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
wife for separate maintenance.
1913. Skulik, Rev. Bernard L., Rock Island, Ill. Polish Catholic.
Fraudulent use of mails; skipped bail.
1910. Skulik, Rev. B., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Arrested in hotel in
company of 15-year-old girl.
1903. Skyles, Rev. John, Port Gibson, Miss. Bigamy; seven wives.
1913. Slater, Rev. Virgil B., Youngstown, O. Wife desertion.
1909. Slaughter, Rev. A. J., Tulsa, Okla. Baptist. Fighting.
1906. Slayton, Rev. J. R., U. S. Navy. Deserted.
1911. Slick, Rev. Joseph, Lincoln, Neb. "Cruelty and misconduct with
other women," is the charge in his wife's suit for divorce.
1900. Small, Rev. Sam, Havana, Cuba. Evangelist. Swindling
operations; jailed.
1902. Small, Rev. Sam, Georgia. Evangelist. Too drunk to lecture at
Brattleboro, Vt.
1899. Smalley, Rev. M. J., Waterbury, Conn. Congregational. Offensive
attentions to young women; biffed by a worker; left.
1910. Smith, Rev. A. F., Nowata, Okla. Methodist. Eloped with wife's
money and another woman.
1914. Smith, Rev. A. N., Paterson, N. J. Methodist Episcopal. Sued
for slander.
1911. Smith, Rev. Ben., Swainsboro, Ga. Wounded officer sent to
arrest him for a petty offense, and was hanged by a mob.
1900. Smith, Rev. Chas. F., Michigan. Deserted wife; eloped with
unmarried woman.
1908. Smith, Rev. Charles W., Wyoming, Pa. Methodist. "Ministerial
conduct."
1909. Smith, Bishop C. S., Atlanta, Ga. African Methodist Episcopal.
Grafting and tyranny.
1905. Smith, Rev. C. W., Binghamton, N. Y. Methodist. Attempted
seduction of 16-year-old girl; guilty.
1900. Smith, Rev. C. Y., Louisville, Ky. Methodist. Skipped, leaving
unpaid bills.
1903. Smith, Rev. E. A., McMinnville, Ore. Took prize won on a stolen
oration.
1914. Smith, Rev. Francis F., Newark, N. J. African Methodist. The
statutory offense; pleaded guilty; six months.
1899. Smith, Rev. F. M., Houston, Tex. Murder of Mrs. Varoters;
sentenced to death; had killed wife and mother-in-law in
Alabama.
1900. Smith, Rev. Guy, Oakland, Cal. Campbellite. Indiscreet conduct
with woman; divorced his wife by misrepresentation.
1914. Smith, Rev. Herman L., Binghamton, N. Y. Obtaining merchandise
under false pretenses. The defense is the usual convenient kind
of insanity which is noticed only when one is caught in the
act, and no other excuse will work.
1909. Smith, Rev. H. J., Columbus, O. Methodist. Alienated wife's
affection; abused husband for not receiving her back.
1908. Smith, Rev. John A., West Suffield, Conn. Congregational.
Perversion.
1899. Smith, Rev. John F., New York, N. Y. Evangelist. Stealing from
his employer.
1911. Smith, Rev. Joseph R., Sewanee, Tenn. Pleaded guilty of making
moonshine whisky.
1911. Smith, Rev. J. A., Omaha, Neb. Suspended for slander and
because of a bad financial record.
1913. Smith, Rev.
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