The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-02
TIE LAST OF THE SPIRITS.
Evidence Of Confirmed Spiritualists at the
Jefferson Market Police Court.

What They Think Of the Future-Dr Gordon ID
The Spirit Bride Produced In Court,
but Not Exhibited-One spiritualist
Sees a Beautiful Bird Floating
Around Judge Fowler's Head.
The examination III the case Of Thomas Perry
SprOui, accused OF stealing gold watch anu cham
from Mrs. Fuller, magnetic physician, was contin-
ued before Justice Fowler, at the Jefferson Market
Court yesterday afternoon, Colonel George L. Hart
appearing for the prosecution and james d. McCleI-
land for the defence. The publicity already given
10 the through The columns Of the HERALD at
tracted much larger audience than on any pre-
viOus day. The first witness called was "a produce
dealer named John Montgomery, who testified as
follows -
am not spritaaiIst: have been TO Gordon's
S9dnces; know Spronl; had u conversation wi.h MIN
the first night visited o $ dDce; ne told me they
were genuine: 1t was Christmas night; Sproui took
the money; ne seemed TO De IN france state; he
Inc sprit that appearea was was. taat Of my
went ND as high as MS Head: the second Iin,e it
showed her bust; she appeared IN the same form
every lime; Gordon stood with his oacK 10 me;
saw Other apparitl0ns tlaC night; he brough5
child near the circle 1t looked IKE baDe eight or
ten months old; don't Know whether 10 was dead
henke; the cheeks were red, EYEBROWS painted
black ami had the Appearance OF living cnlld;
lighter compleXioned imam the hrst; there were
several others there VINO recognized departed
friends ana became very mucn affected at the scene
can't swear whether they were spirits or forms;
Gordon coula not nave picture OF my wife tneie
Is not one out OF my mouse that know OF: she had
her picture taken when thirty i0ur years OF age;
she died when thirty eight years Ol age se changed
very much from the time she nad her last picture
taken TO the time she died; am satisfied 1t was
dIel
Gross. examned--I am not q Spirituaiist; Ihave
seen S6dnces at different places nave mad them at
my house; belong to no religious demo nination:
believe In The Scriptures; don't believe IN state
Ol future punishment; believe as the tree alIs so
1t comes up again; think there IS Improvement
after death; the nrst night the room was lighter
and bust OF my vine; the figure went down out
OF sight; Gordon Wore a large robe; 1t md
n not aEppeaT ior ms sd 10 my w the
seance the medium called out Montgomery; ne
called me 10 MS room; lie knew me before; told
them alter the seGncs was over what mad seen
and recognized; WAS somewhat excited when
was there; nave been mistaken In the identity Of
persons; n.y. wiles nalr was light ewes biue, COM
plexlon pale, stopped In the shoulder cheeks
sunken; she mad full set OF teeth; she was very
thin; she died OF consumption; my wife died IN
1859 or 1860; my sight Is perfect; ! am married
again.
The evidence Of the witness not beng deemed
necessary, the Justice allowed ner 70 depart, me
female here stated she saw one OF the most beau
thu birds boating around the Judges mead the
other day she had ever seen In her llfe (Laugherl
A. A. ThurDer was then called and 'estined:-I
am q commission merchant; saw SprOul at Cor
d0n's: three or four OF my friends went with me;
we went TO detect the fraud II any; l closely
one was woman, fully developed. naIr on her
head and Dust as natural as on any living perj on:
saw them; Gordon couia not nave ma tne pictures
under his coak; my friends detected no
fraud; a man from Boston had an opera glass; he
thought II fraud: Gordon az the second time came
gown open, and we saw notblng; watcnev Sproul
all the time, as neare he was an accompiice;
saw hlm do nothing; went TO Gofdoas room, ran.
sacked everything IN the room, and found nothing
there; went there the loowinn Friday; pad
$50 10 have Gordon perform sed,ce,
unable to perform the scarce, as ne Was
TOO unwsl 10 go INTO trance ghls was at the tune
dent; was not summoned; there was no decep.
tive machinery or pasteboard am no friend OF
Gordon; have seen Gordon carried around the room
by The spirits. ana have seen more wonderful things
than that; that Is only nea bite.
noon last; 1t was after sprouts arrest only visited
one seGnce al Gordon's; heard Gordon was
Robbed nlm and stolen e his money D that his
accomplish mad stolen has boots; am % Spiritu ast
glory IN IL; nave oeen IN court before nave pe rn
fences; was bailed out; never was tried; Went
TO the District Attorney ana mad the thing liked"
have known Tic rdon eighteen years; am com
mission merchant; amt AFRAID 10 go back where
came from; kept one eye on Gordon and the
other on Sproul, because thought Sproul fraud;
thank God l have been believing Spritualist for
twenty wears; my father and mother were BaptIsts;
they have come back from the spirit world aud
informed me they had mace great mistaKe-tnat
they were blockheads; believe man will be
punished or testiiying falsely; have got beyond
tnat know; was with Gordon twenty-five MN
utes Monday afternoon; we talked about ms mis-.
fortunes and Sproul; saw rounded head and neck
she mad halr on; don't know wnether she had u
waterfall on; sne looked as though she had been
aoS Know Ihener ne had
coat on or not; l saw he could not hide anything;
! opened two trunks, two closets, ana upset ms
get mold Off, Sproul helped me do IT; /. upset every
thing could lay my hands on; loil't know where
his paraphernaia werc but thlnE they were hanging
up; Gordon made no objection to my examining: l
am no medium; have only been IN slight trance;
seet jazz was arrested for 1s aud the is
now penang; l have sued the complainant for
defamation OF character, and am going 10 beat him,
O. Did You ever study lawa A. No. thank
Heaven; am bad enough now laughter; / am
q Why don't your A. None OF your business.
you puppy, you. Laughter at the expense OF the
Mary +. JaOpra, a tall, spinster.looking female.
was then called. and testified as lollows:-I know
Gordon; first saw Sproul about three weeks ago; 1t
was at GordOn's; have been at GOrd0n's every day
for three weeks; Sproul acted agent; have seen
him when thought the influence was developing
dun; he said he knew ali ne SAID and
did; ne conversed when under the 'rn.
met MIN at the table; asked nm twice; on the FRI
day before he left ! asked hun, "You have been
with Gordon long enough 10 know whether IL Is a
fraud or not; that she wanted to be convinced, and
she was OF the opinion he would not deceiver her;
Sproui told ner 1t was no humDug, but q realty;
also asked Dennis about Its Sproul left on Monday
morning.
Cross.examined-lt was one O'Clock in the AFTER
noon wnen went TO GordOn's on Monday; help
Dr. Gordon: helped make the SKIRT aud robe Of DIR.
Gordon; also on the cap, and lid other mending
Tor Gordon; l am Spirit ualist; have been one
for ten years. l left the Church and be-
came Spirtualist; there are conscious and uncon-
sclOus mediums.
MR.. RATHBURN's TESTIMONY.