The herald., 1895-07-15
''''FfE AZ !FI !FfI|II|y4 H|(7 CLAN
Personal Interviews With
the Leaders
Mr.. McFADDEN GIVES
FACTS OF INTEREST
Regarding the Early Life of
the COlOnists
AND SCORES 1T AS
AN IMMORAL LIFE
They Came to Placentia With the Early
Settlers In 1879
WHAT HINDE SAYS OF
HIS FOLLOWERS LIVES
He Recommends q Life Of Unselflshuess
for All
They Came to Placentia With the Early
Settlers in 1879
WHAT HINDE SAYS OF
HIS FOLLOWERS LIVES
He Recommends q Life Of Unselfshuess
for All
And Prates Of . Philosophy That Might Have
Been the Envy Of Oscar Wiide-He Then
Introduces the PHILOSOPHER Of the
Clan. the Great Thales

tThe following article Is the second OF o
series descriptive OF a four-days' sojourn
with a colony OF Faithists OF Santa Ana
valley by NHerald representative. The
preceding story is in the main an intro.
ductory one and brings tho reader to the
scene of the reporters labors and reveals
the surroundings of the colony. An in
terview was published from DR.. George
Clark, the coroner OF Fullerton. concern.
ing his personal contact with the Faith
ists. The following narrative deals more
with the history OF the colonists and COM
mences with au interview with Mr. Nc
Fsdden, u pioneer resident OF the valley. }
Mr.. McFadden found to be one OF the
heartiest despisers of the colony and its
mode of living in the valley. and at the
same time was a near neighbor OF the
Faithist. and In position to be we'll in
formed on the subject. In appearance he
wa. wnat has been termed roast beef
Englishman,' and In disposition he was
charita Bile and somewhat OF hail fel.
low"
On learning my errand he evinced his
entire sympathy with the reform move
ment and wanted me to spend the week
at his house, which was. he told me.
within a stones throw OF the colony. In
regard to the feeling existing toward the
Faithists, he told me that the citizens OF
that locality would be only too glad to
see the sect eradicated from the country
and stated that at one time they had
raised the sum of $500 for that purpose.
l assured him that if there was a lack of
morality in the colony as great as had
been reported, it was the intention OF
The Herald TO take such steps as would
purge the country OF it. at no expense to
theepeople, and that seemed to meetfwith
his full approval.
4 After transactlne such business IS had
brought him to town, MIR. McFadden and
myself started for Placentia, arriving
there shortly before dark. ! was then in
troduced to his family and after dinner
listened 10 lucid account OF tho Faith
lists.
THE leader OF this sect came to this
country from Darlington, England, in the
year 1876. His name was Hinde, and he
was brewer and descendant OF fam
he fell an with Mrs. Cora l.. v. Hatch
Tappan, a rabid spiritualistic lecturer.
who afterwards married a man named
Richmond. and is now living in Chicago.
''With tent and wagon they came to
Placentia. and here the spirits told them
to loC to OH precisely the same land the
colony now occupies. Hinde was rather
we'll fixed in the way of this world s
goods and purchased a large tract OF
land that he Immediately set out to cul-
tivate. During the first few years the
Hindes and Mrs. Tappan were quite So
cial, and mingled freely with the ncigh-
bors. Later they gradually ran in debt.
and finally were forced to place $1,000
mortgage on their property. This incum-
brance was raised by TWO mon of spirit.
ualistic tendencies who became mixed up
in some way or other with the Hlnde
tribe. These worthy brethren were DR..
Schlesinger of San Franclsco and Brother
Carpenter OF Nsw York. After their ad
vent the colonists became vegctartans
and formed u 'Societas Fraternas.'
"During the financial tribulations oil
G. r. Hinde & Co.. a nun, ber OF deeds to
q portion of the land were made and
given to Messrs. Schlesinger and Carpen
ter. But with the rising ut the sun OF
prosperity the vegetariapf repented them
of the step, and hired P.HW. Dooner, now
a prominent attorney Of Los Angeles. to
set them asids. This was not done, how
ever. and portion Of the property passed.
to a man named Wicks. who sold out to
q man named Clark. From him the land
went to Strain and finally to Nenno, who
is now in possession. This same Nenno,
the colonhsts, 1t is believed, are endeavor.
ing to convert to their belief at the pres
ent time.
Several years passed quietly after this
little difficulty. during which the colony
grew and multiplied, adding to its mum.
bers NJ. Lockwood and widow who was
the mother of two children. Lockwood
is man who makes pretensions to great
mental attainments. and by his own wish
is called Thaies. after celebrated Gre
cian philosopher. This increased the col
ony so that it then possessed some sew
enteen or eighteen members. They ad-
hered strictly to their principles Of vege-
tafianism, and made it strict rule
neither to ask for nor to give credit Of
any nature.