Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-22
GIRL IS CAREFUL
IN HER answers
MILDRED BRIDGES PROVES KEEN
, WITNESS ON STAND.
HER father Meets See
States Attorney Finally Gets Her Into
peep Matcr-Common Herd Can
not Understand,

narrowly escaped sudden ending
today when stephen II, Bridges, faith
er Of Mildred suddenly came face to
face in court recess with the de-
fendant, Arthur Evelyn see.
The men actually ran into each
other Contact with See appeared to
render Bridges insane, His faco be-
came ashen and his arm was raised
hs though 20 strike,
"You dog" he shouted, and See,
his dark eyes gliuorlng stood with
bands clenched at his side. expecting
ran attack.
BaiIiEs rushed up and the two
imen were separated. Bridges contin-
/ lued to denounce See until tho court
Ireconvened.
The father Of tho Book of Truth"
uttered no word. The crowd Of Sow
eral hundred men and women in the
long lines clamoring for. admission,
'murmurcd angrily as See started out
Of the corridor in calm manner
Mildred Bridges mother of tho
I
Judge Honore today.
Mona Rees buzzed about the wit
ness room, talking with witnesses pro-
bation officers and policemen. It was
noticed however, that she avoided
/ Mildred Bridges. The latter, cool
hnd collected as ever, sat quietly in
the waiting room.
one Of the first admissions made by
the girl was that sho had been given
Sees book OF Absolute Life" and told
to read IT, She said she had also talk
I'd with See about the book She said
she declared that sho understood Mr.
See was head and center Of the house
Of the Lord.
The examination Of Miss Bridges
developed into game Of legal chess.
it was a battel between tho trained
mind and court experience Of AS
slstant States Attorney Frederick
I Burnham and a girls cleverness and
determination to protect the man
whom the state claimed had wronged
her. BY slow degrees Mr.. Burnham
lead the girl up to the point where It
is said she confessed to the police that
See transformed her from convert
TO an affinity.
The whole examination was center
ed around the book OF truth and other
writings by See, Before questioning
the girl as TO her relations with See.
Mr.. Burnham tried TO learn to what
extent her conduct had been influence
ed by the teachings Of See, which be-
gan when she was a school girl with
her skirts above her shoe tops. once
Mildred got into deep water when she
said that questions of conduct were
settled by reference 10 the book of
truth. The state tried TO prove that
See personally settled all questions Of
morals and conduct that arose among
his followers, but tho witness eyaded
giving direct replies and on all pointed
questions resorted to the answer Il
don't remember"
Miss Bridges said that when she
first went to live at Sees flat she was
not much Interested In his teachings.
but after the Book Of Truth" had
been read to her she began to see
the light.
Asked If the question Of a grl's
right to live in a flat with a married
man could be answered by the Book
. Of Truth" she replied that she did
not know that she never had tried to
} answer II.
She could not remember how soon
after Sees wife left him she and
Mona Rces went to live at the flat
did YOU have an idea that you
were God given FOR any special inten-
tion?" she was asked.
yes" she replied.
HAS that intent been revealed to
your"
81 know my duty"
She eyaded answering questions
with regard to her preparation to be
the perfect mother Of u new race
Of men," with a skill that baffled at
torneys.
Prosecutor Burnham then suddenly
began firing a volley Of pointed qucs-
tlons TO the witness For the first
time Mildred became angry rising
from the witness stand, her face as
white as chalk and her hands clonch
ed. She made negative answers 10
every question that involved her per
sonal conduct and relations with See.
Mildred after withstanding the subtle
questions Of tho prosecutor was at
last caught fast In trap Mr. Burn
ham had set for her. Just before the
climax of her testimony was reached
Mr., Burnham asked:
WAS II your purpose 10 fulfll the
personal life Of Eyclu Arthur Sec 2"
After n moments hcsitancy the girl
replied, "yes It was my purpose TO
fulflll his life and every ones life"
"Did you ever address SEQ In en-.
dearing or affectionato terms2'
"No sir; ! dld not, was the prompt
answer.
"Never?" persisted Mr. Burnham,
Never" was tho positive answer.
Then how about this letter." In
duired Mr.. Burnham
Here IS a letter addressed Dear
! Evelyn in It you speak OF love for
See, and you refer to yourself as his
wife Did you write this letter.
81 did,
"You acknowledged It before to-