Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-28
SEEKS PROTECTION OF LAW TO
PREVENT ANSWERING INcRIM.
MATING QUESTIONS.
COACHED BY ATTORNEY
IN GIVING HER REPLIES
Prosecution and Defense Battle to Pre-
vent Evidence Of Captain Danner, to
Whom She Made Damaging Admis-
sions-State Not to Call 12-Year. Old
Girl as Witness.

Chicago, June 2S.-The prosecution
in the case Of Evelyn Arthur See, on
trial for abduction, decided today not to
years old, whose intimacy with Mona
Rees and Mildred Bridges Is said to
have enabled her to learn many Sc
crets Of the Absolute Life" cult. She
has been sent to her home at Niles,
Mich. The girl. according to the pro-
secution. was unwilling to testify
against See.
At the morning session Prosecutor
Burnham declared that the admissions
made by Mona Rees, Mildred Bridges
and See should be admitted in evil
dence. He said the defense could not
construe the words, You had better
tell the TRUTH from Police Captain
Danner as a threat. He pointed out
the distinction between an admission
and a confession and added that state
ments obtained from See were admis-
sions.
Counsel for the defense argued that
the remark of Captain Danner was
threat and cited decisions in support
of this contention.
Miss Rees Poor Witness.
The weight Of truth far different
from that which Mildred Bridges and
Mona Rees learned from the Book Of
Truth" is crushing Evelyn Arthur See
The relentless Gordon of the state is
closing in upon the two girls who for
more than a week have steadfastly
maintained their allegiance to See.
For the first time yesterday Mona
Rees was compelled to fall back again
and again upon her rights as witness
to refuse to answer question after
question on the ground that they might
incriminate her.
When the session was over she had
contradicted herself a dozen times; re-
fused to answer important questions
on the ground that they might incrim-
mate her, and failed to add a single
point to the evidence Of the defense.
All this she had endured for a
stocky. gray haired man who sat few
feet away by the side Of his lawyers:
a man who Strembled at every falter-
ing reply: a man whose long teeth bit
savagely into his lip at every blunder
Of his faithful defender. It was not
the man who shrank all day beneath
the blows of the prosecution; it was
not the man who blushed and trembled
at questions which are unprintable; in
stead it was the 21year- girl. who
five years ago placed her soul in his
keeping. For him there was the silent
terror of conviction; for her. the public
shame Of whispered confusion, Of mur-
INJURED denials which did not deny.
Harder Trial Than MiIdred's.
1t was harder gauntlet than that
which Mildred Bridges eluded for a
week that lay before Mona Rees when
she resumed the stand yesterday morn
ing. She had typewriter the Book
Of Truth" so 1t was impossible for her
to deny a knowledge Of it's contents
It was impossible for her who had been
to deny a knowledge Of it's doctrines
The defense perceived the first Of all,
and Immediately began to block the
way of the prosecution with constant
objections. This continued for an
hour: then Judge Honore ended it. The
attorneys for the defense had been in
terrupting at every delicate question
with some leading objection which put
the witness on her guard. Finally, at
a particularly glaring hint, the court
put his foot down.
"Who wrote the book Of Absolute
Life'?" Assistant States Attorney
Burnham had asked.
Don't answer" James Callahan
shouted.
Court Stops Hints to Witness.
Judge Honore arose from his chair
II don't approve of an attorney act
ing in a dual capacity" he ruled. ut
simply can not go on any longer. You
can not represent the defendant and
the witness also. IF you want to select
another lawyer to represent her, you
may do So"
EhnP1r fn %hA
was no one else so familiar with the
case as Sees attorenys. To use a sub
stitute in the middle Of the trial would
place them at a disadvantage. They
pleaded for time, for a day, to find
lawyer who Would be competent to rep
resent Mona.
The court was firm. II will grant
you a recess" he said, "for the witness
to find an attorney"
At the end OF a 11alf-hour Mona re-
turned to the stand, a little paler. She
was accompanied by an attorney, who
gave his name as Grant Newell. To
most Of those who have been interested
in the case he was unknown, but it did
not take Mr.. Burn1am long to place
him.
"Mr. Newell was one Of the incor-
rorators of the Juvenile Common
Wealrh, was ne not inquired the pro-
secutor, pleasantly. Mr.. Newell Oh.
jected, but was overruled.
EYES," Mona answered finally.
Coached BY Her Own Lawyer.
With the retention of the attorney
the girls refusal to reply began. The
first refusal came when Mr. Burnham
asked her to designate the portions OF
the "Book of Truth" which she claimed
to have written. She refused on the
ground that it might incriminate her.
During this part Of the testimnoy her
lawyer was permitted to sit beside her,
instructing her as to when to answer