Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-04-26
seems that a sect of religionists, known

PERFECTfONIsTs,
with headquarters at or near Fort Ed
wards, n Y. whose doctrines are said to
combine free-love and other kindred
doctrines, touched Miss Weeks withtheir
soui-destroying influence, and she es-
poused their doctrines and brought them
to bear upon her young friend, the un-
fortunate Ada. The conflict Of these
views with Ada's Catholic teachings
shook her mind. Friends, ascertaining
the cause, managed to separate her from
the Weeks woman, but it was too late.
The latter, however, left Toledo with
one Bower of the Fort Edwards sects
who, hearing of Sister Weeks's espousal
OF his views, came on and took her to
the Community, where she lived with
him, awaiting to be delivered of child,
which Bower taught her to believe
should be ~ rrr-f f-
SECOND JESUS CHRIST.
Miss James got better, but was taken
badly about year ago, and sent to the
Columbus Asylum, returning last fall,
as was believed, entirely sound. 1t now
appears that while there she again met
the Weeks woman, herself an inmate,
and the two renewed their former agree
ment of views, and, upon leaving, Miss
Weeks stated she would, on her
return to Fort Edwards, send a
man of the faith to marry her. All
this intimacy with the Weeks woman at
Columbus was unknown to DR.. James
until recently, when he intercepted let
tiers to his daughter, indicating that the
"man of the faith" was shortly to APP
pear. The family then narrowly OBJ
served the daughter, but were encour-
aged to believe her in her right mind,
and if she was they knew there was
nothing to fear.
Last Tuesday young man appeared
in the city, registered at the Body as
Sheridan Waite, Fort Edwards, New
York. He was around the city until
Thursday, though he does not appear
to have met Miss Ada when he called at
DIR. Janes's office, which is in the resi-
dence, and introduced himself as
MR.. DENIS OF CINCINNATI,
saying he had met Miss Ada at Colum-
bus, when employed in the Insane Asy-
lum. On this call he certainly did not
meet Miss Ada. Next day, Friday, in
the afternoon, in the doctors absence, he
drove up to the residence and saw Miss
Ada, and it is supposed presented his
credentials from the Weeks woman, and
invited her to ride. They started, taking
the road toward Maumee. 1t suppOs-
ed that as soon as alone with him, the
old insanity, nurtured by the Weeks
woman, came on. What happened
is not known, except the journeying of
the pair. The horse and buggy were
left at Maumee, with money to pay the
livery man when he should come for
them, if he ever did. They took a
Wabash train to Fort Wayne, Ind,
where they changed to the Jackson,
Lansing and Saginaw, en- route for
Jackson. Michigan, where, it seems,
the young man expected to find money,
and where they would be married.
When GAINESVILLE Station was called,
Miss james said, GAINESVILLE; that is
like my name; let us be married here"
1t was now Saturday forenoon, and the
pair had been travelling most of the
night. The bridegroom agreed, and
they alighted, and,
INQUIRING FOR MINISTER,
were directed to the house of Rev. Mr..
Corsen, an Episcopalian, who at once
married them. The pair then returned
to the depot, where by chance the bride
was recognized by DR.. Chadwick, who
studied with her father. He instantly
concluded the girl was insane again,
and under the pretext of visit, induced
her to remain at his house while the
groom, Waite, went to Jackson for his
money. The Doctor at once tele.
graphed DIR. james, who was
already nearly crazy over her
absence. The Doctor and Chief of Po-
lice Purdy wen: by the first train, and
returned with both the lunatics yester-