The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-18
A CLERGYMAN'S CRIME.
The Life Of a Young Girl Ruined by
an Inscriptions Pair,
Begun by Minister and Finished by a
Physician Both Williams in the
Clutches Of the Searching for
the Missing Girl-Politioal and Other
News.

ALBANY, n. Y, Sept. 1.-THE facts OF
case OF criminal malpractice was unearthed
to-day, which places minister of the
gospel and heretofore supposed reputa-
bic physician in anything but an enviable
light. Both are nnw under arrest in this
city. Albert +. Vedder, Methodist cler-
gyman, has for some time had charge OF q
church at West Milton, Saratoga county.
He Is about thirty years Of age, medium
height, welliformed and has good address.
His complexion is light, hair brown, fore
head high, and he wears a thin mustache.
He has a wife and one child, their second
child having died last summer. Among his
cor gregation, though not member Of his
church, was Miss Walter, 25 years Of age,
pretty and prepessessing, and daughter
OF slIss Walter, prosperous farmer. She
worked In Troy as a dress maker in winter,
md lived at home in summer.
An intimacy sprang up between the
clergyman and Miss Walter, which culmi-
mated in
sURREPTITIoUs VISITS
OF the couple to Troy in January last.
These visits were repeated at more or less
frequent intervals. 10 May they went
together to New York, being absent nearly
week, but they managed to elude detec-
ton or even suspicion. About August /,
DR. Nedder sent Miss Walter to Saratoga,
where she remained for two weeks at his
expense, although he visited her once only,
as was subsequently ascertained by the
detectives On August 10, he brought her
to this city, she being then in a delicate
condition, and approaching the period
when concealment would not be much
longer possible He took her TO the office
# DR.. James A. Patterson, 30 Columbus
street. who agreed to take charge OF the
case. He sent the patient to the residence
Of Mrs. Whitebeck at ~ Hudson avenue.
On August l6, at 10 a. m. DR.. Patterson,
It is alleged,
PERFORMED AN OPERATION.
On the 18th the patient was taken suddenly
and alarmingIy i'll. Mr. Vedder, who had
LETT her on the same day he brought her to
Albany, was sent for, but he did not re-
spond. DR.. Frank H. Fisk, reputable
physician OF this city, was called in and took
charge Of the patient. Subsequently, Mr..
TO Troy, whittier she was removed on Au-
gust %. She remained there with Mrs
Nandermuller, a respectable lady acquaint.
ance. until September ID. For while her
life was despaired Of, but though very weak
she recovered enough 10 come TO this city
On Saturday and make "a sworn statement
before Justice W. X. Cute, who, after
hearing her evidence, issued the necessary
warrants for the arrest Of DR.. Patterson, as
principal, and the Rev. Mr.. Vedder as ac-
Cessory TO
THE CRIME OF MALPRACTICE.
In the meantime, the girls parents be-
gan to supect that everything was not as
II should be, aud on August 10 Mr.. Walter
went to Saratoga and engaged K. A. An
drus, aueil.known detective for the pre-
yention OF cruelty to children, in a search
for his daughter, whom, he said, he had
not seen for two weeks. He had indefinite
suspicious as 10 who had been instrumental
in her disappearance, but impaired little to
Mr., Andrus, which could avail ia the search
for the missing young women. Mr.. An
drus, however, became interested in the
case, and detailed detective V. r. Bray
ton, OF this city, and a woman assistant, to
WORK TIE NATTER UP ON CLRws
outlined by him. The detective work led
to the discovery OF the shove state OF t.cts.
The Rev. Mr.. Vedder, fearing, il Is sur
missed, that West Milton would not be
good place for him to longer live and
preach in, on Saturday went 10 Kin gston,
where he was 10 have supplied the pulpit
Of the Methodist church there. Detective
Andrus arrested him this morning just as
he was entering the church. He was
brought to this city and locked up for an
examination Tomorrow. This evening
Dr. Patterson was also arrested aad com.
mitted TO jail Both prisoners assert their
innocence