THE FRAUD DOWIE.
INDICTMENT OF THE VITUPERA. TIVE VOLIVA.
Be telegraph, Presa Ana’n, Copyright Melbourne, June 26. Mr MoCullsgh has reosived a letter from Voliva at Zion City, in whioh he says: “ Following are seine of the things fil I discovered during the first two or three/ weeks of my administra'ion: That Zif'*' ( J City’s total liabi ities were six mil#' .on ■ dollars; that the interest bill amount/ Uoa I 127 idols a day ; that there is 300,00/’ «s to I in interest and dividends I there are outstanding notes Bgainsf-'« -y, *kat to the extent of 850,000dols; tbatf hf w overdrawn his personal account) to the I amount of 540,000iols; that the'l/netitu. tional bank account had been overdrawn 114,000d01s ; that, notwithstanding that the income of the ohuroh was lQOoidols a day, he had overdrawn the ohuici') account with the bank to the extern* of 200,000d015. Mrs Dowie paid for one bracelet. Their annual household expenses were 50,000do!s. They had beea squandering the people’s money duritjg the past three years. Dowie had been indiscreet in his associations with women, and was apparently preparing his way for polygamy.” J •/
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1794, 27 June 1906, Page 2
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188THE FRAUD DOWIE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1794, 27 June 1906, Page 2
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