, 1875-10-06
THE WARD WILL CASE.

1ay euied an extended argument Az 10 tho i1t1o.
tluet,on Of Testimony showing that Cant. Wards
divorce was illegal md hts nocond marriage con-
acquent!y null and yold BY refusing 10 admit tt.
lulcR,IonB arc that tho contestants arc nelr the
close of ulelT testlhl1uv.
pRoeEsDisH@ 1J MONDAY.
Ht5oH Past. OFT T..
On tho opening OF thu court yesterday hir.
Tont aAt1 lu wishpA to ask Mrs. Mntt,n enc or
two 1uestunn. aud that l.dy prompt7 took tho
! stand and tuniiied that when Capt. Ward first
CANT 10 noe her tie waa tcctuEibK for . sucety
vi spt1ituasats iere. Hhs could not swear posi-
tiveY. hut nt,1o stood tlIGrG WAS buca an orKan-
izat1un III tins city.
THE BrtnIrrArIsT FAITH.
Mr. Pond--"hss ws:e tito peeuisar teness Of
thnt Soc,ety2
Mr. 1tomcyu--Wa objoct; emit soc wlat that
has to du will tl,la caao.
lilo Couit--iiow IL that material. Mr. pond2
Mr Pond-ln thu course iii winch Inns o1arn-
| iratlon hns taken It 10 ucccBaary to show what
Spiritua!IBts. so.caIlod bollovo. Wa propose 10
30 into tho mattor Of tho belief ~ snirltuaIists
to ahow that Capt. Ward hold that bullof aud
wont no allthor.
Tho Comr, Hus,ai1,eJ tho objection and refused
to allow tho witness to anawef tbs question.
Ono OF two further questions woto asKcd
loohine 10 the aa.no plld, but tho Court ruled
Them out.
n. r. rowE1soH.
10. Mr. rounitnan-I mn q photographer, and
have lived In this city fot scycn yearn. l know
Cnpt. Ward; anw linn about two and hnlf year4
ago aud bnd two conversations w,lll him about
ppirit photographs. Ono Of thosc conversations
Wan ut bis pice, foot Of Wnyno ktrsht.
THO Court roinued to allow tho witneBs TO give
tho snbAtanoo OF tho conversations.
Air. Cailman said thcy proposed 10 allow by
aiatinsuishcd .pl.otogra,'I'iH; jnat Iow tloso
show that tlus gentleman explained to Capt.
Wasd that they woro nothing put trlck that
! he explained, or offered to explain, to
Jim iast how it vaa done. but th.t capt.
| that hc would beltevu uoth,ug witncas SAID,
| aud when l,s declared it n trick and do!uslon
| Capt. Ward called witness crazy. uo offered
tlil:t to Hlow to What extent Capt. Ward WAS iu-
| 1uonced by hls belief III SilriIualism; he would
! not list0n to tcnEou or explanation.
Counsel for the contestants naaIe osher c!fosta
| to bring out this matter by asking othor quos.
! tons. Ar. hoNeyn saia sbcy would show Tint
| Capt. Ward wns no infatuated With his boliof in
tho bonn lido character of thc8o so-callcd spirit
photographic that flo rofusnd to ltat0n to All or
! pert III tna tnntter, but called him crazy.
Tho Court Rgaiu reIuHGd lo allow tho question
| to he auswoted, or 10 permit tho abatract 4ueH-
tIon Ut tho lnAnoor of taking photographs 10 be
goua into. 1lo Haid le would not permit tho wit
| ness to gay that pictures ike ttobo might DO
taken ia 4 certain wny. nnd thon porm!: counsel
to argue fsom that they could not bo taken In
Then cart. Wards spirt. photograph album
| wns produced. aud tho Ihotoeraph Of Mira, Co.
nant, with sliowy !lgtro ID tho background.
| WAS exhibited To tho wilneas This vas ono Of
tho pictures which Crabbe got from 3tutncr, mud
Witch Capt. Ward declared to be genuine spr-
ii picture. Witness was ASKED. TO say whethef 10
explained to Capt. Ward tho mochanIcal nodo In
whct. this picture might have been takeu. aud
Tna no,,rt ,,erm1ttal lie Witness to nnaunr.
.n ,S,tnass ssi,t ,hat r.1t xvnrj yonto1 hi,n -
90 10 Boetau with him, aud investigate thls aub-
| iect thoroughly; ho offered 10 nay n1y expenses
Main hn~ fttrso o;cinren might iayc harm tnEcn.
bu b"t ha % sa i he did ' not th'S: III Innw ou ana,rh
sbout tLrm 10 explain tLolu,
hasef %s snd%oo nsn 3 ae E1ss
| i,u,n W,tnoss ania tbcno shadows In Inn nintnrn
weTo ~ PRODUCED bv purely chcn,ieas means. Tho
| sdn,,tod Nv oyido,cn. nr t,or.nt In witness IN
| nsnin,r Hosr 1hn., worn mt1a ~
! oAp"''A ~" Til ~. n1snnIE S.rrrn
Witness tost,tior tl,at bc m Know The first atrs,
.ho witnoss NJ to tho noutal apd pLyscsi co,,d,.
y Ga u ~ IT, nnevn ss he ssroI now IN a,,,st
nnon tho condition Of tbe f3rst wtfe, to sbow her
,non,aiIT AMI ntrs,cny imf,eco at lin tina i'm
J;vnrnc rsa nTnv,1rod.
AZ pnrl nb;nc,cI for the rcasop th.t tbo
condition Of tue ira. wifo has noth,,g vI,stoyer @
~ a. ..;tt tt, ,.il ~ .y,o il M nha rrna IT, o,,
ac ~ , un In 9 otso ~ ~ Xix IT, .ly #
h,tfnn nr f;snt. IN III esfntn X wns sta1.a tv
Mr. NomoYu in tho opening that tic rpattsr Of
IL d;,.nroo rsnuE IN IN -c3,,nns for Ihn r"sa,S
~ ahnw,np tlas tha aacn,d vi" hai ~
hovitelci Gsnt Wa,i Ihut la ras in.
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w'n3f srwnn to Inn imry thot sne nntnv int',,. ,s
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~ s,,wna tho+ t, riiI ,.a t'o ,ar,a ~
wi. ~ "',,,s mi sat cst Wsr% 49, ~ n,,uiv
nrunnspd i Iy shirts. Tbsse two th1uss t do moi
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OH Gay oi 1anhalS; !oovs 'na. & ~ sue"S. s;. W.
nnt ~ sepifaG,a ,a ny a9 ~ sp nuu.qv u ho psotgH M
T.on anaa '. .an1ta.v sn ~ ~: SafsnGsnt II W.tI