The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-29

A Spiritual NJ cdium Testimony.

A Spiritual Medium Testimony.
In the trial Monday, the cross-examina-
ton of Mr.. Partridge was concluded, and
Mrs. L zabeth La Pierre Palmer, clair
voyant medium, intimately acquainted with
Mrs. Woodruff, was then called. Her
testimony was important, as showing the
spirtualistic and materialistic intimacies
of Tilton with the Woodruff. She testi-
fed:
was brought up in Elizabethtown, Es-
sex County, N. J. l lived at Cambridge,
Mass, and in Boston. l then removed to
New York State. / invented ladies'
stocking suspender. My husbands name
is Edward Augustus Palmer. l was mar
red before to Herbert Daniel Hart, but
obtained divorce from him. l became
acquainted with Mrs. Woodruff in May
20, through the labor reform movement.
l occupied portion of her office in the
Spring of III. In the spring of II l be-
came acquainted with Tilton, either on the
last of January or the first of February.
l called at Tilton's Office with Mrs. Wood
hull, and he came to Mrs. Woodhul's Of
fee. There was conversation about the
hRc anu tut pdpeE COuuuCteu Nv
Mrs. Woodruff being run in the interest of
the spiritualistic movement.
During the spring and summer of II
often saw Mr.. Tilton at Mrs. Woodhull's
office taking lunch. I saw him often at
the house and knew he was in Mrs. Wood
hulls bedroom about four times, because
some person said 30. There were writing
materials kept there. / saw him sitting at
that desk on one occasion. l saw him on
his way there once with Mrs. Woodruff as
/ was about leaving the house and bidding
them good bye. His manner was always
affectionate toward her calling each other
Vickie and Theodore. 1 saw them kiss
each other once. l often saw them sit
with their arms around each other, and
they often talked about becoming tine head
of the spirtualists Of this country. Mrs.
Woodruff read the card of May 22d, II, to
me, and once before this heard CONVEX
satIon between Mrs. Woodruff aud Tilton,
about the scandal against Beecher, and
Tilton said his wife was as pure as snow.
To this Mrs Woodruff replied that it
was not in the nature of things for man
and woman to be thrown together as
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton were, and not
have something take place between them.
Early in To, before the publication of the
proofs of the scandal to Tilton and she gave
them to me to read. saw it was the same
as was afterwards published. 1t was then
spoken of as the Beecher-Tilton scandal.
l said that if she published anything re-
lating to the lives of any private person
she would only get herself into trouble and
that it would be her death blow. | also
told her that if she published this story
would not have anything more to do with
her. After the life of Mrs. Woodruff was
published I was present at the interview
between Mr.. Tilton and Mrs. Woodruff.
lie examined the list of names of persons
to whom the life was sent, and dropped
among the leaves of the books to be sent a
few tracts of the Golden Age.
In the cross-examinatiOn by Mr.. Beach,
the witness testified that she was married
to her first husband in 1868, and came to
her first husband in 1868, and came to New
York in 1871, her husband living with her
most of the time until 1873 She let part
of her rooms to her present husband, DIR.
Palmer, who is magnetic physician, and
used to act as medium in the discovery Of
the diseases of the doctors patients, fol
which service she received compen sation
She was divorced from her first husband
in March, 1874, and married DIR. Palmer q
lew III lCBiJ " IuSotiohs
concerning her skill as medium she
said; ltI...
Now when am in my normal condition
can see things not visible to other peo
pie. / can see all acts committed by per
sons throughout their lives written on thei
souls, as you are able to read the pages O
book. During the clairvoyant state my
vision seems to be turned inwardly and
see with my mind. This state comes with
out any volition on my part or any con
seriousness. Every soul was surrounded by
band of spirits which could not b.
penetrated until God opened the way. Thu
agency and freedom are terms that / can
not fully understand. l do not believe il
free agency. In general way no human
soul Is responsible for its acts as it wa
not resonsible for its BIRTH / do not be
lieve in REORGANIZATION but do in re-ia-
carnation. l have seen spirits floatin!
around me while you were questioning
me, but whether they are good or evil
cannot tell.
ripened very rapidly after my acquaintanc,
with him. These tamliarities were Meth
er concealed nor were they very open
Colonel Blood was almost always in tn
office and these famiiarities were prac
,ced before him. / saw Stephen Pear
Andrews and know that these familiaritie
were carried on before him. Andrew
was a resident of WoodhulPs house in tn
early part of II, when first visited her
lie left there entirely before the early par
of ~. think the intimate acquaintanc
continued up to the time of the Steinwa
Hall meeting, Blood was in the bedroom
when | saw Tilton there. was presen
in the month of February, II, at Wood
hull's Office when a conversation took plac
between her and Tilton about the prospec
tus of the Golden Age.
Blood was present and Miss Clailn an
myself when the conversation took place
| could not swear, however, that at til
first conversation any other persons tina
Mrs Woodruff and Tilton were present
! was filling an order for stockings whe
Woodruff and Tilton came in on this OF
casion. The substance of the language wa
that his paper should take up the views q
Spiritualists and Woodruff was to be at tn
head of the party. Both papers were
be used in this manner to be the organs {
the new party. NV impression is that the