, 1870-12-14
4 CLERICAL CONVICT.

J. governments u that OF Mexico respectable
!. comparison: ALPHA.
Il a CLERICAL CONVICT.
, Talk With 1hc Iecv. James,
Grccu-Crikne and ltt t.He1rlbualop
: Asttnnxe STORY Of Z stranxo Life.
G'te1.auru tind, Corr<spond<nce u ne c1nei
nai H1zttsx.
} The readers Of the Gazette will 1ememb,
; that enue months ago there was published
| ite columns IN account OF the arrest Of Re-
James S, Green, At Mllv,lie, Conn, charge
with having obtained signaturea to cestai
bills Of exchange by false pretencea, and ha,
lrg uttered CERTAIN forged notes to th
amount Of s22oo0, during hia ministerial C,
: Hef 1t this plsce. The particulars are as fol
lows Sons time in the month Of Januas1
1870, IT. Green came to this pltce, bringin
| with him letters Of Introduction x1d recon-
mondation from responsible parties in Elk
hart. Ind. and addressed to cattAin infuen
tai membe,s Of the Baptist Church, stain,
that 10 (Green) bad rilled with ability th
pnlkit Of tie Baptist Church there. and Ta
Gospel. @1'
The church here was without pastor. AZ I
had be en- for come time. 0fcoutsa the door.
"ets lnIoWh open Rnd he preached sevora
trial setmons. These aermzns ve1e remark
able for force OF thought AID beAuty OF die
NOE, Thieh. coupled Nth an easy and grace.
ldl delivery. rendered his discoufsee plaasup
ana ATTRACTIVE. He was preposseseing in ap.
pea1ance and a fine conversi,ionalist. and e
'osk a him you woula think that In him ron
1ent!u an honest uau, tho uobleat work oil
God" Many Of bis Congregation thought thst
this map "as sent 10 them in their time Of
neec, shepherd to gather again into the foId
tue scattered Ahetp. ~'>-
Ar- Green was al ouce in.tal1ed As rnin;sta,
II fHf i A.1.
Of bis flock. Al the tims Of bis coming tha
cong1egation Vas considerably d,uinished, but
uneer his charge it soon showed eiuus Of in
crease, md Tue pe9s which hsd long been va
cant were filed With attentive listeutrs.
~ ne ,,s Won GOLDEN opinions, and With them he
AbSqt this tune be stated that be owned
valuable propesty in Baltimore, Md, which hs
was anxious to dispose Of He bought prop
cry hete' and borrowed money TO Tie
amount Of $500 from the banks, but did not
eompanied By his family, vent on yisit Ia
baltimore, and took With them several trunfs
nd bo1es, Hhlch, in any other case, would
| hare excited suspicion. His visit xas pro-
longeo, and, big h'lls falling due. bic endossers
.eIe Gpmpened TO meef them. He wrote that
| be bone scon to make thugs ali right. He
! lett h1s family somewhere IN tho Eest. and
came bscf, bringing with him as evidence of
tne bAle s14,W0 IN notes. secured By mort
gage an property sold, but no money. He
ehoKeo tnese notee to several pereous. offer
inE to discount them in order to eettia Hit1,
MS enoo1He1u; but no one would buy tbam
6usplcaon 1ttachod to them on aooounk n
their biting stamped, which ia not required OF
mortgage potes.
4 meeting Of his creditors was cd1ed, n.
which he admitted that things looked dark
againet him. but said he would yet nrnve his
1nnoeence e3 and set everything right again.
That afternoon he walked TO NcCoy . station,
lour miles east OF here, and took the train for
lis track, but for soue time his el1crfs to cap
tnfe me fugitive we're unavailng He was
hcajly found working ~ foreman in iapsn-.
ming facsory in Millville, Conn. brought hers
1o1 sra1 and a7aigned on two iniictmt nts for
obtaining aignatures by false pretence. BE
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced TO tgo
yeats' imprisonment In the State Prison aud
TO pay f1re Of one dollar. He leA7os TO-
morrow for Jeneraouyil1e.
Your reporter interviewed Mr. Green this
gloomy walls listened to tho story Of IN aysnt. M
IN! LIE. give Il to you in his OVID xurda;
- *aa born IN Monroe County, State Of New
fork. IN tbs year 1915. Ny parents wera
ntnbors Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
my tAhef being : local preacher before my
In the year 1854. At the age Of 10 years
contacted my SELF With the came church "a
pEuh&tioner, and in due time vaa sdo,itted to
full mt mbefs hip. When wAs ia nv twen-
vs. netn !e1f Wa = licensed - an exhortes, and
PR aestr. wsa educsted for the n,inistrY OF
That Church. and, having graduated In one Of
the Eastern colleges IN July, 1886 on tie 6th
ot November following l left nv fathers
ho""e, Eaving borrowed horsa from one
-, - !, TO MI vacancy, under the Presiding
Elder, in the Seneca Lake District, i,
Geuesee Conference 1t that time tho cues.
t!cn OF lAy representation was agitatiue the
Methodist Episcopal Church, md had AlFesdy
resulted IN the withdrawal from its conmn-
and the organization Of the Methodut Protest
ant Church. Ny father had early favored |
the movement; and, toward the close OF rnr |
mt year Is travelling preacher, he ooune:t-
ed himself With the nav Church. continued |
hl Win tne % 90 eody nearly thses yearn longer,
part OF nlnisters and laymen and the utter |
ance OF kindly wiebes for my future welfare. |
!seveted my connection with the mother !
Church and united with tho Methodist Protest. |
renipg ysaze. have no hesitation IN SAYING
that this was mr ffst great ministerial efror, |
viii not nov discuss it. I pre.chei in n. |
tious pisces for that people, nntil period OF /
aoont twenty yeara sgo. when became en- |
tangled in N improper alliance With \ mem |
the ministry and connection With the Cnnrch,
AID, with these. my wife, who obtain
ed divorce Here was my flrst ereat |
crime. With the loss OF that wife it seem
ed I had loet al for which it x2s worth
hvng. 1Went to Europe, spent nearly tuo
yeAs on the continent aud in the British
I<lands, AID then returned to America. HaT-
ing considerable skill in drawing End co!oring.
obtained employment Aa IN oru25uent1f
painter. eocn tecame proficient In this a1t.
and could AVsys got employment. and 1t re-
Enown. again connected myself With tho
Church, beginning On the - ground door" md
advancing in the usuat way nntil again ou-
tered What may be 6tly termed The =. .sanctxn,
wife, by nbou have had one child, 4 dsQsh-
ter, uos m her eighth year. Soon after cur
marriage We took up our raA1deuce in Buffalo,
where erE1ged in business, and where Icon-
tmueo until some little time after the rebellion
broke on. HAVING been lifelong Demo-
stephen 4 Doug!aa, against Ar. Lincoln,
we xere be,tsn. Ny v,fe's friends
LIVED IN Maryland snd Srgints, and warn
and directly after for occasion. Tho fFst
caused coolness between us the second H. |
most IN open rupture. At that time I pro-
elAseEy man. w1s Dot, hoEeTer. rebef. I
advocated +" pescesble secession. but it that
could not Be accomplished, then vas in favor
could b educa.ed up to The truth, ,ss deemed
i. Of tbs rights OF the States7 In this pay
acu!N. 4 happy ps1potuslion Of the union |
OF II the Sta: with the institution Of alsver |
still tntact, Wa satis8ed could not e1ist bns
possible.
The war commenced. I denounced the
Tor tteir madness in not
having. ~ rie xed it, exhausted every avail
1ble means for hrInsinR the Sotthetners IA
their right mind On this subject and next. I
denounced The government It Washington for
The bunehne rannes in which 1t Attempted to
nothing right, md never would, md then T
Douslas- + said many hsrd ihines
against the government; tried to pre-
vent enl'stmenta ): found myself getting into
trouble: d q to Chicago: Eas 1r1ested thers
By order Of Nj. Stanton; VIA released through
Can1dA and became acquainted with many
Southern sympathizs1s Ike myself. Nj. Lin
colr. in the meantime, cot tho Gordian knot
His emancipation Proclamation va tbs Da-
na<eas blade So< tbsn, slavsE7 could be
ahclishtd and tbs uoiou preserved. Glory!
Halltlutsh! 6iek Of the Canadians; for
hMAsed M to bear 1ntnnteFs 10 the pnl2it pay sos
he euccess Of tbs confedcgac!-I thought it
Eas Zone Of their eight, md nons Of their
buet,ees to NEEDLE With III camo back 10
be States. adopted the name o. broshef-lo-
nv 10 Atuad detection; went To Connecticut
! .eozvsrs*d msn.- .ss sra over, bsJ,
nd soul. 10 ihe faith Of Reruhkesnis1a- rs
'n.rriPatlaa proclamation did R-deat1aY ths ,
'ssleas hing ahat sssf sav The tut.s' rs
". ~sstaF called H. and sAvs tbs Unioa.
hts sas NJ Anrt,ans. I rrseehsd II. ~ ehe