CRIMES OF PREACHERS—PART II.
Reading edition
(Each paragraph below gives in their order the date of the offense, the name of the preacher, his residence and denomination, and the character of the crime charged.)
1906. Abbott, Rev. E. J., Stony Point, N. Y. Presbyterian. Though married, made love to postmistress.
1901. Abbott, Rev. John F., Henryville, Ky. Methodist. Adultery.
1906. Abel, Rev. A. C., Chicago. Methodist. Bigamy.
1899. Abernethy, Rev. Wm., Circleville, O. Assignation; adultery; arrested; fined.
1901. Adams, Rev. C. G., Berkeley, Cal. Episcopal. Murder.
1909. Adams, Rev. C. G., St. Louis, Mo. Episcopal. Bigamy.
1907. Adams, Rev. H. A., New York. Episcopal. Left wife to elope with young girl.
1911. Adams, Rev. Henry T., Arcata, Cal. Protestant Episcopal. Arrested for larceny, and confessed.
1913. Adams, Rev. N. Q., Starkville, Miss. Baptist. Indicted as bank director for receiving deposits after the bank was declared insolvent.
1912. Adkins, Rev. G. W., Poteau, Okla. Baptist. Convicted of grave robbery.
1902. Alden, Rev. Chas. A., New York. Grand larceny. Indicted.
1907. Alexander, Rev. Mr., Indianapolis, Ind. Arrested for shooting craps.
1914. Alexander, Rev. Mr., Chicago, Ill. Murderous assault.
1907. Alexander, Rev. D. R., Bluefield, W. Va. Stabbed saloonkeeper.
1913. Alexander, Rev. Henry B., La Crosse, Wis. Obtaining money under false pretenses. Sent to the state penitentiary for one year.
Ali, Rev. Joseph, Newark, N. J. Catholic. Assaulting 9-year-old girl.
1909. Allan, Rev. A., Cleveland. Drunkenness; arrested and fined.
1905. Allen, Rev. Frank, Guthrie, Okla. Revivalist. Disturbing the peace. Fined $5. which he refused to pay, and went to jail.
1903. Allen, F. T., exhorter, Santa Paula, Cal. Methodist. Assaulting little girls.
1903. Allen, Rev. George, Morrisville, Pa. Stealing. Ten years at hard labor.
1899. Allen, Rev. George, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Presbyterian. Engaged to two women; tried suicide.
1906. Allen, Rev. G. E., Breckinridge, Ky. Found in compromising position with wife of host.
1900. Allen, Rev. Henry E., West Derry, N. H. Methodist. Betrayal of 16-year-old girl.
1910. Allen, Rev. Jesse, Nowata, Okla. Co-respondent in divorce.
Allen, Rev. Willard S., Boston, Mass. Methodist. Stealing $80,000 from preachers’ fund.
1899. Allen, Rev. W. A., Asbury Park, N. J. Methodist. Deserting wife; cruelty; divorced.
1901. Allen, Rev. Mr., Uniontown. Hanged for outrage and murder.
1912. Alley, Rev. G. W., Royal Center, Ind. Methodist. Adultery; pleaded guilty and paid fine.
1908. Allison, Rev. Charles E., Yonkers, N. Y. Presbyterian. Suicide.
1901. Ament, Rev. Mr., Missionary in China. Blackmailing Chinese. Arrested.
1907. Amhyrst, Rev. H. G., Lafayette, Ind. Dishonesty; embezzlement; falsifying. Suspended.
1907. Amis, Rev. W. T., Hot Springs, Ark. Baptist. Contempt of court.
1901. Ammons, Rev. W. J., Georgia. Breaking into post-office. Convicted.
1900. Anderson, Rev. G. W., Frederick Co., Va. Deserting bride; mobbed out of town.
1912. Anderson, Rev. James, Paterson, N. J. Baptist. Defaulted on note given to a widow to secure loan.
1901. Anderson, Rev. Jos. (alias Geo. Hayford), Phoenix, Arizona, and California. Evangelist. Bank swindles.
1912. Anderson, Rev. J. S., Houston, Tex. Baptist. Suspected of complicity in the wholesale murder of Negroes.
1911. Anderson, Ralph D., Lincoln City, Del. Divinity student. Stole horses.
1906. Anderson, Rev. T. C., Tarentum, Pa. Presbyterian. Beating and choking his wife.
1911. Andrews, Charles, Portland, Ore. Street preacher. Arrested for disorderly conduct, not specified.
1907. Andrews, Rev. J., Monroe City, Mo. Baptist. Left wife to join circus; dealt faro bank; married snake charmer.
1902. Andrews, Rev. J. R., Lansing, Mich. Baptist. Delinquency in money matters; arrested; went insane.
1903. Andrews, Rev. M. C., Oshkosh, Wis. Episcopal. Consorting with immoral women. Whitewashed.
1914. Anthony, Rev. George W., New York, N. Y. Episcopal. Conspiracy.
Aquila, Rev. E. D., Mount Carmel, Pa. Catholic. Arrested in New York for speeding.
1900. Archer, Rev. J. W., Norfolk, Va. Baptist. Illegal voting; arrested.
1902. Ardman, Rev. John, Scranton, Pa. Catholic. Approved assassination of President McKinley; enjoined by bishop.
1904. Armer, Rev. Norman, Sacramento, Ky. Presbyterian. Murder of son; 21 years’ imprisonment.
1907. Arnold, Rev. J. H., Ga. Evangelist. Cruelty to son. Six months in chain gang.
1904. Arthur, Rev. A. A., Hiawatha, Kan. Evangelist. All-round fraud; forged check for $10,000 in Texas; confessed; many aliases.
1898. Arthur, Rev. Chas. M., Weston, Conn. Congregational. Found guilty by conference of obscenity, violent actions, cruelty to wife; divorced.
1907. Arthur, Rev. C. W., Syracuse, N. Y. Congregational. Grand larceny.
1908. Arthur, Rev. Mark, Spalding, Idaho. Presbyterian. Criminal libel.
1899. Ashton, Rev. Mr., Union City, Mich. Baptist. Criminal neglect of wife in child-bed.
1908. Assenicio, Rev. Mr., New York. Catholic. Attempted suicide.
1901. Astwood, Rev. H. C. C., Brooklyn, N. Y. Methodist. Unministerial conduct; arrested for fraud; suspended.
1908. Atherton, Rev. Albert, St. Louis, Mo. “Household Faithful.” Taking indecent liberties.
1909. Atherton, Rev. D. F., Haverhill, Mass. Co-respondent in divorce case.
1909. Atkins, Rev. P. J., Ogdensburg, N. Y. Methodist. Suicide.
1913. Atkinson, Rev. Edward J., Lima, O. Baptist. Abandonment and non-support of 5-year-old daughter.
1908. Atkinson, Rev. J. C., Atlanta, Ga. Methodist. Sued for slander.
1900. Attaway, Rev. A. M., Columbus, S. C. Attacked his wife and died of heart disease while attempting to throttle her.
1913. Atwood, Rev. W. C., Brookfield, Mo. Presbyterian. Assault.
1906. Austin, Rev. J. W., Gainesville, Ga. Methodist. Eloped with married woman whom he had “saved” at a revival.
1899. Axtell, Rev. J. J., Royal Oak, Mich. Prize fighting; non-support of wife; divorce.
1905. Ayres, Rev. Early, Lee Co., Tex. Cattle stealing; arrested in Berwyn, I. T., while preaching.
Axtel, Rev. P. D., Pittsburgh, Pa. Presbyterian. Suicide.
1912. Ayres, Rev. William B., Wollaston, Mass. Congregational. Sued for alienation of affections by an irate husband in his parish.
1907. Babcock, Rev. C. A. C., Frankfort, Ind. Campbellite. Illegal marriage; immoral conduct.
1901. Babcock, Rev. Maltbie D., New York, N. Y. Presbyterian. Suicide.
1913. Backtell, Harry S., Pittsburgh, Pa. Noted “boy evangelist” and highly accredited “soul-saver.” Swindling by means of worthless checks.
1909. Bailey, Rev. Geo., Cincinnati. Abused his family.
1905. Bailey, Rev. J. J., Fletcher, Okla. Fighting.
1906. Bain, Rev. E. S., Waterloo, N. Y. Baptist. Arson.
1913. Baird, Rev. E. J., Woodland, Cal. Episcopal. Inhuman and abusive treatment of wife.
1912. Baird, Rev. L. W., Winsted, Conn. Lay preacher. Arrested for embezzlement.
1900. Baker, Rev. Mr., Cleveland, O. Discovered in a girl’s room in a compromising position.
1904. Baker, Rev. C. S., Wilmington, Del. Methodist. Gambling; suspended.
1914. Baker, Rev. Francis C., New York. Congregational. Grand larceny.
1899. Baker, Rev. Jos. S., Minneapolis, Minn. Evangelist. Wife beating; convicted; ten days.
1904. Baker, Rev. Seward, Geneseo, Ill. Unitarian. Drunkenness; long spree; dismissed.
1914. Baker, Rev. William L., New York, N. Y. Violation of the medical law.
1904. Baldwin, Rev. Mr., Warsaw, Ind. Dunker. Assault and battery; arrested.
1903. Baldwin, Rev. Ralph H., New York, N. Y. Marrying two wives and deserting both.
1907. Balea, Rev. Moise, Cleveland. Greek. Criminal libel.
1907. Ballard, Rev. M., Texarkana, Ark. Murdered neighbor. Shot by officers whom he resisted.
1906. Banbury, Rev. James, Brooklyn, N. Y. Congregational. Left wife to elope with choir singer.
1900. Bandy, Rev. S. S., Arkansas City, Ark. Baptist. Assault on 14-year-old girl.
1905. Bane, Rev. A. H., Hollow Rock, Tenn. Baptist. Unlicensed liquor selling; prosecuted.
1902. Barbee, Rev. Wm., Cookville, Tenn. Evangelist. Bigamy; five years’ imprisonment.
1907. Bard, Rev. Paul, Detroit, Mich. Methodist. Took saloonkeeper’s wife.
1902. Barfell, Rev. Othias, Columbus, O. United Brethren. Suicide by hanging.
1914. Barker, Rev. C. A., Benhams, Va. Methodist Episcopal. Lewdness; convicted and fined.
1900. Barnard, Rev. E. H., Sylmar, Pa. Incest and child murder; arrested.
1899. Barnett, Rev. Mr., Cambria, O. Methodist. Familiarity with female member of flock; attacked marshal with knife; arrested.
1902. Barnhart, Rev. C. W., Tylers Switch, N. Y. Evangelist. Horse stealing; fled from warrant.
1907. Barnwell, Rev. G. L., Atlanta, Ga. Baptist. Kissed married woman.
1914. Barr, Rev. Earl, Macedonia, O. Christian. Immoral conduct.
1900. Barr, Rev. L. W., Fairmont, W. Va. Presbyterian. Forgeries and embezzlements; absconded.
1911. Barrakman, Rev. Mr., Waterloo, Ill. Divinity student. Arrested for robbery.
1911. Barranger, Rev. N. H., North Yakima, Wash. Christian. Sued for $25,000 damages for stealing affections of another man’s wife.
1909. Barret, Rev. J. W., Cleveland, O. Obtaining a signature under false pretenses; 18 months.
1902. Barrett, Rev. Mr., Brazil, Ind. Evangelist. Slandering women; fled from tar and feathers.
1910. Barrett, Rev. Wm. I., Blairville, Pa. Presbyterian. Arrested for criminal libel.
1909. Bartemes, Rev. Mr., Amherst, O. Before grand jury for slander.
1899. Barth, Rev. Benj., Paterson, N. J. Christian. Absconding debtor; household goods attached.
1907. Bartle, Rev. S. D., Mechanicsville, Ia. Methodist. Suspended for intimacy with telephone girl.
1900. Bass, Rev. L. D., Saltsburg, Pa. Baptist. Fraudulent mail business.
1899. Bateman, Rev. C. C. Army chaplain. Insubordination and violation of articles of war; dismissed.
1901. Baum, Rev. H. M., New York. Bankrupt, he concealed assets with intent to deceive.
1911. Baxter, Rev. C. L., Council Bluffs, Ia. Methodist. Sued for breach of contract.
1911. Baxter, Rev. John F., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Charged with using questionable methods in collecting money for benefit of a church in Ireland.
1911. Baylis, Rev. Edgar E., Somerville, Mass. Sentenced to three months in jail for libel.
1907. Baynes, Rev. H. L., Englewood, Ill. Left wife to elope with girl.
1900. Beahm, Rev. J. C, Brentsville, S. C. Betraying 18-year-old girl; penitentiary for five years.
1912. Beall, Rev. J. W. H., Hampden, Md. Assault and contempt of court.
1905. Beavers, Rev. Geo. S., Gainesville, Tex. Incest with daughter; arrested.
1899. Beceljak, Rev. John, Cleveland, O. Catholic. Vagrancy; arrested.
1902. Beebe, Rev. Mr., Delaware, O. Horse stealing; arrested.
1913. Beeler, Rev. Orville, Plainsville, Ind. Larceny.
1912. Beers, Rev. W. L., Wakarusa, Kans. Methodist. Wife-murder.
1913. Beesley, Rev. Jesse, St. Louis, Mo. Baptist. Bigamy.
1899. Belding, Rev. J. M., Lapeer, Mich. Presbyterian. Indecent advances to boys. Admitted his guilt. Suspended.
1902. Bell, Rev. Basil, Huntington, Pa. Murderous assault.
1902. Bell, Rev. Edwin, New Canaan, Conn. Baptist. Slander. Arrested.
1907. Bell, Rev. E. A., Chicago. Fighting.
1913. Bell, Rev. J. M., McKinney, Tex. Campbellite. Adultery and wife desertion.
1912. Bennett, Rev. C. O., Millwood, Ga. Baptist. Killed in duel with his cousin.
1913. Bennett, Rev. Fred E., Evanston, Ill. Attempting to bribe a witness to commit perjury.
1902. Bennett, Rev. Jos., Lansford, Pa. Owed church $200; disappeared, leaving letter for girl with whom he was accused of intimacy, saying he had committed suicide.
1909. Bennett, Rev. Jos., Owensboro, Ky. Suicide.
1907. Bentz, Rev. John, Covington, Ky. Sued for slander.
1912. Bergen, Rev. John, New York, N. Y. Roman Catholic. Indecent attempt on young girl; convicted; later gave name as Rev. John P. Devaney.
1902. Berkemeier, Rev. H. J., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Lutheran. Summoned to court for detaining immigrant girl.
1899. Berrien, Rev. J. C, Steubenville, O. Crime of a revolting nature with boys.
Berry, Rev. Chas. L., Pawnee, Okla. Presbyterian. Looting bank; twenty years’ sentence.
1907. Bertrand, Rev. August, Windsor, Mich. Attempted to entice 12-year-old girls.
1911. Besse, Rev. Henry T., San Jose, Cal. Sued for breach of promise.
1905. Bettes, Rev. Sam’l G., Parkersburg, W. Va. Evangelist. Bastardy; arrested as he was about to sail for Panama as chaplain appointed by President Roosevelt.
1900. Bettles, Rev. Albert, Lincoln, Neb. Evangelist. Poisoning himself and girl he had betrayed.
1905. Betts, Rev. S. E., Topeka, Kan. Methodist. Slander of another minister’s wife.
1911. Bichel, Rev. Albert A., Baltimore, Md. Methodist. Deserted family.
1911. Bichel, Carl, Kansas City. Divinity student. Held for murder.
Bigam, Rev. R. J., Milledgeville, Ga. Methodist. Immorality and drunkenness.
1910. Biggs, Rev. George W., Cincinnati, O. Former chaplain of Texas Legislature. Arrested as a common thief; confessed.
1908. Billings, Rev. C. M., Blackville, S. C. Baptist. Intimate with Negro girl, servant of family. Resigned; left town.
1910. Bivans, Rev. J. T., Salina, Kan. Methodist. Immoral conduct; suspended.
1901. Bivens, Rev. R. D., Nicholasville, Ky. Methodist. Assault; pleaded guilty; fined.
1901. Bixby, Rev. Jos. P., Boston, Mass. Contempt of court.
1901. Black, Rev. Henry, chaplain British cruiser at St. Johns, N. F. Suicide.
1901. Blackiston, Rev. W. E., Windsor, N. J. “Left a trail of scandal behind him,” says his wife.
1902. Blake, Rev. John H., Montclair, N. J. Methodist. “Serious charge” by a woman; arrested.
1904. Blakemore, Rev. F. P., Tecumseh, Neb. Methodist. Immorality and profanity.
1912. Blanchet, Rev. John B., Philadelphia, Pa. Episcopal. Charged with stealing church and contents by means of a fraudulent deed. Also arrested for cruelty to animals.
1910. Bliesz, Rev. A., Dayton, O. Catholic. Living in illegal state with woman.
1899. Bliss, Rev. Leon D., Great Barrington, Mass. Congregational. Defendant in $5,000 damage suit for slandering women.
1906. Bloom, Rev. A. W., San Jose, Cal. Christian. Eighteen months for horse stealing on plea of guilty.
1909. Bockman, Rev. H., Beaver Dam, Wis. Lutheran. “Peeping Tom.” Ousted.
1904. Bolton, Rev. Floyd, Six Mile, Ind. Deceiving young women; fled.
1899. Boone, Rev. Daniel, Washington, Md. Stealing from woman; disorderly; fined.
1910. Boord, Rev. Thomas G., Pittsburgh, Pa. Baptist. Tried to sell his children at auction.
1911. Booth, Rev. A. L., Elizabeth City, N. C. Methodist. Misappropriated missionary and conference funds.
1905. Booze, Rev. Coleman, Buchanan, Va. Baptist. Set fire to his church and smashed doors of residence with an ax; arrested.
1905. Bope, Rev. F. W., Zanesville, O. Episcopal. Debauchery and licentiousness.
1901. Born, Rev. Peter, Detroit, Mich. Lutheran. Abusing wife and adultery.
Borrough, Rev. Geo. T., Brooklyn, N. Y. Episcopal. Passing forged check; grafter.
1906. Boscher, Rev. Henry, New York. Lutheran. Vagrancy and fraud.
1908. Bostwick, Rev. Mr., Wyaconda, Mo. Methodist. Criminal assault.
1912. Bourne, Rev. Alexander P., Cambridge, Mass. Constructive larceny.
1911. Bowen, Rev. Franklin, Paterson, N. J. Guilty of disorderly conduct.
Bowers, Rev. E. T., Kansas City, Mo. Presbyterian. Criminal intimacy and gross immoralities; found guilty.
1909. Boyd, Rev. F., Logan, O. United Brethren. Assault; six years.
1899. Boyer, Rev. C. H., D. D., Kansas City, Kan. Evangelist. Horse stealing; five years in Missouri penitentiary.
1903. Boyer, Rev. Henry K., Robertsville, Conn. Deserting blind wife after squandering her money.
1910. Bradburn, Rev. A. K., Charlotte, Mich. Methodist. Arrested for larceny.
1908. Brady, Rev. James, Fort Smith, Ark. Catholic. Bastardy.
1914. Brales, S. Virum, San Antonio, Tex. Catholic. Shot by a parishioner and his son, when caught by them in criminal conduct in their home.
1903. Branham, Rev. Clifton H., Bluefield, W. Va. Murder of wife.
1900. Brannock, Rev. J. A., Cherryvale, Mo. Baptist. Inducing married woman to leave home for him.
1911. Bray, Rev., Suffolk, Va. Took money and jewels from a woman.
1901. Bredlinger, Rev. Wm., Cumberland, Md. Evangelist. Criminal intimacy with daughters, 16 and 12; justified his conduct with Bible quotation.
1904. Breen, Rev. S. Edmund, Danbury, Conn. Congregational. Alleged to be thief and liar.
1912. Brenton, Rev. Cranston, Hartford, Conn. Episcopal. Sued for divorce on the ground of intolerable cruelty.
1910. Bresner, Rev. P., New York. Catholic. Intoxication.
1911. Brewer, Rev. Charles, Olustee, Okla. Baptist. Held for dynamiting Fort Riley.
1906. Bridewell, Rev. C. P., Atlanta, Ga. Presbyterian. Suspended by Presbytery for gross immorality.
1911. Briggs, Rev. George W., Cincinnati. Methodist. Larceny.
1902. Briggs, Rev. G. W., Paducah, Ky. Local. “Cutting with intent to kill.”
1902. Bright, Rev. T., Charlotte, N. C. Baptist. Fraudulently obtaining money by “endless chain;” convicted.
1901. Brinsfield, Rev. G. W., Cambridge, Md. Local. Criminal assault on sister-in-law.
1903. Brobst, Rev. F. J., Chicago, Ill. Attempting life of wife, which he had insured.
1913. Brodt, Rev. John G., St. Louis, Mo. Presbyterian. Taking young boys to disorderly resorts.
1901. Brooker, Rev. L. C, Kearney, Neb. Evangelist. Bastardy; suicide.
1914. Brooks, Rev. Frank, Warsaw, Mo. Child abandonment.
1910. Brooks, Rev. Lawson, Rochester, N. Y. Collected money under false pretenses. Had two families.
1913. Brooks, Rev. Walter, Passaic, N. J. Charged with assaulting his wife and threatening to shoot her.
1905. Brooks, Rev. W. H., Princeton, Ind. Attempted train wrecking; jailed.
1908. Brophy, Rev. J. F., Coney Island, N. Y. Catholic. Suicide.
1900. Brothemer, Rev. J. C., Frank, O. Catholic. Assault and battery.
1904. Broughton, Rev. Len G., Atlanta, Ga. Baptist. Fighting with chief of police at Albany, Ga.
1899. Brown, Rev. Mr., Kansas City, Mo. Neglect of children; arrested.
1900. Brown, Rev. C. O., Chicago, Ill. Conduct entitling wife to divorce.
1905. Brown, Rev. Chas. S., Brooklyn, N. Y. Episcopal. Sued for separation by wife; reason unprinted.
1901. Brown, Rev. Chas. or David, alias Leonidas Brown, Roxbury, Va., N. St. Paul, Minn. Evangelist. Assaulting girl; jumped bail; charged with felonious assault in 1897.
1908. Brown, Rev. Chas. S. S., Lee’s Summit, Mo. Gambling.
1910. Brown, Rev. C. S., Kansas City, Mo. Christian. Murder and suicide.
1908. Brown, Rev. F. C., Rowayton, Ill. Baptist. Seduction; expelled from ministry.
1908. Brown, Rev. G. A., Bloomington, Ill. Mismanaged children’s home; used children to solicit funds.
Brown, Rev. Herbert, Paterson, N. J. Presbyterian. Resistance to law.
1899. Brown, Rev. John W., Brooklyn, N. Y. Baptist. Attempt at larceny; pleaded guilty.
1900. Brown, Rev. Lyman S., Liberty, Del. Methodist. Forgery; indicted; suicide.
1906. Brown, Rev. O. M., Kentucky. Forgery.
1906. Brown, Rev. Wm., Burlington, Wis. Baptist. Arrested for seduction and embezzlement.
1913. Brown, Rev. Will, Sterling, Ill. Caught with a woman in a disorderly house. Pleaded guilty and was fined.
1912. Brown, Rev. W. A., Hyde Park, Mass. Presbyterian. Sued for divorce on account of cruel and inhuman treatment.
1902. Brownback, Rev. G. W., Reading, Pa. Congregational. Conduct compromising woman.
1907. Browning, Rev. W. T., Cleveland, Miss. Giving fraudulent mortgage; arrested.
1912. Brownlee, Rev. J. M., Joplin, Mo. Baptist. Immoral conduct with young girls.
1901. Bruce, Rev. J. G., alias J. B. Goddard, Selma, Cal. United Brethren. Improper conduct toward women.
1913. Brueggeman, Rev. E. A., Zanesville, O. Disorderly conduct; pleaded guilty and was fined.
1900. Brumbaugh, I. Harvey, Huntington, Pa. Dunkard (called Church of the Brethren). Breach of promise. Convicted. Assessed $9,250 damages.
1899. Bruner, Rev. Otto, Long Island. Methodist. Adultery and elopement.
1907. Bryan, Rev. S., Millen, Ga. Methodist. Intimacy with young woman; wife beating; suspended from ministry.
1903. Bryant, Rev. C. A., Jessup, Ia. Baptist. Swindling; deserting wife.
1900. Bryant, Rev. Gay, Shoal Creek, N. C. Methodist. Inciting mob to burn a Sanctificationist church.
1899. Bryant, Rev. H. A., Fayetteville, Term. Christian. Arrested for arson; committed suicide.
1911. Bryant, Rev. W. M., Moultrie, Ga. Operated a “blind tiger.”
Buchanan, Rev. S. H., Clarksville, Ark. Embezzlement of state asylum funds.
1911. Buchanan, Rev. Dr. W. D., New York. Convicted of speeding.
1912. Buck, Rev. Mr., Ind. Free Methodist traveling evangelist. Sued for divorce on the ground of adultery.
1911. Buckner, Rev. Henry, Fairgeld, Ill. Methodist. Attacked young girl.
1906. Budanauro, Rev. E. E., Monmouth, Ill. Baptist. Disappeared, leaving wife and debts.
1908. Buddington, Rev. A. L., Adrian, Mich. Free Methodist. Eloping.
1905. Budlong, Rev. C. J., Rhode Island. Campbellite. Illegal use of mails; assault on 12-year-old girl; one year in jail; long criminal record.
1901. Budzikowiski, Rev. F. J., Minneapolis, Minn. Catholic. Suicide by shooting.
1913. Buell, Rev. Henry A., Washington, N. J. Baptist. Improper conduct with daughter of a fellow-preacher.
1908. Bulgin, Rev. E. J., Hanford, Cal. Evangelist. Swindling; ordered by court to make good.
1907. Bull, Rev. D. W., Syracuse, N. Y. Congregational. Practicing ophthalmology without license; arrested.
1902. Bullard, Rev. Frederick, Circleville, O. Presbyterian. Inviting girl to assignation; suspended.
1904. Bullock, Rev. C. S., Stratford, Conn. Independent. Bastardy.
1899. Bumkala, Rev. Jos., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Absconding with church funds.
1913. Bunn, Rev. W. G., Geneva, N. Y. Reckless speeding while drunk. Fined on his plea of guilty.
1903. Bunnell, Rev. Noah, Up. Sandusky, O. Attempting suicide.
1907. Burbridge, Rev. A., Wichita, Kan. Murdered wife; attempted suicide; executed.
1900. Burgess, Rev. C. C., Wolfville, N. S. Baptist. Though married, seduced single woman; deposed.
1903. Burgess, Rev. Dawson, alias Bert Dawson, Wessington, S. D. Christian. Left wife in Iowa; married again in S. D. and decamped with mortgaged property, leaving creditors.
1911. Burgess, Rev. Dr. Frederick, Brooklyn. Episcopal. Arrested for speeding auto.
1900. Burrows, Rev. Edward, Camden, N. J. Congregational. Bigamy; arrested; three wives.
Burt, Rev. O. C, Quarryville, Pa. Methodist. Eloping with a parishioner; whipped by girl’s father and deposed; wife and two children; bigamist.
1899. Bush, Rev. J. W., Cincinnati, O. Methodist. Theft and grafting.
1906. Butcher, Rev. A. C., Clinton, Ind. Arrested for criminal assault on 14-year-old girl. Held for $1,500.
1900. Butler, Rev. J. B. K., Norfolk, Va. Baptist. Unministerial conduct.
1912. Butler, Rev. George H., Sherwood Park, N. Y. Episcopal. Sued for assault on a woman.
1911. Butler, Rev. G. H. H., Yonkers, N. Y. Episcopal. Slander.
1914. Butterworth, Rev. Robert F., Seattle, Wash. Reorganized Church Latter Day Saints. Murderous assault. The clergyman refused to quit a shack condemned by the city, and shot the health inspector, who tried to eject him.
1907. Buttington, Rev. J. H., Hamilton, O. Jailed with his companion, a married woman.
1903. Byars, J. P., Chattanooga, Tenn. Methodist. Eloping with married woman.
1914. Byles, Rev. Charles H., Lockport, Ill. Congregational. In trouble with his church for divers alleged improprieties.
1907. Byrnes, Rev. Wm., Luverne, Minn. Methodist. Suspended from clergy for immoral conduct with two young girls.
Calaway, Rev. J. L., Adair, Mo. Methodist. Stealing horse and buggy; woman in the case.
1903. Caldwell, Rev. J. M., Chicago. Methodist. Arrested on a serious charge; attempted suicide.
1913. Call, Chaplain W. J., San Quentin, Cal. Grafting on prisoners. Confessed and was removed.
1911. Callahan, Father Michael F., Denver. Catholic. Misappropriated funds.
Calvin, Rev. John, Green Co., Ala. Methodist. Killed one man and fatally wounded another in fight; intimacy with wife of man killed.
1914. Cameron, Rev. Edward C., Palisade, Colo. Baptist. Larceny and fraud.
1909. Campbell, Rev. H. R., Stamping Ground, Ky. Campbellite. left wife for affinity; resigned; arrested.
Campbell, Bish. W. B., Toledo, O. Evangelist. Embezzling church funds; arrested.
1900. Campeau, Rev. J. V., Manchaug, Mass. Catholic. Slander; sued for $8,000.
1899. Canning, Rev. John, Exeter, Mass. Catholic. Seduction; sued by girl’s father.
1912. Capps, Rev. Marion, Bonanza, Ark. Methodist. Murder; sentenced to death.
1904. Carack, Rev. Victor, Snowshoe, Pa. Catholic. Cruelly beating a boy; jailed.
1914. Carlin, Rev. Philip C., Methodist. Wife-desertion.
1911. Carlson, J. S., Spokane, Wash. “Once a preacher.” Fined for intoxication.
1911. Carlson, Kurtz, Chicago, Ill. Lutheran. Bigamy; pleaded guilty.
1909. Carmichael, Rev. J. H., Battle Run, Mich. Murder; suicide.
1911. Carosini, Father Joseph A., Pueblo, Colo. Catholic. Arrested for assault.
1912. Carpenter, Rev. Arthur H., Cromwell, Conn. Baptist. Resigned pastorate under fire. Accused of “indiscretion” with married woman.
1901. Carpenter, Rev. J. C., Eldersville, Pa. Methodist. Conspiracy; indicted; arrested.
1907. Carpenter, Rev., Dover, Del. Holiness. Deceived wife; seduced young woman.
1907. Carr, Rev. J. H., Baltimore, Md. Arrested for stealing.
1909. Carr, Rev. T. J., Topeka, Kan. Baptist. Wife-beating.
1909. Carroll, Rev. J. H., Wallingford, Conn. Catholic. Slander.
1902. Carrothers, Rev. Mr., Hackensack, N. J. Methodist. Conspiracy; intimacy with a sister of the church.
1909. Carruthers, Rev. Francis, New Waterford, O. Presbyterian. Arrested for drunkenness.
1907. Carska, Rev. A., Glassport, Pa. Murder.
1910. Carter, Rev. G. T., Paterson, N. J. Baptist. Paying attentions to 15-year-old girl; divorced.
1908. Carter, Rev. Joseph, Columbus, Ind. United Brethren. Intoxicated in company of two women.
1901. Cartledge, Rev. H., Rock Spr., Neb. Methodist. Attempted rape; fined.
1910. Casey, Rev. M. A., Tacoma, Wash. Methodist Episcopal. Immorality; resigned.
1901. Cash, Rev. W. B., Pierson, Ia. Christian. Eloping with parishioner’s wife.
1903. Cassada, Rev. W. R., Somerset, Ky. Violation of revenue law.
1913. Chadbourne, Rev. James P., Roxbury, Mass. Methodist. Wife desertion. Sued for divorce, and hastily resigned from the ministry.
1914. Chadwick, W. S., Greenville, S. C. Local preacher. Wife beating and murder.
1905. Chamberlain, Rev. H. W., Priest River, Idaho. Congregational. Attempted suicide.
1905. Chamberlain, Rev. Mr., Salt Lake City, Utah. Swindling in real estate transaction.
1899. Chapman, Rev. Austin, New York, N. Y. Baptist. Assaulting wife; jailed.
1913. Chapman, Rev. John C., New York, N. Y. Presbyterian. Fraud.
1903. Chase, Rev. Alfred, St. Johns, Mich. Stealing; arrested; fled.
Chase, Rev. E. H., Fairfield. Methodist. Stole another minister’s coat and Bible.
1908. Chase, Canon William Sheafe, Brooklyn, N. Y. Episcopal. Contempt of court.
1906. Chattin, Rev. J. M., Chicago. Catholic. Immoral conduct with inmates of his home for boys.
1909. Chavis, Rev. Jordan, 8th Regt., Ill. Co-respondent in divorce case.
1900. Cheney, Rev. T. B., Washington C. H., O. Methodist. Suicide by cutting throat.
1903. Cherry, Rev. B. A., Winchester, Tenn. Subornation of perjury; incendiarism; fraud; expelled.
1899. Cheshire, Rev. Chas. B., Newark, N. J. Obtaining money under false pretenses.
1908. Chew, Rev. F. R., Missouri. Methodist. Irregularities.
1900. Childs, Rev. John P., Marysville, O. Church of Christ. Failing to provide for wife; sued for divorce.
1913. Chiles, Rev. John, Topeka, Kan. Illegal liquor-selling.
1911. Chilton, Rev. Charles H., Birmingham, Ala. Baptist. Arrested for adultery.
1911. Chincaloni, Father Felice, Youngstown, Pa. Catholic. Arrested for kidnapping.
1914. Chip, Rev. E. G., Parsons, W. Va. Deserting wife and child and eloping with a woman.
1909. Christian, Rev. R. W., Ashtabula, O. Baptist. Embezzlement of church funds; forgery.
1913. Christy, Rev. Robert, Columbus, O. Keeping disorderly house.
1912. Cissel, Rev. Cassius C., D. D., Kokomo, Ind. Methodist. Unfrocked for adultery.
1899. Civill, Rev. Acton T., Mt. Kisco, N. Y. Methodist. Voluntarily resigned as “unfit.”
1909. Claflin, Rev. M. C., Garden City, Minn. Methodist. Disappeared with money and girl not his own.
1899. Clare, Rev. E. H., Brooklyn, N. Y. Lutheran. Slander; summoned to police court.
1908. Clark, Rev. Geo., Roseburg, Ore. Methodist. Money under false pretenses. Eloped with 17-year-old girl.
1900. Clark, Rev. Thos., Wood Co., W. Va. Shot his neighbor, Dempsey, dead.
1905. Clark, Rev. Warren E., New York. Episcopal. Raising and not accounting for Japanese orphan fund.
1905. Clarkson, Rev. Nestor, Chicago, Ill. Evangelist. Non-payment of alimony to wife who divorced him.
1901. Cleary, Rev. B. F., Chattanooga, Tenn. Methodist. Eloped with 16-year-old girl.
1898. Clear, Rev. M. J., Grafton, O. Catholic. Assault on girl; fined and transferred.
1901. Clemmons, Rev. H. E., Memphis, Tenn. Baptist. Selling mortgaged property; arrested.
1913. Click, Rev. William, McAlester, Okla. Apostolic. Manslaughter.
1909. Clifton, Rev. J. J., Sioux City, Ia. Campbellite. Criminal assault on 4-year-old girl.
1906. Cline, Rev. E. C., Eden Valley, Kan. Methodist. “Led about a sister” not his own wife.
1912. Coad, Rev. J. E., Butte, Mont. Methodist. Charged with immorality.
1904. Cockran, Rev. W. F., So. Bethlehem, Pa. Methodist. Gambling; suspended.
1905. Codman, Rt. Rev. Bishop, Diocese of Maine. Episcopal. Criminal libel; indicted by grand jury.
1908. Coff, Abis, Tahlihina, Okla. Choctaw Indian Missionary. Murder.
1899. Coffey, Rev. Wm. N., Des Moines, Ia. Christian. Robbed an old lady of her life savings, $600.
1908. Coffman, Rev. S. C., Marion Co., W. Va. Methodist. Wife murder.
1913. Cohron, Rev. J. L., St Louis, Mo. Baptist. Embezzlement.
1907. Colin, Rev. J. H., Wenatchee, Wash. Catholic. Betrayed 17-year-old girl; held for trial.
1902. Collins, Rev. Jas., Chittenango, N. Y. Catholic. Burglary in third degree; convicted of assault in 1900.
1911. Collins, Rev. John M., Sacramento, Cal. Contributing to dependence of 17-year-old girl.
1902. Coltharp, Rev. Ham, Knoxville, Tenn. Baptist. Divorced by wife.
1909. Colton, Rev. C. H., Buffalo, N. Y. Catholic. Embezzlement.
1899. Combus, Rev. B. C., Perry, Okla. Attempting extortion; jailed.
1903. Comer, Rev. J. L., Russiaville, Ind. Intoxicated; arrested; fined.
1911. Condit, Rev. Henry J., Newark, N. J. Congregationalist. Arrested for slander.
1906. Connell, Rev. W. J., Lamar, Col. Presbyterian. Assault on 16-year-old girl; eighteen years in penitentiary.
1901. Conniff, Rev. Jas., Louisville, Ky. Catholic. Paternity of child born out of wedlock.
1913. Conroy, Coadjutor Bishop Joseph; Ogdensburg, N. Y. Roman Catholic. Conspiracy.
1911. Consolazio, Father Bernardin, Trenton, N. J. Catholic. Held for trial for fraud; elopement.
1900. Cook, Rev. Elisha, Richmond, Va. Teaching boys to steal; six months.
1907. Cook, Rev. F. J., Peoria, Ill. Methodist. Fined for assault on 13-year-old girl.
1902. Cook, Rev. L. O., Kenton, O. Methodist. Arrested in hotel with grass widow.
1907. Cooke, Rev. J. K., Hempstead, L. I. Episcopal. Left wife to elope with his “spiritual” ward.
1906. Coombs, Rev. C. T., Pittsburgh, Pa. Living with affinity instead of wife.
1909. Coons, Rev. W. F., Hoosick, N. Y. Baptist. Visiting disorderly houses; divorced.
1912. Cooper, Rev. R. T., Springfield, Mass. Methodist. Immoral conduct; caught during the Methodist conference at Minneapolis, Minn., and sentenced to the workhouse.
1899. Copeland, Rev. John A., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. Slander; fled from tar and feathers.
1904. Copeland, Rev. Levi B. H., Palmyra, N. J. Baptist. Improper suggestions to lady, who brought charges.
1912. Cordell, Rev. Harold, Beulah, Ind. Christian. Obtaining money under false pretenses.
1904. Cordova, Rev. J. F., South River, N. J. Methodist. Eloping; abusing wife; four years.
1901. Corey, Rev. Geo., New York. Methodist. Fraudulent land transactions; sued.
1905. Cormack, Rev. Jos., W. McHenry, Ill. Methodist. Kidnapping; indicted by grand jury.
1910. Cornforth, Rev. Athelstane, New York. Episcopal. Left wife to elope; suicide.
1901. Cory-Thomas, Rev. T., Ishpeming, Mich. Episcopal. Improper conduct; guilty; debarred.
1914. Cottam, Rev. J. A., Dearborn, Mich. Methodist Episcopal. Arson.
1908. Coultman, Rev. D. M., St. Catharines, Ont. Baptist. Ministerial conduct.
1910. Courtenay, Rev. A. M., Zanesville, O. Methodist. Fighting.
1902. Couzins, Rev. I. D., Elm Grove, W. Va. Church of God. Drunkenness; arrested.
1909. Covell, Rev. H. E., Long Island. Non-support of wife.
1902. Cowherd, Rev. Alex., Indianapolis, Ind. Giving bogus mortgage; arrested.
1913. Cox, Rev. A. T., Elm Grove, W. Va. Christian. Elopement with 14-year-old girl.
1902. Cox, Rev. Charles, Morehead, Ky. Leaving wife and eloping with girl.
1905. Cox, Rev. James B., Saltville, Va. Baptist. Chicken stealing; 30 days in jail.
1907. Cox, Rev. J. R., Jonesboro, Tenn. Baptist. Chicken theft; thirty days.
1911. Coyle, Rev. E. T., Indianapolis, Ind. Awaiting trial for larceny.
1911. Crabtreeman, Rev. Mr., Wayne Co., Tenn. Presbyterian. Illicit whisky selling.
1904. Crafts, Rev. Wilbur F., Washington, D. C. Misuse of U. S. mails.
1908. Craig, Rev. John W., Newark, N. J. Episcopal. Swindling.
1903. Craig, Rev. Robert Lee, Omaha, Neb. Episcopal. Slaughtering song birds; fined.
1911. Crane, Rev. William, Redke, Ind. Christian. Celebrated successful ending of revivals by getting drunk and disorderly.
1899. Cranfill, Rev. J. B., Texas. Baptist. Slandering Rev. Dr. Hayden; tried; $60,000 damages.
1902. Crawford, Rev. C. H., Amherst, Va. Contempt of court; cowhided by judge.
1911. Crawford, Rev. E. D., Chicago. Methodist. Found guilty of slander; fined $4,000.
1901. Crawford, Rev. R. E., Tioga Co., N. Y. Methodist. Petty larceny; arrested.
Cree, Rev. E. C., City of Mexico. Episcopal. Stealing books; caught in the act.
Critchlow, Rev. L. A., Iowa. Come-outer. Living with woman not his wife; arrested.
1908. Crociata, Rev. F., No. Adams, Mass. Catholic. Complicity in assault causing death; three years.
1900. Crockett, Rev. J. Ad., New York. Left wife, who sued for divorce.
Crooks, Rev. James D., Troy, Ida. Methodist Episcopal. Murder.
1912. Cross, Rev. Holmes, Louisville, Ky. Methodist. Disorderly conduct.
1913. Cross, Rev. Sydney, Westfield, N. J. Episcopal. Criminal conduct with boys.
1900. Crow, Rev. T. P., Owensboro, Ky. Methodist. Drunkenness; withdrew from church.
1902. Crowther, Rev. J. C., Vernon, N. Y. Consorting with disreputable characters; sued for divorce.
1904. Crudup, Rev. Essex J., Plainfield, N. J. Misbehaving with four women; arrested.
1900. Cuff, Rev. John, New York. Obtaining money under false pretenses; jailed.
1906. Culley, Rev. G. H., Philadelphia, Pa. Campbellite. Embezzlement.
1900. Culver, Rev. R. M., Bowling Green, O. Receiving stolen goods; fined $50.
1906. Cummings, Rev. M. G., Murphysboro, Ill. Campbellite. Arson.
1908. Cummings, Rev. Wm., Elk Rapids, Mich. Eloped with wife’s sister.
1899. Cunningham, Rev. H., Franklin, W. Va. Robbery; stealing $1,500; five years.
1899. Curran, Rev. Michael, Gloucester, N. J. Catholic. Assault and threat to shoot.
Cusack, Rev. John, Cincinnati, O. Catholic. Drunkenness; resisting officer; jailed.
1913. Cuthriell, Rev. John F., Baltimore, Md. Dismissed from ministry for running after strange women.
1908. Cutler, Rev. Frederick, Yonkers, N. Y. Reformer. Fraud.
1908. Dack, Rev. Herbert W., East African Missionary. Methodist. Forgery.
1911. Dagenais, Rev. Father, Bryson, Can. Catholic. Sued for defamation of character.
1899. Dahlke, Rev. G. J., Colfax, Wash. Running away with married woman; jailed.
1914. Dahlstrom, Rev. Albert, Tacoma, Wash. Founder of Heliga sect. Convicted of white slavery.
1907. Dahlstrom, Rev. A., Chicago. Abduction of 17-year-old girl.
1913. Daily, Rev. Elmer, Topeka, Kan. Wife desertion.
1911. Damstater, Louis, Cleveland, O. Jewish rabbi. Sentenced to six months in jail for larceny.
1913. Darby, Rev. William L., New York, N. Y. City missionary. Non-support of wife.
1899. Daugherty, Rev. H. C., Scott Co., Tenn. Killing Wm. Ross with shotgun.
1911. David, Rev. Israel, Providence, R. I. Baptist. Robbery.
1909. Davidson, Rev. E. E., Piqua, O. Church of Christ. Eluded officer with warrant for desertion. Denied common law marriage.
1912. Davis, Rev. Ben., Louisville, Ky. Baptist. Wanted by police for murder.
1913. Davis, Rev. Cader Russell. Ex-Christian preacher. Adultery.
1902. Davis, Rev. John, Pedricktown, N. J. Baptist. Deserting affianced bride at altar; fled.
1900. Davis, Rev. Edwards, Oakland, Cal. Deserting wife. Sued for divorce.
1910. Davis, Rev. J. A., Woodstock, Can. Methodist Episcopal. Adultery with 16-year-old girl.
1902. Davis, Rev. J. P., Coshocton, O. Sanctificationist. Beating wife; intimacy with other women; sued for divorce.
1901. Davis, Rev. King, Earleboro, Okla. Assault on 12-year-old girl; killing her father.
1900. Davis, Rev. Wesley R., Washington, D. C. Passing worthless check; arrested.
1902. Davis, Rev. W. L., Dublin, O. Deserting family; divorced; failed to pay alimony; arrested.
1901. Davis, Rev. Mr., Easton, Md. Stealing; jailed; escaped.
1901. Dawkins, Rev. Eliphas, Cherokee Co., S. C. Murdering his wife.
1911. Day, Rev. John, Muskogee, Ok. Christian. Bigamist.
1906. Day, Rev. J. A., Revelstock, B. C. Financial fraud.
1899. Day, Rev. Mr. Fairbank, Ia. Intimacy with another man’s wife; fled to escape tar and feathers.
1901. Deal, Rev. Mr., Rutherford, N. C. Assaulting 15-year-old girl; jailed.
1900. Dean, Rev. George, Findlay, O. Adventist. Eloping with school girl; arrested.
1914. Decker, Rev. Nathaniel, Bolivar, Pa. Saint’s church (faith healing). Assault and battery.
1912. DeGroth, Rev. Frank, Chicago, Ill. Arrested for “improper conduct.”
1905. DeLarme, Rev. A. A., Paterson, N. J. Baptist. Accused of breach of promise; resigned.
1907. Deller, Rev. W. N., Altoona, Pa. United Brethren. Found in hotel with 19-year-old girl; resigned.
1906. Dempsey, Rev. J. M.. Lineville, Ia. Attempted to wed a second time while first wife lived.
1904. Denham, Rev. Benj. Q., New York. Disciples. Indecent exposure.
1908. Denham, Rev. B. Q., New York. Disciples. Adultery.
1913. DePue, Rev. James H., Arlington, Va. Presbyterian. Receiving money on false pretenses.
1905. Derrick, Rev. B., bishop, New York. Methodist. Libel, conspiracy, maladministration, and other misdemeanors.
1907. DeVries, Rev. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Christian Reformed. Improper conduct; expelled.
1906. DeWoody, Rev. Chas., Utica, N. Y. Baptist. Conduct unbecoming a Christian; resigned.
1914. Diamond, Rev. George I., D. D., Beaumont, Tex. Larceny.
1900. Diana, Rev. Fr., Alpha, N. J. Catholic. Drunkenness; debauchery; forgery; arrested.
1905. Dick, Rev. Jacob, Indian Territory. Evangelist. Fraudulent real estate transactions.
1902. Dickerson, Rev. Charles H., Newark, N. J. Congregational. Stealing altar furniture; broke jail.
1907. Dickson, Rev. T. J., San Antonio, Tex. Chaplain. Shot a soldier.
1903. Dillard, Rev. H. C., Spring Hope, N. C. Writing obscene letters to a girl.
1903. Dillon, Rev. J. P., Rolla, Mo. Evangelist. Dual life; woman confessed; sued, he fled.
1908. Dimmit, Rev. J. H., Valley Junction, Ia. Congregational. Dismissed from ministry for misconduct.
1900. Dixon, Rev. Jos. K., Boston, Mass. Baptist. Adultery; divorced.
1911. Doak, Rev. J. A., Quinton, Kan. Criminally assaulted a little girl.
1900. Dobson, Rev. Robert, New York, N. Y. Deceived Sunday school teacher; borrowed her money and broke promise to marry; jailed.
Dodd, Rev. Richard, Clinton, Ky. Bastardy and complicity in infanticide.
1905. Dodge, Rev. John, Lebanon, Ind. Holiness. Stabbing parishioner; arrested.
1905. Doherty, Rev. Richard, Marcus Rock, Pa. Episcopal. False report; horsewhipped.
1902. Donahoe, Bish. P. J., Philippi, Md. Catholic. Contempt of court as executor of will; summoned.
1912. Donaldson, Rev. Aaron B., St. Louis, Mo. Methodist. Sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for swindling an aged parishioner.
1902. Donaldson, Aug. M., Rossville, N. Y. Manslaughter. “Straight Edge” society leader.
1902. Donaldson, Rev. M. V., Vacaville, Cal. Nocturnal exploits with women; drunkenness.
1911. Donatella, Francis, Pittsburgh, Pa. Catholic. Wanted for abducting a 15-year-old girl.
1910. Donnelly, Rev. Ed., Bingham, Utah. Catholic. Dismissed from church for drunkenness.
1899. Donnelly, Rev. Robert, Denver, Col. Evangelist. Burglary; jailed.
1909. Donnelly, Rev. Mr., New York. Theft.
1908. Doolittle, Rev. Chas., Anderson, Ind. Evangelist. Non-support.
1904. Dorr, Rev. Henry, Brooklyn, N. Y. Thrice arrested for wife beating.
1909. Dorsey, Rev. Wm., St. Louis, Mo. Campbellite. Stealing; jailed.
1909. Dougherty, Rev. R. T., Fargo, N. D. Congregational. Suicide pact with college student; latter killed himself.
1899. Doughty, Elder L. M., Whitley, Ill. Improper conduct with girl; resigned.
1914. Douglass, Rev. Archie, Sayre, Pa. Itinerant preacher. Arrested on charge of serious offense against a 15-year-old girl.
1901. Douglass, Rev. Jas., Atlanta, Ga. United Brethren. Bigamy and forgery in various states.
1911. Douthitt, Rev. S. W., Arkansas City, Kans. United Presbyterian. Arrested for drunkenness and spent night in jail.
1912. Dow, Rev. T. J., Minneapolis, Minn. Christian. Sued for alienation of affections.
1903. Dowie, John A., Chicago, Ill. Christian Catholic. Libel; mulcted $2,000.
1911. Dowie, William, Cleveland, Ohio. Evangelist. Fined $10 for assault and battery.
1911. Doyle, Rev. Clyde, Amite, La. Arrested and sent to jail in Texas for four years for bigamy, embezzlement and wife desertion.
1894. Doyle, Rev. Gregory, Hart Co., Ky. Baptist. Seduction; abortion; girl died; sentenced for life.
1899. Drake, Rev. Edward, Chillicothe, O. Co-respondent in divorce suit.
1913. Drake, Rev. Paul H., Beverly, Mass. Universalist. Disorderly conduct and obstructing the sidewalk.
1907. Driver, Rev. S. M., Los Angeles, Cal. Methodist. Unbalanced by drink.
1900. Dryden, Rev. M. F., Wheeling, W. Va. Methodist. Choked wife; killed by her father.
1908. Dryer, Rev. Geo. H., New York. Methodist. Defalcation.
1901. Duceman, Rev. J. V., Goshen, O. United Brethren. Attempted suicide by shooting.
1899. Duchon, Rev. Fr., St. Louis, Mo. Catholic. Fled with parish funds and his housekeeper.
1900. Dudley, Rev. Lewis, St. Louis, Mo. Church of God. Assault and battery; arrested.
1900. Duffy, Rev. Fr., Port Jervis, N. Y. Catholic. Suicide in New York, found dead in hotel.
1909. Du Lubicz, Rev. Antonio, Winnipeg, Man. Catholic. Obtaining money under false pretenses.
1909. Dumouline, Rev. W. G., San Francisco, Cal. Cruelty and desertion; divorced.
Dunbar, Rev. Edward, Cal., Ark., N. Y. Methodist. Desertion of wife, and adultery.
1909. Duncan, Rev. D. B., Crawfordsville, Ind. Presbyterian. Cruel and inhuman treatment of wife; divorced.
1900. Duncan, Rev. Kenneth, San Francisco, Cal. Evangelist. Petty larceny; stole clothes; jailed.
1913. Duncan, Matthew and Luke, Knoxville, Tenn. Baptist. Assault.
1904. Dundonough, Rev. Jas., Eau Claire, Wis. Ran away with girl, forsaking flock.
1912. Dunn, Rev. William F., Evansville, Ind. Methodist. Immoral conduct; three months in jail.
1909. Dunnigan, Rev. A. P., Hempstead, L. I. Catholic. Alienated a wife’s affections.
1908. Dunworth, Rev. Wm., New London, Conn. Catholic. Suicide.
1900. Duperon, Rev. Fr., Worcester, Mass. Catholic. Deceiver and swindler.
Dwello, Rev. P. N., Marshalltown, Ia. Methodist. Slander and libel.
1911. Dwindle, Dr. O. T., Peoria, Ill. Methodist. Misappropriated funds of the church.
1901. Dye, Rev. Geo. E., Willows, Cal. Baptist. Intimacy with widow; resigned.
1905. Dyer, Rev. W. T., Reedbrake, Ala. Deserting wife and eloping with her sister.
1902. Dynia, Rev. M. A., New Bedford, Mass. Catholic. Co-respondent in divorce suit; threatened accusing husband with a pistol, and was jailed.
1903. Earl, Rev. Daniel, B. A., Bedford, Que. Methodist. Too great familiarity with a young woman.
1905. Early, Rev. Fred, Maury Co., Tenn. Sanctificationist. Murder and suicide.
1907. Easterday, Rev. G. H., Stewartsville, N. J. Congregational. Entanglement with his “spiritual ward”; left town on 48 hours’ notice from deacons.
1899. Eastman, Rev. F. W., Nashville, Tenn. Presbyterian. Rape; mistrial.
Eastman, Rev. J. M., Mohawk, O. Methodist. Seduction of young girl; paid $2,600 to settle; deposed.
1900. Easton, Rev. Dr., Washington, D. C. Slandering Olga Nethersole, the actress; sued; apologized.
1906. Eby, Rev. S. C., Clayton, Mo. Sued for divorce on ground of intimacy with another woman.
1912. Eddings, Rev. John, Columbia, S. C. Holiness. Criminal assault on 12-year-old girl; sentenced to thirty days’ hard labor.
1911. Edson, Rev. G. Clement, Brooklyn, N. Y. Presbyterian. Eloped with soloist of his church.
1911. Edwards, Rev. Alexander, Denver. Baptist. Killed by husband of woman with whom he was criminally intimate.
1908. Edyvean, W. H., Cadillac, Mich. Methodist. Adultery.
1901. Eicher, Deacon J., Decatur, Ind. Amish. Forgery; 1 to 14 years.
1912. Eills, Rev. John, Springfield, Mass. Unitarian. Accused by wife of neglecting her for other women; defended Richeson, the murderer, in the pulpit.
1913. Ekeland, Rev. Emanuel, Madison, Minn. Lutheran. Arson.
1912. Elliott, Rev. Edward, Newark, N. J. Evangelist. Sued for breach of promise.
1904. Elliott, Rev. M. C., Genesee, Ill. Giving out worthless checks; jailed; he has a record as a juggler of funds.
1909. Elliott, Rev. R. W., Pittsburgh. Pentecost. Co-respondent in divorce suit.
1900. Ellis, Rev. John, Foxboro, Mass. Unitarian. Cruelty to wife; clandestine correspondence with another woman; sued for divorce.
1914. Ellis, Rev. John, Bloomington, Ind. Presbyterian. Immoral conduct.
1904. Ellis, Rev. Elwood O., Richmond, Ind. Friend. Went on a week’s vacation with young woman; pronounced moral degenerate.
1901. Ellison, Rev. John, Chattanooga, Tenn. Shooting Sophia Johnson; arrested.
1911. Ellsworth, Rev. Philip B., Jefferstown, Ind. Lutheran. Forgery.
1903. Ellwood, Rev. Robert A., Wilmington, Del. Presbyterian. Inciting to lynching.
1908. Ellwood, Rev. R. A., Leavenworth, Kan. Presbyterian. Seduction; resigned.
1913. Elmore, Rev. C. E., New Albany, Ky. Christian. Assault.
1905. Elsworth, Rev. J. S., Paterson, N. J. Reformed. Injudicious conduct with widow; resigned.
1912. Emelius, Rev. Charles, New Sweden, Me. Lutheran. Accused of murder.
1901. Emerson, Rev. F. W., Topeka, Kan. Disturbance of the peace; assaulting an officer; arrested.
1905. Erhard, Rev. Lawrence A., Chicago, Ill. Scandalous living; paid $2,000 hush money.
1913. Erler, Rev. John, Seven Valleys, Pa. Lutheran. Disfrocked for gross immorality.
1913. Eubank, Rev. Henry, Triplett, Mo. Christian. Mutilating public records.
1900. Euster, Rev. W. T., Helena, Mont. Methodist. Common liar; exposed by presiding elder at conference.
1912. Evans, Rev. Emerson G., Monroeton, Pa. Methodist. Allowed to withdraw from church conference under threat of exposure for immoral conduct.
1909. Evans, Rev. E. T., Port Huron, Mich. Episcopal. Seduced 16-year-old girl; married her; spent her money on drink. Had wife in Wales.
1899. Evans, Rev. W. R., Mandalin, N. Y. Methodist. Intimacy with a girl he attempted to reform; lost pulpit.
Everett, Rev. M. L., Des Moines, Ia. Christian. Charged with statutory offense; wife sued for divorce.
1908. Ewert, Rev. Arthur, Morrisonville, Ill. Methodist. Slander.
1908. Ewing, Rev. Emmett, Athens, O. Forgery.
1912. Ewing, Rev. U. P., Newton, Kan. Baptist. Wanted for embezzlement.
1899. Eyton, Rev. Robert, London. Episcopal. Scandalous charges; fled.
1899. Fagley, Rev. Joseph, Missouri. Evangelist. Train robber; 12 years in penitentiary.
1912. Fairall, Rev. H. H., Iowa City, Ia. Methodist. Attempted suicide on account of ill health.
1908. Fairfield, Rev. F. W., Sag Harbor, L. I. Baptist. Taking indecent liberties with women.
1907. Falkner, Rev. John, Chicago, Ill. Lutheran. Desertion.
1901. Farber, Rabbi R., Denver, Col. Hebrew. Improper proposals to women, who horsewhipped him.
1913. Farraday, Rev. Henry W., Broadway, N. J. Methodist. Seduction.
1909. Farrell. Rev. Thos., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Caught in raid on disorderly house; fined.
1913. Farrell, Rev. William, Jersey City, N. J. Baptist. Abduction of 20-year-old girl. The clerical rival of Don Juan is 70 years of age.
Fee, Rev. Mr., Toledo, O. Methodist. Cheating widow in land deal; found guilty.
1902. Fellows, Rev. C. A., Portsmouth, O. Methodist. Promiscuous attention to females; guilty.
1910. Fennell, Rev. John, New York, N. Y. Swedish Lutheran. Larceny.
1909. Fenton, Rev. J., San Jon, N. M. Holiness. Murder.
1912. Fenyes, Rev. Louis F., Johnstown, Pa. Roman Catholic. Wanted for embezzlement of church funds.
1902. Ferdinand, Rev. Mr., Omaha, Neb. Took up with another man’s wife; sued.
1913. Ferdon, Rev. Arthur I., Palisades Park, N. J. Evangelist. Wife-beating.
1899. Ferguson, Rev. Geo., Kansas City, Kan. Congregational. Wrecked by drink.
1907. Ferguson, Rev. W. P., Lincoln, Neb. Methodist. Adultery with his landlady, confessed to by the latter under influence of one of his sermons.
1911. Ferrant, Rev. Victor, Syracuse, N. Y. Baptist. Counterfeiter.
1911. Ferrell, Rev. W. A., Gaffney, S. C. Was about to marry an Atlanta girl when discovery was made that he already had a wife.
1903. Ferris, Rev. A. Frank, Grand Rapids, Mich. Deserted wife and took another.
1907. Fischer, Rev. O. W., Bridgeton, N. J. Lutheran. Paid attention to young woman. Left family and town.
1907. Fish, Rev. G., Denver, Colo. Fraud.
1910. Fisher, Rev. F. B., Neoga, Ill. Presbyterian. Sued for slander.
1908. Fitts, Rev. Joseph W., Independence, Kan. Baptist. Rape.
1901. Fitzgerald, Rev. Robert, Nash, Va. Evangelist. Stealing stamps as postmaster.
1900. Fitzgerald, Rev. S. F., Newark, N. J. Catholic. Assault and battery on woman.
1908. Fitzgerald, Rev. Wm., Millville, N. J. Catholic. Slander and defamation.
1904. Fitzmaurice, Rev. M. O., Chicago, Ill. Episcopal. Used fraudulent credentials; dismissed.
1902. Flaherty, Rev. Chas., Mt. Morris, N. Y. Catholic. Poisoning; indicted for manslaughter; criminal relations with girl.
1914. Flannery, Rev. Lawrence S., West Plains, Mo. Methodist. Manslaughter; convicted.
1909. Fleenor, Rev. L., Evansville, Ind. Alienating a wife’s affections.
1901. Fleming, Rev. E. T., Chicago, Ill. Presbyterian. Indecently approaching women; convicted of lying.
1905. Fleming, Rev. Solomon, Etty, Va. Baptist. Shot Robert Mullins, another preacher, in preachers’ feud.
1911. Fliedner, Rev. Augustus, Irvington, N. Y. Episcopal. Fined $5 for disorderly conduct.
1908. Flower, Rev. J. H., St. Louis, Mo. Methodist. Immoral conduct.
1912. Flynn, Rev. John M., Edgewater, Colo. Methodist. Improper conduct with women and criminal libel; hushed up for the glory of God and the peace of the church.
1902. Foith, Rev. Adolph, Cincinnati, O. Lutheran. Debauching little girls; suicided.
1911. Folta, Father Joseph, and Father Rzadkowolski, Detroit, Mich. Catholics. Arrested for autoing “in a dangerous manner.”
1909. Force, Rev. W. H., Nevada, Mo. Bigamy; four wives; three years in jail.
1911. Ford, Rev. E. E., New York. Accused of fraud in organizing the World’s Bible League corporation.
1901. Ford, Rev. Geo. E., Bridgeton, N. J. Methodist. Enticing young girls into his church at night; discovered; fled.
1902. Forest, Rev. Fr., Jackman, Me. Catholic. Violation of game laws.
1913. Forsell, Rev. K. E., Minneapolis, Minn. Lutheran. Violating game law.
1908. Forses, Rev. W. H., Nevada, Mo. Bigamy; three years.
1912. Foster, Rev. Edward S., Richmond, Va. Criminal assault on a little girl.
1910. Foster, Rev. Frank L., Sioux Falls, S. D. Free Baptist. Adultery.
1899. Foster, Rev. Jas. H., Plainfield, N. J. Church of Christ. Disappeared with another man’s wife.
1913. Foster, Rev. J. W., Atlanta, Ga. Baptist. Adultery.
1905. Foster, Rev. Thomas, Athens, Ark. Methodist. Rape of an 8-year-old girl; second offense.
1899. Fowler, Rev. A. R., South Carolina. Presbyterian. Forgery; sentenced to penitentiary.
1899. Fox, Rev. Geo. J., Easton, Pa. Baptist. Confessed to sin and departure from rectitude.
1911. Francis, Rev. A. M., Omaha, Neb. Charged with fraud.
1913. Francis, Rev. David, Richmond, Va. Christian. Forced to resign for unbecoming conduct with a married woman.
1909. Francis, Rev. D. B., Ironton, O. Campbellite. Bastardy.
1908. Francis, Rev. Geo. A., Elizabeth, N. J. Baptist. Fraud.
1902. Francis, Rev. H. C, New Londonderry, N. H. Statutory offense named in wife’s successful divorce suit.
1902. Frederick, Rev. Jas., Wolf Creek, Ky. Baptist. Disturbing school; stole bench warrants; fined.
1906. Frederickson, Rev. A., Milwaukee, Wis. Lutheran. Suicide while depressed by drink.
1906. Freelander, Rabbi, Evansville, Ind. Orthodox Jew. Living with wife’s sister.
1911. Freeman, Rev. James, Murphysboro, Ill. Murdered his wife; sentenced to imprisonment for life.
1908. Frees, Rev. R. W., Port Huron, Mich. Baptist. Wife beating.
1908. Freis, Rev. Phil., St. Louis, Mo. Arrested as pickpocket.
1904. Fritch, Rev. W. S., Attleboro, Mass. Congregational. Alienating affections of another man’s wife; sued; $1,334 damages awarded.
1911. Froelich, Rev. Father John von, Muncie, Ind. Catholic. Accused of unnamed crime by a married woman of his church.
Frost, Rev. T. B., Chattanooga, Tenn. Evangelist. Eloped with a prostitute.
1900. Frost, Rev. W. J., Harvey, Ill. Congregational. Confessed intimacy with servant; ousted.
1905. Frye, Rev. James, Keokuk, Ia. Deserting family and eloping with girl; arrested.
1913. Frye, Rev. M. H., Kiester, Minn. United Brethren. Arson.
Fulkerson, Rev. B. H., Eureka Springs, Ark. Methodist. Immoral conduct and attempted suicide.
Fullers, Rev. Mr., Salem, W. Va. Methodist. Transgression of 7th commandment.
1909. Furbush, Rev. A. C, Georgetown, Conn. Congregational. Intimacy with young woman, though married; resigned and left town.
1902. Gablet, Rev. S., Toledo, O. Presbyterian. Shoplifting; arrested.
1910. Gaines, Bishop, W. G., Camden, N. J. African Methodist Episcopal. Embezzlement.
1914. Gardiner, Rev. Vernon A. Bird of passage. Evangelist. Fraud.
1911. Gardner, Rev. T. H. H., Kittitas, Wash. Methodist. Beat his wife to death with a club.
1904. Garner, Rev. Harrison, Goshen, N. Y. Evangelist. Abduction; jailed.
1912. Garretson, Rev. John, Geddes, S. D. Congregational. Accused of immoral conduct and financial dishonesty; forced to resign pastorate.
1906. Garstka, Rev. A., Pittsburgh, Pa. Catholic. Refused to give up church records; shoots parishioner.
1906. Gay, Rev. T. B., Utica, O. Presbyterian. A “Peeping Tom”; resigned and left town.
1911. Geis, Rev. Mr., Brooklyn. Arrested for beating his wife.
1912. Geisel, Rev. Theodore H., Bernardsville, N. J. Pleaded guilty to charge of sending defamatory postcards through the mail; sent to the workhouse for two months.
1899. Geoghegan, Rev. Thos., Hamilton, Ont. Catholic. Illicit sexual intercourse.
1911. George, Rev. P. A., Cleveland, Ohio. Head of the “Kingdom of God” society. Has two wives, his own and a “god-given” one, regularly married to another man.
1901. Gerrish, Rev. Theodore, Sioux Falls, S. D. Gave fraudulent deed to property; jailed.
1907. Gettman, Rev. Peter, Kossuth Co., Ia. Methodist. Murdered wife; suicide.
1906. Gibbons, Rev. B. J., Norfolk, Va. Methodist. Bigamy; suicide.
1911. Gibbs, Rev. John, Tampa, Fla. Presbyterian. Horse thief.
1912. Gibson, Rev. Lewis, Bristol, Va. Methodist. Election fraud; pleaded guilty and sentenced to a month’s imprisonment.
1904. Gibson, Rev. Smith, Mt. Holly, N. J. Attempted corruption of 11-year-old girl.
1908. Gibson, Rev. W., Hoxie, Ark. Kidnapping.
Gidding, Rev. Mr., Alton, Ill. Stabbed step-son to death.
1899. Ginner, Rev. S. G., St. Paul, Minn. Episcopal. Grand larceny; three years in penitentiary.
1899. Giraud, Rev. Philip, Montreal, Can. Catholic. Fraudulently obtaining money.
1899. Givens, Rev. Mr., West Virginia. Methodist. Counterfeiting; indicted by grand jury.
1901. Gladden, Rev. Wm. E., Liverpool, O. Methodist. Conspiracy; indicted; arrested.
1902. Glass, Rev. O., Ft. Worth, Tex. Evangelist. Indecent exposure; fined.
1906. Glenn, Rev. H. L., Raleigh, N. C. Holiness. Destruction of virtue of half a dozen girls from 13 to 17 years of age; indicted for criminal assault on girl of 14.
1899. Gloria, Rev. Fr. G., Oakland, Cal. Catholic. Betrayed girl; deposed; married her.
1908. Gneilinski, Rev. Mr., St. Louis, Mo. Catholic. Kidnapping girls; immoral life.
1900. Goad, Rev. Geo., Pine Bluff, Ark. Sanctificationist. Embezzling charity fund; arrested.
1911. Goddard, Rev. J. B., Portland, Ore. Methodist. Charged with “statutory offense” against two young girls; held for trial.
1908. Godlin, Rev. Albert., Preacher of the end of the world. Catahoula Parish, La. Incendiarism; lynched.
1911. Godrycz, Rev. John A., Philadelphia, Pa. Catholic. Arrested for slander.
1909. Godssen, Priest, Henrietta, Tex. Catholic. Gambling.
1909. Goetchell, Rev. E., Kansas City, Mo. Swindling.
1910. Goins, Rev. E. R., Sandusky, O. Methodist. Boy’s charge disorderly conduct.
1900. Golden, Rev. R. F., Boston, Mo. Evangelist. Stealing horse and cart; arrested.
1911. Goldstein, Samuel, Montreal. Jewish rabbi. Sentenced to federal penitentiary for smuggling.
1912. Gongaware, Rev. George J., Pittsburgh, Pa. Lutheran. Charged with unduly influencing a sick and incompetent woman to will much of her property to the church.
1907. Gooden, Rev. R., Seabright, N. J. Assault on married woman.
1908. Goodin, Rev. H. H., Pontiac, Ill. Baptist. Abduction; one to ten years.
1910. Goodrich, Rev. G. E., Jackson, Mich. Baptist. Immorality.
1904. Gordan, Rev. Jas. A., Cabin Hill, N. Y. Presbyterian. Breach of promise; convicted.
1911. Gordon, E. G., Richmond, Va. Former Methodist minister. Accused of drunkenness and “misconduct” with a married woman.
1900. Gordon, Rev. Jas. H., Nicetown, Pa. Baptist. Alienating affections of choir singer from her husband.
1905. Gordon, Rev. M. D., Hudson, Mich. Episcopal. Paternity of housekeeper’s child; decamped.
1911. Gormley, Father; Wichita, Kan. Catholic. Seduced 15-year-old girl.
1910. Gosgan, Rev. Richard, Hartford, Conn. Catholic. Suicide.
1914. Gossett, Rev. W. J., Vancouver, Wash. Brutal treatment of wife.
Gould, Rev. R. A., Cent. City, Neb. Free Methodist. Left wife, eloping with girl of 15; penitentiary six years.
1913. Gouthy, Rev. Mr., Indianapolis, Ind. Free Methodist. Fined for illegal hunting.
1909. Gow, Rev. Clyde, Mexico, Mo. Manslaughter; four years.
1907. Graff, Rev. B., Joliet, Ill. Baptist. Jailed for running confidence game.
Grafton, Rev. T. W., Anderson, Ind. Campbellite. Contempt of court; fined.
1911. Graham, Rev. David, Nashville, Tenn. Found guilty of running a “blind tiger”; sentenced to jail for 60 days and fined $45 and costs.
1908. Graham, Rev. J. H., Moundsville, W. Va. Horse stealing; life sentence.
1908. Graham, Rev. J. S., Albany, N. Y. Catholic. Suicide.
1901. Graham, Rev. R. H., Topeka, Kan. Baptist. Rape on girl of his flock; five years.
1899. Gram, Rev. W. O., Montrose, S. D. “A case of crim. con., no doubt;” fled from Montrose.
1899. Grandison, Rev. Chas., New York, N. Y. Methodist. Drunkenness; delirium tremens; a temperance lecturer.
1908. Grant, Rev. H. R., Halifax, N. S. Perjury; arrested.
1907. Grant, Rev. John, Little Rock, Ark. Methodist. Murder.
1914. Grantham, Rev. Daniel, Purvis, Miss. Baptist. Murder; sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
1911. Grass, Rev. Z. B., Moncton, N. B. Reformed Baptist. Charged with setting fire to his home.
1912. Graves, Rev. L. W., Adrian, Mich. Methodist. Sued for divorce, and committed suicide.
1909. Gray, Rev. I. N., St. Louis. Congregational. Passing bogus checks.
1912. Gray, Rev. James H., Charleston, W. Va. Evangelist. Convicted three times of horse stealing, and sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual criminal.
1912. Green, Rev. D. Hudson, Indianapolis, Ind. Evangelist. Charged with theft of jewelry and clothing.
1900. Green, Rev. D. T., Rome, Ga. Methodist. Larceny of church funds; guilty.
1901. Green, Rev. Rufus S., New York, N. Y. Presbyterian. Swindling.
1901. Greenberg, Rev. Moses, Philadelphia, Pa. Evangelist. Non-support of aged father; held in $500 bail.
1912. Greene, Rev. Thomas E., St. Louis, Mo. Methodist Accused of improper conduct with women.
1899. Greer, Rev. J. R., Millville, Pa. Methodist. Insulting young woman in his congregation.
1905. Greer, Rev. Mr., Cairo, Ill. Do Right. Eloped with Mrs. Carr; killed by Carr.
1913. Gregory, Rev. E. J., St. Johns, Mich. Baptist. Taking indecent liberties with an 11-year-old girl; confessed guilt and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.
1899. Grey, Rev. Henry, Washington, D. C. Grand larceny; stealing jewelry.
1913. Griegg, Rev. David B., Berwyn, Ill. Presbyterian. Bastardy.
1911. Grieves, Rev. Thomas, Greenwich, N. Y. Methodist. Arrested for manslaughter.
1908. Griffin, Rev. Alfred, Chicago, Ill. Episcopal. Corrupting boys.
1913. Grigg, Rev. Samuel, Winnipeg, Can. Bigamy; sentenced to a year’s imprisonment.
1912. Griggs, Rev. Crawford, New York, N. Y. Baptist. Sued for slander by a brother preacher.
Griggs, Rev. Edward, Big Rapids, Mich. Episcopal. Maltreatment of wife; fled.
1899. Griggs, Rev. R. E., Binghamton, N. Y. Episcopal. Deserting wife; arrested.
1908. Grimshaw, Rev. E. Cullum, Troy, N. Y. Baptist. Theft.
1912. Grobusch, Rev. Edward, La Salle, Ill. Shirked his debts to gamble at the races.
1899. Groenendyke, Rev. M., Hartford City, Ind. United Brethren. Hugging and kissing young woman without her compliance.
1903. Groenveld, Rev. Mr., So. Holland, Ill. Nameless crime; chased from town.
1914. Grogg, Rev. Philip N., St. Mary’s, Mo. Baptist. Murderous assault.
1905. Grove, Rev. M. F., Visalia, Cal. Methodist. Collusion to obtain divorce; previous charges of immorality sustained.
1901. Grumbine, Rev. J. G. F., Syracuse, N. Y. Luring girl away; defamation of her mother; held in $1,000.
1913. Gryszar, Rev. Thomas, Toronto, Ont. Roman Catholic. Drunkenness and assault.
1912. Guernsey, Rev. R. T., Long Prairie, Minn. Baptist. Sent to jail for bad conduct with children, and committed suicide.
1901. Guirey, Rev. Geo., New York and Illinois. Baptist. Relations with woman not his wife; divorced.
1913. Gullins, Rev. William R., Trenton, N. J. Methodist. Fraud.
1899. Gumba, Rev. Mr., Fishkill, N. Y. Methodist. Undue intimacy with young woman.
1911. Gunn, Rev. J. G., Gilmar, Kan. Revivalist. Arrested for bigamy.
1913. Gunter, Rev. D. R., Greeneville, Tenn. Disciple. Accused of attempted rape on own daughter.
1904. Gurley, Elder R. A., Huntsville, Ga. Christian. Carrying concealed weapons; jailed.
1906. Haath, Rev. L. A., Rochester, N. Y. Suicide.
1913. Haff, W. P. W., Jr., Lynbrook, L. I. Lay preacher. Baptist. Seduction and bastardy.
Hagaman, Rev. J. A., Anderson, Ind. Church of God. Caused divorce suit by kissing wife of H. Morehead; called it treatment for nervous trouble.
1905. Hagar, Rev. Washington, Hadley, W. Va. Baptist. Raising bills from $1 to $10.
1908. Hagen, Rev. Emil, New York, N. Y. Dutch Reformed. Theft.
1900. Hagen, Rev. Henry, Rushing, Ark. Selling whisky without a license; arrested.
1901. Haigler, Rev. J. A., Chattanooga, Tenn. Criminal malpractice; arrested.
1900. Haist, Rev. F. H., Chicago, Ill. Assault and battery; arrested.
1900. Hale, Rev. Wm., Middleboro, Mass. Episcopal. Cruel and abusive treatment of wife, who sued for divorce.
1910. Hall, Rev. E., Bloomington, Ill. Baptist. Illegitimate parentage. Settled with mother.
1899. Hall, Rev. Henry, Peter Creek, Ky. Drunk, abused his wife, shot by son.
1907. Hall, Rev. J. C., Kaukauna, Wis. Episcopal. Drunkenness; deposed.
1901. Hall, Lay Pr. J. T., E. Orange, N. J. Episcopal. Grand larceny.
1900. Hall, Rev. Wesley, Hindman, Ky. Murdered his brother’s widow, who had refused to marry him.
1909. Hallan, Rev. A., Akron, O. Church of Christ. Drunkenness; jailed; fined.
1900. Halloway, Rev. John, Linn, Mo. Cold-blooded murder; hanged.
1909. Halpern, Rev. Rabbi S. M., Newark, N. J. Selling liquor without license.
1909. Hamilton, Rev. E., Muncie, Ind. Evangelist. Passed bogus check; two wives.
1908. Hamilton, Rev. E. A., Newman, Ill. Methodist. Pandering. Submitted wife and daughter to wealthy libertine for money consideration.
Hamilton, Rev. Jas. B., alias J. L. Douglass, Lithonia, Ga. Evangelist. Bigamy, larceny and other crimes.
1911. Hamilton, Rev. Wm. J., Chicago. Congregational. Adulterer.
1914. Hamrick, Rev. L. M., Pittsburgh, Kan. Methodist. Obtaining property under false pretenses.
1902. Hance, Rev. Oscar T., Newburgh, N. Y. Stealing, passing bad checks.
1907. Hancock, Rev. W. S., Chicago, Ill. Episcopal. Deposed for debauchery. Held in London for poisoning his wife.
1901. Hand, Rev. A. L., Tuscumbia, La. Bigamy; arrested at the altar.
1912. Hand, Rev. David M., Moscow, Ida. Baptist. Convicted of improper conduct with the young daughter of his Sunday school superintendent; sent to the penitentiary for from five years to life.
1905. Hand, Rev. J. Howard, Rye, N. Y. Methodist. Hugging and kissing girl.
1899. Hanks, Rev. R. T., Abilene, Tex. Baptist. Rifling mails; indicted.
1913. Hanmer, Rev. W. G., St. Charles, Ill. Free Methodist. Unfrocked for adultery with the wife of another preacher.
1908. Hanna, Rev. J. C., Philadelphia, Pa. Methodist. Slander.
1899. Hanna, Rev. T. Carson, Union City, Ct. Baptist. Undue familiarity; promiscuous kissing.
1913. Hanon, Rev. O. M., Jetmore, Kan. Methodist. Irregular conduct with a married woman.
1912. Hansman, Rev. Joseph E., Topeka, Kan. Convicted of bigamy on his own confession.
1901. Hanson, Rev. M. O., LaCrosse, Wis. Lutheran. Wife desertion; tried and expelled.
1909. Hard, Rev. E. R., New Port, N. Y. Baptist. Alienation of a wife’s affections. Failure to pay judgment.
1914. Harder, Rev. John W., Vibbard, Mo. Christian Union. Violating liquor law.
1911. Hardin, Rev. John, Beecher, Ill. Congregationalism. Bigamist.
1911. Hardy, Elder E. H., Reidsville, N. C. Primitive Baptist. Contempt of court.
1907. Hardy, Rev. E. N., Cleveland, O. Congregational. Found in disorderly house. Arrested.
1910. Hare, Rev. Louis T., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Clandestine marriage.
1908. Hargrave, Rev. James T., Richmond, Va. Fraud by use of the mails; eight months and $100.
1906. Hark, Rev. N. S., Greenville, Pa. Evangelist. Conduct unbecoming a minister towards young woman.
1914. Harness, Rev. Murray, Kokomo, Ind. Christian. Adultery.
1910. Harper, Rev. E. J., Los Angeles. Presbyterian. Forced to resign by unprintable charges.
1908. Harper, Rev. John, Chickasha, Ark. Methodist. Horse stealing.
1900. Harper, Rev. W. H., Shelbyville, Tenn. Methodist. Living with young woman in absence of his wife.
1912. Harrall, Rev. Fleet, Greensburg, La. Fought duels with two men; killed one, and wounded the other.
1901. Harrington, Rev. Geo. B., Oxford, N. J. Methodist. Suicide.
1909. Harrington, Rev. Mr., Helena, Mont. Catholic. Drinking and misconduct with boys.
1900. Harriott, Rev. Wm. C., Fostoria, O. Consorting with immoral women; sued for divorce.
1914. Harris, Rev. A. M., Metropolitan, Ill. Baptist. Duelling.
Harris, Bishop C. R., Asheville, N. C. African Methodist Episcopal. Arson.
1903. Harris, Rev. J. Barr, Bozeman, Mont. Methodist. Seduction; one year in penitentiary.
1901. Harris, Rev. Sheldon A., Milburn, Ill. Congregational. Running get-rich-quick game on his flock; expelled.
1910. Harris, Rev. Sundy H., Cartersville, Ga. Methodist. Suicide.
Harris, Rev. Thos., Spartanburg, S. C. Baptist. Hanged for murder.
1901. Harrison, Rev. G. W., Waco, Tex. Bigamy by direction of heaven, he said; two years in penitentiary.
1907. Harsha, Rev. Wm., Denver, Colo. Had an affinity; horsewhipped by whitecaps.
1899. Harsha, Rev. Mr., New York. Collegiate Reformed. Left his pulpit under charges reflecting on his moral character.
1904. Hart, Rev. C. A. B., Brooklyn, N. Y. Episcopal. Arrested as ticket of leave man, convicted of revolting crime against morals and deported.
1908. Hart, Rev. W. G., Groesbeck, Texas. Rape and bastardy. Life sentence.
1910. Hastings, Rev. H. L., Chicago. Methodist. Immoral conduct toward boy.
1900. Hastings, Rev. Mr., South Orange, N. J. Presbyterian. Shooting game in violation of law.
1913. Hatcher, Rev. James W., Wellston, Mo. Methodist. Wife-beating and non-support.
1909. Hathaway, Rev., J. D., Maryville, Mo. Episcopal. Suicide.
1900. Hatton, Rev. Edward, Brooklyn, N. Y. Baptist. Abandonment of wife; arrested.
1910. Hauberch, Rev. A. A., Miltonsburg, O. Lutheran. Stealing jewelry.
1911. Hausman, Rev. Eugene, Kansas City, Mo. Methodist. Bigamist.
1913. Hawkes, Rev. Roy A., Spencer, Ia. Methodist. Indicted for murder.
1905. Hawkins, Rev. J. S., Arkansas. Methodist. Immorality.
1901. Hawkins, Rev. Wm., Philadelphia. Baptist. Incendiarism; arrested.
1907. Hawley, Rev. F. M., Fulton, Ky. Presbyterian. Wrecked a home; horsewhipped by husband.
1912. Hawley, Rev. Richard, New York, N. Y. Roman Catholic. Drunkenness.
1905. Haynes, Rev. Myron W. Methodist. Obtaining rail-road transportation by fraud; intimacy with a female school teacher.
1910. Hays, Rev. Wm., Nowata, Okla. Baptist. Left wife for affinity.
1901. Heafy, Rev. Jer. J., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Getting insane man’s property by fraud.
1902. Heath, Rev. Henry R., Essex Co., N. Y. Baptist. Larceny; jailed.
1901. Heath, Rev. Jas. T., Kansas City, Mo., and Castile, N. Y. Baptist. Abandoning wife and getting divorce without notice and by misrepresentation, to marry another woman.
1907. Heathcote, Rev. A., Wadena, Minn. Episcopal. Jailed for wife-beating.
1905. Heather, Rev. Andley J., Wahoo, Neb. Congregational. Obtaining money under false pretenses.
1911. Hedeberg, Rev. John R., Bozeman, Mont. Swedish. Grand larceny.
1912. Heery, Rev. P. M., Dennison, O. Roman Catholic. Drunkenness, disorderly conduct and profanity.
Heideman, Rev. A. L., Calumet, Mich. Twice arrested for violating game laws, and fined.
1904. Heilman, Rev. Edgar J., Wyndmoor, Pa. Lutheran. Breach of promise; convicted.
1899. Hellenus, John, theological student, New York, N. Y. Baptist. Intimacy with married woman; she confessed.
1910. Helwig, Rev. H. D., Evansville, Ind. Episcopal. Forged check; arrested.
1904. Henderson, Rev. C. E., Butte, Mont. Methodist. Acknowledged gambler.
1903. Henderson, Rev. Henry, Williamsburg, O. Criminal assault on 12-year-old girl.
1899. Henderson, Rev. John, Brooklyn, N. Y. Methodist. Traducing woman member; sued.
1900. Henderson, Rev. John M., Brooklyn, N. Y. Slander.
1899. Henderson, Rev. W. C, St. Louis, Mo. Using mails to defraud; jailed.
1903. Hendrick, Rev. Fr., Rochester, N. Y. Catholic. False arrest; sued.
1901. Hendricks, Rev. A. M., LaPorte, Ind., and elsewhere. Catholic. Swindling; pleaded guilty.
1908. Henneman, Rev. J. W, Chippewa Falls, Wis. Methodist Episcopal. Suicide.
1908. Henning, Rev. V., Winnipeg, Man. Lutheran. Seduced girl; violated consent law; two years.
1909. Hensge, Rev. Paul, Portsmouth, O. Made, false oath.
1900. Hensley, Rev. A. J., Yorkville, S. C. Baptist. Slandering Dr. Scoggins, who drubbed him in a street fight.
1901. Herald, Rev. Mr., Brooklyn, N. Y. Congregational. “Coarse and brutal” slander of a woman; sued at law.
1908. Herberg, Rev. Marcellus, St. Louis, Mo. Impersonating an officer.
1908. Herbert, Rev. D., Richmond, Ind. Drunkard and wife beater.
1901. Herborn, Rev. John, New York. Methodist. Interfering with officer; fined $5.
1913. Herr, Rev. William J., Rose Point, Pa. Pentecostal. Obtaining money under false pretenses.
1912. Hervey, Rev. Joseph L., D.D., New York, N. Y. Presbyterian. Accused by parishioners of circulating scurrilous stories about members of his flock.
1909. Herzog, Rev. C. A., Anthrax, O. United. Assault.
1907. Hetland, Rev. John, Clarion, Ia. Criminal assault.
1912. Hewitt, Rev. Jesse R., Bomarton, Tex. Baptist. Abduction and white slavery; sentenced to fifty years’ imprisonment.
1910. Hewson, Rev. Earl, St. Louis. Congregational. Desertion.
1906. Hibner, Rev. A. A., Hennessey, Okla. Running away with another’s wife.
1909. Hickey, Rev. E. D., Springfield, Mass. Catholic. Convicted of assault on girl.
1902. Hickman, Rev. R. L., McKeesport, Pa. Methodist. Forged notes, discounted them and skipped.
1913. Hickman, Rev. Thomas A., Webb City, Mo. Methodist. Wife-desertion; divorce granted his wife.
1910. Hicks, Rev. R. O., Columbus, O. Smashed windows; stole jewelry.
1910. Hicks, Rev. William, Spokane, Wash. Methodist. Sued for “get-rich-quick” swindling.
1899. Hicks, Rev. W. H., Hawesville, Ky. Baptist. Betrayal of two young women; fled.
1908. Hicks, Rev. W. M., Paducah, Ky. Baptist. Swindling; forgery.
1905. Hicks, Rev. W. W., Chilhowie, Va. Methodist. Immoral conduct; suspended by conference.
1899. Higgins, Rev. Geo. W., Levant, Me. Holiness. Breaking up homes; tarred and feathered.
1906. Higgs, Rev. J. J., Cherry Valley, Ill. Methodist. Found in hotel room with young woman; resigned.
1908. Hilbish, Rev. J. M., Turlock, Cal. Methodist. Horse-whipped by women whom he slandered.
1901. Hiles, Rev. Henry, Laurel, Md. Evangelist. Cruelty and wife beating; arrested.
1909. Hill, Rev. F. W., Duluth, Minn. Methodist. Burglary; ninety days or $100.
1909. Hill, Rev. H. J., Huntington, W. Va. Jailed for carousing.
1899. Hill, Rev. J. Wesley, Butler, Ill. Methodist. Taking unwelcomed liberties with young woman.
1911. Hill, Rev. Murry, with a half-dozen aliases, Brooklyn. Methodist. Attempted grand larceny.
1912. Hill, Rev. Simeon C., D.D., Philadelphia, Pa. Episcopal. Driven from the country at 75 years of age on account of his behavior with a young girl of his congregation.
1911. Hillis, Rev. Dwight, Brooklyn. Fraud.
1900. Hills, Rt. Rev. R. P., Omaha, Neb. Episcopal. Bigamy; left wife in England.
1900. Hilson, Rev. H. D., Kansas City, Kan. Killed wife, who had sued him for divorce.
1913. Hilton, Rev. Thomas J., Plattsburg, Mo. Mennonite. Bigamy.
1908. Hines, Rev. David, New York. Theft.
1908. Hines, Rev. W. P., Lexington, Ky. Baptist. Lechery.
1907. Hinshaw, Rev. W. E., Belleville, Ind. Methodist. Murdered wife; life sentence. Paroled, he seduced a married woman in 1908.
1908. Hinton, Rev. D. C, Pittsburgh, Pa. Episcopal. Drunk and disorderly.
1902. Hintz, Rev. A. B., Odessa, Mo. Baptist. Bigamy; deserted two wives.
1900. Hobes, Rev. John, Belleville, Ill. Evangelist. Seducing married woman and mother.
1906. Hobson, Rev. Lemuel, Mitchel, Ind. United Brethren. Found in compromising position with married woman. Shot by husband.
1905. Hofer, Rev. Fr., LaCrosse, Wis. Catholic. Criminal assault on orphan girl; fled; arrested; convicted.
1913. Hoffman, Rev. Henry C., Owensboro, Ky. Methodist. Criminal assault.
1899. Hoffman, Rev. Richard, Lynchburg, Va. Baptist. Two or more wives; sued for divorce.
1900. Hoffman, Rev. R. T., Lexington, Ky. Fighting another preacher; fined $100 and jailed.
1904. Hoge, Rev. Chas. M., California. Episcopal. Suicide by shooting in head.
1907. Hogg, Rev. A. J., Norwood, O. Bigamy.
1908. Holcomb, Rev. Walt., Cartersville, Ga. Evangelist. Obscene language in the presence of a female; $200.
1912. Holden, Rev. Albert, Toledo, O. Itinerant evangelist. Bigamy and obtaining money under false pretenses.
1900. Holden, Rev. John, Matewan, W. Va. Methodist. Found in bed with Mrs. Bostock; shot at by Mr. B. and wounded.
1906. Holgate, Rev. LeGrand, Ashland, Ore. Nazarene. Wife beating.
1901. Hollis, Rev. C. W., Davis, W. Va. Presbyterian. Issuing fraudulent marriage certificate; other charges.
1904. Holly, Rev. J. B., Jacksonville, Fla. Baptist. Assault and battery on Rev. W. Hobson; fined $250.
1911. Holly, J. C., Wilmington, Del. Former Quaker preacher. Murder and arson.
1906. Holman, Rev. E. H., Ontario, Ore. Held for defrauding a number of innocent Oregonians.
Holmes, Rev. W. D., Clarksville, Ark. Free Will Baptist. Assault to commit rape; jailed.
Holmsen, Rev. H., Hudson, Wis. Christian. Cruelty to wife and “more serious charges.”
1901. Holp, Rev. Philip, Angelo, Ind. Congregational. Leading a dual life; expelled.
1914. Holper, Rev. Father, Minnesota Lake, Minn. Catholic. Kidnapping.
1903. Holt, Rev. W. J., Elkins, W. Va. Methodist. Lying, in that he expressed himself as penitent for gambling, although he won $5,000.
1909. Holtgreve, Rev. J. J., Plaquemine, La. Catholic. Criminal libel; immoral conduct with boys.
1912. Homburger, Rev. Oscar, Chillicothe, Mo. Methodist. Wanted by the police for abducting a 17-year-old girl; is a married man with several children.
1912. Honeycutt, Rev. M. H., Jackson, Miss. Murderous assault on a neighbor on account of a trifling dispute over a children’s quarrel.
1903. Hook, Rev. J. W., Dickens, Ia. Assaulting little girl criminally.
1912. Hooker, Rev. Conrad, Westfield, Mass. Sneak thief and shoplifter.
1907. Hopkins, Rev. A., Camden, N. J. Convicted of stealing whisky.
1909. Hopkins, Rev. F. E., Chicago, Ill. Congregational. Unpaid bills; sued.
1914. Hopp, Rev. J. H., Portland, Ore. German Congregational. Larceny.
1913. Horn, Rev. Frank, Richmond, Cal. Baptist. Adultery and bigamy.
1911. Horton, Rev. John H., Joliet, Ill. Bigamy.
1906. Horton, Rev. J. B., Commerce, Ga. Baptist. Forgery.
1908. Hoshauer, Rev. A. H., Norristown, Pa. Reformed. Deserted wife to live with affinity.
1899. Hotema, Rev. Solomon E., Indian Territory. Presbyterian. Murder of three neighbors; hanged.
1899. Houldsworth, Rev. H., New York, N. Y. Evangelist. Forgery in various places.
1914. Housemann, Rev. Eugene, Kansas City, Mo. Methodist Episcopal. Bigamy; pleaded guilty and received a three-year sentence.
1902. Howard, Rev. Geo. N., Batavia, N. Y. Baptist. Marital unfaithfulness with several women.
1911. Howard, Rev. Herbert W., Le Roy, N. Y. Methodist. Immorality.
1909. Howard, Rev. I. J., Hartford City, Ind. Drunkard. Seduction.
1902. Howard, Rev. L. F. B., alias Harper, Detroit, Mich., and elsewhere. Swindling; six years in penitentiary; escaped; retaken; bad record.
1911. Howard, Rev. Samuel E., Macon, Mo. Baptist evangelist. Bigamy.
1910. Howard, Rev. W. M., Crook Co., Wyom. Baptist. Fraud.
1909. Howaweeney, Bishop R., Brooklyn, N. Y. Greek. Slander and libel.
1902. Howe, Rev. G. F., Summitville, Ind. Prison evangelist. Burglary; killed in the act.
1900. Howe, Rev. O. Raymond, New Haven, Conn. Accomplishing ruin of his domestic; ordered to support the child.
1899. Howell, Rev. David L., New York. Prison chaplain. Alienating affections of Mrs. Greene; husband brought divorce suit; Mrs. Howell secured divorce.
1908. Howell, ex-Rev. David T., Newark, N. J. Episcopal. Suicide.
1912. Hubbard, Rev. W. J., Charleston, W. Va. Baptist. Criminal assault.
1912. Hucless, Rev. Marcellus, New York, N. Y. Baptist. Sued for slander, and defaulted at trial.
1912. Hudson, Rev. Joseph H., Chicago, Ill. Baptist. Assaulting two young girls in an orphan asylum of which he was head; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary.
1912. Hudson, Rev. Madison M., Terre Haute, Ind. Evangelist. Sued for divorce on the ground of cruelty.
1903. Hudson, Rev. Roger J., New York. Evangelist. Corrupting girls; jailed.
Hudson, Rev. Roy., Itinerant evangelist. Child desertion.
1913. Huggins, Rev. George D., Jacobstown, N. J. Methodist. Convicted of rape.
1907. Hughes, Rev. E. C., Chicago, Ill. Swindler; one to ten years in prison.
Hughes, Rev. Jasper S., Holland, Mich. Methodist. Malicious destruction of property.
1910. Hughes, Rev. P., Milwaukee. Assault on two telephone girls.
1905. Hulme, Rev. George, Kecksburg, Pa. Church of God. Assault on a female member of his congregation.
1908. Humble, Rev. G. T., Leetonia, Ohio. Methodist. Liberties with women.
1909. Humes, Rev. John, Brooklyn, N. Y. Accused by two little girls.
1902. Hungate, Rev. Frank, Painesville, O. Baptist. Seduction; criminal operation; 15 years in penitentiary.
1907. Hunt, Rev. E. I., Adultery and bastardy. Deposed.
1906. Hunt, Rev. Lawrence, Greenpoint, L. I. Presbyterian. Co-respondent in divorce proceeding.
1910. Hunt, Rev. R., Atlanta, Ga. Congregational Methodist. Fighting.
1909. Hunt, Rev. W. F., Columbus, Ind. Presbyterian. Criminal assault.
1909. Hunt, Rev. W. S., Elizabethtown, Ind. Presbyterian. Unbecoming conduct with young woman.
1908. Hunter, Rev. A. D., Raleigh, N. C. Baptist. Suicide.
1910. Hunter, Rev. H., Lebanon, O. Conducting harem.
1909. Hunter, Rev. T. W., Houlton, Me. Methodist. Arson.
1913. Hurley, Rev. C. P., Stoutsville, Mo. Roman Catholic. Drunkenness.
1908. Hutcheson, Rev. Joseph, Warren, R. I. Defamation.
1908. Hutchins, Rev. Ed., Topeka, Kan. Whipped by boy whose mother he insulted.
1910. Hutchinson, Rev. A. P., Butler, Pa. Libel; indicted.
1908. Hutchinson, Rev. John, St. Louis, Mo. Evangelist. Bastardy.
1900. Hutson, Rev. I. S., Jacksonville, Fla. Receiving stolen goods; two years’ hard labor.
1900. Hutton, Rev. Chas. E., Saddle Rock, N. J. Lutheran. Too wide interpretation of pastoral relations with women. Pursued by husband with gun; resigned pulpit and departed.
1899. Hyler, Rev. John, Asheville, N. C. Free Will Baptist. Bigamy; three wives; all living.
1903. Hylock, Rev. John, Mitchell Co., N. C. Jailed for bigamy; six living wives.
1913. Iden, Rev. W. A., Visalia, Cal. Fraudulent sales. Sent to penitentiary for five years.
1905. Iliff, Rev. T. C., Presiding elder and superintendent Utah missions. Methodist. Plagiarism. Stole a sermon, which he delivered as his own.
1901. Iliff, Rev. W. H., Hamilton, Ill. Methodist. Malicious mischief.
Inman, Rev. Mr., Goldfield, Nev. Methodist. Contempt of court.
1900. Irvine, Rev. I. N. W., Huntingdon, Pa. Episcopal. Gross immorality; unfrocked.
1901. Israel, Rev. Wm. F., Savannah, Ga. Running moonshine still.
1900. Jacamowics, Rev. T., Mt. Carmel, Pa. Catholic. Embezzlement; jailed.
1913. Jackson, Rev. Crawford, Atlanta, Ga. Methodist. Drunkenness and making improper advances to young girl.
1899. Jackson, Rt. Rev. H. M., D.D., Alabama. Episcopal. Drunkenness; fell down at Eufala and could not get up.
1911. Jackson, Rev. John H., Cincinnati, O. Baptist. Embezzlement.
1899. Jackson, Rev. K., Creve Coeur, Mo. Wife-beating; fled.
1909. Jackson, Rev. L. F., Caruthersville, Mo. Methodist. Left wife for young woman.
1906. Jackson. R. S., Boston. Bested in boxing match before Sharkey A. C., New York.
1907. Jackson, Rev. S. T., No. Yakima, Wash. Baptist. Embezzlement of church funds.
1907. Jackson, Rev. T. N., Waynesboro, Ga. Forgery and larceny.
1908. Jacobs, Rev. Marvin V., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Baptist. Clerical conduct.
1900. Jacobs, Rev. M. V., N. Colebrook, Conn. Baptist. Undue intimacy with woman; fled.
1902. Jacobwitz, Rev. Jacobs, New York. Jewish. Brutally beating a boy; arrested.
1906. James, Rev. E. L., Decatur, Ill. Baptist. Left town to escape consequences of his assault on child. Expelled from church; license revoked.
1912. Jamison, Rev. Guy, Altoona, Pa. Evangelist. Arrested for burglary.
1908. Jaques, Rev. Wm., St. Louis, Mo. Mormon. Assaulted 11-year-old girl.
1911. Jarman, Elder, Hub City, Idaho. Mormon elder. Adultery.
1910. Jasiak, Rev. Bartholemue, Toronto, Can. Catholic. Rape on a girl of 10 years.
1900. Jedlika, Rev. John F., Yonkers, N. Y. Catholic. Cruelty to animals; arrested.
1914. Jenkins, Elmer E., St. Louis, Mo. Gospel missioner. Accused of abusing two little girls.
1912. Jenkins, Rev. John T., Lexington, N. C. Baptist. Expelled from his pulpit for undue familiarity with one of the sisters.
Jenkins, Rev. Rufus, Knoxville, Tenn. Deserted wife for another woman; deposed.
1913. Jeffrey, Rev. B. H., Bluefield, Va. Baptist. White slavery.
1910. Jerrett, Rev. Howard W., Grand Rapids, Mich. Methodist. Seduction; ran away on exposure.
1906. Jesaheke, Rev. Henry, Stockholm, N. J. Unitarian. Found in hotel with married woman; co-respondent in divorce case.
1900. Jester, Rev. Alex., London, Mo. Murder of a man named Gates.
Jewell, Rev. F. W., Wolverine, Mich. Methodist. Intimacy with married woman; ousted from church.
1907. Jewett, Rev. E. H., New York. Suicide.
1907. John, Rev. J., Chicago. Congregational. Immorality.
1907. John, Rev. W. B., New Rochelle, N. Y. Baptist. Fired for grafting.
Johnson, Rev. A. A., Oskaloosa, Ia. Methodist. Wronging a girl, who shot and wounded him in the pulpit.
1901. Johnson, Rev. A. L., Bartow, Ga. Forgery; bigamy.
1907. Johnson, Rev. A. S., Knox Co., Tenn. Sued for libel.
1905. Johnson, Rev. Edward A., Newport, R. I. Baptist. Hugging, kissing and taking other improper liberties with girls; expelled.
1911. Johnson, Rev. George A., Baltimore, Md. Methodist. Murder.
1900. Johnson, Rev. G. W., Chicago, Ill. Evangelist. Misuse of girl of 11.
1903. Johnson, Rev. H. A., Clayton, N. Y. Congregational. Eloping with married woman.
1911. Johnson, Rev. H. H., Clarence, Mo. Methodist. Immorality.
1910. Johnson, Rev. H. J., Independence, Kan. Drunkenness.
1911. Johnson, Rev. John, Oswego, N. Y. Methodist. Immorality.
1900. Johnson, Rev. J. LeB., New York, N. Y. Episcopal. Eloped with a nurse; wife got divorce; Johnson was fire chaplain.
1913. Johnson, Rev. J. M., Fargo, Okla. Baptist. Adultery.
1911. Johnson, Rev. M. C., Huntington, W. Va. Methodist. Murderous assault.
1909. Johnson, Rev. M. D., Lebanon, Mo. Baptist. Shot and killed another minister in quarrel.
Johnson, Rev. O. A., Oskaloosa, Ia. Fought pistol duel in street; wounded.
1900. Johnson, T. J., Carmel, Ind. Evangelist. Assaulted an attendant at one of his meetings; arrested; shot constable mortally; constable returned fire, killing Johnson.
1899. Johnson, Rev. Wm., Maryville, Mo. Baptist. Indecent proposals to woman; nine months.
1900. Johnson, Rev. Wm. E., Bamberg, S. C. Baptist. Murdering W. T. Bellinger.
1902. Johnson, Rev. Wm. F., Brooklyn, N. Y. Corrupting young girls.
1910. Jones, Rev. B. Canfield, Paterson, N. J. Presbyterian. Two young women named as co-respondents by wife in divorce.
1909. Jones, Rev. C. S., Detroit, Mich. Left home.
1901. Jones, Rev. D. B., Lagrange, N. C. Attempted rape.
1899. Jones, Rev. E. Mona, Long Island. Baptist. “Ministerial” conduct and other improper behavior.
1907. Jones, Chaplain H. W., U. S. S. Minnesota. Deadbeat and too fond of women.
Jones, Rev. J. W., Newport, Tenn. Abduction for purposes of prostitution.
1908. Jones, Rev. Oliver, Brenham, Texas. Evangelist. Murderous assault.
1907. Jones, Rev. Ralph, Selma, Ind. Kidnapping.
1906. Jones, Rev. W. H., Hendersonville, N. C. Baptist. Criminal relations with a woman.
1900. Jones, Rev. W. H., Meriden, Conn. Methodist. Fraudulently obtaining money.
1904. Jones, Rev. W. H. H., Junc. City, Kan. General misconduct; expelled.
1910. Jones, Rev. N., Greenville, S. C. Seduction.
1900. Jones, Preacher, Garners, N. C. Local. Murdered his paramour and five children.
1900. Jordan, Rev. Graham, Arlington, O. Fraudulent sale of timber land.
1908. Jordan, Rev. John O., Jackson Hill, Ind. Baptist. Suicide.
1908. Jordan, Rev. W. F., Marshalltown, Ia. Methodist. Lying, slander, perjury; expelled from church.
1912. Jorganson, Rev. Kent, Callender, Ia. Immoral conduct; fined in police court.
1902. Jungblud, Rev. Chas., Niellsville, Wis. Assaulting his 8-year-old ward; eight years in penitentiary.
1913. Jurco, Rev. John, Jessup, Pa. Lutheran. Suicide.
1910. Kain, Rev. Maurice J. L., Newark, N. J. Episcopal. Unnatural relations with boys.
1910. Kaminski, Rev. Father, Buffalo, N. Y. Catholic. Slander.
1903. Kammer, Rev. A. M., Guttenburg, N. J. Catholic. Horse-whipping small girl.
1902. Kantor, Rev. J. M., Alta, Ia. Methodist. Defrauding insurance companies.
1909. Kasel, Rev. Ed., New Hradec, N. D. Catholic. Tampering with mails.
1908. Kaye, Rev. J. A., Oak Park, Ill. Presbyterian. Counterfeiting; two years.
1905. Kaylor, Rev. A. H., Pittsburgh, Pa. Evangelist. Outrageous abuse of wife; divorced.
1910. Kazinsky, Rev. Father, Pittsburgh, Pa. Catholic. Perjury.
1911. Kearns, Father, Vineland, N. J. Catholic. Assault.
1901. Keep, Rev. R. H., Middleport, W. Va. New Jerusalem. Making love to all the marriageable women in his congregation, and some outside.
1911. Keffer, Rev. Mr., Seattle, Wash. Evangelist. Cruelty.
1901. Keller, Rev. John, Arlington, N. J. Episcopal. Ravishing Mrs. Barker; shot by Barker; recovered; not tried.
1901. Kellerman, Rev. C. R., Midland, Mich. Methodist. “Indiscretions;” fled.
1905. Kelley, Rev. Ad. A., Salem, W. Va. Methodist. Intimacy with domestic; confessed by himself and girl.
1911. Kellmayer, Rev. E., Trenton, N. J. Presbyterian. “Conduct unbecoming a minister.”
1907. Kelly, Rev. A. M., Nashville, Tenn. Swindling.
1913. Kelly, Rev. Claude, San Jose, Cal. Baptist. Improper conduct with girls.
1902. Kelly, Francis J., Jersey City, N. J. Evangelist. Deserting family.
1910. Kelly, Rev. J. M., Nowata, Okla. Evangelist. Adultery.
Kelly, Rev. Fr., Elk Point, S. D. Catholic. Running away with young woman.
1899. Kemp, Rev. K. L., Mechanicsburg, O. Drunkenness; arrested and fined.
1908. Kemp, Rev. Morris, Chicago. Episcopal. Corrupting morals of boys.
1911. Kemp, Rev. R. M., Chicago. Episcopalian. Drunkenness and immorality.
1900. Kempton, Rev. Arthur C., Janesville, Wis. Baptist. Slander; sued by young woman for $10,000.
1910. Keniston, Rev. George, Danville, Ill. Congregational. Criminal assault.
1903. Kennedy, Rev. R. H., Hillsboro, Ore. Congregational. Burglary; arrested.
1906. Kenyon, Rev. J. B., Bradford, Pa. Methodist Episcopal. Resigned under complaint of immoral conduct with young woman.
1905. Kent, Rev. Alex, Buffalo, N. Y. Baptist. Conduct unbecoming a minister; expelled.
1912. Kepler, Rev. Robert W., Boston, Mass. Evangelist. Corrupting the morals of a boy and abducting a young girl; now serving time in the penitentiary.
1911. Kerr, J. W., Portland, Ind. Methodist. Immorality.
1899. Kerr, Rev. Milton R., New Haven, Conn. Congregational. Assignation with woman of his flock.
1899. Kerr, Rev. Dr., New York. Presbyterian. Lodging at a hotel with a young woman, with whom he afterwards fled, leaving wife.
1907. Kessenger, Rev. Nat., Evansville, Ind. Drunkenness.
1909. Keuling, Rev. E. J., Woodhaven, L. I. Lutheran. Disappeared, leaving wife.
1914. Kidder, Rev. Dr. Scott, Bayonne, N. J. Episcopal. Accused of indecent assault on a 16-year-old girl.
1909. Kiekhoefer, Rev. H. J., Naperville, Ill. Made love to girls in his college.
1899. Killingbeck, Rev. Wm., New York. Evangelist. Drunkenness; died intoxicated.
1911. Kimmons, Rev. James, Rev. Bunyan and Rev. Judson, Ellijay, Ga. Baptists. Murder.
1910. King, Rev. D. D., Ithaca, N. Y. Methodist Episcopal. Though married, made love to another woman; resigned.
1902. King, Rev. J. V. M., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Episcopal. Drunkenness; suicide.
1902. Kinnunen, Rev. John, Houghton, Mich. Lutheran. Murder of wife and child, and suicide.
1905. Kipartawy, Rev. H., New York. Catholic. Threat to kill; assault; arrested.
1908. Kirreh, Rev. Justin, Port Chester, N. Y. Baptist. Obtaining money under false pretenses.
1908. Kister, Rev. Frank, Providence, R. I. Theft.
1900. Kline, Robert and May, Kansas City, Mo. Evangelist. Theft.
1902. Kling, Rev. Walter, Canton, O. Presbyterian. Deceiving numerous women of his flock; deposed.
1902. Knapp, Rev. D. E., Guthrie Center, Ia. Methodist. Abduction; prosecuted.
1907. Knight, Rev. E. J., Philadelphia, Pa. Episcopal. Fighting.
1912. Knox, Rev. Maurice E., Parkersburg, W. Va. Methodist. Sued for divorce for cruel and inhuman treatment.
1908. Knox, Rev. Robert, Toronto, Ont. Episcopal. Attempted suicide.
1914. Kolodzejczik, Rev. John, Chicago, Ill. Polish Catholic. Contributing to dependency of 8-year-old girl; convicted.
1911. Korb, Rev. A. B., St. Louis, Mo. Assault.
1911. Korona, Father Antona, Bayonne, N. J. Catholic. Slander.
1901. Koslowski, Bishop, Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Charged with borrowing money from patients in his hospital, and then causing their death by injecting strychnine in their veins.
1901. Kossalko, Rev. Mr., Bridgeport, Conn. Catholic. Malicious prosecution; sued for $5,000.
1910. Kovach, Rev. A., Dayton, O. Reformed. Mistreated little girl.
1910. Kowalski, Rev. Mr., Winnipeg, Man. Catholic. Felony.
1903. Krainhardt, Rev. Fred, Josephville, Mo. Catholic. Suicide.
1912. Kraisicki, Rev. E., Detroit, Mich. Greek. Adultery.
1902. Krell, Rev. Samuel, Lacon, Ia. Methodist. Suicide.
1900. Kreutzer, Rev. Frederick, Syracuse, N. Y. Methodist. Criminal assault on woman.
1910. Kruzinaki, Rev. Ignacius, Stamford, Conn. Catholic. Embezzlement.
1913. Kuhlman, Rev. H. W., Tillamook, Ore. Methodist. Accosting women on the street; convicted, but let off in accordance with the usual favoritism to a preacher.
1913. Kuhn, Rev. A., Mississippi, Miss. Roman Catholic. Child-beating.
1908. Kurtz, Rev. J. S., Lancaster, Pa. Mennonite. Violating fishing laws; fined; pleaded guilty.
1912. Kuryllo, Rev. Constantine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Greek. Criminal assault on a girl.
1911. Kvantkovsky, Father Bolishlav, Jersey City, N. J. Catholic. Seduced and abducted young girl.
1913. Kwiatowski, Rev. Barslow, Jersey City, N. J. Roman Catholic. Embezzlement; arrested ten years before for assault and battery.
1899. Labour, Rev. John, Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Disorderly conduct.
1907. Lagan, Rev. V. J., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Absconded with $6,000.
1913. Laguzzi, Rev. Joseph, Batavia, N. Y. Roman Catholic. Assault.
1899. Laird, Rev. A. M., Laporte, Ind. Christian. Adultery with member of his flock at Elkhart.
1905. Lampkin, Rev. L. D., Duncan, Mo. Evangelist. Attempting assault on woman during revival.
1909. Lander, Rev. A. J., Chicago, Ill. Baptist. Suicide.
1914. Landis, Rev. B. J., Prince’s Fork, Va. Lutheran. White slavery.
1900. Lane, Rev. C. M., San Francisco, Cal. Desertion of wife, who sued for divorce.
1913. Lane, Rev. John, Tulsa, Okla. Methodist and evangelist. Drunkenness.
1907. Langan, Rev. J. J., New York, N. Y. Catholic. Stealing.
1907. Lange, Rev. A., Evansville, Ind. Lutheran. Divorced; decamped with hairdresser.
1906. Lange, Rev. F. X., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Sued by head of family as father of 5-year-old member of that family.
1905. Lanning, Rev. J. C., Doniphan Co., Kan. Evangelist. Forgery; jailed.
1901. Latimer, Rev. J. H., Rome, Ga. Baptist. Fighting with school superintendent.
1913. Laudrais, Rev. Mr., La Rochelle, N. J. Roman Catholic. Arson; sentenced to sixteen years at hard labor.
1900. Laurence, Rev. Thos., Montreal, Can. Jesuit. Swindling; three years in state prison.
1900. Lawrence, Rev. John S., Cincinnati, O. Campbellite. Unlawful cohabitation; proved.
1913. Lawrence, Bishop William, Cambridge, Mass. Episcopal. Sued for defamation of character.
1902. Ledbrook, Rev. Dr., Moscow, Ida. Methodist. Seduction, murder and suicide; chloroformed himself and girl with whom he eloped.
1914. Lee, Rev. Burton H., Ossining, N. Y. Episcopal. Sued for separation by his wife.
1914. Lee, Rev. Frank L., Cory, Ind. Methodist. Suicide.
1903. Lee, Rev. Robert H., Middleburg, Ky. Murder of two; penitentiary for life.
1911. Lenihan, Rev. Father D. C., Waterloo, Ia. Catholic. Assault.
1900. Lenk, Rev. Otto P., Cullman, Ala. Lutheran. Suicide by shooting.
1900. Leonard, Rev. John, Horton, Kan. Baptist. Intimacy with choir girl; dismissed.
1903. Lepore, Rev. Felix M., Denver, Col. Catholic. Gambling and shooting.
Lewis, Rev. Clay, Kansas City, Mo. Evangelist. Selling borrowed horse and wagon.
1912. Lewis, Rev. David D., New York, N. Y. Imprisoned for fraud; made a sensational attempt to escape, but was recaptured.
1912. Lewis, Rev. F. E., Willard, Kan. Arson. Charged with burning church to revenge himself on the congregation.
1905. Lewis, Rev. Harry, Richfield, Minn. Baptist. Theft of jewelry; jailed.
1903. Lewis, Rev. James, Columbus, O. Beating wife.
1910. Lewis, Rev. James H., Brighton, Ia. Methodist. Adultery.
1913. Lewis, Rev. J. D., Alexis, Ill. Lutheran. White slavery, larceny.
1901. Lewis, Rev. J. P., Petersburg, Va. Assault with deadly weapon.
1913. Lewis, Rev. W. A., Lansdowne, Pa. Methodist. Fined for cruelty to chickens.
1903. Lewis, Rev. W. A., Texarkana, Ark. Baptist. Assisting prisoner to escape; jailed.
1902. Lewis, Rev. Z. D., Richmond, Va. Baptist. Adultery; divorce proceedings.
1899. Life, Rev. J. M., Hebron, O. Methodist. Attempting improper relations; dismissed.
1906. Life, Rev. J. M., Canton, O. Methodist. Blacked wife’s eye; sued for divorce.
1911. Lightbourne, Rev. A. W., Wilmington, Del. Methodist. “Irregularity.”
1908. Limbeck, Rev. H. G., Cincinnati, O. Episcopal. Beating a boy.
Lindner, Rev. G. J., Nashville, Tenn. Campbellite. Swindling banks; fled.
1902. Lindsey, Rev. Jos., Carbondale, Ill. Evangelist. Stealing clothes.
1911. Line, Rev. Hood, Iola, Kan. Free Methodist. Immorality.
1902. Ling, Rev. F. D., Port Huron, Mich. Methodist. Attempted intimacy with married woman.
1910. Little, Rev. Arthur W., Evanston, Ill. Episcopal. Suicide.
1900. Little, Rev. J. C., Rossville, Ind. Expelled for improper relations; threatens editor with gun.
1901. Little, Rev. J. W., Beecher City, Ill. Baptist. Running away with married woman.
Littleton, Rev. C. B., Edna, Kan. Methodist. Under suspicion of causing wife’s death; unfrocked.
1900. Lloyd, Rev. Williams C., Southod, L. I. Presbyterian. Mixed in scandal involving the pregnancy of a worker in his church.
1909. Logan, Rev. A. W., Sterling, Ill. Baptist. Larceny.
1909. Logan, Rev. B., Tacoma, Wash. Criminal assault on 11-year-old girl.
1910. Logan, Rev. P. B., Butler, Pa. Libel; indicted.
1901. Long, John, McKinney, Tex. Cut wife’s throat with pocketknife.
1913. Long, Rev. J. Franklin, Canon City, Colo. Episcopal. Unlawful cohabitation.
1909. Long, Rev. W. M., Plainfield, Ia. Methodist Episcopal. Defaulter.
1910. Long, Rev. Wm., Monticello, N. Y. Theft; thirty days.
1900. Lonier, Rev. A. V., Mt. Holly, N. J. Methodist. Intimacy with another’s wife.
1914. Loomis, Rev. Chester E., Owosso, Mich. Methodist. Improper conduct with married woman.
1909. Lorton, Rev. J. E., Edinburg, Ill. Campbellite. Unfaithfulness and cruelty to wife.
1910. Lott, Rev. G. W., Chicago, Ill. Methodist. Annoying women on elevated trains; fined $100.
1910. Lovejoy, Rev. M. T., Chambersburg, Pa. Church of God. Swapped wives with the baker.
1911. Lowe, Rev. Gilbert, Willimantic, Conn. Methodist. Forgery.
1910. Lowe, Rev. Robert B., Bellefontaine, O. Baptist. Adultery.
1910. Lowery, Rev. M. C., Greenville, Ala. Shot his wife.
1901. Lowther, Rev. Frank, Winfield, Kan. Methodist. Assault and destruction of property.
1909. Lubach, Rev. Sam., Staten Island, N. Y. Assaulted old man; fined $10.
1901. Lucas, Rev. J. H., Hancock Co., W. Va. Methodist. Conspiracy; indicted, arrested.
1899. Lumpkins, Rev. Lewis, Scottsboro, Ala. Baptist. Torturing by burning his young grandson, who died; ten years in the penitentiary.
1911. Lupton, Levi, founder of the Gift of Thomas cult, Akron, O. Adultery.
1899. Luther, Rev. L. O., Garrison, Ia. Swindling merchants of Garrison.
1910. Lutz, Rev. Mr., Ashland, Wis. Lutheran. Arrested for assault.
1908. Lyford, Rev. G. D., Port Huron, Mich. Congregational. “Indiscreet” with married woman; resigned; disappeared, leaving wife behind.
1912. Lyles, Rev. C. S., Logan, Ia. Methodist. Suspended by the church conference for what is euphemistically described as “high imprudence and unministerial conduct.”
1908. Lynos, Rev. Ernest E., Suffolk, Va. Sanctificationist. Murder.
1904. Lyons, Rev. Chas. A., Sioux City, S. D. Bigamy; five living wives or more.
1914. Lyons, Rev. David P., Newton, Ill. Holiness. Assault and battery; convicted.
Mabry, Rev. W. D., Salt Lake City, Utah. Methodist. Discovered in compromising position with well-known woman.
1904. MacGrail, Rev. Jos. T., Navy chaplain. Catholic. Gross immorality; resignation required.
1913. Machlachlan, Rev. H. D. C., Richmond, Va. Christian. Maintaining common nuisance.
1899. Mackay, Rev. T. J., Newport News. Baptist. Taking “unusual” liberties with a woman.
1912. Mackelcan, Rev. George F. A., Detroit, Mich. Episcopal. Habitual drunkard; committed to insane asylum on complaint of his wife.
1900. MacKinney, Rev. Jas., Philadelphia, Pa. Enticing young girl; fined $500.
1913. MacMurtry, Rev. Andrew J., Manilla, Ia. Presbyterian. Adultery; divorce granted his wife.
1913. MacRorie, Rev. Willis S., Mount Hope, N. J. Methodist. Adultery; convicted and sentenced to three months in county jail.
1914. MacWeedsen, Rev. Robert, Willow Grove, Pa. Baptist. Disorderly conduct and carrying concealed weapons.
1914. Maddox, Rev. Carroll S., Santa Monica, Cal. Baptist. Sued for slander by woman.
1899. Maguire, Rev. H. W., Bayonne, N. J. Baptist. Assault and battery.
1913. Main, Rev. Silas S., Britton, Mich. Christian. Equivocal conduct with women.
1903. Malone, Rev. D. M., Wardell, Mo. Evangelist. Deserted his wife and traveled with another woman; killed by a mob while under arrest.
1913. Mann, Rev. Allen D., Marion, Ind. Larceny.
1910. Mann, Rev. A. M., Logan, Mich. Methodist. Immoral conduct.
1906. Marable, Rev. J. L., Haverhill, Mass. Baptist. Unlawful cohabitation.
1912. Marcavitz, Rev. Jos., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Collecting money under false pretenses.
1913. Marsh, Rev. Waldo B., D.D., Tacoma, Wash. Methodist. Unfrocked for clerical impropriety.
1901. Marsh, Rev. W. H., Remington, Va. Methodist Eloping with young girl.
1906. Marshall, Rev. C. C., Sault Ste. Marie, Can. Baptist. Disciplined by church for striking a member of congregation.
1899. Marston, Rev. J. F., St. Louis, Mo. Baptist. Obtaining money under false pretenses.
1909. Martin, Rev. D. C., Pittsburgh. Presbyterian. Larceny.
1905. Martin, Rev. G. W., Barron, Wis. Baptist. Seduction; ousted.
1904. Martin, Rev. L. P., Philadelphia, Pa. Evangelist. “Raising” postal money orders; confessed.
1908. Martoogessian, Rev. L. M., New York, N. Y. Armenian. Blackmail and extortion; two years.
1910. Maslowske, Rev. S., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Attacked and mistreated a girl.
1905. Mason, Rev. John T., Albany, Mo. Baptist. Criminal libel.
1913. Mason, Rev. O. H. L., Long Beach, Cal. Presbyterian. Improper conduct with girl parishioners.
1910. Mason, Rev. W. A., San Bernardino, Cal. Menacing wife’s life.
1905. Masterson, Rev. Chas. S., Garrett, Ill. Abandonment and non-support of wife, who sued for divorce; name connected with different women’s.
1913. Mata, Rev. Domingo A., Los Angeles, Cal. Presbyterian. Impropriety with his organist.
1900. Matschat, Rev. G. L., Hicksville, L. I. Lutheran. Drunk in the pulpit.
1901. Matthews, Rev. Chas. H., Cumberland, Md. Methodist. Shooting a boy.
1907. Matthews, Rev. E. E., Brooklyn, N. Y. Larceny.
1914. Matthews, Rev. Frederick R., Pasadena, Cal. Methodist. Cruelty to boy.
1913. Matthews, Rev. John, Omaha, Neb. Baptist. Immoral conduct; unfrocked on his own confession.
1909. Matthews, Rev. R. M., Connellsville, Pa. Bigamy.
1900. Matthewson, Rev. A. C., Brockport, N. Y. Consorting with a strange woman in Buffalo.
1913. Maxey, Rev. I. W., Decatur, Ill. Financial crookedness.
1913. Maxson, Rev. C. W., Los Angeles, Cal. Christian. Vagrancy and drunkenness.
1901. Maxwell, Rev. M. C., Clayton, Ala. Baptist. Shooting in church.
1905. Maybery, Rev. Mr., Salt Lake City, Utah. Methodist. Adultery committed in his church. Jailed, jumped bail.
1899. Maynard, Rev. R. A., Denver, Colo. Independent. Improperly obtaining a divorce and remarrying.
1905. McAccen, Rev. Jos. E., Gethsemane, Ky. Catholic. Theft of $110 from another priest with whom he went on a spree in New York.
1901. McAllister, Rev. J. W., Lowells, Mich. Methodist. Attempted seduction; disappeared.
1911. McAlwain, Rev. R. C., Council Bluffs, Ia. Episcopal. Defendant in scandalous breach of promise suit for $30,000, plaintiff being mother of his illegitimate child.
1901. McAmmond, Rev. F., Perth, Ont. Methodist. Drunk and disorderly in Syracuse.
1899. McArdle, Rev. George, Troy, N. Y. Presbyterian. Cut his throat in the presence of his wife.
1906. McAtee, Rev. J. Q., Philadelphia, Pa. Lutheran. Brutally attacked his wife; shot by daughter.
1909. McBrian, Rev. J. D., Leavenworth, Kan. Grafting as chaplain of penitentiary.
1902. McCall, Rev. D. H., Sharon Grove, Ky. Breaking into and robbing a store.
1901. McCammish, Rev. J., Carbondale. Ill. Second Advent. Relations with Mrs. Brown; shot Brown in fight.
McCampbell, Rev. J. H., Bolckow, Mo. Methodist Episcopal. Suicide.
1899. McCauley, Rev. Clarence, Louisville, Ky. Evangelist. Attempted assault on woman.
1909. McClasky, Rev. W. P., Alameda, Cal. Methodist. Left wife for affinity.
1910. McClellan. Rev. H., Bloomington, Ill. Cruelty to wife.
1900. McClelland, Rev. G., Brooklyn, N. Y. Presbyterian. Falsehood and attentions to woman.
1900. McClenaghan, Rev. Mr., East Orange, N. J. Withheld until after her death the fact that he had married a young woman to his nephew and allowed the public to believe her child was illegitimate; forced to resign.
1899. McCool, Rev. H. W., West Point, Neb. Lutheran. Suicide.
1909. McCrossan, Rev. C. W., Los Angeles, Cal. Baptist Exaggerated mine prospects.
1912. McCutcheon, Rev. T. M., Pittsburgh, Pa. Evangelist. Adultery; caught by detectives in flagrante delicto.
1913. McDaniel, Rev. George W., Richmond, Va. Baptist. Maintaining common nuisance.
1912. McDaniel, Rev. J. G., Rogers, Ark. Embezzlement; sent to the penitentiary.
1902. MacDonald, Rev. Geo. A., Long Island City, N. Y. Baptist. Drinking too much; resigned.
1902. McDonald, Rev. W. H., Spring Valley, N. Y. Baptist. Absconding with church funds.
1910. McFall, Rev. Arthur, Orange, Tex. Baptist. Suicide.
1900. McFarland, Rev. E. G., Coshocton, N. Y. Episcopal. Adultery; confessed and quit.
1903. McFarland, Rev. J. T., Topeka, Kan. Contempt of court; $25 fine.
1903. McFarland, Rev. Wm., Peoria, Ill. Methodist. Gross immorality.
1912. McFarland, Rev. W. D., D.D., Greenville, Tenn. Presbyterian. Causing girl’s death by criminal operation. Convicted and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment.
1912. McGann, Rev. William T., Elgin, Ill. Deserted his wife, who thereupon sued for divorce.
1901. McGowan, Rev. John, South Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Undue intimacy with Sunday school teacher.
1902. McGuinness, Rev. Jas., Truxton, N. Y. Catholic. Drunkenness; died of alcoholism.
1909. McHenry, Rev. A. C., Cleveland, O. Congregational. Performed illegal marriage; assaulted his accuser.
1907. McHenry, Rev. John, Benton Harbor, Mich. Campbellite. Made date with married woman.
McIntyre, Rev. Lee A., Louisville, Ky. African Baptist. Malicious shooting and wounding; convicted.
1901. McIntroff, Rev. David N., Spokane, Wash. Methodist. Defrauding a widow of $700; convicted.
1904. McKay, Rev. C. B., Mapleton, Ia. Methodist. Seduction and rape of girls.
1907. McKay, Rev. Thos., New Haven, Conn. Congregational. Plagiarism.
1904. McKinney, Rev. H. L., Pittsburgh, Pa. Evangelist. Posed as girl correspondent and swindled men.
1902. McKnight, Rev. Mr., Pittsburgh, Pa. Methodist. Selling liquor on Sunday.
1912. McKoy, Rev. Charles F., Bar Harbor, Me. Baptist. Driven from town on account of his conduct with a 10-year-old girl.