The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-11-17

The defendant was never registered
or licensed as a practitioner of medi-
cine. He is a member of the Christian
Science church and a recognized prac-
titioner within the rules of such
church For about seven years he
maintained an Office in the city Of New
York At the times mentioned in the
indictment. his off1ce was on the ninth
floor OF building at Fifth avenue and
Madison square. 1t consisted of two
rooms; one, a reception room contain
ing chairs, tables, clock and lit
erature; and an inner office contain
ing a desk, two chairs, and tele-
phone On the door of his Office were
the words Willis Vernon Cole, Chris
tian Scientist"
The evidence taken on the trial con-
sisted of the testimony of a woman
who for seven years had been en-
ployed by and under the direction Of
the Naw York County Medical Society
as an investigator. and the testimony
of the defendant.
The investigator testified that at
her first interview with the defendant
on Jan. 49, 1911, she had waited in
the reception room of his Office with
others until her turn arrived and then
went into the inner Office. She fur
ther testified as follows:
II asked him if he was DIR. Cole.
And he said he was Mr.. Cole, Chris
tian Science healer. l said
that | read about him in the
l newspapers: that / called TO see IL he
could cure my eyes. l had been trou-
bled with eye trouble. And he said,
I How long have you been wearing
glasses?' And / said, Ten years. He
said, You understand / do not give
any medicine, | only give Christian
Science treatment / said to
him, What is Christian Science" And
he said, L cure by prayer He said
that You must have faith in God; !;
that God doesn't make us to have any
! disease; that we must be all love and
i all kindness and that God would cure
Z the infidel as we'll as the confirmed be-
lever in His Divine Power And
said what would be the fee And he
said 81 for the first treatment and
all subsequent treatments 81.
The defendant then said, I will give
you a treatment So Mr.. Cole had
, his chair facing mine, and he closed
= his eyes and raised his hands up to
I his face and remained in perfect
silence for Is or 20 minutes.
: He said, That will dc for today's
!, treatment. You come back or
Friday any time" On Friday, the
next day, she returned to his Office
Her testimony as to what occurred
is as follows:
Il went in and he said to me, Why
said, I feel about the same Ant
after that. why, he spoke about Coo
: Is good and we must have love an(
faith in God. And then he says. why
/, he will give me a treatment. So tha
!. Mr.. Cole placed his chair facing min,
,, again. closed his eyes and put hi:
hands up to his face and we remained
: In perfect silence there for about l!
!. or 20 minutes"
She further testified that before tn,
! treatment she said to him, "Mr. Cole
I have a pain in my back.
then said that / had n porous plaste
. on my back at that time: and | sait
: to him what did he think about th'
= pain l had in my back. He said /
was some kind of disease, but he coult
:, not tell what kind it was; he said.
, can cure it, He said, Yo'
: . must now take off that porous plaste
: because Christian Science cannot cur
!, with plasters on He SAFE
that I must take off my glasses a
= well as remove the plaster from m
. back. That / should hav
more faith and understanding, that
|, must have courage; that | should re
p move the glasses. | said
: must keep my glasses as l cannot. g
|, without them. He said If
= wanted to be cured by Christian
Science l must remove the glasses
said. How can you cur
locomotor ataxia?' He said, Just b
9 prayer and having faith in God II
. said. When patients are given up b
. physicians they always turn to Chri:
: tian Science for help" He told he
TO come back on Monday, Jan. %. Sh
did so. She said to him, II remove
i the plaster that was on my back a
;, you told nae to- And he said, L wan
Il you also TO remove the glasses
= says, Il have TO keep the glasses on
|, | said, When | ca
: bread and potato | wouid distress m
;, stomach very much He said 'Leav
. your stomach alone; you go home an
4 eat anything you want to-.
:. She returned again on Jan. 81 an
g brought her little girl with her Th
@ little girl wore glasses. She furthe
4 testified. Il said TO Mr.. Cole that tn
o child has been wearign glasses. an
D. she also has cold ! said. Can yo
II cure her by Christian Science?' and h
y said. Absolutely | said, Well. wi
: YOU cure her?' And he replied. Abs,
$ lutely SO | said that the child ha
r pair OF roller skates. and wearin
n glasses. why. if she should fall sh
,r would injure herself And he sait
\ You take the glasses OF and let IN
j. child run and romp like other chi
0 dren: that mothers should not pI
such fear in children. =" He gay
r them -reatmer; similar TO the one
= had given her before.
Is The defendant during the interview
b. stated 20 the witness that she had q
much power 10 heal disease a he ha,
.e and could do SO as we'll if she woul
Is study the Bible and rely upon II
s. promises and offer the prayer of III
r derstanding and faith. She unde
II stood him when he asserted that h
nf could cure disease as saying that /
,e could bring abou; the cure by near
Ii OF prayer 10 Almighty Cod He sal
n TO her that all diseases are alike TO