The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-03
MRS. POST ON
THE WITNESS
STAND
Described Methods Of Mental
Healing and Denied Statements
Of Many Witnesses.

Nearly all of yesterdays session of
the United States Court was taken
up with the examination of Mrs. Hell
en- Wilmans Post, who is on trial for
the alleged fraudulent use of the
mails, says Thursdays Jacksonville
Times Union.
The court room was crowded all
day with ladies and gentlemen. An
appeared to be anxious to hear the
defendants statement in her own be-
half. It was an exceedingly interest
ing statement, and was listened to-
with the closest attention.
Believes in Her Power.
Mrs. Posts's statement was full and
complete She made a most excel
lent witness, and told all about her
methods of treatment; how she first
took up this Kind of work and all about
mental science in general. She state
ed that she was IS years of age. She
had been studying mental treatment
methods for a number of years, and
she believed firmly in her power to-
cure disease by. mental science treat
ment. A considerable portion of her
statement was about the same as is
set forth as her views in the pamphlet
entitled Mind-Cure Treatment.
She said that for fifteen years she
had been engaged in no other bust
ness than mental science healing and
the publication of her paper, Free
dom, which is devoted exclusively
to metal science. She said since she
began treating patients by the mental
science methods sac had treated BE-
tween 1000 and 10000 and that at
least so per cent. Of them had report
ed to her that they had been cured or
greatly benefited.
Denies 1t All.
She denied all of the statements
made by her former clerks, to the eff
feet that she had not given instruc-
ton to them regarding the treatment
of specific cases. She said that she
was still a firm belieYer in her capa-
city as mental science healer. She
said that she had never said that
people like to be fooled" while she
was speaking of mental science. She
denied that any such scene had ever
taken place between herself and her
clerks as had been described by Mrs.
Dayton and Miss Dayton, She said
that she had never taken for treat
ment cases in which people had want
ed hair to grow on bald heads; or
where people were in the last stages
OF consumption; she hal not agreed
to treat any one to make limb grow
out after it had been amDutated. She
denied that she had written testimon-
lais and signed other peoples names
TO them for publication in her papers
or pamphlets. All the charges that
the prosecution had been trying to
prove against the defendant were
mentioned, and she denied being gull
ty Of any of them.
Cross Examination and RebuttsI.
The cross examination of the wit
ness was severe, but she answ ared all
OF the questions in a clear and con
else manner, and also answered num-
erous questions put to her by the
court
Following Mrs. Post. the prosacu.
ton read various exhibits to the iurv
that had been identified by other wit
nessas as being letters sent ont by
Mrs. Post or received by her. and also
extracts from copies of the paper.
Freedom and from Lessons No. 3 and
No. 20 of her Home Course were read.
to the jury.
Mrs. Dayton was recalled by the
prosecution in rebuttal, and Identified
certain letters received by her. over
which there was a controversy as TO
whether or not they had been written
by Mrs. Post
With the statement of Mrs. Post
the defense has about concluded its
side Of the case. and it is probable
that the arguments of. counsel will be-
gin today and that the case will 90 to
the jury tomorrow at the latest.