Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-13
PRISON WALLS TO
Be SPLIT FOR
ELIJAH Il.
At Least, So Think He and
His Followers; Convicted Of
Manslaughter; Fanatic Says
God Will Free Him.

Portland, Ne. Dec. i3--Prls0n wallis
have no terrors Cor Elijah H. convict
ga Of starving SIX Of the crew OF the
yacht Coronet to such an extent that
starvation and scuivy causcd their
death
Ages ago God split prison walls TO
set MA apostles free. II | ask him ne
viii do the anme for me now" he said.
This statement was made By the
Rev Frank w. SANFORD. Elijah H."
Leader o. the Shiloh Holy Ghost and
Us Society, as he was taken TO Jail 10
await sentence. following his convic-
lion on charges of mansiaughtcr. Five
minutes after SHndiord entered the
cell he furnished $1,000 bail and
went direct TO Shiloh
sanford faces possible sentence
OF lines aggregating sCO.0OO, or impris.
onment for sixty years. or both. hav-
ing been found responsible for the
death from starvation aud scuryy OF
SIX members OF his crew OF Holy
Ghosters' yach Coronet. Sanford will
be sentenced Dec. is
sanford says. and MS followers be-
lleyc hin. that II sent TO prison the
walls OF his cell will DE rent By the
Lord, ana he viii again be Tree to
lead his scores OF fervent followers
In their battles against wickcdness |
and vice
Sandford's trial IVES short. But il |
was the most remarkable criminal |
case In the history OF Maine. By a
narrow margin SANFORD had kept out !
OF the clutchvs Of the law Tor eighteen |
years
Less than year ago he boarded
the yacht Curonei With about hall q
hundred OF those OF his Shiloh flock |
who were nearest 10 God"
God commanded me TO visit FAR.
on shores and show the benighted In. |
habitants the light" exclaimed sand |
ford AZ his trial To-Day. He refused |
10 object to Jurors and he refused to- |
day to question witnesses when they !
tod how thcy had begged him TO
seek port when. one after another. |
his crew fell III from insufficient food !
and exhaustion. Only when three OF |
his sailor followers died dld Sand. |
ford finally put into port Then stare !
went aboard and took three !
other sailors on They died the next |
day OF scurvy an1 starvation. II |
marked the end Of cruise which got
rs far as the African coast where the |
bark Kingdom. another a. Sandlord's
ships. went downs
When asked II W. bod counsel. sand. |
ford said the Ldff was his lawyer.
Asked II he had any witnesses. or evil
lence. he said:
mo, but would like TO make a
statement"
Facing the Jury he talked for three
hours. explaining how he never ala
inythiEg unless God personally told
me-"
GOD ordered me TO continue to
Greenland 10 convert tine aeathen," he
said, and | had 10 go. | am speak
ng before Two courts today One IL
lnseen but Il In the more powerful. i
could easily convince you OF my /
,nililesspess II ! were willing to per.
lure myself before Gods tribunal. but
viii not. Gods punishment would
De- worse than Mans
lie quoted frequently from the
Bible. he denied that he had eaten
hfee full meals day while hls ship
mates had a cup o. thin Cruel once
lay.
fhcy are not liars" ne said. they
re mlsgnih"d only, and believe thew
peak the truth God knows who tells
he truth here
II he vas affected by the verdict 40
luicNy returned sandford ala not
how H. Walking with digniiicd mien
q the cell With his guard 10 await the
Of bail by friends. he said
gain and again.
The Lord Is with me. He VIII not
lesert me, he win snow the world
he true religion"
sanford refused 10 listen to attor-
'eys who advised a plea OF insanity.