Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-15
Decisions
tine following notes q cases are
from the West Publishing Company.

lTne following notes q cases are
from the West Publishing Company.
LEGALITY OF "A0ooLuTE LIFE"
An Investigation into the new cult
known ~ Absolute Life" by the su-
preme court Of Illinois Is recorded Ia
People v. See. 10l Northeastern Re-
porter. 257. In the prosecution OF
Evelyn Arthur See. for enticinE one
Mildred Bridges from her parents
home for the purpose OF concubinage.
For several years the defendant had
been advocating and teaching u doc
trine which he called Absolute Life"
teaching that by process Of elimina-
ton aud development q new and per-
fect race OF human beings. without
fault or defect, would be produced. He
asserted that he had received revela-
tons OF the means OF accomplishing
that result which he revealed to his
followers: that he was acting as an
agent Of the Spirit" in promulgating
his theories: that Absolute Life was
q new dispensation impaired to him
by the Almighty by means OF new
spirit-the Spirit Of Truth-rnanifest-
ing itself In him. The alleged revela-
tons were compiled by tho defendant
in a book called 'SThe Book OF Truth.
which publications, according to tine
court. care collections of unmeaning
dcclarations--a mere 5argon OK WORDS
and a mixture of undefinable theories
with only one end and aim. which IS
q new adjustment of the relation OF the
sexes and the production thereby OF
new race $50 It was part Of the
necessary economy Of the new life that
Of 40
where the chosen persons were to
come by whom the life was to be de-
veloped and perfected. There were 10
be certain primary elements personal
lied by those who were to dwell In the
House OF the Lord, and these elements
were wisdom. wifehood. motherhood.
meekness. and purity Of meekness; the
element OF fatherhood apparently be-
ing overlooked in the scheme, unless
1t was represented by wisdom. which
was personalized by the defendant.
The practice Of the defendant
was the well-known and usual one OF
those who attempt to inagurate new
and eccentric systems of so-called re-
ligions, who collect about them girls
and women not of the coarse. gross.
or vulgar sort, but of emotional ma
lures, to whom their theories are AT
tractive. Such persons furnish a fer
tile soil for implanting their DOC
trines There was TO be period OF
incubation in the House OF the LORD
for five years. and, upon the full de-
velopment OF Absolute Life and the
coming Of the new dispensation, the
old order of things was to pass away,
but it seems that the defendant could
hardly have expected that result from
nesting in flat with two girls for
few years Rather 1t would appear that
he was making a religion for a coupe
Of girls and their mothers than LOT
the world at large. The court noios
that absolute religious liberty is guar
anteed to a citizen. but he is not per-
mitted to violate the laws OF he lana
under the guise Of a new religion, and
that the evidence was suff1clent 10
show that defendant Influenced Mil
a-sa Bridges and fascinated her IN
way to attract her from her home with
the intent forbidden by the statute.
THE BARREN MAY BEAR FRUIT.
A most unusual basis for new trial
is developed in Anshutz VS.. LousNil4le
Railway Company, 1874 Southwestern
Reporter, IS, which may be either re-
Election on the wisdom of the science
Of medicine and surgery or simply tue
proves of woman to battle all. In
April, 1910, Lillian Anshutz. young
married woman 90 years Of age, was
injured while passenger on rail-
road car At the time OF the accident
she was enceinte, and shortly there-
after there was born to her boy baby
In April, 1911, she was taken to hos
pital, where a serious operation was
performed upon her. at which time 1t
is shown by several physicians ana
surgeons who were present that there
was removed from her body both f'al-
lopian tubes, the whole of the LET:
ovary. and part Of the right ovary.
Thereafter she sued the railroad COM
pany. Previous to the trial the court
appointed a surgeon to examine the