The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-24

The inglorlous drunk that "DIvine
Healer" Schlatter stared on when he
arrived in this city from Parkersburg
strewed his path with thorns, and at
the close Of an eventful day he was
given time for reflection last night at
the lookup. the inevitable retreat for
many similar experience. He was
so busy shaking his thirst from the mo-
ment his No. shoes hit Wheeling's
pavements that he had no time to pur-
sue the profession for which he holds d
divine" diploma. But under cargo
of beer he was only human, and so 1t
came to pass that he suffered, as do
common, ordinary mortals,
Yesterday morning, when he rounded
up from an all-nlght spree, he was
promptly given his walking ticket from
the Mcclure, where he and his wife had
taken apartments. Thence he went 10
the Brunswick, and another fire" fol-
lowed. He wandered the length OF
the other hotels, but none of them
wanted the long-ha1red freak. He was
given accommodations at the lookup,
not through any desire to care for him
particularly, but because officer In
gram picked him off the-streets for In
dulging In the gentle game Of touch"
Being an artist in the laying on OF
hands" and also without money and
without price, Schlatter was doubly
qualified to play the aforesaid game.
BY way of diversion, and because his
wife held fast to the few dollars in the
family treasury. and skillfully prevent
ed him from getting drinks at the bar
Schlatter promptly knocked her down Il
few times early In the forenoon, in
their room at the Mcclure. This was
more than she could stand, and as he
added the further Indignlty OF tearing
up her hat, and on the previous night
had torn up several shirt waists, she
decided that her present scanty ward
robe would be non est IL she remained,
so she packed her vallse and left for
fer home, in Kokomo Ind. She said
she married Schlatter about year ago.
She claims to be a revealer OF the flu
ture, and says that when they first
pooled their interests money came their
way In punches.
The pair had $40 on their arrival from
Parkersburg, and they intended holding
open-air meetings to recoup their cash
box. but the jag the divine healer
took aboard knocked Mrs, schlatter'A
plans awry. A citizen OF Wood coun-
ty in the city last night said that
Schlatter, in his Parkersburg engage
ment, used a number Of fake" Grip
pies, who threw away their crutchcs
after being made whole by the touch of
his hands. For this the "crlpples"
were financially reimbursed, and the
demonstrations" had the result Of
swelling the collection box.
A travelling man who saw the divine
healer" staggering along the streets
last night. declared that he was an i'm
postor, and not the original Schlatter.
The drummer says the real Schlatter is
a giant In stature. while the product
that struck Wheeling is smaller than
the average, weighing only about 1870
pounds. He is n palpable fake from
any standpoint. but. as predicted in
yesterdays IntelllEencer. n few afilIct-
ed persons called on hin: for cures. Two
old ladies' old enough to know better.
visited him at the McLure before he
was elected. and after ride on the
elevator they were prepared for the
magnetic balm. His touch was good
for 50. which soon found It's way into
the Golfers OF n saloon.
His greatest trouble was to secure
sufficient moisture of the ardent varI-
ETY., and he worked" or attempted to
work" nearly all Of the curious that
were attracted to him. After being
refused a room at the stamm, he sat
outside on bench, and remarked TO
Colonel Exley that he was little shy
on the money question, and too dry to
talk" The grizzled colonel turned
around In his SCAT and said. "Well
then. don't talk"
Mrs. SchlHtter left some money at
police headquarters to settle for her
husbands board bin, and she tele-
graphed to his halt-brother to come
here and handle the Healer" At n
late hour last night the police re-
moved schlatter TO = hotel that agreed
to shelter him, and he will remain there
untll his half-brothcr arrives a tele-
gram was sent to his wife. asking her
TO return and take him out OF Wheel
ing. but It is doubtful II 1t will bring
bo, hnrc For u day or two,