Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
ADAM GOD PRATT DIES
Adam God Sharp, Wounded, Is
Taken Prisoner.
MULLANE PASSES AWAY
Policeman Mortally Shot Because He
Wouldn't Kill a Woman
EVE LOSES FAITH IN CREED
Leader Was Found Under a Hav-
stack Fast Asleep When Cap
tured by Police.
EVE LOSES FAITH IN CREED

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, December H.
James Sharp. self-styled Adam God "
ana the man who led the Holy Rollers
IN thelr recent fight with the officers, was
arrested last night at Monticello, John
son county, Kan. He made. no resist
ance.
Adam God was wounded In both
hands, a shot had pierced his coat sleeve
ana another bullet had passed through
his cap. When found he was asleep he
meath haystack.
lie told the officers that he was willing
10 be taken now that he had finished
the work that God sent me to do"
Two more names are added to the LIST
OF dead as result of TUESDAYS fight
shortly before noon yesterday I.ou;s
Pratt, forty-five years old. the foremos,
disciple of James Sharp, died at the Cen
eral Hospital. An hour later Michael,
Muliane. policeman, succumbed to his
wounds at St. Joseph's Hospital
AiDer. y; Dalbow, policeman, and Lola
Tuesday. 'e'hs siiot
Wouldn't Shoot a Woman.
Muiiane suffered himself to be mortal
~ wounded because he would not shoot
woman. According to witnesses be
lodged behind wagon when. Mrs Sbarn
altacheo MIN with revolver and made
no resistance although he was armed
Boys. could have killed the woman
put l wouldn't" he exclaimed, as he sann
r. ~" der panement pierced by four bullets.
SHARP assumed the title of "Adam CO.,
When preaching in separate localities
Sharp, as founder of the sect haId 49,
prior claim to the title. '''o
MIS- Pratt. who, with her four cbiIdren
she knows Sharp was a false nronhat
ana wishes she had remained in the good
old Baptist Church" ''e sooo
Mrs. Sharp's Faith Wanes
Mrs. Sharp who is known as "E,,,.,, T.,
the sect. the wild Amazon of T,uasa,..
IS now detected and broken. With o,ver,
ing iips' nervously clasping and unclasp-
ing her hands. she tod of her wanin.
faith in the infallibility of the +s.a,'',s
Of her husband.
speaking OF Sharp as Adam" she said.
Il believe that the REVELATIONS 80
told US to fight came from satan ad dna.
was true-hearted man, but that he
could tell whether revelations came fror,
the Lord or from the evil one T douht
very mucn. l don't know whether he was
HE told us that the revelation to,a
MIN We would be unframed Thet,r nv
reason we fought so. We were NOT a fraid
we were sure the Lord would helm ms
1T must have been the prompting q,
SATAN. But Adam did not know He
surely could not tell nc
No Free Love Taught.
Mrs. Sharp said the religion did NOT
teach Tree love. There was no suggestion
OF 1t In any of the relations between the
men and women of the band. She looked
candidly and without embarrassment into
the eyes of her questloner as she told of
praise service" in Minnesota a year ago
when the entire band-two men, two won.
en- and six children-marched about the
cottage they occupied In a nude condition.
1.-The children began it. One of them
took off her clothing We thought she
might have revelation. so one after an
other we took off our clothes
Mrs. Sharp said that when the band left
Denver two years ago it had thirty-one
members. Twenty left the group. One of