Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-26
Strange Story of a CIergyman.-Four
wives Livins-An Astounding Career
of RaSCalitY

The good people Of Middiefield and adjacent
vicinity In Connecticut, are quite scaudalized
az the exposure of a man by the name of tireen
VINO had been preac hing there as Methodist,
and a. Berlin as Congregatonanst previous
lv. He passed by the name there OF CulIison
HIS lor iner history Is thus summed up, COM
nenclng twenty years back He went 10 Gin.
eli nah from Western New York, leaving a
wife and five children there: he married AGAIN
Wi.e No.s, ana had three children. Leaving
Cincinnati, he went mp to Philadelphia in 1879
went into swindling operation, was arrested.
convicted, and sent 20 the penitentiary for fff
teen months and served his time ont. In the
meantime Wife No. had got divorce and
after while he married her again From
PhiiaoPlphla be went 10 New York clty where
ne went INTO several swindling operations
upon merchants, was arrested, tried. convict.
70, and sent TO Sing Sing for We wears hut
after serving SIX months, was pardopsd ONT
In le6l or so he went back 10 Cincinnati and
married vile NO. 3, took her TO Baltimore got
appointed an army chaplain. was reeimental
pos master, stole the money from soldiers's
letters was arrested and sent to shington
cry penlten tary. got ont soon After. got some
costly iuTs on false pretence, a 500 of Presf.
cent Lincoln on tae preface thai ne conla
negotiate treaty with JEFF Davis, abscoaded,
went 10 chicago, published his authority as
Twas called. for negotiating treaty. was i'm
mediatelv arrested. but made his escane and
Was not again heard of until he turned M in
Connecticut. About two weeks ago the mar.
sorage In Middlefeld where he LIVED vac
mysteriously burned. He claimed 70 nave last
everything, but suspicion was aroused, certain
basement
church, then they were missing he ran swax
was followed, and trunks found and one ned
ahn Contained property he claimed had been
burned. wv.
The swIndler is a man over fff.y wears OLD
has tour wives living, and is divorced from
chiy ore is tall and hin. qnick in motion ffnent
IN speech, has black hair and ewes preachesa
Hhs strmon-but no doubt steals them from
fefHohs OF English divines, of " hich he had a
luna. ci volumes IN his trunk. When liy
ing hloaieiown, he took improper liberties
wIfh girl twelve years old who live a Win
him, going into her room after shs uy.s a.,.a
ana tHeIe are otner serious cha rges aga,nsr hirn
OF a simiiar character. He and his wifi. n 90
quar- Relied IKE cats and dogs and nsvar r,ora
go man on Sundays He owes large amonnts
IN Middlefown and vicinity
- illinois got the lions share OF tho IN,
I'm grants. o = uue
- The mortality OF our cities increases :.
The unripe fruit is brought 10 market. -
- In New York the young men NAV n..o
oali In the streets much 70 the discomfiture sf
passers by.
~ In some parts of New York eiehtv n.r
cent OF the deaths are those Of infants. p''
~ Horace Greeley announces his pnrnos.
never again TO be a candidate for efyi cs.
~ The Chicago Courts have decided thu,
me Board OF Trade has power TO expeI memN
hers for Insolvency M
- Six new Catholic Churches have besn
oeoicaied IN Wisconin WITHIN the las. rwa
~ man named CUMMINGS has anal tho
rev rev IorK herald for 100000 damages for
smallpox prevails to a serious extsnt in
IN chicago In districts where n nrevs,i. ,ha
most placards are hung aIoue ths s,-os, ne
warning persons o. the aaugsr. :. '''