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Show "00M THE OMNIPOTENT" TO ANSWER AWFUL CHARGE By Associated Press. NEW YORK. May 7. "Oom the Omnipotent," Om-nipotent," alias Peter Coon, with Pierre Barnard, high priest of tho Tantrlk Order of Worship, was held In $15,000 bonds to-elav to-elav for trial in the court of general sessions ses-sions on charges of seduction under promise prom-ise to marry. , ,, "I find that tho charge has been fully sustained,", said Magistrate Breen today at the preliminary hearing. "There was not only systematic, but scientific seduction. seduc-tion. This ghi, Gertrudo Leo of Seattle, one of the two complainants, 'ns been Inveigled In-veigled into a den of Iniquity for the purpose pur-pose of perpetrating a shameless outrage. She has been murdered, I say in every respect save physical murder, and I shall not reduce the hail I tlxed when 1 first read tho complaint and before the testl-monv testl-monv showed tho dangorous character of this "man and bis practices.': The testimony of Miss Leo today went Into details which made tho girl's sister. Mrs. Edward H. Miller, who introduced her to Oom In good faith, believing that ho could restore her health, weep as she Jistoncd.- During the cross-examination she grew so excited that she mndo a motion mo-tion to- hurl a glass of water at the head of counsel for the defense. Court attendants' atten-dants' led "her from tho room and she apologized when she re-entorod. |