The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-02-09
From the Peoria Transcript.
Base Seduction and ViIIaIny by. a
CLERGYMAN.

Clergyman.
The case ofthe Rev. Samuel Glover, has for
some time been occupying the attention of the
Second Associate Reformed Presbytery Of Illi-
nois, has been brought TO q close. This indi-
yidual has been well known to many of our
citizens for several years past, as the pastor OF
the United Presbyterian Church ofthis city, and
at one time had attained to degree ofcelebrity
as an eloquent and jealous minister of the Cos
pei. Mainly through his efforts the congrega-
ton of which he was pastor was enabled to e.
rect the honse Of worship situated on the cor
ner OF Mad ison and Liberty straets, and which
is an ornament to that part of the city. On ac-
count of his indomitSble energy and perseve-
rance in their behalf, hs enjoyed the utmost con-
fidence ofthe people of this charge who admit
ted him to the bosom Of their families on terms
OF the greatest intimacy. But this confidence
was destined to meet with betrayal of the
grosSest nature, which has resulted in the de-
struction of the peace and prospects of one OF
the fairest ofhis flock, as subsequent events
deyelope and the testimony in the case will dis
close.
1t appeared at the trial that in the beginning
of une, 1867, the individual last mentioned left
this city in company with a relative, for the
ostensible purpose of visiting some friends in the
neighborhood of Ross's Grove, in the Northern
part of the State; that after remaining some
days in that vicinity, in order to find some
place where they might be better able to con-
ceal what was to happen, they went to Mendo-
ia, where they procured boarding at q private
h house, in which after a sojourn of wo weeks his
victim of misplaced confidence gave birth to an
illegitimate child. Shortly after this event, Mr..
Glover visited her at q late hour OF the n light,
remained but few minutes, and left for Chica-
60 in the same train in which she came. Two
weeks afterwards he again visited her in her Sc
cusion, received the child from the hands OF tho
relative OF its mother and again departed, sinca
which time its whereabouts to all except him.
self has been unknown.
Every means in his power was made use of
by this reverend gentleman to conceal all those
transactions. and especially his own connection
therew ith. His visits were made under the COW
er of the shadow of midnight, his correspon-
dence was carried on under fictitious names;
when expedition was necessary, the telegraph
was made to do its work, and when it did be-
gin to be rumored about the city that such
things had taken place, his victim was brought
back to forestall public opinion in relation there
to- When the matter cams before the church
court for investigation, he attempted to thwart
its action, he endeayored to procure the non-at-
tendance Of the most material witnesses against
him; and when, finally, the weight Of ev idence
left him no hope of exculpating himself, he alb
ruptly and contumaciously declined to have
anything further to do with the court be fore
which he had been cited for trial.
Evidence of fotherlinstances:: ofimproper con-
duct on his part but not fso criminal ma.
ture, was also adduced on trial.
OEFThe Rev. Mr. Glover mentioned above was
in Caliz few years since, soliciting funds for
the building of his church in Peoria. At that
time he had the confidence and esteem of his
church and the public.