The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-08-15
Is A VERlTABLE HE'LL.
SUCH PROVES TO BE scHWEIN-
FURTH'S HEAVEN.

Described as IL Villain, a Fraud, a Licen-
tious and Immoral Reprobate-The Bogus
Messiah Lives i'll Regal S%plendor, His Fol
lowers on Mcagcr Hations.
Disclosures made at Rockford, ILL.,, give
reason for hope that Rev" Mr.. Schwcin-
furth and his colony OF deluded followers
may soon be- brought face to face with
prosecution at the bar of justice. For
over a year past a Mrs. kinnehan has been
an inmate of Schweinfurth's retreat on
the Weldon ,arm. Disguised with the
place and what she declares to be the dis
reputable practices INDUCED in there she
left and went to Rockford with her little
boy. Mrs. Kiunehan declared that she
had seen enough Of Schweiniulth and his
heaven" to convince her that no self-re-
speeding and sane woman could live there.
She SAID: II have had al experience
that will last me a lifetime. Schwelnturth:
I believe, is Satan III sleeps clothiug. l
am convinced that h.s relations With other
women there are Of the most unloly ne-
ture, and that, while the rest are de-
celyed, he is a villain, a fraud and a
licentious and immortal reprobate. The
first l thought very strange WAS that
a female inmate went into Schwein-
furth's room nearly every night
and remained Tiers some time. The ex-
cuso mad for it was that be was suffering
always from n headache; that his head was
so hot heated he could not sleep, and she
aud cold cloths. Ste would stay there I'M
til early morning, when she Won d be re-
lieved by her brother. When he was tired
in the day time he used to go into the
room of another woman and lie down ul
her bed. He tried to explain this by say
ing that he wanted to get way from the
noise. Some time ago | became convinced
that one of these women was enci' nte. !
spoke to MIR. Schweinfurth about it, uld.
after o moments hesitation, he said: III
is true; it is the work of the Holy Ghost
If you were entirely redeemed and sancti-
fed you would understand it. There can
be no sin in her, and the race is thus prop
agated without my carnal relation J
could not believe it even though l tried
They have a DR.. Smith stopping there
whom be brought from Kansas City,
suppose in order that no Rockford doctor
need be called, and thus prevent the mat
ter being given publicity"
Are there any illegitimate child'e:
there?"
"One woman who has been separated
from her husband for years., has tSo chill
dren-a girl aged 3 and a boy 4. When
asked her how she came by these tw'
children, though husbandless, she said
'They are the children OF the Holy Ghost
They were conceived without sin, and borl
holy into the world"
did Schweinfurth ever make any i'm
proper advances to you?"
mo, he knew better; he knew that h.
had not yet won my soul fully"
Mrs. Kinnehan says the bogus Messiah
had the best of everything at the table, bu
confined his foolish followers to menSe
r%ations, telling them they should lear. tt
! deny themselves. Mrs. kinuehan is thor
oughly disenchanted ard declares TIE
Schweinfurth Heaven deserves the at.
tention of the police. She is ready to give
evidence regarding what she has seen anC
heard.