The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10
END OF TINE LONG JOURNEY.
Deputy sheriff Tried to serve Papers
and Was Thrown Over the Renee.

Deputy Sheriff Tried to Serve Papers
and Was Thrown Over the Fence.
Chicago, April 10.-s.Dr." John Alex
ander Dowie finished the last stage of
his long journey from Mexico to Zion
City at 80 this morning. He will not
proceed to Zion City Immediately, but
will remain in Chicago until he is arm
ed witht the legal documents which he
believes viii once more put him in pow
er in Zion City
When the train rolled into the station
an immense throng was there to catch
a glimpse of the First Apostle He
was given q. most spectacular welcome.
Cries ringing from the Zionites motto,
God be with thee. down to the ir-
reverent Good boy. Dowies'' were
showered upon the old man in bewiloer-
ing confusion
AS he walked through the crowd. for
a time he was in danger of bodily hurt.
so great was the crush. The police
seemed powerless to hold back ne spec
tators.
When he had Travelled about half
across the depot platform. a man wav-
ing legal paper, sprang at the First
Apostle. Tt was thought at first 10 be
an attempt to do bim physical harm.
Zion guards who crowded about reach
ed for the intruder but before they
could lay hands upon him. police CIfi-
GERS picked up the man bodily and
threw him over a nearby railing.
Dowie did not seem greatly hustered
by this unusual incident, but smiled
kindly when questiQ1ed IS to the pur-
port of it all and &SpiieCs. I guess 1t
was another one of those emiSsaries of
the devil, which they have been sending
to me lately. But they'll never get me-
he laughed; that's the way they al go
over the fence
Dowie entered his carriage and with a
number OF his followers drove TO the
Auditorium Annex, where apartments
had been secured. At the hotel he shut
himself up and denied admission to any
but his counsellors-
The train bearing Dowie from the
south was late in arriving at St. Louis
but telegram sent by Deacon Peters
resulted in an order being issued hold
ing the regular St. LOuis-Chicago train
until the arrival of Dowie and his party
on the Mexico special.
The trip from St. Louis to Chicago
was uneventfu1, until the destination
was almost reached. Dowie arose at
S:45 a. m and assured the correspondent
that he had restful sleep and felt bet
ter than al any time during the long
Met by Zionites.
A few miles down the line party of
Zionites, consisting of H. L. Burnett Of
Zion City. the Chicago financial agent
of the church. B. F. Morris, lieutenant
colonel OF the zion l. y. &O41-
way, r. G. Morris. Deacon c. A Chris
tOpher, all of Chicago, and DR.. J. H
Blanks of Zion City, boarded the train.
They reverently and warmly greeted
DR.. DoWie, who came out OF the car 70
meet them and assured him of their
undying loyalty DoWie answered
them by telling them that he was in the
hands of God and was therefore sure
of winning his fight, to which the
faithful replied with joyous choruses
of "amens'' and ives" Others of the
party who had met the train further
down the line we're Deacon White OF
Zion City and A. z. Arlington, Overseer
of the st Louis branch of the church
At the request of Dowfe, Deacon
White denied a story that the former
was out of funds and had called upon
white to meet him with money
enough to carry the party to Zion city.
The report had caused DoWie much an
noyance Deacon Wilhite said:
81 have never at any time received
a telegram from Dr. DoWle asking me
for funds. I received a telegram from
Deacon John A. Lewis, whose personal
representative I am at Zion City, when
he asked me to meet him at St. Louis
and bring to him $500 This money
was for Mr.. Lewis private use and was
to be in no way taken advantage OF by
Deacon Lewis interrupted here to
say that not only was Whites story
absolutely true, but that DR.. Dowie had
sources Of income of which the public
knew nothing and had more than
enough money to carry on his proposed
legal fight
Deacon James Peters, one of Dowie' 5
personal advisers and his master OF
TRANSFORMATION had the following to
say regarding the incident at the depot
when a deputy sheriff endeavored. to
serve paners on DoWie-
ssWe know very little about this mat
ter. but believe it was the result of
spite work of our enemies. Dowie was
not served with these papers. nor will
he be So far as 7 can learn suit was
instituted by DR. William G. Stearns,
that $500 has been due him for services
for several years. The bill is not
Just one We don't owe this money