The Ward County independent., 1908-12-17
!" Adam Cod" .
Mixes Things

Many OF our readers will rememDer
a long haired, long whiskered man,
calling himself adam God,'' who
with his family, consisting Of wife
and several bright looking little
children gave religious talks on our
streets last summer and the summer
before. The little girl, Lulu, thirteen
years Of age was killed in fanatic
riot in Kansas City. The following
report from Kansas City will be read
with unusual interest:
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 9.-1"I am
not going to die. l am going to get
well and live to kill few more po-
licemen.'' That is the assertion OF
Louis Pratt, the self-styied Adam
Cod" the religious fanatic who IS
living in the hospital here seriously
wounded in the battle between MS
followers and the police last nlgnt'
AS a result of the fight Pratt's lo-
year-old daughter, Lulu, and Ponce.
man Albert o. Dalbow are dead anu
two other policemen are In a cfi'-
ical condition. James Sharp, KNOWN
,s "Eliiah." and who was the rea1
head of the little band OF rehelous
enthusiasts, is still at large. shofols
after the shooting yesterday he walk
ID into a saloon and laid down MS
revolver with the remark ! am
satisfied. l give up" AS there was
no policeman present andd no one
seemed inclined to take him lnAo
cnstodv sharp waited a moment tneh
nicked up the weapon, RELOADED =
and walked out. He has not Deen
seen since.
Mrs, Pratt with two OF her youne
daughters, spent last night IN Jug
matron's room at police headquareefs ).
hut Mrs. Sharp, who fired two -
the shots that struck Policeman Mu-
lane was confined in the city oah'
.1,ye been in trouble before was
=, Mrs Pratt would say, "and II :
can be killed for righteousness sake
shal1 be eternally happy. MARY
pratt the little 1l-year-old sister OF
the dead girl. displayed the same
ram rkable GOODNESS shown by nei
lice She did not cry when told 9
her sisters death. -.
.she died for her Cod" was me
xhs;d,s answer. The child related 'ne
history Of their wanderings.
ayo, see, we got acquainted WIN
this man Sharp up in North SDaKota'
she said. THAT must have been wv
wears ago. This summer we began
Following them. In house Doa'
starte,, down the Missouri river. We
would stop at each city and presaen
and sing. OF course, we kids dlo
singing and it was great fun. we
left ST. Joseph about a week ago
and floated down TO Kansas City
inst as those ice cakes began 70
appear.
eyes, it got cold in the boat, but
we knew We were serving the Lord
and our Master had to endure hard
ships when he was on earth. Wnen
we stood on the street corners ana
sang for the people we felt repaid )
for we knew we were doing the
Lords work.
Story Of the Battle.
Sharp and his band were in the
CITY about fifteen months ago, and
the girl who was mortally wounded
will be remembered as one OF the
hand of children who rode on the
wagon and sang, in the streets, her
sweet, Simple and childish voice
causing much comment.
Geo. NJ. Holt, probation officer OF
the juvenile court, went to Fifth and
Maine streets to investigate case
Of alleged abduction. Near that
street corner he came upon Pratt'
who, surrounded by companions, was
exhorting a crowd of street loafers.
with Pratt were A. ]. Seller, wo'
man and five children. The children
ranged in age from IA to years
The omcer's suspicious were arous-
ei by the manner in which the
woman attempted to secure money
contributions from the crowd and he
decided that she and her male com.
panions were not proper persons to
have custody of young children.
The woman announced that she
and "Adam God" would conduct ser.
vices at Creightons or Poor Mans
Mission, one block north, :whereupon
she and her cmpanions started in
the direction of the mission. officer