, 1866-12-21
CLERICAL CONFIDENCE MAN.
An Accomplished SwlpdIer BROUGHT to
tStNNf


From the Providence journal, December Ill
on "Wednesday morning last, An afIablc,
good looking soung man, clad Ia ministerial
Enrb; with white neck-cloth, called upon
!s,e Ksv, Mr.; Duane. Rector Of St. Johns
Church, at hts residence, and Introduced
himself as the Rev. James L. Daley, Of
Oregon. He was a good talker, and dis
ronr-td of Episcopal ministers and matters
with considerable intelligence and fluency,
mud with touch Of nIppancy, perhaps, that
;, Mas not calculated to fayorsbly impress ME.
Duane. lie spoke Of the vacancies In the
Episcopal pulr1ts In this city, and said that
Us be was to remain In town some days, be
would like 10 preach on the ensuing Sabbath.
lie seemed particularly anxious to preach
In Grace Church, as q candidate for the
vacancy there, aud thought he should
preach there gs: II aS'ihe the evcnips. IL cong
second visit to Mr.. Duane did not sue
coed In establishing very intimate relattons
With that gentleman, aud Mr.. Duane told
Linn that ii he desired to preach in Grace
giSing him their names. The STRANGER said
be had engaged to preach In Trinity Church,
Pawtnckct, on the morning Of the next Sab
hath, {yester,lay.) He waited upon the vcs-
trymen. and his genial and impressive man.
ner was not without it, effect upon some Of
that q clergyman had already been engaged
for the Sabbath was rather stumbling.
block in the way OF the accom- plishment Of
hi. desires. Meanwhile the cleE :tnan from
the Diocese OF Oregon visited Well.kpown
merchant tailor on Westminster street, and
stating that his intimate friend, the Rev.
Mr.. Duane, had sent him thither. ordered
suit O1 clothes at an expense of $f50, which
were 10 be done Satn1d day, as he was to
preach In Grace Church On Sunday Us a Gun.
the shoe store of one Of the Grace Church
officers: and endeavored to get an outfit, to
ue paid for when bis remittanccs arri9ed
froul Hartford, but the prudent vcstryman
declined to brcak his rule Of business, and
could be found when the money came to
hand. 4 livery stable man let the stranger
.caM, and whcn he returned praIsfng
the turnout, aud stating that he was about
to assume the Rectorshipof Grace Church
team, he was allowed credit unchallenged.
Board Was secured on Westminster street,
AMI temporary lodgings on Mathewson
street, 10 beth Of which places the young
c1ergyulun Madc decided advances IL the
estimation If those who saw him. Things
were Ecing on we'll until Friday evening,
when the tailor became little uneasy, aud
called upon Mr. Duane, who at once pro-
noureed as untrue the statements made BY
the tailos's customer. Then New York pa
twinales Of = pretended clergyman in TroE,
few days before. So Ar. Detective Billings
was called Into the case A. the result Of
this course, on Saturday morning, as the Rev.
Dir. Daley Was about to step into bis hired
danC6ter Of the lady where dc had bis lodg-
tnCs, Mr. B!lllnEs came up and advised him
that the Chief of Police wanted 10 see him
The reverend gentleman said he would cali
when he came back Billings Was little
persistent, and finally the Young lady WAS
requested to alfCht and return TO the house
mill this uuaccountable summons WAS ex-
planned. At the office # General Wall, he
maintained his assumed character with In.
finite assurance. untn one amer another of
his statements were shown hy the telegraph
fesseG that be Was TIE Trojan hero
whose eaeredota1 Garb served to introduce
such an enemy into the sanctuary, and
beEGed to bt sent to an asylum right away.
ON the Sunday previous: but telegram disa-
vowed all knoTledge Of him. Al his lodg-
iues he stated that lie was the Bishop elect
Of the Diocese Of Oregon, and was only wait
Ing TO become Of canonicA age to be conse.
Grated; Tine you'd If fafl to tel Of the yari-
with which he has dclueed the ears Of The
church.ncn during the past four or
Eve days, hut happily his career was
cut short before the house OF God
tfon.. So far a. We can learn, moreover, his
financial operations In the Way Of securing
little loans have not been very successfnf
and In TACT his trust in Providence was pref
" much q failure He says now that be is a
native Of Hartford, Conn, that his name is
Dennis r. Weed, and that his parents aud
other near friends arc dead. There are some
suspicious that he has been in the Utica In
sane Atl lum HIS personal baggage Affords
cumulative evidence that he has not led !
blameless life In his sncIal relations. His
stock of sermons seem 70 have been stolen
t1c1n the lest authors, and It Is quite likely
that Ills delivery Of them would he rather
effective. lie is now held TO await intclll.
ccucc from Troy.