The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-15
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OF Copeland who told me at my table last
August that his "wife died last March -
Mr.. Ruckinoban, ,dJ.

is the original of this photograph, then Vol,
nave IN your employ, one of the most no
torious scoundrels known to the world. the
proof being at hand to convict him of thc
most extensive lying, fraud, false pretense,
forgery, bigamy, &C."
Two other witnesses, one a member of
the Iowa Conference, the other, r. b. Tom.
linson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, testify each
OF this same Copeland, that Gle has to nv
knowledge two living wives in the vest
ana one of them naively adds-"I don't
know now many more
And yet, south and north, this slatter-
day-saint' has sought to add to his ''harem"
other and younger wives.
Is he guilty of bigainy? He denies This
charge indignantly"
VI forgery, in my Troy Times cores
pondence | said-"At Cedar Rapids. Iowa
he forged securities, drew ten thousand dol.
lars and then fled with his money and an
other mans wife,
"Dr. Is. 1. lves'-is personally the au-
thority to your correspondent for these
facts-forgery, Copeland indignantly de-
MES. And yet r. B. Tomlinson of Cedar
RAPIDS writes CDR Ives can he fully sus.
tanned by multitude of "his" (Copeland's)
friends, whom he has victmized out of VA
rious sums of S25 up to $4,000"
The charge that lie attempted murder"
he indignantly" denies. And vet this
Copeland while in indianapolis, did attempt
two very naughty things. 1t is the same
imposter as his photograph has been sent
there and identified as the Unitarian
preacher, by the family whose guest for 4
time he was
"There is no installing the likeness you
sent, it belongs to the man who called him
Il.
Rev. l.. l.. Copeland with you He was a
guest in our house for more than two weeks
in tbs early part of June last. Thus writes
Mrs Taylor of Indianapolis, to Rev. O.
Gregg, under date of Jan. Is, 1876 Her
husband, Franklin Taylor, a trustee of the
Unitarian church of that city, writes of said
copeland, who preached for that church
for time: ''Being led by wicked spirit
his untruthfulness soon appeared. He told
falsehoods when the truth even for present
purposes, would have been more to his
present interests. "Spent almost
his whole time in visiting among the ladies
And at the last he mistook the
enthusiasm of virtuous married woman
for admiration for him when he should have
known that it was for her church, and him
secondary as the instrument in carrying it
on. In this state of things he made some
insane demonstration of affection, and her
husband came in and knocked him down.
giving him very black eye; he gathered
himself up pulled out six shooter, the
wife rushed in, the arm was knocked away
and the bullet went into the walls. He was
then hustled out of the house and left our
city,"
The publication of this event has been
the means of publishing several others of
his efforts" Was that shooting affair an
''attempted murderr" This charge Cope
land indignantly" Denies
He says-'I certainly Cd. V. shall come
to Panton sometime again. When he does
and in the open daylight, the people will do
certain parties in Cedar Rapids and Indian
apolis great favor by notifying them of
his presence in Panton. AS to wrongs done
him by myself of which he complains.
have this TO say: When he was met by tn
lady at Pittsford who recognized him and
called him "Rev. Mr.. Warren" l was
standing by and said copeland, how is
this?" He Indignantly 'denied' ever hav-
ing been at Olean, where she said she had
met him. l said copeland if you are all
right, stand your ground for you can show
it but we shall investigate this lady's story
and find the truth, and / will be among the
first 10 give you the hand of fellowship, if
stand his ground nor did he leave by the
request of any church authorities. He left
as a culprit and coward fees from JUS
tice,-but go where he will, he cannot es-
cape his own conscience. and his own con-
seriousness of crime.
Is he truly repentant and reformed or
is he still imposing on the public by palm
ing himself off as an authorized minister of
the Gospel, showing his credentials signed
by Bishop Kavanaugh?
Having preached for time in Shamokin
Pa, assisting in protracted meeting the
people ''gave him purse of over 500.
He left there under circumstances more
than suspicious After telling of his
frauds, etc., the editor of the Shamokin
| (Pa,) Herald, thus concludes an editorial
on this same Copeland. "The full name
of this double-dyed ministerial fraud, as
| given when in Shamokin, was Lucius Ter
williger Copelon. We made his acquaint-
ance, heard him preach, and with hundreds
| of others, were feeced and sold After
receiving him to the Inequalities of the
parsonage and showing him unlimited kind.
ness, befriended him in many ways Rev
James c. Clarke, now has the pleasure of
having his name assumed to help carry
forward this scoundrers schemes. Far
gone in crime must he indeed be who can
betray such kindness.
Where he is to-day is something no
Teller dan find out Locus Terwilliger
to use Your own expression when speaking
of cheats, you are ga fourteen-carat fraud
and on all of us have played well that 'lee-
tie game" you used to sing about ''givng
out"
"IIe needs watching as well as prayer
Thus teslifies an editor who personally
knew and had been "sold' by this same
Copeland of whom write.
Now ask the public, in view of these
facts concerning Copeland. mas he been
osed in an unkind, unjust and unchristan
manner by myself or the ministers of Bur
lington district as he complains?
II. +. AUSTIN.
Rutland, Jan. 80, 1875.
This communication was mostly written
before the correspondence of Rev. OK
Gregg was seen by the writer, which fact