The Red Cloud chief., 1907-09-27
TORTURED TO DEATH
ZioNIeTs COMMIT MURDER IN
PRACTICE OF RELIGION. E
Twisted Limbs and Neck Of Rheumatic
Woman to crive Out Evil Demons
Until the Victim o bs-Five Par
hamites Under Arrest.

hamites Under Arrest.
Chicago, Sept. 21.-Fve people,
members of the sect of Parhamites,
are under arrest in Zion City, accused
of t%orturing TO death Mrs. Letitia
G~rcenhaulgh, siXty.four years old, a
cripple for twenty years, in order to
show their belief in the religion they
profess.
Those arrested are Walter and
Jennie Greenhaulgh, the son and
daughter OF the woman, Harold
Mitchell, Mrs. Harold Mitchell and a
Mrs. Smith. Mrs G~reenhaulgh had
been for twenty years an Invalid, suf.
fering from paralysis and rheumatism.
The sect OF Parhamites was founded
about a year ago by Charles f. Par
ham, and numbers about 200 persons.
It's members originally belonged to
Dowie's church, and they believe in
the gilt OF tongues, and especially in
diabolical possession. 1t is their the.
DRY that sickness Is an evidence of
the possession OF the body by evil
spirits.
The condition of Mrs. Greenhaulgh
convinced her son and daughter and
the three persons arrested with them
that she must be possessed OF the
devil, and they determined to exercise
the evil spirit. The five knelt by the
bedside. and after prayer, commenced
their work. The arms of Mrs. Green.
haulgh, stiffened by rheumatism, were
jerked and twisted about in order that
the devil might be driven out. The
cries of the aged woman were con
sidered to be those OF an evil spirit,
and were greeted with triumphant
shouts. After a course of this VIC.
lent treatment Mrs. G~rsenhaulgh not
only became so weak that she could
not use her limbs, but became incapa.
BILE of making any motions. Then
her neck was twisted, and for some
time this treatment was kept up.
Walter Greenhaulgh testified at the
%coroner's inquest that Mitchell and his
wife recently had a VISION in which
Mitchell was ordered to quit work and
devote his time to casting out demons
from the sick.
Demons Resist Strongly.
Young Greenhaulgh declared that
bis mothers consent was obtained be.
fore the treatment commenced. He
declared that hypnotic passes were
made before his mothers face, and
then followed the muscular force.
which. he said. was strongly resisted
by the demons"
Mrs. Smiths part In the treatment.
according to the testimony before the
%coroner's Jury, consisted in raising
Mrs. 0reenbaulgh's head, and holding
her while Mitchell and his wife at.
tempted to straighten the wOman's
limbs, which had been twisted by
years OF rheumatism. G~reenhaulgh
broke down and cried rs he told his
story. He declared that for some time
his mother bore the treatment bravely,
but at last the agony became so great
that she could not restrain herself,
and shrieksd "Oh, Lord, help me- a
number of times.
According to Gr~eenhaulgh, Mitchell
declared that Der cries must not he
heard by outsiders, and he put his
hand across her mouth to 81. other
them. The five worked over the vic.
tim until she died. shortly before
oon After that, according TO Green.
haulgh, Mrs. Smith became the leader
in a resurrection scene" In this eff.
forts were made to restore the dead
woman to life. When these had failed
the announcement Of her death was
made.