Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-24
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Closing Argument In the Case
Brought by Stevenson Was
Remarkable One.
Alexander Dowie Characterized
As the Modern Lake Front
Confidence Man.
Courtroom Crowded to Hear the
Final Pleas..Decision Is
Reversed.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-"Several years ago
confidence men were accustomed to take
the unwary to the lake front to see the
place where the steamboat exploded
and then rap them over the head with a
piece of lead pipe. Times have changed,
We now have a tabernacle on the lake
front where they sing a song and preach
a sermon and then a modern Elijah says
presto change and your change is gone.
and the cruise of oil like the Elijah of
old, but instead leaves vacuum.
This modern Elijah will one day have
to stand before the great white bar Of
justice and give an account of his acts,
and on that day he will say in the
words of Wolsey, II had served my
God with half the zeal l have served
Mamfnon, he would not in my day of
adversely desert me and leave me In
mine old age naked to mine enemies.
| With these words Attorney Edwy Lo-
gan Reeves yesterday closed his argu-
ment in the Stevenson-Dowie legal bat
tie that has been waged In Judge Tu-
ley's court room for the last ten days.
The argument for the prosecution end
ed, Judge Tuley took the case under adj
visement.
According to st. Luke" said Mr..
Reeves in opening, "the devil took Jesus
Christ on the mountain top and tempted
him. According to the evidence In this
,t.a,& ,1Nyf oc n.
son on the highest pinnacle and tempt
ed him with power, glory and riches,
but he pushed him off.
WAS Elijah alone in doing what he
did? No. Who helped him? One Of the
ablest and shrewdest lawyers in I'LL
nois, supposed by Stevenson to be his
friend. Elijah was across the sea, but
his man Friday was here, and the slime
left in the trail OF a serpent was over 1t
all. Elijah, with the power of the devil
fish in Victor Hugo's 'Toilers Of the
Deep began to INTERVENE his fearful
arms around this man and at the same
time lulled him into peaceful security.
unequaled by the poppy mandragora.
This octopus with arms reaching across
the sea, with wings of the vampire,
soothed and quoted all fears until 1t
got strangle hold on its victim. Then
1t commenced to put on the pressure and
start for the deep to bury him In the sea
of religion. This defendant led the
plaintiff. step by step, just as a preach
er leads people into a stream to be hap
tized. assuring them that 1t is safe and
finally the convert, placing all faith In
the preacher lays his head and his life
in the hands OF the preacher to be sub
merged. This is the first case have
ever heard of where the preacher tried
to drown the convert.
He lisps the name of Mary and Je-
sus Of Nazareth with a tongue tainted
and a head that bends to the east.
THE plaintiff, in the bitterest hour of
his agony, with his heart rent in twain
for his dead wife, turned to his brother
and priest for sympathy-and what was
the result? Instead of having his
wounds dressed and bound, this defend
ant placed crown Of thorns on his ach-
ing brow and pressed 1t down, stabbed
him in the heart with the spear of ha-
tired, gave him cup of gall and worm
wood to drink, and called him murderer.
murderer, murderer!
IF such men as this defendant go to
heaven, without reforming, then 1 want
to go to he'll
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Reeves adj
dress Judge Tuley requested the attor-
neys on both sides to appear with their
clients in court at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, when he would have something 10
say to them He did not announce what
that would be.
The court room was crowded at the
closing arguments in the case brought
by Stevenson for the appointment of a
receiver for the Zion lace industries.
Dowie's entrance just before court
opened was spectacular His party con-
sisted of himself, his wife, Mrs. Jane
Dowie; his daughter. Esther; deacon
from England, and eight body guards.
When they left the elevator at the
fourth floor of the county building and
started down the long hallway to the
court room their march was triumphal
procession. The sides of the corridor
were lined with men and women of Zion,
who were awaiting the arrival of their
leader Dowie hustled at the head OF his
little column. He saluted in the military
manner and bowed stiffly to his follow
ers. While he was passing the members
of Zion stood reverently with uncovered
heads ard bowed and towed and sa-
laamed to their chief in oriental fashion.
Chicago, Dec. 24-The closing argu
ment in the suit against DR." John AL
exander Dowie for the appointment of a
receivership for his Zion lace industries
was begun by Attorney S. w. Packard
yesterday in Judge Tuley's court. Mr..
Packard denounced the action of Somuel
Stevenson, Dowie's brother-in-law, In
having brought the suit and expressed
the hope that his better spirit would
move him to reconciliation with Zion. A
strong plea was made to show that
Dowie was not infallible. Attorney
Packard likened Dowie to j. Pierpont
Morgan. as a great organizer, but said
he doubtless made mistakes. He does
not claim to be more than human" he
said. "for in the Bible st. James says
Elijah was man of like passions with
ourselves" Mr.. Packard, in upholding
Dowie's claims as Elijah, said that he
would prefer him at his bedside IL he
were at the point Of death rather than
any skilled physician. Mr.. Packard is
not a member of Zion congregation.
Or" Dowie and his wife were present
in court with by far the largest number
of followers that has yet filled the court.
During Attorney Packard's recital of
Dowie's Identity with Elijah the Re-
storer'' Dowie frequently rolled his eyes
upward and gazed at the ceiling as tho
in prayer.
Following Attorney Packard's argu-
ment for the defense, Attorney F. L..
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