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
Sandford, Rev. Frank, Portland, Me. Head of Holy Ghost and Us
Society. Caused death of six of his followers on voyage of
yacht.
1908. Saphore, Rev. E. Warren, Syracuse, N. Y. Episcopal. Enticing
young woman.
1906. Savery, Rev. H. S., St. Martin's, Can. Congregational.
Attempted to marry young woman, though having a wife in Boston.
1905. Sayre, O. L., Byesville, O. Methodist. Attempted rape; lynching
threatened.
1913. Schade, Rev. Augustus E. F., Panama. German Reformed. Suicide.
1912. Schell, Rev. L. C., Indianapolis, Ind. Methodist. Accused of
improper conduct toward fair parishioner.
1907. Schell, Rev. Jos., Tony, Wis. Catholic. Obtaining money under
false pretenses.
1909. Schenk, Rev. G. F., St. Louis, Mo. Evangelist. Seduced girl of
his household.
1913. Schenck, Rev. Hallack F., Manasquan, N. J. Methodist. Convicted
in church trial of indiscretions with female members, and
forced to resign.
1899. Schermerhorn, Rev. L. B., N. Ottawa, Kan. Bigamy.
1900. Schermerhorn, Rev. L. M., Dubuque, Ia. Baptist. Desertion and
non-support of wife.
1907. Schmidill, Rev. Chas., Chicago. Ministerial masher. Arrested.
1913. Schmidt, Rev. Hans, New York, N. Y. Roman Catholic. Murder;
convicted.
1911. Schmidt, Rev. Lawrence, Rochester, N. Y. Robbed his wife of
watch and money after their separation.
1911. Schock, Rev. J. T., Plainfield, N. J. Reformed church. Under
arrest for complicity in fraudulent get-rich-quick scheme.
1912. Schoenlein, Rev. G. A., Lima, O. Lutheran. Sued by wife for
divorce on account of improper attentions to other women.
Schultz, Rev. H. D., Sunbury, Pa. Evangelist. Sued wife for
divorce, and was shown by her counsel to be an immoral man.
1905. Schultz, Rev. Wm., Freelandsville, Ind. Evangelist. Fraud,
swindling, lying, etc.; deposed.
1908. Schwartz, Rev. Robert E., Des Moines, Ia. Drunkenness;
divorced.
1907. Schwerzmann, Rev. S., Cortez, Colo. Methodist. Theft and
forgery.
1911. Scotford, Rev. H. C., Chicago, Ill. Congregationalist. In same
predicament as his colleague Schock, and for similar offense.
1906. Scott, Rev. G. E., Waterloo, Ia. Eloped with 16-year-old girl.
1903. Scott, Rev. Mark, Seattle, Wash. Methodist. Violation of
colored girl, aged 14, who gave birth to a child and died;
jailed.
1900. Scott, Rev. W. D., San Francisco, Cal. Became a physical wreck
through drunkenness and debauchery.
1909. Scoville, Rev. V. P., Climax, Ga. Married couple against wishes
of girl's parents.
1913. Scull, Rev. William, Joliet, Ill. United Brethren. Carrying
concealed weapons.
1908. Seachery, Rev. J. W., Moore, Mont. Rape.
1914. Sears, Dr. F. W., New York, N. Y. New Thought. Adultery; wife
obtained divorce.
Secombe, Rev. S. H., Goshen, Mass. Congregational. Gained
sympathy and money by fake.
1911. See, E.
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