Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 October 1951 — Page 2

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‘Remorseful’ Husband Held—'

2d Victim Dies In St. Paul Religious ‘Devil Beating’ |

FLOGGED BACK—Curtis. Lennander, 33, held in the fatal whipping of his wife and a 64-year-old grandmother, displays lash

_marks he received in a "religious flogging,"

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ST. PAUL, Oct. 18—Mrs. Ardith Lennander, 35, died today of a frenzied religious flogging administered by her & husband, Curtis, 33, who already was held for Waipping a 64-year-old grandmother to death. Mrs. Hospital

Lennanden died in Ancker ° — : i ful for his sins.” He said he

« pulled his pajama-clad wife from critical condition since yesterday hed and beat her. Then he said with patches of skin the size of he went into the living room where Mrs. Halvorsen, the Doyles and other members of the cult were gathered. was found dead He

where she had lain in

a man's fist torn from her body. The Marie Halvorsen,

grandmother, Mrs. Anna

said he ‘started in and was heat” Mrs. Halvorsen with a on three-foot whip. He said he had it a year ago and ordi-

yesterday. Mr. Lennander, held in Ramsey County jail suspicion of murder. He admitted bought

the beatings and told authorities narily used it on his wife, . all of the persons involved be Screamed ‘At First’ ws longed to. the sect which believed ~

“She was standing up,” he said, “I knocked her down. She had Jailers indicated ‘his remorse a dress on, I tore it off. Doyle

didn’t keep him from sleeping, but grabbed me from behind and they indicated he blamed himself knocked me down.” for having been “impure’’ when he Then h id Mr. Devi : administered the whippings. en, he sa) r. Doyle go! a He also had been flogged and Piece of rubber hose and whipped his ‘body was covered with welts, him on the back with it about

“40 times.

“Did Fourteen. persbns, seven adults asked.

End seven children oveupied the «4, 60s na on FT —

TK Lia 2d # foUriro0m home wWiere the neat: “Dia she scram when you beat The owners of por»

ings took place.

in “heating the devil” out of its

members.

“Fourteen in Four Rooms you was

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Scream? he

the- home also were jailed. They ~at first.” were Mrs, Marie Doyle, generally. Mr. Lennander said. “I know” credited with founding the cult, I'm absolutely guilty. The beat-

and her husband, Pat. ing was cold-bloodedness, absoMr. Lennander told, sheriff's Jutely wrong. If you beat out of deputies that he lay in bed Mon- sheér madness, you don't accomday night and hecame ‘‘remorse- push any purpose of correction.’ :

Rent Overcharge Alleged in 2 Cases

Two Indianapolis landlords to-|Roy Jent, 2310 College Ave. over-

day were being sued in Federal “harged 3541 for rentals at that Court for overcharging rants in address; and that Josephine Lan- % ging S Mi jan, 4704 W. Washington St. violation of rent control laws. overcharged $420 for property at Rent control officials contend 4708 WwW. Washington St.

JUST BEFORE DEATH—Mrs. forted by a nurse after she was flogged in a rite at 4 Paul. Mrs. Lennander later died of the beating.

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MRS. PATRICK DO Y L E— ¢ Termed founder of strange St. Paul religious cult.

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Discussion State chairm can and Demo local ministers present a pail “What Should Relationship te The panel d held Tuesday a Butler Bchool torium. Speake Haymaker, chairman; Cals Republican cha Baumgartel, tary, and Dr, G social service tor, both. of th tion; and the . minister of the Church. The to groups after any questions 8. Wailker, reli preside at the p sponsored by t ligion Speech a ment, will be ested persons,

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