The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-09
III Not q Harmless Lunatic, He
is Assuming the Role
to Perfection.
God is His Attorney and Will
Defend Him When Assign
ed on March Sth.
A His -uy of His Life and How
He Came to Establish
the New Order.
III Sent to the Penitentiary, God
VIII Secure His Release
immediately.

men are much allke, DutomlLn raCner
''holds the age" on Robert. Smith is
inspired, he says, hence calls himself
"the apostle" while DeGarmo is not
inspired and does not claim to be
anything more than an ordinary
sneak thief.
Both are over six feet in height,
slender as rails, stoop shouldered, and
rather revolving in general appear
aace. Both are cranks and wear ILL
Sitting clothes, and were they confined
In the same cell would be taken for
brothers.
Sunday afternoon representative
of the BAzoo visited Warrensburg,
and through the courtesy of Sheriff
Russell and Deputy Rice, was enabled
TO spend half an hour in the company
of Smith, the "cherubim," and found
er OF the new religious order which is
to revolutionize the world, the "Star
of Heaven"
Having announced willing
ness to converse with the re-
porter, Smith was brought forth
from his cell, and the writer at once
called to mind Sedalia's harmless
crank, Bob DeGarmo. Ere five min
utes had elapsed the BAzoo mission
AIRY had reached the conclusion that
If Smith is not insane he is playing
the insanity dodge to perfection. He
began by saying that the order of
which he claims to be the founder is
the deepest on the face of the globe,
and was destined to revolutionize the
world.
~ was born in Columbus, Ohio,
July 18th, 184S," said Smith, land
never had the advantages of any
great schooling. At the age of Is
years / went to Buffalo, n. Y, where
7 resided with relatives, as my
parents were dead. I subsequently
spent several years in Michigan,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and ar
rived in Missouri about four years
ago.
alt was while residing in New
York City, in August, 1881, that /
first saw my picture in the moon. At
FIRST / did not understand it, but
gradually realized that God had in
spired me, and from that day forward
have been able to read the sealed
book"
At this stage of the conversation
Smith asked to be shown a Bible, in
order that he might explain himself,
and one being handed him he read
aloud the 18th verse of the 29th chap
ter of Isaiah, as follows:
"And the vision of all is become unto YOU az the
words of o hook that is sealed, which MIN deliver
70 one that is learned, saying. read this. 1 pray
thee and he saith, cannot, for IL is sealed"
"Now you understand what the
sealed book is" said Smith, "and /
also want you to understand that /
am the only living individual who can
read it."
'You are somewhat of a prophet,
then, and can foretell many things"
remarked the reporter.
"Yes, sir, / am. / knew that /
was going to get into this trouble"
"Will you be punished%
Eyes, SIR"
SIN what manners?
Men of my letters have always
been confined in a dungeon"
"Do you expect to be sent to the
penitentiary for the crime now hang
ing over your head p
al know / will
"For how many years :"
"Not for year, not for a month,
not for a week, not for day. will
be confined in dungeon for a few
hours and God will effect nay release"
slave you retained an attorney to
defend your"
"No, sir; God is my attorney. He
viii be there in person. / will be con-
victed, but will never serve out the
term for which / am sentenced"
eff God is your attorney, why
should you not be acquitted instead
of convicted 7"
because he does not will il So"
During the above conversation
Smiths eyes shone with brilliancy
that was not natural, and his utter
ances were often 30 disconnected that
It was difficult to understand him. He
retained the Bible in his hands from
beginning to close, add once remarked
that he had sealed book in his cell.
He read it almost constantly, he said,
but never perused the newspapers.
s.The Star Of Heaven is intended
to make the poor rich and the rich
poor, is it I" asked the reporter.
ono, not exactly. 1t is to equalize
things, and at the same time es-l