Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
HOLY ROLLERS IN
TROUBLE IN EAST
LOS ANGELES NOT ONLY CITY IN
WHICH THEY CAVoRT
Authorities Forced to Turn the Hose
on Prisoners Who Disturbed
JalPs Peace by Their
Shouting

| Los Angeles Is by no means the only
city in the country that has had trouble
with the curious sect known variously as
Holy Rollers" and Holy Jumpers
Eastern cities also are having unusual ex-
periences with these people.
Here in Los Angeles not long ago some
trouble arose over street meetings held
by the Rollers and they were ordered
discontinued. The sect then moved to
the Arroyo Seco, where they are now en-
camped and where they hold services
daily.
In the arroyo the rolling, jumping, the
unintelligible shoutings which accompany
all eXpositions of the so-called gift of
tongues" pass unnoticed by the general
community. On street corners 1t was
different.
In the east the term Holy Rollers" Is
generally discarded in favor of Holy
Jumpers" Under this name the sect
maintains international headquarters" at
Waukesha, Wis. where the leaders have
been having much trouble, arrests being
frequent and incarcerations invariably
following. since the Jumpers always re-
fuse to pay the fines assessed against
them.
Sue for Damages
Just now the struggle between the au-
tthusiasts and the agile religionists is at
its height. Damage suits aggregating
$50 1000 against Sheriff George L. Grinnell
of Waukesha, brought by members of the
Metropolitan Church association-the for
NAL name for the Jumpers-on the charge
of false Imprisonment and inhuman treat
ment special meetings of the common
council and an ordinance prohibiting
street meetings except on special permit
and continued vigilance In making arrests
when street meetings are held are the
latest developments in the battle.
Citizens of Waukesha are antagonistic
to the Holy Jumpers, whose advent, they
say, has killed Waukesha as summer
resort 1t was because of this antag-
onism and the fear of mob violence that
the mayor advised the ordinance prohib-
iting the holding of street meetings.
Members of the sect, which has branches
in many large cities, declare that they
are being maliciously prosecuted, and
seem to find special delight in posing as
martyrs.
OF the nineteen members of the sect
who have been arrested within the last
month charged with disorderly conduct
and creating disturbances on the. street
each has refused to pay the 81 ana costs
imposed by the court, declaring that
Turns Hose on Them
Sheriff DwinnelPs disciplinary measures
In turning the hose on his prisoners in a
vain effort to make them keep quiet at
night and in giving them the unruly
prisoners fare of bread and water is
for the damage suits.
small faction of Waukesha residents
sympathize with the Jumpers, but the
feel that the religious enthu-
siasts provoked all the punishment which
they received.
The present legal proceedings date back
10 the night of May 2S, when Sheriff
Dwinnell and his DEPUTIES arrested seven
teen Jumpers who were conducting a
meeting on a street corner, jumping high
in the air, shouting at the top of their
voices and throwing hymn books at each
other in their delrium. This tumult was
carried on in spite of the fact that Mrs.