MURDER BY A "FAITH DOCTOR."
Aml'.iU'iAn advices just received report a horrible occurence in the house of a " faith, doctor,'' at Sclma Alabama oil the 7th ult. A ivgro, William Jordan had fcr the past twelve months been practising as a " faith doctor,, at Selma, and had drawn a number of people to his now profession. On the night in question several women had assembled in his house including Mary Moore, Lucy Heard, and Francis Drive. Jordan gave out that he was going to hold a special Passover scrvice, and said he wanted a sacrific.'." The woman Thrive, who was also colored, stated her willingness to submit. She laid her head on a table, and Jordan, giving Luc}' Head a sword, commanded her to cut Drive's head off. This Lucy said she could not do, whereupon Jordan took the sword, and struck the foolish woman Drive with it on the neck and head, inflicting some frightful gashes, which terminated her existence. Lucy Heard and Mary Moore took tho body by the heels and dragged it into tho street, Jordan with the bloodstained sword in his hand went to the door and commenced preaching. A white woman who was permitted to see the ■' sacrifice," screamed and ran into the street, afterwards informing the police. On Jordan being arrested he offered a determined resistance with his sword, but was eventually overpowered. lie was to be charged with -minler Public feeling ran so high that it was feared an attempt would be made to '"lynch" the prisoner.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2447, 17 March 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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254MURDER BY A "FAITH DOCTOR." Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2447, 17 March 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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