The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14
REVENGE OF AN ARMY GIRL.
Causes Arrest of Kansas Meth Odist
Episcopal Minister.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
A Salvation Army girl is responsible for
the arrest and conviction of a Methodist
Episcopal minister. in Wichita, Kan The
preachers name is fuller Rhoades and be-
fore, running away from home five years
ago, he was known everywhere through
out Wichita as quiet, respectable fellow
the son of wealthy and influential parents
For five years nothing was known Of his
existence, but early last month he return
ed, and TO the great surprise of all of his
former associates, he proved himself to
be a regularly ordained Methodist Episco-
pal minister of the gospel To-day he
stands an accused and confessed outlaw,
with a record worthy of most any despe-
RADIO who preys on the lives and property
of others in the far west.
The ceaseless bounding of revengefui
woman, a Salvation Army lassie, brought
the outlaw-p preacher to bay at last.
At the time of his arrest, the afternoon
of Nov 49, Rhoades, dressed in the famil-
lar garb of Methodist minister was
preaching on one of the main streets of
Wichita.
Humilia teddy the divine followed the Of
ficer When the warrant upon which he
was arrested was read to him he broke
down and sobbed. He was charged with
being an outlaw, and specific deeds which
he had committed were set forth.
He was dumb for while, but soon af
ter he had been incarcerated in the county
Jail he made a clean breast of it. He con-
fessed that he was guilty of the charges
made against him. He had hoped by the
good he might do in the ministry to atone
for the evil he had done as an outlaw. But
he had been found out and was a wretched,
ruined man.
A few days before his arreat Rhoades
had come to Wichita from South Dakota.
He told his parents and air his friends that
,he had come from New York, where he
had been studying for the ministry during
his five years absence, and had just re-
Gently been ordained.
He had not been in New York at all so
far as can be ascertained. When he ran
away from home he went direct to the
wilds of the West and became a member
of one of the worst gangs of outlaws that
ever rode over the Indian territory. 1t
became know as the Williams gang. Bill
Williams was it's leader for nearJ three
years and "Bilr' Williams was none other
than fuller Rhoadesi
Eventually the gang was broken up and
the leader fled to jamestown, s. d. There
he became repentant one night while lis
tening to the appeals of the local Saliva
ton Army He yielded, joined the army
and became as earnest Christian worker
as he had been a desperate outlaw.
In the jamestown band of Salvationists
az that time was a youns lady, Irene An
derson, who aspired to the leadership. So
piqued was she at Rhoades' promotion over
her that she left the army and started
out in search of evidence against him that
might blacken his character.
Back to the Williams gang she traced
him and after she had succeeded In get
ting nearly his entire record as an outlaw
the revengeful woman returned to James
town. ,t,.n
Rboades was gone. Bound to run him
down. she followed on his trail and after
long search she located him in this city.
In the meantime he had Joined the Meth
odist Church and become regular minis
ter. t
IL was Irene Anderson who notified the
officers and swore out the warrant ior ms
arrest. She is assisting the prosecution
l.. .,,ar.y WAY she can.