Crimes of Preachers in the United States and CanadaBillings, M. E.
Religion
Crimes of Preachers in the United States and Canada
Billings, M. E.
Clergy -- Malpractice -- Canada; Clergy -- Malpractice -- United States; Criminals -- Canada; Criminals -- United States
Charles E., Peoria, Ill. Lutheran. Deposed and
expelled from the synod for immoral conduct.
1910. Raymond, Rev. R. D., Boston, Mass. Baptist. Forgery.
1906. Rea, Rev. J. L., Mangum, Okla. Campbellite. Murder; suicide.
Reams, Rev. A. R., Merced, Cal. Baptist. Seduction; arrested;
escaped.
1912. Reardon, Rev. Mr., Peoria, Ill. Name given by a Roman Catholic
priest, who was arrested in a state of beastly intoxication.
1913. Redecker, Rev. C. E., Tacoma, Wash. Methodist. Sued for divorce
for non-support; formerly kicked out of pastorate for
attentions to women.
Reed, Rev. A. M., Oakland, Cal. Evangelist. Theft of a horse
from his fiancee.
1913. Reed, Rev. Draper, Newburg, Ind. Free Methodist. Assault and
battery of wife; fined for offense. "The devil was in me," his
excuse.
1913. Reed, Rev. Robert H., McCleary, Wash. Methodist. Sending
obscene letters through the mail; sentenced on his own
confession.
1909. Reese, Rev. D. L., Anderson, Ind. Lutheran. Drunkenness.
1913. Reinhardt, Rev. Max, Soldier, Ida. Baptist. Stealing church
building.
1899. Renear, Rev. B., Millville, N. J. Attempting suicide.
1900. Rexroad, Rev. J. T., Weston, W. Va. Evangelist. Fomented bloody
feud; was asked to leave and did.
1909. Reynolds, Rev. E. V., Los Angeles, Cal. Catholic. Murder;
arrested in Salt Lake City for immoral conduct with boys.
1906. Reynolds, Rev. G. L., Columbus, O. Baptist. Arrested for
bigamy.
1902. Reynolds, Rev. J. M., Bedford City, Pa. Presbyterian. Juggling
funds; untruthfulness; expelled from the ministry.
1901. Reynolds, Rev. J. S., Riverton, Ill. Campbellite. Embezzlement
and bigamy.
1899. Rhianhart, Rev. J., Steinauer, Neb. Catholic. Eloped with a
married woman.
1912. Rhodes, Rev. Walter R., Onancock, Va. Baptist. Suicide.
1905. Rice, Rev. John Bell, Louisville, Ky. Suicide by shooting.
1909. Rice, Rev. J. R., Toledo, O. Implicated in hold-up.
1908. Rice, Rev. T. M., Columbus, Kan. Baptist. Bigamy; pleaded
guilty; five years at hard labor.
1913. Rice, Rev. U. T. S., Mattoon, Ill. Baptist. Embezzlement;
pleaded guilty and sent to penitentiary for from one to ten
years.
1900. Rich, Rev. Alonzo, Kansas City, Mo. Evangelist. Convicted of
perjury; a bigamist.
1900. Rich, Rev. E. L., Watsonville, Cal. Presbyterian. Selling pork
that had died of itself.
1901. Rich, Rev. John M., Hackensack, N. J. Slander; apologized to
avert consequences.
1909. Richards, Rev. E. A., Chattanooga, Tenn. Campbellite.
Swindling.
Richardson, Rev. John, Missouri. Abducting girl for immoral
purposes.
1911. Richeson, Rev. C. V. T., Boston. Baptist. Murder.
1909. Richey, Rev. J. W., Carmel, Ind. Methodist. Sold mortgaged
property. Left wife for young woman. Two years.
1907. Richmond, Rev. W. C., Cambridge, Mass. Baptist. Divorced by
wife.
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