The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31

Palace meat market, Central avenue
and Twenty-eighth street, declares
he will bring suit against Mrs, Alma
White, Kent White and other Off
GERS Of the Holy Jumpers" Tor $50
900 damages, setting up that his
home was wrecked by the leaders Of
the church in cntIcing his wife from
his homo.
Northcutt claims that not only was
Mrs Northcutt persuaded TO forsako
her home by the leaders Of the sect,
but that, through the influcNoc Of
Mrs, White and others OF the church,
she decided md conveyed to Mrs,
White and her church property
valued at several thousand dollars,
besides considerable cash
He declares also that several times
during the two years Mrs. Northcutt
lived apart from him she had wished
TO return to her home, but was dis
suaded by tho same influence which
caused her to give up her property
and iorsake her home and family
The influence Northcutt terms hell
fear"
Living sul in the fear instilled in
her by Mrs. White and others OF
the church, Mrs. Northcutt bcgs her
husband TO take no action against
them, shrinking as from an enemy, as
she pleads Historically;
please don't do 1t, Charlie; they
will pray judgments against mo and
damn my soul to he'll and everlast-
ing fire"
Between sobs she rejoiced at be-
ing again in her home and with her
husband; regretted her leaye-taking
and the giving mp Of her property.
When she became calm under the
fear which haunts her she said
Il wish could live my life over
again; 1t would be different, They
influenced me so that gave up my
property like a little child
"For People, Not Jesus"
In a letter which Mrs, Northcutt
wrote Monday to her son, who is in
structor of languages at Pencil col
lege, she wrote;
II want you TO forgive me for
breaking up our home, / thought ]
was doing 1t for Jesus sake, but 1t
looks to me now 1t was for people.
was under the influence Of that
kind OF preaching The Holy Jump
ors have wrecked my life, having me
sell papers for blood money God
wants us to give all to Him, but not
to some big institution"
At the Holy Jumpers" headquar'
tiers in this city, Neoma and Thirty
sixth streets. II was admitted ",
Isaac p; Boyler. head of the lseci
here, that members must give 4 al
their property to the church that nc
member must do work for which hi
is paid, must do only work for y NJ
Lord, that no member must live Wu
anyone not a member, that a wife
wishes to Join the church must leave
husbands If he is not saved Asked
where funds came from to support
the church Boyler would give only
the answer:
"Oh, God provides MS with that
Mr. and Mrs, NorthCutt came ,tC
Los Angeles from Cripple Creek
Colo, about four years ago North
cult investing in several business
enterprises They had been married
/ twenty years. He says;
Mrs. Northcutt first became in
terested in the Holy Jumpers ant
the Burning Bush when we lived II
Colorado, about year before com
ing here. The two sects we're then il
fellowship, Mrs White being at tn,
head of the former and Edward l.
Harvey at the head Of the latter
Soon after we came to the coast Mrs
White came west and stopped at GU
home.
Joins Burning Bush."
at was while she was our CUES
that she poisoned my wife agains
me; induced her to join the 'Burnin,
Bush and give up her property
valued at $500, in Colorado, an,
the home at 1888 East Twenty-eightl
street, which her father had bull
for her, her father being James f
Murdoch, of this city, residing a
zoos Flower street, and quit
wealthy.
when she went to the 'Hol
Jumpers my wife WAS compelled T.
observe the old rule that all prop
erty and money must be turned owe
to the church and she gave up $50
and the furnishings of the home W
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