The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-31
MORE VILLAINY.
ChristinnIty Again Outraged Flight Of n Mar
ricd Preacher with a Young Glrl.
The Richmond lind TeLedrdyg relates the

Again ,.r SG Mar
The Richmond Qnd.) Telegram relates the
Another canting villain, who has used the
livery of Heaven to serve the Devil in, has come
to grief, and now looks through the bars of Bal
lengers Jail, at Centreville, awaiting trial for
the murder of the victim of his lusts. Without
friends to find excuses for his villainy, and evil
IDENTIFY not familiar with the modern means of
dodging justice, he does not deny that he led an
innocent girl to her ruin. He does not even ask
the Church to cover up his infamv, for fear that
its exposure will 'injure the cause of Christ"
In the month of October last man calling
himself Salmon came to Henry Gates, two miles
west of Centrcville, near Pin Hook, and with
him was a woman apparently fifteen or twenty
years his junior in age. They represented them
selves rs husband and wife, and he repeatedly
stated that he was United Brethren preacher,
and did preach several sermons in the neighbor-
hood. He further stated that they were going
West, into Illinois, to take charge of new cir
cult assigned him, but owing to the feeble health
of his wife he tarried at Gates, and about three
weeks ago the woman was delivered of child.
She and her child did well for the eight days
following, when the woman was taken violently
i'll, with strong symptoms of poison, and lin
gered on until Friday night, the goth inst. On
the next day Mr.. Salmon express ed the corpse
to Piqua, going with it. From Piqua he sent it
to Bodkin, in Shelby county directed to Joseph
and Elizabeth Lambert and Salmon came back
on Monday evening to Centreville, and on that
night was arrested ut Henry Gates for the mur-
der of his wife, On Investigation Mr.. Salmon
proves to be the Rev. s. s. Walls, of Van Vert
county, Ohio, and Mrs. Martha Salmon, his
wife, proves to be Miss Martha f.. Lambert,
daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Lambert, Of
Shelby county, Ohio.
Walls is q man of about thirty-fve years, a
little above the medium height black hair and
eyes, full beard and dressed in a suit of respect
able black. He would pass anywhere rs a
preacher of more than ordinary intelligence aud
1tttrn t1xyn and do
pressed, he talks freely about himself and his
career. He confesses the whole story of his
wroDg-doing only denying that he is guilty of
the crime for which he is arrested-poisoning
his victim. He says that he made the acquain-
tance of Martha Lambert nearly three years ago.
white travelling his circuit, and that he seduced
her. Finding that their guilt must soon become
known, he planned an elopement with her to the
West, where they intended living together as
man and wife.
During their stay at Mr.. Gates revival broke
out in the neighborhood, and Mr.. Salmon, as a
minister, was urged to take part, and finally did
conduct the meetings, as he says, to prevent
any'suspicion from falling on him, feeling salts
fed that he could give 'the Lord an opportu-
nifty to bless the truth for the truths sake" No
suspicion of the real relation of the parties
seems to have occurred to any one in the neigh
borhood. The quietness of the place and the
| sacred robe of the priesthood seemed likely to
protect them.
The reverend villain has been a minister of
the gospel, U. B Church, for many years, in
good standing; left an excellent wife and three
or four children in Van Vert county, to run off
with girl he had ruined and for whose death,
whether she died by disease or by his hand, he
is morally responsible.
These are the outlines of the horrible picture,
but the remorse of the ruined girl, the agony of
her broken-hearted parents, the bitter humilia-
ton of the deserted wife, the flight of the guilty
souls, their plans defeated by the shadow of
death. the poor girl dying among strangers per-
hny hyyf fbn haY, of hnr hatr
will never be revealed until the great day when
the secrets of all hearts are made known.