Chapter III: Part 3

1878 Anderson, Rev. Robert New York, N. Y. M. E. Forgery, arrested while fleeing.
Avery, Rev. Eph. K. Tiverton, R. I.; Fall M. E. Seduction, adultery, and murder; married.
River, Mass.; Bristol, R.
I.; Ohio.
1879 Allen, Rev. Cincinnati, O. M. E. Adultery and drunkenness; married.
Araah, Rev. Anamosa, Iowa. Seduction; state prison.
Anderson, Rev. J. S., P.E. Waverly, Iowa.; Charles M. E. Adultery, seduction of wife of D. C. Hayes,
alias J. S. Clark. City, Iowa. 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.; Bap. Swindling, cheating, lying, obtaining $6,000
Rudd, Iowa. under false pretenses; arrested.
Atwater, Rev., W. D., P.E. River Falls, Wis.; Knapp, M. E. Adultery, seduction of Miss Kate Northrup,
Wis.; Menomonee, Wis. 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, Forgery, $280, names of John & Perry Cotton;
Tex. 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 Botts, Rev. Thos. B. 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 Hartford, Conn. Cong. Adultery, seduction, bastardy, and abortion four
Francis E. 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. ,, ,, ,,
Bettinger, Rev. Levi S. Baltimore Co., Md. Seduction of a girl in his charge.
Black, Rev. Prof. Wm. F. Indianapolis, Ind.; St. Chris. Seduction of Miss Corrinne E. Voss; occupied
Louis, Mo. 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, Bap. Adultery, seduction of wife of Mr. Phoenix;
Mich.; Maple River; Ovid, elopement with her, deserting wife and four
Mich. 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 Marietta, Pa.; Adultery, drunkenness; expelled.
J, Philadelphia, Pa.
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, Chris. Beating wife, drunkenness; jailed.
Ill.
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, Cong. Adultery, seduction of Lizzie Collier, elopement
Iowa; Mt. Hope, Iowa; with her, deserting wife and children. Inhuman
Lancashire, Eng. cruelty to wife and children.
1882 Brooks, Rev. T. R.; Brooks, Bloomington, Ill.; M. E. Slander in his Banner of Holiness; church trial.
Rev. Jno. P. Montgomery, Ala.
Bedient, Rev. J. A. Greenwood, Mo.; Louisville, Cong. Seduction of several "sisters"; dead beat;
Ky. 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 Tennessee. Bap. Illicit distilling; convicted.
Craig, Rev. El Paso, Ill. Seduction.
Chabert, Rev. Joseph Montreal, Ont. Cath. Rape on Josephine Beaucamp, aged 15.
Curtis, Rev. Ev. Blackberry, Ill.; Piano, Adultery, caught in bed with a "sister."
Ill.
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, Bap. Adultery; fled.
N. Y.
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 Cath. Seduction and elopement with Miss Zoe Allard;
Depere, Brown county, Wis. arrested by her father, Joseph J. Allard.
Cooley, Rev. B. F. Chelmsford Cen., Mass. M. E. Getting a young boy drunk; sued.
Carhart, Rev. J. W., P.E. 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.
Carey, Rev. T. H. Farmington, Mich.; St. Bap. Adultery, seduction of Miss Flora C. Gates.
Johns, Mich.
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 M. E. Murdered Wm. McKinney, supt. Sunday-school, beat
Ridge, Ky. 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, Bap. Adultery, seduction, and bastardy with Alice
N. Y. Orton, servant girl; confessed; resigned;
expelled.
1882 Crum, Rev. Taylor Andover, N. Y.; West Bap. Beating wife many times; arrested. Lying, vile
Candor, N. Y.; language; deposed.
Hornellsville, N. Y.;
Richburg, N. Y.
Contois, Rev. St. Louis, Mo. Cath. Embezzlement of church funds, swindling; fled.
1881 Copeland, Rev. A. C. alias Iowa City, Iowa.; Cedar M. E. Adultery and seduction at various places; gross
Rev. John Williams Rapids, Iowa.; St. swindling, forgery, embezzlement, lying,
Catharines, Can.; obtaini'g money by false pretenses; arrested;
Indianapolis, Ind. prison.
1882 Curtis, Rev. Lowell, Mich.; Charlotte, Gambling, lying, not believed under oath.
Mich.
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.; M. E. Adultery, drunkenness, robbery; prison.
Perryville, Ark.;
Dardanell, Ark.
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.; Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Sarah Jane
Baxtertown, N. Y. 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, Adultery, seduction, of Miss Lizzie Kipley,
Tenn. fraud, lying, attempted suicide, deserting wife
and children.
Dobbs, Rev. A. S. Painesville, Ohio.; M. E. Beating wife; "inhuman monster," expell'd.
Meadville, Pa.
Demond, Rev. Charles Massachusetts. Embezzling church funds; arrested.
Dunbrowski, Rev. A., or Detroit, Mich. Cath. Seduction, bastardy with servant girl,
Dorenhoffer. 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.; Drunkenness, attempted suicide twice; arrested.
Hopkinsville, Ky.; Atlanta,
Ga.
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 Flint, Mich.; Big Rapids, Cath. Adultery, bastardy, with housekeeper; swindling
Dunnick. Mich.; Grand Rapids, Mich. 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 Bap. Adultery with a "sister," wife of a "brother;"
Haven, Me.; Thomaston.; arrested in pulpit while preaching; jumped his
Rockland, Me. 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, Adultery, seduction; arrested.
Mass.
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 Port Huron, Mich. Murder; hung.
Flesher, Rev. Andw. C. Bridgeport, Ill. Bigamy.
1879 Furniss, Rev. Wm. P. Ilion, N. Y.; M. E. Seduction, bastardy with Miss Celeste Watrous;
Pleasantville, N. Y. 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. Suicide.
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, Univers. Sodomy, lying, contempt of court; jailed; church
Mass.; Utica, N. Y. trial.
1881 Guiteau, Rev. Chas. J. Chicago, Ill.; Washington, Cong.; M. E. Murder of Pres. Garfield; lying, adultery;
D. C. 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, Pres. Seduction of a young sister, bastardy, lying;
Ill. 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 Austin, Tex.; Bryan, Tex. Larceny, deserted wife and children, adultery,
Geo. Holmes. 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, Bigamy; arrested.
Mo.
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, Adv. Adultery, seduction of Miss Eva Roberts; she was
Iowa killed by her Lover, John Bell, who then
committed suicide, dying with her in his arms.
Harmon, Rev. Christ. Greenburgh, Ind. Bigamy; prison.
1879 Hines, Rev. H. K., P.E. La Grand, Ore.; Dalles, M. E. Adultery with Mrs. A. C. Huntington; fled.
Ore.
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, M. E. Sodomy, buggery, unnamed crime with his
N. Y. 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, Forgery of Mrs. Lydy's name to note, etc.; fled.
Mich.
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."
Hanna, Rev. J. W., P.E. 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, M. E. Swindling, lying, obtaining money by false
Iowa. pretense, literary piracy; deposed.
Hall, Rev. Jas. E. St Louis, Mo.; Roxbury, Cong. Bigamy, breach of promise, adultery, lying,
Mass. 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, M. E. Adultery, seduction and bastardy with Zeletta C.
Ill.; Quincy, Ill.; Robinson, bribery, lying about it; confessed,
Hillsboro, Ill. 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, Luth. Adultery, seduction of wife of "Brother"
Ill.; Woodhaven, N. Y. 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 U. B. Stopped at hotel, Council Bluffs, and slept a
Virginia. week with a strange woman, "Ollie," as his wife;
perjury in trying to escape.
Holquerst, Rev. alias McLean. Red Wing Minn.; Norwich, M. E. Adultery with wife of Rev. ---- of Mich., eloped
Mich. 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, M. E. Larceny, stole goods from steamer Drew;
Vt. 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, U. B. Adultery, seduction, deserting wife, swindling;
Mo. fled; arrested.
Kirkpatrick, Rev. Toronto, Ont. Pres. Fighting and quarreling in church. Riot in
church about having an organ.
1881 Koehler, 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.
Kalloch, Rev. J. S., P.E. Massachusetts.; San Adultery at various times, slander.
Francisco, Cal.; Kansas.
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, Adultery; compounding felony.
Ind.
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, "Very objectionable;" resigned.
Or.
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. M. E. Pres. Adultery with wife of "brother" Kirkland.
Y.
Lansing, Rev. J. A. or G. A. Newark, N. J.; Brooklyn, M. E. Swindling; obtaining $14,000 from a widow by
Mass. false pretenses; arrested, indicted, prison.
Lichtenberg, Rev. Utica, N. Y. Luth. Drunkenness; dismissed.
1882 Levinson, Rev. Jacob L. New York.; Cincinnati, Jew. Forgery of $20,000; fled.
Ohio.
Little, Rev. Dr. J. Irondale, Mo.; St. Louis, M. E. Seduction and bastardy with Emma, a 19-year old
Mo.; Poplar Bluff, Mo. "yellow" girl; discovered by his letters;
arrested.
Lampe, Rev. Wheeling, W. Va. Luth. Assault with intent to rape a 12-year old girl.
Laros, Rev. Jesse Allentown, Pa. M. E. Rape on Ida Miller, aged 13, adultery; arrested.
1876 Lathrop, Rev. C. D. 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. Osage, Iowa. 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 Springfield, Mo. Bap. Murder of Frank Gaddy; arrested.
1882 Lofton, D.D., Rev. George A. St. Louis, Mo.; Memphis, Bap. Drunkenness; immoral assault on a lady in cars;
Tenn.; Georgia. 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 Cincinnati, Ohio. 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. P. E. Adultery, seduction of Maria B. Foster, an
Lawrence Co., N.Y. 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 Rape on Mary Rue, his 8-year old adopted
Antonio, Texas. 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.; Bap. M. E. Larceny, stole books from a public library;
Cincinnati, Ohio. adultery with "sister," convicted; forgery.
Mattlack, Rev Robert. Little Rock, Ark.; Izard New Light. Murder repeated; bloody atonement.
county, Ark.
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, M. E.; M. E.; Swindling, obtaining money under false pretense;
Ill.; Kewanee, Ill.; Kansas M. E.; Pres.; adultery, repeated many times in each place;
City, Mo.; Soublette, Ill. M. E. seducing six married "sisters," drunkenness,
lying, profanity; resigned; expelled. Eloped
with wife of "Bro." O'Brien.
Moore, Rev. G. W. Toledo, Ohio.; Chicago, Swindling, lying, obtaining money by false
Ill.; Maryland. pretense.
McGill, Rev. John Weston, W. Va.; Toronto, Cath. Swindling tramp; arrested.
Can.
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. Cath. Vagrancy, swindling; arrested.
Va.
Morgan, Rev. Floyd Galesburgh, Ill.; Bap. Adultery with many sisters; seduction of many
Logansport, Pa. women; dismissed; arrested; confessed.
McMurdy, Rev. Robert 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 P. Adultery, seduction, bigamy, lying, false
City, Col.; Ravenswood, N. pretense; adultery everywhere he went; expelled.
Y.; Lambertville, N. J.
1877 Noble, Rev. Mason 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 Adultery with Rev. Komer's wife, compounding a
Hill, Ind. felony.
Newbold, Rev. Geo. Belleville, Ont.; M. E. Adultery, bigamy, forgery, assault and battery;
Bartonville, Ont. 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 Vermont.; New York.; New P. E.; Cong.; Forgery of ordination papers, literary piracy;
Neil. England.; Waverly, Iowa. Pres.; Bap. 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 M. E. Adultery, seduction, elopement with Miss Winnie
C.-H., Ky. 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.; Immoral assault on Mrs. A. B. Foote, forgery;
Richmond, Va. expelled.
1878 Pratt, Rev. H. L. E. Staten Island, N. Y.; New P. E. Adultery with Miss Mary Clark; arrested;
York, N. Y. 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 Luth. Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Miss Anna
Falls, Wis.; Red Wing, Erickson; lying; deposed.
Minn.; Vasa, Minn.; Welsh,
Minn.; Leon, Minn.
1878 Phillips, Rev. Thor. B. or Barnesville, Ohio. M. E. Wanton conduct with Miss Alma Fuller; expelled.
Thorn. E.
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, Drunkenness, long continued; expelled.
Mass.
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 Adultery; larceny; embezzlement.
Foreign Missions.
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. M. E. Adultery, long continued (five years), while he
Glastonbury, Conn. 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.; Immoral assa'lt on Mrs. A. B. Foote, forgery.
Richmond, Va.
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, "Gross immorality;" died in disgrace.
D. C.
Rudder, Rev. J. J. New Milford, Pa.; Newark, Adultery, horse racing; fled.
N. J.
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, Cath. Forgery, drunkenness, penitentiary five years.
Mo. 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 Adultery, seduction, elopement with his wife's
Island. sister, Miss Lowther; deserting wife and
children; fled; arrested with his paramour;
prison.
Randall, Rev. N. B. Prattsburgh, N. Y. 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, Adultery, bigamy, three wives and families;
Mich.; Ovid, Mich. 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.
Ryan, Rev. 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 Cath. Seduction, bastardy, elopement with Miss
Cruces, N. M. Marguerita Garcia, from convent; arrest'd.
1881 Rork, Rev. M. V. "Abominable crimes."
1878 Skews, Rev. Utah. Adultery; driven from town.
Smith, Rev. John R. Boston, Mass. Swindling.
Skillener or; Shiltner, Rev. Webster county Ky.; W. Va. M. E. Rape on a daughter of Ed. Baldwin only 6 years
J. old, shameful breach of hospitality; prison.
Steadman, Rev. C. M. Foxcraft, Me.; Dover, Me. Burglary, penitentiary six years.
Simpson, Rev. John A. Carolina Mills, R. I.; Univ. Larceny various times; arrested; one man, many
Simpson, Rev. Geo. A. Smith, Mansfield, Mass.; Maine.; aliases.
Rev. Geo. A. E. Boston, Mass.
Shaw, Rev. Flora, Ind. Adultery, incest with Mrs. Josie Shaw, his son's
wife.
Stray, Rev. Sydney M. East Lake.; St. George, N. Assault with intent to murder his wife, attempt
Y.; Warrensburgh, Ohio. 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, M. E. Adultery; immoral conduct; breach of
Ohio. hospitality; expelled.
Stephenson, Rev. J. W., P.E. 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 Adultery, debauchery, drunkenness long
Jersey. 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, Larceny, stole a roll of bills from a bank.
Ill.
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, M. E. Forgery; arrested by constable Schoonover.
Ill.
1881 Sapp, Rev. Wm. M. St. Joseph, Mo.; Savannah, Larceny, embezzlement of $4,000 county funds;
Mo. 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 Pres. Adultery, fornication with Susanna Schilling,
Hogan, Ind. attempt to murder her, adultery with lewd women,
swindling; arrested, prison; deposed.
1881 Sheldon, Rev. M. G. Harvard, Ill.; Marengo, M. E. Adultery, immorality, obscenity, vulgarity,
Ill. 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. M. E. Assault with intent to rape sister Zuber; lying;
Y.; East Otto, N. Y. she told; suspended.
Smith, Rev. W. L. Brunswick, N. Y.; Rutland, M. E. Seduction and bastardy with Miss Dora Farlies;
Vt. lying; she told on child-birth deathbed.
Simmons, Rev. Geo. B. Troy.; Greenbush. 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. M. E. Slander against Rev. Lewis; fined.
Y.
1881 Steller, Rev. Erie. Rich Valley, Ind. U. B. Immoral assault on Miss Beamer; fled.
Stone, Rev. Dan. H. Queens county, N. Y. M. E. Forgery, swindling, fraud, robbing Mrs. B.
Brooklyn, N. Y. 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. Leavenworth, Kan. New York. Bap. Larceny, often repeated; arrested; confessed;
Black. prison.
Spargrove, Rev. J. M. Pittsburgh, Pa. Suicide.
1882 Taylor, Rev. J. W. Great Bend, N. Y. Bap. Adultery, bigamy; deserting wife and children;
Binghampton, N. Y. 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 Elgin, Ill.; New York, N. Adultery, seduction of Mrs. Cobham; robbery of
Y. 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.; Adultery many times.
Philadelphia, Pa.
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. Immoral assault on servant girl, kissing her for
N. J. her spiritual welfare; fled.
1881 Tupper, Rev. Kerr. B. Paducah, Ky.; Chicago, Bap. Arson, burning both churches; adultery,
Ill.; Margaretta, Mich. 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. Elmira, N. Y.; Bradford, Bap. Adultery and seduction many times; seduced wife
W., alias George Ebers. Pa.; Richburg, Pa.; Corry, of a "brother" in Elmira; broke up the family;
Pa.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Ohio. 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. Detroit, Mich. Drunkenness; immoral assault on women; arrested.
1876 VanOrden, Rev. M. Missionary to Brazil. Pres. Slaveholder; deposed.
1878 Vossburg, Rev. Geo. B. Jersey City, N. J. Bap. Assault with intent to murder wife; indicted.
Veal, Rev. W. G., P.E. Wasatchie, Tex. M. E. Rape of Mrs. John Griffin; arrested, convicted;
expelled.
Valentine, Rev. Paul T., New York, N. Y. Rape on many little girls under his charge in
D.D., Ph. D., LL. D. 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 Saginaw, Mich. Cath. Adultery with parishioner's wife, caught in the
Born. 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, North Vernon, Ind. M. E. Adultery, elopement with "sister" Stanton,
Rev. A. J.; Warren, Rev. A. embezzlement of church funds, lying, desertion
S. 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, Lebanon, Ohio.; Bangor, Bap. Dunk. Adultery, bigamy; arrested while fleeing to
Rev. John M.; Chenowitz, Rev. Me.; Illinois. Europe; convicted; one man, 3 names.
T. M.
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 Whitestown, N. Y. Adultery, seduction of a girl 12 years old; an
Ambleman. 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 M. E. Larceny; arrested.
Baltimore, Ohio.
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 M. E. Swindling, embezzlement; cruelty to wife,
Walla, Wash. T. 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, P. E. Adultery in brothel; attempt at suicide.
Wis.
Williams, Rev. Jno. alias Cedar Rapids, Iowa.; St. M. E. Adultery, seduction; embezzlement; obtaining
Rev. A. C. Copeland. Catharines, Can.; Terre money under false pretense; arrested; prison.
Haute, Ind.; Indianapolis,
Ind.
Wardner, Rev. Morton or Little Genesee.; Milton, Adv. Adultery, seduction of a lot of young girls;
Wardness. Wis. lying; fled; church trial.
Walsh, Rev. A. C. Montreal, Can.; Port Royal, P. E. Fighting and riot for church; expelled.
Iowa.
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.; M. E. Drunkenness; obscenity; jailed.
Mifflintown, Pa.
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.