River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-09-21
A Brutal Clergyman.

Rev. C. ID. Lothrop pastor of the
Amherst, Mass Congregational church
seems to be the champion brute. lie has
just been tried and suspended from the church
for brr atty towards his family. One OF his
daughters on first calling attention toher faith .
ers abuse, showed her arm, on which were
marks OF blows made with a shoe, projecting
nails in the heel making the shape OF a shoe
heel on the flesh OF her arm in several places
One of the girls testified TO having been whip
ped a great many times because she appeared
awkwardly Un the streets. Two dollars was
once lost from the family purse, and Lothrop
charged the youngest girl of stealing it.,
which was n the tact, as she repeatedly ted
her father; but he persisted that she did
steal il, and said unless she acknowledged
the theft he should whip her severely. Be-
ing already sore from previous whipping, TO
cave herself from another punishment the
girl ut asst said she took the money, hut re-
oeived the whipping just the same. One Of
the girls was sent 10 q store for some article,
and on returning was aceu ed of appropriat
ing part of it, and was whipped without con-
sulting the people at the store as to the
amount the girl received Lothrop whipped
his daughter Mary on the day she was Is
years old, and while she lay on the floor
kicked her One Of the girls had seen meat
with worms crawling in it when placed IL
position for cooking, and when cooked il was
set on the table tor the family 10 eat. On
dark nights Lothrop used TO send his son into
q neighbours orchard to steal apples tor the
family Lothrop declined to appear before
the church, but sent long communication
denying that he had used more than proper
parental authority over his daughters, and
charging them with lying about him, at the
instigation Of his enemies.
Arrest Of q Clergyman for Pension Frauds
Rev. Rudolph Weirzoek, pastor OF
the Bloomingdale German Lutheran church,
was arrested in New York on the 4th inst
in the act of deirauding the pension agency
From what can be learned by your cores
pendent this reverend scoundral has been
carrying on system Of frauds on the pen
sion Office for a number o! years. HIS plan
was to obtain certificates OF parties deceased
and hire men and women TO personate those
TO whom such certificates was issued, and H.
this way he had amassed a considerable sum
q money Detectives have been on his track
for a long time, and to-day hewas captured
while awaiting his emissares outside the
pension BUREAU. lie had numherless cerid-
Gates in his possession, on which he doubt.
less intended to draw money. lie styles him.
cell medical doctor, notary public, claim
agent, lawyer, pastor, etc. lie is known e
tie officers Of the law as bling connected with
band OF straw-hailsmen known as the Cen.
tire street gang, with whom he has operated
Tor years, appearing sometimes as bondsmai
and At others as 3 witness when any Of then
got within the clutches Of the law. Will,
thus living double, this sanctimonious fraud
conducted services Ia his church every Sab
bath and exhorted his hearers 20 eschev
"the world, the flesh, and the devil" II i
now more than probable that he win sren'
the remainder OF his life in sec,usIon within
the confines Of prison walls.