The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-22
STORY OF DIR. FL0WER
SAID TO BIZ ONE OF THE MOST YER.
SATILE ADVEA TURERS or AGE.
a. n Sensational Preacher. Indian Ghost
Dancer and Medium. He wa. Success.
His 1rips to Richmond.

80 e. sort Ot aN-aroGnd pnAfltidHs WI"
claimed TO DC yblc 90 DO wonders toWaius
curing sick folks generally when ne
came 10 Richmond. hc engaged choice
apartments al one oi the lCaoMg hotels.
advertised heavily In. advance thi oukh
INC newspapers, distributed ClFculaiH an
nOunCiug what ne would go toNaVe" al
leviating the ailments and subcringS OF
humanity In general. and succeeded IN
gathering about him large NUMBER Vi
people FOR treatment.
DR. Flower was In Richmond on dozen
or more occasions. Several years ago ne
was arrested here Tor getting munster
legally mixed UP in the matter OF pro
curing a license. lie sent OUT TO many
OF his patients brief iteat.seS WIN tu'n
titles as these: What .acntm SclentS
VIII DO For You and what M,ntd.
Science Promises and worry l.E pfH'
Business, and the like. ana eold mtu'-
cine 10 people. 4 gentleman }tattia"' ."
fcrnOan tod me inc Doctor had succeed
90 iu doing Him 90 The extent Oh ~, auI
hc was not the only one VINO oIopPeu
into the little net.
III. FLOWER ARRESTED.
Or. Flowers recent arrest viii recall
the fluent ,ouvcrsationdhst 10 large
number of his patients aud patrons. The
following account of tho poctCrS Meth
DDS Is taken from the ilttsourg DIS
Tho arrest OF Richard G.. Flower the
fore part OF this week, charged win
doing some western people iH "a silver
mining ejaculation. is The sensation Of the
hour IN AN Eastern ohio. As "A druggist.
Disciple minister iUudel lecturer t;pir-
tnaIlS'', ~, tS''', '1'ia''%I hlIh u, M, thc
49, .'.,.,.,,... d., ,,,,,,. 80 - % -.
lawyer and indian chief all rolled mo
,,,s IA 10, ta'r.stt,,,. ,i,,.,,,,,,,.,. -, a..
Utret.enth centlry t.tny uar. ar Gie
cyrutful life contains a sensation, and
the whole forms "a idrre-com,dy. with "a
rch transformation seen" at the end Of
Nearly twenty years ago hc landed
hcrv. With ions n1ir and IN aptiuUatcd
CAP ever his shoulders and Classes ON
his nose. A.. Nh. tha INK of Ihc tnVf
ana he has been rv,l. since no cam, her,
u response 10 "a cali from the bscipIe
hJTsh. at thai time uYo1talV ,v. strong
est denomination in The elty. Tho pulpit
wtiou had been nNci iu former years
10y Key. Il. -. Nrty. convicted - forgery
anu "tntI hhioItGualc selections. Was Va
cant fipWef Was d." s'u ana brother
90 us, iplr ministers. 'h"utn previous -
ms du. tN' h'i. d. was cI'ihIng "a a
D,u- l,.l' a. Lv"ill1 'I'c"' ny, lie
'"i''' mere on "i'''' '"I was "t''pt'd.
PROVED SENsATIoNAL PEtACHLG.
Tor a. time b. pr,a.s.d tb, s.fpou-
piIr. orfbo.,,,, b.,i 80, ,,., Inn. '',
iim.s m nnt .e,'.'.,,,,,'.I .''iTT,.,,
comm.uceI .,,.y,.i,,., f,,,,, 49,. $500 ,,,,.I
teachings OF the church. ana as gradually
q storm eomineHic,d brew me on
r.-"''on va ""O"t 'N'iilA ntNiu'h DC
'"D,n ",S ioH'NtIH anu .ut oiI me IUi-
~" &c Oh AItAoH9cI 'dH!DtH. 'hdliy
- o.. ~ 'I' ~ - "iS' anu r'S, w.,
ul'9 20 uit WtH"0. a IuItouS protest went
~, am -. '"J mus, ol ~ SCI nus ie
30 va 'i'iH"HF "', "il'' "E, Rs ,aS
~ 80 j." va. ia III
90 tii ',, Ga. -" a. 10 ~ C. '
t''N '.''' - w wy. N'' "''7'''"' '''''i
'dplui'I 'lf i!o!''4'9
NV ,''' ''@ot'i~'i l"' i''''-
I,HutHt '"Ii@'idH '"'i tH. ID! u. tr9
tIcWtI ~, dtHt more lpeIai IN He views
IhJi ne zen pas HC.h through ashoSllclsn
a'h sfl4Il"a!I7Ii INTO '"t uIo"u al t"a OF
gree tHousHI I"e v'ea,''Ha- '..i ',t.'iI- T.
"i'G"H as '"c ''oau D"',, 81" -
gu az sOoi' %, 49, ''''O 81 sun vi ~ as
, i,' ,..t,N III .,o,.rbg
AIltI "dN'iN 'Al''"S'',' ana r.",' ptl"St9
nuuiat ~ a." Inn "a
- -, .., -, H. 49,,
ms ioIivN,I7 p,'dHIt nun pl ieNtiS,
N'bhtc9 were htIu macy every Al1'I'' anu
me NrIu per- names Oh ms l,ai.-eu
'bhoSlS Pu' 10 S'"llt ."e lliHI tnIei '',H
meuts OF an former hobsobllhS. lie
taught mat departed spirits could be
der conditions that completely prevented
IuNeeukauoh ht maze i.a sno9'S udHVe.
II would require very large Do'N 10
record the mt. tsuif th'ASS 'ha az
ErcEduou OF J.. ''d.-,.tub ghosts sprung
upon The pubu'.
...,,. .,.,,.... ,.,.,.,,
~ i''i'''' '''''i
FINALLY Flower sprung "a new Wrinkle
which was ~. foundation or ms Tor
tuue-.t Dee has one. Ire claimed 10 be
especially pOss aSScd of the spirit of an
old Indian doctor. who had been dead
many centuries When the spirit would
take hold OF him ne was Iuu of war
vhuops and the dance. fits own spr-t
went 10 sleep. or off on "a vacation. ne
SAID ,yhl. his BRAN. aud body were
pos-sesei of tb. spirits. Patents came
\, him from far. and uttr and mis- rurdi-
cal Ir.rfi.n assumed -urh prouort ous
that be was compelled to open sDook
hosp!laI ana 9dA!ldIIuIh' ne oIVtt'I so
maj ne ,2uIu "S,''IiF ~. "a, D..
t@l''.,''. i ','i -'' go, C ,'o,,ld toitc
hd1 S"dIlo"tu an dIlI-","i Nv Wo"'H 80 -
an alligator from nm ana prov IT, huI
flOWtr Whatever tISr ne may nav w ~
was not % 1901, ana lhousdiIH oI iltH ne
anne infatuated with ms absurd do-hGs
gfauSibly cXpldI.cd. Flower had plenty
If rtrh hackers and before the sJOOK
lin. mo-, estoblIsned for him a paper
vo.," ~ t,, i1denendeut Ase For
tt,n. n vas run ON "a hIgh pressure basis,
sinking money at q RAPID rat. The late
~ Coates of horScrake fame. put
~ eo,1,,nc INFO me PAPER ana II Is
-. -,.t
,-,rri.l duriu.. his reign as
loWSl ~ ',,,,.,fnr,rs inc daughter
INC pI!"'C ol , 'ti ,ali- kp1vn hu@lness
"i ,'', We ms CIV aud Inc friends OF
- 'nn ,,.,- an -xreuttonaIlN beau
~ IN 80 d" s6-d tlri almost wen.
''."' CO. %, nm ISi1.(rr len here ne
nv i''""' itl III. ii,,it, ,rl tb.n to New
MtHt 20 J. ma, ..i.,',.,,,.. tr tho tSast
~ $500 ~ 90 ll,.a,tis.d extensive
a. q" IA A., bNubu.pinp enough
~ az i,,. M " ,,r,ur. lie was ar
I'DI"i fVr ,r,rtI.,rT nedl.inc without a
dinlo1na aud lined He then purchased
ton, where me Won hdu9HdI i";ur e.