The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-28
SAM JONES DRIVES A GIRL CRAZY
His Religious Revivals Upset Her Mind
and she is Now a Raving Maniac.


One of the results, a-d a most terrible re-
sult. of the Sam Jones meetings, was seen
last evening at 2,443 Penn street, in the
rawlings of pretty Arthusa Weller, or
s.Tudie." as she is commonly called. 1t was
a sight that would have brought tears to
the strongest man, could he have stepped
into the room, last evening and seen the
girl. strapped to a chair, uttering the NEST
Visionary rawlings, while suddenly she would
startle her hearers with wild >ardonic peals
of laughter. Her beautiful face wore smile,
but in the eyes there was no expression,
and the blond hair, falling softly over her
delicate forehead, covered a mind gone
In total darkness. Size had been attend
ing the Sam Jones meetings, had attended
hut few, but in the excitement Incl
dent to them "Tudien Weller went in
sane.
The first of the Sam Jones meetings which
she attended was about three weeks ago,
when she went, in company with Mrs. Prin-
die, TO the Walnut street Methodist church
She did not seem to be affected by this
meeting Week before last she attended
another of the meetings, which she also
passed through without any signs of being
seriously affected. 7 e third meeting she
attended was last Wednesday, and it was at
fms one that her trouble began, which has
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meeting the crowd was great, and she was
given front seat. When those Of the con
gregation DESTROYS of prayers We're re-
Cuested to stand VI, she stood up among the
rest.
On returning home she said that thew
had asked her about her history. She had
said that her parents were dead, but that she
had a good mother in Mrs. Prindle She was
told that her mother might be now looking
ba,. hot bar fat how
was dead, see could find great Father in
heaven. This conversation, together with
all the excitement, eXhortation, etc, sur
rounding her, had affected her deeply. This
WAS " ednesiaV. That evening she said to
Mrs Prindle:
Il must so again tomorrow morning"
If You really want to go you can," said
Mrs. Prindle.
Yes. promised Sam Jones that would
BE- back again in the morning, and must
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She went. After returning from the
Thursday morning meeting, she said to Mrs.
Prindle:
''Sam Jones was expecting me, for when
] entered the church doc he had his hand
waving toward me, 81, of bee oning
he up could just feel the electricity, al
most"
Last Friday morning, during the absence
of Mrs Prindle to the grocery store, Tudie
Weller left the house with Mrs. Prindle's
PRAYER book under her arm. Mrs. Prindle
being member OF the Episcopal church.
The young Ia pr "et led to the residence
Of the Rev. Cam~CCn Mann, and, he not
Icing at home. she sat down and waited for
some time Shs did no. what she wanted
I see HIN about, but merely stated that it
was on important business. He not return
ing she lit and returned to her home 1t
was at this point that her actions became
extremely erratic. Going into the house,
she picked up several Insignificant articles
and said:
These are all for my benefit. The
great universe, all the world is for my
benefit"
During the remainder of the day her &C
tons were such as to tract attention. She
talked considerably, and acted silly. She
made strange and rash remarks and finally
took a nervous, FESTIVE turn, necessltating
some one sitting up with her all night. A
physician was sent for, and Saturday night
She became so violent that it was found
necessary to tie her.
1t was distressing sight which the Jour
nal representative witnessed when he en-
tered the residence of Mr.. H. B. Prindle
last evening. Previous TO entering two wild
and weird half screams and half laughter
were heard. Seated in a rocking chair was
the beautiful girl, her reason dethroned,
and in her violence restrained by a large
broad belt around her waist and binding
her 10 the chair. The JOURNAL representa-
tive was presented to her. Looking at him
for a moment she burst out laughing and
exclaimed:
''Oh, what pretty face! You can come
kiss my little rosebud mouth"
she reman1ed quiet for moment, and
then burst out again:
IF you want to know the truth, be at the
Warder Grand Opera House tonight and
I'll tell all the truth
1t will be remembered that at one time
there was talk of the Sam Jones meetings
being transferred to the Warder Grand
Then she talked in halt foolish manner to
those ar und her for a short time, when she
exclaimed
81 am an Eastern lady: not born there,
bur reared for it. Sam Jones knows, and
I'm going to travel for him, too. "
She here picked up a handkerchief, hand
ing 1t to the Journal representative, say
ing;
Here, don't you want this"
mo, thank you, have one."
"Oh, I've made mash. Amt he dandy
AT the Warder Grand tonight and learn the
truth. I'll have on my fur cloak and all the
BLACK houses There'll Just be room enough
for two Nobody but my friends and you
with a scream-Mrs. Prindle, will be with
me-"
Picking up the handkerchief again she
said:
Look at the diamonds! Now, if God be
here, let him present himself. Give power
to me and my backbone. Three meetings a
day"
Thus she raved, and has continued to do
30 since the meetings. which she has at
tended. She uses considerable slang now,
and when Mrs. Prindle was spoken to, she
said
II never knew of her using any slang be-
fore she began attending the Sam Jones
meetings. and the slang she now uses is such
as has been used by Sam Jones in his ser
mons, She was very innocent about sa-
looms, but from what she has heard in these
sermons, she is now able to say consider
able
DR.. A. W. Barraclough, who is attend
ing her said: This is case of hyste-
rIlcal mania, and she will probably be sent
70 an asylum after consultation to-mor-
row."
A VIRGINIA EI,OPEMENT.