The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-10
Pauses to Arrange Legal Conflict
to Regain Lost
Prestige.
EXPECTS TO ENTER
ZION CITY RESTORED
Opposition Perfected-Dowie Re
nounces Wife-Secret Cham
Der in Apostle s" House.

Ihicago. April 1O.-HDr.n John AL
exander Dowie finished the first stage
Of his long journey from Mexico to Zion
City at $3.50 am. today. He will not
proceed to Zion City Immediately, but
will remain in Chicago until he is armed
with the legal documents which he be-
lieves will once more put him in power
In Zion City. r.
When the train rolled into the sta
ton an immense throng was there to
catch a glimpse of the CHRIST Apostle.'
He was given a most spectacular well
come. Cries ranging from the Zionites'
motto, "God Be with Thee,' down to
the irreverent "Good boy, DoWie,'
were showered upon the old man in
bewildering confusion.
AS he walked thru the crowd he
was, for a time, in danger of bodily
harm, so great was the crush. The po-
lice seemed powerless to hold back the
spectators. .-
, "Emissary from Devil
When he had travelled about half
across the depot platform, a deputy
sheriff, waving a legal paper, sprang
at the "First APOSTLE and what was
thought at first to be an attempt to
DO him physical harm. Zion guards,
who crowded about closely, reached for
III lhpl udC1 IL OOlokc l1Oy COO1u q
hands upon him police officers picked
up the man bodily and threw him over
bowie did not seem greatly austered
by this unusual incident, but smiled
kindly when questioned as to the pur-
port of it all, and replied: .u.
.m; is gGsss il It WAS ths a dss t g oRg Of those tSss
have been sending ito me lately But
they'll never get me, he laughed;
s'that,s the way they all go-over the
FENCE
To Fight In Courts.
Upon arriving at the hotel Dowie
HThe fight that I will make to re-
gain my prestige in Zion will be a legal
one. I do not think it wise for me at
this time to proceed at once to Zion as
/ fear my enemies have set a trap and
would do bodily injury to me.
81 will not state this morning just
what these legal steps will be, because
I anu not certain of them myself. As
soon as [ have rested in my apartment
/ shall summon my legal advisers and
tonight I may reach a decision.
Will Take Possession, He Says.
81 shall, however, not turn back from
Zion, but as soon as I am armed with
the proper weapons, which will be the
II necessary legal documents, I shall pro
coed there and take possession. That
will probably be some time tomorrow
TIL trip from the city Of st. Louis tt
chicago was an uneventful one unit
the destination was almost reached
Dowie arose at 6:45 am. and assured
the correspondent that he had had {
restful sleep and felt better than a
anytime during the long trip. His look.
eorroborate his words.
zionists Meet Dowie.
A few miles down the line a party O.
local Zionites consisting Of H. L. Bur
agent Of the church, B. F. Morris, lieu
tenant colonel of the Zion guards. T. J
Conway, b. G. Morris, Deacon G.. A
Christopher, all of Chicago, and DR.. ::
=. il. Blanks of Zion City, boarded tn
train. They r~everently and warml
greeted DR.. Dowie, who came out int
the car to meet them and, assured hir
of their undying loyalty. :
Dowie answered them by telling then
that he was in the hands of God an
therefore sure of winning his FIGHT. t
which the faithful replied with ioy
ous choruses Of "AmenN and aye,
yes.'
Will Ignore sherifs.
Deacon James F.. Peters, one O
Dowie's personal advisers and his mas
ter of transportation, said in referenc
to the incident at the depot when tn
deputy sheriff e~ndeavored to serv
papers upon Dowie:
eve know very little about thi
matter. but believe it was the resu]
~ of spite work on the part of GU
enemies. DR. Dowie was not serve
with these papers, nor will he be.
$50 far as | can learn suit was il
stituted by DR.. William G. Stearns,
medical expert, who asserts that $50
eral years. The bill is not a just on,
We do not owe this money!
Giant Negro Dowie's Guard.
During the entire trip Dowie wa
closely guarded by a giant negro. Thi
negro was picked up in Jamaica an
he has been carried along by Dowie q
his bodyguard thru Mexico and on til
present trip.
His name is Bradley Bartlett Blu
leigh and he is more than six feet ia
and weighs 200 pounds. On the trai
this negro slept in front of Dowie
apartment. This is said to have bee
because Dowie is alleged to be in co,
stant fear of being assassinated. Dow
1ieved his enemies are plotting to tai
his life and have. hired assassins
kill him.
Renounces His Wife.
The most sensational incident of ii
last hours of the trip was Dowie's a
raignment of his wife.
ssIf it is true that she said the
things, then I shall never live wi
her again.
With these words Dowie Informed
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