The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-09-21
4 Brutal Clergyman.

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Amherst, (Mass.) Congregational church
seems to be the G. champion brute. He has
just been tried and suspended from the church
for brutality towards his family. One of his
daughters on first calling attention to her faith
crs 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 OIL the flesh Of her arm in several places.
One Of the girls testified to having been whip
ped great many times because she appeared
awkwardly On the streets. Two dollars was
once lost from the family purse, and Lothrop
charged the youngest girl of stealing it,
which was not the fact, as she repeatedly told
her father; but he persisted that she did
steal it, and said unless she acknowledged
the theft he should whip her severely. Be-
ing already sore from previous whipping, to
save herself from another punishment the
girl at last said she took the money, but re-
ceived the whipping just the same. One OF
the girls was sent to store for some article.
and on returning was accused of appropriate
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 tile floor
kicked her. One of the girls had seen meat
with worms crawling in it when placed in
position for cooking, and when cooked it was
set on the table Tor the family to eat. On
dark nights Lothrop used to send his son into
neighbor's orchard to steal apples for the
family. Lothrop declined to appear before
the church, but sent a long communication
denying that he had used more than prone,
parental authority over his daughters, and
charging them with lying about him, at the
nstigation Of his enemies.
Arrest Of Clergyman for Pension Frauds.
Rev. Rudolph Weirzock, pastor of
the bloomingdale German Lutheran church.
was arrested in New York on the 4th inst.
in the act Of detrauding the pension agency.
From what can be learned by your cores
pondent this reverend scoundral has been
carrying on system Of frauds on the pen
sion Office tor number OF years. His plan
was to obtain certificates of parties deceased
and hire men and women to personate those
10 wnom such certificates was issued. and in
Inns way he had amassed a considerable sum
VI money Detectives have been on his track
Tor long time, and to-day he was captured
while awaiting his emissaries outside the
pension bureau. He had numberless certif-
Gates in his possession, on which he donht-
less intended to draw money. He styles him
sell medical doctor, notary public, claim
agent, lawyer, pastor, etc. He is known ia
the omeers OF the law as being connected with
band OF straw-bailsmen known as the Cen
7 tre street gang, with whom he has operated
f0 years, appearing sometimes az bondsman
and at others as witness when any OF them
got within the clutches Of the law, Wh;le
thus living double, this sanctimonious fraud
conducted services in his church every Sab.
bath and exhorted his hearers to .eschev
''the world, the flesh, and the devil" It i
now more than probable that he will spend
the remainder Of his lite in seclusion within
the confines Of prison walls.