Today in Wheeling History: October 9--Reverend Julius Koehler, of Martins Ferry, was arrested for insulting ladies at McClain’s Corner in Wheeling (1877)
Reverend Julius Koehler, a minister from Martins Ferry, Ohio, was arrested in Wheeling, West Virginia for insulting ladies at McLain's Corner in Wheeling at night. Koehler had previously been accused of defrauding members of his Ohio congregation and a previous congregation in Illinois out of money. A Wheeling police officer witnessed Koehler's inappropriate behavior towards women passing by him and arrested him. Koehler was jailed overnight with bail refused. The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer reported on October 19th that in police court, Judge Cranmer fined Koehler $20 plus costs for insulting ladies on the street. Koehler paid the fine. (https://tinyurl.com/mt4au7e8) (https://tinyurl.com/2mh8tcdy) (https://tinyurl.com/4deawt7a)
Reverend Julius Koehler, a minister from Martins Ferry, Ohio, was arrested in Wheeling, West Virginia for insulting ladies at McLain's Corner in Wheeling at night. Koehler had previously been accused of defrauding members of his Ohio congregation and a previous congregation in Illinois out of money. A Wheeling police officer witnessed Koehler's inappropriate behavior towards women passing by him and arrested him. Koehler was jailed overnight with bail refused. The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer reported on October 19th that in police court, Judge Cranmer fined Koehler $20 plus costs for insulting ladies on the street. Koehler paid the fine. (https://tinyurl.com/mt4au7e8) (https://tinyurl.com/2mh8tcdy) (https://tinyurl.com/4deawt7a)
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