The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-15

made sensational assertions in ref 1 erence to the workings of the AL | trurian society, only 10 have most 1 of his testimony literally torn to pieces under cross-examination by Attorney White Gibson.
 AN EX-DISCIPLE
 | Bryant took the stand to rebut 1'he I evidence adduced by Fealeys disciples. Bryant testified that he was an eN- disciple of the second, or black cross 1 degree. and had been a former healer having cured many people. He fldtly | denied that God had anything to do with the cures. It was pure and sim pie hypnotism of the latest type known :! as Fascination" or induction as | taught to Fealy when he visited India years ago. This "occultism" was based l on the writings of the famous Indians, i Pattanjahlah, and Bramapootra, and 1 not on the four gospels; they were a blind" to fool the disciples and sive the society religious aspect he said. l The witness stated that he had been l a former confidant Of the bishop and actsd as "outside man" he went around as type of "ambularee chaser" and canvassed for customers who were sick. bringing them to Fea1y to oe
 cured. He was a failure. he said, be- cause he dug up pkers" from the poor mining camps near Docena, whereas Fealv had told him to scout around among the small burgs" an l
 get some rich lawyers wives"
 l Fealy's injunction being, "Oh, hell; 1 get the rich lawyers in the small 1 burgs"
 He was not only poor patient hun l ter,' he said, but poor collector. He l didn't get enough out of his patients | after he cured them He swore that l he had been real hypnotist for 20 l years and had hypnotized his step mother. putting her to sleep when sh. got too Cranky" It was purely l scientific proposition and required no | faith on either side he testified. HAD REAL KICK
 I The Altruistic type was taught him i by Miss Grace Smith, he said; and Fealy
 had told him, Our method has the req.
 kick" the cider types were too crude. | The kick aTcordirg to his story, was produced by the modified breathings,1 1 no hand pases being used. After one having had patient under the%infbu : l ence it-was easy to control them and
 make them respond to absolutely any l thing you suggest to them" and, fur l ther they could never break away from l hypnotic control unless released. He was under such control by Fealy for two years, he said although he forgot l himself and later said he quit the busi- . ! ness of his own accord; Fealy or no | Fealy notwithstanding.
 TELEPHONE CURES
 The telephone cures were produced by 1 post hynotic control" said the wit l ness; the mail order cures were also
 of the post variety" It was necessary, l however, to have treated by contact | before the post system could be used. | as it was a mere continuation of influ- | rTba "nOStf cOiIl6 a lsn n- 1 duce any desired effect, even making l people cough upr all their cash while
 entralled in the spell He said he rad- justed their molecular system" by using | the right hand which was positive cleo trically, to control negative nerve cen 1 ters. and the left hand, which was neg l ative, to control positive nerve centers
 This explains the laying on of hands l He testified that Fealy had stated to | him that medical statistics showed that ! so per cent of sick people were not sick at all, 10 per cent were ineurable and l so that left only 10 per cent to worry about For this reason it would be | ''easy sailing for the gans'
 l All cures could be effected where tis- /, sues of the body did not require rebuild l ing Cancer could not be cured, nor z 1 cut throat.
 1 He testified further that Fealy had | warned all his subhealers not to use the word ''treatment." as this left them open l to criminal prosecution. For this reason they called treatment prayer love | or service and it was common fol | those around headquarters to ask dis l ciples if they wanted a little loving 1 this morning." According to the wit ness. anyone can hypnotze. Major Obeai could do If. he claimed.
 PUT HIM IN CHARGE
 It was the society's idea to put him ir 1 charge locally and found other churches | inS nearby cities These would pay | 1 church. that is, Fealy. He was told, ht | testified. that he could earn from $500 | to s5O0O a year by running one of these churches However, he only received S a week as pay while he was a patient hunter" He had gone to Fealy wher | he was ',broker and said he wanted tc l join the game He was asked how answered s9. so Fealy said Very we'll 1 well give you sSn He remained witf l the < society two years He also solo books for them and passed out handbills | mostly by going to the end of the cal l line and dumping them all in the ditch He admitted that he never turned ir any money to the society. keeping all he collected for their books. He 3lso made ! a little now and then curing his owr patients. He testified that Fealy regard | ed the whole affair business propo- | sition.. and declared it was scientific l pure and simple mo God mixed up ir it Fealy showed his own want ol l faith by swearing at the subhealers and taking salts and "nuinine
 CROSS-EXAMINED
 Cross-examned by Attorney White Gib- son. he admitted that he had been fired fout' of the society because he broke uI The home of Mir and Mrs. T. w. Rogers His own wife and child still belonged
 to the society, but his wife would not live