Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-23
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BEEF
III. SEESSEL, SIR, & son. lbs
A FANTICAL COMMUNITY.
Starving Themselves to Death
Near Little Rock.
Little Rock Gazette. q.

Two or three months since several
members Of the Holiness movement
were arrested, but with a ~tenacity
worthy a better cause, the members
maintain their hold, struggling in
their poverty, and helping to swell the
wealth of leaders in Chicago. Yester-
day Chief of Police Counts, who has
done much to suppress the evil, called
the attention of Louis Blass, of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, to the fact that there
were many children crowded into the
Savior's Home, and it might be we'll
for him to investigate. Detective
Adams, Sergeant Fields and Officer
Plunkett were detailed to accompany
Mr.. Blass. This little party, in order
to do the work thoroughly, invited
DR.. r. w. Lindsey to accompany them.
Their visit disclosed a horrible.
murderous state of affairs in the So
called Savior's Home. Words fail to
picture the situation Of affairs as they
found them. Emaciated, sallow faced
women and dyingchildren were to be
seen on all sides. Watery, blue eyed
men were seated through the rooms,
The fanatics were more than abtonish.
ed al the visit, and were probably
dumbfounded when the officers cor
rallied the incentive in number, named
Heron, Williams, Powell, Radcliffe
and Jones. and marched them down
town. The kind hearted doctor, turn.
ing his attention at once to the suffer
ers, found there was great and imme-
diate need for his services.
What have you been e~ating?'' was
his first question.
Corn bread and water principally"
was the reply he obtained.
Three times a day?"
Sometimes we have a little cabbage
for dinner, but generally not"
Meeting the doctor in the courtroom
last evening the reporter asked the
number Of sick people he found there.
About half in the house. About
ten children are very ill, and four of
them will probably die. Their names
are Robert Powell, aged five years;
Lewis, Campbell, five years; Ira Will.
liams, three years, and Annie Camp.
bell, two years."
How are these little ones afflicted"
They have chronic diarrh@a and
abdominal dropsy. The abdomen of
each is very much swollen, their legs
mere pipestems and feet badly swollen.
One poor old woman | noticed SINH
larly afflicted"
What is the cause Of this illness?"
The peculiar and insufficient nour-
ishment furnished"
Going to Howe's court, we found
the case against the men fairly under
way. Judge W. f. Hill, noble and
generous hearted, had agreed to pros
ecute, and while we were there he
made an able argument to that end.
W. +. Thompson and Alex Jones
were attorneys for the fanatics. The
first named moved to quash the war
rant, and spoke at length in favor of
his motion.
At his conclusion Mr.. Howe said:
II wont guash. l want toe hear the
evidence"
Thompson and Jones then stepped
out Of doors to consult, and return
ing asked for a jury.
1t being late, the continuation of
the case was fixed for 10 o'clock this
morning. All we ask is that the case
be tried before a jury of good men.
Let the whole facts be known, and the
verdict cannot be otherwise than as
every true man and woman in Little
Rock most earnestly desires.