Wichita eagle., 1889-12-29
SAID HE WAS JOHN Is BROTHER.

The Remarkable Career OF arthur u.
Clampeet In New Zealand.
The little town OF Christ Church, New
Zealand, has Just gotten over the heat OF
great religious SCANDAL John L. Sullivan's
Christian brother has come and gone. He
who created such furore as preacher, he
who was the lion Of tho hour, has been pulled
down from his pedestal Of piety, and has
irnominiously sh3pped Some time ago a
great reyivalist made his appearance in the
town. He was man Of rough yet not I'M
pleasing address. He represented himself as
q reformed sinner, tough who had been
reared in the sluns Of Boston, but matched
from the lowest rung of tho ladder Of vice
and brought into the church. He talked as
II the fullness Of true religion that swelled
within him must get out or something would
burst
After hasing been in town few days, he
announced himself to be a full blood brother
of Jshn L. Sullivan, the champion pugilist
of the world. He called himself George 7.
Sullivan, and Ind bean pugilist himself, so
he said. WhAhy and women had taken even
that means Of gaining q livelihood from him.
He was not totally depraved; he might have
redeemed himself and remained IN Boston,
had not fate interposed her iron win. A
younfr heiress Of Beacon Hill fell in love
With Kln, and the result was an elopement
Alas! for the irony Of fate, they ware
caught To save scandal, her parents gave
him $4,000 in gnd ard told him to clear
out. He did 80. Tor Tho neks two years he
led a gay life, gambling and dissipating,
now at Monaco, now in England, fitting
from place to place After bis money was
spent he led fearful existence. He, in his
own words, crude on the back Of the devil. "
This was his story, and he told 1t well In
proof Of his tale, he showed pictures Of him
self, in prize ring costume, stripped to the
waist
From the moment Of his arrival In Christ
Church Sullivan" teoktwith the people. He
hired large hall and advertised himself ex-
tensiveiy. His audiences were enormous,
people being turned away at every meeting.
Some went out of curiosity, others because
they believed him to be what he claimed, a
worker for the Lord. His sincerity was so
we'll feigned that the heading churches of the
town we're only two anxious to throw open
their doors and receive him as "a heaven born
man." There was tremendous awakening
in that part of the religious world. The ex-
CU6luSQJ WA6 iAAeOaaOS. CSPAS "SA V eSs AS'Ss
heat. Converts we're many. Sullivan" was
the lion of the hour. Ills well feigned godli-
ness had completely won over the good people
of the town. Like most imposters, Sullivan
grew reckless in his success and threw all dis
erection aside. The result was bitter pill for
him toswallow. Among those who went to
hear him speak was young lady who had
Just arrived from Ireland. In him she recog-
nizel a clever but notorious fellow named
Arthur Clampett, whom abe had often seen
in Waterford, Ireland. A young man aaso
identified him al clerk in the Office Of a
solicitor Of Londonderry, Ireland, twelve
years ago.
This broke the slate.
With these facts on hand the ministers
promptly closed their doors on the reformed
sinner from Boston. Did he cavel No. His
nerve wac something colossal. He held an
other meeting and denounced the ministers
in the most fervent language Of abuse He
branded them as lazy lot, filed with malice
and professional jealousy. One man in par
ticular he stigmatlzed as a Judas" and "a
snake in the grass" To make matters more
lively and interesting just at this time, pho
tographer turned up In q card TO a local pa
per stating that be had taken those semi
nude photographs of the Boston puGtlist right
there in Christ Church. This was too mach
for an outraged community to stand, and
they turned en- masse on the inaposter.
The true story of this interesting person Ia as
follows: Arthur G. Campstt went to Aus
traha with Clarence Whistler, the wrestler,
now dead. Ciampett represented himself as
a champion swimmer and gave around plot
ures Of himself In a rubber suit. He had a
chookered career before be turned up in New
Zealand At one time he sang in church
choir; again he was peripatetic lecturer on
athletics; now he was circus clown, anon q
school teacher--a veritabie Jack Of all trades.
Sullivan was certainly very impressive
speaker. People would 60 70 hear him out OF
curiosity and leave profoundly impressed with
his ability and apparent genuinenes and SIN
cerity. He worked ON the creduhty Of the
people. He followed out the advice Of well
known circus man, IF the public wish to be
humbugged, 20 ahead and humbug them"