The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-06
EELII HOPP AND MISS LEO
BEGIN E.EiR STORIES. -

pate where ne SCanty hair lay across
Il. Only his long thin nose and active
gray eyes gave any impression Of shrewd-
ness. His clothes were shabby and his
manner was difiidsnt.
The examination growing out of the
abduction charge advanced by Eslia
HOpp. on which Bernard il still held IN
iIS.OOO bail. could not be completed yes
tertay. There was only time for the
Hopp girl 10 begin her story after Ger
trude leo who was taken from the Tan
trik worship house in Seventy fourth
street by the police on Monday night.
had been interrupted in her evidence by
Clark L. Jordon. who has succeeded Henry
Amerman as the Om's lawyer
Assistant District Attorney william A.
De Ford entered the case yesterday. He
got an hours adjournment when the
examination was called at O'Clock for
the purpose Of talking to to two girls.
Then Magistrate Breen moved into the
quieter surroundings out Of open court,
Tor the physical condition 81 Lelia Hopp
and Gertrude Leo seemed To him 20 de-
mand that consideration.
When Gertrude Leo took the witness
chair abe seemed near a breakdown. She
clenched the arms Of the chair and her
body was shaken when she gave her
answers. Occasionally she paused and
spread her hands over her eyes. A. soon
AZ she began 10 tell how she met Bernard
in seattle in January. 1909 and attempted
TO tell something Of his reputation there
az the head Of a religious sect Lawyer
JOrdon objected that this was not mate
nal 70 Miss Hops complaint. Mr. De
Ford said deliberately:
4 propose to show that Gertrude leo
was enticed 20 this house in Seventy
fourth stree, under the pTetext that she
was becoming a member II form OF
worship. and her testimony is ESSENTIAL
20 the case of the Hopp girl
Magistrate Breen let her tell how she
came Fast in Demands employ and went
20 live with him. a woman who vas known
az his sister under the name % Aura, and
two of his religious followers. sanford
and BradlaW. The court suggested that
greater haste could he made by having
the Hopp girls story az this point and Miss
Leo went back To her seat. She walked
the long way around the room rather than
pass in front Of Bernard.
Eela Hopp controlled herself little
better With long hnlts she said that
her elder sister came 70 know Bernard
under the name q DR. Warren. The ON
went 10 the Hoppe apartment az SO.
Fast ttafh street a. DR. Warren and said
that he thought he could help the heart
trouble which she had had since she was
a child With him az this frat call early
last November vas sanford. the Tantrk
follower They called each other ON
and San. sanford told Miss HOpp that
,hOse were their lodge names IN the
religious order She wanted 10 knOS
more about this cult. hut the ON refused
20 talk about 10 then He told her Ia
come TO he house IN seventy fourth street
the next day
She went with her elder sister San
and the ON were there Az Bernardo
request she went upstairs 20 h. examined.
He told her 10 remove part u her clothing
n she didn't mind Then he locked the
door. turned down the gas and ~ a cigar
The examination was an ordinary one
Miss Hopp said yesterday. but the ON
used no siethOzcOpe When " was over
they went down stairs and had supper
with the other two The ON told Isila
that she was ln serious condition and
that she would nave TO come to him for
treatment He urged her 20 tell her
family that she was worse than she really
was; otherwise. he said. they wouldn.
consent 90 have her STAY az his house all
the time a. he wanted her 20 DO She
agreed TO do this The ON offered 10
furnish the room IN which she had be-n
examined aud that was 10 he her room.
When she returned next day prepared
90 take up her residence IN Seventy fourth
street Bernard told her that he hadn't
the money Just then 20 furnish the room
80 he sent Sanford out 20 rent a furnished
Fat Al this point Miss HOpp tried ~
explain the arguments used by them
70 make her wiling 70 60 10 a fat with
him She has told elsewhere that he
made her think Il was requisite N the
course u treatment. but the eXphna-
ton was not admitted
They went n a fat az - West iOsth
street Al this point IN Miss Hops
recital the examination was ad iOurned
until this morning az iC.D O'Clock
From court Gertrude Leo and her SIS
ter. Mrs Mary A Miller. went with two
detectives 20 the Om's house az ?js West
Seventy fourth street There they found
a housekeeper who seemed q he having
everything 90 herself The followers
o. the Orn have been getting away from
New YORK a. RAPIDLY a. possible Ger
trtide Leo has ist Of those who were
the most constant IN their attendance
In regard 10 them Bernard himself wrote
~ Mrs Miller In one u the letters that
he sent to seattle % alhy her apprehen-
SONS about her sister One letter dated
February S contained the following
There are ten physicians and many
hospital nurzez IN the lodge and some
splendid women socially. and Gertrude is
losing no time making herself known n
them aud teaching these outs iders Who
banker after the unattainabis for them,
~ set- Of remuneration 10 the tune Of one
hundred bucks for the course she gives
One object Of the trip 10 Seventy fourth
street yesterday was 20 set line on some
Of thsse persons or tho less prominent
followers 81 the Dom. While the visitors
were in the house the telephone hell
rang Miss Leo answered and recognized
the voic. of Aura. who has leen known
A. Bsrnard's sister Gertrude pretended
she was the housekeeper She advised
Aura 70 keep away from the house for a
while and then made an enEARement
10 meet her in ten minutes az the liOth
street exit Of the subway
With the Detectives the two women
went IntOwn. On a corner stood Aura.
apparently meditating flight A the sight
n the Detectives she ran down ii0th
street. with Gertrude az her heels. The
Leo girl caught her arm and hald her
let me rol' cried Aura; let mo 20.
! don Z want b get mixed up in this thing
I'm going away There n no charge
on which 10 hold Aura and the dstsc-
tives had N turn her loose.
Al tho tAoih street nat 81 the Hops
where Mrs Miller and Miss Leo are stay
inR. was 4 letter from another u the
former followers. This was the woman
fnoWn % the nsCt ~ DuvAl. the mother