Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-21
IN NIGHT WRAPS
IN Love JUNGLE
SECRETS or THE "ABSOLUTE
LIFE" UNTOLDED AT SEE TRIAL
women attending court
"Book of life" Excerpts Are Read
Defendant Influenced Mothers 10
Turn Daughters over To Him.

Chicago, Ill.,, Juo 2O.-Antlc-
ipating more sensational tes-
timony scores Of women crowded the
court room today when the trial Of
Arthur Evelyn See, leader of the
Absolute Life" charged with abb
ductng Mildred Bridges a 17-year-
old CIR, was resumed.
Clara Jenny a girl who lived next
door to Sees Love Jungle" Is the
star witness so far. She testified
that See and his girl Disciples, Mil
dred Bridges and Mona Rees, went
about the house in night dresses in
the day time and said she had wit
messed scenes in the See flat by
"peeking.'
See, it is charged, influenced
mothers through his teachings to de-
liver their daughters to him.
Mildred Bridges broke down in the
witness room outside Of Judge Hon
ores court room before the trial open
ed today du.IIg an exciting colloquy
with her father stephen II. Bridges.
iA' maui n Alllll appear W ms hiubI~
ter begging her to take the witness
stand and tell all the facts concerning
her relations with the prophet of the
Absolute Life"
Mildred. my little daughter, don't
let this man ruin your life pleaded
Bridges.
Papa, please go away. You are
torturing me. l won't say a word
against Mr.. See" she replied.
A moment later she burst into a
spasm Of sobs,
A woman probation officer triel to
soothe her. Mildred soon recovered
her composure and with gesture
Of despair, walked away.
The case was delayed while Attor-
ney Cantwell was having several dog
bites received in a scuffle with dog
near his home today, dressed.
George Meyer was the first wit
ness of the day, He was called to
prove that he printed the book
Truth"
Mrs. McKeown was the next wit
ness and proved a most reluctant one,
II is charged that her daughter Flor
ence was one Of Sees pupils.
She admitted that she had seen
See and Mona Rees collaborating on
the book Of Absolute Life.
81 used to see Mona carrying manu-
script to See in Jail ana saw her do
lots Of typewritng," said Mrs Nc
Keown.
Stephen II. Bridges was then call
ed for the purpose Of Identifying
the manuscript Of the book Of
Truth"
II know Sees handwriting that's
his" said Bridges promptly.
Following Bridges testimony eX-
cerpts from the Book Of Life" con-
talned the proclaimed revelations OF
See and his pretension that he is a
supernatural being-which serves as
the Bible Of the cult, were read. In
the book See maintained the follow
ing points
81 am the law. No one can do
what / do"
"I cannot be honored nor accurscd
for what ! do"
81 am universal"
81 am wisdom"
"I am the eternal way and all men
must acknowledge me-"
One passage reads: There shall
be born n new race, this being OF
God. This race has waited for its
day and now the day IS here This
Is the day Of the birth Of the sons Of
God through the parcntage Of the
b world. The parentage shall be made
perfect by the people awakening to
the truth"
Passages which directly stated that
Mildred Bridges and Mona Rees were
only instruments" placed in his care
and keeping for the working Of the
cosmlc principles which See claims
nc has discovered were quoted by
Prosecutor Burnham TO prove the
contention that Secs teachings were
nothing but subtle justification Of
the doctrine Of free love, The read
Ing took up INST Of the morning scs-
sion Of the court and following the
production Of testimony that Sec was
! the author OF the book IN collahora-
tlon with Mona Reos, Much Of the
text was written while See was In
Jail following the ralding Of tho
Love Journal at 25i1 Racine Ave-
nue..
For two hours while Judge, Jury
and spectators were sweltoring In the
court, while Prosecutor Burnham read
from the See gospel. See himself
took nm eager interest IN the read
ing Time and again See sprnng tn
his feet challenging the correctness
OF the reading. See showed n dispo-
slton to split hairs aud insisted that
tho toXt be read exactly as printed
Mr.. Burnham read from the copy Of
the book while See followed him from
the original manuscript which he re-
fused "a allow TO get out Of his hand,
Miss Bridges testified that ghe was
not abducted by See; that she was
taken 20 Sees temple by her parents
and that See never gave her any per