The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-04
AMONG DOWIBITES
AT CHICAGO.
Mansfield officer Visits Them In
the Windy City.
FOCKLER CLAssED AS MARTYR
And Is Given n Soft Berth In Zion--He
Says He May Return to Man\ eld.
Oncer Entertained For ax
BOur By Elders.

One of the Mansfield police officers
was in Chicago this week, and while
there visited among the Dowieites and
was entertained by them for an hour
or more. The Mansfield News says:
officer Thomas Madden returned
home from his trip to Chicago. While
in Chicago officer Madden called at
Zion headquarters on Michigan ave-
nue.. The Mansfield officer was receiv-
ed by Overseer-at-large William Ham
ner Piper and entertained for the space
Of half an hour or more. The Rev. Mr..
Piper, who is acting head of the Christ
ian Catholic church, so called, during
1 the absence of DIR. Dowie in Europe, Is
a very busy man, but he found time to
entertain the Mansfield man, as the
| reverend gentleman is very much in
| terested in Devils Field"
| Piper treated Madden very hospita-
bly, and conversed with him upon vari-
Gus subjects. Piper remarked that he
| had observed that the authorities OF
| Mansfield who had succeeded in keep
ing on the right side so far in the Zion
trouble had at last gotten their foot
into it by arresting the wrong man
meaning the Rev. Mr.. Dillingham;. He
said that he understood that the Woos,
ter minister would file suit against the
city for false arrest. 1t seems to tickle
Piper that the city should be in trouble
according to report Somebody ha!
evidently been exaggerating the mat
ter, which occurred here Sunday. Pip
er gave officer Madden ticket of ad
mission to the Tabernacle and to othel
buildings belonging to the Church o.
| h,,t n 4
these places on the grounds that he die
not have the good time to blow in II
that way.
While at Dowie headquarters the of
ficer met elder Cyrus b. Fockler, th'
Zionite who was taken from the Won
hof hotel here and removed to the ga'
house for the purpose of tarring an'
feathering him. It seems that Fockle
has been denominated a sort Of marty
by reason of his experience and swift
trip to the gas house in Mansfield. HI
Is a sort of superior being inside th'
tabernacle. He has Elder Fishers oil
job and receives patients for the heal
ing department and catalogues them
or something of the kind. The office
reports that things are quite rushing
these days around Zion and the hea'
men are buster than boys killing
snakes.
When Officer Madden was about t
terminate his visit he asked his old col
lege friend, Elder Fockler, for whom h
fought so hard recently on summe
afternoon whether he expected t
return to Mansfield and the elder re
piled that he did expect to come back
Then the officer asked the distinguishes
Zionite when Mansfield would have tn
honor Of another visit from him ant
Fockler said that he would surely com
just as soon as he was ordered to do S
by those above him in the church. TIL
policeman says that Fockler looks a
though he was enjoying reasonabl
good health and getting at least thre
good square meals per day.
J The officer told the story Of his visi
to Zion headquarters in Chicago in tn
mayors private Office this morning. [
, e. Mcbride, who was present suggest
. ed that when DR.. Dowie rides Int
Jerusalem on an ass there will b
more than one ass going In. Mac.
suggested that Dowie ought to call o.
the Sultan of Turkey and allow him
self to be fleeced by that individual, a
the sultan is always broke and in nee
of money. Dowie could very easily re
move the sultan's financial embarrass
ments II he choose to do so.
Today's dispatches note the arrive
of Dowie in London, Wednesday.