The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-12
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KLEIN'S TRIAL
Defendant is Openly Ac-
cused of Using Mys-
teriOus Power to
Influence Wit
neSSeS

That Josua Klein, the myster-
ious spiritual adviser, who is on
trial In Judge yesterdays DEPART
ment Of the superior court accus-
ed of attempting to kill Miss Dora
Culbertson, is using hypnotic
power to influence witnesses who
are testifying against him, was
openly charged by Prosecuting At
torney j. l.. McMurray and Deputy
Prosecutor Burmeister in court
this morning.
Couldn't Testify.
The charge was made while
Mrs. Sauvageott, mother of one OF
the girls who was said ito be under
Klein's influence In Europe, was
ON the stand, and just after she
had broken down and exclaimed
Historically, II can't testify cor
rectly while that .man Is staring
at me with his CLASSY eyes.
Please take him away" Then
turning to the court, she appeal
ed earn estly that the man whom
she had just accused of threaten
Ing her own life and of trying to
kill her sister, be excluded from
the room.
The court replied that Klein
could not be excluded from the
room, according to law, and that
If he wero influencing the wit
nesses, the court was powerless to
prevent 1t.
George Called Down.
Judge Easterday then turned to
Attorney George, who is repre-
senting the mysterious occult
teacher, and said:
"Mr. George, 1t is necessary for
me to rebuke you for using such
overbearing language to these
witnesses. You can see that they
are wrought up by the trial, and
your intolerant mein is uncalled
for and unjust"
Mrs. Sauvageot on Stand.
At the opening of court today
Mrs. Sauvageot'e testimony was
comenced where 1t had been con-
cluded yesterday afternoon. Coun-
sci for the defense laid great
stress on Mrs. Sauvageot's trip
from Amden last year, when she
brought Miss Dora Sauvageot
back to New York with her.
Mrs. Sauvageot said that her
daughter wrote letter to her, in
which she told of being forced to
remain at Klein's chalet. The
letter, according to the mother,
had slipped by Klein, who usual
ly read all the letters sent out
from the chalet.
Took Girl Back.
After the mother had brought
her daughter to America, Klein g
influence again asserted itself, she
said, an dthe man took her daugh-
ter away again to Switzerland.
'-Oh, mother, I don't want to
go back with him. He has cast a
spell on me. II I go away this
time. I don't think I shall ever
see you and sister again." the girl
Is declared to have said.
Miss Culbertson Influenced.
While on the stand yester-
day Miss Culbertson frequent
ly had to think deeply to an
swer seemingly simple ques-
tions. Attorney George ask
ed her II she we're Ill, or still
under nervous stress, and she
swered by saying that
someone, pointing to Klein,
was trying to influence her.
"There Is a mental influence
coming constantly from that
direction. My mind is too
strong for him to completely
influence 1t, but he sets me
back in my thoughts and
causes me to entirely forget
certain happening gs," she said.
Had Been Ungentlemanly.
Attorney George, In the course
of a vigorous crOss-eamination
this morning, asked Mrs. Sauva-
geot IL Klein had ever acted in
d.ecenaly while she had known
him. Mrs. Sauvageot declined to
answer, but later replied THAT the
prisoner had frequently done un-
gentlemanly things.
Following the question and
answer, Prosecutor McMurray
arose ana stated tnsll pnlS WAS ntst
an attack upon Klein's character
and that such questions should
not be allowed. Counsel for the
defense Immediately acquiesced
and ismissed the witness.
Garretson Rebuked.
Miss Indra Sauvae cot, daughter
of Mrs. Sauvageot and sister of
the young woman who Is at pres
ent - Observation-Disclosures
vrG u&xc Examined, and answered
~ 1n11< 1<rogatories in an open,
q o1osward manner. Attor-
~ rfr<1ton, who took up the
~ <his point, was also re-
insulting manner Of
.yndra had testified.
pt was called to the
& nd asked II 6he had
.eyk1 11 I'd 10 break Attor-
me- <leorge's head II he furthered
the examination tcS any extreme.
Mrs. eauvageot replied emphati-
cally, NO" and was dismissed
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