The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-12-31
GOSP A NAN
BEHIND TIL B IRIS
General Mobley and His Lady.
Co-Worker Are in Bad
Once More.
BOTH ARE in JAIL
Deserted Wife and Former
Friends Viii Join in Effort
to Mete Out Punishment.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Dec. "a
Prison walls again cnfold, not, too
graclously, the co-religious WORKER.
Gen. W. E. Mobiey and Mrs. Charles
Afayes, erstwhsle of Washington and
erstwhile OF several other places
Loves young dream Is not con-
cerned in this happy and unhappy.
elimination OF romantic and haa-
ardous adventures outside the realm
OF spiritual affairs.
Gen. aIobley Is regarded as n man
Of resources by his friends and ASSOC
clases His wife, who is: now In Ar
genta, Ark, spent q season In st
ElIzabeth's hospital, the general
maintaining she was Insane. He
made good his contention. even
though Mrs. Mobiey insisted; the
charge of insanity Was the creation OF
her husbands inventive. genius,
Fined in Clarksburg.
Arrested In clarksburg, W. Va.
with Mrs Mayes, he paid fine of
1880 and returned to Washington
and resumed control of the Gospel
Army, OF which he Is the founder.
Again he was arrested with Mrs.
Mayes on complaint of the woman's
husband, and again his resourceful-
ness resulted in his acdultal.
He is now prisoner with Mrs.
aIayes in Chattanooga Tenn. as d
result of letters of accusation, sent to
that city by Mayes and ]. NJ. Little.
the latter being his. partner up to
Tuesday in the founding and organ
ization in Washington of the Gospel
Army.
Former friends and the deserted
I wife have Joined forces and promise
TO wage warfare upon General Mob
ley and Mrs. Mayes. II they return
to Washington. Little, former friend
and converter, but now. n disguised
enemy, sweara allegiance to Mrs.
Mobley and Mayes. the deserted
: husband. He says he had aided Mob
ley 10 get out of Jail for the third
and last time: that he has disbanded
the Gospel Army. and started out In
tho religious field for himself Mob
Icy, according TO Little. was arrest
ed for using improper language In
the streets OF Richmond. Va, for go
Ing away with Mrs. Mayes to Clarks-
burg and again. on the same charge
in Washington.
Had Chcckcred Career.
Mni 4. (,
recr He. has been painter. a
preacher OF the gospel. and the
founder of religious sect. He was
born in jackson. Miss, about forty
seven years ago. In that city he or
sani2ed the first band OF Gospel
Workers. In the course of his career
he was also preacher in q Method
ist Protestant church in Texas.
shortly after opening headquartet
in the National Capital Mrs. Amelia
Clay. an Indiana widow. appeared
aobley courted her and won her as
his wife. Tho lived happily together
until Mobley began proceedings TO
have her adjudged insane. Soon
Z 'N'SuA eSt MobicS Iiiel SsitS. shhye1t
with whom he worked at religious
meetings. with a yea! that caused
more or less comment.
Little abandoned the Gospel Army
Yesterday and founded religious So
I ciety to be know as Gideon's Army,
Of which he is to. be the commander-
in.chief. Headquarters have been
Established 1910 D street northwest
Mrs. Mobley has written n letter to
Little, saying she would como to
Washington and appear against Mob
ley She writes, that MobleyS prom
ised TO send her some literature 70
sell the proceeds of which she was
to use to pay her faresfrom Arkansas
to washinton.
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