The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26
NOS r WHITMAN

A NOS r WHITMAN stepped frem
A hts cell in t:e Ohio penisenisarg
IA last week 10 face six deputy saer-
IFS. representing as many ccsn-
ties in Illinois. Missouri. Indiana AID
Ohio He IL now behind the bars In the
Miami county taI at Ptqua. o., and il
again headed toward the grim prison
walls TWO years age. when he stepped
from, the cell corridor Ct ihe Prison North.
at Michigan City, Ind, he faced an even
dozen deputies from the states abose
named and when he again finishes a term
he Will be- confronted by Others awaiting
at the door. The states OF Eo~a, Kansas.
Nebraska. Missouri. Illinois. Kentucky.
Indiana. Michigan and Ohio stand ready
and anxious ~ pay for his keeping for
terms OF Imprisonment. And thus. prob
ably varying the programme by taking
The fare Of different states, IL seems. will
end the life of q character even more re-
markahle than the dual characters OF Dr.
Jeayil and Mr.. Hyde. which Stevenson
created in fiction. Amos T. Whitman il
known ia the church people Of the Missis-
sipp. valley as one of the most successful
evangeiisis that ever labored in the inter-
ests NJ the Lord: says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat To the officers Of these states
ne Is known as the greatest horse thief
this country has ever known While he
has labored with sinners and brought
has at the same time robbed them OF their
horses and has accumulated enough wives
TO entitle him TO a seat In the Mormon
church dictatorship, Possibly no man has
lived life OF snch striking snconsruitles
ard SO Successfully played each star roe.
whitman il an ohioan by birth. He
had only a common schoo! education. but
ne acquired. by reason OF his environments
during his youth. a snatter.ng ~ the
sGxrtx kz4 @hysytf sz3 sxyzi sexsx Far
fast horses for reckiessNneSs and for get
ting at variance with the law He mar
RED at GreenvsIie. his home. and by rea-
son OF breach of law had to depart from
that state. leaving his wife behind.
Then began his dual career He hrs,
appeared In Kansas In the role of u coun-
ssy preacher His devous bearing, h.s re-
lgioss fervor and his eloquencc made him
instantly n success In this role He tar
ried long enough to marry one OF the SITS
seeS, take ssaost Of her belongings and dis
appear With most Of the fast horses in
tho neighaorhooa. lie then opened out
over in Nebraska and repeated the pro-
gTamms. Then he appeared In Northwest
eFn Missouri and took on the character
AZ a travelling evangelist In the mean
time he had organized probably the great
ssst norse-thseviug organization the eoun-
tFy has ever kuosra-~ai least as dvyeloE,-
Eaents VIII show. the mcs systeFaatIc and
marvellous. IL VAS ia TIE rose Of ne tray
cling evangelist that he reached the
Insight of his duality. He would 60 into
country community and begin revival
services. lie Was poor. and had 20 be
taken into the homes Of the church MEM
herss which wAS very agreeable 10 them
a. he was such IA wonderful preacher and
holy man. HE prayed with them IN Their
chambers asked blessing over their sood
and when Use meal MAS over strolied out
to mediate ou hts uext sermon II was
nos ncfieed that M tg-lk specially keen