The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
HEALER SCHLATTER
IN HANDS OF POLICE
Woman Detective Accuses
"McssiaI," Of Practising
Medicine.
..GIFTS." NOT FEES

Francis Schlattcr. who began as a
Divine Healer in Denver. Col. in 1895
and later appeared in California. New
Mexico and other States as the New
Messiah" was arrested yesterday after
noon In his Office ON the ground floor
of n tenement house at 339 West Thirty
fourth street on "A charge OF practising
medicine without a license.
1.-The Divine Healer" or "the Rev.
Francis Schlatter. -. D.. president Of
thc Baptist Church. Inc as he now
calls himself. ran counter to section Ia
of The Penal Law because he didn't know
that the woman with the pain in her
knee whom he treated was Miss Adele
~ Ireiss. "a police ma:ron. Wnu limped
for the detective bureau under orders
of Deputy COMMISSIONS Lord. She was
assisted by Dcicctiv" johnson in taking
h.1 prisoncr to the West Tair,icth s,rcc;
police station.
..uemIcr' Now - wears Old.
Schlatter j. ~ years old. lie has long
gray hair and white whiskers and wears
purple robes. When II. was arraigncd
last night before Magistrate Nolan in
the mems night court he explained that
he considered himself ''the will and
power of God He said that he had
been arrested many times for admins
tering IN. laying on OF hands treatment.
but had always been discharged from
custody. He said he was ready to ts,
tried on the spot. but later changed his
mind. and the Magistrate parulcd him
to appear for examination in the Jee-
fersup Market court On Monday.
Schlat,er has been reported as dead
on many occasions. Nevertheless, he
turned up in this city a few months ago
with his secretary, the Rev. Gus .Algdrd.
and advertised that he was prepared TO
neal all kinds OF bodily troubles.
Miss PRESS visited him four times.
she says. for treatment for pains in tn.
right knee. which the old man diagnosed
as rheumatism and yarico~. veins. lie
advised her to get a handkerchief and
silk stocking. which ne blessed. H.,
told her TO plac. the blessed things ON
the pain.
Takes GIFTS. hut Not Fees.
Schlat;,l didn't demand az. Tee, FOR
his services. Miss Pr.isS sad, but n"
did say that II she felt Ike contributing
something sh" could leave 40 cents with
the Rev. Mir. Algard. Miss l'r-i>S also
sent a woman. supposedly suffering from
cancer. TO the "healer.' lie promised
10 cure her, SaA INK II Woullu COST
you $4,000. either
Miss |i'reiSs and Detective Johnson
found a large group Of cr,ppl"s and de-
: crerit persons In SChlatter's office. wait
ing for the laying on of bands
When "Schlatter the Healer appeared
in Denver IN Octobe'. 1926, thousands
went To- him to be healed and many testi'
iiel that their physical Ills vanished,
Schiattcr refused To accept rewards OF
any kind. one night in November. 1895,
h. disappeared. leaving behind Il no;s
saying he had been called b.! the
Father"
/ II the following year he passed
through a small town in New Mexico OF
a white mule. Later he was found In
jail In san Rernardino, cal. where h,
had been locked up as "A vagrant. His
, death Was r. ported several times after
that Ia 1907 he came to MS city with.
out his whiskers. which Ne said he lief, il
Indiana. Two years later ne appeared II
Paterson. y. j.,
when he opened his present healing
establishment here y few months Az,
he announced that he had healed 2.V00,
O0o persons IN his time. Schlatter pub
fishes the Rams Horn and run ii. h,
gays. just as Jesus Christ would If II.
We're ou earth.