Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-14
Curious Case OF Spiritual Deception in New
Orleans.

From the New Orleans Republican. July
The following singular statement was gwen
a testimony IN a civil court last winter, and
As the case fell through there it was taken To
the Fourth District Recorders Court where
IL Is now pending. We are of the belief that
halt has not YET been dlyulged, but tins -
sufficient for the present. When thg reader has
finished he Will lament with that the fool
killer either has not been this way for a long
time or has lost much OF has ancient acute
Frederiks Kern. formerly Widow Rub. now
wife OF Charles hlar, residing on Fourth
street IN the Fourth district, city Of New o.
leans, who, being duly sworn. depOsed aud
saId that one Frances Willis, alias -. about
the year -62 obtained the confidence OF depo-
nent by her artfully representing herself a
pIous woman, IN direct converse with the Holy
Ghost and a. showing the path 20 eternal sal
Walton and 10 heaven: that depo lent some ume
after this, Conhdng ia said Frances Willis.
purchased IA The Cemetery No. ], on Washing
ton street, AID contracted al the same time WIN
the then sexton, simpson 10 erect a family tomb
thereon for CepOnent, wherein afterwards she
caused 10 be deposited the remains OF ohm
Rub. her deceased husband; Of Peter Rub, her
SOD, aud those Of the decea sed children of her
daughter, wife Of DR.. kaufman. that in part pay
ment Opponent gave said sexton vault which
she owned in said cemetery, aud whence she re-
moved the remains OF Rub - the NV tOmb: sh.
further paid, after affecting the contract. 70 the
sexton, Simpson, - a an cash. with the bar
gam that at the ompletiOn Of the tomb the bsl-
ance OF go should be paid. The price Of the
two lots Nos. 2C1 and PCS. with the tomb erect
ed thereon, amounted u SEQ, and n. Naul I
given in payment was valued Al $40. That
when said balance became due your petitioner
was very sick, and fully repOslng cOnddence
in the integrity OF the before mentioned Frances
Willis and in Mrs. Leldinger, sister OF depo-
nent, now deceased, she inirusted 10 said par
ties the sum Of $500 70 be paid 10 SimpsOu, IA.
sexton aforesaid, 10 eNtinCulsh the debt IN
Cured by the purchase u tue lots aforesaid
and for the tomb thereon. That shortly after
the said Frances Willis, wh5 A. that time had
full control over Opponents mind. seriously
informed depOnent that IL was the wall oi
the Divine Spirit that he remaias OF de-
erased husband OF said Willis should be d.
posted in the tomb aforesaid. and
thus obtained deponent's consent thereto.
That Al the death OF Peter Rab, depOnsnt'S
son, which occurred Nov. :. lS63. the sad
Frances Willis by her ar persuaded depOaent
that the Divine Spirit commanded her 10 hand
over 20 her a gold watch Of the estate os said
deceased, TO be for young son Of said Willis,
who she said is predestiGed To become great
prophet, anG thus said Frances Willis OF sained
said watch. That m July, leo, Mrs. eidtn-
ger, on her death bed, knowing that she MS
about 10 die. 10 atone for her sins, open N con-
fess-d thar Frances Wallis and herself nad
committed gross frauds on cepOnent n regard
10 some property wherein deponent BESIDES,
ana about the lots and tOmo Aforesaid, AMI
commanded and eNhOrt1d n r descend ats not
TO attempt TO take any az vautage OF Tia fraud
or TO claim any ownership iu the i9ts aud
tsmb aforesaid. bat 20 have tn title ccBrectat.
That in May, ISIS depOuent with her hu sband
examined the title book OF Cemetery No. Q, Of
Washington street and found that ths lots and
tomb aforesaid stand in the names o. Frances
Willis and Mrs. LeIdinger as owners, and that
By the fraud OF said Frances Willis and the
penitent deceased LeidiEger; and nat aid
Frances Willis persists in her frsui, 10 the
prejudice Of depo3eHi, vino thereto Q charged
SAID Frances Willis with en- osEZlen-ut aud
with obtaining property under false pretences.
and with being accessory 10 the emit szziement
and fraud confessed b. the penitens Mrs. Lei
dinger aforesaid.
ItIs assel ted thai muoL other pre- t,-rsaI
estate-was obtained through tn nne spirit.
Accused is i queer looking body. md AZ she
cannot call spirits from the yasty Gsep, can do
Sfrap sfp urfar