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A VICTORY AGAINST

CONSPIRATORS

• • •

The RoiIiCl:'Ud.ur Brotbet'hood, kilo w n

t IuoughOt l l the world o w AMORe , wiu.t

ibl courr aetioD apiDat the {abe, i ttjvriouai

.actioaa of-

R. S w i D b u I 1 I e ~ymu,Pbll,..opb.c&l Pu~ Co• • ~i

Mn:.,MuH~~RQltorudaa 1 I ' eD0WBhtp , O81' : l t t )ml&:

Albert B. Smythe,

~ PubHlher. C&Da 4 a :

AIfnc( H. Sa~Btor,' Writer. New York;

MiA Myrtle: Crane, StuaJ ey .~ E" E.

I'hOmu, W. P..Peue , a d d Geo. L. Smith.

• • • •TbJ . I pamphlet au.tborized by 'tOte of DeleptM

...... bJed at .. Ni lU0D84 RulQru.ctaD eooniaUoaJa . SaD, I..,~ Jbl¥. 1888. IMut!dby the

[)epI.rtmjDt f1 t l 'ubUCI&t:lo :D, A lU JRO . '

,(l!)dlton' 1!Wttoa, ~ 1088. IOM'.'

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_lCR!.Iguli _.'. 1.'1'0., UII ~. GAY!'.

' . . . . ._11 .. 11' .

Ul

Thir teen. Years o f

Vilification

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~ flel'ei' Wore III the ~ of the pub-

~ u.f~ 8CtI~U.ln ~ ball

~ ... Datfol:l·wkle ~ baeD ~ ..

tb&t 1IrovPt to JlPtbL,& ~ Court-ta. c a u : "~ 4 D r iD I ' ,July of IBIS. . '

'I"Il. CIC II IQb 'aq , , .. . tmI4ue JD 1 I1&DY ~

u4wu ~ ~ meroeD&l'Y. Ud

~ upoIDted Ou t b7 tJw- Judp .m : Ida.

b61p; .a the ~ ~ to - IWeI'J

~ . . ~ : m e t 2 a O d of I,ttack, g o " II G

,. .. to&ttept to decletve -vuiowI Udtted State.'Nenl ~ _to t a k I D I r .eh . et lo D. . .

woald ..... U. ~ U4 at the I I I U B e : tim.-

attemptlD,g to dIgelTe the ~ D~Nud.......... tJl U te , C Q I I D l t n r Into IIU~

~ faIR. H~ IIIDd UD f a .l l' ~ u-~ b Y & r e tuB&l &: D the put or the pub-

U8beN to carr.?' the a4~ Of tJg ~-

'tIqb...,.~ -

'l'tie ~~t8!I IWri.eeI!. Y f i U ' i I I qo

..s, WU ~ ~ by ... ertnlP otHVm _ aDd two ~ I t bad ' t i l I O l i I i f n 1 1 1 1the a:puJjdoD fI'om_ til. ~ ~ of .

tueII4er Qt the CCII I IQIn .c:p 1 I ec&uae ot " 1 1 1 1 ' crim..

tDal J ' e i ! O H aDd ueooJatfoe with a q_~ttoubleOIp!DIzaUOa. 'DIll ~ of the ~. Jed

the ot:ben lato ~ th&t ~ l1boeloJnJ l I 1& t tU 'wtdcb be ~ tar t b em" t;o dtaNmI'rI-te~t the WCi r l d wou14 ~~ d.. t : t o o y

the OJPidKt IoD . 8 7 wan .~ aDd ~

'. _,.._.. iIIdiI 01UisDtI!rnIb M .. ,-..4 _ a . . ' ' ' ' ' oppor-

~

BKIl!Imrr nrmrr:m::.-A a poID.teIloat bj' tu2II4P III ~ the

d ec rU Io Ii ~ t;h 0QUpIn.tA;n. the emIUDt, fD;.

~ of the ~ ~ catwecl uotmd

t,bef&ctu..tu.. ~~ l uU iWD

~ tu tnI!itd .. AKO:ac 1 l : 1 . l i ~

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t ll)en proud M thE! f : a : . o t that Q ,t no timo im It!!

hlstory GOvei':iIIg mMlJ' e9tuneJl : I t a . ! l 1tefv~ been

w:volved in ,an l /s ! : t ! .1Ula i I . Dttl' en.Ue! ;2ied t'QX ~ 0;f

1m m!IIl;81; 'e.lli.ical., ~r bUSWeM p~!JIlil8. 'Ge ' 0 : 1 1 " -

~a1UWI beWg I1QU~~ •. ll_-~ommer:claI.

lID!), fr~~·~ till 91 the 'Pe[1ll l . lAr' s'Upemtl:tlonil

Wld ~ly f-M:.&t.icaI i I l e S s : eo.IJmlOlll. to a gt'Qait

Olt!Uly so-cMIeil p!:l'l.lo.scp~elll moVC!m!U:!.t.B, 1:1!1,!!'eIl l -

Joyed.an excellent reputatIon. AII.lI!, 1 m B . i J J : & 1 ! l ' ! Qr·~

grul;izati~l!I. :it hlll ll ! l0V~~tm I.Jl;v~l"€ilm!.,tl '! l!!

,W!rt:51 oJ any klad, W ' l ,1 J In eV 0"!'Y CQI'IiDl1lllfty where

I1tMI.Choo of the, 'O'rgar!~U{ln~!!t; n b&i! .1¥ld~1' l 'l il gb es t . oo B pe c~ o: C the cl.vtc ·a.U.Ql.Qrttl.eiI.

DIAmEll'l':a.the O'l'ggg~t.lQA I!!!YI ! i. I.wey ! ! ~ !!.

CleM rellOrt ~m t!:!e Bi;)tl:U' BI!lII~ lBu:reauII,~oeal and : Q@Uo~ . and trom · t h E ! > "\!anoUli mel!'ClID-

t!l~., ilnanclll.,I,@d ,ai : lve:rtli ! l i i l\gg,genl).l:e! l. TIle ll-p!l,!l~ c~ inIl,~EI! f i ' I " ~Il~ ~v@ 'b-een, es~

p ec lm ly I tm dm tbJ! , a{!~""t : i ;V-efiw-t tve-ye&~I : f i r,e-

gant m llifilr ve:rytuqUffi1t tepolr'bot ~l!I{:tU.-

cf!l.lt .a~~Mtle:;! l.

$',r'ery sU1ngen i : . meWed has been :iImil!lttrlned

'by U;l} (!<xtlm.JUV!IlS 0 . 1 ' the o.rpBlzt):tloilil, .tmtkma.t

and b lt ll (l '1 ] at io .l J~ , t o, t!rEl\1en.t i I U l , y mUJI.!e Jeor criti-

cal. cqmmmt, : tru: 'tb.~ :reputa.uOD.of the, or~~

~.Oll! haea:Jiw,a,yab~enot!llSli:l:el:elil, me at ~1is v,91u!!d

assel:Q. '1"Im).1.WhOut the Wb"r1dt'beot"ganIzl!;Uol!

0WlI!I and ms:lntallUlmuch ""B~\:uiblapPaperty

mEW)' bu~l-dl:ug,l;and !lUuctUl'"C:!!I(crib! edllC!1,uonal,

IIcJ,etlUflc.. ,uti h,nn:um:ltar-!:an !1cUdUe~;, and Ute

pR'lU!ne~tl?Q,IJ.!:t1cQ I:n the~(;S<! 8lliJ toClll!!

W Q > I 'I ! : IQ : c c u p l e d by t l ! : e J?rlImlp!L'l officeralllilLamem-

~I 01 tb.corg:anlZatloil h.a," tl oollBtltutedan ~

!eWQ:utll:tre~ded b, y the, fitp:n'izle;t;I.oa

It, W,IW~C(l ,1JI!e ' o f Ql:!! !>Q, i l : ' IWW thw: t I I I . , ! ! , I lGIJ·

BJiJ;I 'a,W l 'l 'I b.aped; to !¥ 'U :ract a gm-!!.t deaJ. a i l' " ,UeD . -

Up.o to thf!k c'\UIlpalg'll!i:Dd.tfl, ! l .ppeal to~e

~()we:1' :imJ.inci!! · ! i d i l l J : i C t i a : n naWn! W' l'i)veJ. b a

~lble GIpO!19 of an o rgma rl z a: ti :O i II . enjcyi.n~rgQOd

~PUI~ 'TherefOr-e, Q!l;m of them, [nd!:~dlil1l:Uy, i!I;ll.~.

!Ifi !L ,~oJlecth,.e group, <stoopm t~ !:.lie It:Iwi:!!t 1'0ifil1i

( l . l ' v:lltlfil)&tiOn Imlli Wltriutli.

'l'he fii.n~ ol the 1l0~lmcy to .Mlu8: : IDiy 9llD1~bUat."" tb@Ji!;osicrnllcliifi 'OJ;glmizathm, thl'O'lJ:g'hthe

V!U1.Q~ fn'nfili of campalga l1:~du.cte.d by Ui.e :m,

ttJotl.$ &feel' mODUi 1Ill1l.Yleau:after yew: ~lImpted,

~ ~. r eaor!: to tl1e mm e xtrem e: m !laS 1U 'eSaDd,t he , m O il! : u DlI ,e !! ird J" !l f ]1 r. oo es ae .! lJ .Q!!' tQjur'y. Notoilly did! th~ ~ .~t.!I bg,;vQ tbe I!;diWI'!:! ,1Wdj pub-

lJ81len, III' w.e ieadlng ;ne~pel'!'! 01 No~

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Amer l :C : a . Ji l1b:i .blli tm:trtI.thiUl ca-tmllmtts &OOu. t t he

o:ffiCeftl and lhege.ll:el"BJ !il ltImt'ies or tho Brother""

1 1 0 0d , InIt ·they attempted! to l in Hu . eJ l .! l; e t d le a d v: e ,, ~

~liDg dep!l.lttmeJlfta 'to : re m s e . I: oa .e ae p l: t li e' m.any

.advflrUaemeuts 1.!$<ld"'_ tile 0l1g<m1.z~t10le! fromwe-elt w wef);k, tuJ:('l mQ1lU!. tQ molX~ :b . 'Uu~ lwdm,g

publIcations fl)f' AmedM:.

Af'Ile~ lleiWSJliE!I"persUl(i ma~eB conihlcted tn·

veaUgllltlOllS, e;vGmto the exteut of '1IB.v:lDg 'Qelr'

'npJ'"e'I lc!] , ' t! l ;Uvc-s c-aJ], ~ tU !e mIItl~w ICI l ,<iqlu lr te l1B

oj! ~ afQ1l!1e~OQcl Ad. 10m o~'tbeflllslitcy '0'1 Ule

~U~eks, tJ:!e ~,~tora s,ougbtto 'bve thet fmUd Sti!.tt l<! 1;'~t-0mCgt!!.kjj,I!..ctI@!!,1 .~ !the

Rrottim!l[iol.

Alte.r a lGl!Ig !m i l l ce,reM InqulryDl.1l.de: by' 'I:!iePO!lt~am~e ,Depa.rtiDent, DO aeti.lO-nwas taken. au!!!

the, c~:lr&1i!mI o'em fumed 'tIiI.eiral.t-enti.onto

oU!.er F!l4e:rw :n~I)!l.~anm. ,~!l:dm.g tile De-

:lfartment of JU!ltiece,the D.eplll'tmeJl:t;: .0(. : I . ' i :i e f i m ( !

Tax RetW'DB;'etc:, E'v'eutlie ~ ~~t,oj! CWlwmsDutles a.tI.dI~1I waemvoked Wider

f !l ll lle c~ ! :! : lade by the CQIU!pfra,to~B;.,wtta no

&vB: I I"

Fii:J~¥, pam:phleti!w~p~tl}(J. ~~. c! . ! 'e~~1.t

a"nCii msU!!d, tQ ' the I~ omcers ol' !liE! ' ;" lan~u.sGt-and LOdges of' dm'el"el1t fra:le:m!ll: o~~

MOlllI exIsting .[0 .America wltll the plea that th.eIle

otHc.en adivh;[l thell'membc:t:'lll to. witbdraw trom

the JRol!1c..rnJ:!aQ.BfQiI;b~I!,QQ!l,.Mto.r eacll. a:ad.

ov~ Q " I ! , < ' J Ql'th~a :m lltO Od !! ~ . attack IWM:, 0-1 ''W1Ul ,fl"!JJl.trat-ed by mv ,a B tl !, gl Il wr :l l, t he , cO :M li Il l; a~ o ra

'be.cwne :1Il0I'!Il' bUb!!:.

Among ~e m a t i " tDve.stt,ga.: t 'IOml, made ' t . o , 4e-

terminc Qe 'UutM'l"il:!'!~ 0:1' U!:!,mutl:lfll.mQII Qt the

et~ made ' ) ; z y ' Wa C(}~ll'aItdlil'll we.re, thOile

nl.!ide b Y th0_ :ljpEmUd i!ltlreau Of' tbe. ' ''Ne'W' YO'l'k,

nilnell," !1!lId ·~M.lnn.ea:FQUS'm,una'J," O~el' neWIII,"

pap"'" EIl!i.d!!:lI htdependelJ!< mvo.!!!;!g!lltigg & : I I .dlel

:ljuqh :~es M: '"Liberty," "Time:'IUId. 1 : W l ) I !l , _ - y

fil.O:I'e of tlIl l' htgheilt e~,\tOO. ''l'b.tl ~u1t ill tb,IlIU'

UllileIlUga:t[ClM was lilmt l E i e ! arlV;e:~ . p J " . t : l ! . ! l .

Brotth'el'hOllidwOll:l cQ:nttnl.!~, aliI!. UIie ,aUempte tit'

the '~0llS1?1!'a,t.Qr~w;o"edetes.tw.

ne;",""l'lfil)' th . ; l CMi.tilUllOtli!i i 'avO'reble reports made

by : a: ew a pa .p er :a , . ~~ ilfi!\ Q~~ ~VeBttg:a~

t):Ira" :lIoweVel',.lhe gomeml 'pubIi.c, unalile to :make

Iluch, -Inveattp.UoJll!, WSiS Willg ,iJ!ilijled ' b . i l " tb,1lc~:u.

tmU.Q!UI :!!.OW of lettem. , r intedpa,m:pb1e1;$ , c,ll'o

oiJ]: !UtI, ab4 l U lI 3 !g .l il ed commUD iea t 1! ll 1 1 !l l ~t We.l'C

belDg ~\ tIu'o!.)ughu!Iltme eoWl.tr)', Thiel'es1.llte!!

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hi a ' l i e F ! ! aeriOla loll!! of memllen! to the org:8lIl~

lIlB U on , an d au . ln~lngly dl lDge1'O'UIJ Wjngy W

~h.e O'l~tkm·!! rnputa:UcIl.

m"ery' 11l.rgebWllb:lU!!J lI! well-Mgj~too w J t J i i .

th e · (a c.t that B. libel IlUit iii a . cnmcuJ t JDIl' ti ier: to 'h!Ul:dle m Im Y cnurt, a.t14 ,R , ClOIliiPLncyBwt " ! . I I

enmflOing Ibat. mUl t . ~e BU.pported b:y m!13i'Q.es-

tlo:n;able ev16eDlle ~f atJym.vora'l'.!l.e IIIctlo'lil Is an-

tll'!lp:!lited. !IQwilv.et. Bfter gatbe.1"In:g' evidence tIla' t,

CQV,ered I't. perlolll of :m !m 1 yean . a.:ad liil addi~!!)1ll

to thl1l, JPidence Ute aelzuN bJ' tile, Slierli'f af

Maiiy' IlL UtoulIEtnd pieces of correspondence fo~~fi the ; ~Qme: i O , r OC! ! l ' l l , ! l o t !;he, leadel"s oi' the !)mI-

Hplmey, the· mat,tel' WBlI taku Into the ':Superlor

Court in Santa. OllU'a COunty, CalU~ andafter I!I billJ ~t Included Ili,e,llal'@fi;Jl !!,JffiJ!IiliIJj.t:io,a,

ofilbe 8,vildence, tIl.!i' J.,ujge ]J!II!;Iestllatmgly relil.dered

biB decibdau agalnat the conspirators' @il very

del~bers,;Wb' rebuked them ami th~ tmjll9W1ablea1i;ta.ab.

TOe ,evidence 8uhmilted. SIt tJiIi! tl1a1 WII;ll of two

l'~: (a) .Many huadN:ids o.f pieces of prtnt~

, 1 I . l l : i l i i:Y}lewr!.t1!en !lcu:nilol;lllm.a:t,~ issued by the

coupirat-llril ad: mal!le<il " f r o 1 : ! : ! t ~'lI ,Dada or other

Post , ·om~e.a to orefer to I:Lvuld t h e Amen c a. l! l ;POstal,JUmdkWlD,! Mdi (l!) dmrumente i . c.h~ legalpapers and i'Eiool!4s I! igner;l i p;@: s..woo by 'IlmLQlmt

J l I l18Ql l II iiiAmerilca. Iltld jlureigD IUl,dIl. mC~1:u: I l J : Jg

, Am e r l. c! m CQun c l1 0 r'l ll , lU I d Am " .il & SI l& dO :r e: 1. fi j i: > I " Q l g U

c lU e ll , re fill tin :f e ao Q h ! ! i I l d . evuy one of the seur-

rilou8, chargies milde ~¥ the C ( ) D J ; ! p t J l l lo o : r s . The

ev1denoo a,galDat the ll.o:nlqllra:Wrs W,QiI I OV~-

wi:J.~, aru1 'the ,e11tdence In suppor!; ,~r~iir:.vOD.e of I:b.e ccin1elit toll I gill ~ of the Rosl·

crud8n. oJT8AimUoD W8l!l,egll.!lliy ove:rw;!:Wbn:Ing.

A1thoq-n ea.oh IWd every: (!n~ of Ute oo~;pi:r-lI:to:nI, w8.lIaamed in 'the CQInp!~!!; BD I ; I . ! i b r > u 1 1 ! ! .

,1uI ;V8 .put in appeanmce !It the trl.ilJ or bad legalrepreSBD. laUo;n t. o odMen4 hlmself, cmly one l~ g

couapl l ' tl tUl" , GeQ~ L. 'Sml;t l lJ, app~ :1 0 '1 :trI :!1 .LI t· W & . ! ! hi i I I I s home ~... t the JJherl1'f found neazIy

8. t:li.oWlWi1, c'ubtI!! copies, a.nd ot lwr oa,pll l2:or the

CO'lTeillUladooIl8 U J & t . 1 \ & 4 pas!lOO be'twe:eD the co!!.·

,apila,tOI'!! along w~U: ! . m.lleli other 8,vltl_ to ,

pn:nre tImt the COBBP lr .a c y W i Ii !! W'eU _rlr~ fo r

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,the pu@Ose, of UDfaJtly ~d unju.(l.tl\y' lIlJW!lng an

Ot'gILUI:zaUQD tor pii:F~ 8!I:'tlsfacU9ll of somekb!,'IL

Dl, spite ott.IJe J1act thll,'t the consp1nLtol"ll

cla1mlld 'to ha:ve proof of' every li!i4tem'eot they

~ 'mm J,e i i i ! . tb,elr Il.ttacks, ii:i!ld d a 1meC i that tlJ,ey

woUld welool. ' le 3 001Il"It;lnguhy, t .liV we're unable10 Dring; lIVen 8. mgle Cl's-p of p ap er b e:!': Ore '!:be

court liB ,evldenoe ot by one" oi the c~

made, lily th!lDl, 8J1Q. W ' h e : D 'quellt lO'l !udl aiiSto why

tJl, 'llY made (lerta.in DtQW : l !i 1 t sJ Ol' wrotJ~ ~I!!

I;eUers or lIubUsb:ed. e e : r t I i. . W . derogatory c.Q~ents,

the !m8WlI' 'was, "I I'atu.suto 1W1IWll!' ~U8e :my

answer 'may tw!lJ. to lnC'~te me, of felony."

T i l : J . e i : F bOl!.j!;tcd .~~wll:ellll Ito . P J ' O I V e thell ' charges~g.inBt t h e B rot hel "l :u ;mH ' l, amI. theirw:l.l.iln,pesl tostan!'! !J.yevery lItt.temlmt they had, made I.n the,

' twelve yearB , of a tt ac ~ WM ' I l I ! lU re l )" mllklD(g dur -

i ' n . ! ! i tbe tri:aJ.

DDli .J1mGE>,S DECISION

In, rendering hill d&iil!(~'IIo. tbe J l1dg<l ' lite.ted UULt

I.f tile Etoaterucian Brotherhood hlld 1i0000ght a.

~!I.!!'gesum of lnOJI i~y V :I'eCOJ;!Q>I!.Dl!Btor the, d8m-

B;g'elI a cc n I, ed i t hx ,o u, g: u. !: .he l i. i lt ! .v l "t ! :· e il e f t!h'!il can -

!lp~tll~. :be would uYe Iileen rea.dyto !;let til_e

lIl!~ges at a,,~ .~ IU"ge; I IU lI1 . . AIl~8<ttheBrotbi!lrb.ood .soug,bt;. however, 'WQ a. pennEine l : l ' t

In;junC'tlolil ~ fd.n5t the ~11',a;~o'r!i! ! ' I . l l i J . tb.ls in·

j lme:licm,Qle Judge gra,n~d wlth a,aerl.oll!l ra~

to ~cb, of Ul.em.

Itwali revl !lI le~, 1i !i! .l rmgthe trW 'that a number'

of the (!oD~Il !'at! il! 's wez,EIattemptHig 'to organl im

a, !lod.\i)t;y ,or movemeo.t to rh'ILII . t l ! L e RoslllAiIlLM

15mithel" l! .ood, QI.d I !o ug oh t W 1 J 1 : d I . d , up Y lell' OWD.

lullllvl,duaJ :membership tbrou~ tJ!I.e !I(lStru~tioJl,ot Ute true Rosfcrucitm Fnt. term:ty~ItVi!!!.a ,also,

~alatl, Ula;. t . U 1~ c:~nsplra.torahili:! qe,d to gain

m.tlXllI or mOfiii:Y 'tllot'(lugtl, tl!o stile !If d~oga.llozy

,o;rtI.cles to 11eW~pa.pe1"8 mild. tb.!iI publliillliQg of &

'mooll: Wl.e.d Btl "mqmse," or 'through tIw l3~e

~ certain usiil:s of 't:bea.olJlcn!~ BrQllierbpo4

8Ilel!lM 11:11membe.l'! lblp lliIt.,

II In th e long l . Ia.1i;O 'l f in d 1D g !l s lg ll .' ed tmc'! ISS1:l,ed

by Ute Jw:!,g:e, as the result of1ibe ~e&1ng 1n hlll

Court, I"lillil:fcliowmg s!grUIeantpoJDtll W"ll I.!;).

eluded:

it. "Tlla:t thQ J;fuprem'a Gi1Imi~9' of the ROsi-

crucian Brotherhood" ,AMORe, ' d : u 1 } ' ! ' I1lC(Irporstedgdchari:el'ed _ a D.on-proJit, educattona:ll, IH!-

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elltifte,froatem"l c~tlOIll! with 1 ' 1 ; 5 North

A.m.erIOlm head'i [I.IMtere loca.t :ed! at San .Jose" C!iU-

forma.. 1 & ~be sale IImd,Dlily esta.~l.lshed, reeeg-

ntz~d, Wld fuoctloJ!limg ~:uIp~eme autlJ,c:n!;y and

repre~eht3tLye kl the N~rlhAmQnca .a jurlsdl:etii'on

of' the iRoslrrl'l.lcf!UI Bmtber:hooil.t:'·

% . "AlII !iUM iW~ted u.d recognl.zed ~ellrjl;o

sentat\ve of Uie RtI;!.lcntC1u.,Brotb.ernoQd : h : I : tl1e

N'lJl!'th, American ,jurt~tL"B the 1'1BI . I .n tut Is It

llLe-m,bel' of ud part icipates In Uie , oonvOca.Uons

8.lI.d delll i!emt1ons ,01 the' wnl'ld's 8upl: ilJ:W3CoUllOI]J

01 ' tn~~cogn1zed aM accreditiEld~uprem", juris-

OIIj')U~ OJ'the Ros!llnlCfan BootherhoOi1i1bl11lugll:-

ow:t the WOil"!.d."

:II. "'l 'bat GooJ1:'e L. Smith ot CWlltomla, Altrefl

H. SBun~M of N~' York Ctty, StII.nl:ey Damel!

oil C&lgazy, Cana,dtL, iEl, 8. 'l'hGHI.B.!!: G il LOi! .An-

geles, C I 1 Q t O: r! l! a, J l. tr s . . Y I l .\ X H e in d el 0 1' Oce~de"

CaJ:i:forn1a",R. Swt.Jl1buID.e Clymer 0 1 ' p,ennq'!,,!mfa,

Albert E. Smythe ot Ca:nac1!a, W. D. J ll (! ,l Il le o f

Cmlada, an'!l others B.l!soolll:ted themstilvell to-

,goethe!", fI'l!rliled ( W i 1 ef t 'oo~ed , I I . c 'O : ns pi ri i. !l J" ' tl r U l ; e

',urpose ot ilIj~g p,lalntHr f H ! C l e r , 'to dimlnla:b

its re v ;mue , !Uld o!;het'W'iile Ili'Illct las:!! and Enoya.nclll aU to, the end and! wUh tile :IlItent tol

coerccon\l md:ul:e the mem.bem oi'pl!l;tiptl;l'f or~er,

and ,athers who were likely to, beilOmil membel'iI,

to seek memb<!l"; '!b:lp In Uti! vartOWi Md ereveMl

lIo.ete~es ana or~i!rB' conducted by ,Bome. 'of t1'Ie

eonsplr!! 'tor,s\" Or 'ill 'whleh they Wllre, interes~ed:"

!b '''l'io etfectU&te thll·!r objel;ts, ~ M 0. part

of 1 1 1 0 Clmcerted: p,lD, limdl Wth tho alm.9nnd

Ob je c t s h : li ll l\ ,l b lu . oove , found, e.a ld . oo~,!mtor, lilla.

eadl of !!hem, utt~red, p1 !l bUShed . • : ! i J i . d . 'circwiUllZoo:tJ!il98aDd dJifam'lJlw,ryMl~ RUl'rlloUB ,!If!l~:ementJl

co:m: :~ the' p l a1nw t order en d U s t:I l'I l!eu tive

:b~ • • • 'Tbe C'ourtlliDtli! t;@.t, !ial:d ,1I~te!neallB,

IUid ea.mof them, W6N made ~ pubtli$od ma-

I:hrtollBly, a O O ! wIth ~{}wleOp o ' . f thee ~ty of

Mid s; t&temental, and w.clII ot the'm. ••. FrOm 11lie

' !lV il iiEmco , !l dd fuee(i m ~!:11ll"t the! Court : f indS ttI!!.t

eM'll. and. ,every wdi sJila,tmnent illl wholly un,i;r,ue."

jj. "T.be C)'OUrt tlnd1l ' tl m . ! ; plmntltf oriler ,~

00cm In the put, QIll!lllJ)w f81 duly lluth~I1g:ea a :md

ptliS3~!! warrants &nd eharteQ evidene~~ lNiih

a.uthoi"lt?' Iooued by ~1lOtl:i"ntle8 Ilav;lng !juridic-

tJon ,1Wd right to £sn.e 5'!leh w8.fmnta 8 1 ' 1 1 ' 1

,~ , • .• • T I le coon; 1lln__ds.fuat p~W'f proer:

ea :m~ mto b~g In HIe United stat~5 't.1irnTlgb.

4n1;y oo:nst~tutea authorlty o;f_:e' Rosidrucilm

:Brotherhood I r t : L other 1anillt ,and jW"!l!d!etioJlll."

'6 . '''l'h,e Cou r t finds. from the evidelOce thattb.e t~, 8l!d li<8l1oru1 i U ! , 1mpa:z1ed b.y th.t:i

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araer to lts ~bel'll are the teu.cM:nga, a.nd W!!~

60llS wltl(:h baVlt 1r~ell In !:be 801'9 l111d.exclt!B1~

' p ! : l 8 I1QI1 I I IO J lof ~e RQ SJ.crucilm B J.v th erh ood , am i

,!laJd lu,a:oll8 &lId te&.cJmIp lID :lmp~t!Od by plain-

wt (IN!!" are th.BI lessons and tM.c1ili!ga 01 theRc!llfe~ BKl't 't ierhool!il as lI.'uth(u:'~ T O y the

world's SUpreme COuncil of mi(!i B'rOUIerhood,'"

1, ''It 19 not true Ulat plain Ult order ill IOrglUl,.

ized or that itnoW a,peR,tea torll~I'Il:OD8.I pr'Qflt.

'", • The COlU't ftlrt:l!!!r fulda that no put at theproperty. S1SBetj ' j , I'll: tim&! o;f' pllli.:ln~' o;til'e.li'

murllll, to tne baneJlt. (If any individual, or i n . -

d!ividuaJ:s,"

a :. "It 18 not true that membership kI the

.asame l!'ml:llnIlty ~ 1'e~ to the. 6lIi!!cuttve~~d ofp1:aiDJt l l f ' ol)Qlel'. • . . l~ IBOOt;. true t i: !(1t be

is .lIlI expelJ~ 1l[gn!l."

9. Tt.e' C Ourt. iiI lao fOunil, fl"!Jfit tlIa e.rlde:nce

that. neither the ~lliUve head _-OJ' My of th.e

o th l lJ : ' o f ll : eer s l ot· the ,Pla!atli! ~~. nor th e onler

itself had eY$' bl;!1!!l mvolved tn. ally IDegSl.

imrnonJ, or ether un'l lthlcal . 1im.I! l~lc-ea'WIiiCb 1'Il-

wlted court proceedings m-t 'CSts, or unr8.vO~,a~le :nctonet,y.

10. ''!be Comt found\ i :hB. t it, W1I8 l lJ(Jt ~. that:

thepJ.alntl fl ' ,order had w,er found .I t' ! Il !; lcea:m:ry to

cl!8liIgl;l) lUi tte,.e:.li!IlU!l.Ftemor mOVe from oue city

to. another UDder susplclQ1!& ctrenmstBnces, an.y

fo:r:m. ot compullllo:n, J D I t pnpleaslUlt otorilety, not'

that tao' oMar.hatleve:Ji' ~I!IIJ

prosecurtedby My

dellaritm.'mt olf t h81 'FMe!'!!.l Qc,v.erl ln:l I; ' lD;t . ,fQ~' 1In-

proper 'use Qf the.maJ1s. 01" fmproper Bcfio.lISot,any kmd.

lll.ne <Oi : ! ! l i I ' t f'1lW!id. thn,iI; among tho m~yfaille Htatmll'~b! ' II: utt:erllRlil!S lwUad 8hd, -e1r:cu-

lated bY Uie c0n!IPll"arors, WWI one pa:mpliilet m . .auvd b,Y Q.e jiohsplrn~or;, R. Swklbur tll!l Clymer, m.

the Mme. of the PlliUoaophlre,l l'I.!bllahltlg' Com-

lIMY ~ which 1)&m.phlet WillS f:r'mted what pee-

teIl:ded 'to lbe 1m IUIlmtlled, ~r ~de by t ! : I { IQo~ratllml to the odgin.a.l ,c~lafut, but which

swe!!d.ad answer WA Dot,made ii, 'pari of 'the ae-

tullJ Icourt pJ1OCeeding!!bec8lW'le !iucb amended IW-

swerw_ :not '"lIroper pllmdb:(g, was 1 m bad i'attb,

md fc·r the !lole purpns:~ of'glvmg iilYrrellCY to'

!raid ,fdllle sta'tll!ll1ents Ofid'el' ~e glllse o, t privlleg.e.

and tor' tM't ~a3Q]ltbe Ci'CIln't her-eby OMW"I! tJ!le

answer: ,tFi; Ute ,clele:cda:ntii to Ullr~complaint of' tb~

pla.IDtIff, . \ 1 1 the ameaded DSWCI'"' (as publls}wd

Y l , y Mr. CJ(ymer gil' the Phl[osopblClll PublLi!hlDg

Cfl,m.panyJ ati"lll.'kiiiIJ fJlQm, ti le reco~ W' '!lie, same-

d'ect 69 U10,u,gh. 'Uaey, aDd Mch of tbem, lm.'Ii.

:@Vel!' bem 1l1e4 in tiJil9 FeOOMs o J" 'thilll Court,

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''becalUle the OORd. ftndil t : : I i B . t U la allatemgta am! .

P\Ul!orted ~I!la. and each of t h e m . CQD.t t i lDad i

inthe 1lmlWU" Bbd 1ihiil amended &l i l 4W 'e1 ' flf the de.

fmld lUl ,w IU8 al'!g_m IW-d. li!c~mlll.·'

u. . ''By if\lli.SQll , 0 1 ' tbea.ots of the conapll'9.tOl"l!

Ute 'Court finds lhltt the good nam.e of' tile o't(lel'

h~ been damage(l, .and the plamtuf ~ !been

damag:ed in a . large r rum . TIle COUlt! : :&ws frb:m

tl! r!e 1l1l1 .d~ t ha i! : t he 1 11 at a'l :: IJ l o rd ill ' 1 :1 !mt1t11ed

Qgainitae d!efendant. 8.Ild a:s .mo.ostmy d .a .mBgea

in II. ~a:tgB iitllill, of money." (At the COnclU8ioD of

thli trial f.he repreoontatl .ve:s of ·the B.oiStaruciu

QINl:e~1U3); feQ.. the cou.l"t t'll !let Uw Bum of d:!\mJl.g~

a t oW :y on e d.ol.1 a!r (.$ lJ ElO ) 11 0 tbM thc:re W{ltUd ! : I e '

fiO-persOllllJ. Ilartllsllotll' placed lllPOIl P_Y of U1eeOnsplfa.tora.)

13: . II I tile judgmen·t II lBU.ediIUIJd sIgned by the

J"udg'\l of the Com the I)ec:eat le&dWi' o:t' 'U!;e co.u,-

!lp1r8tors is d.l reded! by the Judge ,ito OOl!!m!UIli-

cat/e il:nm.ed.ia.tely with your feUow coUPlmtol'!!~

and ~~ Of them, to-wit: E. E. 'ThoDW'l .of Loa

An~~ StADler D.aines of CamLd~ M;yrtJe Cll 'mle

ujl' D~tro!t .Ii i. Swillliume Clymer' of P,earwy.'l'1'~.A J 1 l " 1 1 1 d . S!J.lllil.l'fers01 New York, Altlert. :m . Sm,ythe

of lQ!I.Il.!Idll., W. B. Pea!!e 01 CUUl.da, Mm. ~

Heim.dlill lif D I l il !am it de , C a lUo rn l! l. , and, a : o . . y other

PClSOlJ, {II" PWIlQnll who , wil:bin )'QUI' lcDowledge

At!ove t~ put l i n . 9iiid co.nspiracy, U J ; 1 i i l ]:nf.ODD.

Ulem th"t Y ' C H I fQ.rthwith. 8lld forever' W'ltbdn!.w

from saId. conspiraey, and. that aU the Chl!. 'rge!: I

a.nd sts. tJlJ.ll.'IInb m & i l . e O[ C.lirill'lllllltedby' "au gd,by Baldi O!H!!~pt:ratQr'!l'IlOl'ilcemirig the plaiDuti' 'were

found W j}~ mrtrne by the Court, I!.lli! In thI,

a.ctlon .. •• '. And tOr tlillure to a ll e. y t h es e IlnjuBll-

,t!~ns Mil orcWl'!!l ,O f me CQurt you w: I . l i I i be , ( Jd -

judged gu,Uty or contlml.pt lUI.d deail:t w~th ~-G<OO; rd .

:lng to law."

'l"he fQwgotDg ~!! and lud:gme .nt o,r tt! .e

CQur t were algned, 'ou July :14, 1.9aa, bY' HQ'nor,l!b~!l!

WU!ililm F. ,J'o.mes. Judge of 'llie Superlio.r Court

(If' the State of dallfW'lll", hi Rnd f1 :>1 " tile. Coll.llty

,O f SIlIl'm Cia:rA, and wern ~tt~ted 'by Heazy A..

pnl!~fl:r,Count :Y ' Olerk, at t ! : ! . e SUl' l : .do:r Colll"t, thQCue Numbe r (j f this actiO-II b el :D g # 4J l.' l1 2 1. C o » y

of ibe9Q fiDdingB ,aDd. j;udgment will be ;toWl.d, III

the gWOO of the, COUIl~ IClel'k of the' Superto.rCourt at ,San J.o:se, ee.'!U':0J.'f!ilii..

NOTE: AMORe) the pWn~ ollder, brougillt

Into Court indisputable a:~jta and legal

papers 00 pf'OVIl ItB elalm8. AlthQugh these ,con.

splmw1'9 I l & ' I l 'D~p;:IrtunLty 't.o tne an Appe8lJ

Ilg~ ·tb~ 4edeioD o;f ' t;he' J"llQge, 'they' ifatlledl toeven !l.9k:far aD y .APJiIlI!.l.

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JUST ONE OF THEMALICIOUS BOOKS

. . . . . .S~PEruOR OOUR ' I "IA-Llf CQ.[I~.·~alil.A

is a rs: tnal lreproduction of the fals&abdmalicious book n ow b eiin g di'cuJat~ by

R . Sw in bu rn e Cly .mer . W1.de r tb.e Dame

of The Philosophical Publishing Co. of

P~lvama.

.It-i.s the beokc:andemned .in the findingsof' the Court, lU j:!sll.amad sCJUtt:ilous.'"

And-it is but one of similar boob clrcWa1)ed

by him in the pa;st ten years, attackingAMORe.

The 'Court-says 'thaI: ,a U of these, attacks Wet:e "'falseand defllimlftOJiy. '~

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