Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-24
SPECTATORS At TRIAL STIRRED
BECAUSE OF FREE LOVE
DOCTRINES.
BOOK OF TRUTH URGES
FREEDOM AMONG SEXES
Attorney Describes See as Apostle Of
immortality and "Man Vampire'-
Croed Discloses Cult Loader as
Tempter Of Children "Book Of
Truth" Shown to Be Sinful.

SNlcagO, June zf,-lNCeNScu DS inc
revela tions Of the true character of
absolute life' resulting from the read
ing of Evelyn Arthur Sees secret bible
before the jury in Judge Honore's
court by Assistant States Attorney
Burnham, crowd OF $50 men and boys
hissed and howled at the prophet when
he left the criminal court building.
The demonstration occurred a few
minutes after the adjournment OF the
trial until Monday See was accom-
panied by Attorneys Robert E. Can't
we'll and James E. Callahan, his legal
representatives. AS on former days Of
the trial crowd Of men. many OF
whom had heard the reading OF the
secret volume OF the book OF truth" in
the courtroom a short time before. We're
collected on the sidewalk In front OF
the entrance to the criminal court
building. Others who had not been In
the courtroom. but were curious to see
the principals in the sensational trial,
heard second hand the story OF the
reading Of the book which was taken
from Sees private safe by his wife
and given to the federal authorities.
L lie Slue"dI Was ttIiSc Will peol'i'
when Mona Rees. Sees high priestess"
and spirit wife" left the building with
her mother. without the least hesi,a-
OF staring eyes without looking to
either side.
A few minutes later See started to
leave the building with Attorneys Can't
well and Callahan.
There he Isl" exclaimed the throng
in a single voice.
See did not appear to notice the ex-
citment which his presence had caused.
He worked his way thru the crowd and
started down Michigan street in the
directions of Dearborn avenue.
That's the prophet" "How's abso-
lutte life?" Lets get him!" were a few
Of the remarks hurled after the re
vealer" as he passed thru the crowd.
See hurried on. but the crowd followed
him, surging about him on every side.
With a quick nervous movement See
stopped short and faced the mob. He
stood silent for a full minute, gazing
directly into the mass. The leaders.
apparently abashed. stopped and walk
ed away in another direction few
Of the men and boys. however. followed
the prophet" for several blocks.
The reading OF Sees doctrines OF
absolute life." as embodied in the Sc
cret volume Of 1.-The book Of truth" by
Assistant States Attorney Burnham
was the sensation. OF yesterdays trial
A Tempter Of Children.
Tho words with which the Man Of
Sorrows reproved his disciples have
found their way into the mouth OF
Evelyn Arthur See. There is a change
<xI, ton 1a ri
to the Joy and benefit of the little chill
dren-but the words are still the same.
Into his fiat on Racine avenue See
welcomed the little children and taught
them many things, says the states at
torney-things which he who rebuked
his disciples hardly would have ap-
proved"
Some OF those things were read on
the witness stand In Judge Honore's
court yesterday by Assistant States
Attorney Burnham. just after Mildred
Bridges, Sees devotee, had left the
same stand. For three days Mildred.
with unfaltering bravery and the blind
devotion Of a child. had interposed her
testimony between See and the peni-
tentiary.
Pictured rs "Man Vampire."
The state had learned nothing from
her In the face of a relentless exam
nation she had mNntained her allegl-
ance. It was all for nothing. Before
the prosecutor had read zoo words from
the hitherto closely guarded Manu-
script 49, Of the Book OF Truth" the
faithful testimony with which the girl
for three days labored to save her mas
ter, was wholly discounted In the mind
of every man in tho court room.
The prosecutor pictured See as:
"A man vampire with a thirst for
innocence"
AN apostle OF immortality"
"a seducer 81 children"
"Ths exponest OF the most bias
phemous, vicious. and dangerous doc
trlnes ever placed on paper
Extracts From "eible' Road.
No denials could stand before the
terrific food Of circumstantial evidence
which poured down upon the jury.
guilt Of It's writer. 1t was a palpabie
plea for love, disguised only by the
cloak Of religion.
The extracts read by the prosecutor
were revelation. not Of religious
doctrine, but Of the manner In which
See wrought upon his girl followers
with seductive and sensuous philosophy
wrapped in a mass of the crudent clap
trap, No one except a child innocent
of such things, or woman. to whom
the doctrine was welcome could have
been deceived by 1t,
Yet, laden as it was with meaning
less verbiage, the manuscript was cum
ningly calculated to appeal to it's
reader. Coming, as it's creditors sup
posed from man inspired by heaven.
it's appeal was evident. The writer was
not SO fatuous as to openly advocate
immortality; instead he had hidden his
meaning beneath an ostensible eleva-