Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-03

river before his pursuers came
upon him.
The people here would like to
see Creheld, who is supposed to
be in hiding not far away and
perhaps somewhere in the city.
There is no doubt that this re-
newed activity of the Holy Roll
ers is due to his influence.
Urana Seeley, an orphan, was
arrested here Thursday on war;
rant issued by her sister, Edna V.
Seeley, who lives in Oregon City.
The girl is only about 16, and
very pretty. The Rollers have
had her under their influence for
some time and would have caused
her ruin.
Her sister tried by every other
means to get her away, when she
had herself appointed guardian
and took her by force.
1t is the intention to have the
girl placed in the Boys and Girls
Aid Society, that she may be
kept away from the influence of
the Holy Rollers.
The last message the Holy
Rollers have received is that all
shall go to the heather in Africa
as missionaries.
There is a strong sentiment in
favor of stopping the practices of
the Holy Rollers, even if heroic
measures have to be adopted, and
something probably will be done,
for they are menace to young
women. and their purpose seems
to be principally to get girls un-
der their control and influence,
Miss Edna Seeley is a nice
looking young woman. She says
her parents are dead and there
are three sisters, one, the Oldest,
aged about FL years, being now
with the Holy Rollers near Cor
wallis. She sobbed bitterly when
she told the story of her troubles,
and when her young sister was
committed to the care of the
Boys and Girls Aid Society she
became radiantly happy, as she
felt that the child was now safe
from the vicious practices of the
Holy Rollers.
She came up from Oregon City
to Albany on Thursday and filed
a petition with County Judge
Palmer asking that her sister be
taken from the Holy Rollers and
placed in the care of the Boys
and Girls Aid Society of Portland.
The judge at once issued a war
rant for her arrest. She was found
with several others in a house on
the Linn county side of the Will
lamitte opposite Corvallis, where
some of the Rollers reside. AT
the trial, several members of the
sect denounced the movement in
scathing terms and told of the
unspeakable actions of the lead
ers. When the girl herself was
asked if she had anything to say,
she was mute, and Judge Paine,
ordered her committed to the Boys
and Girls Aid Society
The girl was brought to towr
bareheaded as she had destroyed
her hat according to divine reve'
lations commanding such a course,
Her sister asked permission te
comb the chi1ds hair and this wa:
given and the county judge also
ordered Miss Edna to buy a ha
for her sister.
Deputy Sheriff Munkers re
ports that in the house where he
found the girl no furniture was tt
be seen, that the house was bare
and the occupants appeared to b.
dazed OF on verge of insanity.
The last scene in the Holy Rol
1er drama was enacted Saturda,
when Frank Hurt and his wifi
Mollie were sent to the Insane
Asylum at Salem by the Linz
County Court.
Hurts father was the principa
witness. The testimony showed
that the parties refused to worl
and that they destroyed all thei
good clothing and other propert.
by fire, neglected their person
and generally showed insanity.
The young man was formerl,
a salesman. He appeared i,
overalls saying he had burned hi
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