The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-06-15
Y AGO CIT Y.
A CLERICAL IMPosrER IN NEW Or
LEANS.
FRIDAY. JUNE is. 1866.

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The above is the heading Of long and severe
article in the N. o. Crescent of May l7lh, ex-
posing the character of Mr.. or DR.. Richards,
who our readers will remember we took occa-
sion to mention sometime ago, in connection
with his drunkness and his meanness in attempt
ing to palate his offence at the expense of his
wile's character. The Crescent after putting
on sackcloth and ashes for its error in being
persuaded to do what its editor knew was wrong,a
by rich Church members, who wished to bolster
up the character of the Rev. Stggins at the ex-
pense of a woman--and she and all her relatives
absent, and declaring that he believes now, that
he, Stigg ms or Richards ''s as arrant a scoun-
drel as ever went unhung,' gives the following
particulars of the history of the great "Aberat-
ed." We have only to add we expect Mr. Nc.
Innis, who readily gave place to the Crescent's
first artcle,w will also copy this in the witness"
He then remarked that 'sore people, would
that would not dare attack any other man. We
ask in all candor il some folks dom give currency
to slander upon delenceless woman that not
only don't dare, but don't desire to make equally
severe charges against man to refute his cow
ardly aspersons of an innocent, heart-broken
woman. We regret that we have not room for
1.-THE whole article which is scorchingly severe:
We have received letter from Mr. Henry
A. Wsner, the brother of Mrs. Richards, at
Penn Yam, Yates county, N. Y. 1t is couched
in gentlemanly Ian uage, and gives, with every
Impress of truth and an abundance OF reference
1.-THE history of Mr. Richards frailties and of his
Iwife's wrongs. Itsets forth that ten or twelve
years ago Mr.. Richards preached in Penn
Yan-was generally beloved and esteemed
(not withstanaiing rumors which occasionally
got out that he was secretly add ted to drink
Iing, which rumors were hushed up as SANDERS,
and was at that time married to an estimabl
young lady of Canandaigua county, In few
years the wife si.kened and died, and the ru
/, mors of intempefance, which again went forth
extended to the assertion that she died of a bro
ken heart.
After lapse of nearly two years, Mr.. Rich
ards again married; his second and present wifi
being Miss Wisner, the sister of Mr.. Wisne
who writes to us. This was about seven year
ago. Immediately upon his marriage, Mr.. r cf
ards was called to the charge of the First Pres
Ibyteran Church, Morristown, ~, where h
was well-known and highly esteemed. 500
thereafter he became so submissive to the dem
on of drink, that he acted the brute to his wife
She, like true woman, kept her sufferings, ST
Ecret. until one day in drunken fit he threater
ed to take her life. Being now alarmed, sh
Uniformed her friends OF her husbands brutalit
and of her unhappy situation.
MFRS congregation thereupon investigate
y the matter-tound the wife's charges TO
L true-and sinoothed the matter over by by pr
y nouncing him crazy. Crazy he undoubted
le was, to the extent of alcoholic craziness, b
was none the less brute on that account T
y was sent to the New Jersey Insane AsyiuI
N where he remained but six weeks. Upon bell
released he was arraigned before the Presb
s. terry Of New Jersey, upon cearges of "drdnke
<. ness, profane swearing. abuse OF his wife a
3licentiousness.n He was defended by the pl
of insanity, and the result of the investigate
ct was Mr.. w. thinks,) his suspension from
IS ministry lor one year.
4; His wife stood patiently by him through .
! this. AS soon as he was suspended, he left /
= and started forthe South; - b which she we
home 10 Penn Yam. blythe sympath
and highea< eneesr Iitizens of Morristou
50 much foE ~ Iof her having desert
Is him, Or prou false t. her honor and y %
d tai oblga1 s. She took with her Der 4
dren, and 1gan earning for herself and tlIel0
lh< >able subsistence BY teaching school.
ofIe.o these Oh ldren died, and dstill M
she went to MicEigan with her rema
4, where she now Is. teaching scht
eg ed and beloved BY al her acquaintan
and probably 81. ienorence up to this time,
her huspandSs w - conductin New Oriea
- and still more " and sIanderous pal
ton ii bis shame l
4 How the p4onIc 0rleace have b
deceived ~ ~ q ostoss + ! thing Z