Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
VICTIM OF Dow1EIsM.
NJ other and Babe Die From Wan, OF
Physician,s Care


Chicago. May l4.-surrounded by
more than dozen of the disciples OF
John Alexander Dowie, who prayed and
chanted hymns at the bedside, Mrs. II.
Worthington Judd. wife CT the land SUI
perin,endent of Zion, died with her UNI
born child a. No. S21 West Sixty-fcurt,
street Sunday afternoon. In the group
Of praying men and women there was
no physician. Mrs. Judd died of an all
ment that proper medical treatment
could have cured, victim of her faith
in Dowie and his creed. With her went
seen the light Of day in a brief period
had doctor been called.
Tho circumstances of the death have
called forth an investigation by the po-
lice. and searching inquiry by the cor
the county physician has already been
made and his opinion is on record that
death was due to negligence
Before Mrs. Judd's death Dowie Is al
legged to have visited her and prayed
and performed other rites peculiar to
Zion. Mrs. Judd was noted for her
beauty and was OF robust health. She
was the mother of three children. She
became i'll Friday night. "A trained
nurse is competent to relieve such cases.
but only a disciple of Dowie and the
husband were in the house.
\ A brother of the dying woman begged
that physician be called. but Mr.. Judd,
backed by the praying band, refused the
request After hours OF agonizing pain
| death came to tho woman. and Dowie's
followers laid plans to keep the matter
secret. An undertaken was found who
| took the corpse away In the night, and
the people In the house refused to give
inquirers any information. But after
the undertaken had prepared the body
\ for burial he awoke to the fact that he
was taking part in punishable offense,
80 he notified the coroner, and the whole
matter came within the pale of the law.
IN have Dowie at the inquest on the
body of Mrs. Judd II have to go and
A get him myself" exclaimed Capt. Louis
Haas yesterday, after the death had
been reported to the coroner. IT'S about
4 time that this preacher and healer was
4 made to explain a few things. I do not
know whether he advised or connived al
/ the removal OF the body at night. II he
did, then he Ia liable to a fine for vio-
lation OF the health laws. propose to
have him present at the inquest, II such
a thing is possible. He is pretty foxy
tho, and may decide to lie low until this
affair blows over. He Will be served
with subpoena il 1t is in the power OF
the police force to do So"
News of Mrs. Judd's death spread
quickly in West sixty-fourth stree. and
tho no concerted action was taken
threats Of lynching were made yester-
day. The women of the neighbo,hood
were especially enraged. 1t was stated
that Mrs. Judd was unconscious TO,
some time before her death, and there.
fore could not ask for physicians. Mr.
Judd told a neighbor that, even il hli
wife had been conscious, che would have
II refused to allow doctor to attend her
The Dowie fanaticism has fastened or
the entire Judd family The three chill.
dren took turns yesterday guarding the
door Of the house against inauisitivt
strangers. Little 15-year-old Gertrude
Judd said to her playmate. Edns
strangs
I'VE had no doctor or nurse. because
we do not believe in them. We have