The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-05
REV. PARSHALL'S TROUBLES
A Strange COnspirncy..Attempt
TO FaSten an Attempted AASas-
SinatiOn upon Hin..The Plot
Exposed.


SinaIlOn upon HiIn..The Plot
Exposed.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.-The Post this
evening publishes q narrative Of nine
columns, puFporting to be the true story
Of the circumstances connected with the
troubles OF Rev, Mr.. Parshall, OF Oak
land. Some two years ago Parshall was
tried by q Church Council, In October
and November, 1873, for lascivious con-
duct with certain members Of his flock,
was convicted, and left town, going to
Vallejo, and finally settling ut Heads.
burg, Sonoma,
On the 2sth OF October last the commit
nifty was startled by report that 2. IL,
Summer, real estate agent, who had been
q prominent member Of Parshall's church,
ut Oakland, had been the victim OF at
tempted assassination, and taken TO his
home severely wounded, and kept his bed
for several weeks, being attended by
friends and physicians. lie was inter
viewed by a reporter, produced anony-
nous letters warning him Of harm II he
did not stop his persecution Of Parshall,
and finally made an ante morttm statement
that he was waylaid by two men on the
night in question, and on his refusing 10
sign q compact TO set Parahall all right
was attacked, as before mentioned. In
stead Of dying after this abatement, how
ever, Summer went east with his family.
During his absence Parshall com.
menced suit against the P0St for the pub
lication OF Summers ante mOrtem tatenlent,
Sumner returned in May last, SAID he
had obtained good deal Of information
about Parshall in the East which would
help the Post in the libel suit called on
Colonel w. II. l., Barnes, who was CON
ducting the case for the Post; showed
him number OF anonymous letters which
he claimed to have received during Sep.
tember, 1874, all breathing a,spirit Of
hostility on account Of his opposition to
Parshall.
Subsequently he told Barnes that he
had discovered the man who attacked
him, and within day or 10 brought to
Barnes Office man named Pnryis, who
acknowledged having committed the as
sault onSumner at the request Of Parshall;
that Parshall was an old lreind Of his, and
worked on his sympathies until he con-
sented to commit tIfe deed. Purvis also
named M his accOmplice one J.C. Roger.
HON, OF Oakland clerk In the employ Of
Bowen Bros and showed letters pnr.
porting to be ON Parshall relative to
the attempted assassination, which were
in the same hand as those produced by
Sumner.
Captain lees, detective, was called
into the case, made a critical examina.
ton Of Purvis and the whole affair, dis.
covered n discrepancy which aroused his
suspicion, and the npshOt Of the whole
matter is, that Purvis, and subsequently
Sumner, being confronted with the evi.
dence obtained, have finally confessed
that the whole affair, including the In.
juries received by Sumner, anonymous
letters received by him, and the suppos.
ed correspondence between Purvis and
Parshall, were a conspiracy for the ruin
Of Parshall. The Post was informed OF
the disclosures on account Of their being
in the libel suit against II by ParShall, on
Monday. Parshall was notified by tCle.
graph, and on his arrival Tuesday II was
determined to proceed at once against
Sumner, and this forenoon suit was com.
menced against him in the Twentieth
District Court by Parshall, with dana.
ges set at $1,000 for libel, contained in his
so.called anti.mortem statement.