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Show TORTURE WOMAN MLJI DIES A Story That Comes From Chicago Wkich Reads Like the Dogs of the Comanche Indians. Former Followers of Elijah Dowlo Killed Crjppled and Aged Woman In an Endeavor to "Drive out Devils," and Failed In "Resurrection Scene." , Chicago. Five persons, members of tho sect of Parhnmltcs, nro under nr-rest nr-rest In Zlon City, nccused of torturing to dentil Mrs. Lctltla Qrecnhnulgh, CI yenrs old, a cripple for twenty years, In order to show belief In tho rcllglou they profess. Thoso arrested arc Walter and Jen-nlo Jen-nlo Greenhnulgh, tho son and daughter of tho woman: Harold Mitchell, Mrs, Harold Mitchell and Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Qreenhaulgh had been for twenty years nn Invalid, suffering from paralysis paraly-sis nnd rheumatism. Tho sect of Parhnmltcs was founded about a year ngo by Chns. F. Parham and numbers about 200 persons. Its members originally belonged to Dow-to's Dow-to's church, and they believe In tho gift of tongues, nnd especially In dlnbollcnl profession. It Is their theory that Blckncss Is tho evldenco of tho possession posses-sion by tho body by ovll spirits. Tho condition of Mrs. Greenhnulgh convinced her son nnd daughter nnd tho three persons arrested with them, that she must be possessed of tho devil, dev-il, and they determined to exorcise tho evil spirit. Tho five knelt by tho bedside, nnd nftcr prayer, commenced their work. The nrms of Mrs, Green-haulgh, Green-haulgh, stiffened by rheumatism, wero Jerked nnd twisted nbout In order thnt tho devil might be driven out. Tho cries of tho aged woman wero consld ercd to bo" thoso of nn evil spirit nnd wero greeted with trlumphnnt Bhoiitn. After a courso of this violent treat, ment Mrs. Greenhnulgh not only became be-came so weak thnt sho could not uso her limbs, but became lncnpablo of making nny motions. Then her neck was twisted, and for some tlmo this treatment was kept up. Tho tortured woman, whoso screnmB wero not honrd by neighbors becnuso of the fnct that ono of tho "healore" held his hnnd over her mouth, finally died from tho effects of the rough treatment nho was subjected to. After thnt, nccordlng to Greenhnulgh, Mrs. Smith becamo TrfnrTf5flaTjKntr'a "ftsurrr:tlon scwif " In this efforts wero made to restore tho dead woman to Ilfo. When theso hnd fnllcd, tho nnnounccment of her death was mndo. Tho ense Is to bo fully Invostlgntcd by tho authorities of Lako county, In which Zlon City Is situated. |