Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-12
TO STORM ZION
IS DOW|E'S PLAN
FIRST SEEKS TO SET ASIDE
TRANSFER TO ENEMIES
First Apostle Proceeds Cautiously.
Nurse Deserts HIm-Threatens
to Expose Son Gladstone,
Who Comes Back
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 11.-Dr. John Alex
ander Dowie and his counsellors will
tomorrow fire the first gun in the battle
to regain the $20,000,O0O said to be in
volved in the control of Zion City, when
they will file in the state circuit court
bill In chancery petitioning that the
transfer made between Deacon Alex
ander Granger, Overseer Jane Dowie
and General Overseer Glen R. Vollva.
deposing DR.. Dowie as owner of this
vast estate, be set aside
The ground upon which the petition
Will be based will be that Voliva, Gran
ger and Mrs. Dowie fraudulently and
Illegally endeavored to despoil the for
mer first apostle" of the property
which he rightfully claims as his own
The court will also be asked to issue
an injunction commanding that Voliya
be prohibited from in any way handling
the estate.
Plans Descent Upon Zion
These legal steps that are being taken
by DoWie are only preliminary, how
ever, for Dowie and his entire party say
they intend to descend upon Zion City
and at no very distant date. This
statement was emphatically made to-
day by Deacon James F. Peters, who
together with Deacon John A. Lewis
has been constant attendant and ad-
wiser of the first apostle" since he left
Mexico on his trip north. The party,
however, are proceeding cautiously and
declare they will make no move which
would be prejudicial to their interests.
Nurse Leaves Dowie
Dowie lost a loyal adherent today in
the person of Miss Elizabeth McLen-
nan, who has accompanied him as a
nurse on the long journey taken to re-
gain his health. The woman went to
Zion City today after she had a heated
interview with Dowie in which she
defiantly told him she could no longer
remain as a member of his party, be-
cause she believed that Mrs. Dowie and
Gladstone Dowie have been shamefully
maligned by the first apostle" in his
speech delivered from the car steps in
st. Louis two nights ago. On her ar
rival at Zion City she immediately
sought out Mrs. Dowie and Gladstone
Dowie and rendered them her sympathy
and assistance.
Will Show Up Gladstone
In referring to the threat which, it is
asserted that Gladstone Dowie made
intimating that if his father did not
cease his attacks upon Mrs. Dowie he
would reveal certain deeds said to have
occurred In 1877, Mr.. Dowie said:
1 remember nothing particular that
occurred in the year 1877. 1 know of no
reason why any exposure of my acts
during that period of time should cause
me to be afraid. Come to think of it,
however, there is one thing that hap
pened in 1877 which 1 greatly regret,
and that is that the Lord gave unto
me son, whom 1 named Gladstone
Dowie. All my life I've tried to give
him counsel and supply him with
money but my efforts in leading him
in the path that ! would have him walk
have been without avail.
Now l want to say that unless this
young man ceases making these threats
and insinuations | will be forced to
reveal his true character to the world"
Attorney F. G. Metten, who is con- |
Quoting Dowie's legal affairs, said to-
day that he had advised Dowie to leave
Chicago and go south again.