The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-10
WANTS TO SHOOT
MORE OFFICERS
Adam God" Wounded in Bat
tie in Kansas City Streets,
Expects to Get Well.
"ELIjAH II" STILL AT LARGE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN RELI-
GlOUS FANATICS.

Kansas City, Dec. 81 am not going
to die. l am going to get we'll and live
TO kill few more policemen
That is the assertion of Louis Pratt
self-styled Adam God the religious
fanatic. who is lying in the general hos
pltal here seriously wounded as the result
od oattle between his followers ana the
night Pratts 1S-year-old daughter Inin
ana Policeman Albert DalboW are dead
cal condition
James Sharp. known as Elijah ri >,
ana who was the real head of the little
I pand OF religious enthusiasts. is still at
day he walked into a saloon and isiS d.,
revolver. with the remark:
am satisfied; / give up
-, As tlere Were no policemen present and
no one seemed inclined 10 take him into
custody, Sharp waited a moment. then
Plcheu up the weapon. reloaded il and
walked out. He has not been seen since.
Woman Shot Policeman.
Mrs Pratt. with two of her Young
'duSntefs. spent last night in the ma
Lon room at police Headquarters. but
tbnt sharp who fired two of the shots
was confined in the city Jail
MIS-. Pratt bemOaned the death of her
obi1er daughter, Lulu, aged 10. who was
ShOt during the second stage of vester
days battle. when the women and chill
uren TOOK rowboat on the Missouri river
and attempted to escape
al Al me hospital this morning it was said
mat Patrolman Mullane had small chance
Ior recovery, but that Sergeant Patrick
lark condition was slightly improved
A j. Seller the bystander who was hit
cover.
"Died for Her God"
Mary Pratt. the little l1-year-oId sister
or the dead girl displayed the same re-
Inarkable GOODNESS shown by her elders
When questioned by the police. She did
not cry when told of her sisters death
She died for her Cod was the chiid's
remark .
Then the girl related the history of their
wanderings
You see we got acquainted with this
man Sharp up in North Dakota she
said That must have been two years
ago. This summer we began following
him. In the houseboat we started down
the Missouri river. We would stop at
each city and preach and sing OF course
we kids did the singing. and it was great
Fun. We left st. Joseph about a week
ago and flOated down to Kansas City
just as those ice cakes began to APP
pear.
Yes it got cold on the boat. but you
/ know we were serving the Lord, and our
| master had 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 do
ing the Lords work.
Children Carried Guns.
mo. they didn't make us children sing.
! We did it because we loved TO do so.
Those big guns which we carried were
| for protection Papa says this is a free
country and we could carry firearms II
We wanted TO. Then we needed guns to
kill rabbits and ducks when we were float
/ ing down with the current
J Did we get hungry" The child turned
| her black eyes on the questioner.
! ''Of course We did sometimes, but we
didn't mind that Papa and mama vert
without things to eat, too.
| Mrs Pratt. IN statement to an as
sistant prosecutor. told of the band
/ work.
Mr. and Mrs Sharp. our leaders" said
| Mrs. Pratt. were known to US as Adam
and Eve. and We believed their teach
summer that our meetings were note 10
be interfered with again. We armed our
| selves.
az If the police attempt to arrest YOU
| shoot, said our leader. They can't kill
me. I'll live forever
1.-The first 1 heard of the tragedy yes
/ terday was when Lulu and Mary came
running down to the boat and told me
that the shooting was going on.
Sorry She Didn't Resist.
Then the officers came and wanted
| to take us away. i got my Winchester
down off the wall, told. Lulu TO get a
| gun and we all got into a skiff that was
! with my gun in my hand. | wasn't GO
1 ing to shoot unless i had to. becaus.
had had no chance to ask either Adam
| or Eve what TO do ] am sorry l didn'
resist I'm afraid | have lost my eternal
life because l think Adam would have
| advised me to shoot
Lulu got into the back of the skiff.
which was covered. and Mary took tbs