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Domestic News
February 17, 1913
The Hattiesburg News
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Perry County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
In Scranton, Pa., preacher James Johnson exhorted county jail inmates against theft during Sunday services, only to be arrested for chicken stealing hours later and imprisoned alongside them.
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JAIL PREACHER SOON RETURNS.
During the Sunday afternoon services in the county jail James Johnson was the principal speaker. Johnson drew his lesson from the crime of larceny, which had sent many of his auditors to the cells they were occupying, and exhorted the men to keep away from theft when they once more gained their freedom.
At the conclusion of the services Johnson returned to his home, only to be met by an officer with a warrant, charging him with chicken stealing. He could not furnish bail, and within three hours after preaching in the county jail was himself occupying a cell alongside the men he had exhorted to give up sin.—Scranton, Pa., Telegraph to the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
During the Sunday afternoon services in the county jail James Johnson was the principal speaker. Johnson drew his lesson from the crime of larceny, which had sent many of his auditors to the cells they were occupying, and exhorted the men to keep away from theft when they once more gained their freedom.
At the conclusion of the services Johnson returned to his home, only to be met by an officer with a warrant, charging him with chicken stealing. He could not furnish bail, and within three hours after preaching in the county jail was himself occupying a cell alongside the men he had exhorted to give up sin.—Scranton, Pa., Telegraph to the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Religious Event
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Jail Preacher
Chicken Stealing
Ironic Arrest
Larceny Sermon
What entities or persons were involved?
James Johnson
Where did it happen?
Scranton, Pa.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Scranton, Pa.
Key Persons
James Johnson
Outcome
johnson was arrested on a warrant for chicken stealing, could not furnish bail, and was placed in a cell alongside the men he had exhorted.
Event Details
During Sunday afternoon services in the county jail, James Johnson spoke on the crime of larceny, exhorting inmates to avoid theft upon release. Shortly after returning home, he was met by an officer with a warrant for chicken stealing and was jailed.