Daily globe., 1879-05-14
& RELIGIOUS FANArICIsM.

A,s EMDlishntan Who is Quite as Daft as
s,4.ss the POcasset Murderer.
A case of religious fanaticism occurred
recently in Manchester, England, which was
as extravagant, if not as fatal, as that of
Charles Freeman in Pocasset, Mass. 1t
appears that the fanatics had sanity to obey
the police when ordered to move on. The
report in the Manchester papers is that of q
witness in the police court. After speaking
of great crowd in the street the evidence
continues: The prisoner, who was very ex-
cited, shouted to the people that they were
'tall going to hell,'' but that if they would 60
to the Salvation hall in Grosvener street, he
would lead them to heaven. Witness made
his way to the prisoner and told him to leave
the street, when he replied, "Glory, glory!
Pm going to heaven, and should
like to shake hands with you
there He was again told that
he would have to leave the street, and made
similar reply. On being informed that he
would have to choose between the street or
being locked up, he said he would go, and
moved few yards away, but, stopping there,
took off his hat and recommended his shout
ing. Witness then took him into custody.
A number of people from the crowd, which
witness understood was called "The saliva
ton army surrounded him and the prison
er, and one of them, called the "captain, .
standing in front of witness, demanded his
reason for apprehending the prisoner. In
reply to question from witness, the man
said that he was "the leader of the band, .
but subsided after being told
that if he did not go away he, too
would be ordered into custody. On the way
to the station the prisoner Behaved in the
most extraordinary manner, shouting that be
was 'going to heaven, and that witness
would never reach there, as he was going to
hell" .Avast crowd of people followed wit
ness with his prisoner to the station, the
prisoner taking off his hat occasionally anc
jumping into the air as high as he could
The prisoner said that he was spe aking tt
the people, and moved away when asked, be
ing in the act of going away at the time O.
the arrest. He was sure that he was 'inno
cent in the sight of God" inspector
Thompson handed to the stipendiar,
q handbill circulated by the prisone
and his companions. It was as follows: "Sal
vation army in the salvation temple, Gros
venor street, Choriton- on Medlock. Meet
ings will be held four times on the Sunday
and OH week nights at 8 o'clock. Capt
Booth, with his hallelujah fiddle; Happ
Joe, from Sheffield; Shaker Bill, frou
Blackburn; Salt Ted, who swallowed thre
homes; a band of hallelujah lasses; tn
champion pigeon flyer and the champion
wrestler of Over Darwen; accompanied b
the hallelujah brass band, who will pray an
speak for God. Admission and salvatlo,
Free" Superintendent Anderson said tha
for the last two or three weeks b
had been obliged to send q scr
geant and half dozen constable
to keep order in that neighborhoo
while the "services'' were going on. It wa
with great difficulty that the streets wer
kept clear. In answer to Mr.. Headlam, th
prisoner said he came from Sheffield. NJ
Headlam: What do you come here fo
making these disturbances? Prisoner:
came here as an evangelist, SIR, under tt
Rev. William Booth. The .stipendiary: VII
is he? Prisoner: The general of the sa
vation army. Mr.. Headlam: Well, yc
must not block up the streets at Mancheste
You will have 10 pay q fine of 21s. and cost
or suffer months imprisonment. The fiji
was paid.