Murdering Holiness : The Trials of Franz Creffield and George Mitchell / Rosemary Gartner, Jim Phillips.
2007
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS |
Items
Details
Author
Title
Murdering Holiness : The Trials of Franz Creffield and George Mitchell / Rosemary Gartner, Jim Phillips.
Added Author
Imprint
Vancouver ; Toronto : University of British Columbia Press, [2007]
Copyright
©2003
Description
1 online resource (360 p.) : 21 b&w photos.
Series
Law and Society.
Formatted Contents Note
Front Matter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Cast of Principal Characters
Introduction
The Creffield Sect in Corvallis, 1903
Driving Out the Sect
"Sensualist Practices Prescribed and Ordained as Coming from Heaven"
Disciplining the Sect
Revival and Revenge, January to May 1906
Seattle Prepares for Trial, May and June 1906
Justifiable Homicide and the Unwritten Law
The Trial of George Mitchell, Part 1
The Trial of George Mitchell, Part 2
"And the Evil That Men Do Lives After Them"
The Law, Maud Creffield, and Esther Mitchell
Epilogue
Appendix: The Creffield Sect Membership
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Cast of Principal Characters
Introduction
The Creffield Sect in Corvallis, 1903
Driving Out the Sect
"Sensualist Practices Prescribed and Ordained as Coming from Heaven"
Disciplining the Sect
Revival and Revenge, January to May 1906
Seattle Prepares for Trial, May and June 1906
Justifiable Homicide and the Unwritten Law
The Trial of George Mitchell, Part 1
The Trial of George Mitchell, Part 2
"And the Evil That Men Do Lives After Them"
The Law, Maud Creffield, and Esther Mitchell
Epilogue
Appendix: The Creffield Sect Membership
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Summary
Murdering Holiness explores the story of the "Holy Roller" sect led by Franz Creffield in the early years of the twentieth century. In the opening chapters, the authors introduce us to the community of Corvallis, Oregon, where Creffield, a charismatic, self-styled messiah, taught his followers to forsake their families and worldly possessions and to seek salvation through him. As his teachings became more extreme, the local community reacted: Creffield was tarred and feathered and his followers were incarcerated in the state asylum. Creffield himself was later imprisoned for adultery, but shortly after his release he revived the sect. This proved too much for some of the adherents' families, and in May 1906 George Mitchell, the brother of two women in the sect, pursued Creffield to Seattle and shot him dead. The authors take us into the courtroom for the trial that made headlines across North America, as Mitchell was acquitted of murder. Though the formal plea was insanity, the defence built its case on the "unwritten law" that justified killing to protect or avenge family honour. Based on court records and archival sources, this case study includes a detailed examination of the trial, the media's response to it, and the dramatic aftermath, and sheds light on the rise of ardent religion in the Pacific Northwest, the justice system in Seattle, and the role of the press in influencing public opinion.
Language Note
In English.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024)
Location
www
In
Title is part of eBook package: ACUP Complete eBook-Package Pre-2010 De Gruyter
Title is part of eBook package: ACUP Upgrade eBook-Package pre 2010 De Gruyter
Title is part of eBook package: University of British Columbia eBook-Package 2013-2000 De Gruyter
Title is part of eBook package: ACUP Upgrade eBook-Package pre 2010 De Gruyter
Title is part of eBook package: University of British Columbia eBook-Package 2013-2000 De Gruyter
Access Note
restricted access (http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec) online access with authorization
Alternate Title
DeGruyter online
Language
English
ISBN
9780774851916
Record Appears in