New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-08
Nr. Burr ON the Rappings again"

To THE EDITOR OF The TRIBUNE
10 IS not likely that any portion OF the
pubic expect me 10 engage IN a newspaper conlro-
Versy With Mr.. Capron on the SUBJECT Of the rap,
pings, bu shall be pardoned, hope. II say word
or two and present little additional evidence III re-
lation 70 Mrs. Cuiver's disclosures Within ayear
the Rochester girls have been detected and exposed IN
their rdpS and Their tricks, By several gentlemen, De-
SIDES the distinguished physicians of Buffalo and the
no less thorough detection BY Rev. MT. sheldon, oil
Cleveland. OHIO several parties besides Mrs. culver
have also declared that they have been cOnedcrdtes
IN their tricks. But the fraud and inpety OF these
Rappers need no other proof than the statement OF
Mrs Culver. II Mrs. Culver could produce a. much
evidence that these glrls had committed murder as
she doss Of the fraud ef heU rappmgs, that evidence
would lncdeemably hang the whole family, and
We nigh, throw IN Mr.. CaprOns neck 10 boot, BY
way OF "A climax TO the demands OF justice, II he
were alike implicated. Al that Mr. Capton has
attempted 10 do IN answer 10 Mrs. CuiyeTs
facts il simply 10 deny those facts, without shado"
OF coroboratng testimony. No" Mr.. cdprons
word IN this matter Is precisely the evidence oi Inc
criminal IL the box IN favor OF himself. by hf. 'ui-
verS facts he stands accused OF beng a party to
these frauds lie for a long time he manager
Of these rapping glrlS, the drector-n'cmel Of the
W.idnged hOOgOOlns, and "ts the iIst 70 Dihg
these gnOStlg women before the pubic 70 Tap Tor
money and ms voice kept time, n public lectures,
70 the measure Of Their raps Logically and Legally,
his testimony Is 10 otherwise that Mrs lsns o"n
word would De on this subject. In saying thiS
make 10 gratultouS attack on MS 'eidclly Simply
show where he stands as witness. Were these
gIrls 70 be prosecuted public lmpOstOrs. "a they
are liable 10 be al any day, Mr.. Capfon testimony
III their favor would be ruled out BY the Court, a.
party interested, and would stand precisely Oh the
same ground with the girls own declaration III
this last letter Of ms, he has added nothing TO M
frst reply-he has simply repeated h, own denia o!
certain facts by Mrs. Culver stated, and his o"n
manufactured answers 10 portions Of Ler d-Sciosures
Mrs Culver Oh oath has declared, that "ntt nc says
is false IN every particular And TINS man KNOWS
vel enough that If the only chance 20 save MS O"n
= 4.
h, death would be thing inevitable Is ms shame
now l. for the part he mas played IN TINS "icAeG
fraud
the fraud o. the Rochester Rappers i proved beyond
A. dispute Lei the following testimony oi The most
d,;nl usEed Of this ady's own neigh0ors speaA for
her
". lereby cerffy that Mrs. Norman Culver i acy Of
uD-lnsh.d reputation and Of rimpe ehlbi- yerNy and
hef esi>ur- Of the so-ced spi'toa hapPng' = deemed
AZ We believe b. all who know her. hnal and undpufisd
pool 81 the fraud II the whse spiritual pf.tenson * the
C. G. PoxERoY,
luG.e oEoKSE L MIDDLETON.
Hon EsHcS BLAcKgAR.
CLAEK Mason Justice Of the pe4ce.
TRECDoRE DIcXisscN, Just.ce OF the Peace
JAgE. D. WARD. Pre-. Of WAYNE C.. A.. Soc
Keg ID. ;. CAAsE.
MI remark mere thai Judge Middleton sad 70
me, Why ~, SNOW personally nothing OF these
rspplncs. Dc; oeLeVe there IS not person Wayne
CCULiy who knO~s Mrs. Culver. VINO would moi
cbeeFuis sign that paper Now IL tins place viii
MtICdUc. Mrs. Cuiyer's second deposition
ARCADIA. THURSDAY. June y.
have stated n first deposaon tas, nv ObIect "a
ieiI| afb Fot tina; would Jeconie NedluE Va =
a. myself beyond doubt whe her all the msnies'a-
tons fraudulent had teen made - bste1r iler
stfIa for two ssfs IN, a. a,, ny husband ctushi ar
fale;;s pGiDg ais nsr the dafk clfee ah ssn arr
wss oeieei.c nsr IN naBd Eg n.y. foot under similar ru-
fLm>'aBccs yIeeLGng thlt iht sf'iis ~
dong nd these !lscoysTss maze le ~. - -,
ia % hu' re- p..e,f" Lad LsGfc r-is ~ - -fS,
vs'n ie- ifEo-sd fieusslv'. q itef VA q ~ ''''