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
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.
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