. Jos. M.
Ashville, N. C.
Adultery, drunkenness; convicted.
Burr, Rev. D. Ellington
Ellardsville, Mo.
Adultery,,,drunkenness;,,convicted.,,
Bettinger, Rev. Levi S.
Baltimore Co., Md.
Seduction of a girl in his charge.
Black, Rev. Prof. Wm. F.
Indianapolis, Ind.
St. Louis, Mo.
Chris.
Seduction of Miss Corrinne E. Voss; occupied same bed at Planter’s Hotel; pres. Christian college.
Baird, Rev. E. J.
Richmond, Va.
Pres.
Larceny, embezzled $22,000 cash belonging to Pres. Pub. Co.; he was secretary.
1878
Bowan, Rev. Willis N.
Morrisania, N. Y.
Immoral assault on a young girl, daughter of John T. Cooper, member of church.
Brooks, Rev. Wm. P.
St. Louis, Mo.
Adultery with sister McDonald.
Barnhart, Rev.
Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of servant girl.
Barker, Rev. S. P.
Brantford, Ont.
Cong.
Insulting personalities from pulpit.
Butler, Rev. Henry
Hot Springs, Ark.
Adultery with a “sister;” she told.
1879
Barry, Rev. Edward
Wyandotte, Mich.
Seduction, bastardy with Miss Lizzle Thiede; he was arrested and held by Jus. Jones.
Bowers, Rev. George
Coonville, N. Y.
Cong.
Adultery, elopement with Bro. Lecroft’s wife, deserting his own wife and children, general swindling, over $7,000; forgery.
Bayliss, Rev. E. L. Ev.
| Waverly, Iowa. | ||
| Corruna, | Mich. | |
| Maple River, | Mich.,, | |
| Ovid, | Mich.,, | |
Bap.
Adultery, seduction of wife of Mr. Phœnix; elopement with her, deserting wife and four children; state prison in Mich; false name—assumed name of his “sweet singer” Leeland.
Berry, Rev. Ev.
Toledo, Ohio.
Adultery, seduction of Bro. Bebont’s wife.
Browning, Rev. C. H.
Grinnell, Iowa.
Larceny, stealing cattle.
Braun, Rev. Caspar
Houston, Tex.
Luth.
Adultery, seduction, fighting for pulpit after he was expelled.
Buck, Rev.
New Hampton, Iowa.
Advent.
Inhumanly beating his little son; fled.
1880
Bowen, Rev.
Somersett Co., Md.
Illegally marrying a man to his twelve-year old step-daughter.
Biscoe, Rev.
Parsippany, N. J.
Seduction; bastardy with Miss K. Leonard.
Bridells, Rev. J., or William J,
| Marietta, | Pa. | |
| Philadelphia, | Pa.,, |
Adultery, drunkenness; expelled.
Bowden, Rev.
New York.
R. Pres.
Quarreling in church.
1880
Billman, Rev. Ira C.
Jackson, Mich.
Adultery, elopement with a “sister,” deserted wife.
Bohanan, Rev. A. B.
Leavenworth, Kan.
Chris.
Adultery, bigamy, deserted wife, embezzlement; fled.
Banker, Rev.
Canton, Kan.
Bap.
Indecent familiarities with a “sister”; resigned.
1881
Beekman, Rev. J. V.
Armington, Ill.
Pekin, Ill.
Chris.
Beating wife, drunkenness; jailed.
1876
Brittain, Rev. P. H.
Beverly, N. J.
M. E.
Immoral assault on two young girls, breach of hospitality; confessed; fled.
Breese, Rev. J. T.
Racine, Wis.
Larceny, embezzlement, swindling.
1881
Blum, Rev. Jos.
Michigan.
Jew.
Eloped with a widow; arrested in Chicago.
Buskirk, Rev.
Sullivan, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of wife of Bro Jones; promised to marry; disc’v’d; church trial.
Bowens, Rev. Jas. H.
Chicago, Ill.
Pres.
Embezzlement, swindling, obtaining money by false pretense; church trial.
Bair, Rev. D. W.
Honeytown, O.
Brutal ass’ult on a lady; bound to keep peace.
Black, Rev.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Adultery with widow on Ohio River steamer.
Boyd, Rev. Dr.
St. Louis, Mo.
Literary piracy; plagiarism from E. Everett.
Baskerville, Rev. Thos.
| Bloomfield, | Iowa, | |
| Belknap, | Iowa,,, | |
| Mt. Hope, | Iowa,,, | |
| Lancashire, Eng. | ||
Cong.
Adultery, seduction of Lizzie Collier, elopement with her, deserting wife and children. Inhuman cruelty to wife and children.
1882
Brooks, Rev. T. R.
Brooks, Rev. Jno. P.
Bloomington, Ill.
Montgomery, Ala.
M. E.
Slander in his Banner of Holiness; church trial.
Bedient, Rev. J. A.
Greenwood, Mo.
Louisville, Ky.
Cong.
Seduction of several “sisters”; dead beat; expelled.
Brown, Rev. Jas. A.
Indianapolis, Ind.
M. E.
Embezzlement of church funds; arrested.
Brown, Rev. Lionel
Welland, Can.
P. E.
Suicide; shot himself; Vicar of Welland.
Burnett, Rev. C. C.
Chicago, Ill.
Slander.
1878
Bradford, Rev. A. H.
P. E.
Embezzlement of several thousands.
1882
Burt, Rev. D. E.
St Louis, Mo.
Drunkenness, lying, immoralities; convicted. Abusing wife and child.
Barnes, Rev.
Shanon Co., Mo.
Bap.
Incest, adultery, seduction of his granddaughter, aged 13; fled.
1881
Belknap, Rev. Isaac
Philomath, Or.
Libel on Rev. Walker.
Caskins, Rev. Madison
Washington, D. C.
Bap.
Bigamy, gross fraud.
1877
Crow, Rev. W. S.
Hinsdale, Ill.
Adultery with females of deacon’s family; deposed.
1878
Carr, Rev. Daniel
Lawrence, Mass.
Adv.
Adultery, three cases; breach of promise; convicted.
Chenowitz, Rev. Jno. M.
Illinois.
Bap.
Bigamy; fled; arrested; alias John Wells.
Chase, Rev. Sullivan C.
St. Louis, Mo.
M. E.
Rape on Miss Clara Clem, aged 13, and on other girls; convicted.
Cole. Rev. James
Bap.
Illicit distilling; convicted.
Craig, Rev.
El Paso, Ill.
Seduction.
Montreal, Ont.
Cath.
Rape on Josephine Beaucamp, aged 15.
Curtis, Rev. Ev.
Blackberry, Ill.
Piano, Ill.
Adultery, caught in bed with a “sister.”
Copeland, Rev. E. L. Ev.
Bigamy, forgery, swindling; expelled.
Coleman, Rev. Austin
Janesville, Iowa.
M. E.
Rape on Ada A. Conner, aged 13; buggery with her brother; adultery; 70 years old; arrested.
Clark, Rev. Malcom
Howard, Mich.
Larceny, forgery.
Coates, Rev. Seth B.
Dallas City, Ill.
Adultery with several sisters.
Culver, Rev. A. J.
Lisbon, Iowa.
Seduction of daughter of lady who gave him entertainment.
Crawford, Rev. Geo. C.
Brunswick, Maine.
Suicide.
1878
Chalfant, Rev.
Marietta, Ohio.
Incest, seduction of his niece; convicted.
1880
Cole, Rev. J. W.
Charlemont, Mass.
M. E.
Beating wife; after her death, married her maid, and beat her also.
1878
Collins, Rev. Dr. A. M.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Adultery; confessed; excommunicated.
1879
Chase, Rev. H. A.
Tully, N. Y.
Adultery, caught in the act; 75 years old.
Casswell, Rev. J. C.
Galesburgh, Ill.
Batavia, N. Y.
Bap.
Adultery; fled.
Cowley, Rev. Edward
New York, N. Y.
P. E.
Inhuman cruelty to orphan children under his charge in Shepherd’s Fold; convicted, and penitentiary where once he was chaplain.
1880
Coleman, Rev.
Louisville, Ky.
Larceny, picked lady’s pocket of $70.00.
Curtis, Rev. George
Fort Wayne, Ind.
M. E.
Slander, indecent proposals to lady; expel’d.
1880
Caraway, Rev. Alex.
Charlotte, N. C.
Larceny; convicted.
Crothers, Rev. C. L.
Findlay, Ohio.
Swindling; fled.
Coats, Rev. Charles T.
Campbell, C. H., Va.
Bap.
Rape on Ida Turpin, 12 years old; immoral assault on other girls; arrested.
Crude, Rev. Philip, (or Coad)
Covington, Ky.
West Depere, Brown county, Wis.
Cath.
Seduction and elopement with Miss Zoe Allard; arrested by her father, Joseph J. Allard.
Cooley, Rev. B. F.
Chelmsford Cen., Mass.
M. E.
Getting a young boy drunk; sued.
Appleton, Wis.
Tex.
M. E.
Perjury, lying, dishonesty, “immoral conduct,” “unchristian conduct,” and eleven other charges; convicted, expelled.
Cunz, Rev. B.
Millersburgh, Ohio.
Luth.
Beating wife and children inhumanly.
Caywood, Rev. Mrs.
Hillsboro. Ky.
Adultery with J. R. Crane.
Cox, Rev.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Immoral assault on wife of Mr. Hulley, who had given him entertainment, and who kicked him out doors undressed.
Farmington, Mich.
St. Johns, Mich.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction of Miss Flora C. Gates.
1881
Cousins, Rev. O. M.
Portland, Me.
Saco, Me.
M. E.
Beating and starving wife and children; she sued for divorce, and proved charges.
Cass, Rev. Columbus
Somerset, Ky.
Hickory Ridge, Ky.
M. E.
Murdered Wm. McKinney, supt. Sunday-school, beat head to jelly with an ax; fled.
1881
Cousins, Rev. O. M.
Portland, Me.
Slander; tried by church court.
Callaert, Rev.
Michigan.
Cath.
Extortion, dishonesty, drunkenness, slander, “a depraved wretch,” so called in report of Judiciary Com. of Legislature.
Chase, Rev. W. H.
Medway, Mass.
Cong.
Swindling, obtaining money by false pretense, lying, false personation; fled.
Corry, Rev. Daniel
Hudson, N. Y.
Stillwater, N. Y.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction, and bastardy with Alice Orton, servant girl; confessed; resigned; expelled.
1882
Crum, Rev. Taylor
Andover, N. Y.
West Candor, N. Y.
Hornellsville, N. Y.
Richburg, N. Y.
Bap.
Beating wife many times; arrested. Lying, vile language; deposed.
Contois, Rev.
St. Louis, Mo.
Cath.
Embezzlement of church funds, swindling; fled.
1881
Copeland, Rev. A. C. alias Rev. John Williams
Iowa City, Iowa.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
St. Catharines, Can.
Indianapolis, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery and seduction at various places; gross swindling, forgery, embezzlement, lying, obtaini’g money by false pretenses; arrested; prison.
1882
Curtis, Rev.
Lowell, Mich.
Charlotte, Mich.
Gambling, lying, not believed under oath.
Ceregheni, Rev. John
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cath.
Drunkenness, calaboose, swindling, obtaining money by false pretense.
1879
Chase, Rev. Hamilton
Tully, N. W.
Chris.
Adultery; seduction of Miss McCarthy, aged 11; he, 70; she told.
1882
Curtley, Rev.
| Little Rock, | Ark. | |
| Perryville, | Ark.,, | |
| Dardanell, | Ark.,, |
M. E.
Adultery, drunkenness, robbery; prison.
Dawson, Rev. T. M.
San Francisco, Cal.
Pres.
Adultery, bastardy.
Davis, Rev. G. M.
Lincoln, Ill.
Adultery with Mrs. W. M. Davis; caught by his wife; this in church.
1878
Dowling, Rev.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Adultery with servant girl; caught in act.
Deardoff, Rev. Ev.
Yates City, Ill.
Adultery with three of the “sisters.”
Daly, Rev. John
Montgomery, Mo.
Cath.
Seduction of Lizzie McDonald; abortion.
Davidson, Rev. J. A.
Pennsylvania.
Drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Dunlap, Rev. Richard
Midland, Mich.
Adultery.
Davis, Rev.
Bap.
Adultery with “sister” Burk.
Doolittle, Rev. Aug.
Hoosic Falls, N. Y.
Adultery with deacon’s wife; false personation, alias LeClair.
Doolittle, Rev.
Juneau Co., Wis.
Incest and rape on idiotic niece, adultery with others, 63 years old; convicted, state prison 6 years.
Dow, Rev. Lorenzo, P.E.
Kentucky.
M. E.
Adultery, deserting wife, elopement with another preacher’s daughter; fled.
Dixon, Rev. Simeon
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Baxtertown, N. Y.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Sarah Jane Williams.
1878
Davis, Rev. J. K.
Ohio.
M. E.
“Unministerial” conduct; expelled.
1878
Dwyer, Rev. Peter Ev.
New York, N. Y.
Adultery, elopement with “sister” Melville, deserting wife and family.
1879
Davis, Rev. A. J.
Madelia, Minn.
Bap.
Assault, intent to murder J. F. Fisher; arrested.
Dixon, Rev. Dr. Jas. A.
New Albany, Ind.
Memphis, Tenn.
Adultery, seduction, of Miss Lizzie Kipley, fraud, lying, attempted suicide, deserting wife and children.
Dobbs, Rev. A. S.
Painesville, Ohio.
Meadville, Pa.
M. E.
Beating wife; “inhuman monster,” expell’d.
Demond, Rev. Charles
Massachusetts.
Embezzling church funds; arrested.
Dunbrowski, Rev. A., or Dorenhoffer.
Detroit, Mich.
Cath.
Seduction, bastardy with servant girl, compounding felony; fled to Europe.
1880
Dannehoffer, Rev.
Morris, Ind.
Cath.
Inhumanly beating children; fined.
Daly, Rev.
Morrison, Ill.
Cath.
Murdered his child by “sister” O’Connell; indicted.
1881
Dorsey, Rev. Wm.
Yonkers.
Tarrytown.
M. E.
Bigamy, adulte’y, married “sister” Richardson while wife living, lying to her, told her wife was dead; church trial; depos’d; fled.
Davenport, Rev. Isaac
Newark, N. J.
Pres.
Lying; charged by Bro. Hawkins.
Duer, Rev. Henry E.
Newburgh, N. Y.
Bap.
Larceny; arrested.
1882
Dunn, Rev. J. B.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pres.
Adultery, seduction of “sister,” immoral assault on women; fled.
Dupont, Rev. F. L.
Farrington, Ky.
Hopkinsville, Ky.
Atlanta, Ga.
Drunkenness, attempted suicide twice; arrested.
During, Rev. John
Toledo, O.
Inhuman cruelty to his daughter; she committed suicide; church trial; resigned.
Dawe, Rev.
Durfield, Mich.
M. E.
Arson; went to Europe; arrested.
1878
Decunie, Rev. C. L., or Dunnick.
Flint, Mich.
Big Rapids, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Cath.
Adultery, bastardy, with housekeeper; swindling his sister out of her patrimony.
1882
Dillon, Rev. S. D., or S. J.
Cincinnati, O.
Bap.
Larceny, stole money from his host; jailed.
Debeste, Rev. C.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Luth.
Larceny; caught; expelled; fled.
1878
Ellis, Rev. W. T.
Woodstock, Conn.
Cong.
Vile, indecent, profane language; expell’d.
Eddy, Rev. George O.
Gloversville, N. Y.
Bigamy.
Edgerton, Rev.
Gloversville, N. Y.
Larceny.
Eastman, Rev. A. W.
West Cornwall, Ohio.
Adultery with the “sisters;” expelled.
Echenbery, Rev. John
Peru, Ill.
Incest with two daughters and daughters-in-law, adultery, sodomy; fled.
Evans, Rev. W. H.
Vincennes, Ind.
Bap.
Swindling under false pretense; fled.
1881
Ewing, Rev. Thos.
Leavenworth, Kan.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction, and bastardy, with “sister” Leah Barnett; arrested.
1882
Ellis, Rev. W. T. Ev.
Abingdon, Ill.
Fighting.
Ellis, Rev. Ed. H. Ev.
Neponset, Mass.
North Haven, Me.
Thomaston.
Rockland, Me.
Bap.
Adultery with a “sister,” wife of a “brother;” arrested in pulpit while preaching; jumped his bail and fled.
1879
Esmond, Rev.
Worcester, Mass.
Cong.
Embezzlement of $100,000, church funds.
Fishback, Rev. Charles.
Winchester, Ky.
Assault with intent to rape a 14-years-old colored girl; arrested.
Fiske, Rev. Dr.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Michigan.
Adultery; indicted; pleaded guilty.
Foster, Rev. H.
Circleville, Ohio.
Seduction of servant girl.
Fairchild, Rev. J. H.
| Boston, | Mass. | |
| Exeter, | Mass.,, |
Adultery, seduction; arrested.
Fay, Rev. Dr.
Boston, Mass.
Adultery, fornication, perjury; confessed.
Fink, Rev. Richard
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Adultery with a young sister; deposed.
Forham, Rev.
Chicago, Ill.
Cath.
Embezzlement of church funds.
Fitz, Rev. E. S.
Southampton, Mass.
Adultery with “several sisters.”
Foster, Rev. J. H.
Hannibal, Mo.
Adultery, bigamy, several wives, gambling; fled.
Fansette, Rev. Leaven
Murder; hung.
Flesher, Rev. Andw. C.
Bridgeport, Ill.
Bigamy.
1879
Furniss, Rev. Wm. P.
Ilion, N. Y.
Pleasantville, N. Y.
M. E.
Seduction, bastardy with Miss Celeste Watrous; adultery, lying; fled to escape arrest.
1880
Franklyn, Rev. Thos. J.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Embezzlement; assault and battery on church warden Brown.
Folger, Rev. S. W.
Delhi, Ont.
Bap.
Frazee, Rev. I. D.
Branchville, N. J.
M. E.
Immoral assault on wife of A. Halsted.
Fraeger, Rev. F. W.
St. Paul, Minn.
Forgery of note for $1,500.
1881
Fifer, Rev. Henry
Nebraska City, Neb.
Larceny, stealing wood from W. H. Hammond, W. E. Dillon, and News office.
Fossett, Rev. Theo.
Sacramento, Cal.
M. E.
Drunkenness; arrested.
Flora, Rev.
Furos Co., Mo.
Immoral assault on a “sister;” indicted.
1882
Finnerty, Rev. M.
Mokena, Ill.
Chicago, Ill.
M. E.
Assault with intent to commit rape on Miss May Sheridan; immoral assault on women; arrested; prison.
Foster, Rev. E. S.
Winchester, Vt.
N. Adams, Mass.
Utica, N. Y.
Univers.
Sodomy, lying, contempt of court; jailed; church trial.
1881
Guiteau, Rev. Chas. J.
Chicago, Ill.
Washington, D. C.
Cong.
M. E.
Murder of Pres. Garfield; lying, adultery; religious tramp with Moody and Sankey; convicted; executed.
1876
Gaskins, Rev. M.
Washington, D. C.
Bap.
Bigamy.
Glendenning, Rev. J. S.
Jersey City, N. J.
Henry, Ill.
Pres.
Seduction of a young sister, bastardy, lying; she committed suicide.
1877
Gray, Rev. William
Lexington, Ky.
Bap.
Larceny, robbing contribution box.
Graves, Rev. Uriel
Baltimore, M. D.
Luth.
Embezzlement of missionary fund.
1878
Gray, Rev. John A.
Texas.
M. E.
Drunkenness for two years.
Goddis, Rev. Maxwell P.
Adultery, drunkenness.
Goodenough, Rev.
New York, N. Y.
M. E.
Embezzlement from M. E. Book Concern.
Graber, Rev. Charles A.
Meriden, Conn.
Adultery.
Gilbert, Rev. Alfred N.
Baltimore, Md.
Adultery with a grass-widow.
1879
Green, Rev. R. T.
Alisa Craig, Ont.
P. E.
Forgery; penitentiary.
Gabbert, Rev. R. R.
Pellville, Ky.
Suicide.
Goodnight, Rev. Ev.
Corsicana, Texas.
Adultery, bastardy with his female assistant evangelist.
1880
Gard, Rev. W. M.
Newport, Ind.
Chris.
Immoral assault on little Cordelia Schuman.
Gallahorn, Rev. J. H.
Hannibal, Mo.
Gross immorality; expos’d by church co’ncil.
1881
Gray, Rev.
Plymouth, Pa.
M. E.
Robbed old Mr. Albrighten, larceny, lying; gave up the money; confessed.
Gates, Rev. Shode
Newberne, N. C.
Canada.
Fighting for pulpit, whipped two preachers.
1882
Grant, Rev. C. E. Ev. alias Geo. Holmes.
| Austin, | Tex. | |
| Bryan, | Tex.,, |
Larceny, deserted wife and children, adultery, attempted bigamy; arrested.
Guy, Rev.
Maysville, La.
Cath.
Sodomy, unnamed crime; driven from town.
Graves, Rev.
Baltimore, Md.
Luth.
Swindling, fraud “indecencies;” trial.
Gallaway, Rev. H’nry N.
Topeka, Kan.
Louisiana, Mo.
Bigamy; arrested.
Gleason, Rev.
St. Louis, Mo.
Cath.
Adultery, seduction, bigamy; suspended.
1878
Howell, Rev. J. J.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Suicide.
Heath, Rev. Henry A.
Morrison, Ill.
Adultery many times, deserted wife and family.
Harlan, Rev. Dr.
Nebraska.
Slander and vulgarity; expelled.
Hopkins, Rev. Jer. D.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cheating by false pretenses.
Hoerlin, Rev. Martin
Buffalo, N. Y.
Arson, burned his house for insurance.
Houghoworth, Rev. J. Ev.
| Liscomb, | Iowa, | |
| Gifford, | Iowa,,, |
Adv.
Adultery, seduction of Miss Eva Roberts; she was killed by her Lover, John Bell, who then committed suicide, dying with her in his arms.
Harmon, Rev. Christ.
Greenburgh, Ind.
Bigamy; prison.
1879
La Grand, Ore.
Dalles, Ore.
M. E.
Adultery with Mrs. A. C. Huntington; fled.
1879
Hayes, Rev. James
New York, N. Y.
Cath.
Inhumanly beating orphan child; indicted.
Heroy, Rev. I. B.
Hancock, N. Y.
M. E.
Adultery with Mrs. Lodiska Edwards, wife of A. J. Edwards, who captured his letters; she confessed; lying; Heroy denied.
Hobson, Rev. John T.
Bedford, Ind.
Gambling, bet $150 on confidence game.
Harris, Rev.
Sherman, Tex.
M. E.
Embezzlement of church funds; swindling.
Hauser, Rev. George
Scipio, Ind.
Bap.
Illegal marrying; indicted.
1880
Henderson, Rev. J. R.
Van Wert, Ohio.
M. E.
Slander of Miss Nora Comer; she horsewhipped him.
Hafermann, Rev. Henry
Hoboken, N. J.
Luth.
Kissing his servant girl for her spirit’l good; dismissed. Assaulting immorally another woman.
Hojda, Rev. Johann
Baltimore, Md.
Cath.
Fornication, seduction of Miss A. Lieman.
Howell, Rev. E. W.
Baxter Springs, Kan.
M. E.
Adultery with a “sister,” wife of a good citizen; confessed by both; deserted wife and seven children.
Hunter, Rev. C. R.
Hoboken, N. J.
Adultery, elopement with a young “sister,” Miss Andervelt; deserting wife and children; confessed.
Hunt, Rev. Hoyt E.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Woodbury, N. Y.
M. E.
Sodomy, buggery, unnamed crime with his step-son, Abner Jones, aged 11; prison.
Hinman, Rev. S. D.
Santee, Neb.
Dakota.
P. E.
Adultery, seduction of Indian girls at the mission school where he was missionary; patronizing brothels in Washington, D. C.; published by Bishop Hare, Niobrara.
Hazlewood, Rev. Webst’r
Roxsbury, Mass.
Adultery; fraudulent divorce; expelled.
Hendry, Rev. John
Saranac, Mich.
Carlton, Mich.
Forgery of Mrs. Lydy’s name to note, etc.; fled.
Haddock, Rev. F. O.
Waupacca, Mich.
Cong.
Resigned under charges. “Least said the better at present.”
Huebner, Rev.
Middleton, Ohio.
Luth.
Adultery with Peter Weigold’s wife, and others.
Handford, Rev. J. W.
Toronto, Ont.
Adultery with wife of Mr. Leslie, caught in act, drunkenness.
1877
Hopkins, Rev. E. D.
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Forgery; state-prison; expelled.
1878
Hayden, Rev. H. H.
North Madison, Conn.
M. E.
Seduction and murder of Miss Mary E. Stannard.
Higgins, Rev. Sam.
Shelbyville, Ind.
M. E.
Slander of Mrs. Jane Higgins; she cowhided him.
Hulitt, Rev. S.
Jerico county, Ky.
Adultery; arrested; suspended.
Hill, Rev. Dr. Wade
Rutherford, N. C.
Bap.
Dueling—shot his son-in-law, And’w Scroggins, in a duel.
Hayes, Rev. Robert
Raleigh, N. C.
Incest; penitentiary twenty years.
Hudkins, Rev. Jas. A.
Mt. Airy, Ohio.
Bigamy, three wives.
Huston, Rev. L. D.
Baltimore, Md.
Seduction of young girls ten to twelve years old.
Holt, Rev. William
Paris, Ill.
Assault and battery, whipped a poor widow with plow lines.
Hines, Rev. Archibald
Knoxville, Tenn.
Larceny.
Hardy, Rev. L. T.
Shelbyville, Ky.
Adultery and elopement with a “sister.”
Tennessee.
M. E.
Attempt to seduce Miss Parilla Naylor.
Hutchison, Rev. Austin
Vermont.
Incest and bastardy with his daughter, adultery; she told.
Hutchison, Rev. John
Boston, Mass.
Swindling; house of correction 8 months.
Hiram, Rev.
Greenville, N. Y.
Adultery, fornication; convicted.
Humpstone, Rev.
Malta, N. Y.
Fighting and quarreling with his church.
1880
Healey, Rev.
Marblehead.
Cath.
Assault and battery on a young lady for refusing to buy his “photo;” convicted.
1880
Hartman, Rev. H.
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Adultery, fornication, perjury; put up at hotel with woman not his wife.
1881
Hemenway, Rev.
Massachusetts.
M. E.
Larceny; state-prison; convicted.
Harbaugh, Rev. F. R.
Red Bank.
Pres.
Irregularities; members deserted his church.
Hudgins, Rev.
Osnabruck, Ont.
M. E.
Assault and battery, beating a woman; arrested.
Hargrave, Rev.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
M. E.
Quarreling for the pulpit with Rev. Reeve.
Hammond, Rev. H. H.
Solon, Iowa.
Center Point, Iowa.
M. E.
Swindling, lying, obtaining money by false pretense, literary piracy; deposed.
Hall, Rev. Jas. E.
St Louis, Mo.
Roxbury, Mass.
Cong.
Bigamy, breach of promise, adultery, lying, engaged to marry 5 of “sisters;” depos’d.
Heinrich, Rev. Carl
Woodhaven, N. Y.
Adultery with wife of Deacon Crippendorf; arrested; she told. Assault on Mr. C.
Hall. Rev. Newman
Chicago, Ill.
Divorced his wife to marry a new love.
Hoffman, Rev. Henry O.
Bloomington, Ill.
Holden, Ill.
Quincy, Ill.
Hillsboro, Ill.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction and bastardy with Zeletta C. Robinson, bribery, lying about it; confessed, then denied; fornication; dismissed.
1882
Hall, Rev. Newman
Chicago, Ill.
Cong.
Adultery, charged by his wife.
Herndon, Rev.
Richmond, Va.
Bap.
Murder, adultery, seduction, seduc’d a young “sister,” murdered her to hide his crime, assault and battery, trying to beat religion into a fellow-convict; penitentiary.
Heinrich, Rev. Carl
Wisconsin.
Naperville, Ill.
Woodhaven, N. Y.
Luth.
Adultery, seduction of wife of “Brother” Crippendorf, assault and battery; expelled.
Healey, Rev.
Lawrence, Mass.
Cath.
Adultery, eloped with a “sister.”
1882
Hamilton, Rev. Chas.
Rondeau, Can.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with a “brother’s” wife; deserting sick wife and children; embezzlement of church funds; inhuman cruelty to wife.
1878
Hockpeppel, Rev. P. W.
Wilmington, Del.
Cath.
Immoral assault on a young lady; embezzlement; sent to monastery.
1879
Haight, Rev. Geo. L.
Portland, Mich.
M. E.
Larceny, stole a lady’s silver cup on the cars; caught hiding it; arrested.
1881
Horville, Rev. Harry
Avoca, Nebraska.
West Virginia.
U. B.
Stopped at hotel, Council Bluffs, and slept a week with a strange woman, “Ollie,” as his wife; perjury in trying to escape.
Holquerst, Rev. alias McLean.
Red Wing Minn.
Norwich, Mich.
M. E.
Adultery with wife of Rev. —— of Mich., eloped with her to Minn.; arrested.
Holyfield, Rev.
Ellsville, Ala.
M. E.
Burglary, larceny, breach of hospitality; killed while robbing store of his host, M. McLemore.
1882
Howland, Rev. Seneca
Waterbury, Conn.
M. E.
Adultery, swindling, lying, “secularity;” churched.
Hoff, Rev. Sam.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Forgery of election returns, fraud; arrested.
Hilton, Rev. Norton
Pontiac, Mich.
Bap.
Adultery, “immoralities;” expelled.
1881
Johnson, Rev. W. L.
Albany, N. Y.
Burlington, Vt.
M. E.
Larceny, stole goods from steamer Drew; arrested.
1882
Johnson, Rev. A. P.
Lansing, Mich.
Drunkenness; assault and battery; prison ninety days.
1876
Jones, Rev. Wm. H.
Toronto, Ont.
P. E.
Embezzlement, drunkenness, falsehood, vulgarity, and ten other charges; expelled.
James. Rev. F. D.
Somerville, Mass.
Forgery, long continued, $100,000; jailed.
Jones, Rev. John
New York, N. Y.
Bap.
Forgery; arrested while fleeing to Europe.
1878
Johnson, Rev. Joshua
Bayonne, N. J.
M. E.
Drunkenness and disorderly conduct; arrested.
1878
Johnson, Rev. W. H.
Rahway, N. J.
Larceny; arrested.
Johnson, Rev.
Adultery; deposed; editor of the Evangelist.
Johnson, Rev.
Williamson Co., Tenn.
Adultery, seduction of girl 14 years old.
Jones, Rev. Joseph Ev.
Baltimore, Md.
Suicide after embezzlement of $50,000 church funds.
1880
Jones, Rev. John T.
New York, N. Y.
Attempted suicide, shot himself three times; assistant editor of Daily Witness.
1876
Kendrick, Rev. C. A.
Columbus, Ga.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction of a girl of 13, caught in the act in his church; adultery previously; fled; arrested; prison; confessed.
1880
Kirk, Rev. A. J.
Ottawa, Kan.
Kansas City, Mo.
U. B.
Adultery, seduction, deserting wife, swindling; fled; arrested.
Kirkpatrick, Rev.
Toronto, Ont.
Pres.
Fighting and quarreling in church. Riot in church about having an organ.
1881
Kœhler, Rev. Julius
Chillicothe, Ohio.
Luth.
Adultery and drunkenness in house of ill-fame.
1879
Kallock, Jr., Rev.
San Francisco, Cal.
Murder of De Young, editor Chronicle.
1878
Knight, Rev. A. H.
Mitchell circuit, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery with Mary Smith; suspended.
Massachusetts.
San Francisco, Cal.
Kansas.
Adultery at various times, slander.
Kendrick, Rev. Tunis T.
Williamsburg, N. Y.
Adult’ry, drunkenness, swindling; convict’d.
Keeley, Rev.
Madison, Wis.
Adultery with Miss Clemmens.
Kendreck, Rev.
Seduction of girl of 9 years.
Kristeller, Rev.
Newbridge, N. Y.
Quarreling with Rev. K. N. Wright for pulpit.
Kirby, Rev.
Chambersburg, Ohio.
Seduction.
Kane, Rev. J. J.
Inhuman treatment of wife; arrested.
Knowlton, Rev. DeWitt
Boltonville.
Adultery and bastardy with a “sister.”
1879
Komer, Rev.
Olark’s Hill
Lafayette, Ind.
Adultery; compounding felony.
1880
Kensico, Rev.
Immoral conduct, kissing promiscuously.
Krohn, Rev. Dr.
West Troy, N. Y.
Adultery; cheating; fled.
1881
Kirby, Rev.
Camden, N. J.
M. E.
Quarreling with Rev. Shimp over ch. dues.
Kellogg, Rev.
Iowa.
Bap.
Adultery; seduction of a “brothers’” wife; fled.
Kera, Rev. E. K.
Clermont Co., Ill.
Bap.
Adultery with “sister” Bontware; tried; resigned.
Knight, Rev. Henry
Clifton, Kan.
Assault and battery; church trial.
Kallsnberg, Rev.
Miamisburg, O.
Cath.
Immoral assault on women.
Kingsley, Rev. C. S.
Boise City, Ida.
M. E.
Incest, adultery, seduction of his niece, Miss Hattie A. Parsons.
Kirkus, Rev.
Baltimore, Md.
Portland, Or.
“Very objectionable;” resigned.
1882
Kochler, Rev. Julius
Manistee.
Adultery; sending obscene matter through mails; arrested; fined $300.
Kelley, Rev.
Lewisville, Pa.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with Miss Carrie Monroe; deserting wife and children embezzlement of church funds.
Knight, Rev. A. H.
Mitchell, Ind.
M. E.
Attempt to poison wife; suspend’d; adult’y.
1882
Lorimer, Rev. Dr.
Chicago, Ill.
Literary piracy, stealing Dr. Parker’s sermon’s.
Lewis, Rev.
Elmira, N. Y.
Hartford, N. Y.
M. E. Pres.
Adultery with wife of “brother” Kirkland.
Lansing, Rev. J. A. or G. A.
Newark, N. J.
Brooklyn, Mass.
M. E.
Swindling; obtaining $14,000 from a widow by false pretenses; arrested, indicted, prison.
Lichtenberg, Rev.
Utica, N. Y.
Luth.
Drunkenness; dismissed.
1882
Levinson, Rev. Jacob L.
New York.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jew.
Forgery of $20,000; fled.
Little, Rev. Dr. J.
Irondale, Mo.
St. Louis, Mo.
Poplar Bluff, Mo.
M. E.
Seduction and bastardy with Emma, a 19-year old “yellow” girl; discovered by his letters; arrested.
Lampe, Rev.
Luth.
Assault with intent to rape a 12-year old girl.
Allentown, Pa.
M. E.
Rape on Ida Miller, aged 13, adultery; arrested.
1876
Amherst, Mass.
Cong.
Cruelty to family, “unchristian conduct;” expelled.
Lee, Rev. Wm. H.
Jersey City, N. J.
Beating wife many times, profanity; arrest’d.
1878
Lautrell, Rev. Alf. M.
New York, N. Y.
Seduction of a young colored servant girl, lying; arrested.
Luxumburg, Rev. Moritz
New York, N. Y.
Jew.
Desertion of wife.
Lyda, Rev. Dr.
Wheeling, W. Va.
Poisoning starving children, assault with intent to murder; arrested.
Linn, Rev.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Adultery many times.
Langdon, D. D., Rev.
New York, N. Y.
M. E.
Embezzlement, larceny from M. E. book concern.
Lindsay, Rev.
Medina, N. Y.
Murder, whipped a little 3-year old boy to death for incorrectly saying Lord’s Pray’r.
LeClaire, Rev. Aug.
Hoosic Falls, N. Y.
Adultery with deacon’s wife, false personation, alias Doolittle.
Leak, Rev. J. F.
Troy, Kan.
Seduction, bastardy with a young “sister.”
Loring, Rev.
Adultery with wife of deacon Hawley, caught in act; both confessed to many offenses.
Locker, Rev. John
Cass City, Mich.
M. E.
Adultery; elopement with “sister” Bell; state prison three years.
1879
Landers, Rev.
Brooklyn, Mo.
Bap.
Fighting and quarreling for the pulpit with Rev. Mr. Treadwell; riot in church.
Long, Rev. George
Bap.
Murder of Frank Gaddy; arrested.
1882
Lofton, D.D., Rev. George A.
St. Louis, Mo.
Memphis, Tenn.
Georgia.
Bap.
Drunkenness; immoral assault on a lady in cars; knocked down by a passenger. Lying; church trial.
Lewis, Rev. Peter
Washington, D. C.
Bap.
Drunkenness; convicted; fined.
1876
McKilvey, Rev. Alex.
New Jersey.
Pres.
Improper conduct; expelled from church.
1877
Moody, Rev. John
Larceny, embezzlement of church funds; prison.
Moulton, Rev. DeWitt
Boultonville, Ill.
Seduction, bastardy with a “sister;” she told; arrested.
McGhee, Rev. Sam. H.
Ashton, Ill.
Murder of wife; adultery with Miss Lorrille Paddock; state prison 14 years.
McCaffery, Rev. D. M.
New York, N. Y.
Immoral assault on young wife of Mr. Leavitt; attempted seduction; arrested.
McCarty, Rev. C. P.
New York, N. Y.
Breach of trust; abusive language.
1878
McCoskry, Rev. Bishop Samuel
Detroit, Mich.
P. E.
Seduction; fornication, long continued, with Miss Fannie Richards, aged 14; confessed; 75 years of age; deposed by the house of bishops.
Merrill, Rev. Dr.
St. Joseph, Mo.
Bap.
Unbecoming conduct; expelled.
Miller, Rev. Herbert C.
Gouverneur, N. Y.
St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.
Adultery, seduction of Maria B. Foster, an invalid, bastardy with her; fled while under arrest; escape from justice; desertion of wife and children; lying, represented himself as unmarried, engaged to marry respectable lady.
1878
Murray, Rev. David
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Pres.
Lascivious conduct with Miss Mamie Johnson; arrested.
Manson, Rev. T.
New York, N. Y.
M. E.
Adultery, at M. E. book concern.
Maffitt, Rev. Jno. N. Ev.
M. E.
Adultery with many women.
Mitchell, Rev. S. M.
Savannah, Ga.
Adultery, gross falsehood.
Mills, Rev. Luke
Norwich, Conn.
M. E.
Adultery, larceny, embezzlement.
Murray, Rev. Dr. Wm. G.
Baltimore, Md.
Drunkenness and profanity.
Magoon, Rev. Dr.
Pres. Jonas college.
“Very uncourteous conduct.”
Macready, Rev. Chas. S.
Middleboro, Mass.
Suicide.
May, Rev. F. W.
Chesaning, Mich.
Adultery with several “sisters.”
Morris, Rev. John H.
Philadelphia, Pa., San Antonio, Texas.
Rape on Mary Rue, his 8-year old adopted daughter, caught by his wife, adultery for a year.
1879
Murray, Rev. W. H. H.
Guilford, Conn.
Swindling, general recklessness.
Maupin, Rev. W. T.
Farmer City, Ill.
Chris.
Adultery two years with “sister” Scott; she told.
Mandeline, Rev. John
Brooklyn, Ohio.
Bigamy, 7 wives; confessed; penitentiary 5 years.
McWilliams, Rev.
Aurora, Ill.
Larceny, embezzlement of his ward’s (Miss Hill) money, assault and battery, beat her with cane and fist for remonstrating.
Martin, Rev. J. L.
Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Pres.
Drunkenness in the hour of divine service.
Miller, Rev. S. S.
Brookville, Pa.
Luth.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy with his adopted daughter; she told; convicted.
McNeer, Rev. W. R.
Prince George Co., Md.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy with a young “sister,” swindling, deserting wife and children.
1880
Mason, Rev. Jas. M.
Floyd C.-H., Va.
Swindling; convicted; jailed; whipped.
Morgan, Rev. Henry
Boston, Mass.
Publishing obscene literature, so says the Christian Intelligencer.
Morse, Rev. John
Dexter, Me.
Calais, Me.
M. E.
Adultery and other crimes; suspended.
Mitchell, Rev. G.
Shelbyville, Ind.
Deserting wife; attempted bigamy; fled.
Moulton, Rev. R. G.
Michigan.
Cong.
Drunkenness, gambling, profanity; deposed.
Marshall, Rev. Frank.
Fairland, Ind.
Bap.
Attempted bigamy; deserting wife and family.
Miller, Rev. T. B.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Forgery; arrested.
McClelland, Rev. Geo. T.
Reynoldsville, Pa.
Pres.
Immoral assault on a reverend brother’s wife, who beat him severely.
1880
May, Rev.
Portland, Or.
Jew.
Assault with intent to murder Mr. Waldeman.
May, Rev. C. S.
Danvers, Mass.
Adultery and abortion twice; adultery with insane women under his charge.
Marsland, Rev. Jno.
Center Village, Conn.
M. E.
Deserted his post suspiciously.
1881
Miller, Rev. B. C. Ev.
Roxbury, N. Y.
Ref.
Kissing and hugging young wife of David Williams; caught in act; immoral conduct; caught at it; confessed; expelled.
1876
McGlenn, Rev.
Boston, Mass.
Cath.
Slandering Jno. Fanning and wife; arrested.
1881
Mitchell, Rev. D. P.
Topeka, Kan.
M. E.
Bribery, illegal voting, corrupting elections, embezzlement of church funds, larceny; convicted; expelled; candidate for Congress.
Morgan, Rev. Lloyd.
Kittenning, Pa.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bap. M. E.
Larceny, stole books from a public library; adultery with “sister,” convicted; forgery.
Mattlack, Rev Robert.
Little Rock, Ark.
Izard county, Ark.
New Light.
Murder repeated; bloody atonement.
Mahony or Malony, Rev.
Erie, Pa.
Cath.
Swindling, obtaining money by false pretense, arrested; worked miracles for pay.
1881
Meredith, Rev. G. F.
Washington, Ill.
Peoria, Ill.
Kewanee, Ill.
Kansas City, Mo.
Soublette, Ill.
M. E.
M. E.
M. E.
Pres.
M. E.
Swindling, obtaining money under false pretense; adultery, repeated many times in each place; seducing six married “sisters,” drunkenness, lying, profanity; resigned; expelled. Eloped with wife of “Bro.” O’Brien.
Moore, Rev. G. W.
Toledo, Ohio.
Chicago, Ill.
Maryland.
Swindling, lying, obtaining money by false pretense.
McGill, Rev. John
Weston, W. Va.
Toronto, Can.
Cath.
Swindling tramp; arrested.
Miller, Rev. D.
New London, Mo.
Larceny; arrested; disgraced.
McIntosh, Rev. Geo.
Newton, Ill.
M. E.
Forgery of Mr. J. W. William’s note and sold it.
Mulford, Rev. Jacob
Camden, N. J.
M. E.
Drunkenness in pulpit, drunken spree; suicide, laudanum and whisky.
Malek, Rev.
Chicago, Ill.
Cath.
Murder of Rev. Mielcuszny; arrested.
Mackey, Rev.
Youngstown, Ohio.
Adultery, seduction of wife of “Bro.” J. T. Meal, assault with intent to kill Meal with revolver.
McCarty, Rev.
Greenfield, Mass.
Cath.
Inducing wife to leave husband; shot.
Mahan, Rev. I. S.
Urbana, Ohio.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction, lying, insulting ladies; church trial.
1882
Maynard, Rev. F. W.
New York.
Decatur, Ill.
Chris.
Drunkenness, “immoralities,” charges; resigned.
McGill, Rev. John
Toronto, Can.
Weston, W. Va.
Cath.
Vagrancy, swindling; arrested.
Morgan, Rev. Floyd
Galesburgh, Ill.
Logansport, Pa.
Bap.
Adultery with many sisters; seduction of many women; dismissed; arrested; confessed.
Niles, Mich.
Joliet, Ill.
P. E.
Adultery with many “sisters;” seduction.
Miller, Rev.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Abortionist; arrested.
Massingham, Rev. W. J.
Chicago, Ill.
Immoral assault on ladies; arrested, fined.
Mitchell, Rev. Frank
Fairland, Ind.
Bap.
Attempt to commit bigamy; deserting wife and children; fled.
Marshall, Rev. Jonas T.
Rossville.
M. E.
Guilty under Art. 10, §2, book of Discipline.
Merritt, Rev.
Battle Creek.
M. E.
Inhuman cruelty to wife; she attempted suicide.
Miner, Rev. J. W.
St. Louis, Mo.
Forgery; larceny many times; arrested.
McCord, Rev.
Rush Center, Kan.
Immoral assault on Mrs. McK.
1878
McElroy, Rev.
White Plains, N. Y.
Cath.
Drunkenness; immorality.
1882
Martin, Rev. Joseph E.
Lafayette, Ind.
P. E.
Inhuman cruelty to wife; held to bail, $500.
Newby, Rev. Thos. B.
New York, N.Y.
Central City, Col.
Ravenswood, N. Y.
Lambertville, N. J.
P.
Adultery, seduction, bigamy, lying, false pretense; adultery everywhere he went; expelled.
1877
Sheffield, Mass.
Cong.
Immoral assault on Miss Belle J. Clarke, a pupil.
1878
Nolan, Rev. Hamlin
Mt. Level, Va.
Seducing a lot of colored girls, aged 13 to 15; expelled.
Navin, Rev. Enoch
Paris, Tenn.
Nuisance, escaped jail, malicious mischief, indicted.
1879
Newell, Rev. John
Lafayette, Ind.
Clark’s Hill, Ind.
Adultery with Rev. Komer’s wife, compounding a felony.
Newbold, Rev. Geo.
Belleville, Ont.
Bartonville, Ont.
M. E.
Adultery, bigamy, forgery, assault and battery; convicted, prison; elopement with warden’s wife; fled.
1881
O’Malley, Rev. Bryan
P. E.
Beating and kicking wife; she procured divorce.
O’Brien, Rev.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Cath.
Drunkenness; arrested.
O’Hanlan, Rev.
St. Louis, Mo.
Cath.
Riot, drunkenness, assault and battery.
1877
O’Neil, Rev. R. Moffatt, or Neil.
Vermont.
New York.
New England.
Waverly, Iowa.
P. E.
Cong.
Pres.
Bap.
Forgery of ordination papers, literary piracy; expelled. Lying. Again forging ordination papers at Brooklyn, N. Y.; Orange, N. J.; Bellerica, Mass.; Fall River, Mass.; tried and expelled. False personation, now Neil.
1878
Onderdonk, Rev. Bishop
New York.
Adultery.
Onderdonk, Rev. Bishop
New Jersey.
Adultery.
1880
O’Reiley, Rev.
Cath.
Adultery.
1881
O’Reiley, Rev.
Carondelet, Mo.
Cath.
Assault and battery on a mechanic.
1876
Parker, Rev. L. D. P.-E.
| Catlettsburgh, | Ky. | |
| Louisa C.-H., | Ky.,, |
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with Miss Winnie Sweetman, daughter of Rev. S. Sweetman; deserting wife and children; swindling.
Pettaplace, Rev. R. M.
Lowell, Mass.
Adv.
Adultery, accused by his wife; confessed; resigned.
Phillips, Rev. Darling R.
Hackensack, N. J.
Richmond, Va.
Immoral assault on Mrs. A. B. Foote, forgery; expelled.
1878
Pratt, Rev. H. L. E.
Staten Island, N. Y.
New York, N. Y.
P. E.
Adultery with Miss Mary Clark; arrested; expelled.
1881
Potts, Rev.
Orange Co., Ind.
Assault and battery, beat Frank Osborn over head with club in church.
Pierson, Rev. Silas
Greenup, Ill.
Bap.
Adult’ry, seduction, and elopement with Miss Maynes, 17, deserting wife and 3 child’n.
Pennell, Rev. Geo. C.
Newark, N. J.
P. E.
Secret marriage; disowning his son; desertion of wife and child; cruelty to wife and child.
Parnell, D.D., Arch Dea.
Kingston, Ont.
P. E.
Embezzlement of $12,000 church funds.
1882
Pinman, Rev. J. B.
Worcester, Mass.
Criminal conduct; resigned; fled.
Palmstrom, Rev. A.
Hastings, Minn.
River Falls, Wis.
Red Wing, Minn.
Vasa, Minn.
Welsh, Minn.
Leon, Minn.
Luth.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Miss Anna Erickson; lying; deposed.
1878
Phillips, Rev. Thor. B. or Thorn. E.
Barnesville, Ohio.
M. E.
Wanton conduct with Miss Alma Fuller; expelled.
Parker, Rev. Zacharia
Dallas, Tex.
Bap.
Embezzlement; arrested; bond $3,000.
Pearson, Rev. R. W.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Swindling; gross fraud; arrested.
Parker, Rev. Benj.
Elkhart, Tex.
Assault with intent to murder colored man named Worth.
Parry, Rev. Wm.
Bristol, R. I.
Worcester, Mass.
Drunkenness, long continued; expelled.
Packard, Rev. E. P. W.
Unjust confinem’t of wife in insane asylum.
Phinney, Rev. B. F.
Westboro, Mass.
Adultery with the “sisters” in the church.
Pomeroy, Rev. Dr.
Sec. American Board of Foreign Missions.
Adultery; larceny; embezzlement.
Porter, Rev. J. M.
Bethlehem, N. Y.
Adultery, long continued.
Porter, Rev. G. W.
Danbyboro, Vt.
Adultery, seduction of Miss Hattie Allen.
Parshall, Rev.
Oakland, Cal.
Adultery with the “sisters;” convicted.
Porter, Rev. John W.
VanSycle’s Cor., N. Y.
Adultery, seduction of pupil, a mere child.
Pond, Rev. Lucius M.
Worcester, Mass.
Forgery $10,000; larceny; swindling; fled; arrested.
Parker, Rev.
Ashland, Ky.
Adultery, seduction of deacon’s daughter; elopement; deserting wife and children.
1878
Patterson, Rev. J. B.
Elizabeth, N. J.
Adultery, drunkenness; confessed.
Phillips, Rev. N. L.
Monticello, Iowa.
Adultery, elopement with wife of Herbert Barnes, desertion of wife and family.
1879
Parks, Rev. W. J.
Canton, Ohio.
Pres.
Adultery with sister Hicks; confessed; suspended.
Palmer, Rev. Lysander D.
Jackson, Mich.
Bap.
Adultery with married woman; confessed; resigned.
Pledge, Rev. W. H.
Atlanta, Ga.
M. E.
Suicide, cut his throat.
Purcell, Rev. Arch-Bish.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cath.
Larceny, embezzlement of $4,000,000 deposited with him by his confiding dupes; confess’d; causing death of 137 persons.
Powis, Rev. Atherton L.
New York, N. Y.
P. E.
Adultery in house of prostitution, caught by his sons; arrested.
1880
Paige, Rev. A. N.
| East Hampton, | Conn. | |
| E. Glastonbury, | Conn.,, |
M. E.
Adultery, long continued (five years), while he kept preaching; confessed; prison.
Paul, Rev.
New York, N. Y.
Bap.
“Scandalous conduct,” charged by his wife.
Ponder, Rev. Chas.
New Albany, Ind.
M. E.
Suicide.
Peltz, Rev.
Jamestown, N. Y.
Bap.
Adultery; seduced two girls; caught in act; fled.
Perry, Rev. John A.
Rhode Island.
Bap.
Arson, burnt his home for insurance; prison.
Peck, Rev. H. C.
Hanover, Mich.
Assault and great bodily harm; suspended.
Pellett, Rev.
Egerton, Mich.
Swindling, “too free with sisters;” fled.
1878
Peck, Rev. H. P.
Napa, Cal.
St. Louis, Mo.
Attempted bigamy with a woman who had a husband, deserting wife.
Quint, D. D., Rev. A.
New England.
Adultery.
1876
Reagan, Rev. James
Madison, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery with widow McHenry, caught in the act; suspended.
1877
Rublett, Rev. Albert
Hoboken, N. J.
Bigamy, adultery, drunkenness; prison.
1878
Rowland, Rev. D.
Hackensack, N. J.
Richmond, Va.
Immoral assa’lt on Mrs. A. B. Foote, forgery.
Richardson, Rev. H. C.
Baltimore, Md.
M. E.
Fighting, with superintendent Johnson about Sunday-school collections.
Ross, Rev. T. S.
Jefferson, N. C.
Immoral assault and insulting proposals to Mrs. Dan’l Idol; fled.
Ribble, E. G.
DeKalb county, Ill.
Adultery, seduction of four girls, desertion of wife and children; fled.
Reed, Rev. Dr.
Maldon, Mass.
Adultery, fornication, seduction, sodomy, “unnamed crime,” rape.
Rice, Rev. Wm.
Mason, Mich.
Adultery.
Rim, Rev. D. S. K.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Adult’ry, seduction of a young lady; she told.
Reedsdolph, Rev. Jas.
Adrian, Mich.
Swindling, drunkenness; prison.
Reynolds, Rev.
Muhlenburgh Co., Ky.
Compelling daughter to marry against her will; assault and battery, whipped her brutally to compel her.
Rose, Rev. J. H.
Hartford, Mich.
Forgery.
Rich, Rev. Chas.
Boston, Mass.
Washington, D. C.
“Gross immorality;” died in disgrace.
Rudder, Rev. J. J.
New Milford, Pa.
Newark, N. J.
Adultery, horse racing; fled.
Rea, Rev. F. F.
Durham, Conn.
Drunkenness.
Roberts, Rev. J. R.
Allen, Wis.
Slander, lying.
Ross, Rev. H. P.
Bennett’s Corner, N. Y.
Larceny, charged by “Bro.” Vanvauken.
1879
Rascoe, Rev. Stephen
Mattewan, Mich.
Bap.
Robbing mails as postmaster.
Renforth, Rev. Jacob S.
Lawndale, Ill.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Ellen Manny; arrested.
Rohan, Rev. Gaston de
Halifax, N. S.
St. Louis, Mo.
Forgery, drunkenness, penitentiary five years. Swindling; prison at Halifax.
Rice, Rev. D. (clown) Ev.
St. Louis, Mo.
Adultery, took woman to Chicago, lived with her as his wife.
1880
Roy, Rev. F. V.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bigamy; a converted Brahman.
Richardson, Rev. Henry
Sea Cliff, N. Y.
Long Island.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with his wife’s sister, Miss Lowther; deserting wife and children; fled; arrested with his paramour; prison.
Randall, Rev. N. B.
M. E.
Immoral assault on Viola Smith, aged 14; she attempted suicide; expelled.
1876
Reynolds, Rev. John N.
Booneville, Iowa.
Seduction of Miss Hattie Slater, a pupil under his charge; penitentiary 4 years.
1881
Reeve, Rev. B. F.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
M. E.
Quarreling for pulpit with Rev. Hargrave.
Rogers, Rev. Dr.
Delphi, N. Y.
P. E.
Irregularities; invited to resign.
Ross, Rev.
Geangaco, N. Y.
St. Johns, Mich.
Ovid, Mich.
Adultery, bigamy, three wives and families; deserting wife and children; forgery; states prison; still preaching.
Rock, Rev. R.
Canton, Ohio.
U. B.
Profanity; suspended.
Ryan, Rev.
Cromwell, Conn.
Cath.
Drunkenness; immoralities; monastery.
Rohe, Rev. Charles H.
Detroit, Mich.
Luth.
Embezzlement, malfeasance, lying.
Rexford, Rev. E. S.
Detroit, Mich.
Turned wife out of doors; divorced.
1882
Roeber, Rev. F. W.
Elmhurst, Ill.
Luth.
Drunkenness, Sabbath breaking; resigned.
St. Louis, Mo.
Cath.
Assault with felonious intent; riot, drunkenness, fighting, quarreling.
1878
Robinson, Rev. Fred
Putnam, Ill.
Outrageous conduct; exposed.
1880
Robinson, Rev. E. Ev.
Binghamton, N. Y.
Adultery, seduction of many sisters; perjury; lying; desertion of wife and family; fled; kept diary of his liaisons in Greek and Latin; assault with intent to commit murder.
Roberts, Rev. J. P.
Troy, Kan.
M. E.
Adult’ry, attempted elopement with a young “sister.”
Ranson, Rev. Bryant
Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Inhuman cruelty, dug out live hog’s eyes.
Ronault, Rev. Todoro
Loretto, N. M., and Los Cruces, N. M.
Cath.
Seduction, bastardy, elopement with Miss Marguerita Garcia, from convent; arrest’d.
1881
Rork, Rev. M. V.
1878
Skews, Rev.
Utah.
Adultery; driven from town.
Smith, Rev. John R.
Boston, Mass.
Swindling.
Skillener or
Shiltner, Rev. J.
Webster county Ky.
W. Va.
M. E.
Rape on a daughter of Ed. Baldwin only 6 years old, shameful breach of hospitality; prison.
Steadman, Rev. C. M.
Foxcraft, Me.
Dover, Me.
Burglary, penitentiary six years.
Simpson, Rev. John A. Simpson, Rev. Geo. A. Smith, Rev. Geo. A.
Carolina Mills, R. I.
Mansfield, Mass.
Maine.
E. Boston, Mass.
Univ.
Larceny various times; arrested; one man, many aliases.
Shaw, Rev.
Flora, Ind.
Adultery, incest with Mrs. Josie Shaw, his son’s wife.
Stray, Rev. Sydney M.
East Lake.
St. George, N. Y.
Warrensburgh, Ohio.
Assault with intent to murder his wife, attempt at suicide, shot his wife then himself, adultery with many “sisters;” deposed. Suicide.
Summerlat, Rev. Franz
Waverly, Iowa.
Luth.
Drunkenness, assault and battery, trying to choke orthodoxy down Aug. Miller; convicted; fined.
1879
Smith, Rev. N. G.
New Castle, Ind.
Adult’ry with Miss Emily Stipler or Sheplar, subornation of perjury; arrested for both.
Smith, Rev. J. H.
Leavenworth, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, eloping with a young “sister,” swindling; expelled.
Sanes, Rev.
Ripley county, Ind.
Luth.
Adultery with a “sister;” locked out of ch.
1880
Sparks, Rev.
Long Island, N. Y.
Immoralities; “cut off” by Bishop Littlejohn.
Summers, Rev. Mark
Louisville, Ky.
Bap.
Forgery; penitentiary 6 years.
Sherwood, Rev. Jas. M.
Princeton, N. Y.
Pres.
Embezzlement of ward’s money; convicted. Is editor of Presbyterian Quarterly and Princeton Review.
Schneider, Rev.
Pres.
Adultery; beating his wife, assault and battery; arrested.
1877
Simpson, Rev. John C.
Oregon county, Mo.
Bap.
Illicit distilling; convicted; penitentiary 20 years.
1878
Smith, Rev. Frank
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cong.
Adultery, seduction of Miss Matilda Kettle; she told; missionary of Beecher’s ch.
Shaffer, Rev. W. H.
Schoonover. Neptune, Ohio.
U. B.
Larceny; arrested in pulpit.
Schweinfurth, Rev. Geo.
Ann Arbor, Miss.
M. E.
His tenets were those of the last female he met; too susceptible; expelled.
Spencer, Rev. F. A.
Athens, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio.
M. E.
Adultery; immoral conduct; breach of hospitality; expelled.
Piqua, Ohio. Dayton, Ohio.
M. E.
Adultery, bastardy, drunkenness, immoral assault on lady; convicted.
Schon, Rev. E. W.
Louisville, Ky.
M. E.
Adultery.
Smith, Rev.
Elgin, Ill.
Murder of wife, held her under water.
Sands, Rev.
Hoosic, N. Y.
Adultery with “sister.”
Steelson, Rev. A.
Adultery with “sister;” confessed.
Strasburgh, Rev.
Pres.
Adultery with negro woman, miscegenation; confessed.
Slang, Rev. Aug. C.
Paterson, N. J.
Rape on sister Pfennibucker.
Southard, Rev.
New Orleans, La.
New Jersey.
Adultery, debauchery, drunkenness long continued; died in a brothel.
Stillen, Rev. Joseph
Westchester, Pa.
Seduction of Miss Sarah Hall, made her insane, quoted scripture to convince her it was all right.
Stillwell, Rev. J. K.
Logansport Ind.
Immoral assault on a “sister,” perjury, lying—this during a revival.
Speare, Rev. M.
Mason, Ill.
Bloomington, Ill.
Larceny, stole a roll of bills from a bank.
Schneider, Rev. R.
Mt. Vernon, Ind.
Luth. Ev.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with a girl of seventeen, desertion of wife and children, embezzlement of church funds; fled; pursued by detectives.
Sluter, Rev. Geo.
Shelbyville, Ind.
Pres.
Beating stepson inhumanly; arrested.
Severance, Rev. I. T.
Burlington, Ill.
Elgin, Ill.
M. E.
Forgery; arrested by constable Schoonover.
1881
Sapp, Rev. Wm. M.
St. Joseph, Mo.
Savannah, Mo.
Larceny, embezzlement of $4,000 county funds; fled.
1877
St. Clair, Rev. P.
Des Moines, Iowa.
M. E.
Fraudulent voting in conference, stuffing ballot-box; tried, convicted, suspended.
1880
S——, Rev.
Cincinnati, Ohio,
North Hogan, Ind.
Pres.
Adultery, fornication with Susanna Schilling, attempt to murder her, adultery with lewd women, swindling; arrested, prison; deposed.
1881
Sheldon, Rev. M. G.
Harvard, Ill.
Marengo, Ill.
M. E.
Adultery, immorality, obscenity, vulgarity, lying; church trial.
1882
Sherman, Rev. C. W. Ev.
Abingdon, Ill.
Fighting.
Stillwell, Rev. M.
Englishville, Mich.
Bap.
Adultery with “sister” Barrows; she told.
Smith, Rev. R. M.
Indianola, Iowa.
M. E.
Disorderly conduct; fined.
Stewart, Rev. W. H. U.
Philadelphia, Pa.
P. E.
Deserting wife and family.
1876
Schueller, Rev. J. M.
Andrew, Iowa.
Luth.
Seduction and adultery with a lot of little girls at his asylum school; rape on Zetta Meeker, 8 years old; seduction and adultery with Delia Pardee and Mary Meeker, aged 14; Rose Shaffer, 13; Libbie Ingham and Jennie Adair, 14 years old; Bertha Nellis, 15; and many others; confessed; resigned; fled.
1881
Sharp, Rev. Thos.
Gowanda, N. Y.
Hamburg, N. Y.
East Otto, N. Y.
M. E.
Assault with intent to rape sister Zuber; lying; she told; suspended.
Smith, Rev. W. L.
Brunswick, N. Y.
Rutland, Vt.
M. E.
Seduction and bastardy with Miss Dora Farlies; lying; she told on child-birth deathbed.
Simmons, Rev. Geo. B.
Bap.
Seduction, adultery with Miss Lillie Aiken; expelled.
Steman, Rev.
Assault and battery on another preacher.
1878
Smith. Rev. M. H.
New York, N. Y.
Lying about what Miss Clara Morris told him. She never told him anything.
1882
Strongfellow, Rev. Frank
Farmville, Va.
P. E.
Murder of many Union men during the war.
1879
Schilling, Rev. Carl.
Alleghany, Pa.
P. E.
Adultery; drunkenness; expelled.
1881
Shrimp, Rev.
Camden, N. J.
M. E.
Quarreling with Rev. Kirby over church dues.
Sale, Rev. S. O.
Mason City, Iowa.
Bap.
Adultery with “sister” Eva Brewer, lying; deposed; fled. Swindling.
Shurtliff, Rev.
Elmira, N. Y.
Hartford, N. Y.
M. E.
Slander against Rev. Lewis; fined.
1881
Steller, Rev.
Erie. Rich Valley, Ind.
U. B.
Immoral assault on Miss Beamer; fled.
Stone, Rev. Dan. H.
Queens county, N. Y. Brooklyn, N. Y.
M. E.
Forgery, swindling, fraud, robbing Mrs. B. Sherman (aunt of Gen. W. T. Sherman); indicted.
Smith, Rev. John L.
Lebanon, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of Mrs. E. Lovelace, 70 old, caught in act by M. M. Russell, Att’y; church trial.
Swift, Rev. Carlos
Chicago, Ill.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction of several “sisters,” immoral assault on others; they told.
Spencer, Rev. Edward.
Immoral assault on a “sister,” embezzlement; arrested.
Stine, Rev. I. J. alias T. J. Black.
Leavenworth, Kan. New York.
Bap.
Larceny, often repeated; arrested; confessed; prison.
Spargrove, Rev. J. M.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Suicide.
1882
Taylor, Rev. J. W.
Great Bend, N. Y. Binghampton, N. Y.
Bap.
Adultery, bigamy; deserting wife and children; convicted; expelled from church.
1881
Teal, Rev. C.
Ironton, Wis. Baraboo, Wis.
Incest, seduction, adultery with his own daughter; she is only 15, and told; arrested; prison.
Thornton, Rev. Abner
Bartholomew Co., Ind.
Fighting and quarreling with Dr. Beck.
Thornloe, Rev. Jas.
Montreal, Can.
P. E.
Larceny, long continued; arrested.
Taylor. Rev. Joseph.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Bap.
Swindling; English convict.
Tice, Rev. David.
Stillwater, Minn.
M. E.
Malicious prosecution of a poor widow.
Thompson, Rev. J. M.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pres.
Larceny, dishonesty, bribery; church trial.
Thompson, Rev. Alfred
Adultery, seduction of Mrs. Cobham; robbery of his paramour; deserting wife. Said in court, “We all do such things more or less.” State prison at Sing Sing five years.
Thayer, Rev. J. A.
Warren, Ohio.
Drunkenness; arrested.
1878
Tice, Rev.
Newark, N. J.
Bap.
Seduction of several girls; expelled.
Thames, Rev. Joseph
Ashville, N. C.
Seduction of Miss Laura Palm.
Thompson, Rev. L. M. P.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Pres.
Adultery many times.
Torry, Rev.
Western New York.
Seduction.
Thompson, Rev. A. T.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Adultery, bigamy.
Todd, Rev. J. H.
Sioux City, Iowa.
Adultery with a milliner, elopement with her, deserting wife.
Tresselman, Rev. T.
Annetia, N. Y.
Adultery, seduction of several girls, elopement with wife of Mr. Hunt; bastardy.
Torry, Rev. A. W.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Falsehood; tried and found guilty.
Thompson, Rev.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Adultery many times.
Taylor, Rev. Horace
Oberlin, Ohio.
Seduction many times; convicted; prison.
Thompson, Rev. John J.
Orange county, N. Y.
Immoral assault on a young “sister.”
Thompson, Rev. John J.
Washington, D. C.
Immoral assault on two young girls caught crawling into their window in his night-shirt.
Thompson, Rev. Chas.
Arson; arrested.
1879
Treadwell, Rev.
Brooklyn, Mo.
Fighti’g, riot in church against Rev. Landers.
Talmage, Rev. T. DeWitt
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Pres.
Lying, deceit, extortion, abusiveness.
Thompson, Rev. J. P.
New York, N. Y.
Adultery, seduction of Mrs. Deland of his choir, his love-letters caught by her husband; pastor of Broadway Tabernacle.
Tabor, Rev. Lorenso
Kansasville, Wis.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of Miss Nellie Foster; caught in act in her bedroom by Henry Combert; arrested; bailed $500.
1880
Trumbrower, Rev.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hoboken. N. J.
Immoral assault on servant girl, kissing her for her spiritual welfare; fled.
1881
Tupper, Rev. Kerr. B.
Paducah, Ky.
Chicago, Ill.
Margaretta, Mich.
Bap.
Arson, burning both churches; adultery, seduction, and bastardy with a girl; she left babe in his woodhouse.
1880
Towes, Rev.
Minnesota.
Suicide.
1881
Thomas, Rev. Wm.
Washington, D. C.
Keeping gambling house.
1879
Uttey, Rev. W. H.
Detroit, Mich.
Swindling, obtaining money under false pretenses.
1882
VanAlstine, Rev. J. J. or J. W., alias George Ebers.
Elmira, N. Y.
Bradford, Pa.
Richburg, Pa.
Corry, Pa.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Ohio.
Bap.
Adultery and seduction many times; seduced wife of a “brother” in Elmira; broke up the family; seduced wife of another brother in Buffalo; deserted her, seduced her daughter, lived with her in Richburg; deserted his wife and children; false personation; elopement with women.
Vanderborn, Rev.
Saginaw, Mich.
Cath.
Adultery, seduction of wife of W. Colford, who shot at him. Mrs. C. confessed.
1881
Veterling, Rev.
Drunkenness; immoral assault on women; arrested.
1876
VanOrden, Rev. M.
Missionary to Brazil.
Pres.
Slaveholder; deposed.
1878
Vossburg, Rev. Geo. B.
Bap.
Assault with intent to murder wife; indicted.
Wasatchie, Tex.
M. E.
Rape of Mrs. John Griffin; arrested, convicted; expelled.
Valentine, Rev. Paul T., D.D., Ph. D., LL. D.
New York, N. Y.
Rape on many little girls under his charge in College for Homeless Children; sodomy, buggery, unnamed crime on little boys under his charge; penitentiary ten years.
1879
Vine, Rev. J. Thos. Ev.
New York, N. Y.
Deserting wife after squandering all her money.
1880
Van der Bone, E., or Van Der Born.
Saginaw, Mich.
Cath.
Adultery with parishioner’s wife, caught in the act by Catherine Burk.
1881
Vandeusen, Rev. G. H.
Troy
W. Amsterdam, N. Y.
Forgery of pension-papers; indicted.
1876
Watson, Rev. Arthur
Kinman.
Prot.
Murdered his wife.
1877
Warren, Rev. A. J.
Warner, Rev. A. J.
Warren, Rev. A. S.
M. E.
Adultery, elopement with “sister” Stanton, embezzlement of church funds, lying, desertion of wife and four children; one person, three names.
Weizerbeck, Rev. Rudol.
Bloomingdale.
Luth.
Forgery, swindling, fraud; arrested.
Whittemore, Rev. Jos.
Mitchell, Iowa.
Bap.
Immoral assault and insult on wife of deacon Geo. Cummings; convicted, fined.
Wiswall, Rev. Alvah
Rochester, N. Y.
P. E.
Fraudulent bankruptcy, swindling, perjury.
Wells, Rev. T. M.
Wells, Rev. John M.
Chenowitz, Rev. T. M.
Lebanon, Ohio.
Bangor, Me.
Illinois.
Bap. Dunk.
Adultery, bigamy; arrested while fleeing to Europe; convicted; one man, 3 names.
White, Rev. Reuben
Little Rock, Ark.
Adultery, seduction of Miss Bush.
Wheeler, Rev. Charles
Mansfield, Ohio.
Larceny, arrested.
Waters, Rev. Edward
Pantego, N. C.
Bap.
Assault and battery on Miss Fanny Worland—held her while wife put red pepper in her eyes.
Wray, Rev.
New Brunswick, N. S.
Suicide, because arrested for drunkenness while in New York.
Wesley, Rev.
Geneseo, Ill.
Adultery, seduction.
Wood, Rev. M. D.
Decatur, Ill.
Seduction.
Wilcox, Rev.
Illinois.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy four times in one neighborhood.
1878
Warren, Rev.
Bussett Hills, N. Y.
Adultery, bigamy; four living wives.
1878
Welsh, Rev. Wash’n W.
Holly, Mich.
Rape on Mrs. Louisa Green, wife of another minister.
Washburn, Rev. Geo.
Alleghany county, N. Y.
Engaged to marry several ladies at the same time, lying.
Williamson, Rev. R. H.
Wilksbarre, Pa.
Adultery in house of ill-fame.
Wright, Rev. K. N.
New Bridge, N. Y.
Quarr’ling for pulpit against Rev. Kristettar.
White, Rev. D. M.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Larceny; penitentiary two years.
Watson, Rev. John S.
Kansas.
Murdered his wife.
Whipple, Rev. E.
Hillsdale college, Mich.
Adultery, seduction of deacon’s wife.
White, Rev.
Washington, Pa.
Adultery, seduction.
Wilson, Rev. Sam. B.
Louisville, Ky.
“Immoral conduct;” deposed.
Wright, Rev. Ableman or Ambleman.
Whitestown, N. Y.
Adultery, seduction of a girl 12 years old; an old man with married children.
Winslow, Rev. E. D.
Boston, Mass.
Forgery, swindling, $500,000; fled.
Wolfe, Rev.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Beating his wife; arrested.
Wimberly, Rev. P. P.
Atchinson, Pa.
Larceny, embezzlement of church funds.
Williams, Rev. G. R.
Griggstown, N. Y.
Attempt to commit bigamy, wife appeared, and he fled.
Wells, Rev. J. M.
Springfield, Ill.
Adultery, bigamy; convicted.
1879
Waugh, Rev. J. L.
Brasher’s Falls, N. Y.
Pres.
Beating wife, lying from pulpit; expelled.
Wiseman, Rev. D. M.
Somerset, Ohio.
Luth.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Miss Hesse: convicted; expelled; confessed.
Wayman, Rev. F. H.
New York, N. Y.
Cath.
Larceny, embezzlement of $1,000 deposited with him by two women; arrested.
Waite, Rev. Peter
Madisonville, Ohio.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of Agnes Murray, a young “sister.” He was over 60; entered house where she worked, in the night, and was killed by a watchman on the lookout for burglars.
Williams, Rev. Geo.
Lanesboro, Minn.
Pres.
Rape on girl 15 years old; indicted.
Willey, Rev. J. H.
Delaware.
M. E.
Adultery with a “sister.”
1879
Wood, Rev. John
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Pres.
Adultery, seduction of two young girls of 14 and 16; unministerial conduct, unchaste conduct; confessed the two last.
Woodry, Rev. Henry
Knox county, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of Mary Shoaf; arrest’d.
1880
Willson, Rev. J. A.
Jewell City, Kan.
Adultery with a “sister;” expelled.
Walker, Rev. C. E.
Somerset, Mass.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy, abortion, with Miss Moriss; arrested.
Woolpert, Rev. J. M.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery many times.
Williams, Rev. John
New York.
M. E.
Inhuman cruelty to wife; convicted in divorce proceedings.
Woodside, Rev. Nevin
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Quarreling for the possession of pulpit.
Walker, Rev. W. E.
Iowa.
Vermillion, Dak.
Adultery; drunkenness; deposed.
Willson, Rev. Chas. A. B.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
New Baltimore, Ohio.
M. E.
Larceny; arrested.
1881
Willson, Rev. David D.
Henrietta, Tex.
Breach of hospitality; rape and adultery upon Mrs. Hickman; fled.
Winslow, Rev. Ed. C.
New Haven, Conn.
Cong.
Inhuman cruelty to Louisa Rogers, 8 years old, his adopted child.
1876
Wittrup, Rev. Julius
Winfield, N. Y.
M. E.
Immoral assault on his niece, a young girl of 16, showed his privates.
1881
Widdows, Rev.
Kircardine, Can.
M. E.
Assault with intent to kill; disturbing meeting.
Wolchencraft, Rev. Chas.
Larceny; arrested with stolen watch.
Wright, Rev. Henry N.
Northville, N. Y.
Cong.
Lying; gross immorality; dishonesty; arson.
Webb, Rev. J. W.
Bloomington, Ill.
M. E.
Slander, foul, false, and unchristian.
Whitcher, Rev. W. T.
Providence, R. I.
M. E.
Larceny, lying; caught in act, arrested, fined, confessed, resigned.
Way, Rev. Jesse
Wabash, Ind.
Incest, adultery, eloped with daughter-in-law.
Willson, Rev.
Davenport, Iowa.
Bap.
Assault with intent to rape “sister” Bush.
Witt, Rev. Chas.
Sheldon, Ill.
Immoral assault on women; crawled under depot platform and peeked up through cracks under the ladies; arrested, fined.
Williams, Rev.
La Plata, Mo.
Adultery. Says the Lord commanded him “to desert wife and children for this woman.”
Washington, Rev.
Topeka, Kan.
Swindling, obtaining money by false pretense.
Weaver, Rev.
Wayne county, N. Y.
M. E.
Immoral assault on lady; dismissed.
Willard, Rev. Wylie J.
Boise City, Idaho.
Walla Walla, Wash. T.
M. E.
Swindling, embezzlement; cruelty to wife, desertion of wife.
Waite, Rev. Arthur A. Ev.
Lynn, Mass.
Swindling, obtaining money by false pretense.
Webber, Rev. Chas.
Saco, Me.
Bap.
Adultery, seduct’n, eloped with young sister.
Wetherwax, Rev.
Berien Springs, Mich.
Luth.
Ejected from church for immoralities.
1882
Williams, Rev. Dr. R. H.
Pennsylvania.
Milwaukee, Wis.
P. E.
Adultery in brothel; attempt at suicide.
Williams, Rev. Jno. alias Rev. A. C. Copeland.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
St. Catharines, Can.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Indianapolis, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction; embezzlement; obtaining money under false pretense; arrested; prison.
Wardner, Rev. Morton or Wardness.
Little Genesee.
Milton, Wis.
Adv.
Adultery, seduction of a lot of young girls; lying; fled; church trial.
Walsh, Rev. A. C.
Montreal, Can.
Port Royal, Iowa.
P. E.
Fighting and riot for church; expelled.
Wright, Rev. Prince
Chillicothe, Mo.
M. E.
Adultery; immorality, oft repeated; whipped by a mob; deposed.
1881
White, Rev.
Little Rock, Ark.
Murder, adultery, seduction of a young girl, attempted an abortion; killed the girl. Her father shot at him four times, but he escaped and fled.
1878
White, Rev. Reuben
Adultery, seduction of Miss Bush; attempt at abortion; she told and died; manslaughter; arrested.
Willson, Rev. Reuben E.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Mifflintown, Pa.
M. E.
Drunkenness; obscenity; jailed.
1879
Wolf, Rev. Wm.
New York, N. Y.
Bap.
Assault and battery; arrested.
1881
Walker, Rev. Prof.
Philomath, Or.
Adultery, seduction; lying—so says Rev. Isaac Belknap.
1880
Young, Rev. G. B.
Indianapolis, Ind.
“Lewdness,” swindling; church trial.
Yates, Rev. H. C.
Dixon, Ill.
Soublette.
Bap.
Immoral assault on many ladies, immoral conduct, lechery, lying, adultery, drunkenness, seduction.
1878
Zuner, Rev. Jonathan
Philadelphia, Pa.
Larceny, embezzlement from Mr. Meyer; arrested.
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1882
Allison, Rev. John
Jessup, Iowa.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Pres.
Immoral assault, and indecent proposals to Mrs. Alice Moffitt; expelled.
Allen, Rev. Wm.
Osgoode, Ont.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Eliza Hume; got her married.
1875
Ackerman, Rev. G. E.
Blue Mountain, Idaho.
Boise City.
M. E.
Embezzlement of $3,000, church funds: a dead beat.
1882
Ahern, Rev. John C.
Denver, Col.
Cath.
Adultery, immoral assault on women, insulting ladies, lying: removed.
Ahern, Rev. Jere.
Denver, Col.
Cath.
Immoral assault on Mrs. Miller; Mr. Miller accused him. Bribery; the priest paid him hush money. Drunkenness; says he was in liquor at time. Lying about Rev. John C. Ahern.
Brooks, Rev. Wm. R.
Hampstead, R. I.
Adultery, bigamy—three wives.
Bartlett, Rev. Jos.
Gorham, Me.
Cong.
Suicide; 70 years of age.
Billson, Rev. F. G.
Kansas City, Mo.
M. E.
Drunkenness oft repeated; arrested, jailed, confessed, fined.
1876
Boyd, Rev. T. B.
Kittaning, Pa.
West Virginia.
Adultery, seduction, immoral assaults on many “sisters,” and wife of “Brother Cook;” confessed; jailed.
1881
Browning, Rev. Wm. G.
New York, N. Y.
Swindling, $10,000; convicted.
1878
Blanchard, Rev.
Wheaton, Ill.
Cong.
Embezzlement of $3,000, college funds; lying, slander; so say Rev. Chapman and Rev. Prof. Webster.
1882
Balky, Rev. Geo.
Chilicothe, Mo.
Forgery; drew a note and signed his father’s and Andrew McCroskin’s names to it; arrested, escaped, fled.
Brisbee, Rev. John N.
Madison, Tenn.
Pres.
Horse racing, gambling; church trial.
Bentley, Rev. Chas., Ev.,
Seduction of Miss Emma Martin, a “sister;” bastardy; kept evangelizing very successfully, until presented with an heir; confessed, expelled.
Bedall, Rev. W.
Barnesville, O.
Beallsville, O.
Ozark, O.
Wheeling, W. Va.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of Rosa Arnold, aged 15; elopement with her, deserting wife and three children, penniless; embezzlement of $400, church funds: expelled.
1882
Brand, Rev.
Oberlin, O.
Slander from pulpit; sued by Bronson.
Brand, Rev. G. F.
Wintersett, Iowa.
Guthrie Center, Iowa.
M. E.
Indecent exposure of person; church trial, expelled.
Covington, Ky.
Cynthiana, Ky.
Adultery, seduction of “sister” Sarah Sherman; elopement with her.
1883
Beattie, Rev. T. R. or F. R.
Brantford, Ont.
Pres.
Immoral assault; slandering Miss Sershman; arrested; bail $4,000; sued for $10,000, slander.
Sioux City, Iowa.
Drunkenness; fined.
Ball, Rev. H.
Burg Hill, O.
Wayne, O.
Bap.
Drunkenness, lying; got gloriously drunk, denied it; expelled.
Bowen, Rev.
Randolph, N. Y.
Ohio,
N. Jersey,
Wisconsin. Michigan.
Bap.
Assault and battery on a “brother;” lying, swindling, making debts everywhere, never paying; fled.
1878
Chapman, Rev.
Wheaton, Ill.
Cong.
Lying, slander, so says Rev. Blanchard.
1882
Christian, Rev. J. T.
Quincy, Ill.
Hannibal, Mo.
Bigamy, adultery, lying, swindling; arrested.
Canary, Rev. Andrew
New York, N. Y.
Cath.
Larceny, stealing horse, drunkenness; arrested.
Chapman, Rev. Richard
Pine Bluff Spa, Tex.
Bap.
Murder of John Turner; stabbed him three times.
Colfelt, Rev.
New York.
Pres.
Literary piracy; church trial.
1879
Clapp, Rev.
Lowell, Mich.
Bap.
Swindling; prison.
1882
Cook Rev. Alvin O.
Eugene, Or.
Springfield, Or.
Chris.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with wife of Rix, deserting wife and children; temperance lecturer.
1882
Cleniheim, Rev.
Cincinnati, O.
Avondale, O.
Pres.
Fighting with one of his elders; got whipped; elder’s name, Robert Hood.
1883
Cobb, Rev. R. H.
Taunton, Mass.
M. E.
Deserting wife, leaving her penniless and sick in bed; investigated; resigned.
Corken, Rev.
Salisbury P’t, Mass.
Lynn, Mass.
Cong.
Literary piracy; preached Wilberforce’s sermons; quack doctor; sued for malpractice; deposed.
Cox, Rev. Henry, D.D., (“Hallelujah Cox”).
San Francisco, Cal.
Gross swindling U. S. pension agent; robbed a blind and helpless soldier of $7,278, pension; swindled a widow out of $2,535.
1883
Chambers, Rev. A. I.
New Haven, Conn.
M. E.
Misappropriating church funds; sued.
Comstock, Rev. I.
Ad.
Rape, adultery, on 13-year-old daughter of Mr. Anderson; arrested; prison at Leavenworth.
Cook, Rev. Jo.
Boston, Mass.
Lying generally.
Copeland, Rev. Frasier
Murder of W. J. Hunnicritt; confessed; hanged.
1878
Clark, Rev. W. J.
Lisbon, N. Y.
Pres.
“Immoral conduct;” suspended.
1879
Curr, Rev. Alan
Dubuque, Iowa.
Leavenworth, Kan.
Bap.
Larceny, deserting wife, drunkenness, gross fraud, lying, cheating.
1882
Dye, Rev. J. H., P.E.
Searcy, Ark.
M. E.
Assault and battery; knocked Capt. McCaulley down and pounded him.
Denton, Rev. J. L. or J. W.
Fayetteville, Ark.
Suicide, charged with embezzlement.
Driver, Rev. S. M.
Baker City, Idaho.
M. E.
Adultery with “sisters;” buried six wives.
Davis, Rev. Geo.
Cleveland, O.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Deserting wife and children; proposing marriage to several ladies; arrested.
Draper, Rev. Frank
Youngstown, O.
Riverside, O.
M. E.
Robbery of his friend and room-mate; drunkenness; fled; spent the cash; his friend died; confessed.
1883
Davis, Rev. Geo., Ev.,
Logansport, Ind.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
In prison.
DePuy, Rev. Dr.
M. E.
Swindling in connection with “Isabella mine;” editor Christian Advocate, resigned.
Davis, Rev.
Madison, Ind.
M. E.
Seduction, bastardy, with “sister” Jennie Williams; prosecuted.
1880
Deems, Rev. Dr.
New York.
Lying, so says Rev. Dr. Mackie.
1882
Dollman, Rev. W.
Erie, Pa.
M. E.
Assault with intent to murder his wife and family, with poison and “cold steel;” arrested; prison.
Dowd, Rev. W. W.
Portchester, N. Y.
Pres.
Swindling; would not pay bills.
Dollard, Rev.
Wilmington, Del.
Cath.
Indecent proposals to Miss Lizzie Jordan; slandered her and her family from the pulpit; sued by her brother Charley Jordan.
Dufresne, Rev.
Holyoke, Mass.
Cath.
Slander of P. Hackman; fined $3,400; selling liquor in his church and school; fled to Canada.
1880
Dugan, Rev. Thos.
Delavan, Ill.
Mason City, Ill.
Cath.
Rape upon his young housekeeper; she complained to Bishop Spaulding.
1878
Dale, Rev., Ev.,
New Castle, Ill.
Immoral assault on two girls, one 12, other 14; fled.
Daley, Rev. John
New York, N. Y.
Cath.
Drunkenness, habitual; workhouse.
1879
Esmon, Rev. Albert
Alabama.
Illicit distilling; two stills destroyed by U.S. officials; fled.
1882
Ellis, Rev. Wm. T.
St. Louis, Mo.
Nuisance; arrested, fined.
1882
Thomaston, Me.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction, and elopement with Mrs. John E. Rose; arrested, fined $400, jailed at St. John’s, N. B.
Eastman, Rev. Chas. A., Geo. E. Hindley, C. B. Merrill.
Roxb’ry, Lewist’n, Me.;
Potterville, Whitehall,
Kendall, Alamo,
Mich.; Plainwell.
Cong.
Adultery, bigamy, lying, false personation, deserting wife and family; first married Miss Emma Keyes, of Lewiston, Me.; second marriage with a Miss Piper, of Alamo; broke jail at Kalamazoo; sent to Michigan penitentiary; very religious.
1879
Eagan, Rev. D.
Adultery with “sisters.”
Edmonson, Rev. Nathan
Schollsville, N. Y.
Bap.
Suicide; hung himself.
1882
Farmer, Rev. G. W.
Tamaroa, Ill.
M. E.
Assault and battery; beat Deacon Johnson over the head with a chair for saying “Good-morning.”
Fern, Rev. Thomas, or Fernly, Rev. Thos. A.
Philadelphia, Pa.
M. E.
Libel on William Entriken; arrested; most popular preacher in the city.
Fulton, Rev. Dr. T. D.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Libel upon Rev. T. B. Conway; sued for $40,000; fighting.
Fleming, Rev. N.
Cleveland, O.
Cath.
Drunkenness, visiting house of ill-fame; riot, arrested, jailed, confessed, fined.
1883
Fleming, Rev.
Boston, Mass.
Cath.
Assault and battery on a little girl; tore some pictures away from her; she went into convulsions; sued for damages by her father; fined; riot with 1,000 Irish against the father.
1882
Garry, Rev. M. M.
Cincinnati, O.
Bap.
Burglary, immoral assault; shot, badly wounded, while scaling back wall of yard at midnight, by Roger Pearson.
Gilmour, Rev. Bish.
Ohio.
Slander; sued by E. Cowlee, of the Leader.
Gray, Rev. J. A.
Portland, Or.
Bap.
Drunkenness, confessed, resigned.
1882
Green, Rev. Abijah
Philadelphia, Pa.
Atlantic City, N. J.
Bap.
Larceny, stealing books; fighting at church trial with Rev. Wallace and others.
Gleason, Rev. P. J.
St. Louis, Mo.
Louisiana, Mo.
Cath.
Seduction, bastardy, with Mary Proctor, née Ryan; confessed, subsequently denied; after her marriage adultery and bastardy with her again; first child named John Patrick Gleason, second Richard Gleason Ryan; suspended from priesthood by Bishop Kenrick.
1883
Green, Rev.
Mt. Gilead, O.
Seduction, elopement with a 13-year-old daughter of a “brother.”
Gibbons, Rev. James—Archbishop.
Baltimore, Md.
Cath.
Swindling Mrs. Simpson, while dying, out of her property; sued.
1879
Gaines, Rev. G. W.
Columbia, Mo.
Centralia, Ill.
Louisiana, Mo.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of Miss Maria Delly; took her to conference with him; slept with her at hotel.
1882
Henderson, Rev. John
Mexico, Mo.
Larceny of cattle and hogs, notorious thief; prison.
Hyde, Rev. F. S.
New Haven, Conn.
Insulted Mrs. Foster; demanded her removal from hotel table because she was an actress.
Higgins, Rev. A. C.
Hackettstown, N. J.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, with wife of Mr. Hoff; writing her to leave her husband and live with him; detected, fled, deserting wife and children.
Higbee, Rev. Jesse
Drakeville, Iowa.
Medical quack; ruined lady’s nose; sued.
1883
Hooper, Rev. J. F.
Petaluma, Cal.
Cong.
Breach of promise; engaged to three ladies; fled to escape tar and feathers.
Henselman, Rev. C. D.
Canton, O.
Chris.
Immoral assault on three married “sisters.”
Healy, Rev.
St. Louis, Mo.
Cath.
Immoral assault on “sister” Maggie Kinney; bounced with a black eye by Mike Dunphey.
1882
Huderdault, Rev.
Canada.
Cath.
Slandering Leon Lanson and Mathilde St. Jean; sued.
Huber, Rev. F. X.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cath.
Defrauding dying man out of $90,600; gross swindling; compelled by courts to disgorge.
1883
Hull, Rev. M. S.
Pelican Rapids, Minn.
Slandering his hired girl, because she told of his swearing, “God damn it!”
Haddock, Rev.
Oshkosh, Wis.
M. E.
“Beecherism,” charged by Dr Carhart.
1880
Hertzberger, Rev. H. A.
Honesdale, Pa.
Port Jervis, N. Y.
Luth.
Drunkenness, lying, false personation; claimed to be a French count; quarreling for the pulpit.
Hicks, Rev. Henry H.
Camden, Mo.
San Francisco, Cal.
M. E.
Larceny, stole $310 from Neil Smith; fled.
1876
Hanks, Rev. G.
Litchfield, Ill.
St. Louis, Mo.
Bap.
Adultery; drunkenness in a brothel at St. Louis; arrested.
1882
Hyde, Rev. Dr. W. A.
Leadville, Col.
Portland, Or.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with a “sister,” deserting wife and children; arrested by his own son; forgery of recommendation.
1876
Irwin, Rev. G. A., Ev.,
St. Louis, Mo.
P. E.
Adultery, drunkenness, beating wife, profanity, lying, assault to murder; arrested, prison.
1876
Johnson, Rev. W. J.
Eureka, Ill.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with wife of John S. Brayman, leaving her children; Johnson is single, and a great revivalist.
1879
Johnson, Rev. W. A.
Lindsay, Pa.
Barre, Pa.
Pres.
Gross swindling of widow and orphan children: arrested.
1882
Jeffries, Rev. M.
St. Joseph, Mo.
M. E.
Robbing mails a long time; prison.
Jamison, Rev.
Geneva, O.
M. E.
Embezzlement of church funds.
Keiser, Rev. Alex. S.
Womelsdorf, Pa.
Pottsville, Pa.
Luth.
Seduction, bastardy, breach of promise; arrested; seduced Miss Lizzie Miller; she supported him while studying theology; he married another; expelled; confessed on trial.
Kuhns, Rev. S. F.
Lewisburg, O.
New Paris, O.
Dayton, O.
U. B.
Adultery, seduction of wife of “Brother” Hinkle; confessed; said he “couldn’t help it;” married.
1883
Kruel, Rev.
Kankakee, Ill.
Cath.
Drunkenness, breach of promise, left the church; promised to marry “Sister” Angela; took her to hotel, staid with her several days, then deserted her, and returned to priesthood.
1882
Lanritsen, Rev.
Port Huron, Mich.
Luth.
Assault and battery; arrested; fighting for pulpit.
Lane, Rev.
Greenpoint, N. Y.
Cath.
Embezzling $174,000, church funds.
Loughlin, Rev. Bishop
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cath.
Swindling Catholic church at Greenpoint out of church property to amount of about $200,000; threatens excommunication if they “kick;” obstructing legal process; defying the law.
1878
Lloyd.
New York.
Luth.
Slander, drunkenness.
1882
Mesaros, Rev.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pres.
Quarreling, threatening to fight in church.
Morgan, Rev. L.
Leechburgh, Pa.
Kentucky.
Apollo, Pa.
Monongahela, Pa.
Ludwick, Pa.
Bap.
Adultery both in Kentucky and Pennsylvania; marries a wife but retains an old “flame” as mistress; forgery of letters of recommendation; lying; church trial.
1880
Mackie, Rev.
New York, N. Y.
Lying and libel, so says Dr. Deems.
1876
Murray, Rev. I.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
M. E.
Fighting for the pulpit.
1882
Martin, Rev. Jos. E.
Lafayette, Ind.
P. E.
Inhuman cruelty to wife; arrested, bailed; adultery, fled.
Miller, Rev. J. H.
Point Chautauqua, N. Y.
Bap.
Embezzlement of $10,000, church funds.
1883
Morgan, Rev. R. C.
Connellsville, Pa.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction of a “sister,” wife of R. E. Booth; married, large family; editor Baptist Messenger.
McGill, Rev., alias M. F. Devlin.
Cleveland, O.
Columbus, O.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Cath.
Drunkenness oft repeated; fined often; often in workhouse; sent up for sixty days, and $25 fine.
McCosker, Rev.
Rahway, N. J.
Cath.
Disturbing school; drove teachers and scholars out of doors, and would not let them return; brutal assault on women and children.
Martin, Rev. Joseph E.
Lafayette, Ind.
Inhuman cruelty to wife and children; divorced by court.
Mongin, Rev. John
New Albany, Ind.
Louisville, Ky.
Cath.
Adultery, fornication, visiting house of ill-fame in Louisville; drunkenness, assault and battery; arrested, fined; lying about it.
1882
Miller, Rev. T. B.; also Major, Rev. Major
Chicago, Ill.
M. E.
“Miller” as dean, and “Major” as secretary of the medical college; gross swindling, gross fraud; allowed a paper reporter to register as a student, and then for $25 gave him a diploma as M.D.; Miller expelled, Major suspended.
1879
Munson, Rev. Henry J.
Fitchburg, Mass.
Ad.
Lewd and lascivious conduct; convicted; fraudulent divorce.
1878
Milligan, Rev. Parker
Kansas City, Mo.
Adultery, lechery, deserting wife, fled.
1883
Nicum, Rev. John
Syracuse.
Luth.
Fighting for pulpit, lying.
1882
Nistor, Rev. Bishop
Suicide, leaped from steamer St. Paul.
Neal, Rev. W. H.
St. Louis, Mo.
F. M.
“Immoral character;” dismissed; sodomy and unnamed crime with young “brothers” of his flock, too vile to print.
O’Niel, Rev. Peter
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cath.
Adultery, seduction of Mrs. Robert Hawks; caught by her husband locked in her bedroom at night, at 273 Thirty-first street, New York; she the mother of several children; arrested.
O’Connell, Rev. Timothy
Freemont, Neb.
Cornellsville, Pa.
Huntington, N. Y.
Nebraska City.
P. E.
Seduction, adultery with Mary Rogers, deserting wife; illegal divorce; beating wife, lying, perjury, drunkenness, and delirium tremens; threatening to kill Bishop Kerwood and wife.
O’Donoghue, Rev.
Morrow, O.
Cath.
Slander of Mrs. Green; Mr. Green killed him.
Parks, Rev. Noah
Winston, Miss.
Larceny, lynched, and nearly killed.
1882
Palmer, Rev. J. R.
Mountain Peak, Tex.
Chris.
Indecent exposure of person to a lot of little girls, pupils under his care; immoral assault on Miss Ida Scott; failing in this, slandered her.
Philips, Rev.
Shiloh, O.
Assault and battery upon parishioner; pounded Sunday law into him.
Parshall, Rev. R. F.
Oakland, Cal.
Bap.
Immoral assault on many ladies and young “sisters;” expelled ignominiously.
Penn, Rev.
Texas.
Prayed for the death of two men at church; one died next day.
Podd, Rev. Jas. D.
Chicago, Ill.
Bap.
Adultery, seduction, bastardy, with Cora Wheeler.
Pringle, Rev. Paul
Mansfield, La.
Murder of Alfred Smith; hanged.
Posey, Rev. Dr.
Oakland, Cal.
Dutch Flat, Cal.
Swindling, obtaining money under false pretense.
1879
Plunkett, Rev.
Warren Springs, N. C.
Pres.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with Miss Kate Ashton, daughter of a wealthy “brother,” deserting wife and children.
Pennington, Rev.
Scott county, Iowa.
Bap.
Incest, adultery, seduction, elopement with wife’s niece, writing to his wife not to expect him back; deserting wife and children.
1880
Rossvalley, Rev. Dr., Ev.,
Sing Sing, N. Y.
Plainfield, N. J.
Doylestown, Pa.
Auburn, N. Y.
Larceny in Germany; drummed out as rebel surgeon; counterfeiting, state prison; literary piracy, stole Ingersoll’s temperance speech.
Ross, Rev. Wm. J.
St. Louis, Mo.
Murder, convicted, penitentiary.
Rockwell, Rev. J. B.; or Rev. J. H. Harvey.
De Witt, Neb.
Wilber, Neb.
Cong.
Gross swindling, illegal use of mails; arrested, prison.
Rope, Rev. Andrew, Ev.,
Taylorville, Ill.
M. E.
Rape, indicted, fled.
1882
Rope, Rev. Andrew J.
Texas.
Married Miss Gessner; forgery, signed a man’s name to note who could not write; discovered, fled, arrested.
Reeder, Rev. J. J.
Milford, Pa.
Newark.
M. E.
Gross swindling, made great debts and ran away; immorality.
1876
Robinson, Rev.
Kansas City, Mo.
Adultery; arrested in a brothel.
1882
Richardson, Rev.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
“Moral wreck;” expelled.
Roe, Rev. Frank F.
Scotland.
Athens, N. Y.
Morenci, Mich.
Oakwood, Mich.
Lapeer, Mich.
Pontiac, Mich.
Various denominations.
Drunkenness; expelled at Athens from Baptist church; went to Michigan, became a Congregational preacher, expelled; goes to Oakwood, finally to Lapeer, where he changes to Baptist again; pastor at Pontiac, again expelled, but continues to preach; popular preacher.
Stearns, Rev. Harvey
Fort Worth, Texas.
Bap.
Murder of Jeff. Wood; prison.
Sedwick, Rev. T. B.
Dakota.
Adultery with Indian women; carried off and supposed murdered by them; he was missionary among the Crows.
Sheppard, Rev. T. J.
Mt. Olivet, Mo.
M. E.
Adultery with “Sister” Wells, wife of Rev. M. F. Wells, who is blind; caught by a neighbor; church trial.
Sullivan, Rev. J. C.
Salem, O.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction of “sister,” wife of A. L. Halwick; she told; Sullivan married.
1879
Saxon, Rev.
Lowell, Mich.
Bap.
Swindling Deacon Post; prison.
1882
Saunders, Rev. Mother
New York, N. Y.
Lewd woman; arrested in house of ill-fame; was a captain in Salvation Army.
1882
Sklorzik, Rev.
Bay City, Mich.
Cath.
Assault with intent to murder the organist John Richards; arrested; Richards died of the injuries; slander from pulpit; sued by Daniels for $10,000; judgment against him.
Sentenac, Rev.
Roxton Falls, Can.
Cath.
Slander from pulpit of Dr. Desgrobois; sued; compromised, paying $1,000.
Slater, Rev. Ira
Cherry Valley, Ill.
Bap.
Larceny, stealing horse; arrested.
1883
Sherin, Rev. A., alias A. Sheridan, or A. Sherdin, or A. Sherdian.
Pierre, Dak.
Huron, Dak.
Flandran, Dak.
Big Stone City, Minn.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, false personation; occupied same room at Dakota House, Huron, with Miss Rice; registered as “A. Sheridan and wife;” introduced her as “Miss Rice, my wife’s niece;” preached next day at Flandran, “Miss Rice, a cousin,” still with him; married, and family: confessed registering “A. Sheridan and wife,” and occupying same room, “merely to protect from harm a modest, timid, warm-hearted woman, of generous impulses.”
Shurtleff, Rev.
Fabius, N. Y.
M. E.
Immoral assault, went into Miss Clark’s bedroom twice and tried to seduce her, while his wife was sick; sued.
Smith, Rev. J. Hyatt
Brooklyn, N. Y.
M. E.
Borrowed $1,128 for election expenses; wouldn’t pay, sued.
Spencer, Rev. Geo. T.
Corinth, N. Y.
South Corinth, N. Y.
M. E.
Outrageous conduct, expelled; fled to escape tar and feathers; adultery, seduction, bastardy, with wife’s sister, aged 16; confessed.
1883
Seguin, Rev.
New York, N. Y.
F. R.
Brutal assault on a woman, sent to workhouse.
Satterfield, Rev. Jno. W.
Brownsville, Pa.
Drunkenness, beating wife very often; church trial.
Starr, Rev. James
Peru, Ind.
Rape on a little five-year-old girl; caught in the act, and arrested.
Smith, Rev. Silas
Mexico, Mo.
St. Louis, Mo.
Bap.
Arson; burnt, with help of some “sisters,” two churches; arrested, prison.
1879
Surnley, Rev. John
Begging while getting $1,400 a year; lying generally.
1883
Stoddard, Rev. E. L.
Jersey City, N. J.
P. E.
Criminal carelessness—or worse; killed his wife accidentally(?) with a revolver.
1882
Tryston, Rev. C. F. W.
Newark, N. J.
St. Louis, Mo.
P. E.
Beating wife; arrested, prison; robbing his wife of money.
Victorian, Rev.
Vicksburg, Miss.
Cath.
Unnamed crime with boys under his charge at Brotherhood College; caught in act, expelled, fled, arrested, prison; a most beastly wretch; he was principal of the college.
Van Dersall, Rev. S. S.
Forest Grove, Or.
M. E. and Cong.
Immoral assault on Widow Marsh; slander and libel; read a paper before college trustees, alleging that she tried to seduce him, and was a bad woman with others; lying; expelled; perjury on slander trial; a most infamous scoundrel; convicted by a jury.
1878
Webster, Rev. Prof.
Wheaton, Ill.
Cong.
Slander, lying; so says Rev. Blanchard, president of the “parson factory.”
1882
Willoughby, Rev. N. R.
Yorkville, Can.
Brompton, Can.
M. E.
Immoral assault on Miss Graham; church trial; lying.
Waite, Rev. A. A.
North Adams, Mass.
St. Louis, Mo.
Troy, N. Y.
Adultery, seduction, incest, with Lena Capron, his twenty-year-old niece; deserting wife and three children; beating wife; paramour confessed; he was arrested; he “exposed Spiritualism.”
Whipple, Rev.
Madison, O.
Rape on girl 11 years old, he 70; arrested, jailed.
Wharton, Rev. Henry
Louisville, Ky.
Eufaula, La.
Bap.
Drunkenness oft repeated; church trial, suspended.
Whipple, Rev. Henry
Evanston, Ill.
Grossly swindling a brother preacher, Rev. John McComber, of Minnesota; gross fraud, sued.
1879
Webster, Rev.
Lowell, Mich.
Bap.
Counterfeiting, prison.
1882
Waggoner, Rev. James
Waverly, Tenn.
Chris.
Swindling creditors, fled.
Wharton, Rev. J. G., or J. W. Wharton, alias J. D. Hill.
Carthage, Mo.
Elizabethtown, Ky.
M. E.
Adultery, seduction, elopement with organist, wife of J. R. McGill; forgery for $2,600; deserting wife and 15 children; stole $2,600 from his wife; Mrs. McGill deserting three children; embezzlement; arrested, indicted.
Woodruff, Rev. R. H.
Baltimore, Md.
Robbing mail; pleaded guilty, fined.
Wallace, Rev.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Bap.
Fighting in pulpit with Rev. Green, threatening to kill him.
1883
Waldron, Rev. Thomas, alias “Brother Frank.”
Buffalo, N. Y.
La Salle, Ill.
New York, N. Y.
Cath.
Rape on Hattie Carr, aged 7 years, a pupil; arrested, state prison five years; principal of St. Joseph’s College; formerly; principal of De la Salle (Catholic) Institute, New York.
1882
Walsh, Rev.
South Natick, Mass.
Cath.
Embezzlement of $8,000, church funds.
1883
Woodworth, Rev. A. M.
Otisville, N. Y.
Port Jervis, N. Y.
M. E.
Drunkenness for a week, gambling in a saloon.
Walk, Rev. David
Indianapolis, Ind.
Chris.
Egotism, puffing himself in the papers.
Worthen, Rev. H. W.
Northfield, Vt.
Burlington, Vt.
M. E.
Rape on Mrs. S. F. Gibbs, by means of opiates; sued.
Wright, Rev. Prince
Chillicothe, Mo.
M. E.
Adultery, expelled; an old man.
Walker, Rev. J. B. R.
East Hartford, Conn.
Adultery, inhuman cruelty to wife; lying, charged by wife in divorce suit.
1873
Weeks, Rev. Thos. J.
New York.
Bap.
Larceny; prison two years.
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Abernethy, Rev. J. T.
Snow Hill, N. C.
M. E.
Kissing Mrs. Grimsley; shot by Mr. Grimsley, resigned.
Anderson, Rev. J. T.
Owsley Co., Ky.
Pres.
Because Wilson family deferred one year marriage of their daughter to him, drove nail through foot of their horse, necessitating killing, put petroleum in their well, terrorized them with forged warnings to leave, put powder in Wilson’s forge; escaped.
Andrews, Rev. Henry
Marienfield, Tex.
Cath.
Murder (see under Peters, Rev. J. H.)
Andrews, Rev. Geo.
Essex, Mass.
Arson to obtain insurance.
Anderson, Rev. S. P.
St. Louis, Mo.
Bap.
Theft and forgery; sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.
Adams, Rev. C. G.
Lockport, N. Y.
Epis.
Charged with accepting bribes and embezzling.
Ali, Rev. Jos.
Newark, N. J.
Cath.
Charged with assaulting nine-year-old girl.
Arnold, Rev. John
Wellington, O.
U. B.
Charged with murdering wife.
Ahlfeldt, Rev. Carl
San Francisco, Cal.
Luth.
Drunkenness; imprisoned.
Booth, Rev. James
Coulton, O.
Raping deaf and dumb girl.
Bonsack, Rev. David
Westminster, Md.
Dunk.
Suicide.
Bowles, Rev. Marion
Omaha, Neb.
Chris.
Raping parishioner’s wife.
Bacon, Rev. Mr.
Norwich, Conn.
Obscene language.
Baxter, Rev. Geo. W.
Des Moines, Ia.
Pres.
Sporting tendencies; engaged to two women at once.
Barrows, Rev. C. D.
San Francisco, Cal.
Cong.
Immorality.
Booth, Rev. C. M.
Springfield, Mass.
Bap.
Forgery.
Bristor, Rev. Geo. R.
Spring Valley.
M. E.
Seduction of sixteen-year-old ward.
Butler, Rev. Father
Jersey City, N. J.
Cath.
Elopement.
Bennett, Rev. J. R.
Morgantown, Ky.
Meth.
Obtaining money under false pretenses.
Benjamin, Rev. H. D.
Portsmouth, O.
Suicide.
Butler, Rev. Mr.
Raleigh, N. C.
Bap.
Elopement.
1892
Best, Rev. Ed.
Hamilton, Ont.
Cursing his neighbor and praying the Lord to destroy him; this in a disorderly manner and at open window; fined $10.
Browne, Rev. Robert
New York.
Bap.
Drunkenness.
1890
Bickley, Rev. F. D. T.
Covington, Ky.
M. E.
Charged with immorality; lying; maladministration; profanity.
1889
Bohannon, Rev. Chas.
Louisville, Ky.
Bap.
Elopement.
1889
Boyle, Rev. J. J.
Raleigh, N. C.
Winchester, Ill.
Cath.
In North Carolina, assault with intent to commit rape; at Winchester, going to St. Louis on a spree and attempting to shoot woman in a disorderly house.
Bloom, Rev. Jos.
Oswego, N. Y.
Bap.
Charged with theft of horse and sleigh.
Brom, Rev. Dr. B.
Central City, Neb.
Pres.
Theft of $1,500; forgery.
Black, Rev. Mr.
Springfield, O.
Arrested on charge of slander.
1891
Bowers, Rev. E. T.
Kansas City, Mo.
Pres.
Adultery.
Brushingham, Rev. J. P.
Chicago.
Meth.
Charged with bastardy. (Was fond of abusing Roscoe Conkling and other Freethinkers for Infidelity and immorality.)
1891
Buck, Rev. Mr.
Yankton, S. D.
Faith Cure.
Swindling by alleged cures; starving and freezing his children; fled on suspicion of having murdered his boy.
1892
Best, Rev. Jos.
Hamilton, Can.
Assault on wife.
Blanton, Rev. Mr.
Cave Springs, Ga.
Meth.
Writing letter to mulattress to assign immoral meeting; expelled.
Barr, Rev. D. A.
Allentown, Pa.
Slander; expelled.
Brown, Rev. Geo.
Portland, N. Y.
Bigamy.
Butler, Rev. Jas.
Dunlap, Tenn.
M. E.
Elopement and horse-stealing.
Brown, Rev. Wesley
Bedford, Ia.
Chris.
Breach of promise (engaged to five girls at once).
Boone, Rev. Wm.
Calhoun, Ga.
Poisoning a family.
Buchanan, Rev. S. H.
Little Rock, Ark.
Charged with embezzlement of $5,000.
Bair, Rev. Mr.
Royal Center, Ind.
Charged with adultery.
Baxter, Rev.
Charged by church committee with lying and wholesale love-making.
Bowman, Rev. A. S. G.
Reading, Pa.
Arrested for breaking into church.
Broad, Rev. T. P.
Topeka, Kan.
Cong.
Charged with criminal libel.
Burdette, Rev. Robt. (“Bob Burdette.”)
St. Louis, Mo.
Bap.
Charged with continuous drunkenness which caused him to disappoint several audiences for lectures.
1890
Carter, Rev. T. C., DD.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Meth.
Charged with adultery and suborning witnesses.
1890
Cruchet, Rev. A. B.
Montreal, Can.
Pres.
Seduction.
Crocker, Rev. Sim.
Sweettown, I. T.
Bap.
Murder of a preacher.
Conyer, Rev. J. F.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Attempted murder.
Campbell, Rev. Jas.
Columbus, Ind.
Meth.
Practicing abortion.
Clark, Rev. J.
Dayton, O.
Charged with murder.
Corder, Rev. Willis
Marion, Ill.
Bap.
Drunkenness.
Canterbury, Rev. J. C.
Redlands, Cal.
Embezzlement.
Calvin, Rev. John
Green Co., Ala.
Meth.
Murder.
Carter, Rev. H. R. O.
Baltimore.
Adultery.
Campbell, Rev. W. H.
Akron, O.
Intoxication and disorderly conduct.
Cave, Rev. W. A.
Wooster.
Theft.
Copper, Rev. E. K.
Rochester, N. Y.
M. E.
Drunkenness.
Dobbs, Rev. A. S.
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Cruelty to wife, forcing her to black his boots before church and rewarding her with an insult; she became insane, recovered, got divorce; embezzlement at Cameron, Mo.
Dale, Rev. Walker R.
Atlanta, Ga.
Bap.
Charged with bigamy.
Danks, Rev. John A.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
M. E.
Threatening life; slander; convicted and suspended.
Duncan, Rev. Henry
Birmingham, Ga.
Poisoned wife and eloped; hanged.
Dempsey, Rev. Thos.
Highland, Wis.
Cath.
Made improper visits to Mr. Grace’s wife; on Grace’s charging criminality eleven parishioners dragged him to the priest’s house amid cries of “Lynch him!” when the priest beat him in the face, the party forced him to his knees, and he retracted to save his life; Grace sues for $15,000.
Doelling, Rev. Adolph
Gr’nd R’pids, Mich.
Theft of watch and $2 from preacher; imprisoned one year.
Dudley, Rev. Mr.
Gibbon, Neb.
Meth.
Seduction; abuse and desertion of the seduced girl after marriage.
De Ford, Rev. A. M.
Hortonville, Wis.
Counterfeiting.
Durant, Rev. A. H.
Sumter, S. C.
Murder.
Dyer, Rev. Ross
Macomb, Ill.
Bap.
Elopement with a married woman, deserting wife and children.
Davis, Rev. Geo. E.
Chicago, Ill.
Bigamy.
Downs, Rev. Mr.
Boston, Mass.
Bap.
Charged with adultery.
Dill, Rev. A. C.
Sterling, N. J.
Indecent familiarities with women.
Dawson, Rev. G. E.
Wheeling, W. Va.
M. E.
Lying, robbery, fraud.
Dumont, Rev. Wm.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Swindling.
Dubs, Bishop.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Charged with circulating obscene literature.
Dittke, Rev. Herman
Shawano Co., Wis.
Luth.
Charged with cruelty to children.
Donnelly, Rev. Father
Los Angeles, Cal.
Cath.
Desertion of wife.
Derepentencigny, Rev. Father
Montreal, Can.
Illicit distilling.
Dunbar, Rev. Edw.
Oxford, Ga.
Meth.
Bigamy.
Davie, Rev. Mr.
New Haven, Mich.
Charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Dobbin. Rev. John
Wacousta, Mich.
Gross immorality.
Edgell, Rev. Mr.
Parkersburg, W. V.
Meth.
Forgery of pension affidavits for purpose of sale.
Early, Rev. Father
Pou’keepsie, N. Y.
Cath.
Assault on a parishioner during services.
Edward, Rev. W. M.
Portland, N. D.
Charged with immorality with women; fled, deserting family.
Eastman, Rev. Jas. M.
Olmsted Falls, O.
M. E.
Seduction.
Flory, Rev. B. F.
Pawnee City, Neb.
Forgery.
Fritch, Rev. M. L.
Shillington, Pa.
Ref.
Long course of theft.
Fitzgerald, Rev. Mr.
Charlot, N. Y.
Cath.
Beating and choking a lady; fined $50.
Fleming, Rev, S. J.
Monte Vista, Cal.
M. E.
Swindle of $6,000.
Finnerty, Rev. Mr.
Dayton, O.
Cath.
Adultery.
Flaherty, Rev. Chas.
Rochester, N. Y.
Cath.
Rape.
Fleming, Rev. Jas.
Detroit, Mich.
Cruelty to wife.
Farrington. Rev. F’r.
Louisville, Ky.
Cath.
Drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Guihot, Rev. Father
Montreal, Can.
Cath.
Adultery.
Griffis, Rev. J. K.
Waconda, Ill.
Bap.
Eloped with young parishioner, taking all wife’s money and jewelry.
Garland, Rev. J. B.
Vermillion, S. D.
Epis.
Charged with embezzlement of $14,000.
Gordon, Rev. C. B. W.
Petersburg, Va.
Bap.
Charged with selling vote and influence; asked to resign.
George, Rev. Harry
Fishkill, N. Y.
Seduction, and abettal of an abortion which proved fatal.
Garrett, Rev. Mr.
Pa.
Forgery, accessoriness to; expelled.
Goine, Rev. C. C.
Fort Scott, Kan.
Bap.
Seduction; fled.
Gates, Rev. Geo. N.
Savanna, Ill.
Bap.
Seduction; expelled.
George, Rev. A.
Leeds, N. Y.
Charged with seduction of his stepdaughter, which resulted in her death.
Gordon, Rev. Frank
South Solon, O.
Disc.
Seduction.
Gardner, Rev. C. M.
Toledo, O.
While married, writing love-letters to girls; expelled.
Gurr, Rev. Henry
Oakland, Cal.
Epis.
Cruelty to wife.
Gentle, Rev. George
Washington, O.
Attempted rape of ten-year-old girl.
Griesen, Rev. Mr.
Chicago.
Charged with slander.
Gifford, Rev. Wm. C.
Meth.
Charged with adultery.
Garrett, Rev. Philip
Reading, Pa.
U. B.
Obtaining money on false pretenses.
Gratza, Rev. Father
Hillsboro, Ill.
Cath.
Charged with circulating obscene pictures.
Gilford, Rev. W. E.
Chicago, Ill.
Meth.
Immorality.
Hendricks, Rev. R. O.
Meth.
Assault with deadly weapon.
Hoddy, Rev. Carroll N.
Decatur, Ill.
Chris.
Drunkenness.
Hayden, Rev. Francis
Drunkenness and frequenting brothel.
Henderson, Rev. T. R.
Lima, O.
Meth.
Charged with seduction.
Hoffman, Rev. John
Waukesha, Mich.
Meth.
Charged with cruelty to wife.
Hall, Rev. C. J.
New London, Wis.
Bigamy.
Heininger, Rev.
Elkhart, Ind.
Falsehood and slander.
Hembree, Rev. C. C.
Guthrie, Okla.
Threatening with revolver new claimant of pulpit, from which Hembree had been deposed for disreputable conduct; arrested.
Hennessey, Rev. E. M.
Dungannon, O.
Cath.
Assault and battery of a woman; fined $700 and imprisoned ninety days.
Hogfin, Rev. A. O.
Sabetha, Kan.
Charged with criminal libel.
Hughes, Rev. Chas. S.
Sedalia, Mo.
Charged with forgery.
Holmes, Rev. Mr.
Dubuque, Ill.
Counterfeiting.
Healy, Rev. Mr.
Pierce City, Mo.
Cath.
Arrested for criminal libel.
Holted, Rev. Nicholas
Louisville, Ky.
Cath.
Charged with immorality with a young lady; forced to resign.
Hooper, John F.
Kingston, N, Y.
Mott Haven, N. Y.
Pres.
Cruelty to wife at Kingston; elopement at Mott Haven.
Hildreth. Rev. T. F.
Chicago, Ill.
M. E.
Charged with scandalous immorality.
Henry, Rev. Mr.
Odessa, Mo.
Charged with seduction.
Hammond, Rev. Wm.
Montreal, Can.
Yreka, Cal.
Franklin F’ls, Ill.
Indiana.
Georgia.
Bap.
Extensive swindling; arrested for attempt to poison a lady whom he had married for her money.
Helmick, Rev. D. M.
Neola, Ia.
Meth.
Unprovoked murder of a man whom he had failed to intimidate from marrying a lady loved by both.
Hinsman, Rev. Z. K.
Asotin, Wash.
Meth.
Elopement and wife desertion.
Hale, Rev. John
Dayton, O.
Fraudulent dealings.
Hibler, Rev. Sidney
Saradia, Miss.
Meth.
Adultery; killed by husband.
Harrison, Rev. G.
Cannon, Tex.
Meth.
Murder and suicide.
Holohan, Rev. John J.
Hinsdale, N. H.
Cath.
Charged with lewdness.
Hallman, Rev. S. T.
Concord, N. C.
Seduction.
1892
Hallinger, Rev. Edw.
Jersey City, N. J.
Bap.
Murder; hanged.
Hagins, Rev. Mr.
Oswego, N. Y.
Desertion of wife and children for another woman.
Harris, Rev. Andrew
Clinton, Miss.
Bap.
Murder.
Irvine, Rev. Ingram
Braddock, Pa.
Cong.
Adultery; swindling.
Johnson, Rev. W. W.
Laurel, Del.
M. E.
Attempt to elope and leave family.
Jones, Rev. Thomas R.
Albion, Mich.
Bap.
Forgery.
1890
Johnson, Rev. H. E.
Greenville, Pa.
M. E.
Charged on twenty-three counts with indecent conduct with young ladies.
Jones, Rev. Geo. W.
Long Branch, N. J.
Embezzlement of church collections.
Jealicka, Father J. J.
Chicago, Ill.
Cath.
Insulting little girls.
Johnson, Rev. H. R. J.
Chicago, Ill.
Threatening life of rival evangelist; held in bonds to keep peace.
Jennings, Rev. J. B.
Newark, N. J.
Charged with wife-desertion, drunkenness, and lying.
Kolasinski, Rev. Fath’r
Toledo, O.
Cath.
Charged with rape of eleven-year-old girl.
Knauf, Rev. George
Pittsburg, Pa.
Charged with abetting murder.
Kuhlman, Rev. Chas.
Marshall Ill.
Cath.
Immoral conduct.
Koehler, Rev. A. N.
Farmer’s Retreat, Ind.
Luth.
Indecent familiarities with women.
Kohn, Rev. Horace
Bucyrus, O.
Attempted seduction.
Kelsey, Rev. Joel S.
McCook, Neb.
Cong.
Seduction of girls; fled to escape lynching.
King, Rev. T.
Oakland, Cal.
Drunkenness.
Knight, Rev. David
Caldwell Co., N. C.
Bap.
Desertion of wife and twelve children to elope with mother-in-law.
Kimball, Rev. O. D.
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Bap.
Sodomy with boys; seduction of little girls; dismissed; confessed.
Kelly, Rev. Alfred B.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Theft; confessed.
Kroeger, Rev. Father
Elkhart, Ind.
Cath.
Swindling in the amount of $17,000.
Kertly, Rev. F. S.
Franklin, Ind.
Chris.
Forgery.
Kisler, Rev. J. B.
Seneca City, Ga.
Hol.
Burglary.
Koesalsko, Rev. Jos.
Hazelton, Pa.
Cath.
Libel; embezzlement.
Lord, Rev. William
West Creek, N. J.
Bap.
Charged with seduction.
1899
Lightfoot, Rev. Mr.
Newport, Ark.
Bap.
Swindling congregation; shot dead by them.
Lerch, Rev. Fred.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Cath.
Indecent liberties with eight-year-old girl; sentenced to penitentiary.
Lindler, Rev. George
Nashville, Tenn.
Swindling.
Laird, Rev. G. M.
Gillespie, Mo.
Attempt to blackmail.
Lennax, Ernest
Chicago, Ill.
Meth.
Charged with embezzlement.
McArthur, Rev. Julius
Dover, N. H.
Bap.
Horse-stealing and murder.
Moore, Rev. Henry C.
Little Rock, Ark.
Charged with passing counterfeit money.
Morse, Rev. Wm. F.
Big Rapids, Mich.
Wes.
Elopement and desertion of family.
Mastin, Rev. J. J.
St. Elmo, Tenn.
Bap.
Writing love letters to several ladies with whom he had no acquaintance.
1889
McCready, Rev. R. H.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pres.
Charged with obtaining money under false pretenses; arrested.
Marquis, Rev. Mr.
Osage City, Kan.
Pres.
Charged with immodest conduct with young ladies; forced to resign.
Mowbray, Rev. Mr.
Springfield.
Bap.
Adultery.
McIntosh, Rev. Mr.
St. Louis, Mo.
M. E.
Charged with bigamy, and using obscene language.
Mertz, Rev. Matthew
Columbus, Ind.
Luth.
Adultery.
McNeeley, Rev. Oscar
Indianapolis, Ind.
Chris.
Charged with forgery.
Mitterling, Rev. D. J.
Lucas, O.
Luth.
Gross immorality.
Murphy, Rev. Coniff
Sioux City.
Cath.
Intoxication and disorderliness.
Martin, Rev. L.
Detroit, Mich.
Fornication.
Mayes, Rev. Jas.
Arcola, Ill.
M. E.
Selling liquor without license.
Mailluchette, Rev. L.
Detroit, Mich.
Cath.
Adultery.
Meyer, Rev. H.
Lincoln, Ill.
Luth.
Charged with speculation and falsehood.
McBride, Rev. M. J.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Cath.
Compelled dying man to will him his estate.
Michanowski, Rev. A.
Jersey City, N. J.
Cath.
Embezzlement of church funds.
Miracle, Rev. Geo. W.
Grove, Kan.
Meth.
Elopement with married woman, deserting wife and four children.
McCready, Rev. R. H.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Cong.
Charged with theft of $319.
McManus, Rev. Wm.
N. Springfield, Pa.
Chris.
Elopement with a parishioner’s wife.
Meynardie, Rev. J. S.
Atlanta, Ga.
Immorality; expelled.
Mitchell, Rev. N. W.
Fort Worth, Tex.
Pres.
Heavy forgeries; fled.
Moysant, Rev. J.
Chicago, Ill.
Cath.
Seduction of and elopement with the wife of the famous politician McDonald, who says: “She became a fanatic in religion, and the brute brought a tremendous religious influence to bear on her. Under his powerful leverage, the church, he made her an easy prey. To think that he lived on me, blessed my food, took my children on his knee and blessed them!”
Mower, Rev. Mr.
Pa.
U. B.
Immorality and forgery.
McFarland, Rev. A. B.
Pittsburgh Pa.
Assault and terrible cruelty to wife; divorce given her.
Mills, Rev. Michael
Detroit, Mich.
Arrested for seduction and many immoralities with women.
Martin, Rev. N. H.
Chatham, Ont.
Epis.
Breach of promise (engaged to three girls); fled.
1891
Moore, Rev. Geo.
Louisville, Ky.
Bap.
Theft of Bible and other property.
Marshall, Rev. W. F.
Kinderhook, N. Y.
Seduction under promise of marriage, and desertion.
Moore, Rev. H. H.
Warren, Pa.
Charged with immoralities.
Mayer, Rev. Mr.
Erie, Pa.
Wantonness; tarred and feathered.
Moore, Rev. Lewis
Nashville, Tenn.
Incest.
Matlock, Rev. Robt.
Izard Co., Ark.
Murder.
Martin, Rev. R. L.
Evansville, Wis.
Drunkenness.
Maczynski, Rev. Father
Cath.
Charged with embezzlement of $3,700.
McArthur, Rev. Julius
Dover, N. H.
Bap.
Horse-stealing and murder.
Moore, Rev. Henry C.
Little Rock, Ark.
Charged with passing counterfeit money.
Nailand, Rev. Jas.
Springfield, Mo.
Theft; imprisoned ten days.
Norto, Rev. L. L.
Macon City, Ga.
Charged with theft.
Nutting, Rev. W. W.
Lisbon, N. D.
Elopement.
Nelson, Rev. Walter
Port Burwell, Ont.
Elopement and wife-desertion.
Orne, Rev. A. L.
Haverhill, Mass.
Faith Cure.
Allowing child to die without medical service.
O’Donnell, Rev. Father
Sedamsville, O.
Cath.
Drunkenness.
Orvis, Rev. Wm.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Cong.
Medical swindling.
Oftedal, Rev. Gus.
Wahpeton, N. D.
Luth.
Charged with whipping his servant-girl for her spiritual discipline.
O’Riordan, Rev. M. V.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Cath.
Drunkenness; forgery; consorting with lewd women; embezzling church money.
Owen, Rev. Thos.
Vernon, Ala.
Bap.
Insulting ladies who would not attend his meeting; mobbed out of the neighborhood; convicted.
Overton, Rev. W. A.
Greene Co., Ga.
Bap.
Suicide.
O’Sullivan, Rev. John
Camillus, N. Y.
Cath.
Charged with seduction and deposed.
Orbach, Rev. C. L.
Sauk Rapids, Minn.
Luth.
Charged with adultery.
O’Connor, Rev. Father
Wilmington, Del.
Cath.
Drunkenness.
O’Connor, Rev. Father
Chicago, Ill.
Cath.
Criminal intercourse with girl under fourteen.
Otis, Rev. Father
Calumet, Mich.
Cath.
Charged with seduction.
Phillips, Rev. R. D.
Elmira, N. Y.
Meth.
Forgery.
Payne, Rev. J. H.
Columbus, O.
Theft.
Prouty, Rev. Enoch
Beloit, Wis.
Bap.
Dishonesty, lying, wife-desertion, adultery.
Percival, Rev. Harold
Detroit.
Bap.
Sodomy.
Powell, Rev. Wm.
Macon. Ga.
Perjury.
Parsons, Rev. M.
Perry, Ia.
Bap.
Charged with embezzlement.
Pierce, Rev. Geo. J.
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Cong.
Charged with many immoralities.
Parker. Rev. F.
Sherman, Tex.
Meth.
Charged with forgery.
Parrault, Rev. Father
Dickinson. N. D.
Charged with forgery.
1889
Packard, Rev. J.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Hol.
Ran up board bill until landlady became embarrassed for money; suggested that he pawn her watch for her, and did so and absconded with the proceeds.
1891
Peters, Rev. J. H.
Marienfeld, Tex.
Cath.
With Father Andrews governed a convent of boys; one escaped and revealed that the two priests had killed a student, telling the escaped one that priests had a right to murder; Andrews, with the justice of peace who held inquest, and, being a strong Catholic and under the priest’s control, returned verdict of suicide, arrested; Peters missing.
Pettit, Rev. Mr.
Lafayette, Ind.
Arrested for wife-poisoning.
Perry, Rev. Spurgeon
Philadelphia, Pa.
Horse-stealing.
Prather, Rev. E. L.
Lincoln, Ill.
Pres.
Charged with many seductions; deposed.
Pistor, Rev. Mr.
Albuquerque, N. M.
Luth.
Drunkenness and embezzlement of church funds; deposed.
Phillips, Rev. J. W.
Joliet, Ill.
Adultery.
Petty, Rev. W. P.
Maysville, Tex.
Meth.
Charged with indecencies with girls.
Paul, Rev. Mr.
Heraldsburg, Cal.
Meth.
Libel.
Poole, Rev. Pedro
Vera Cruz.
Cath.
Murder.
Price, Rev. J. W.
Ottumwa, Ia.
Bap.
Criminal connection.
Quinn, Rev. Father
Spokane Falls, Wash.
Cath.
Indecent liberties with little girls; under assumed character of John Smith sentenced to ninety days in workhouse, whereupon revealed true profession and was but fined $100.
Quay, Rev. Father
Snohomish, Wash.
Cath.
Sodomy.
Reynolds, Rev. Allen
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Adultery.
1892
Robinson, Rev. Mr.
Detroit, Mich.
Meth.
Criminal connection.
Ransford, Rev. Edw.
New York, N. Y.
Assault with intent to rape.
Roe, Rev. John F.
Wooster, O.
Theft.
Roberts, Rev. R. M.
Graham Co., N. C.
Elopement with another man’s wife, deserting his own.
Rymarsky, Rev. Louis
Carlstadt, N. J.
Pres.
Assaults on girls between twelve and fifteen with intent to rape.
Rheinhart, Rev. J. P.
Norwood.
Evan.
Theft of a theological work and other books.
Ryan, Rev. Francis
Philadelphia, Pa.
Cath.
Theft.
Robinson, Rev. E.
Girard, Ga.
Meth.
Charged with theft; fined for fighting in church.
Rollins, Rev. J. M.
Bonne Terre, Mo.
Meth.
Adultery, confessed; charged with sodomy.
Ray, Rev. John S.
Wooster, O.
Meth.
Burglary.
Rodgers, Rev. Mr.
Colton, Cal.
Hol.
Indecent conduct with women.
Riley, Rev. J. T.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
M. E.
Indecent conduct with women.
Roberts, Rev. G. W.
Toronto.
Gross immorality.
Robertson, Rev. J. D.
Savannah, Ga.
Pres.
Immoralities.
1890
Ryan, Rev. Peter
Lowville, N. J.
Cath.
Struck lady in face with prayer-book and used indecent language to her, because she refused share of assessment demanded; deposed.
Richards, Rev. W. L.
Stockton, Minn.
M. E.
Charged with embezzlement.
Ross, Rev. Orville
Lockford, Cal.
Cong.
Killed wife, son, and self because wife would not support him.
1889
Rogers, Rev. Euclid B.
Franklin, Pa.
Bap.
Cruelty to wife; expelled; wife got divorce.
1888
Riley, Rev. John
Council Grove, Kan.
Adv.
Sending to wife of a parishioner, with whom he maintained a liaison, a love-letter such that he was arrested for mailing obscene matter.
Reed, Rev. J. C.
Grand Island, Neb.
Bap.
Elopement.
Rodden, Rabbi Max.
Trenton, N. J.
Heb.
Fighting in church; arrested.
Roberts, Rev. Peter
Scranton, Pa.
Cong.
Breach of promise; $3,000 damages.
Richardson, Rev. J. W.
Marshfield, Mo.
Chris.
Elopement with fourteen-year-old girl, deserting family.
Robinson, Rev. Mr.
Clarkston, Mich.
M. E.
Charged with indecent conduct with young ladies, and proposing adultery to married.
Rogers, Rev. E. B.
Burlington, Ia.
Charged with deliberately planning the cruelties that forced his wife to get divorce, so he could marry another woman.
1890
Smith, Rev. D. A.
Clam Falls, Minn.
Elopement with a parishioner’s wife.
Sanborn, Rev. Geo. M.
Eureka, Cal.
Cong.
Elopement with a parishioner’s wife.
Stone, Rev. Saml. G.
Cowan, Ont., Can.
Meth.
Improper relations with a parishioner’s wife.
Sims, Rev. G. P.
Atwood, Ill.
Immorality; deposed; threatened to kill church officers; arrested for carrying concealed weapons.
Steffens, Rev. Aloysius.
L’g Isl’d City, N. Y.
Cath.
Slander; $1,000 damages given.
Schaberhorn, Rev. A. A.
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Drunkenness; using lewd language to women; desertion of wife and children.
Smedley, Rev. Mr.
Des Moines, Ia.
Meth.
Charged with lying.
1889
Sutton, Rev. D. G.
Boone, Ia.
Blackmail.
Savage, Rev. Samuel
Celina, Tenn.
Bap.
Twice running away with woman for a short time; finally absconding with one altogether and leaving wife in want.
Smith, Rev. Wm. A.
Boston, Mass.
Bap.
Immorality, drunkenness; expelled.
Shelton, Rev. T. J.
Little Rock, Ark.
Chris.
Non-support of wife; divorce granted her; arrested for intoxication.
Stewart, Rev. Wm. J.
Port Norris, N. J.
M. E.
Accused of seduction.
Simmons, Rev. W. H.
Springfield, O.
Meth.
Charged with indecent conduct to married lady; her husband and others dragged him from the pulpit and stopped his preaching.
Samuels, Rev. A.
Chicago, Ill.
Swindling.
Sherwood, Rev. Dr.
South Om’ha, Neb.
Cruelty to boys.
Squire, Rev. S. R.
New Portage, O.
Immoralities.
Stevens, Rev. L. G.
St. John. N. B.
Epis.
Charged with adultery.
Schmotz, Rev. Carl
Challicoon, N. Y.
Ref.
Intoxication and indecent liberties.
Seals, Rev. C. B.
E. Lynn, Ill.
Elopement.
Smith, Rev. Father
Delavan, Wis.
Cath.
Conducting lottery at church fair; arrested.
Scott, Rev. Monroe
Attempted bigamy; murder and suicide.
Simmons, Rev. W. H.
Springfield, O.
M. E.
Indecent liberties.
Snowden, Rev. Frank
Chicago, Ill.
Chris.
Assault and battery.
Small, Rev. Sam.
Charged with swindling in the sum of $1,000 by a clergyman of Newton Lower Falls, Mass.
Souderstom, Rev. H. M.
Burlington, Ia.
Meth.
Fraud; lying; suspended.
Saddlier, Rev. R. A.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Meth.
Drunkenness, habitual; expelled.
Spencer, Rev. Joel F.
Richmond, Mo.
Chris.
Borrowed $350 and left, leaving note that he should commit suicide.
Stone, Rev. S. C.
Tenn., Miss. & Ark.
Murder.
Stratton, Rev. Mr.
Oakland, Cal.
Charged with hugging and kissing one of his female teachers after she had retired for the night.
Smith, Rev. John
St. Johns, N. B.
Swindling hotel.
Shibrow, Rev. Mr.
Ono, Wis.
Indecent conduct.
Squier, Rev. E. A.
Taylorville, Ill.
Meth.
Charged with slander and lying.
Smith, Rev. R. M.
Sterling, Ill.
Meth.
Charged with adultery.
Schwabe, Rev. F. B.
Rock Island, Ill.
Pres.
Intoxicated; arrested.
Staunton, Rev. Benj.
Fort Green, N. Y.
Pres.
Adulteries, and cruelty to wife.
Slusser, Rev. Jas. G.
Stark Co., O.
Charged with adultery.
Spurlock, Rev. M.
Geneseo, Ill.
Lying; immorality; adultery.
Shelter, Rev. John
McClure, O.
U. B.
Selling liquor without license.
Smith, Rev. W. R.
Hastings, Neb.
Forgery; libel; embezzlement; opening others’ letters; false entries.
Serche, Rev. F. J.
Syracuse, N. Y.
R. C.
Indecent assault on eight-year-old girl.
Staples, Rev. Alfred
Amherst, N. S.
Bap.
Swindling; engaged to many girls at once; fled.
Stevens, Rev. W. L.
Santa Cruz, Cal.
M. E.
Improper liberties with women; gambling; drunkenness; expelled.
Schoonover, Rev. Mr.
New Haven, Mich.
Bap.
Charged with drunkenness.
Seymour, Rev. D.
Janesville, Minn.
M. E.
Elopement with Mrs. Henry; taking with him missionary funds; leaving wife and five children destitute; she leaving husband and two children.
Stone, Rev. Mr.
Tacoma, Wash.
Meth.
Charged with desertion of wife for Mrs. McIntyre, upon the latter’s receiving $6,000 insurance money.
1891
Shaffer, Rev. A. H.
Des Moines, Ia.
M. E.
Cruelty to wife; adultery; falsehood.
Seeley, Rev. Father
Granville, Wis.
Cath.
Indecent liberties with little girls at parochial school; fled from tar and feathers.
Stevenson, Rev. Mr.
Des Moines, Ia.
Meth.
Desertion of wife for other women.
Smith, Rev. C. Hudson
Boston, Mass.
Cong.
Desertion of wife; liaison with prostitute; return and redesertion of wife for same prostitute.
Schrieves, Rev. S. R.
Moss Run, O.
Desertion of wife and children; evangelizing accompanied by another woman as pretended wife.
Turner, Rev. R. G.
Little Rock, Ark.
M. E.
Swindles aggregating several thousand dollars; his conference in a warning circular describes him as “a good preacher—can talk and cry a man into believing him a saint.”
Tipton, Rev. John C.
W. Va.
Forgery; two murders; threefold bigamy; theft; arrested in pulpit at close of sermon.
Tatum, Rev. Jos.
Camden, Ark.
Murder of wife; hanged.
Trunnell, Rev. Evan
Marion, Ind.
Arrested on charge of burning church to get insurance.
Triffit, Rev. J. F.
Columbus, O.
Adulteries.
Taylor, Rev. J. H.
Jefferson City, Mo.
Bap.
Bigamy.
Thayer, Rev. O. B.
Clinton, Ill.
Pres.
Swindling.
1892
Temple, Rev. John
Evansville, Ind.
Charged with murder.
Turrell, Rev. C. W.
Wyandotte, Mich.
Meth.
Adultery.
Tighe, Rev. R. H.
New York, N. Y.
Charged with adultery and libel.
Tupper, Rev. C. T.
Leavenworth, Kan.
Epis.
Charged with adultery.
Tevis, Rev. A. H.
Kansas City, Mo.
Meth.
Charged with lying; suspended.
Trager, Rev. W. A.
Washington, Ind.
Charged with horse-stealing.
Vanetten, Rev. J. P.
Youngstown, O.
Meth.
Embezzlement of $1,200 from a widow.
Van Buskirk, Rev. Dr.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Chris.
Adultery with parishioner’s wife.
Vedder, Rev. A. A.
New York, N. Y.
Pres.
Seduction.
Vancil, Rev. George W.
Duquoin, Ill.
Counterfeiting.
Vest, Rev. E. B.
Martinsville, Ind.
Immodest conduct with a young lady; forced to resign.
Van Horn, Rev. David
Athens Co., N. Y.
Forgery.
1889
Williams, Rev. G. W.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Grand larceny—renting a furnished house and selling the furniture; was found in Buffalo living with a mulatto girl.
Woodward, Rev. J. H.
Greenbush, Wis.
Meth.
Charged with “scandalous conduct.”
Wharton, Rev. F. L.
Milwaukee, Wis.
M. E.
Arrested on charge of slander.
White, Rev. J. H.
Gonzales, Tex.
M. E.
Indecent language and letters; suspended one year.
Whitman, Rev. Edw.
Joliet, Ill.
Bap.
Thefts and improper conduct with girl.
Wood, Rev. D. C.
Tama City, Ia.
U. B.
Elopement, leaving wife and seven children.
Woodruff, Rev. Chas.
Boyleston, Ind.
U. B.
Elopement with Mrs. Covert, she taking considerable of her husband’s money.
West, Rev. Wm. T. A.
Chesterton, Ind.
Meth.
Seduction and murder by poison of Susie Beck.
Wilson, Rev. Wm.
Waco, Tex.
Chris.
Horse-stealing.
1893
Webster, Rev. S. E.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Charged with forgery.
Wood, Rev. D. W.
Sioux City, Ia.
Obtaining $17,000 under false pretenses.
Wilbur, Rev. Sidney
Susp. Bridge, N. Y.
P. E.
Immorality.
Weih, Rev. John N.
Robbery of six churches.
Wright, Rev. J. N.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Meth.
Suicide.
Watkins, Rev. M.
Pleasant Plains, Ill.
Rape.
Wood, Rev. C. F.
Tulare, Cal.
Cong.
Indecent proposals to fifteen-year-old girl.
Worden, Rev. Jarvis
New York, N. Y.
Dishonesty; lying; suspended.
Ward, Rev. W. M.
Portland, N. D.
Meth.
Criminal connection; fled, deserting wife and family.
Welton, Rev. Sidney
St. John, N. B.
Bap.
Charged with swindling.
Watson, Rev. W. L.
Little Black, Wis.
Epis.
Charged with illegal liquor-selling.
Woolford, Rev. N. D.
Indianapolis, Ind.
U. B.
Charged with coercing a weak-minded woman into giving $20,000 to an institution of his.
Widemar, Rev. Howard
Philadelphia, Pa.
Epis.
According to charges, persuaded wife to live apart from him, and used this absence as ground for divorce; obtained bishop’s consent to remarry by saying ground was adultery.
Wood, Rev. Andrew
Los Angeles, Cal.
U. B.
According to charges paid improper attention to Mrs. Bell; kicked wife out of bed because she would not receive Mrs. Bell; threatened to put her in jail; made her kneel and swear to obey him in all things as the Bible commands, and consent to his courting Mrs. Bell; arrested.
Washington, Rev. W. H.
Marysville.
Adultery with W. Dyer’s wife; murder of Dyer.
Wilson, Rev. J. T. C.
Beresford, Ia.
Meth.
Arrested on charge of rape of a thirteen-year-old girl.
Waters, Rev. G. L.
Cortland, N. Y.
Desertion of family; immoralities with female parishioners in Canada.
Watkins, Rev. W. F.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Charged with sodomy with boys.
Yodyzus, Rev. Math.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cath.
Assaults, drunkenness, embezzlement; deposed.
Young, Rev. John
Butte, Mont.
Pres.
Habitual drunkenness.
Young, Rev. Conrad
Chicago, Ill.
Charged with embezzlement.
Zyla, Rev. John
Chicago, Ill.
Cath.
Assault and battery.
ADDITIONS FOR FIFTH EDITION.
Accoursine, Father
Pierre, S. D.
Cath.
Drunkenness; violent assault on a butcher.
1894
Ackerman, Rev. Elmer
Pres.
Felonious assault on wife of elder. Accused; arrested.
Agnew, Rev. T. H.
Auburn, Ill.
M. E.
Violation of postal law; called brother minister names on a card. Fined.
1893
Alford, Rev. Mr.
Salem, O.
Col.
Malversation of funds; left town with camp-meeting gate receipts. Accused.
1894
Anderson, Rev. Pierce
Hermann, Mo.
Bap.
Horse stealing; confessed; 4 years in penitentiary.
1894
Armstrong, Rev. Cal.
Kokomo, Ind.
Embezzlement, as county treasurer, 3 years.
1894
Barnett, Rev. James
Columbus, O.
Bap.
Drunkenness; arrested for disturbing the peace.
Barrett, Rev. Dr.
Banks Co., Ga.
Bap.
Illicit distilling; arrested; bound over.
Bartsch, Rev. Bernard
Sutter, Ill.
G. Evan.
Abortion, charged with attempting to procure. Arrested.
1894
Bates, Rev. W. H.
Johnstown, Pa.
Ref.
Immorality, with disorderly woman; suspended by church.
Baullauff, Rev. Paul
East New York, N. Y.
Desertion; also accused of bigamy and perjury.
1894
Beardsley, Rev. E. H.
Pratt City, Ala.
Meth.
Grand larceny; pleaded guilty; to penitentiary.
1893
Bennett, Rev. Hampton D.
Lebanon, O.
Slander; sued for $10,000 by Pres. Long, Antioch College.
1893
Bennetts, Rev. J. J.
Meaderville, Mont.
M. E.
Accused of breaking up home of William Hay.
1894
Berry, Rev. B. F.
Postville, Iowa.
M. E.
Lying; fraudulent dealings; immoral conduct. Expelled from church.
Berry, Rev. John M.
White Co., Ga.
Robbery of co-operative store. In jail awaiting trial; made saws of his wife’s corset steels. Escaped with five other prisoners. Says jailer: “He was the most religious man I ever saw. He prayed night and day.”
1892
Blanton, Rev. T. M.
Florence, Ala.
Wrote insulting note to a lady; drunkard, opium eater, threatened the life of another minister. Whipped by citizens and run out of town.
1893
Bolton, Rev. R. H.
Findlay, O.
C. of G.
Improper proposal to Mrs. Samuel Cole. She knocked him down twice and swore out warrant for his arrest Church revoked his license.
Bonewell, Rev. Benj. A.
Madisonburg, O.
U. B.
Illicit relations with several members of the church. Confessed, in substance, in meeting.
1892
Bonsack, Elder D. D.
Carroll Co., Md.
Dunk.
Adultery; eloped with a married woman. Carried away others’ funds.
1894
Bowe, Rev. James F.
Edgerton, Wis.
Cath.
Slander; verdict, $5,000.
1894
Bowman, Rev. W. T.
Mississippi.
Pension frauds. Sentenced 3 years.
1893
Boyer, Rev. T. F.
Eureka, Ill.
Deception; concealed his marriage when at Chillicothe, Mo., and made love to girls. Suspended by the church.
1893
Bragg, Rev. Charles M.
Baltimore, Md.
M. E. S.
Adultery; eloped with organist, aged 17. Left wife and five children.
Briger, Rev. E.
Jennings, La.
Cong.
Slanderous talk about women; whipped in the pulpit.
1893
Britton, Rev. G. W.
Lancaster, O.
Meth.
Drunk and disorderly; arrested.
1893
Brown, Rev. I. J.
Waupan, Wis.
Meth.
Burglary; arrested at St. Joseph, Mo. Confessed.
1893
Buchanan, Rev. S. H.
Little Rock, Ark.
C. of P.
Embezzlement, while treasurer of the state insane asylum. Indicted, arrested, confessed.
1894
Buck, Rev. Solomon T.
Baltimore, Md.
E. As.
Receiving money under false pretenses. Had an independent income from copyright on illus. edition of Lord’s Prayer and Ten Commandments. 3 yrs in pen.
1890
Burns, Rev. R. T.
Kingston, Ont.
C. E.
Defaulter, as ass’t postmaster. Arrested, confessed.
1893
Chase, Rev. E. B.
Evanston, Ill.
A. M. E.
Assault on a letter carrier.
1892
Chadbourne, Rev. G. S.
Boston, Mass.
M. E.
Swindling; accused, arrested.
1893
Chenowith, Rev. J. F.
Wheeling, W. Va.
M. E.
Adultery; church trial; charges sustained.
1894
Clancy, Rev. Charles
Frontier, Mich.
M. E.
Improper conduct; accused; tarred and feathered.
1890
Collins, Rev. S. A.
Ashland, Wis.
Meth.
Immorality and misappropriation of funds. Found guilty.
1894
Connolly, Rev. James E.
Two Harbors, Minn.
Cath.
Rape; 20 years and 3 months. Attempted abortion, also. While at Crookston was suspended from church for alleged improper relations with married woman.
1893
Cook, Rev. Edward
Tecumseh, Neb.
Horse stealing; accused; arrested. A traveling evangelist and said to be mixed up in other crookedness.
1894
Cox, Rev. Daniel
Peru, Ind.
Dunk.
Murder, the victim having made charges reflecting on Cox’s daughter.
1895
Crummett, Rev. Benj.
Leavenworth Co., Kan.
M. E.
Rape and bastardy; accused, arrested.
1891
Culpepper, Rev. Mr.
Atlanta, Ga.
Vulgarity and obscenity in pulpit. Accused.
1893
De Castries, L’Abbe de la Croix.
Tacoma, Wash.
Cath.
Smuggling; accused; arrested; prosecuting attorney failed to act. Jumped bail.
1893
Deener, Rev. R. S.
Batesville, Ark.
Meth.
Forgery and immorality. Lived a double life. Accused. Arrested.
1893
Dent, Rev. Joshua L.
Cincinnati, O.
A. Bap.
Bigamy and perjury. Accused. Arrested.
1894
Dingleday, Rev. John
Richmond, Ind.
Cruelty, to inmates of Orphans’ Home. Heavily fined.
1893
Disney, Rev. Mr.
Brazil, Ind.
Violent assault on a young man. Fined.
1894
Dixon, Rev. J. K.
Portsmouth, O.
M. P.
Fighting with Salvation Army worker.
1893
Dixon, Rev. Thomas
New York City.
Bap.
Violation of law for protection of song birds. Fined.
1893
Donnocker, Rev. Delbert G.
Brockton, Mass.
F. W. B.
Rape and bastardy. Accused; indicted; arrested.
1894
Donnell, Rev. R. J.
Vicksburg, Miss.
Pension frauds. 3 years penitentiary.
Dozier, Rev. R. F.
Arkansas.
Rape. Accused; arrested.
Drew, Rev. W. P.
Williamsbridge, N. Y.
Bap.
Forgery; pleaded guilty.
1894
Driver, Rev. Samuel M.
Placerville, Cal.
M. E.
Adultery; embezzlement; eloped.
1890
Duncan, Rev. Henry
Ozark, Ala.
F. W. B.
Adultery, murder; hanged.
1894
Dunlap, Evangelist
Nyack, N. Y.
Forgery, embezzlement, wife desertion, adultery. Accused, arrested.
1894
Duvall, Rev. C. H.
New Castle, Pa.
Bap.
Adultery with 14 year old girl. Accused; arrested.
1893
Edwards, Rev. Rodney
San Francisco, Cal.
Epis.
Embezzlement. Accused, indicted.
1891
Ellis, Rev. John W.
San Francisco, Cal.
Pres.
Malversation of funds and false statement of account. Promised to make good the loss, and presbytery censured him.
1894
Englebrecht, Rev. E. J.
Luverne, Minn.
Cath.
Criminal assault Accused, indicted. Brought counter actions for slander.
1894
Feldman, Rev. Mr.
Goshen, Ind.
Luth.
“Contracting debts without intention to pay.” Intoxication. Accused; left town.
Fordinsky, Rabbi Harris
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Jew
Struck a child; fined.
Fritch, Rev. Martin L.
Reading, Pa.
Larceny; accused; confessed; arrested.
1890
Garrett, Rev. P. H.
The Gap, Pa.
U. B.
Embezzlement, perjury, forgery, theft. Accused, arrested.
1894
Gelvin, Rev. Mr.
Patriot, Ind.
M. E.
Adultery; eloped with wife of another minister. Sold his father’s horse and buggy, after borrowing them.
1894
Grayville, Rev. Mr.
Washington, Ind.
M. E.
Assault and battery; went into neighbor’s house to break up dance; fined; refused to pay; jailed.
1892
Guenthner, Rev. Nelson A.
Portland, Me.
Assault; accused, arrested.
1892
Haines, Rev. J. H.
New Hampshire.
Meth.
Falsehood; convicted; deposed.
1893
Hall, Rev. J. R.
Van Wert, O.
Meth.
Obtaining money under false pretenses; arrested; suspended from ministry.
1892
Hamilton, Rev. James W.
Winfield, N. Y.
Murder; electrocuted.
Hammond, Rev. Dr.
Victoria, B. C.
Bigamy, embezzlement, accused.
1894
Haney, Rev. Conrad
Chicago, Ill.
Meth.
Adultery; eloped.
1891
Hanks, Rev. Robert T.
Dallas, Tex.
Bap.
Criminal libel growing out of newspaper controversy; indicted.
1890
Hanna, Rev. Thomas, D.D.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Swindler and dead beat; fled.
1891
Harris, Rev. Mr.
Boston, Mass.
Bap.
Immorality, accused.
1890
Heath, Rev. W. Ray, jr.
Bucksport, Me.
Meth.
Betrayal; arrested.
1893
Heddie, Rev. Thomas E.
Highland, Mich.
Seduction; 2 years.
1894
Henderson, Rev. I. R.
Lima, O.
M. E.
Attempted immorality; at 70 tried to make appointments with young girls. Suspended. Once at Van Wert, O., cowhided for slandering women of congregation.
1894
Henderson, Rev. Thomas
Morristown, N. J.
A. M. E.
Immoral assault; accused, arrested.
Hickey, Rev. Michael J.
Jersey City, N. J.
Cath.
Adultery; accused.
1895
Hicks, Rev. Charles W.
Wantagh, L. I., N. Y.
Larceny; accused, arrested.
Hicks, Rev. Henry S.
Roundout, N. Y.
A. M. E.
Malversation of funds; accused.
1895
Hinshaw, Rev. William E.
Belleville, Ind.
Meth.
Murder; accused, indicted, arrested.
1893
Hoerl, Rev. Lewis
Sabina, O.
Bap.
Theft; accused, arrested.
Hoffman, Rev. A. F.
Chris.
Immorality; accused, whipped by husband.
1894
Hoffman, Rev. Wm.
La Porte, Ind.
Horse stealing; in 13 state penitentiaries.
1894
Howard, Rev. G. B.
Many states.
All-round swindler. 9 years, from Jackson, Tenn., to Columbus, O., for fraud.
1894
Howard, Rev. Geo. S. V.
Chicago, Ill.
Meth.
Forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses. Accused, arrested.
1889
Howard, Rev. Wm. E.
New York City.
Swindling; 9 years and 6 months in Sing Sing.
1889
Hunt, Rev. Buck
Mississippi.
S. Meth.
Murder of minister who had supplanted him; shot him as he was preaching. Penitentiary for life; escaped 5 years later arrested at East Birmingham, Ala., where he had preached for 3 years as W. W. Thompson.
Hutchinson, Rev. George
Philadelphia, Pa.
Bigamy; arrested.
1895
Irvine, Rev. Alex. F.
New York & Omaha.
Deserted wife; made false charges to get divorce.
1893
Johnson, Rev. Charles
Midville, Ga.
Murder of another preacher; executed.
Johnson, Rev. Robert I.
New York City.
1893
Johnson, Rev. Wm. H.
Parkerford, Pa.
Stealing chickens; fled.
1890
Keeler, Rev. A. S.
Mechanicstown, O.
M. E.
Adultery; eloped.
1894
Kepler, Rev. Charles O.
Boston, Mass.
Meth.
Unfaithfulness and desertion. Was sued for divorce, which was granted by default.
Koehler, Rev. Henry
Cincinnati, O.
Cath.
Theft; stealing silver candlesticks from Cath. churches; accused, arrested.
1894
Lando, Rev. Stephen
Guthrie, O. T.
Jew & Chris.
Fraud; arrested. Victimized Christians in many places.
1893
Latham, Rev. James
Fenton, Mich.
Meth.
Adultery; eloped to Canada, arrested, pleaded guilty.
1895
Lee, Rev. W. J.
Benton, Mo.
Pres.
Adultery; accused.
Le Count, Rev. George
Camden, N. J.
Larceny; sentenced to jail, but sentence changed to fine that he might preach at camp meeting.
1895
Lepore, Rev. Mariano
North Denver, Col.
Cath.
Immorality and dishonesty. Accused, deposed by bishop, arrested.
1890
Lesser, Rev. J. Henry
York, Pa.
Luth.
Seduction; accused, arrested.
1894
Lewis, Rev. C. W.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Pension frauds; accused, arrested.
1893
Lightner, Rev. John A.
Marietta, O.
Adultery, eloped; arrested.
Loomis, Rev. S. P.
Shelton, Neb.
Meth.
Slandered doctor; cowhided by latter.
1891
Lowery, Rev. John A.
Bap.
Adultery; eloped.
1895
Mabry, Rev. W. D.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bap.
Adultery; accused, arrested.
1890
Marshall, Rev. A. J.
Winnebago City, Minn.
Bap.
Bastardy; accused, expelled from presidency of North-western Baptist College.
1895
McAuley, Rev. Alex. G.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pres.
Immorality, visited low resorts for 5 years. 75 years old. Dismissal recommended.
McChesney, Rev. Samuel
Amsterdam, N. Y.
Meth.
Malversation of funds; accused, held for grand jury.
1890
McEllery, Rev. J. C.
Calera, Ala.
Bap.
Attempted fraud; accused, resignation demanded.
1894
McGuire, Father
Lexington, Ky.
Cath.
Immorality; in the evening awarded medals at Catholic colored school, and spent the night in debauch with colored women; next day drunk on street.
McKinney, Rev. G. R.
Orlando, O. T.
Pension frauds in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Arrested.
1894
McKinnis, Rev. R. C.
Marion, Ill.
Bap.
Leader of mob. Arrested.
Meinarezy, or Mlynarzyak, Rev. Father
Menominee, Mich.
Cath.
Slander; accused, arrested.
Detroit, Mich.
Seduction and adultery; many times; arrested.
1891
Morris, Rev. W. H.
Greenville, Ala.
Misappropriation of school funds; 13 months.
1890
Nations, Rev. J. Logan
Little Rock, Ark.
M. Prot.
Adultery; accused.
1893
Nickelson, Rev. Joseph
Detroit, Mich.
Cruelty to prisoners, farmed out to him by government.
Nicoll, Rev. M. H.
Seattle, Wash.
M. E.
Criminal libel of his presiding elder; convicted.
1894
Noonan, Rev. Joseph
Los Angeles, Cal.
Cath.
Immorality; consorted with the frail; superiors imposed 2 years penance.
1895
O’Connell, Rev. Timothy
Bap. or Epis.
Attempted assault on a little girl. Accused, arrested. Also drunkenness.
1894
O’Grady, Rev. Dominick
Cincinnati, O.
Cath.
Murder of Mary Gilmartin; attempted suicide, confessed.
1893
Palmer, Rev. S. S.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Pres.
False representations; suspended from ministry. Had before tried to take child from his wife; fined.
1894
Parker, Rev. Zachariah
Paris, Tex.
Meth.
Forgery and pension fraud; for 18 years drew pension in name of widow of former slave; woman had been dead 15 years. 18 months’ imprisonment.
Parkman, Rev. T. C.
Denver, Col.
Meth.
Larceny as bailee of money belonging to insurance companies of which he was agent. Accused, arrested.
1894
Paxton, Rev. Dr. John R.
New York City.
Pres.
Unlawful conduct; failed to report marriage of W. C. P. Breckinridge in time prescribed by law; fined.
1895
Penrod, Rev. Lemuel
Vanceburg, Ky.
Dis.
Assault with pistol and dirk on a member of his congregation in a dispute over infant baptism. Then went to his church and preached eloquent sermon.
Pettit, Rev. L. C.
Cohoes, N. Y.
M. E.
Adultery; eloped. Accused. Wife took him back.
Petty, Rev. Jason
Atlanta, Ga.
Meth.
Bigamy. Accused, arrested. Admitted, but thought he had conclusive evidence of first wife’s death.
Pieffer, Father
Duelm, Mich.
Cath.
Violent assault on a parishioner.
Porter, Rev. J. W.
Liberty Center, Ind.
Bap.
False representation. Expelled from ministry.
1893
Potter, Rev. Dr. D. C.
Bap.
Falsification, intemperance, intent to defraud, embezzlement, immorality, etc., all charged by his assistant, Rev. J. W. Putnam.
Preyer, Rev. Charles D.
Kearny, N. J.
Pres.
Slander; sued.
Price, Rev. A. A.
Connersville, Ind.
A. M. E.
Assault with intent to kill his wife. Arrested. Tried twice to commit suicide.
1893
Putnam, Rev. J. W.
Bap.
Libel, growing out of the Potter-Putnam quarrel (see Potter, Rev. D. C.). Indicted.
1893
Reams, Rev. A. R.
Merced, Cal.
M. E. S.
Adultery; eloped with his organist Arrested in B. C.
1894
Ridenour, Rev. A. M.
Ironton, O.
Adultery. Pleaded guilty.
Sadlier, Rev. H.
Hailey, Idaho.
Meth.
Drunkenness; visiting house of ill-fame. Expelled from ministry by unanimous vote of conference.
Sagebeer, Rev. Joseph E.
Flemington, N. J.
Meth.
Libel; refused to retract. Prosecuted.
Sample, Rev. S. W.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Cruel and inhuman treatment of his wife. She sued for divorce.
1894
Savage, Rev. M. H.
Perris Indian School, Cal.
Systematic defrauding of government as superintendent. Accused by General Armstrong. Fled.
1892
Singer, Rev. Robert H.
Somerset, Pa.
Dis.
Assault and battery. Fined and imprisoned; judge told him evidence would have convicted him of the more serious charge of attempted criminal assault.
1894
Schreffler, Rev. John A.
West Salem, O.
U. B., Cong., & Ref.
Incest with his daughters. Expelled from ministry; indicted; arrested.
1895
Sheldrake, Rev. Geo. H.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Pres.
Adultery. Accused in Presbytery.
1894
Shinn, Rev. W. E.
Buffalo, N. Y.
A. P. A. leader.
Abused wife and children. Accused; resigned pastorate.
1890
Smith, Rev. James
Parkersburg, W. Va.
“Sensational and highly improper conduct with several ladies.” So accused by his wife in suit for divorce.
Smith, Rev. Oscar A.
Baker City, Or.
M. E.
Defamation of character. Accused; suspended.
Smith, Rev. W. B.
Danville, Ky.
Bap.
Embezzlement. Penitentiary one year.
1892
Smoot, Rev. J. E.
Midland City, Ala.
Attempted rape of little girl. Arrested; held to await action of grand jury.
1895
Spalding, Rev. E. L.
Butte, Mont
S. A. ldr.
Counterfeiting. Accused; arrested.
1894
Stanley, Rev. D. T.
Monmouth, Or.
Dis.
Adultery. Accused; expelled from membership in ministerial association after he started the “Amer. Patriot.”
1894
Stephenson, Rev. J. G.
Milton, Ill.
Chris.
Adultery; eloped.
1894
Stiles, Rev. F. J.
Genessee Co., N. Y.
Epis.
Petit larceny; passing checks on banks in which he had no funds. Arrested.
1893
Strickland, Rev. H. L.
Hatchville, Mass.
Cong.
Bigamy. Confessed; dismissed from pastorate.
1894
Swartzher, Rev. B. B.
Chatanooga, Tenn.
Murder. Accused, arrested.
1893
Talbot, Rev. Louis B.
Lewiston, Me.
Bap.
Incest with daughter. Accused, arrested.
1890
Taylor, Rev. G. W.
Defiance, O.
Bastardy. Accused, arrested.
1893
Taymar, or Waymer, Rev. J.
Milaca, Minn.
Meth.
Adultery; eloped.
1894
Thomas, Rev. W. D.
LaCrosse, Wis.
Pres.
Violation of postal law; sent cards dunning another minister and accusations against him to the minister and the sessions. Pleaded guilty and fined.
Thompson, Rev. N. B.
Brockton, Mass.
Cong.
Adultery and lying. Charges sustained by church and fellowship withdrawn, 116 to 59.
1893
Timmis, Rev. George
Phoenix, Ariz.
Extreme cruelty to child, a boy of seven. Fined $500 with alternative of 6 months in jail, the full penalty.
1894
Todd, Rev. Ebenezer
Wichita, Kan.
Bap.
Rape of 16 year old girl; by threats kept her silent for months until concealment was no longer possible. Arrested; jailed.
1894
Todd, Rev. William
Ironton, O.
Larceny of cow. In jail in default of bail.
1894
Tolliver, Rev. Peter
Parkersburg, W. Va.
Meth.
1893
Totheroh, Rev. W. N.
Chicago, Ill.
Pres.
Lying, improper conduct, adultery; charges sustained by presbytery. Suspended from the church.
Tucker, Rev. Willis J.
South Windham, Me.
Fr. Bap.
Improper propositions to a woman. Held guilty by council and ordination papers surrendered.
Vanderveen, Rev. Mr.
New Whatcom, Wash.
Extreme cruelty, wife beating; alleged in divorce proceedings by wife.
1893
Van Horn, Rev. Daniel M.
Athens Co., O.
Meth.
Forgery. Penitentiary; died in prison.
1893
Vernon, Rev. Leigh
Joplin, Mo.
Adultery; eloped.
1892
Vail, Rev. W. G.
Waxahatchie, Tex.
Meth.
Adultery; attempt to seduce a young woman whom he had just baptised. Expelled from church.
Von Kohn, Rev. H. F.
Grenada Co., Miss.
Bap.
Terrible cruelty to his wife. When wife was dying.
Walker, Rev. Geo. F.
Wymore, Neb.
Bap.
Bastardy. Charge brought by his divorced wife, at whose hotel he stopped after divorce was allowed. F’d guilty.
Webster, Rev. H. D.
Hart, Mich.
Bap.
Seduction. Suspended from the ministry.
Webster, Rev. Samuel E.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Forgery, of name of a minister to an order for goods. Arrested.
Weisswasser, Rev. C. L.
Scranton, Pa.
Pres.
Adultery; eloped; had crusaded bitterly against amusements.
1894
Whismont, Rev. Q. O.
Pana, Ill.
M.E. So.
Seduction of girl of 16. Forced to marry her; expelled from church.
1893
Wiard, Rev. O. O.
Erie, Pa.
Attempted rape. Accused; arrested.
1890
Williamson, Rev. Thomas
Markham, Ont.
Meth.
Forgery. Accused; absconded.
1891
Williford, Rev. Silas
Geneva Co., Ala.
Bap.
Adultery; eloped with lewd woman.
Willison, Rev. Mr.
Portland, Or.
Forgery. Eighteen years in penitentiary.
1894
Wilson, Rev. C. P.
New York city.
Epis.
Drunk and disorderly. Fined.
1894
Wilson, Rev. J. C.
Beresford, S. D.
Meth.
Rape of 13-year-old daughter of one of his parishioners.
1893
Wilson, Rev. Nathan F.
New Brunswick, N. J.
M. E.
Assault of girl of 16; accused; arrested.
1890
Winfrey, Rev. William
Hawkins, Co., Tenn.
Meth.
Forgery. Accused; fled.
1895
Witt, Rev. Mr.
Gainesville, Tex.
Bap.
Assault with deadly weapon. Surrendered.
1889
Wood, Rev. John D.
Port Allegheny, Pa.
M. E.
Bigamy. Expelled from church and ministry.
Woods, Rev. J. D.
Wichita, Kan.
Misappropriation of funds of Law and Order League of which he was president.
1894
World, Rev. Richard
Vicksburg, Miss.
Pension frauds. Penitentiary, 3 years.
1894
Yates, Rev. Mr.
Water Valley, Ky.
Fought a duel with knives.
1893
Yoder, Rev. C. M.
Wooster, O.
Criminal libel. Arrested on complaint of young woman parishioner.
Young, Rev. Richard N.
Indiana.
U. B.
Cruelty, and adultery with lewd women, alleged by wife in suit for divorce.
ADDITIONS FOR SIXTH EDITION.
1898
Andrews, Rev. Geo. A.
B’zard’s B’y, Mass.
Jailed for spending on himself money collected for sick soldiers.
1898
Ararosky, Rabbi D.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Jew.
Plucking live chickens. Sent to jail.
1898
Arthur, Rev. C. W.
Connecticut.
Cong.
Abused his wife so she got a divorce; liar, fomenter of discord, slanderous, obscene, said the ecclesiastical court that deposed him.
Armstrong, Rev. J. Z.
Kansas City.
Expelled from ministry for alleged immorality.
1898
Aston, Rev. Henry
Philadelphia, Pa.
Meth.
Improper conduct, cruelty to wife; deposed.
Averill, Rev. G. W.
Adv.
Charged with improper conduct toward girl of nine years.
Avery, Rev. J. H.
Fort Dodge, Ia.
Meth.
Adultery; gave up his position as minister.
1898
Avis, Rev. F. C.
Minnesota.
Meth.
Expelled from church for immoral conduct.
1896
Bailey, Rev. Samuel
West Chester, Pa.
Charged with murder of his wife. Her body found in pond near their house. A short time before she ran to a neighbor’s, saying Bailey had attacked her with a knife.
1896
Bailey, Rev. William
North Platte, Neb.
Attempting to imitate the Holy Ghost, husband ejected him and mob gave him coat of tar and feathers. Was a faith-cure miracle-worker, and was stopping in house of a believer.
1898
Baldwin, Rev. Ralph
Saginaw, Mich.
Improper conduct. Eloped with young woman to Detroit, where they lived a while.
1897
Barnaby, Rev. George
Anaconda, Mont.
Chris.
Immorality. Wife sues for a divorce; says she picked him out of the gutter when he was a gambler and boozer.
1897
Bates, Rev. W. C.
Toronto, Ont.
Epis.
Charged with theft of goods from a department store; goods found on his person.
Belleville, Rev. Mr.
Letohatchie, Ala.
Bap.
Assault, on another minister, in religious quarrel.
1897
Berry, Rev. Charles L.
Pawnee, Okla.
Pres.
Bank-wrecker; was convicted; was president and cashier of bank.
1897
Boley, Rev. Adam
Philadelphia, Pa.
Luth.
Suicide.
1896
Booth, Rev. Oliver J.
New York.
Epis.
Alcoholism, said doctors at Bellevue hospital.
1896
Bridges, Rev. William
Rome, Ga.
Bap.
Defalcation; was county school commissioner; short $5,000; suspended from office; fled.
1897
Brittain, Rev. M. C.
Leavittsburg, O.
Meth.
“Drank too much” on a trip to Niles; suspended from ministry.
1897
Brown, Rev. C. O.
San Francisco, Cal.
Cong.
Adultery, perjury, slander, lying. Long church trial later, confessed, and dropped from ministry.
1897
Brown, Rev. Leonidas
St. Paul, Minn.
Meth.
Charged with rape of girl of fourteen; arrested in church; admitted to bail; disappeared during trial.
1898
Budlong, Rev. O. J.
Providence, R. I.
Sending obscene matter through the mails; jailed.
1897
Burdine, Rev. J. L.
Pickens co., S. C.
Bap.
Murder. Shot his wife and then himself.
1897
Burns, Rev. Charles E.
Milford, Conn.
Cath.
Charged with embezzlement as administrator of an estate; compromise, friends paying $1,300, the amount of alleged defalcation.
1896
Caywood, Rev. James
Maysville, Ky.
Meth.
Suicide.
Chase, Rev. H. E.
Bird Island, Minn.
Meth.
Accused of indecent assault on 10-year-old girl. Arrested.
1896
Chase, Rev. J. C.
Fitzwilliam, N. H.
Bap.
Fornication; sent one girl away when about to become a mother; ran away with another.
1895
Chubb, Rev. S. H.
Norristown, Pa.
Evan.
Seduction. Convicted.
1898
Clark, Rev. William
Hoboken, N. J.
Grand larceny; to penitentiary; has record for forgery, blackmail, horse theft, intimidation, bigamy, assault, obtaining money under false pretenses, and robbery of a child.
1896
Colburn, Rev. M. F.
San Francisco, Cal.
Meth.
Sodomy.
Colby, Rev. Mr.
Lacy, Ia.
Meth.
Gross immorality. Expelled from ministry.
1896
Conniff, Rev. Father
Omaha, Neb.
Cath.
Rape and seduction; absconded when grand jury indicted him.
1898
Cook, Rev. Leslie
Virginia.
Bapt.
Arrested for forgery; said also to have two wives.
1896
Cooper, Rev. Thomas
St. Joseph, Mo.
Meth.
Gross immorality, slander, and profanity; church committee recommended expulsion from church.
1896
Covert, Rev. Harry M.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Adultery; left wife and eloped with a widow.
1896
Craft, Rev. Washingt’n
Clay co., Ky.
Bapt.
Murder of two men.
1897
Cumming, Rev. F. H.
Geneseo, N. Y.
Meth.
Improper relations, with two young women.
1897
Davis, Rev. A. C.
Billings. Mont.
Meth.
Unnatural crime; fled to escape tar and feathers.
1890
Decker, Rev. E. D.
Newark, N. J.
Meth.
Conduct unbecoming a clergyman; dropped from ministry; wrote love letters and kissed the sisters.
1898
Doyle, Rev. Gregory
Munfordville, Ky.
Bapt.
Seduction, abortion, murder.
1898
Dreischler, Rev. Gus.
Newburg, N. Y.
Luth.
Suicide.
1898
Du Hamel, Rev. Wm.
New York.
Epis.
Extreme cruelty; so wife alleged in divorce suit.
1896
Duncan, Rev. J. W.
Indiana.
Meth.
Illegal voting; arrested on charge of.
1896
Dwyer, Rev. Joseph
Denver, Col.
Disorderly conduct; arrested in New York.
1898
Eldridge, Rev. E. Olin
Meth.
Adultery; corespondent in divorce suit.
1898
Embree, Rev. E. S.
Topeka, Kan.
Meth.
Charged with seduction of colored servant, acquitted by his church although his attorney had paid the girl $200. She died under abortion. At Leavenworth Embree was fined for shooting a valuable bird dog.
1898
Emerson, Rev. Mr.
Nevada, Mo.
Theft; accused.
1897
Emery, Rev. John
Leavenworth, Kan.
Suicide.
Evans Rev. C. M.
Bloomfield, Ia.
Meth.
Undue intimacy; expelled from ministry.
1897
Farrar, Rev. Dr. H. C.
Albany, N. Y.
Meth.
Gross immorality confessed; expelled from ministry and church.
1897
Finley, Rev. David
New York.
Intoxication.
1897
Fisher, Rev. C. M.
Toronto, Ont.
Epis.
Untruthfulness and deceit; asked to resign or stand charges.
1896
Fisher, Rev. M. R.
Waco, Tex.
Immoral conduct; left Waco under those charges.
1897
Fitzgerald, Rev. J. M.
Rochester, N. Y.
Cath.
Wanted for extortion and swindling. Under conviction for burning a schoolhouse in Charlotte.
1896
Fitzgerald, Rev. Mr.
Masontown, Pa.
Adultery; accused and arrested.
1895
Flaherty, Rev. Chas.
Geneseo, N. Y.
Cath.
Assault on 16 year old girl. Convicted; 7 years.
1897
Flint, Rev. D. W. H.
Metamora, Mich.
Interference, causing divorce proceedings and his whipping by the husband.
1897
Ford, Rev. W. T.
Everett, Wash.
Meth.
Seduction of 15-year-old girl; convicted.
Fort, Rev. W. C.
Louisville, Ky.
Quarreling.
Francis, Rev. D. R.
Trinidad, Col.
Cong.
Adultery; confessed; expelled by congregation.
1896
Frankin, Rev. Mr.
Newark, N. J.
Robbery; missing goods from department store found in his house.
1898
Freeman, Rev T. F.
Chaplain in navy.
Suicide.
1897
Fridow, Rev. Ernest
Woodhaven, N. H.
Misappropriating property of his church; arrested.
1898
Fuller, Rev. Henry R.
New York.
Relations with woman not his wife; wife secured divorce.
1897
Furber, Rev. H. G.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Assault and battery; arrested at Old Orchard, Me., on that charge.
1897
Garrison, Rev. J. H.
Missouri.
Meth.
Libel—so says another minister—wants $10,000.
1898
Gary, Rev. R. W.
Maroa, Ill.
Forgery; confessed.
Gensike, Rev. John
Winneconne, Wis.
Luth.
Cruel and inhuman treatment, and drunkenness; alleged in wife’s suit for divorce.
1897
Gibson, Rev. Philip S.
Plainfield, N. J.
Bapt.
Arrested on charge of bastardy.
Gibson, Rev. J. T.
Georgia.
Meth.
“Coveting neighbor’s wife;” expelled.
1896
Gilpin, Rev. John
Oakview, Ky.
Meth.
Charged with forcibly detaining a woman; arrested; jumped bail; rearrested.
1898
Gill, Rev. John H.
Aspen, Col.
Meth.
Illicit relations with servant girl of weak mind; expelled from the ministry.
1898
Golding, Rev. W. E.
Cal. and Nev.
Unnatural crime.
1897
Goodwin, Rev. Chas.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Meth.
Attempted rape of girl of eighteen; arrested.
1897
Goodwin, Rev. M. M.
Chaplain in navy.
Drunkenness. Resigned to escape court martial.
Green, Rev. William
Arkansas.
Bapt.
Indicted by grand jury for stealing hog from convict farm.
1898
Gurschke, Rev. A. W.
Hoboken, N. J.
Luth.
“Chased by a mob for making an insulting proposition to a respectable girl on the street.”
1897
Halst, Rev. Father
L’g Isl’d City, N. Y.
Cath.
Malversation of funds entrusted by a widow for two infants; in reply, said most was used for masses for souls of woman and her husband.
1897
Hambly, Rev. Mr.
Middleton, N. Y.
Pres.
Fraud, immorality in speech and behavior, drunkenness, and profanity; said the presbytery.
1898
Hammond, Rev. E. N.
Newark V’y, N. Y.
Bapt.
Attempting crim. assault; sued by young woman.
1897
Hampton, Rev. M. A.
Charleston, Ill.
Abduction of girl; convicted.
1897
Hand, Rev. J. Howard
New York.
Meth.
Violation of game laws; arrested.
Harwell, Rev. J. H.
Cambr’ge C’y, Ind.
Meth.
Forgery, passing worthless checks.
Hayden, Rev. J. W.
Iowa co., Ia.
Charged with embezzlement.
1896
Hazen, Rev. W. W.
Iowa.
Cong.
Swindling; sentenced for six months.
1897
Hess, Rev. Henry
Pennsylvania.
Bastardy; girl of sixteen asks him to acknowledge paternity of child.
Hepp, Rev. B. P.
Racine, Wis.
Meth.
Charged with criminal neglect of girl when in delicate condition. Arrested.
Hermann, Rev. F.
Salt Lake City, U.
Meth.
Charged with murder of two girls; remains in furnace of church; he disappears; warrant issued.
1898
Hilgard, Rev. Myron
South Dakota.
Robbery.
1898
Muskegon, Mich.
Polygamy.
1897
Holden, Rev. Edward
New York.
Cath.
Intoxication.
Hoover, Rev. Geo. K.
Chicago, Ill.
Meth.
Charged with slander by another minister; arrested.
1898
Hostetter, Rev. Gabriel
Canton, O.
Bap.
Counterfeiting outfit found in his cellar; arrested.
1897
Howard, Rev. Prince
Bigamy.
1898
Howe, Rev. O. R.
New Haven, Conn.
Cong.
Improper hypnotic influence over servant girl.
1897
Howell, Rev. David T.
Monticello, N. Y.
Epis.
Choked his wife; jailed in default of paying fine.
1898
Howell, Rev. R. E.
Warrensburg, Mo.
Eloped with neighbor’s wife. Nearly lynched. Also charged with arson. Committed suicide.
Howland, Rev. H. E.
Oakland, Cal.
Charged with sodomy; arrested.
1896
Hubbs, Lieut. A. B.
Duluth, Minn.
S. A.
Bastardy; charged by woman soldier of Army.
1898
Hudson, Rev. Jas. L.
Detroit, Mich.
Meth.
Adultery, as charged by wife in suit for divorce.
1896
Hughes, Rev. Thomas
New York.
Cath.
Improper behavior; arrested on charge of fifteen-year-old girl.
1896
Hull, Rev. J. C.
St. Paul, Minn.
Meth.
Attempted wife poisoning; confessed; sentenced.
Hunnycutt, Rev. D. H.
Morrillton, Ark.
Bap.
Arrested, charged with killing ten-months’-old babe of his housekeeper.
1898
Hotaling, Rev. S. P.
Stamford, Vt.
Stealing; accused. Wife also accuses him of immoral conduct.
1896
Jakinowicz, Rev. T.
Mount Carmel, Pa.
Cath.
Embezzlement. Deposed by church.
1896
Jameson, Rev. James
New York.
Epis.
Beating hotel. Stealing jewelry.
Jenkins, Rev. Fred.
Fargo, N. Dak.
Univ.
Elopement and defalcation.
1898
Jernegan, Rev. P. F.
Bap.
Sea-water gold swindle.
1896
Johnson, Rev. J. S.
Somerville, N. J.
Murder.
Johnson, Rev. Mr.
Fresno, Cal.
Slander; said from pulpit two-thirds of girls of Fresno were ruined before they were fourteen; rescued from mob; left town.
1896
Johnson, Bishop W.
Fort Scott, Kan.
Meth.
Making false pension affidavits; convicted.
1898
Jones, Rev. Henry D.
Asbury Park, N. J.
Epis.
Assault and battery of servant girl.
1897
Jones, Rev. Mr.
Monkstown, Tex.
Left wife and children; eloped with 16-year-old girl; purs’d by girl’s father (Rev. J. Widsby); shot dead.
1896
Keeley, Rev. Horace
Millville, N. Y.
Cong.
Eloped with young girl, leaving wife with child.
1898
Kerr, Rev. Joseph R.
New York.
Pres.
Adultery; dismissed from pulpit.
1896
Killeen, Rev. Father
Bayonne, N. J.
Cath.
Indecent language in pulpit, keeping a mistress; removed.
1898
Kincaid, Rev. D. L.
Milan, Mo.
Dealing in green goods, passing counterfeit money; arrested.
Kirkland, Rev. R. L.
St. Joseph, Mo.
Bapt.
Charged by the deacons with immorality.
1897
Kirkpatrick, Rev. D. M.
Rochester, N. Y.
Unministerial conduct; lost his pulpit.
Koblitz, Rev. O. T.
Hopeville, O.
Luth.
Drunkenness; expelled from ministry.
1898
Kulp, Rev. George B.
Gr’nd R’pids, Mich.
Meth.
Adultery.
1898
Lane, Rev. John
Larned, Kan.
Bapt.
Bigamy.
1896
Lee, Rev. C. E.
Bapt.
Improper language and conduct.
1896
Leigh, Rev. H. W.
Groom’s C’rnr’s, Vt.
Meth.
Breach of promise of marriage.
1897
Lester, Rev. Charles H.
Shortsville, N. Y.
Pres.
Gross immoralities long continued.
1897
Lewis, Rev. J. Nelson
Malden, Mass.
Charged with attempt to defraud creditor; arrested.
1897
Libby, Rev. Daniel L.
Watertown, N. Y.
Univ.
Improper relations with parishioner’s wife. Dismissed from pulpit.
Lazenby, Rev. Mr.
Ottumwa, Ia.
Meth.
Breach of promise of marriage; convicted; he was 80; she an aged spinster.
Leydon, Rev. Father
Aurora, Ill.
Cath.
Accused of seduction and bastardy; put on trial.
1896
MacAlduff, Rev. J. W.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Charged by grand jury with sending improper matter through the mails.
1898
MacCoun, Rev. G. T.
Baltimore, Md.
Epis.
Suicide.
1898
Magett, Rev. W. A.
North Carolina.
Stole watch from his host, a bishop in his church.
1898
Mallon, Rev. Father
New York.
Cath.
Disorderly conduct at Sal. Army meeting. Fined.
1897
Manary, Rev. H. N.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Bapt.
Slander. Apologized from pulpit.
1896
Manker, Rev. J. J.
Chattan’ga, Tenn.
Meth.
Accused of alienating affections of wife of minister.
1897
McCrea, Rev. William
Pittsburg, Pa.
Pres.
Arrested on charge of attempting to pass forged note.
1896
McDonald, Rev. Father
Cath.
Sued by young woman for $1,500, alleged to have been obtained from her under false pretenses when she was supposed to be dying.
1897
McLaughlin, Rev. Mr.
Hot Springs, Ark.
Meth.
Contempt of court. Fined and jailed.
1898
McVettie, Rev. R. R.
Wadena, Minn.
Epis.
Adultery.
1897
Meyer, Rev. George
Bayonne, N. J.
Cath.
Violation of law requiring report of marriages.
1897
Mich, Rev. John
Chicago, Ill.
Suicide.
1898
Miller, Rev. James B.
New Haven, Conn.
Cong.
Stealing books from counters of stores.
1897
Millington, Rev. E. J. O.
Newark, N. J.
Pres.
Eloped with married woman; brought back; begged pardon.
1898
Mitchell, Rev. George
Delaware, O.
Undue intimacy, says brother minister in suit for divorce.
1898
Morris, Rev. Dr. Chas.
Natchez, Miss.
Epis.
Brutal treatment of wife; divorce granted to her.
1898
Morrison, Rev. G. E.
Vernon, Tex.
Murder; killed his wife by poison.
1896
Mott, Rev. Charles A.
Lambertville, N. J.
Attempted assault on wife of his host.
1894
Murphy, Rev. Charles
Denver, Col.
Theft.
1898
Murray, Rev. J. W.
Humansville, Mo.
Bapt.
Eloped with domestic; caught.
Nash, Rev. Mr.
Louisville, Ky.
Quarreling.
1896
Noon, Rev. Samuel A.
Norwich, Conn.
Cong.
Beating his wife.
1898
Nye, Rev. DeWitt C.
Coshocton, N. Y.
Meth.
Eloped with young woman, leaving wife and grown up daughters; also charged with grand larceny.
1897
Parker, Rev. S. P.
Ottumwa, Ia.
Bapt.
Eloped with married woman, leaving wife and children.
1898
Parks, Rev. Enoch
Taylorville, Ill.
Meth.
Murder; killed his wife’s lover.
1898
Parrish, Rev. Geo. R.
Marshalltown, Ia.
Cong.
Forgery; long criminal career. Alias Rev. Mark Thompson and Rev. Edward C. Aiken.
Passmore, Rev. F. F.
Colorado.
Meth.
Defamation, unministerial, unchristian conduct. Expelled from ministry.
1897
Phelps, Rev. Isaac N.
Babylon, N. Y.
Epis.
Alienation of affections; whipped by husband.
1898
Phillips, Rev. J.
Lafayette, Ind.
Attempted criminal assault. Convicted.
1898
Pliszak, Rev. Anton
Chicago, Ill.
Cath.
Charged with larceny.
1897
Polyakovitch, Rev. J.
Passaic, N. J.
Cath.
Atrocious assault and battery.
Popp, Rev. Andrew
Stanton, Ind.
Luth.
Drunkenness. Expelled from the ministry.
1897
Potter, Rev. Daniel C.
New York.
Bapt.
Charged with adultery by wife in suit for divorce; also with lying, dishonesty, intemperance.
Privitt, Rev. H.
Anderson, Ind.
C of G
Adultery, as charged in divorce suit of parishioner.
1896
Pullman, Rev. Joseph
Bridgeport, Conn.
Slander of actress, Jane May. Sued, retracted, settled with her lawyers.
1898
Putnam, Rev. Mr.
Pleasant View, Mo.
Immorality.
1898
Reynolds, Rev. John F.
Chaplain in army.
Bigamy.
1895
Richards, Rev. T. E.
Camden, N. J.
Bapt.
Intimacy with young female evangelist.
1897
Richards, Rev. T. H.
Dell Rapids, S. D.
Epis.
Sodomy, charged.
1897
Richmond, Rev. G. W.
Kansas.
Meth.
Seducer and swindler.
1898
Ricks, Rev. Moses
Monroe co., Ark.
Outrageous assault on farmer’s wife; confessed.
1896
Ritchie, Rev. Wm. M.
Asbury Park, N. J.
Slander; sued by Rev. Mr. Widdemar; mulcted.
Roberts, Rev. Mr.
Iowa.
Meth.
“Acting in a manner not consistent with good morals.” Suspended from ministry.
1898
Robinson, Rev. George
Victoria, B. C.
Meth.
Attempted suicide.
1897
Romine, Rev. James
Jennings, Okla.
Bapt.
Turning out his wife and taking in another woman; tarred and feathered.
1898
Rooks, Rev. T. S.
Col. and Neb.
Meth.
Left family and eloped with young girl.
1898
Rumpf, Rev. Mr.
Elizabeth, N. J.
Luth.
Pounded wife on head with brass-bound Bible; wife paid his fine; got drunk on communion wine and beat her again; that landed him in jail.
1896
Rusker, Rev. Gregory
Jersey City, N. J.
Arrested on charge of illicit manufacture of cigars.
1896
Russell, Rev. Edwin B.
Paterson, N. J.
Epis.
Arrested on charge of committing unnatural crime.
1898
Ross, Rev. James
Jacksonville, Fla.
Cruelly beat and kicked 15-year-old daughter; accused; in defense said she used profane language.
1896
Scott, Rev. G. E.
Waterloo, Ia.
Meth.
Seduction of girl of 15; eloped, leaving family.
1898
Segal, Rev. Mr.
New York.
Jew.
Forcible entry of house and threatening occupants with firearms; arrested.
1898
Shearer, Rev. F. E.
New York.
Pres.
Assault on colored Sunday-school teacher.
1898
Shoemaker, Rev. J. W.
Scottsboro, Ala.
Meth.
Charged with defrauding post office.
1893
Shoemaker, Rev. Mr.
Wheeling, W. Va.
Cruelty and neglect charged by wife in divorce suit.
1896
Smith, Rev. Daniel
Hamilton, N. Y.
Suicide.
1894
Stark, Rev. Mr.
Waukon, Ia.
Pres.
Accused of malicious trespass by his presbytery.
1898
Stevens, Rev. Mr.
Manchester, Kan.
Tried to break into room of female evangelist.
Stewart, Rev. C. A.
Nebraska.
Meth.
Charged with breach of promise of marriage.
1895
Stinson, Rev. J. C.
Downsville, N. Y.
Pres.
Fornication.
Street, Rev. Mr.
Letohatchie, Ala.
Quarrelling; knock-down row with Bapt. minister.
Stoneman, Rev. Mr.
Oelrichs, S. Dak.
Eloped with married woman, as charged.
1897
Taylor, Rev. O. D.
Saginaw, Mich.
Obtaining money under false pretenses.
1898
Thompson, Rev. Mr.
Chadron, Neb.
Bap.
Undue familiarity with married woman; chased by angry husband; fled; dismissed from church.
1898
Thompson, Rev. John
Portland, Pa.
Pres.
Destruction of property; arrested, fined.
1896
Thorp, Rev. G. M.
Rawlins, Wyo.
Bigamy.
Tuttle, Rev. Thomas
Windsor, Me.
Attempted assault; three years.
1897
Vaughan, Rev. E. H.
Dodge City, Kan.
Meth.
Lying; deposed from pastorate.
1898
Vedder, Rev. Henry
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Meth.
Improper conduct. Deposed from ministry.
1898
Vineyard, Rev. D. M.
Dexter, Mo.
Pres.
Improper actions toward little girls; left town.
1898
Vodyszus, Rev. M.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cath.
Adultery, assault, business crookedness; accused.
1897
Von Bast, Rev. John
Sandy Creek, N. Y.
Meth.
Sodomy; confessed.
1895
Wagner, Rev. D.
St. Joseph, Mo.
Cath.
Seduction, assault, abduction. Indicted by grand jury. Married the girl, so escaping trial.
1898
Waldorp, Rev. Emmett
Saginaw, Mich.
Theft; accused; goods found in his house.
Walstein, Rev. John
Washington, Ind.
Chris.
Manslaughter; killed baby in shooting at rowdies who were hooting him as he preached.
1896
Warner, Rev. James E.
Exeter, N. H.
Extreme cruelty. Wife obtained divorce.
1897
Warner, Rev. Mr.
Oakland, Mich.
Attempted seduction; whipped by husband; conf’d.
1896
Waterman, Rev. H. B.
Chautauqua, N. Y.
Robbery of post office. Accused and arrested.
1898
West, Frederick F.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Evan.
Assault upon girl of eight years; sentenced for nine years and six months.
1896
West, Rev. James A.
New York.
Improper behavior on street; accused; arrested.
1896
Wheeler, Rev. John D.
Derby, Conn.
Non-support of family; arrested.
1898
Whistler, Rev. John H.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Pres.
Unnatural practices; turned out of the pulpit.
1898
White, Rev. Charles
Clarksburg, W. Va.
Pres.
Adultery; took his organist to Pittsburg, where they registered as man and wife; on their way home she jumped from the steamer and drowned.
1896
White, Rev. George M.
Gold Hill, Col.
Robbery; opened another’s registered letter; accused; arrested.
1897
White, Rev. H. C.
Circleville, Pa.
Pres.
Improper relations; accused. Deposed.
1897
White, Rev. Jesse
Dixon, Ky.
Disturbance of religious worship; fined $25.
Whiteman, Rev. Amos
Anderson, Ind.
Horse-stealing. When his first term expired six deputies from three states with six warrants were waiting for him.
1895
Widdemer, Rev. H. T.
Asbury Park, N. J.
Pres.
Immoral character; dropped by the presbytery.
1898
Williams, Rev. C. S.
Flatbush, N. Y.
Meth.
Disorderly conduct, in pointing pistol at two men; “was excited,” he said, and was let off.
1898
Williams, Rev. G. F.
Washington, D. C.
Epis.
Bastardy; accused. Ecclesiastical court finds him guilty of immorality.
1897
Young, Rev. C. C.
St. Clair co., Mo.
Bapt.
Adultery, eloped.
1896
Young, Rev. F. F.
Oakland, Cal.
Cruelty to his children; adultery; accused and threatened with tar and feathers.
1897
Young, Rev. P. J. L.
Pomeroy, Wash.
Immorality of various kinds.