The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-01-19

SAD CASE OF Clerical DELINoUESCY.-The moral
AMI christian world Of Boston and vicinity has just
bOeu startled by a sal story Of iufielity and adultery
on the part Of a prominent orthodox clergyman. none
other than the Rev. DR.. :. l. POmrOy, o1e Of the
Secretaries Of the American Board Of Commissioner
for Foreign Missions, and an elderly man, of sixty
years or upwards He was formerly Of Bangor, Maine,
where he was pastor Of an orthodox church for
twenty years he has been a Secretary Of the For
eign Board in this city for the last twelve years.
with the exception of some hints IL the TGrisftes. a
Hash paper Of this city, Ms delinquency vas
never ~Intimatei, and It has flied the town with as
tCnl-amelt and sorrow.
II seems tina; during his absence from the city for
a short period recently. some letters addressed 10 him
a. the Missionary Rooms, were opened by his fellow
Secretaries, Is was Customary, on the supp0sItton
that they contained official intelligence, when il be-
came apparent from their contents that he either was
AEiug IL aiulterOus intercourse with depTavei
women, or that he was the victim 10 the " conf
derce' or " PANEL game. The letters were return
81 u their envelopes and laid upon his private desk.
On ms return 10 the city, lie knew that the contents
oi MS letters were IN possession OF his aS-Oclltes, and
he ~ once made a statement 20 the other Secretaries,
10 the effect that some months ago he was walking
out IN the evening (Which he was in the habit Of
doing), and vas accosted by 4 well-iressed female,
anu ~ her request accompanied ner home. NhI'e
IN tile ParlCr, IN conversation with her, = man came
IN, and under the threat OF exposure forced him 10
sign a note for 500, which he did, and subsequent
~ paid il. Since that he was enticed by another
female in another house. and there two men assaulted
him and forced him 10 sign another note for $500,
which he subsequently paid. Another woman 10y
the representation that she was suffering with a dis
sipeted husband and destitute children. enlisted his
ceilings, and he opened a correspondence with her,
and subsequently,, 10y the advice Of Mr.. Choate, paid
sou 10 get his letters back, which he did, and de-
stroyei them.
To this extent DR.. Pomroy confesses, but says no.
thing further criminal ensued. | regret 10 say con-
htence Is not expressed in the statement. The Sec
retaries, 1t his request. communicated his statement
to the Prudential Committee, and rendering his re-
signltiOn As one of the Secretaries, il was NJ once ac-
cepted, and an advertisement appeared the next day
announcing that facts deeply duplicating his moral
character had come TO the knowle ige of the Board,
rendering it impos ible he should longer retain his
official position, and that he had accordingly resign
ed. No deficiency has been discovered in the fnan-
clal management, and it is supposed the . hush
money was paid out of his salary. No man posses
sed To a higher degree the confidence and esteem of
the Christian public, not only Of his own, but of
other denominations. Some OF the papers say the
women in the case are known, and call on the Chief
OF Police to arrest them.-COrT. .7Hd.