The Washington herald., 1910-07-20
REV. JONAH WEAVES
A TANCLING WEB
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than the Johnston girl. scant twenty
three years old. but she believes that her
God has chosen her as a sacrifice In order
that the negro who is paying the penalty
of his crimes may be released.
According to Addie COdding, whose re-
ligIous warmth has cooled considerably.
Miss Monsen deliberately refused TO eat
Cor a week at time declaring constantly
that she had been granted divine reve-
lation, and that God had chosen her 10
liberate the black Moses who is serv-
ing his sentence-the limit the law al
lows
For three months the pair. both Of
them glorying in their sacrifices. have
been living in the sQualid home Of
Mother" Williams. 1t is the smallest
and dlrtiest Of a row Of negro houses.
Neither had any baggage. as their trunks
have been held at Union Station for ex-
press charges since they came TO Wash
ington.
"Mother" Tells story.
When a reporter reached the house
last night Mother" Williams willingly
told all she knew OF the case. She is a
typical old Carolina negress. and said
without hesitation that she was tired
of having the white women in her house
and disapproved of ''sech doin's."
she said she had been giving the girls
as good food as she could afford
Addie Coddlng. a little blond woman
Of about thirty years. calmly came down
stairs 70 talk 10 the reporter as II there
was nothing tragic in the situation She
admitted she had been a devout follower
OF the Rev. Jonah. and openly avowed
God would liberate him before many days,
Else why the misfortunes OF his sect?
Il am willing TO go back 10 Boston.
she said. but I have been called by the
Almighty since 1 was twelve years old
When I can, I intend TO go 10 Africa
Brother Sturdivant Is a splendid man
with a white soul He was given reve-
lation, and we who knew followed That's
all there IL to it.
Called by Apostle.
Hes IN jail nov. but our sacrifices
VIII open wide the doors as they were
thrown open to the Apostle Peter. I have
two married sisters IN Boston, but they
would not want TO see me now, I loved
my family but I was called as I am
called even now"
Frederika Nightingale. a negro girl
from the West Indies. and another OF
SturdIvants dupes, was also at the house.
Both were neatly dressed. and the Cod
ding woman had the bearing and speech
Of a cultured person, She looked more
like a placid matron than a religions
fanatic.
Both the West Indian and her white
companion admitted they had been fire.
quent visitors at a negro mission. Tenth
and r street northwest. Twice they tried
TO teach their belief there, but the negroes
asked them to stop. fearing the authori-
ties would interfere.
Sturdivant taught his creed as the road
to righteousness. In New York he started
mission. but the police made him leave.
Then he migrated 10 Baltimore with a
white man named Mills Nelson. a Swede.
The Baltimore police tried in vain to find
some law that would allow them TO drive
the band out of the city. but they failed
until the negro preacher beat white
women with MS belt in a religious frenzy.
Sentenced for BisRmy.
a The investigation that followed brought
Gut the fact that he had a negro wife as
well as his white one-the girl now at