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
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;
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