The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-31
AN AFTERNOON AMONG TIE SPIRITS.
Interesting Developments Of the
Workings Of the Mediums.
DR.. GOrdon'S Seances Exposed in the Jefferson
Market Police Court.
The Doctor Who Believes and the
Assistant Who Does Not.
DIR. Gordon's esprit Bride" Appears Ar
rayed in Diamonds and Costly
Apparel.

charged by Mrs. Fuller with stealing gold watch
and chain from her, valued at $3.50, was continued
before Justice Fowler at the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday afternoon. The court room at an
early hour was crowded by long haired, sunken-
eyed creatures, who appeared to bear distant re-
latiOnship to each other.
Counsellor James d. McMulland appeared for the
prisoner
ExAMINATION OF THOMAS p. sPRoUL.
The FIRST witness called was the defendant Sproul,
who was cross examined by Colonel Hart, attorney
for the prosecution. He testified as follows:-
Ny name has been sprou ever since was born some
spell spr9 have sDe that WAY had no motiyc in
ago he took into private room and told me the
ne told others he told Mr. Cole the spirits
have four brothers; he took Mr. Hayes and Mr. Bartlett
working al bookbnding for Hafpers the me ordon
spirit brother; he manipulated my head; saw a
killed was party S.. saloon ms saS
Gordon wanted me to stay with him as he was afraid
no with him ws NJ
done The business In the day time did not assist him IN bis
him to sss II the @ r. n not IF
bis financial affairs; managed the business col
sa nn s i left the f uas
an the phsraphernas he had confidence enough in
n ,s
represented Dr; aorions spirit bride: dressed
tSs'
Boy ssS w' obSs or ss little nG9f
e the ss ba thought did
Se
s S 1 s he 7sa the on u and the wss
gown; he would arise up and stretch his hand
think he would have ae audacy practice it saw
netc physclan that Mrs Fuller had
known Thomas Perry did not care to have people
s%s ds, %sss, ss ns%s
bin Lileded had trouble larger beer
s!:s: s: Beer s;
know Pat or hugh never had row with them; have
scar eow nsaed ra nv SISTER Resented sn4
sa Is
se1Sa s fss WaRn1on By S
mutual agreement; have been in Inaanapois the Chief
at Gordons don't know where he Isl Gordon said he stole
Jersey thought it the gel out Of the
carpets Gordon shake them out Of the WINDOW.
only when dirty TOOK them the roof sometimes
ROOF; he 70: siIs, IsfpsIs
money Gordon him. Is slce
belonging harper had them my possession after
washed the dishes and cleaned house was not
any !. only n up
the pictures to show them they bowed and apparently
its face; when bowed Gordon would move his hand
under the robe wanted to satisfy myself and opened Cor
Redirect have third interest in Gordons business the
appeared ,. OF lis own account ne had piece Of
Of iSI ~Ssn the SSer
and shut the se wSua % and for
and removed the machney he pretended to the
to rest; costly made he there was
somehine wonderful to be performed the coming the
showed him picture re one 3s.. day and said na' he
ms he said II h. ad had psychoos,ed him. a; that Twas was
was picture the same the queen Of Beauty" which Dr.
illusion .1a sa ~
Beauty and the silk attached to her hand and from there
very sceptcal ceDtleman the DIAMOND shine Gordon
told me he ,P placed sl the diamond there. ,.,
dom went there three times never assisted s, him N his
private physician; had motive in exposing Gordon's
II snsw ne saeS whether cot M
one Of Gordon. ssce ana denounced d them q. d1mna
things that dd not ke dii not Ike the actions Of
s nse ssy s Sere %sn ana
ExAMINATIoy OF JAMES BUIsoN.
have stood the mud when he got pants
testified foows--
college, ply sican mechanic inventors visited
know whether forms Of the departed could be produced
saw them they were not NE the Queen o, Beauty .ney
Thy ns saw % nd the wSd
not
KNOW something aSon and seht
sa s the
the front ROOM from Lour 20 ceI om % we OF
SON was q , w saw Dr. sa,a.
Pnns ou ss0a square not
! ssas1s s sasss % them esss..es.
scribe them that Y KNOW , Z
Rsd Sss r. on
bve became satisfied, and to one since think have
1snd the Up A. bride" Court doe, mot
,SGc sRytS no b.
TO dc NJ all Of the spectators aa no. examine as they fell
Of an Individual IL one of the
= I Ss.iass. child =
life; would care.s him the vivid ana per
would ae sns
full one Mr. Gordon could no, have produced The eaad
sSmssmes 4 would be q. ret from observed
5s ena and aean SnH eoad asd vent there
Of the forms ra.ea upward, and % hroash q.
a watched and sc%1 noI , rear % p n Of %
Richardson who had been buried only four aays she had
recosnzed the sppartlon was several feet from Gordon
ndysScsd she wv he
vapory at srst very indsnc and gradually
eyes q the medium; am sPfiasi.t have been
s can
the doctrines OF Christ right they oont believe 10 Spiritual
ISM they can more iuy understand religion they first
Cross. examined know Dr. Gordon: see him here; tits
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