Show SCORES MRS TINGLEY Lawyer Daney Goes for Head Universal Brotherhood COMMENTS ON EVIDENCE Why Article Upon Which Suit Is Based Was Printed Plaintiffs Attorneys Object to Statements State-ments of Defendants Counsel and Court Sustains Them San Diego Cal Jan 9 Eugene Daney continued his opening argument for the defendant when the Tlngley TImes trial opened this morning He made the argument that Mrs Tlngley had not been damaged by the alleged libel saying This article I think can be argued as giving Mrs Tinglby exactly exact-ly l what she likes notoriety REVIEWS THE EVIDENCE Reviewing the evidence of damage Introduced by the plaintiff Mr Daney said Upon the statements as they appear can you say there Is n single thing that shows malice Can you find that there has been shown anything beyond the spirit of investigation The city editor of the Los Angeles Times acted upon Information that led him to Inquire into facts and to publish news The Point Loma Institution had made an appeal to the public for financial finan-cial aid How was It to know of its worthiness except the through newspapers newspa-pers 7Vho Who Is Catherine Tinglcy Have you been allowed to know anything about her except that she Is the leader and official head of the Universal Brotherhood Let us look again at the constitution of the Institution If It can be called a constitution and learn of her powers DISSECTS CONSTITUTION Here Mr Daney took up the consti tution of the organization and read from I at length makinir comments con cornIng Its unusual features Next Mr Daney called attention to the prospects pros-pects of the Rajah Yoga school In which Mrs TInge wns frequently referred re-ferred to In capital letters n Our great teacher This was emphasized as proof of the statements of Fitch the deponent who had said that Mrs Ting icy was considered equal to Jesus Christ Think of It gentlemen what blasphemy for this woman to liken herself to Jesus Christ said Mr Daney Are we not justified in calling her a fake and a fraud 7 COMMENT ON FITCH STATEMENT Commenting upon the statements of Fitch that credited Mrs Tlngley assaying as-saying that marriage as It Is commonly understood would not be necessary If people would lead the life of Point Loma Mr Daney said She would destroy the most sacred thing In the world she would strike at the foundations founda-tions of society and of government Are you prepared gentlemen of the Jury to return to your wives and families and say to them that by your verdict you have given your sanction to such a monstrosity as this Will you say that you have placed the seat of your approval ings ap-proval upon her acts and her teach RULED OUT BY COURT Mr Daney undertook to comment upon the failure o the plaintiff to put Mrs Nereshelmer on the stand to disprove dis-prove the statement concerning her in the Times publication The plaintiffs attorneys objected and the court sustained sus-tained them giving reasons for so do ing Mr Daney excepted to the remarks re-marks of the Judge and the pIn InUI excepted to the conduct of Mr Dane Mr Shortrldge made n counterexcep tion to the conduct of Mr Andrews of Mrs Tingleys counsel and Mr Daney closed with an appeal to the jury to render a verdict that would be Just to the community to themselves and to their God I |