New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-30
HOLDS PR|ESTESS Of
SOUL CULT FOR TRIAL
Vibrations Court Receives Not
Favorable to "AdvanCed
New ThoughtiSt."
FAILS TO CURE HEADACHE
Medical Society Witness Did Not
See Angel Nor Lose Pain on
Paying So for Treat
ment, She Says.

It developed in the West side police
court yesterday that Nine Marie
Adele Rique, champion heavyweight
soul liberator Of the Advanced New
Thoughtists, would not only specifically
locate an individuals soul but teach it
all kinds OF ornamental AMI useful tricks
for the small sum of 50 a single treat
ment. or only $25 a month.
Magistrate House Listened three hours
to testimony and decided that the sub
iect required a higher tribunal so he
held the madame for the Court of Special
Sessions, in $500 bail.
Nine Rique was charged with Vlo-
lating the medical laws. Witnesses tes-
tilted that she had treated them for Ills
without a physicians license. She Is
being prosecuted by the New York
County Medical Society.
The question before the magistrate
simmered down to whether Nine
Rique was guilty Of anything when ac-
cording 20 the witness, Mrs. Mary L.
Goodwin. police matron, Nine.
Rioue had pleasantly decided for her
that the matron's soul resided in the
walls of the lungs and that Mrs. Good
win .hould say Good morning to 1t
as regularly as she awoke.
Failed TO Cure Headaches.
Mrs. Goodwin said she had gone to
Nine. Rique with headache and that
she hadn't been in the New Thoughtist's
home five minutes before the madame
declared there was well defined anger
standing 1t the ether visitors pach'
When she departed Mrs Goodwin tesu-
ned that she retained the headache
Nine Rlaue weighs 250 pounds'
but wore. nevertheless, a flowing Whl'e
Grecian robe. according to Mrs. Gooo-
win. and carried wherever she went inc
effect of a generous application 10 her
nerson Of some fabulously sweet per-
fume.
Revond the fact that Mime. Rique'
iudqine from the testimony of the Wit
ness. was personally of the opinion tldt
She had sunken the shaft OF the soiu
mine of life and was able to anaiyze 'he
quality Of every soul and It's needs 'ie
high priestess of the soul-in-chest cut
made no pretentious claims.
Nine. Rique herself was there per
sonally. in extreme white from head TO
foot yesterday Several men ana
women followers were at court each
natron Of a different kind of perfume
that the madame had said would har-
monize their peculiar vibrations and
ward off bill collectors and other petty
disturbances.
If they had not practised strength OF
will and had not been regular in bidding
Good morning" to their souls it is
doubtful if they had been able to endure
the virility Of the result. But they were
placid-apparently far afeld.
Il told the madame" said Mrs. Good
man. that / had called to see her, feel
ing. as | did. mentally depressed and
headachy.
THE Soul Is In the Chest"
"I could feel your condition the mo-
ment YOU entered the room madame
told me She told me my vibrations
were wrong She asked me if knew
where my soul was. | confessed | did
not. It's in your chest, she said.
when YOU fully realize just whore your
soul is You will then first realize what is
wi;hin YOU
she told me TO swing my arms In
circles and repeat. God and myself-my
self and Cod She said one of her pu-
pills had helped herself physically by
swinging her arms, saying the words.
and considering all that came within
her vision was her real estate.
Then continued Mrs. Goodwin. "she
said she could see an angel standing
just behind me. paid s. and left"
Mrs. Goodwin's manner indicated that
she view ed the exit as reasonable. under
the circumstances.
Mrabeau l. Towne. the poet-lawyer.
appeared COR the madame. and John -.
DYER for the medical society.
The high priestess testified that she
was engaged in ennobling character.
building moral forces and perfecting
soul cures. she did not, she said. both.
er with bod'l, ills. \ finer concentra-
tiun of thought she told magistrate
Houso gr5Cettliy--a finer vibration cf
tn, uhysi,rl f',,cs in union.
II was v,ly soon atterwIrd that the
ma gistrate named the amount VI the
bail.