American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-05-29
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS
rHe .IRRKPREssIBLE H0RroN-HIs BRIL-
LIANT CAREER AND HASTY EXIT FROM
THE CRESCENT CITY.
NEW ORLEANS, May %, 1875.

LIANT CAREER AND HAST1 Exit khOA
THE CRESCENT CITY.
NEW ORLEANS, May %, 1875.
Dear Citizen-Your correspondent
was much surprised to meet, on
Causl street in this city, about a
week since, that truly original ge>
MUS and clerical fraud, the Rev. (D
w. L. Horton, alias G. Wesley
Warren, alias w +. Copeland, the
last of which titles he has been en-
jOying here, as well as the passionate
of o neat little Baptist church at
the corner of Second AMI Magazine
Streets. Our interview with this
interesting youth on the. occasion
referred to, Is well as his emphatic
denial of his identity as Horton,
has already been mentioned in your
local column.
1t seems that Horton came to New
Orleans some three weeks since,
with letters of highest recOmmen-
datiOn from parties prominently
connected with the Baptist churches
of Philadelphia, upon the face Of
which he succeeded in obtaining
charge of the Second street church,
aud. Of Course, soon endeared him
self to his flock, (as he did in Can
ton and elsewhere.) On Friday or
Saturday morning last, the readers
Of the city papers Were astOnished
tO see in the telegraphic columns
that the Rev. VIM. Z. Copeland
had recently been i'll I'll city of
Baltimore, with credentials from
New Orleans as delegate 10 the
National Sunday School Conven-
tiOn, which met III Baltimore, hut
he was particularly distinguished
OR his fOndness of champagne, mu
sic, vocal and ms ruIneDt tai, and for
his conduct at one Of the principal
hotels OF Baltimore, with a wealthy
young lady of that place, and whose
ruin, it is believed, he effected.
This was before he made his ap-
pearance here.
On being asked to explain the
horrible story of the Baltimore
scandal, by the deacons of his
of course Mr.. Copeland
Horton tainted, and could not CON-
mand his faculty of speech for sew
eral minutes after his recovery.
Then AN indignant denial followed,
and he presumed one Warren, who
Is addicted to clerical tlisgnises, but
very unclerical acts, had been per-
him in Baltimore. His
denial, together with his
air of deep and pious grief, soon re-
instated him in the good graces of
his people. But, in order to make
doubly sure, and to de-
if Mr.. Copeland was s'solid,"
enterprising members of his
telrgraphed to his endorsers
in Philadelphia. aud in a short
time learned that he was ''fraud,"
his letters fOrgerics, etc. The lucky
rascal soon found this out, aud left
the city yesterday, just in time to
escape the detectives. who were
after him on charges of forgery,
money under false pre-
lenses, etc. An interesting feature
il his short career here, was the
Of a couple in high life on
Friday morning last, and who are
20 be reunited by u ''solid'' minis
;er this, Tuesday. evening. Mar
red twice within week the OnIy
Instance we have ever known.
It may be of interest to some par
les in Canton to know that Mr..
Horton was not a soido,cer here, but |
! young bachelor. He WIS very
attentive to the ladies, and. of
course, soon became a favorite. !
Who could resist Horton 7 He was
aid to have shown quite a develop
ID taste for champagne on the occa-
lion of the wedding above reftrrsd
o, where he presided at the piano
md edited his audience with his
brilliant execution aud the rich
ones of his voice.
Thus has Mr.. Horton appeared i'm
New Orleans. When shall we next
rear of the wonderful mani
We have written you a much Ion
FER letter than we had thought to.
Nothing here but the cry of s'hard
INES" Ado. T. C.. B.
MIGRANT FOB GEORGIA.