The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-26
The coroner's Jury at Waukegan
Forces Parhanites to Answer
for Mrs. G;eenhaulgh's Death
LEADERS DESERT ACCUSED
While They are Left in Jail a Meet
ing at Waukegan Declares Against
Them and Their Methods
Woman Buried at Zion

Five persons were held to the Lake
county grand jury Saturday night by
the coroner's jury atWaukegan which
investigated the death of Mrs. Letitia
Greenhaulgh, of Zion City, the in
valid who was tortured by religious
fanatics.
Harold Mitchell, leader of the band
of Parhamite "healers," and his wife,
May Mitchell, are held as principals
to the charge of manslaug liter; the
dead woman's son and daughter,
Walter and Jennie Greenhaulgh, and
Mrs. Louise Smith are bound over as
accessories, while Undertaken Benja-
min J. Hopkins also is charged with
being an accessory after the fact. He
is not held to the grand jury, how
ever.
All the defendants are confined at
the Lake county Jail in Waukegan.
The undertaken will be further in
vestigated by States Attorney Hanna.
Prior to the finding of the verdict
the coroner announced that he would
make a rigid investigation of the
Parhamite cult at Zion City. It is
believed the probe may reveal TRACE
dies similar to the Greenhaulgh case.
In it's verdict the coroner's jury also
arraigned Health Commissioner La
Rose, of Zion City, calling the atten-
ton of the state board of health to
the laxity, which, according to the
-. H.
La Rose and Undertaken Hopkins
| both were scored for the manner in
which the Greenhaulgh death certifi-
cate was issued, it being signed by
the undertaken, who said this practice
was sanctioned by the health COM
missioner.
States Attorney Hanna has ar
ranged to place the testimony before
the Lake county grand jury during
the October session.
A post. mortem examination of Mrs.
Greenhau1gh's body conducted by
Coroner Taylor put at rest any doubt
that may have existed regarding the
injuries suffered by the victim. The
examination made in the presence of
the Jurors showed the woman had
suffered broken bones IN both arms
| and legs, and that her neck had been
broken. This, the coroner said, un-
doubtedly was due to the rough treat
ment she had received at the hands
of Mitchell and his wife in presence of
Mrs. Greenhaulgh's son and daugh-
ter.
While the inquest was being held at
Waukegan 500 members of the Par
hamite cult, also known as the Apos-
tolic Faith movement, denounced
Mitchell and the latter's wife at a tent
meeting in Zion City.
According to Mrs. John G. Lake,
wife of Deacon Lake, who with
Thomas Hezmalha1ch, are leaders of
the movement in the town founded by
John Alexander Dowie, the Mitche1ls
have not been connected with the
cult for the past two weeks.
That the Mitche1ls have pra cticed
their gift of casting out devils"
from the sick for some time in Zion
City was indicated in a statement
made yesterday by H. c. Paine, who
was treated for toothache by the
"hea1ers.''
81 would not have suffered with the
toothache," said Paine, chad / not
overlooked my teeth in giving my
body up to the Lord. Consequently
my teeth were filled with the devil,
and while was IN agony Twas Wis
tied by the Mitchells who were ac-
companied by Miss Jennie Green.
haulgh. They prayed and the devil
fed. Now my teeth are also given to
the Lord