The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-24
CORONEB's JURY RETURNS VER-
DICT HOLDING -FOUR TO COOK
COUNTY GRAND JURY
THREE HAVE EVADED ARREST
DEATH OF MRS. JUDD HELD TO
BE DUE TO CRIMINAL
NEGLECT
SIMILAR CASE IN NEW YORK

CHICAGO May 23.-The coroner's jury,
which has for two days listened to the
evidence in the case of Mrs Emma Lucy
Judd, wife Of one of the officials Of John
Alexander Dowie's Zion, tonight returned
a verdict holding Dowie, H w Judd,
husband of the woman. and Mrs. Sprech-
er and Mrs Bratsch to await the action
of the grand jury. The two women nam
ed in the verdict were in attendance upon
Mrs. Judd prior to her death The charge
against them is criminal responsibility
for the death of Mrs. Judd. The evidence
given at the inquest by some of the lead
ing physicians of the city, who had ex-
amined Mrs Judd's body after 1t had
been eXhumed, was to the effect that the
most simple surgical care would have
prevented the womans death. They tes-
tined that she was allowed to die, when
the slightest attempt to save her life
would have been successful This evil
dence induced the jury to declare that the
people named were responsible for the
Somans death. Papers were at once made
out and officials sent to arrest Dowie,
Judd and the two women When the
officers arrived at Zion, Dowie was not
10 be found. Mrs. Bratsch was arrested
in the building, and was promotly sent
to the county jail, but H. w. Judd and
Mrs. Sprecher were no more in evidence
than was DOWie. 1t was announced by
the police that the search would be kept
up until the missing three people were
taken into custody. 1t was the opinion
of the officers that Dowie had gone into
hiding for the night. knowing that he
would hardly be able to furnish bonds
in time to prevent night in Jail. If not
found during the night it is expected
that he viii appear in the morning pre-
pared to give bail for himself and three
companions.
BURNED IN EFFIGY.
A mob of 1000 people paraded through
the streets of South Chicago this even
ing carrying an effigy of Dowie, wAich
was finally deposited in a large bonfire.
About three weeks ago Mrs. Christen sen.
one Of Dowie's followers, was burned in
escaPing from her blazing dwelling
house. She refused the aid of physicians
and died within a week The courts
took i:om her and her husband the GUS
tody of q little daughter who had been
severely burned The girl is now prac-
ticaIly recovered. There has been much
feeling against Dowie in South Chicago
since the death Of Mrs Christensen.
Tonight's mob was we'll behaved and
made no trouble for the police.
DIED WITHOUT ATTENDANCE.
NEW YORK, May 23-Earl Gladstone
Pierson, the two month-Old son of j.
Luther Pierson, the Mount Vernon faith
curist, died today at the Pierson home,
JIensico. A daughter of Persons died
recently of pneumonia and the father is
now in White Plains Jail, serving out a
fine of $500 imposed for his neglect to
employ physician in the case.
Pierson in his own defense at his trial
said he was a member of the Christian
Catholic church of Chicago.
For ten days the second child had been
without medical attendance, it is said.
At first it was attended by DR.. ]. 3.
Garrison.
The neighbors of Mrs. Pierson be-
sought her last night to call il: a pny-
sician to attend the child who was suf-
fering with pneumonia but she replied
that prayer was all that was necessary
to restore the little one to health.
According to the statement of a
servant in the Pierson household, the
child died at l o'clock this morning and
two hours later Mrs. Pierson took the
train for Manhattan. The maid servant
said to reporter that Mrs.
Pierson had told her that she
feared arrest in the matter Of the death
of the child; also that she was afrai6
that the Gerry society would take he1
other two children. Howard and Luther
away from her
baby four or five times at my office
The last time I saw it was a week age
last Tuesday
when I saw the child it was suffer
ing from bronchitis. 1t has been weakly
from its birth. I probably could moi
have saved its life if had been in con-
stant attendance.
Il never went to the Pierson nome.
believe the child died from pneumonia -
Mr.. Pierson gave his lawyer today all
the points necessary to prepare an ap-
peal to the supreme court.
Mr.. Pierson admits that he believes
doctors and medicines are worthl ass
features of this life and that the oniy
cure for all diseases is through the
power of prayer. Mrs. Pierson, who is
also faith curist, says:
My husband was perfectly right. IL
committed no crime and I shall stanf
by him and see that he gets justice"