The New York herald., 1868-05-10

on Tuesday the "a o. october, returned from the
had been speaking to her. and her showing as proof
the handkerchief ted into knots by the spirit wit
tiOn Of listening at the door when Home came and
deposed TO the visit OF Mr. 8. @. Hal on the Sth 9th
or lotn Of 0ctooer sae noise made BY the tables the
tlon In which occurred the words f50O and Zoo and
f7oo, "dea1 spirit and something about 'gving the
the defendant and the Other gentiemsn shortly after
wards left In cab In high spirits. Witness told Nrs
Ts% S1u' ss what she
and report to her. During wilkinson's visit on the
18th Of November, when two other gentlemen came
room, and defendant (Home) threw open the outside
door Of the bedroom and caught me- aid was evident.
ly very much annoyed at It," Had heard by listening
letters OF the alphabet very quickly repeated and
once plaintiff saying "You 60 too fast;' plaintiff
tSS witness 6a .ns she was only obeyn the
mediumship Of defendant; had heard defendant urge
plantin to leave witness apartments, as there was
father her husband to the house; plaintiff left the
house towards the end OF November 1885, and ex-
pressed himself unwilling to leave but compelled to
do so.
Mrs. Tom Fellowes (niece by marriage Of paintifrs
husband), called upon the plaintiff on the sth Of
derful power as spiritual medium, and how she
had been placed In communication with the spirit Of
ner ate rma under t tne direction o. sach
anti adopted defendant as her son. and transferred
property OF large amount to him. Not being spir
ituast herself, witness told plaintiff that She
being grossly imposed upon, but being curious on
the subject she asked to be allowed to be present at
p no
something In Mrs. Felowes' presence which forblds
it; cannot do it, mother;h witness described
paintin spoke of trance into which defendant fell
after witness had left the night BEFORE under the in
huence Of which he had dictated letters for her to
write On the 11th OF November plantr was very
open and communicative in telling witness In pres
OF defendant of her disposition Of the property
land he continually checked her, saying 1t was un.
necessary to go into minute particulars. Plaintiff
said she wished her niece 'Plessy' meanng my
self to know exactly what the plaintiff had DONE
she had only obeyed her husbands commands as
communicated by his spirit through the medumship
OF defendant. He, however, twice denied that he
had himself had anything to do with the matter"
Witness did not again see plaintiff before leaving
town, but left with the impression that she the
victim OF gross imposition, and direct and COM
pletely under the influence and control of the de-
fendant, gained over her by the exercise OF his me-
dunn mstic powers, and that she thoroughly believed
size was all the while carrying out the wishes Of her
deceased husband through the mediumship of de-
fendant.
Mrs Sims, the photographer Of Westbourne grove
confirmed the statements made by the plaintiff in her
affidavit and depOsed to the "knOtted handker-
chief" and her conviction was that the plaintiff
"was most deeply impressed with awe at the power
OF the defendant to bring her late husbands spirit
to her." &c.
Mrs. Pepper, Of Albert terrace, Knightsbridge-
Plaintiff had lodged with her from January 1861 for
about five years. and again from November, 1885,
Plaintiff was devoted to the memory OF her deceased
husband When she can came In November 1868, she
through defendants mediumship, but defendant
stopped the conversation, and, as well remember,
some people say am Cod and some say am the
devil, but l say am neither, for am between.'" {"
Plaintiff showed to witness on the 2eth OF November
the pocket handkerchief tied In knots by the spirits
on her first interview with defendant, and what had
passed at that and subsequent interviews. "She
also told of the fortune which she had bestowed
upon the said defendant in consequence Of the orders
of the spirit and also about the will which she had
made In favor OF defendant at the dictaton Of her
husbands spirit" In the early part of 1867
plaintiff had told witness what curse her
husbands spirit had brought upon her; that
was very unlike her husband altogether; and that
she took it very hard. Plaintiff also said that she
had no love for defendant, but must do her duty ac
cordng to the command of the spirit of her deceased
husband. Witness asked plaintiff once If she was
going to marry defendant, "and she was very much
annoyed at me, and said that had known her years
enough to give any an answer to that question,
and tliat (as certainly had) had always heard her
say she would never marry again." Witness admit
ted dislike to defendant from her conviction that
he was secretly imposing upon plaintiff, but denied
any feel ngs Of revenge or enmity against him. or
that she had invited plaintiff to take any proceedings
against HIM. ShVhad dismissed Eliza Ceymow (the
servann because she was untruthfu and plaintiff
Mr.. Gibson, Mr.. Bailey, and Mr.. W. Egley also had
made afhdavits for the PLAINTIFF but nothing very
material was stated by them. Finally Mrs. Lyon, in
affidavit filed on the 31st of March, 1865 confirmed
her previous statements and traversed many Of the
statements contained in defendants answer.
Mr. Druce, O. g., in his address upon the plaintiffs
evidence commended that there a strong pre-
sumption In favor OF the plaintiffs story that she had
been subjected to pretended spiritual influences by
the defendant. II was immaerial whether the deu-
slOns existed in her mind or were produced by the
defendants contrivance. IL was enough II he acted
upon them. But the plaintiffs case was that they
were wholly brought about by the defendant From
the care taken by him that no witnesses should be
plaintiff when manifestations occurred the fact that
her account rested, in great measure, upon her
own testimony corroborated strongly the truth Of
that account. FtOm what she supposed to have been
predicted by her husband to the change that would
occur, and their meeting at the expiration OF seven
ara from his death, @ she was disposed to grasp at
message from her husbands spirit. 1t would be for
the court to say what happened at that first inter-
James FeliOwes Mrs. Key, Mrs. Tom Fellowes
Mrs. Sims and Mrs. Pepper Of how, by the
n OF as M, tDs se snp aa
OF her late husband, and there the handkerchief
which the plaintiff told them Der husbands spirit
appealed to, not as proof OF what occurred at the
interview, but Of the impression produced on the
there were manifestations then, but II probable
looking at the PLAINTIFFS peculiar views her impress
sons as to meeting her deceased husband at about
Home would have called by her request day after day
ut her lodgings. The defendant stated that on the
third interview Sunday, the 7th Of Octoberl there
sounds were produced by himself. No spiritualist,
however, would be found to assert that the socalled
spiritual sounds were produced by the medium him.
self. Any spiritualist would say that the ''spirit'
produced the or at all events, they caused by
mysterious means. Then there was the evidence AZ
to what was overheard by those who were outside
the door OF Mrs. Lyons room that sunday: the
PLAINTIFFS cries, "Oh my darling" "Let me see him."
and the voice of Home "Dont interrupt me or can't
proceed" After that the transfer OF stock the
1th Of October and then the interviews at which Mrs.
Tom FellOwes was present on the sth and 11th OF
October. when the spirits would not come as usual,
being AZ Home said prevented by her presence. The
next day the 18th of November the will was exc.
cuted, and 1t was remarkable that the plaintiff had
never seen Wilkinson before that day, nor DR..
Hawksley, nor Dr. Rudall, except perhaps, once 1t
was impossible to say that she had been properly
advised. There was no wish the part Of the
plaintiff or her advisers to say anything against Mr.
Wilkinson. No relief was asked against him, not
even payment Of costs II was sought to treat him
as mere trustee. But why was the plaintiff
cautioned not to say anything about spiritualism
before hmf He was Homes friend; himself an
author on spirualism and advanced spiritualist,
and he might well have said that he did not want to
Know anything about spiritual influences in refer
ence to her viii, IA he knew that time might
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