Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-29
SEE | AXES THE
WITNESS STAND
IN own DEFENSE
Leader Of absolute Life"
Cult Denies Improper Re
lations With Mona Rees
and Mildred Bridges.


Chicago. June 28.-Evelyn Arthur
See took the witness stand in his own
behalf this afternoon. He told of be-
ING visited by a reporter and of allow
inc photographer for a newspaper to
take photographs of Mona Rees and
other students OF absolute life," and
~ his arrest
Police Captain Danner criticised
him for having girls living at his fiat,
he said. and told Mildred Bridges and
..Danner." continued the witness,
asked me II my relations with Mona
and Mildred were improper ana tola
him no.. Judge Honore LOOK MANU-
IN the questioning. -
1T has been said tnat one OF tne
principles OF absolute nie tnat II q
believer thinks q tnlng Is true, tnat
makes 1t true. Does tnat govern your
testimony here! asked the court.
No..
Are you answering the quost,oue
here OUT OF your own sense oi rlsnl
and wrong, or are you answering -, %
any casual by-stander might reply
Your honor. there 1s no diHerence
between absolute me truths anu
ordinary truths, said the witness Win
fervor. Il speak to you rignt from
the bottom or my neart. MY replies
are true ana II Is because they are
true That nave power. ! was coaA.
ed ana onered rewards AZ .ne poiAco
station, Dut renamed true
There was reconclhation DetWeen
Mildred Bridges and her 1atner tooay.
Mildred was no. 1eeHhs wen anu ~men nil
she saw her Iatner IN court tears nlleu
her eyes ana sne ran 10 MIN ana put
her arms around MIS- neck.
VIII Not Call Little Girl.
The prosecution decided today not
tn call as a witness. May Kleinhaus,
10 Years old. whose intimacy with
Mona Reea4as And Mildred Bridges 10
said to have enabled her to learn
many secrets Of the Absolute Life"
cult: She mas oeen sent @ nel none
at Nlles' Micn. ane slIl; ,nc nccoIu.s - .ss., ~
the prosecuslon ~as unWiil ~ tes'A
~ against pee.
AT the olnns sessioh ,so:u. onss.
burnhsM oecia,eu ING. auissions ohS
maze Dy mona, M1iureu anu peg W lug
ponce snoulo De aamltteo a. evlueaoe
ne sald tne aelense eI Ioulu ~. .ot .nn
strue lug molus Nv uau
the truth Irom Ponce captain - panner ne
az ln'ea.. llo poln.su S.,o..e Uue 80
tinction between an aumlsslon anu
concession ana adoeo Inat N. VIA. was
opIalheu rom PEE wele auaseM. 10.
Counsel 1or me ueiense alsuou .na.
tne remark OF Captain Dannel was
threat ana clteo ueclslons III supper.
OF tnat contentlon.
RemarKaple auroltness was u,spiay-
ea Dy Mona nees JUS. uelole auJouln
ment last nlsht ~ avoiulng ulrect re-
ply ~ .s -. pioe .. .to 49, ~
to identlfy portlons OF tne eook OF
l,u.n whe, aaEad ,f .ha woa
lnnwn q. tha "snirit NJ motherhood"
che refused to answer.
.l,..,-,, .
Held PURIFYING" Meet'nss.
The purifying meetings" at which
Sees converts would be purified OF
their sense OF shame, were held at
Sees Racine fiat, was another por-
tion OF Monas testimony.
isn't 1t a fact that in purifying his
converts of their sense OF shame See
would have them undress and stand
naked about the temple?" she was
asked.
Attorney Newell instructed Mona to
refuse to reply.
did you ever see Mildred and See
in too friendly attltudes" asked
Mr.. Burnham.