The herald., 1897-03-30

pie attended, and upon being challenged
Ito mention one gave the name OF the
Rev. J. s. Thomson, OF the Unitarian
church.
when was this?" inquired Mr.. Ken
drick.
1T was in East Los Angeles. I had
been lunching with some Christian
scientists and Miss Holmes stated that
| the reason she could not lucidly ex-
plain the pictures that day was that
had brought lot of evil spirits home
| with me-"
AT the time she sent you to your
| room, did she use force?"
II don't know that she did, though she
| has laid hands on me-
Were you afraid of her?"
Yes. l believed that of didn't do
what she said that I'd be lost. When
saw her under control thought her
a wonderful woman. Then one time /
saw her take John Gridell--he was a
big man-and she threw him to the floor.
1t seemed to me it took superhuman
power to do that. She said that Abel
did it for fun"
What did she do to convince you that
she had supernatural power?"
We'll, she was mind reader. One
day I felt ugly at having to do all the
work while Miss Holmes sat in the par
lor, and while 1 was feeling that way
she came out and gave me good talking
TO. Then I thought it was a sign of eu-
pernatural power for her to go under the
sofa, for I didn't think an ordinary per-
son could get under. Then she took a
felon from off the finger of Bessie Tur-
ner, a girl that worked for me, just by
stroking it,"
did Miss Holmes claim to work mir
acles?"
mo, she said it was Abel?"
You have said you thought all Miss
Holmes did was very bad, and yet you
laughed at it while telling it?"
We'll. / wouldn't have laughed IL one
of these jurymen hadn't laughed, and
hope the Lord will forgive me for it,"
CHARACTER TESTIMONIALS.
Upon redirect examination witness
stated that at the time she signed the
paper certifying to the virtuous char
acter of Miss Holmes and her sister. SHE
was living at the ST. Nicholas. Mrs.
Wheeler called and told witness that
she had noticed some suspicious cir
cumstances and wanted to get at the
truth of the matter. 1 told her that l
had nothing to say against Miss Holmes
private character; she was respectable
woman as far as l knew. I said. how
ever. that l believed she was possessed
of the devil and gave my reasons, and
told her thought her in a dangerous
position in listening to Miss Holmes
teaching. That night went to prayer
meeting in East Los Angeles and Geo.
Van Auken called me out and told me
there was company waiting for me at
home. When 1 got home l found only
my husband. but George said they'd be
along soon. By and by the Wheelers
and others filed in, and when l offered
TO shake hands with Mr.. Wheeler he
said, II haven't come here for any fool
ishnesS but for business" He showed
me a paper that he wanted me to sign,
and in which / was to take back all the
stories regarding Miss Holmes. He said
I'd been talking about her character and
they were going to put me through. l
said I would not Sign the paper Then
Mr.. Wheeler got clustering and my
husband told him to go slow, and that he
hadn't told yet what he knew. The
party started to go out and l made re-
mark to my husband that they hadn't
made much by their clustering. I guess
they heard me for the party filed back
again and Mr.. Wheeler spoke very
mildly. He did appear upset and tears
were in his eyes and felt sorry / said
l knew nothing against Josie or her sis
ter and was willing to sign paper X
they would let me write It, did so and
I heard they showed 1t around to Prov,
1 had withdrawn everything had said
about Miss Holmes and her teaching"
All might have been we'll If counsel
had let the matter Of character drop,