The Washington times., 1906-07-08

husbands and wives were made 10 live
apart. All p0lygamy and scandals
were promptly ended.
Meanwhile the Oregon colony clung
10 the original faith, With all its OBJ
Jectlonable features, as expOunded by
Prince Mike. Their leader was Franz
Edmund Crefneld. self styled Joshua
whose recent murder by George
Mitchell, resulted - the appeal printed
above Mitchelrs trial in the superior
court Of Kings county. Washington.
began last week. John Manning, prose-
cutting attorney of MulnOmah county.
Oregon. was among the first to OFFER
testimony In behalf OF Mitchell.
The practices which Creffeld in
dulged in under the name OF religion
nearly led 70 his lynching at Corvallis
several years ago, and he was com
PEELED to leave the place at night and
hide himself He was captured sew
eral days later and sentenced 10 term
in the Oregon penltentiary. As soon
as he was released he returned 10 Cor
wallis and gathered the remnant OF his
following, among them the two sisters
OF young Mitchell. in an attempt to
reorganize the Holy Rollers. but he
was again forced 20 flee for his life TO
escape the wrath OF the citizens.
Crefheld was shot by Mitchell on one
Of the principal business streets Of Sc
aItle on May = after chase OF several
weeks. The slayer made no atternpt
10 escape. and after he was placed in
jail young Mitchell said that the deed
was done 10 avengs the ruin OF his two
sisters by the Holy Roller leader.
NFrHT a fs. #..I- .gs. A.
sent the following telegram to the
father-in-law Of his victim, 0. V. Hurt
OF Corvallis.
I've got my man. rTa IN Jail here "
Since that time he has retained the
same coolness that characterized his
first act. declaring at all times that his
conscience IS perfectly clear and an
parently believing that he has done no
more than to kin a wild beast, and
aside from some OF the followers OF
the Holy Roller leader, the peopIe nj
Corvallis and other Oregon TOWNS
where an attempt was made To estab-
ASf the faith have offered to testify
IN Mitchelrs defense and otherwise
come TO his aid In all thirty witnesses
from Oregon have been summoned ~
appear at the trial. and testimony ~
the most startling nature Will be IN
troaueed regarding the practices car
ried out by The following that accented
Crefneld as their lead ,r.
Among other things The HOLY Roll
ers believed that Il YVES sinful IN u.esr
clothes, and whenever my OF HIS FOL
lowers appeared before Joshua" ttay,
hrst removed every article Of we7ri7,
apparel Many Of his victims are ,,v,
IN the insane asylum among them the
mother Of the woman 10 whom he u-as
twice married
The following also believed that ~
was Jesus Christ. ana after his daarb
his wife. who was with him on the
street when he was shot. clung to the
belief that he would arise again
II was TO her father. O. Y. Hurt a
well-known citizen Of Corvallis. that
Mitchell wired that he had got his
man, and was in Jail. Mr.. Hurt has
branded the Holy Roller leader as
hend and described some Of the awful
scenes that were enacted BY his fam
atical following
After running the two sisters of
young Mitchell, Cref7eId managed to
keep them IN his power and they were
among the first 10 return 10 his lead
ership when he was released from the
Oregon psritentiary. One OF them says