The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-09

the last heard OF him by his friends here
was that ne and his family were tramp
ing to Los Angeles. They made their
living by begging.
Mrs. Warren, the most prominent fol-
lower Of McAllister here, was so con-
| WINGED that he was eg"Messah" that
she went about the streets with small
| placards pinned to her dress. on which
were warnings to sinners TO repent as
| the end Of the world was at hand. A
| few weeks ago the woman was sent 20
| Fabiola hospital, and there she died.
| On January "a, dispatch from ogden.
| Utah, 10 the Examiner. had the follow
| ing to say: The mystery surrounding
! the suicide last Tuesday (Jan. 49, of the
| man who claimed ne was Jesus Christ,
has been deepening with investigation.
the coroner's jury mas been working on
| the case two days and is awaiting fur
| Their news. So far, the evidence shows
that, instead Of the dead man being
George Davis OF Lefors. Tex. he is one
McAllister, who, in December last, stop
| ped with a shoemaker here for some
days
AT that time ne was doing duty as a
religious exhorter, warning the people
that the end of the world was at hand.
There was with him a deaf man who
claimed he was the one mentioned in
Isaiah. This deaf man is now supposed
10 have been Davis. Davis received $500
from the Canadian Valley bank at Ca
madam. Tex, late in the fall.
Since they left Ogden together in
December Davis has not been heard Of
and cannot be traced. He was TO have
returned with McAllester and his wife,
who came from Oakland, Cal, this trip.
and with them brought Davis trunk.
The wife has gone, il is said, TO Kansas
City. McAllister remained here and
committed suicide. In his possession
was Davis trunk He pretended TO be
deaf and told the county physician his
name was Davis. At times he could
hear as well as any one. A dozen peo-
pie who say they knew McAllister, say
he is the suicide"
On March 1 the Cali gave this ac-
count of the affair:
rs Evangelist McAl1ister dead. His
friends say ne is, but his wife says he
is not A most remarkable state of af-
fairs exist regarding the Rev. Aaron Nc
Allister, the well known evangelist who
was in this city some time ago, and who
has large number OF friends here. \
few weeks ago a report was printed
etating that McAllister had committed
suicide at Denver. This report was sent
to Denver for confirmation by Mrs. Jen-
ME Were of Oakland and she received
the following reply from Mrs. Alice
Greenwich of Ogden: Yes, II was Mr..
McAllister who killed himself He stay
ed in Ogden quite a while and was up
10 see me often and dined With me every
Sunday. l thought him very nice and
smart. He left here saying he was 60
ing TO Denver and il it was the Lords
will there would be a way opened up
for his wife and son 10 come TO him.
hear they did come. and were seen in
Ogden. But if so, they did not come TO
see me. The next | heard of him was
that he was in Salt Lake City acting
queerly at the Walker hotel. After
wards he came 10 Ogden and set on the
court house steps and cut his throat. He
was taken TO the hospital and his
throat sewed up. and he was getting
along nicely when ne took his hand and
tore his throat open again. He was as
crazy as possible. talking OF going 70
heaven on a lovely hill covered with
immense trees and people sitting on the
boughs. He did not know me and said
his name was Davis. We could not find
any trace OF Davis or McAllister's wife.
Do you know where she is living?'
Mrs. Were knew where Mrs. Meal
lister was staying and has received a
letter containing the following:
"'Well, dear sister, they have got out
an evil report this time. When I first
read the story from Oakland printed in
the papers 1 was filed with horror |
When 1 thought that for some wife or
mother the thing was true my heart
aches for her My husband has written
10 the chief Of police. telling him that he
has neither suicided nor returned 10 Og- |
den, and also a request to the Examin- |
er asking that paper 10 correct the false |
statement Of murder and suicide made |
by them. Mr.. McAllister is holding a |!
series OF meetings in the hall here and !
the interest is great. Yours.
"'ROSA MALLISTER.
"'Wichita, Kan
at IS very certain that Evangelist Nc |
Allister is still alive and at active work. /
but there is a mystery surrounding the /
Ogden sicide. which many Of McAllis- |
ter's friends declare was he"
M. McAllister was shown the forego- !
ing dispatch. When asked what ne had 1
10 say in regard 10 it, he sad that ne
knew the woman, Mrs. Alice Greenwell
IF Ogden, but only took one meal with /
her AS to acting queecly At the Walk
y hotel in Salt Lake City. he claims
never 70 have been there. He says that
ne does not know where Davis is. but
links he is alive Mr. McAlllster saya
nat ne never predicted the end OF the
World on July I Of last year, but he
Kinks that the 14460o mortals will be
transformed 20 immor;als about 1900 or
,efora.
He said there Is no need to JON any
,hurch but simply to follow the teach
ngs OF the Bible. Continuing. he back
d UP his argument as follows. like
veil learned speech:
The time OF the end has coma. and
Tesus is coming soon. We believe ac-
.ording to the Bible, that the last seven
ears OF this age. and the last seven
Tears OF the 5000 from Adam began in
ne spring OF 1898. and that during this
asst seven years nine-tenths OF the hui
nan race will parish by war. plague.
anime. pestilence, earthquake and hail
rev 1921. Isaiah Stills. Jer. - :25-3S.
That all the nations now on the earth