The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
DOCTORS Wife
IS AMAZED BY
DECLARATION
Mrs. Burke Exhibits First Emo
ton Since Trial Started as
Words Are Uttered
New Cult Lecturer Is Named
as Possible Father of
Child
By HARRY DAVIDS
ISpeoioL Dispatch 10 The Call

ANITA ROSA. Dec. 9.-The taint of
things evil hung over the testi-
nony given today in the trial of
Dr. Willard P. Burke, there being de-
veloped views, thoughts and beliefs
held by the central figures in the case
contrary TO all accepted ideas Of NOR
BIity. Of an abandonment Of love op-
posed 10 all standards Of convention.
Of z condition Of affairs at the sana-
FORUM where the laws Of right and
wronE seemed to have been 5uggled and
perverted 10 meet the passionate de
eires of the moment. And in the midst
o. this mass Of theories for making
immortality was the mentioning Of the
name OF Wilson Fritseh, new cult
lecturer. whose last known residence
was in san Francisco as a possible
father Of the child OF Lu Eta Smith.
La Eta Smith on the stand declared
that II she could be convinced that
Doctor Burke had not been responsible
9or the dynamiting Of her tent her love
for him would revive with vigor equal
% the days Of his wooing and winning
Gould See No Evil
She also indicated in no uncertain
way that she could not consider her
= relations with him immoral The dec
1arstion was IN keeping with the rest
Of the views OF sex problems as out
lined IN the testimony Of the day Mar
riage and family ties seemed to be the
least OF the objects to be considered in
the mating. Platitudinous arguments
against church. society and convention
were hurled forth time and again.
The subject developed through the
introduction Of a thesis said by the
prosecution TO have been written by
Doctor Burke and given by him TO Miss
Smith in order TO make her views coin
eide with his own. The thesis was
lengthy one and repIete with aphor-
1sms on true love. nobility, purity and
the like. A crowd which banked the
doors and which flooded the courtroom
the moment the doors were opened
listened in dead silence TO the reading.
The following excerpts indicate the
nature Of the reasoning:
When the mind IS contrary to feel
ing which is right? leave the answer
with you"
The recording angel issues no mar
risge certificates"
Affinity one for another is too big
70 be cowed by opinion or cramped by
custom"
You and 7 are the absolute aban-
don Of love if we would allow it so"
The unit is not the family. but the
individual"
The perpetuation Of the race can
only be done by affinity
Religion is a device for shutting out
life"
Passion born Of affinity is divine"
Defense Names Another Father
To refute the claims Of the prose-
cution that such matter Influenced the
mind OF La Eta Smith. the defense
questioned her as TO the visit TO the
sanatorium Of Wilson Fritsch, a lee
turer.
We intend to prove" said Attorney
Leppo, that the views advanced by
Doctor Burke in his thesis were held
sn even more extreme way by Wilson
Fritsch, q lecturer OF San Francisco.
who gave a lecture at the sanatorium
on the invitation OF Lu Eta Smith.
We will show that though Fritsch was
2 married man with family, he was
fn constant association with the wit
ness at the time Of her relations with
Doctor Burke, and this fact, together
with the view he held and lectured
upon at the sanatorium we hold is
competent testimony to prove the pos
sibiIity Of him being the father Of her
child"
The court took the matter under ad-
Nisement and asked that it be brought
I'D at q later time Of the cross exam
ination. In response TO the question
ing Of the attorneys for the defense
Miss Smith said that Fritsch's room
was next TO hers when he was at the
ssnatorium, but denied that they were
intimate.
She Holds Different View
When did your improper relations
with Doctor Burke begin?' asked
Leppo.
I don't know what you mean by
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