Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-18
WARDANSWERS DUNN.
He Says Teed and Duss Are Working
for Economy's Millions.
HOW THEY WILL GAIN POSSESSION.
Plans to Make the koreshan Leader Hen
rici'S Successor.
CHICAGO MEMBERS NOW AT HARMONY

rici'S Successor.
CHICAGO MEMBERS NOW AT HARMONY
George E. Ward, brother-in-law of
Trustee John Duss, of the Economic So
ciety, yesterday made formal statement in
answer to that published in The DISPATCH
Monday by Mr.. Duss. He accuses Duss of
working with DR.. Teed to secure the money
OF the Economic Society, and says the plan
OF taking in the members of the Koreshan
Community is for that purpose. The state
ment is as follows:
IN view OF the fact that John S. Duss, Jr.,
trustee of the Economy Society, has made
public statement of what he alleges to be
the 1acts concerning the relations, past,
lpresent and prospective, of DR.. Cyrus r.
Teed, the head Of the Koreshan Unttfes of
Chicago, San Francisco, ETC., to the Harmon
tie Community, desire to make an equally
public response to it. But 1 first desire to
state why give the matter my attention to
any such extent.
MIR. Duss wife and mine are sisters, and
therefore he and are, as the clown says,
brothers-in-law by marriage. was
acquainted with him while he was farm
ing in Nebraska, and was married at his
house, my wife having been out there teach
ing. She had previously taught in Econ
omy SIX OF seven years, where she, her
mother and sister. Mrs. Duss, had lived
about that long, and where Mr.. Duss was
raised, and got married. Mrs. Duss is
"head lady" at Economy now, and her
mother, although not member of the So
clety, occupies an exalted position there
also. John ostensibly separated from his
Vile, socially but not legally, in order to
join the Economics, after moving back from
Nebraska.
Duss Did Know of the Visit.
My wife and came to Economy last July
and have since then made our headquaters
there. We went there with Mr.. Duss'
knowledge and consent. When Mrs. EN-
murtz came to visit there last summer Mr.
Duss did know previously that she was COM
ing. The fact is that he has for nearly
Unities and the whereabouts of the
prominent members of them, in a
general way. as he has about the Har-
mony Society or its chief members. And
and done in that direction, let me say that,
although l have been for the last four
months or more around Economy good
DEAL aeal, the the disclosures 5as l am going to make
o.
but through friend in Chicago directly
from the Unity at that place. / want to also
say that have no ill will or malice toward
John S. Duss. 1 am his friend in every pos
sible way.
look upon him with all his intelligence,
education and experience, as the dupe or
,nedt victim Of Of Dr. Teed, who is, in my judge
religious fraud, bigot and tyrant.
One thing that caused me to come to
Economy just when did was that had my
in regard to DR.. Teed having his eyes and
intending to get his clutches on Economy
Dy what an old-time acquaintance of my
wife. wife. Mrs Eta Lane, said and did while
visiting us in Southern Illinois last
spring, as missionary of the Kor-
eshan societies. And that was what caused
me to have friend in Chicago look things
up and keep me posted. 1 have no selfish
this.
Teed Is to Make Him Immortal.
Mr.. Duss put his wife away from him, or
pretended to, Ito become trustee Of the
society to crafty his ambition; and now he
is trying to get DR.. Teed and his followers
in because the Doctor has made him
believe he will become god and
never die The plan is to get the two Or
CARNATIONS combined or amalgamated so
that Teed can be trustee in Mr. Henrici's
place when the venerable father dies Teed
and Duss understand each other and are
u,
for many months. Mrs. Emmurtz came to
by invitation of John Duss last
summer, and he was the one who got her to
speak in their church. She came as mis-
cause of what she said that a stir was made
1t was at John Duss' request that Dr. Teed
came to Eeconomy: Teed expects to get the
9Sins the worshless eSsefsy SSsissy Of Sf
the Koreshan Community for it.
He came to enter the wedge of getting con-
trol of the E.'s property, wealth, and Mr.. D.
deliberately schemed to help him do it. |
David Silverfriend and Don Turner and |
wife, who have a child in ths Chicago Unity, |
are members of the same and have been in |
there to get foothold, and the |
after two pretend to have come from Pitts
burg, and Mr.. Duss is and has all the time
party c1oser to the game Why did Dr.
)ate societies of the country? To get con
rol of their wealth, of course And the
board agreed to take in suitable persons he
night send.
Why Tecd Wants Union.
Why does the work of all the celibate
ocieties of the country lie in the same
Erection? Why did not DR.. T. first go to
ONE of the other celibate societies Of the
country to begin the work of bringing about
closer union among them all? And why
i'd he not go to visit the Zoarites and
hakers, etc, before he went back to Chi
ago from Economy? Why did not Teed
nd Duss try to get some Of the Economics
Q go and join the koreshanists instead of
he KS Joining the E's? Why did John
)uss' cousin go to join the Koreshans from
economy as blind. with Mrs. Emmurtz?
The stir over Mrs. Emmurtz was not by
he "hired people," but by the members.
here has been continual TRADE" since
he meeting of DR.. T. with the board, that
IL. d. says passed off so pleasantly and at
5hich all were satisfied; and that TRADE has
cen also made by the members of the So |
iety and board, and not by the "hired
elp." The members are smelling a rat |
hey are getting to see or feel that there is
crooked going on.
Mr.. Duss says that anyone who should
ook upon Dr. T. and should call him dis
Onest is no judge of human nature. Well,
o good judge of human character would
ossibly think to look upon Mr.. D., that he
7ould attempt to perpetrate this deceitful
cheme of endeavoring to get the Kores-
anists including DR.. T., into the Harmony
ociety through the window, when, if it
'ere good thing to do at all, they could just
S well be helped in at the door.
Claims They Are Only After Money.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Duss and Dr.
eed planned the thing they are cunningly
nd secretly straining every nerve to con-
now before Mr.. Duss Joined the
economies. 1 assert that 1 know it. Mr..
uss Joined for that purpose largely, and
now that he deceives old gentleman
-enrici. He is kept in the dark as to Duss
nd TeedS scheme. And there is no question
ected" if DR.. Teed and his tools get foot
old there.
Mr, d. says the future of the society and
s funds are safe because the persons that
ay Join must live there q year first and
he funds are in safe hands, now. But what ,
I,<,. Twin tl,ar ha