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Submitted by: Gigimo
Article Title: The Weekly Times Herald
Article Date: February 1 1890
Article Description: Nest of Bloodsuckers. The Horrible Orgies of a New Sect at
Kansas City.
Article Text:
Kansas City, Jan. 27.--For some time rumors of the existence of a new religious
sect, which has gained a foothold in the territory adjacent to the Blue river, just east
of Kansas City, have been afloat and they have reached the ears of the police. The
secretary of the Humane Society recently received a letter from a man living in that
neighborhood telling him that if the authorities did not interfere the people would
take the matter in their own hands.
According to the reports the practices of the sect were founded upon the Biblical
injunction "to do good to the sick," but this injunction had been carried to such an
extent that the sect had degenerated into a band of blood suckers. Those who were
well allowed themselves to be bled for those who were ill. Officer MORAN's
investigation of the matter proved that the letter to Secretary HUCKETT had not told half of
the horrible practices in vogue among the people who believe in the savage rites.
About a year ago there appeared among the people of that neighborhood a man named
Silas WILCOX, who went about the country preaching the doctrine of doing good for the
sick. It was not long until he ha a sufficient number of converts to his theories to
warrant him in founding a sect, which he called the "Samaritans." Gradually he
widened his teachings to his little band until he openly advocated the drinking of blood
for all diseases, giving as authority for such action the fact t!
hat the Bible taught that the blood was life.
At the home of John WRINKLE were found two emaciated children. On the bed lay
WRINKLE's wife, who was apparently in the last stages of consumption. When questioned
about drinking the blood of the children he strenuously denied having done so. The
children also denied it. Their bloodless appearance, however, excited the suspicion
of the officers and he compelled them to show their arms. Their limbs were in a
terrible condition, being covered with scars around the inside of the elbow joints,
showing plainly the effects of the bleeding. When confronted with this evidence of the
truth of the accusation WRINKLE acknowledged that he had availed himself of the
opportunity and asserted that the children had willingly given their blood to restore
him to health. The man was in such a condition that he could not be moved, but the
children were taken from the house and placed in the Children's Home.
Chief SPEARS is anxious to put a stop to the practice of blood drinkers but it
appears there is no law which covers the case and nothing can be done.
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