The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-24
Ar AN
I'd HE BA rs.
General Mobley and His Lady
Co Worker AreiIn Bad
Once More.
.BoTH ARE IN JAZZ
Deserted Wife and Former
Friends VIII Join in Effort
to Mete Out Punishment.

wAs5INGToN. D. C.. Dec. 24-
Prison malls again enfold not too
Graetouaiy. the cD-reliEiOus workers.
Gen. w =. AIobley aud Mrs. Charles
Afayes erstwiile or Washington and
erstwhlie OF sdveraI other places.
Loves young dream Is not con-.
cerned in this happy ana unhappy
cilmfnation OF romantic ard haz-
arlSts adventures outside the realm
81 spiritual affairs
Gen AIobley IS regarded as n man
of resources by his friends and asso-
cietes. His wife. who Is now In Ar
genta Ark. spent a season in st
Elizabeth's hospital. the general
Inaintaining she was insane He
made good his contention. even
though Mrs AIobIey insIsted the
charge of insanity was the creation Of
her husbands Inventive genius.
Fined In CIarlssburE.
Arrested in clnrksbure w. Va.
with Mrs. Iayes, lie paid fine of
$3.50 ana returned to Washington
and resumed control OF the Gospel
Army. of which he Is the founder.
Again he was arrested with Mrs.
Adayes on complaint of the Hvonian'si
husband. and again his .resourcefui-i
ness resulted in his acouitai.
He Is now prisoner with Mrs.
N1ayes in Chattanooga Tenn. as al
result Of letters OF accusation sent toI
that city by Mayes and j. AZ Little.
the latter being his, partner up to.
Tuesday i'll the founding ard organ
ization IN washington OF the Gospel
Army
Former friends ana the deserted
eeal
10 wage warfare upon General Mob
ley and Airs. AIayes. &c they RETURN
to Washington. Little. former friendi
and co-worker but now u disguised
enemy. swears allegiance to Mrs.
Motley and May'es. the desertedi
husband He says he had aided Mob
icy 10 get ont Of jail for the tlrird
and last tiine: that he-has dishandcd
The Gospel Army, ana started out I'M
tho religious field for himself Mob
ley according to Little, was arrest
ed for using improper language I'M
the streets of Richmond. Va. for go
Ing away with Mrs Mayes to Ciarks-
burg, and again on the same charge
n Washington.
Had ChccIScrcd Career.
Mohley had had eheclScred ca
recr. TIc has been painter. a.
preacher or the gospel ana AlAc
foupder OF religious sect. lie was
horn in Jackson. Miss. about forty
seven years ago. In that city he or
ganized the first band of Gospel
WORKERS In the course of his career
he was also n preacher in 4 Method
list protestant church in Texas.
shortly after opening headquarter
in The National Capital Mrs. Amelia
Gay. an Indiana widow: appeared
AIobley courted her and won her AZ
( lila wife. The lived happily together
untn AIohley began proceediRgs 70
have her adjudged insane. ; soon
thereafter Mobley met Mrs. Mayes
with whom he worked Mt religious
meetings. with &ea9 that caused
more or less comment.
Little abandoned the Gospel Army
Yesterday and founded a religious So
clety 10 be know as Gideon's Army.
Of which he is to be tn" commander
in.chier HEADQUARTERS have been
established 1910 u street northwest.
Mrs Mobley has written letter to
Little. saying she would come to
Washington ana appear against Mob
ley She writes that Mob!ey prom
isod 10 send her some literature 20
sell. the proceeds of which shc was
TO use to pay her fare from Arkansas
10 washInfon.