The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, December 14, 1908, Image 3

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    "ADAM GOD" CAP
TURED IN KANSAS
Had a Nice Farm in Oklahoma
and Was Doing Well When
He Was "Called."
A special from Kansas City under
date of December 11 says: The
Lord was either not with us, or was
on a vacation. Now 1 know my faith
was wrong; that I was mistaken."
That Is the statement of James
Sharp, better known as 'Adam Hod,'
who was captured In Kansas late
yesterday. It was Sharp who last
Tuesday led his followers Into a bat
tle with the polite that has already
resulted In five deaths. A. J. Sei
zor, aged seventy-two, an innocent
by-stander, who was wounded by a
stray bullet, Is the last victim to
die. Seizor died at the hospital at
midnight last night.
It is a penitent and humble
prophet that sits in his cell in the
police station here with the respon
sibility of five deaths upon him, but
he insists that he was misguided and
acted in good faith.
"Honestly, captain,"" he said to
Officer Whitsett, "I believed that we
were doing right and that it was
God's will. When the bullets com
menced to hit me then I had a reve
lation. I am glad to be back and
nm willing to stand for anything that
God wills, it is terrible, terlble. I
had a nice farm in Oklahoma and
was doing well when I believed I
was called," he continued. "Now 1
have no money, my children have left
me and I have murdered innocent
men. I'm up a stump, brother. Hut
it was all the fault of the faith, I
saw it all as soon as that bullet hit
me.
"1 expect to be killed," added
Sharp in answer to a question. "I
don't care how quickly it comes. I
cnly want to write a letter to my fol
lowers and tell them that the faith
was wrong."
Sharp professed to have received
a revelation from God to preach and
he said that he believed that the
Lord would protect him and his flock
from harm at the hands of their ene
mies, In which manner he spoke to
the police. The band had gone
firmed ever since they fought with
the Canadian police a year ago.
Sharp told the police that lie tried
to kill himself Immediately after the
fight but could not get the cart
ridges into the chamber f the rc
vollver. "If you wanted to die al vou hud
to do was to walk out Into the
street," said Captain Whitsitt.
"Yes, but when I found the gun
would not work it strengthened my
faith a little and I thought the Lord
wanted me to escape," was the
"prophet's" answer.
In Tuesday's fight Sharp was
wounded in both hands while a third
bullet passed through his hat brim
and another through his coat lapel.
When her husband was captured
and she was told that he had been
wounded, Mrs. Sharp, who also is
In jail, said: "Then there Is little
left for me to pin my faith to."
Interest In the Kansas City trag
edy continues to be great In that
city. The capture of John Sharp, tne
"Elijah III," of the crazy band has
intensified the feeling in that city.
Sharp is confined to a cell at police
headquarters and from a description
of his condition as printed in the
papers heappearstobeanythlng but a
leader of men. Ills eyes were swol
len and red from weeping, his arms
twitch from the shooting pains of his
wounds, and his whole appearance
is that of a man bereft of all hope.
Ills last vestige of faith Is gone and
he now stands before the world as
an arrant coward. He realizes that
he has to face the terrible charge of
murder and It has taken all the
nerve away from him. When a re
porter went to see him he was told
to stand up in his ceil and come
closer but he cringed and hung back.
"What kind of a night did you
have?" he was asked.
"What kind of a night would you
expect mo to have with this pain?"
he whined.
' "Do you mean physical pain, or
does you conscience trouble you?"
"Doth, brother, I couldn't sleep."
"Why did you run away after the
shooting?"
Dr. Hess' Slock Food
scientific compound for horses and cattle.
Hess' Stock Food
Kuaranteed to give results.
F. G. Fircke & Co , Drugg'sts.
Was a Gambler in Oklahoma.
"1 tried to surrender to a bar
tender in Klanchon's saloon, but he
wouldn't take me. So 1 ran away.
If 1 could have loaded my revolver
again I would hae shot myself. 1
wanted to die and prayed that 1
might."
"Did God or your faith tell you
that you should die?"
"I lost faith and believed it was
better to die."
Asked if lie had ever been a gam
bler, Sharp admitted that he was
Interested in a poker game in Okla
homa. "Jack" Clayton, he said, was
his partner. It was customary for
the pair to rent a room in a city,
and when the police found It they
would rent a room in another part
of the city or move to another place.
He denied that he was ever engaged
in bootlegging, but persons who
knew him there insisted that he was.
His Two Hoys Left Him.
"All this happened" he said "befor
I got the faith."
He was asked about his t roulil.
with the mounted police in ('.in
Mia.
"That's were my little boy, Lee,
fell." he said.
"There was no shooting ther", how
did lie fall?"
"He fell from the faith -md left
"How old was Lee?"
"He was 14 years old."
"Kver heard from him 'dine that
time?"
"No, sir."
"Did you have other children?"
"One other hoy named Harry "
' llcw old is lie and where I;, Ik
now?"
"lies nbout IS. 1 liea.M once
that he was in Wyoming. I haven't
seen or heard from him in five
years."
Cried for His Children.
Then Sharp began to cry again
"Drotlier." lie said, sobbing, "1
used to think so much of Harry that
I cried every time 1 thought that
lie would some time marry and l.'.'ivt
me. He left home about live yen
ago when 1 joined the faith."
"Would vou like to see Hairy an
Lee now?"
"It wouldn't do any good. I von't
lie permitted to live mmh longer.
Still, I'd like to see tliein. I d like
to tell them something."
"Would you tell them to take re
volvers, kill policemen and innocent
men who never harmed them?"
Ucconcilcd to the Law of Man, Now.
"No, brother, no sir. I see my
belief was wrong. I'd tell them that
they must obey the laws of man as
well as God. I want to leave a letter
for the other members of the faith.
I desire to tell them that there Is
nothing in it."
"Did you ever think or worry about
your children when you were in the
faith?"
"Not very often."
"Hut the minute you get In trouble
you want them?"
"I want to tell them to do what
Is right. And to think that I led
those poor little rratt children into
such a mess as this." Again Sharp
sobbed and wept.
"I want to have this over with.
Whatever they do I want it done
quickly."
With these words Sharp sank on
the iron pallet, placed his bandaged
hands before his face and cried.
The unfortunate Mrs. Trait and
her children yesterday visited their
dead, gazing upon the remains of
their father and the little girl. Every
vestige of hope of which had r
nialned with them that they might
return to life has vanished and the
woman Is now prostrated with grief
The poor woman says "All I care to
do now, is to do what Is right and
the best for my children. I must
place my faith in God and have
1 1 i in direct me right."
The autopsy was performed upon
the brain of Louis Pratt "Adam God'
and the brain was found to be ab
solutely normal. The surgeons who
performed the autopsy pronounced
rratt as sane at all times. This
makes the case one of extraordinary
pecularlty and puts an entirely new
aspect upon It.
(iood Farm for Sale.
Good 160 acre farm, 2 Is miles
southwest of Oreapolis, 5 Vi tulles
northwest of I'lattsmouth, good Im
provements. Water Is plentiful. For
particulars and terms see (1. J.
Halmes, riattsmouth. Into.
iiU'U.Ais coitik mim:iki.
Henry ln lid Mi- liviiit Nut .man
.Married at Lincoln.
The marriage of klie young couple
whose names appear above was an
nounced Wednesday.
The event, while Is was anticipate I
by their friends, came as a surpiise
to in any of tliein. It was a very quiet
affair (he young couple went to
Lincoln where the n l emony was
performed, and they immediately
took the It. & M. for a trip through
the western part of the state.
The young couple who have plight
1 their troth and agree to share
life's sunshine and storms, need no
introduction. They were both born
near here. The bride Is the accom
plished daughter of Fred L. Nutz-
maii, one of the largest laud owners
in Otoe county. She has always
taken a prominent part in the so
cial life of the neighborhood and has
a host of friends.
The groom is the oldest son of
hristiau Koss, one of our wealthy
Cass county farmers. A steady In
dustrious young man of ninny splen
did traits of character, who holds
the confidence of everyone.
They will make their home on the
farm east of the Mil mm school house
and will be "at home" after Febru
ary L'S. .NcliaWKU Kegisior.
Henry Sands, Jeff Itrcndel, Hex
Young and Kay Chrlswolser are all
in the city today from Murray, tak
ing the examination for rural mall
carriers out of Murray. Win. Nix
one of the present carriers out of
Murray has resigned and the exam
ination is for the purpose of sc
letting a successor to him.
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Are Always
the Cheapest!
Correct in every particular,
Correct in Weave; Correct in
Workmanship; Correct in
Sivles, andahvavs Correct in
Prices. Such are the good
can be lounu at our store
livery thing in went s ant
Hoy's Ready to Wear Cloth
nig and Furnishings.
Um. Mly
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FINELY ENTERTAINED
The Past Chicls of the Degree of Honor
at the Home of Mrs. Slcimker.
Krmii Sill ill da v'n I 'nil v.
'I lie last meet nig of t he I'nst
Chief's Association of the Degree of
Honor for the year was held yester
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. F.
II. Stelmker. Long noted for her
generous hospitality Mrs. stelmker
ouldld herself and those who had
good fortune to be her guests at the
close of the afternoon voted her the
most successful of all who had en
tertained them dining the past year.
Mrs. Steluiker's delightful home
had been handsomely decorated for
Hie occasion and when the guests had
assembled in the early afternoon,
their generous hostess had left noth
ing undone to insure them a splen
did time. The meeting convened at
2: lilt and the regular business was
speedily transacted. After this came
the luncheon a magnificent three
course affair, all the handiwork of
I lie charming hostess. Those w ho
have never had the luck to be the
guest of Mrs. Stelmker must fail to
appreciate the royal feast she sel
before her guests.
Those who were present included
Mrs. Leesley, president, Mrs.
Alice Itamge, treasurer; Mrs. K. II.
Ilooth. Mrs. D. It. Smllh, Mrs. Val
llurkel, Mrs. .1. G. Vanhorii, Mrs.
Geo Dodge, Mrs. Harry Johnson, Mrs.
W. 10. Itoseiicrans, Mrs. C. S. Forbes,
Mrs. Martha I'etersen, Mrs. Wm.
Ilassler, Mrs. L. II. Fgenberger, Miss
Anna Kgi'iibercr, Mrs. Homer Mc
Kay, Mrs. ltertlia I'etersen.
Our Own Fault.
Many cases of inisfouiiue and
sickness are due to our own neglect.
Duing this season, which Is rich in
silliness, we should be very care
ful not to contract any through our
own mull. Keep your digestion In
perfect working order mid you have
lone all you could to prevent sick
ness, t so I liners American Kllxr
f Hitter Wine If your appetite will
not be as It should, or if you have
my difficulty alter meals. It will
imiilale the whole digestive system,
III create a perfect appetite and
Ive strength to Hie body. It Is the
best because it Is safest in all dls-
ises of the stomach and the bowels,
in diseases caused ny impoverished
blood and bodily weakness. At drug
stores. Jos. Trlner, (!lti-ti2 So.
hlaud avenue, Chicago, III.
A (iood 'lime I n (ojeil.
Klein Sal iii'dii v'x Inilly.
he It' (linen last night held an en
husinslic meeting at Coales' hall
he attendance or the Mothers was
:rgo anil several candidates were in
aled. After the i m t in t ion a social
,cs:.i n of the lodge was had, there
ig refreshments served ami a gen
ial good time partielpat'il In. The
il camp of Heil men has been in a
flourishing condition for some linn
past and really seems to be on tin
ergo of a big boom. This organ
ization is composed of some of tin
real, Jive ones or the city and their
meetings are always a source of en
joyment. It Is probable there will
be other Initiations at the next meet
ing when the officers recently chosen
will be Installed.
htistmas Greetings
to ONE AND ALL'
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Such as Diamonds, Solid Gold and Filled Watches; Sig
net, Set and Plain Hand Kings, Gold Handle Umbrellas,
Solid Gold and Filled Cuff Links, Sterling Silver and
Filled Helt Pins, Clocks, Cut Glass and Silverware, Nov
elties in Silver and Gold, Chains, Charms and Lockets;
Fobs, Hat Pins, Thimbles, Hracelets, Souvenir Spoons,
Sterling Silver Toilet Sets, Clothes Brushes, Stick Pins,
Fountain Pens, Hand Hags, Purses, Smoking Sets, Ftc.
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J. W.
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Valch Maker and
Ih Some Steer.
O W. I'eiiey, who makes his home
in Omaha, but who nas been feeding
and shipilng cattle to this market
ever si ic, the i peiilng of lite yards,
lias the distinction or having Hold
Ibis week the largest hleer ever m en
here. It weighed :!,i;ilil pound, and
at in per Inn. lied brought $::imi -SO,
the highest price ever paid for
a beef fleer on this market. This
steer was five veats old and appar
ently a high grade Short Horn The
Omaha Stockman.
MORE PRO
MOTIONS. L B. Lyman to Succeed C. B. Rodgcrs
on the Wymore Branch.
In speaking of the several changes
inade recent ly on t In
lluiiihgton ss-
tetii the State Journal says:
"L. 11. Lyman will succeed ('. It.
Rogers as superintendent of the llur-
linglou at Wymore.
"Win. WeldenliMiuer will sue cod
Mr. Lyman as superintendent at Ster
ling.
"No appointment has been made
to llll the vacancy of trainmaster on
Hie McCook division made by H.e
promotion of Mr. Weldeuhamer.
"L. II. Lyman Is a Lincoln man
boy his friends call him. lie Is still
young. In the early thirties. His
parents live here. He grew up here
and began railroading here under
Superintendent lllgnell. He Is a tel
egraph operator; for a time was a
trick dispatcher; then went Into the
freight train service and worked up
to the position of conductor. Willie
a conductor he was made an inspect
or of transportation for the Nebraska
district, winking under General Sup
eiitendcnt Ityraiu. Then he was sent
to Sheridan as a trainmaster, ami
from Sheridan he went to Sterling
as superintendent. Front Sterling
he goes lo Wymore, one of the dif
ficult positions to manage, because
of the annual and sometimes semi
annual flood troubles. The division
has many branch lines, no big yards,
some rather heavy grades. It has
been well managed In the past and
railroad men say that .Mr. Lyman
Is going against a rather hard prop
osition but they expeel lo see him
make good there as he has always
made good III the past.
"0. II. lingers, who Is being re
lieved at Wymore lakes Hie position
of genei'sl manager of the Gulf
Coast Line in Texas in a short time,
It Is understood that he goes to the
Texas road In response to an offer
I hat looks big lo his railroad
friends."
K. K. Marr, who has very accept
ably filled the posiliotl of ilgelll for
the Missouri Pacific railroad here
for the past two years, has been
given Hie station at Falls City, leav
ing for his new duties Monday night.
He will move
City as soon
suitable house.
liis family to Falls
as he can obtain a
Mr. Marr did not like
to leave Klmwood, but as the change
is in the line of promotion and car
ries with It nearly a third more sal
ary than here, he felt that he could
not afford to let the chance go by.
We wish him success In Ills new field
of labor. Klmwood Leader-Kcho.
WlC know that every one of you feel the same generous
desire to rememher those you love with appropriate and
desirable Christmas gifts this season, as heretofore. We
will be pleased to have you inspect our large and very com
plete assortment of beautiful
Holiday
OPEN EVENINGS
Jeweler
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Wescott's
Sons.
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suggestions are as good
as 50. You can easily
Q find what you want for
X "him" here, and you
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have the decided advan
tage ol knowing that J
oiis ngiu ii u comes
o from this store.
Neckwear
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Handkerchiefs
Gloves
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Suspenders
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Mill Improving.
The condition of Conductor Jos.
Crowder who is still at Hie ivrklna
House is repotted as being as good
IIS could be expected. While Con-
dm tor Crowder Is not out of danger
by any means, lie still shows, thy
same steady gain which has charac
terized him from Hie lime his leg
was amputated. Ills vitality Is re
markable and to this fact is owing
his marvelous improvement. Mrs.
Crowder has been constantly at his.
bedside and lias done all possiblo
to relieve 1 1 i in and lo strengthen
him. Ills recovery can be looked on
as probable.
OOOS"
These 5 lines are the j
most complete we have
ever shown. All new
ij goods.
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Plalismoulh, Nebraska
FUTTSVOUTH, NEBRASK
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Comb and brush sets tiering &