Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-18
EVANGELIST HOGAN
CONFRONTED WITH GRAVE CHARGES OVER At
YOUNGSTOWN.
Il IS Alleged that He Was CriminAlly Intinai.
With q Young Girl, that he Hoodwinked tie
Public and Didn't Care a D-r.

Rumors have been coming from
Youngstown. during the past two OF
three days. that Evangelist Ben. Hogan.
who spent several months in this city
and vicinity, recently, laboring as an
evangelist, IS temporarily under 4
cloud. 1t was alleged, among other
things, that he had been guilty Of ques-
tionable conduct towards young girl,
and that he had .'bamboozled" Youngs.
town audience. one Sunday afternoon
aud again on Sunday night
The following telegram puts these
allegations in something like definite
shape, and will be read with interest
here. where Mr. Hogan is well known.
Mr.. Hogan's friends viii unite with the
REGISTER in expressing the nope that
the stories will be either disproyed OF
sufficiently explained
Special telegram 10 ne Register
YOUNGSTOWN. ONO. April l7.-Ben
Hogan, the reformed gambler, figured
in many questionable transactions while
holding meetings here. Grace. the
elcvcn-ycar-Old daughter OF Mrs. Ester
Harris. a widow. residing at No. l42
North Walnut street. makes charges
most grave and foul against the evan
gclist. Grace j. bright little child.
but does not appear 10 be over nine
years of age. She told her story to-
night 10 the REGISTER correspondent.
Her mother did washing for Hogan and
Grace went one afternoon 20 deliver IL
to him. Immediately after she entered
the room. the girl says. Hogan locked
the door. attempted a criminal assault
upon her. but fortunately failed in this.
He made the child promise that she
would not tell her mother and Grace
kept her promise until after hc had left
the city. Mrs. Harris j. a poor woman,
aud says If Hogan had ruined her child
she would have followed him 10
the end of the world. To Use her words,
she would have shot him on sight. Mrs.
Harris tells Of another little girl with
whom hc took improper liberties but did
not succeed in accomplishing his pur-
pose.
On April Sth Hogan had notices in
serted in the local papers announcing
that Evangelist d. l.. Moody would as
SiSt him In his meetings al the Bij0u
Theatre Sunday afternoon and even
ing. In the afternoon people flock
ed 10 the Bijou by the hundred
TO hear the great Evangelist Moody.
lie did not appear and Hogan announced
that hc had missed connections but
would arrive at > o'clock and take part
in the evening service. At night the
people again turned ont 10 large num-
beers. Hogan took in the money az the
door and reapcd rich harvest. While
collecting money az the door Hogan
stated 10 a reporter that Moody had
missed connections and would not
bee her M all, but he want
ed it kept quiet until the
crowd got inside. When pressed 10
show the Telegram from Moody stating
that he would be here. Hogan replied
that il was at the boarding house. He
was told by a reporter that the people
thought the whole affair was fake.
and the gambler replied;
81 don't care damn what the people
think
H. afterwards admitted that hc had
not heard from Moody. and said he had
the notices published in order 10 show
what hypocritcS the people Of NouugS-
town were. They will turn out to hear
Moody. but am here 10 DO good. and
they Shun me.
Hogan frequently referred TO the
Young Mems Christian Association a.
dudes who parted their hair In the
middle. he will Doe given warm re-
ceptlou in ease he returns TO Youngs-
town.