The evening world., 1908-12-09
Band Headed by "Adam" and
eve" Armed for Remark
able Conflict in Kansas City.
SIX SHOT; TWO KILLED.
"Adam God" One of the
Leaders, Wounded, Says He
Will Live to Kill More.
tspeclal to The Evening worltN

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dec. o-Nothinc
furnishes a parallel to the militant, al
most bloodthirsty. tenets of religion
protested by the little band OF wander
ing evangelists who precipitated
bloody riot on the streets of this city
yesterday. The members OF the band
are of the most ignorant class of back
woods people and one of their principles
is 20 kill any policeman who interferes
with their self-styled pretensions to
right to teach and preach.
One policeman. Albert O. Dalbow, Is
dead; two other policemen are in danger
of death, an innocent bystander is suf-
fering from bullet wounds, Louis Pratt,
one OF the leaders of the evangelists,
who calls himself Adam Cod is in
the hospital, badly wounded, and his
thirteen-year-old daughter Lulu is dead
as result of the sanguinary street bat
tie yesterday.
It grew out Of the attempt of a po-
liceman to prevent Pratt and his wife
from exploiting their minor children on
the street. Pratt Grew his revolver and
opened the battle. fighting like bor-
derland desperate. and ordering the
others to follow the command OF their
leader to shoot down the police.
James Sharp. who calls himself
Eliajah II. and is the real leader OF the
band, is missing. Shortly after the
shooting yesterday he was seen to load
his revolver In saloon. He would
have given himself up, he said, had
policeman been around.
viii Live to Kill More.
The self-styled Adam God" raves with
the enthusiasm of a fanatic on his cot
In the hospital, He declares that he
will live to kill more policemen His
wife and remaining children appear to
take yesterdays riot as matter OF
course. Mary Pratt, the eleven-year-
sister OF the dead girl, talked freely
about the matter to the police to-day.
Lulu died for her God" was the
chid's comment. We got acquainted
with this man Sharp zip in North Da-
kota," she said. That must have been
two years ago. This summer we be-
gan following him. In the houseboat
we started down the Missouri River
We would stop at each city and preach
and sing. or course, we children did
the singing and 1t was great fun We
left ST. Joseph about week ago and
tloated down to Kansas City just as
the ice cakes began to appear.
1T got cold in the boat, but we knew
We were serving the Lord and our Mas
ter to endure hardships when He was
on earth. When we stood on the street
corners and sang for the people we felt
repaid. for we knew we were doing the
Lords work"
"Shoot the Police"
Mrs. Pratt, In a statement to the As
sistant Prosecutor. told of the band
work. Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp. our lead
ers," said Mrs. Pratt, were known TO
us as Adam and Eve and we believed
their teachings. 1t was revealed TO Mr..
Sharp last summer that our meetings
were not to be interfered with again.
We armed ourselves, If the police at
tempt to arrest you, shoot; they can
not kill me; I'll live forever our leader
said. The first l heard of the trouble
yesterday was when Lulu and Mary
came running down TO the boat and told
me that the shooting was going on,
Then the officers came and wanted TO
take us away. l got my rife down of
the wall, told Lulu 10 get a gun and We
all got into skin that was tied to the
housebost. ] eat In the bow with my
gun IN my hand. / was notSgOing 10
shoot unless l had to. because l had had
no chance 10 ask either Adam or live
what TO 90. ! am sorry did not resist
am afraid ! have lost my eternal lie
because thinh Adam would have adj
vised me to shoot.
Lulu got into the back OF the sklff.
oars, and We started across the river.
The Officers began shooting al the
boat. We drifted, up TO the bank. and
when ! saw blood on Lu,u's ear | Knew
she was shot. Then Mary and / got
out and hung on the side OF the boat
until they 'tuyed US"