The Topeka state journal., 1910-06-28
GOT HIS Cash.
VIM. Klee Gave 1t to Apostles
For Immunity.
Restored to Him an Hundred
Fold in Next World.
FATHER COMPLAINS.
Son Gave Up Twelve Hundred
Dollars.
Man Named Dennis and Delk
Got 1t.
FATHER COMPLAINS.

In the belief that the man has work
ed upon the religious fanaticism of
William Klee to extort from him ST.
200 during the past two months. Coun-
ty Attorney Schenck has been investi-
eating and this afternoon may order
the arrest of Abram J. Dennis, who also
goes by the name of Abraham, Israel
and, at times Schuyler.
Dennis is said to represent himself as
a prophet Of the Restored Church of
the Messiah and has engaged in mis-
sionary work in Topeka during several
months past. He has been associated
with Evangelist F. D. Delk, who has
operated what he calls d city mission
here for a number of months.
The case is involved with difficulties
due to the fact that William Klee, the
alleged victim, is not the complainant
but is, on the contrary, pretty well
satisfied with the disposition he has
made OF his own money. He believes,
he says, that its payment has secured
him immunity from destruction in this
world and from damnation in the next
and that his wealth will be returned to
him a hundred fold in the next world.
The first complaint was made by Dan
iel Klee, who protests that his son has
fallen victim of his own intensely re-
ligious nature. The Klees have a shoe
shop at AIS East Fourth street.
Il have been in correspondence with
a Nazarenc mission in Michigan for
some time, two or three years, sair the
younger Klee this morning, "but this
is not really the church itself. The
true church is the Restored Church of
the Messiah. I understand the head
quarters are in Denver. 1 did not be-
come much interested in it until Dennis
told me my real scriptural name. 1t
is Reuben I had found that in the
Bible and of course knew Dennis was
right when he TO and told
so.
His scriptural name is Israel The
world is soon to be turned over to the
'rightful heirs You can find the
prophecy in the Bible. 1t will come to
pass soon-within the next thousand
years or So The railroads will be de-
stroyed and then everyone will come
pretty near starving to death. The
'rightful heirs will then take posses
sion. England will be purged soon and
the Nazarene Mission in Michigan, 5r
somebody, will take charge there. I
suppose my money is in the hands of
the 'rightful heirs
Didn't Take Receipts.
Anyhow I don't like all this talk
about it. 1 paid them the money. Delk,
whose scriptural name is Judah,
wanted to give me a receipt for the
of the Bible and wouldn't have it. I
think 1 made the first payment about
the time King Edward died. The comet
had just crossed and it was time for
the seventh trumpet to blow so you sec
everything indicated that it was just
about time for the prophecies to be full
filed.
"I don't want the money. 1t belongs
to the Lord and they told me 1 will get
hundred fold in the next world. I'm
not just sure they are all right. 1 don't
know"
During the few weeks since the first
payment a total of about $1,134 has
been turned over by Klee to Israel
and his associates.
The matter was first brought to the
attention of the county authorities by
the father of the man who gave away
at first reported to be connected with
the American Salvation Army, but that
proved erroneous. Klee, the elder, says
his son is a religious fanatic and that
the alleged prophets talked him out Of
everything he had before he, the faith
er, discovered it.
Dennis, otherwise known as Abra-
ham, Israel and Schuyler, is a pa
triarchaI looking elderly man with
flowing, black beard He discoursed at
some length to the county attorney
this morning upon their religious pro-
paganda and it is not improbable that
the prophet genuinely proposed to en-
plov the money in his strange religious
propaganda.
County Attorney Schenck had not
authorized any arrests late this after
noon. but it is probable that he will do
So in order to thresh out the peculiar
case to the bottom.