The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-18
THAT SPIRITUAL RAPE CASE.

Mrs. Sarah w. Morrill, vs.. Nelson A. Hume
Testimony of Mrs. Julia Thorn and MRS.
Julia Gale, &C., &c.
This curious brought up at the jefferson Mar
ket Police Court, before Justice Quackenbush, at 10
O'Clock yesterday. The court room filed by no.
torious spruass and others Interested in the case
uncomfortaby exposed many Of them withdrew
before the testimony closed.
TnmMoSY JULIA THORN
reside at No. 46 Robinson street; am the wife OF
Leonard Thorn: recollect circles were formed in my
house in 1857, stated by my husband; Mr.. and Mrs.
Morrill, in these circes can't tell when the first
circle was formed; 1t some little time after Mr. and
Mrs. Morrill, house, these circles gotten
up for the amusement Of the parties who sat in them;
Mrs. Jarvis Mrs. Kenny Mr.. Barrlser, Mr. Morrill, and
family sat at the first ccle Mr. Hume was not at it;
don't recollect that Mr.. Hume sat at more than
one circle; I don't rccolect at whose solic-
tation he sat at Il; Mrs. Morrill, never asked
me TO solicit Mr. Hume TO sit at these crcles
Ms. Morrill, entranced any Of The circes Mr.. auma
not proessed believer in spiritualsm; don't re-
me ber that sat at the circle Mr.. Hume aid;
know Mrs. Gale brought her up; she do not cit at tho
circle that Mr.. Hume Did; never Saw Mrs. Gale any
circle winch Mrs. Morrill, sat; Call myself sp-
rtuast never declared, in the presence Of Mrs. Nor
rl that WAS not sprtuass, that remember OF; do
remember who the parties circle the night
Hume sat- except Mr.. and Mrs Morrill, aud their dangn-
YER hrs. Aofrhi was more numate Win Af hume tnan
Win any otneI genteman tnere once spoke 70 nef IN
regard 70 NJ MIS- Morr once toa me That sne and nee
husband had had some dculty, ana tnat sne had Tot
rested all night IN ana then said 70 her that
would not nave any thing ~ 90 with Hume dspeased
my husband this conversation was about three four
weeks after Mrs. morrill, came there remember the day
Mr. Hume left our house 10 home think there had been
circle formed within three weeks previous 70 Mr. Huma
leavpg think Mr. and ME- Aorri occupied the parlof
bedroom something like q weeK before Mr.. Hume left;
either my husband or Am usually up UNFIT the house Is
closed my husband and usually retire al the same Tune;
saw no change IN the conduct Of Mrs Morrill, towards
Hume up to the time Hume went away have heard Mr..
Morrill, speak Of the intimacy between hS wife aud Mr.
Hume before they iet-that hume acted more than ne
spoke In the matter heard Mr. Morrill, speak OF that m
umacy af'er MI Hume went home nave heard MN speak
OF since last spring. don recohect the woros ne spoke
OF IL olten. .
discussion mere arose among tne counsei upon tne
admissibity d the substance oi Ar. Mornhs Iemarks
wnen ns exact ~ords couo nos Do IesoneSseo w HoI
sntng "BAkers Treatise, the court decided W excuoe
the evidence az to the substance OF those
Witness contnuiDg-But Two or three cices were hea
while MIS-. Morrill, was At our mouse.
The wilness was not cross examined.
| TESTIMONY or MRS JULIA GALE H
nave heard the evoence of Mrs. Thorn; am the per
son she referred 10 as mrs Gaie boarded With Mrs.
Thon IN Robinson street, IN the months OF Nay and June
1esl a not now nor was then professed sprtaAlst
did Lot SIT at any circles formed thse have not sat in
| crce ior nve years. Know OF cfc.es having been
formed there during that time; was III the room at he