Methodist Elder Buckley's death after railing against Mormonism

During his early missionary travels, Solomon Chamberlain attended a conference of approximately forty Reformed Methodist preachers with the intent of convincing them of the truths of the Book of Mormon. Chamberlain labored among them for two days, but they ultimately rejected him and the book. One of the church’s prominent preachers, a man named Buckley, treated Chamberlain with significant abuse and ordered him off the premises. Chamberlain recorded that shortly after this confrontation, Buckley was taken 'crazy' and died a miserable death. During this same conference, Chamberlain encountered Brigham Young and his brother Phinehas, who, unlike Buckley, did not oppose him and treated him well. Chamberlain’s account further notes that on his subsequent journey home, he stopped at a camp meeting where he contended with another prominent preacher named William Lake, who also rejected the Book of Mormon, mocked Chamberlain as a 'little upstart,' and later died a 'poor drunken sot.'

Fuller account of this event (in the witness’s own words):

I went to a conference of the Reformed Methodists, about forty preachers present. I labored with them two days, and they rejected the Book of Mormon. One of their greatest preachers so called, by the name of Buckly, (if I mistake not) abused me very bad, and ordered me off from their premises. He was soon, taken crazy, and died a miserable death. I also went to a camp meeting, and there was a great preacher by the name of William Lake. I labored with him, and he rejected the Book of Mormon, and called me a little upstart, and he soon died a poor drunken sot.