, 1875-10-03

few days aIter"2fu Napt. nAto ue1 ne1 auu
said that he had caused Polv's communication
to be put into legal form, and that be had spoken
OF it to f1iends as his last will and document, OF
something OF that sort Capt. Ward AWaTe re-
manned over his time when be called, tue reEu-
lated time being IN hour, and the witness had TO
remind him habtual1v that his time had run olt.
Returning to the will OF 1878, Mrs: Kane said
that it Was very likely that she knew the number
Of children in Capt. Wards family.
Mr.. Pond began some inquiI1es as TO tne nnal
communication OF Polly, made tho day after she
had tried to "break the Will ''of Lyon and Clara
dence. Thereupon Mr. Pond drew ont the con-
tents OF it from the memory Of the TitneBs.
Cn Que occasion when Capt. Ward waa at e1re-
Eape's, be put his hand in his pocket and, haE-
ing hold Of his knife, asked the mental question
whether he should give 1hat to tho asenaaqe 1T 9
do 80. Capt. Ward obedent]y delivered it oc the
spot, 1emarking to The grateful recipient;
''Here's knife for you. hy wife Polly says
must give it to you"
Two different spirits can use the witness haco
at tho same time, writing on different subjects,
but she don't know whether two can see the
eame hand simultaneously in writing the same
communication.
MINNIE HARRIS
WAS called, and examined by Mr. Chipman. She
has known Capt. Ward for four OF i've years at
the house Of Mrs. Emma Martin. He had come
for spiritual sitting, and Miss Harris has seen
him there throughout period of t"o years
sometime as often as twice week. Once sue
saw him shake hands with what ho called ma.
ter;alized hand; the light was turned GOWN and
dim Miss Harris saw the hand herself. Capt.
Ward said it MAS the spirit OF some one whose
name she didn't catch, and then came back AMI
al down as he turned, the hand struck him.
Il seemed natural slap-just like slap from q
human being. Messrs IaTlor and Baat'an were
giving this exhibition. The hand appeared at an
aperture in wall OF screen, or feet from the
floor Mr.. BastiAn YVES behind it.
Miss Harris has been at a sitting at which
Cabbage John +" professed to be, sho las
knuvn of Gait. Wards consulting him. capt.
Ward said to Mrs Martin IN the eprin2 O. 1919,
that ho had been down East consulting the
SPIRITS and he wished she would consult Cab
hape John aud see il bis advice agreed with
theirs. At one time, when Mrs. Martin propos-
ed to leave Detroit Capt Ward told her ne
shouldn't let her 60: be couldn't get along With
out the advice OF Cabbage John in his business,
and he could afford to pay her as much IS he
could make for the sake Of having that spiritual
party at hand. Once Miss Harris WAS at Capt.
Wards house with Mrs. Martin who had been
invited by the Captain to examine picture and
ex, lain it under the influence Of the spirit OF
certain Indian girl uamed Konluda- The
picture was that Of fowery wreath, the buds
and blossoms u Wnich represent the different
members Of the Ward family koninda told
Who tho flowers stood for, and being asked,
Where's Fred7" explained that he Wag m not 20.
one of the family. Capt. Ward aa1d, That's
what call a pretty good test and asked
Kouinda whether Fred had found hs father
since he had gone to the spirit land. But it does
not appear that the Indian girl said anything
abous this.
Tie ne1t witness summoned was hespritual-
ist aud medium,
IIRs. EMMA MARTIN.
Mrs. Martin hxs known Capt. Ward since the
spring Of 1871. She was then 1ecturing for the
Society OF SpirituaIists. She is medium OF
whom the spirits Of the departed dead take coa-
troll, and through whom they speas. She is sub
iect to several phases Of mediumahip. Capt.
Ward called on her in 1870. she supposes to test
her powe1B az medium. She became entranced.
He had sittings with her several days IN success.
s1on. When her engagement with tue Society OF
Spiritualists ended, Capt Ward asked her to
take up her residence here, saying he wanted
advice through her in his business, and would
nav her enough to make it OF advantage to her
She stad on salary, aud Capt. Ward had con-
su]tsd her to the day before his death.
Cabbage John ls German geolog1st- ne mas
often communicated through Mrs. Martin to
Capt Ward. The medium thinks Capt. Ward
consulted her on an average as often as TWICE 3
week when he was in the city. He has consulted
her with regard to mining and railroad enter
priees etc, the wituoes instaucing the Silver
islet mine, the Crystal City Glass Works, about
80 miles from St. Louis, the Burlington Rail
road, md the defeat Of Senator Chandler Cab
bage John advised Capt. Ward about Silver lsiet
and the Glass Work, and Dean Richmond with
regard to the Burlington Railroad When Mrs.
Martin ia in her trance state she knows nothing
about what is going On. nor does she find out
when she emerges from that state unless told b5
her visitor. who has heard the revelations made
through her
4 discussion here took place as to whether
Mrs. Martin should be allowed to state what
Capt. Ward had told her Cabbage John had re-
yealed to hun during her trance. The proponents
Of the will thought it should be excluded ni
hearaay. The question was not passed upon,
and Court adjourned.