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
Dr., Ev., Sing Sing, N. Y.; Larceny in Germany; drummed out as rebel
Plainfield, N. J.; surgeon; counterfeiting, state prison; literary
Doylestown, Pa.; Auburn, N. piracy, stole Ingersoll's temperance speech.
Y.
Ross, Rev. Wm. J. St. Louis, Mo. Murder, convicted, penitentiary.
Rockwell, Rev. J. B.; or Rev. De Witt, Neb.; Wilber, Neb. Cong. Gross swindling, illegal use of mails; arrested,
J. H. Harvey. prison.
Rope, Rev. Andrew, Ev., Taylorville, Ill. M. E. Rape, indicted, fled.
1882 Rope, Rev. Andrew J. Texas. Married Miss Gessner; forgery, signed a man's
name to note who could not write; discovered,
fled, arrested.
Reeder, Rev. J. J. Milford, Pa.; Newark. M. E. Gross swindling, made great debts and ran away;
immorality.
1876 Robinson, Rev. Kansas City, Mo. Adultery; arrested in a brothel.
1882 Richardson, Rev. Brooklyn, N. Y. "Moral wreck;" expelled.
Roe, Rev. Frank F. Scotland.; Athens, N. Y.; Various Drunkenness; expelled at Athens from Baptist
Morenci, Mich.; Oakwood, denominations. church; went to Michigan, became a
Mich.; Lapeer, Mich.; Congregational preacher, expelled; goes to
Pontiac, Mich. Oakwood, finally to Lapeer, where he changes to
Baptist again; pastor at Pontiac, again
expelled, but continues to preach; popular
preacher.
Stearns, Rev. Harvey Fort Worth, Texas. Bap. Murder of Jeff. Wood; prison.
Sedwick, Rev. T. B. Dakota. Adultery with Indian women; carried off and
supposed murdered by them; he was missionary
among the Crows.
Sheppard, Rev. T. J. Mt. Olivet, Mo.
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