The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-02
IDEALISM FACES REALITY
~ Az ENTIRELY MATERIAL
POLICE COCRT.
Mrs. Knapp says shes . NetAphySieai
Teacher. buS Detective CAIls % For
tune TeIlinw ARi says He Paid -
cor IA G.enluS Mlsumdegn1Ood

tune TeIIinw ARsl says He Paid ~
cor II-A Cenius MlsundersISOd
The beautiful Constructive PHILOSOPHY
20 practical idcaIism. unfolding lives into
fuller consciousness OF boundless love
wisdom health. happiness and life more
abundant that ~ what Mrs. SherrnAn D..
Knapp teaches. Unfortunately. Mrs
Knapp was arrested on Thursday by
DeIectiva Stapf because he aid she
arc"pted IS for telling his fortune. or
- smpting to In the West Side Court
Yesterday Magis'rats Butts held Mrs.
FnApp ia $500 tail for a further examina-
ton newt Friday.
In tho FIRST place Il II necessary 10
.aderSihnd that Mr.. Knapp j. no, one OF
hose taking persons who Use weird lights
And cabinets and tAnl,ourines and things
n, hsr apartmsnt- az the Hotel Woodward
broadway and Eifry-htth street. Mrs.
Knapp admitted yesterday aftsnOon that
abe h a -metaphy steal teacher Posi-
lively shs IL not a fortune teller. She
wAs willing 10 talk 10 the reporters even
though she Announc ed that she shrinks
from publicity a. q criminal does from a
cop.
Tho Apar,msnts occupied nv Mrs.
Fnapp, Mrs Jane A. Phillips. her score
,Ary and pupil. and the two Knapp chill
dren are very unoSentatioUs There arc
no ,,ueer shades or heavy drapeueI or
any stage properties TO aid the teacher
m her readings. Everything y matter
% fact. Mrs. Knapp is a slim blonde
with very large blue eyes that seem TO
look right through yon when sha speaks
20 YOU.
Mrs Knapp started OF by telling Of her
early days a. Rn inspired teacher. When
Shs vas II years old which really wasn't
such a terribly louc time agD-shs vent
into a trance.
i, happened unc Spec,edly in my home
At Los Angeles she said. Tina; night
told my mother and father that II we'd
sit and wait for inspiration ', would come
to us. told them I would develop the
gift. for I knew At that moment ! was
inspired
Prom that dav 20 This abe said, the
gift: had remained with her. increasing
constantly in the strangest way
How do you account for this wonder
f,iI pnwers- veutured one OF the reporters.
I can't understand IT. answered Mrs.
Knapp. 4, Jtst came. There are Others
who claim 20 lie able To do the things tina;
I do. bat thew cannot. When the gift
-ame felt constrained IN use Il know
l am very gfted.
As 20 the nature 81 her work and her
mlsslon IN NsN '"sS IiIs' M.a' - -.
cities she always visited the Mayor To
take out a Incense when nece-sIry. but
chiefly To talk with the civic head. She
didn't think shs'd better see Mayor Gaynor
mere. Sald WI. huNpS! - 80 So, 50 -, -,
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