The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-30
tFrcm the Rochester (N.Y) Demo rat, May q
The Spiritual numbug Grand Scale
Thonsnnd nollar Sx~lns,le.


One OF the grandcst schemes OF swndling in tho
spiritual drag,a, ever got up, came to light in
this city yesterday, and has been the subject of in
ycstlgation at the police Office this morning.
1be parties are come respectable citizens Of the
town OF Brighton, whose names appear as wtnC sscs
in the report below, and one Francis Lambert and
his wife, who have resided in this city some six
years. Lambert and his wife are French people,
aud The latter claims TO DO seventh daughter,
born with veil over her face, and gifted with the
power OF foretelling future events. We have had
occasion TO notice her operations before. IL was
she who furnished vcrdsnt youth, few days
since, with q mineral rid to find gold upon farm
In Genesee county. She il professional fortune
teller, but u late has engaged ia the spiritual
business for the purpose otdggng treasure.
The parties who testify below, applied TO this
woman, sCme weeks stree, for aid in finding gold
said to be buried their farms in brighton. She
has been IN the habit Of going thither to a wheat
hed, one Of the farms and there conyersng with
slirts, who directed the digging which has been
carried on for several nights II is said hole somc
thirty feet square and fifteen feet deep has been
made by these money dicgors
u will be seen, by the testimony, that after Lam
bertrand his wife bad obtained the 81 900 in depo-
site from Northrop. the digging on his farm was
suspended, and they made preparations to leave for
lafada. They were arrested last evening at the
landing, just az they about ., take the boat.
he money vas recovered, and the accused lodged
in jail for examination.
The parties appeared before police Justice Moore.
this morning, and the following testimony was
elected -
Benjamin l.. Northrop sworn.-Somc time since
went and saw this woman; asked her if there was
any money on our farm. she looked in stone, n
diamond, and told me there was. she said she
could 70 and get IL, aud offered her one half. She
said ! must see her husband | did 50, aud we
agreed To go. We went out, she looked around,
aud found where ID was. she said the spirits would
talk TO her il IL there. The first night they would
not talk, the second night the spirits whisted, she
asked the spirits to speak asked them If there was
any money there they AN swered ycs have dug there
six Or seven nights; she asked then how much there
was, the spirits said in place three bushels, in
another SIX bushels Of gold the female spirits said
they would Kill my horses Mrs. Lambert asked
the spirit If the money was good for the seventh
daughter, spirit said no, IL was not good said must
raise one thousand dollars an give IL to her; told
her to nqste Of the spirit il notes deposited would
be good spirit answered her no. must raise the cash.
and i must be left at her house and not put In her
hand rs u would kill her dead raised the thousand
dollars, and put IL into her bureau. She was TO
come on the next night and digi she did 50 some
two or three times, when the spiit said we must
wait until the 9th Of June She said If We worked
when the spirit talked IL would kill.
VIM. Cobb sworn.-After Nothrop had been on
once or twice, entered the company The hfst
night was there and dug, she was not there next
night she said spirit spoke it would be all right
there would be something then, IL not, must give u
up; had been there but minute or two when there
was whistling like a steam car whistle and IN the
ground deep; she then led the spirit If there was
any money there, and II said there was. She asked
how much; spirit said three bushels silver in one
place, six bushels silver in another place, and ten
bushels Of gold In another. Asked the spirit who
that money was good for spirit said for two; she
talked in Latin to the spirit, and the spirit answered
in Latin; she said that the spirit said Northrop must
give us dollar apiece for digging Next night she
Id two Of US TO 60 dig before she came; we did So
hen the spirit whisled once before she came; wher
he came, she asked what had been done; told heI
che spir whstlcd again; che told US to be quiet
Ind then went 10 talking with the spirit again. Sh