The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-04
HEAVEN HAS GONE UP
Schweinfurth of Illinois has Made . Con-
fee,ion

Chicago, H., Aug. 3-Schveinfurth :
Heaven" at Rockford is in a state 81
chaos.
From Minneapolis has come the story
that the Messiah" and Mrs. futile
the chief female disciple in the Older
days and mother of two Of the Holy
Ghost children" are 10 be married.
Along with this another story comes
that Miss A Marie Schweinfurth, the
sister Of the Messiah, and one OF the
Weldon boys here are also to De united
in marriage.
This of itself would be enough to raise
a ferment in Heaven" one OF the pril
Ciples OF which there is to be no marry
ing or giving in maryisg, but along with
il comes further news.
The most important Is that George
Eddy of Byron, Ill, a follower of Mrs.
Beekman before the Schweinfurth's ever
appeared, and chief OF his disciples,
has come out with a statement in which
he says Schweinfurth has confessed to
him he is a fraud and the father of the
four Holy Ghost children" which were
born TO Mrs. Tuttle, Mary Weldon, and
Maggie Teft-
And with II all has come the rumor
Schweinfurth is too busy just now at
tending TO the criminal cases pendin 2
against him in Winnebago county to do
anything toward removing the ''Hea-
ven" TO California, journey across the
desert which he has promised the fifty
angels" now living on the farm.
In the meantime States Attorney
Frost OF Winnebago county is wonder
Ing IL the contemplated marriage OF
Schweinfurth and Mrs Tuttle is not in
tended to head off the criminal suits
now pending. one OF the Weldon boys
having already married Maggie Teft,
who was one Of the women interested
Schweinfurth is indicted on three
charges in Winnebago county. They
are all Of unlawful rehabilitation and the
women named are Mrs. Tuttle, or Lady
Aurora Israeli" as she was known IN
the Heaven" when she ran that estab-
hshTnent as thoroughly as ever did
Dutch frau her household: Mary Wei
don, a daughter OF the family which
gave Schweinfurth his chief support
in Rockford; and Maggie Teft, who is
just an ordinary angel. He was releas-
ed on bonds Of s.. 1000. which were fur
nished by Weldon. Sr, and now, in
company with Mrs. Tuttle, IS living az
No. 3114 South Market street, Mime
apolis, MINI, the home Of Charles Whit
Fey, a market gardner OF that city.
Whitney in olden days was one of the
Schweinfurth disciples at Rockford,
and agent for Schweinfurth in his real
estate speculations. II was the failure
Of those specularionS which caused the
mortgage 10 be placed on the Heaven"
farm. a mortgage which still stands.
Speaking Of the case yesterday At
torney McAvoy of Rockford. the law
partner of States Attorney Frost, said
10 a reporter.
These cases against Schweinfurth
will probably be tried this fall There
has been some trouble about them, as
the witnesses are scattered and Dr..
Smith, who is an important one, ~ II
Texas, and his expenses VIII have 10
be paid. matter the county board must
make provision for. Then Maggie Teft
has married one Of the Weldon boys ana
that Is calculated TO make her useless
as a witness II Schweiufurth and Mrs.
Tuttle marry Of course we cannot use
her. AS TO Mary Weldon. her case IS
peculiar.
She IS bright girl and a graduate
OF the Rockford Academy here, which
has a good standing as an educational
institution. She Is n no way eupSrstl-
tlous or uneducaced- Yet she told the
grand jury the child horn 10 her was
the son Of the Holy Ghost. and stcuk
10 the story. No questions could make
her change her statement and there Is
no hope OF her giving any other teSti-
nony before the petit jury.
George Eddy % Byron. however. an
old disciple OF Mrs Reekman. has e
confession Schweinfurth made TO him |
two years ago that VIII be valuable |
when Joined 10 other co-roborative evil |
5encs''
Eddy was seen by reporter and told /
what he knew. HIS statement appears /
elsewhere. he Is & man whose reputa-
ton for truthfuileSs and honesty Is /
good.
Schweinfu-th was interviewed ves-
,ertiay in Minneapolis by a rer.orra-
e hen asked il he and Mrs TS1t,lta were
o be married he asked exc..eSily ~ tia.
statement had been printed. But he 1
would not affirm Or deny the story. and 4
positively declined % allow Mrs. TUT
Ie % be seen.
There are fifty angels now n the
Heaven" While Schweinfu-th is Il
MINNEAPOLIS Nr. Weldon, Sr.. : acting
"a deputy and running the ranch he
; not trying 20 make any oew c9n--t
-e-cs. but j. holding on 20 those On hs-a
The ehief angels are III i've sons and
ne darxhter. with me wife CT one OF
ne sons. who used 70 BE- Maggie Ter.
The property IS back IN WeIdo1's
'ame. The farm, which - almost 4so
.cHcs and valuable. was originally Wei