, 1875-10-01

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THE WARD WILL CASE.
Court Procccdlnr~ YcstcrdnY-rcsts-
rMpny OF rlnrgnrct Fox Knnc, nnd
Iac1'ry Glade, splrltnnitss H1cdt.
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Spee'at Dftpateh TO 7h< Chicago Tribune,
DErno1T, aifcl,., Sept. 3o.--In HE Ward will
caso today something of sensation wns OK
cited by tho appearance OIL tho stsnd Of
Margaret Fox Kane, ono Of tho origs-
nal rappers Of Rochratcr quarter
Of century ago, but for eighteen yoars n Wild
ow of Or. Kano, tho Atctic explorer. Bhe toett-
fled that tho spirits through hor mado two wills
for Capt. Ward's disposal Of lia property, and
tllcao wilB are to ho produced ln court to.inor-
row.
In the Ward viii case, at Detroit, on Tuesday.
Honry alAde. Tho medium, was croHa-o1aniuod,
fesuio nal capacity. 1T New York, late In 1873 or
carly In 1874. Willie tho elata writing is being
produced he docs not seq tho process or know
Whist Ia bong written. 1io n.eana TO be under
stood ~ Aaylng that 1le a,al bcenlunbbo to dis
cover WHO or what did tho writing. There WAS
no trick about it, and he sincerely believed It to
ts w9rk Of spftst t11 The e9ndGas
with tho visitor until he feels ''tho inlu.
encc," and rap b hoard which an-
nonnees to hin thst tho sl'tits ere
| the table nnd tile writing appears upon it.
IIo Ii able 10 stale distinctly in regard to tho
| Wnrd case that his memory is very cfear. Ile
gives worry nearlS tho precise worlds of the Ward
communication. Tho witness then repeated tint
1nenBage, aa follows:
There 3s hesnditary insanity IN your fatn!y,-homc
afo in,ane and others will be. We consider them in
slaise that ssy eAnnos sqaandsr Is hano 1t. ionr
llave con1lrnec IN or. She would do we'll 10 l.nndia
thu Iautls anti tho mills. Bln tahe Of nt
aai Dstore they incompetent to protest butr i,.-
| tetcatA.
The prorou ensn tl,en put in evidence writ
tot. statement nlndo By slade sept. H. 1875, ~
follows
Cart. E'cr Ward. Of Detroit s1lc.., has been in the
haht for fourteen or hteen sears la.t Of atroalzuR
D tsex to sa % st h s n'
poso In view, conyersi1 with and had scatccn
wv ns am sIso nss,e!sn =; hrssso .pa s
xal!ea :, csp.: w.rd . tho insolnpc.ency aud
Mrhtnl capacity Of Ills children.
s Viii na t N % ii. vi vi" "sa sona
/ s.n n ihs hals of haslng whiting dono on sla.e
an.enE other things at MY aea,ecs. Thts writing
Cars. wssa during sho sa!A period 0, fourteen or
fifteen years mp to tho t!no Of his death, frequently
was pseeent at ssauccs. whea writing appeared on tho
DO not remenher can rcmember rhe.her ho
slls Ind writing on i. in lis proscncc, In. do not
kneT wao T1ots e Il sss w11 tue tr!ts a.
sate. M ts Do not bsisse o . '''l'<'' "'''' '' 'u'
Oh somo Of the said oecastons, wien holding
ssances w,sh him. ! ,. .c'neneer that sous u
PERSONS 'wlluso na1nes / cannot now rrmcni.
Der. wss to TO-, 70 sss w.. On tas ,.1sts T!et1sr
c1unot now re'nc,:bcF, 4. frequently reoulc bring
rir own slates, an4 sonultllng vas written on the
tho writiug WIS ranhat now rcnomner. e1eont that
homcth!Mg was aaia n rcsard 10 Wiling bo'no land
know whose whiting ii was on tho slaso shcso o.
Frequently Capt. Ward held tho slate, willis sitting
with u.o Ia hia hands, mud Iotasned il III them.
Iwas enranesn during ,aost Of my sttsings III afoso
'ata TX Wv ss crt n,Ssr Msr ,o,.,a 10 ,., u IN
tho .rsstts directed lin. nor did he te mo what he
Intended . Dc IN Ee.Iee. % mailing his w4, e*eelt
TINT A1 intcA1pI 10 Ito Hp hts property tAat his
boys could not handle Or s4uanler III. properly.
H. asked sos ,q question, on, IL regard To- s ', yhtsh
Iho spirits told him ne was tut long to live then
b. satl: ~ hare got to put out may ~ well III
Allhougl1 had seees. 70 COPY q ~ WI made i,y
yell hare neYar read his lAst will aad testament
cry M otner WI made y @ am nd do not inow " what ,1
A. VII conte1s ana on'y kno" IN regard TO tho will
tnfnnen mr. nl!ton Maaa' xau,., u.,,. .>..
mon Ind hnsiness .ansa. do not Ihtnt III II liz
enlry Aa1 reauetteI hi,n 10 beansat ,e or snyboiy
clio : la1ga saal of moncy 10 would hays lesa u
anenced
Henry D. Wolloa testified that 10 wxs scqusfnt-
cd Will the late Cant, Ward. having known him
first al tho Metropolitan Ilosol il Now YORK,
about the lst OF March, 1878. Tho witness was
witt, him and took care Of him through his ILL.,
! ness, Wclicg v!liio In Wards room 1t tho Met-
ropolitau. lxd q good many family couyorsatol,s
| with Ward Tho latter said his fi.Ht wifo had
been sjok O long tolo and was mentally afsotud !;
that he Ind ono or two dorangod chldrou; that
| anothor had beon e1ot, and etiI anoklcr iiad
| hao,, In = 1,nstn nsyIu,u.