Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-09-27
FRANCIS
Healer Arrested Tor Embracing IA
Henry, the Minstrel.

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Henry, the Minstrel.
a special TO the New York World
from Elyria. Ohio, says:-Schlatter, u
self-styled divine healer and HI
A., Henry, whose Ministries are known at
every one night stand in the country,
were the central figures In an episode
which attracted much attention here.
Hi Henry came to town on "A milk
train, but Schlatter walked all the way
from Sandusky. Schlatter's wife had
deserted him because he had been
drinking heavily. When he reached this
town he was penniless and looked
much the worse for his drinking.
On Thursday evening last Schlatter
went TO the "Op'ry" house to see the
minstrel show. He took a great fancy
to Henry. After the performance he
sought an Introduction.
AMUSED THE TOWNSPEOPLE.
Throwing his long arms around the
minstrelis neck the Healer" told the
sad story of his life to the disguised
player. only the amused townspeople
enjoyed this performance. Henry in
anger had Schlatter arrested. As the
alleged miracle worker had no money
he had TO work out his fine. This was
done before a gaping crowd Of yokels
on the road. Schlatter Is still In W
but Iii Henry has moved onward.
MYSTERY OF THE HEALER.
Francis Schlatter has had much trou-
Bile and many imitators since he first
startled Denver in 1895 by posing as
the Messiah lie first came into notice
In Albuquerque, n. NJ, by performing
cures among the Mexicans. He was a
shoemaker by occupation. and in his
dress affected the conventional appear
ance OF the Lord. After a forty days
fast he went to Denver, where he began
a three months mission under orders
from THE Father" as he said. In that
time 10000 persons visited him. Many
miraculous cures by laying on OF hands
were reported. Sermons by the hun
dred were preached against him. Spec
lal trains We're run to Denver TO carry
the lame, the blind and the sick who
souBht treatment Committees be-
sought him to visit Chicago and ST.
LOUIS lie received thousands Of let
tiers daily. For his illustrations he
would accept no money nor would he
allow any persons about him to accent
pay Neither heat nor cold seemed TO
anect him and ne scarcely paused 10
eat or drink.
DISAPPEARED FROM DENVER.
On Nov. 4, 1895, he closed his mission
and disappeared. Schlatter was heard
from several times journeying south
ward on a white horse.
All OF his movements were directed
by voices which he heard. Arrests for
vagrancy In Throckmorton. Texas. and
the whipping post in Hot Springs.
ARK did not stop his career.
schlatter Intended to go to Chicago
early In 1896, and went into the foot
hills Of the Sierra Madre mountains 10
fast' Prospectors said they found his
hody on the parks Of the .rietas Yer
das river IN the summer " 1898. There
was much mystery about his disap-
pearance.
In August, 1897 a man who said he
was Francis sehlatter was curing the
sick by the laying on Of hands in Ohio
towns Deputy Sheriff Byrnes. OF Den
yer exposed him as "Rattlesnake Bob"
a patent medicine vender.
The Rev. Charles r. Mclean posed as
schlatter" and held meetings in
brooklyn. lie was called a 'faklr" bv
ms audiences and had 10 move west.
ward.