Chapter IV: Part 4

ADDITIONS FOR THIRD EDITION.

1882 Allison, Rev. John Jessup, Iowa.; Milwaukee, Pres. Immoral assault, and indecent proposals to Mrs.
Wis. 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.; M. E. Embezzlement of $3,000, church funds: a dead
Boise City. 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 Adultery, seduction, immoral assaults on many
Virginia. "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., E. Baltimore, Md. Seduction of Miss Emma Martin, a "sister;"
bastardy; kept evangelizing very successfully,
until presented with an heir; confessed,
expelled.
Bedall, Rev. W. Barnesville, O.; M. E. Adultery, seduction of Rosa Arnold, aged 15;
Beallsville, O.; Ozark, O.; elopement with her, deserting wife and three
Wheeling, W. Va. 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 M. E. Indecent exposure of person; church trial,
Center, Iowa. expelled.
Bush, Rev., Ev. Covington, Ky.; Cynthiana, Adultery, seduction of "sister" Sarah Sherman;
Ky. 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.
Brown, Rev. W. H., Ev. 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. Bap. Assault and battery on a "brother;" lying,
Jersey,; Wisconsin. swindling, making debts everywhere, never
Michigan. 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, Chris. Adultery, seduction, elopement with wife of Rix,
Or. deserting wife and children; temperance
lecturer.
1882 Cleniheim, Rev. Cincinnati, O.; Avondale, Pres. Fighting with one of his elders; got whipped;
O. 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, Cong. Literary piracy; preached Wilberforce's sermons;
Mass. quack doctor; sued for malpractice; deposed.
Cox, Rev. Henry, D.D., San Francisco, Cal. Gross swindling U. S. pension agent; robbed a
("Hallelujah Cox"). 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. Tonganoxie, Kan.; Reno, Ad. Rape, adultery, on 13-year-old daughter of Mr.
Kan. Anderson; arrested; prison at Leavenworth.
Cook, Rev. Jo. Boston, Mass. Lying generally.
Copeland, Rev. Frasier Walhalla, S. C. 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.; Bap. Larceny, deserting wife, drunkenness, gross
Leavenworth, Kan. 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, Deserting wife and children; proposing marriage
Ind. to several ladies; arrested.
Draper, Rev. Frank Youngstown, O.; Riverside, M. E. Robbery of his friend and room-mate;
O. drunkenness; fled; spent the cash; his friend
died; confessed.
1883 Davis, Rev. Geo., Ev., Logansport, Ind.; Fort In prison.
Wayne, Ind.
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, Cath. Rape upon his young housekeeper; she complained
Ill. 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 Ellis, Rev. Edwd. H., Ev. 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. Roxb'ry, Lewist'n, Me.;; Cong. Adultery, bigamy, lying, false personation,
E. Hindley, C. B. Merrill. Potterville, Whitehall,; deserting wife and family; first married Miss
Kendall, Alamo,; Mich.; Emma Keyes, of Lewiston, Me.; second marriage
Plainwell. with a Miss Piper, of Alamo; broke jail at
Kalamazoo; sent to Michigan penitentiary; very
religious.
1879 Eagan, Rev. D. San Francisco, Cal. Cath. 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, Philadelphia, Pa. M. E. Libel on William Entriken; arrested; most
Rev. Thos. A. 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 Bap. Larceny, stealing books; fighting at church
City, N. J. trial with Rev. Wallace and others.
Gleason, Rev. P. J. St. Louis, Mo.; Louisiana, Cath. Seduction, bastardy, with Mary Proctor, née
Mo. 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. Baltimore, Md. Cath. Swindling Mrs. Simpson, while dying, out of her
James--Archbishop. property; sued.
1879 Gaines, Rev. G. W. Columbia, Mo.; Centralia, M. E. Adultery, seduction of Miss Maria Delly; took
Ill.; Louisiana, Mo. 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 Luth. Drunkenness, lying, false personation; claimed
Jervis, N. Y. to be a French count; quarreling for the pulpit.
Hicks, Rev. Henry H. Camden, Mo.; San Francisco, M. E. Larceny, stole $310 from Neil Smith; fled.
Cal.
1876 Hanks, Rev. G. Litchfield, Ill.; St. Bap. Adultery; drunkenness in a brothel at St. Louis;
Louis, Mo. arrested.
1882 Hyde, Rev. Dr. W. A. Leadville, Col.; Portland, M. E. Adultery, seduction, elopement with a "sister,"
Or. 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.; Luth. Seduction, bastardy, breach of promise;
Pottsville, Pa. 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, U. B. Adultery, seduction of wife of "Brother" Hinkle;
O.; Dayton, O. 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.; Bap. Adultery both in Kentucky and Pennsylvania;
Apollo, Pa.; Monongahela, marries a wife but retains an old "flame" as
Pa.; Ludwick, Pa. 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. Cleveland, O.; Columbus, Cath. Drunkenness oft repeated; fined often; often in
Devlin. O.; Pittsburgh, Pa. 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.; Cath. Adultery, fornication, visiting house of
Louisville, Ky. ill-fame in Louisville; drunkenness, assault and
battery; arrested, fined; lying about it.
1882 Miller, Rev. T. B.; also Chicago, Ill. M. E. "Miller" as dean, and "Major" as secretary of
Major, Rev. Major 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 St. Michaels, Alaska 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.; P. E. Seduction, adultery with Mary Rogers, deserting
Cornellsville, Pa.; wife; illegal divorce; beating wife, lying,
Huntington, N. Y.; Nebraska perjury, drunkenness, and delirium tremens;
City. 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, Swindling, obtaining money under false pretense.
Cal.
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.; Larceny in Germany; drummed out as rebel
Plainfield, N. J.; surgeon; counterfeiting, state prison; literary
Doylestown, Pa.; Auburn, N. piracy, stole Ingersoll's temperance speech.
Y.
Ross, Rev. Wm. J. St. Louis, Mo. Murder, convicted, penitentiary.
Rockwell, Rev. J. B.; or Rev. De Witt, Neb.; Wilber, Neb. Cong. Gross swindling, illegal use of mails; arrested,
J. H. Harvey. 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.; Various Drunkenness; expelled at Athens from Baptist
Morenci, Mich.; Oakwood, denominations. church; went to Michigan, became a
Mich.; Lapeer, Mich.; Congregational preacher, expelled; goes to
Pontiac, Mich. 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. Pierre, Dak.; Huron, Dak.; M. E. Adultery, seduction, false personation; occupied
Sheridan, or A. Sherdin, or Flandran, Dak.; Big Stone same room at Dakota House, Huron, with Miss
A. Sherdian. City, Minn. 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 M. E. Outrageous conduct, expelled; fled to escape tar
Corinth, N. Y. 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, P. E. Beating wife; arrested, prison; robbing his wife
Mo. 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 Immoral assault on Widow Marsh; slander and
Cong. 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, M. E. Immoral assault on Miss Graham; church trial;
Can. lying.
Waite, Rev. A. A. North Adams, Mass.; St. Adultery, seduction, incest, with Lena Capron,
Louis, Mo.; Troy, N. Y. 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, Bap. Drunkenness oft repeated; church trial,
La. 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. Carthage, Mo.; M. E. Adultery, seduction, elopement with organist,
Wharton, alias J. D. Hill. Elizabethtown, Ky. 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 Buffalo, N. Y.; La Salle, Cath. Rape on Hattie Carr, aged 7 years, a pupil;
"Brother Frank." Ill.; New York, N. Y. 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 M. E. Drunkenness for a week, gambling in a saloon.
Jervis, N. Y.
Walk, Rev. David Indianapolis, Ind. Chris. Egotism, puffing himself in the papers.
Worthen, Rev. H. W. Northfield, Vt.; M. E. Rape on Mrs. S. F. Gibbs, by means of opiates;
Burlington, Vt. 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.

ADDITIONS FOR FOURTH EDITION.

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, Cath. In North Carolina, assault with intent to commit
Ill. 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 St. Louis, Mo. Bap. Charged with continuous drunkenness which caused
Burdette.") 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. Franklin, Wash.; Seattle, Cruelty to wife, forcing her to black his boots
Wash.; Cameron, Mo. 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. Cath. 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 Pres. Cruelty to wife at Kingston; elopement at Mott
Haven, N. Y. 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, Bap. Extensive swindling; arrested for attempt to
Cal.; Franklin F'ls, Ill.; poison a lady whom he had married for her money.
Indiana.; Georgia.
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. Newton, Mass.; Leominster, Bap. Sodomy with boys; seduction of little girls;
Mass. 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. Salem, Mass.; Philipston, Cong. Charged with many immoralities.
Mass; Bangor, Me.; Danbury,
N. H.; Portsmouth, N. H.
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. Clarkstown, N. Y.; Nyack, Pres. Drunkenness; using lewd language to women;
N. Y. 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 W. Baton Rouge, La. 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. Hudson Co., N. J. 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.

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