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
Phillips, Rev. R. D. Elmira, N. Y. Meth. Forgery.
Payne, Rev. J. H. Columbus, O. Theft.
Prouty, Rev. Enoch Beloit, Wis. Bap. Dishonesty, lying, wife-desertion, adultery.
Percival, Rev. Harold Detroit. Bap. Sodomy.
Powell, Rev. Wm. Macon. Ga. Perjury.
Parsons, Rev. M. Perry, Ia. Bap. Charged with embezzlement.
Pierce, Rev. Geo. J. Salem, Mass.; Philipston, Cong. Charged with many immoralities.
Mass; Bangor, Me.; Danbury,
N. H.; Portsmouth, N. H.
Parker. Rev. F. Sherman, Tex. Meth. Charged with forgery.
Parrault, Rev. Father Dickinson. N. D. Charged with forgery.
1889 Packard, Rev. J. Los Angeles, Cal. Hol. Ran up board bill until landlady became
embarrassed for money; suggested that he pawn
her watch for her, and did so and absconded with
the proceeds.
1891 Peters, Rev. J. H. Marienfeld, Tex. Cath. With Father Andrews governed a convent of boys;
one escaped and revealed that the two priests
had killed a student, telling the escaped one
that priests had a right to murder; Andrews,
with the justice of peace who held inquest, and,
being a strong Catholic and under the priest's
control, returned verdict of suicide, arrested;
Peters missing.
Pettit, Rev. Mr. Lafayette, Ind. Arrested for wife-poisoning.
Perry, Rev. Spurgeon Philadelphia, Pa. Horse-stealing.
Prather, Rev. E. L. Lincoln, Ill. Pres. Charged with many seductions; deposed.
Pistor, Rev. Mr. Albuquerque, N. M. Luth. Drunkenness and embezzlement of church funds;
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