The daily sentinel., 1905-10-05
MORE TROUBLE
For Frank P.White Who
Was Arrested Here in
August-Sins for His
Religious Believe

HAhhhAiu = NJ Hlles WHO ulouEnl
large party of people from
Denver to this city to register for
lands in the Uintah. and who was ar
rested while in the city charged with
obtaining money under false pietens-
es, was released from custody in d.
yer Monday Immediately re-arrested
and again released.
Ii is said chat White has commit
led offenses for which he has been ar
rested i'm order to give money to his
sect and gladly goes TO jail.
II Will be remembered that the big
party of people White brought to the
city during the first week of regis
tratiOn We're members OF his sect.
They came to the city in special
car over the Midland and the whole
party took meals at the Grand hotel
during their stay in the city. In set
Ting the bill AT the hotel White gave
Mr.. Burnett "a check for n sum eN-
ceeding $50 on a Denver bank. The
check proved TO be worthless. being
returned by the bank Mr.. Burnett
notified the officers and. the same day
charges We're preferred by some
parties in Denver from whom White
it is alleged. had obtained money un-
der false pretenses White and com
panion We're arrested and taken to
Denver where White was confined in
Jail for several weeks but as the
complaining witnesses in the case
did not appear. he was released only
to be re-arrested on charges ppre-
fered by the Colorado Midland. Mon
day White gave bond and was again
released
The following account of Whites
troubles appeared in Tuesdays Den
yer POST
So stepped is Franklin p. White
in religion, and so anxious was he
to obtain money for the advance
ment of what he believed to be the
correct Interpretation of the Bible
that, according to the charges in court
he violated the commandment Thou
shalt not steal, obtained money un--
der false pretenses from several
wealthy men OF Grand Junction, and
is now ont on bail on the charge OF
having swindled the Colorado Mid
land railway.
He who uses the name of Christ
is a CRATER. We are forever viii be
worshippers of the Great Spirit, the
Ever Present. the All Person. the
Creator. the Jehovah. and viii never
worship any Savior born of woman"
The above is from the catechism
OF, the Ancient order 'of Emethaeha
yah, new religious sect, of which
Franklin p. White asserted to be an
embezzler. Is the chief This strange
sect have many peculiar views. Here
is their idea of heaven and earth:
The lower heavens are the places
of abode of the spirits in the immedi-
ate future after the death OF the cor
poreal body The atmospherean
heavens. or this earth. are the plateau
which float in the vertex of the earth
and revolve there with every twenty
four hours. The higner, or Ether
cans heavens. are the abiding places
of the spirits of the dead who have
risen above and become emancipated
form all corporeal things; who have
become attuned to themselves and
their Creator.
II was while attempting to obtain
money for his sect that Mr.. White /
got into serious trouble. lie went TO
Grand Junction to solicit Here, ac- |
cording to the charges he represent !
ed himself as owning rich farms in
various parts of the state, and Sc
cured heavy mortgages on them. !
When the mortgage holders investi- |
gated, they found Mr.. White owned |
not a penny in them. On charges |
preferred by several victims, Mr.. |
White was arrested and brought to
Denver for trial.
For two months the case dragged |
on. No one could be found TO testify |
against him. and finally Deputy Dis |
trict Attorney Ben Brown in Justice |
Of the Peace Lindsay's court, ordered !
the case dismissed.
Scarcely had he been released |
when Constable William Horner from |
Justice Harrington's court arrested |
him on charges preferred by the Col
orado Midland Railway company |
charging forgery and obtaining money |
under false pretenses. 1t Is charged /
White forged several railway tickets |
and sold them,
lie was released later on bond for |
81. 500, given by Charles w. Caryl. |
and his trial has been set for Nov. 4. ]