Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
Great Mahatma Is Accused by
Young Women.
PRISON TERM FOR YOGI
Applicants for Work Say Eastern
Mystic Insulted Them.
SAY HE TRIED TO KISS THEM
Plea Of Guilty Of Common Assault
Not Admitted by Court-Once
Tried to Impress New York.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cahleeram to The Star
LONDON. July s--The Mahatma
Agamya Guru Paramahamsa. introduced
in England by the late Max Muller
shortly before the professors death. and
who created a considerable sensation In
New York city during his visit to
America year ago. was today sem
fenced to four months In prison for In
sulting two young women who had re-
sponded to his advertisements in Lon
don papers. asking for a typewritist.
The magistrate censured the Hahat-
ma strongly in court, and said he had
received many complaints regarding the
similar behavior of the prisoner In the
cases of other young women who had
answered his advertisements.
The young women testified In court
that when they were ushered into the
house occupied by the seer. he told them
they would have little work Of cleri.
cal nature to occupy their time One
of tine young women testified that the
great follower Of Yogi had attempted
to kiss her. and that she had escaped
from the house only by promising TO re-
turn the following Monday.
The prisoner entered plea OF guilty
| to common assault when arra1gned last
! week. The magistrate refused TO ADMIT
this plea, pending an investigation OF
other charges.
| Career in New York.
NEW YORK. July S.--Sri Agamya duru
| Paramahamsa. half man and half god.
the dread tiger Mahatma Of India. came
10 New York during the early part Of
last summer to teach America the Sc
crets Of the wisdom of the ancients.
| From June to the middle of August he
| occupied brownstone house at 81 West
sgd street, imparting his secrets to the
members Of his cult in accordance with
his declaration. Il am god; l know
everything His followers organized
themselves into the Association for the
Study of Ancient Wisdom alias the
PARLIAMENT of Infinite Wisdom
According to statements made In court
recently in suit against the society.
| PAIL Norton former Secretary of the
Navy. and now president Of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, was president OF
the organization. Among the supporters
of the cult were Mr.. and Mrs. Morton
william c. Lane, president OF the Stand
ard Trust Company; Nine. Emma Eames.
Dr. Thomas Topham, John ". Fletcher
| AMI Louis H. Bachman. MIR. Morton
resigned as president in October.
| The Mahatma, whose name is said TO
convey the idea of THE great mind. the
fathomless one, the preceptor and highest
god" came to New York from LONDON.
he had reached straight from the Himn
layas where he had been living for many,
many centuries. according to his press
agents, projecting his astral body durins
| that time into various portions OF the
| solar system.
London received him with open hand
upon the recommendation OF Prof Muller.
The latter Is quoted in his Life and Let
ters," as calling him the only real saint
or yogi who has ever come to England.
| This statement was made following the
Mahatma's visit to Muller al Oxford. In
1908
i Regarded AZ q Fake.
i New York. however. was inclined to look
upon the eastern gentleman as a coios-
sal fake He finally returf1ed to England
much Disguised with America and Ameri-
cans His neighbors on sd street COM
planned OF his vocal gymnastics. and a
bit of doggerel composed by his next
door neighbor," went the rounds of the
press:
'.Oh, mighty man with mighty voice.
Your trumpet tones leave US no choice,
But to offer up this prayer devout:
| Oh, please. Mahatma. cut Ii out"
Some of the Mahatma's philosophy was
given out as follows by his American
press agent
THE world is but a drop; the mind is
an ocean. The mind controls all things.
body is nothing. The control of the soul
AN ecstatie and joyous atom. quivering
in the all-pervading divine life of the uni
verse-is everything.
Human beings. after assuming the
forms of animals. have to pass through
8, 400 600 forms Of incarnation before get
ting to human form again. unless In the
course Of these incarnations such beings
obtain the special favor and consideration
of a yogi on account of some favor rem
| dered by them to the entire satisfaction
of such yogi such as supplying food when