New-York tribune., 1876-08-11
LOCAL, MISCELLANY.

THE SPIRIT LETTER IMPOSTURE.
RUFUS W. rrINJ's APPLICATION FOX RELIEF FROM
ARREsr-sTArEs,ESTs or HIS WIFE,
Tho divorce suit of Helen NJ. Flint against
Rufus W. Flint tie so-callei spiritual meii"i' '"
bcioic Jude Donohue in supreme C@irt' ohaDci', J
teray on motion by tins defendant 10 DC reiie'cu "i
.rrest for not paying Liz yfo simony and counSc iee
In his affidavit he says that his business as mouu AS
cvor lucrative Ne aGyC riscd that he would give an
ewprs for 81 scaled letters. anu SpeciAy "Acu 'a
the lett rs ~ carefully scaled lea. knowledge oi 'ell
contents should confuse his spiritual perceptions j. ou'
he continued hs work for the benefit o' bnn"hl!' HIS
fcud aiding in his support He says that since ne mas
Jeeu Inprs son, d ho has only received IL c1eiS' 'oh
jr IN u lO: mat ho is nrm and subject 10 heaft us-
.,se yho mia wife is strong and hesrty ana earning
good living Gs = medium Ia Brooklyn ana .heeioio no
should be roieN I'd from arrest number OF aiiaa'i0
cSpr, ssrg belief in tho prisoners honesty arc 'p
pended. -,
,rolon N Flint the plaintiff IN answer TO hex hus-
bo statements Gays that she discovered bis intimacy
with woman who makes nnidavit Tor hm' uionSh
,c,tsr now her possession AMI when she accuse' |
o, inII,ll.y he did not deny il. Enragei H. thA' sue
rrof. open MA desk Obtained further proof of ms DE ~
iy and orle books of a.. which showed tho nature OF
hl. business She then consulted counse anu Hh"er au
vice Kept herself aloo. from her husband On Oct 20
no wrote her q letter. giving hc- two days 10 ceclde 20
return him ard give up bis letters ana books On O.'
81 ss SAYS lie broke into her ICom thrc" h'r "n to
floor and Threatened 20 kin her with hach"t nh's' BIC
cave M the books and rapers, but she sti has the
she decares that his anldsyit Is wholly lasc ahV' III
rofranco to "A statement in IT, Fy5: am not 'nrpflSH
that the defendant should have made such statement
because II there 4. any thing which he s r'm''h'ue
for il IA his uttcr disregard Of the truth We eh h'
when Arsi knew him by telling me 'hat Nc was III VI
married man. and did not discover until lhcc'me ms
vito tho fasIty OF hi. statement He presents h'" 70
tic ,ubc a. n DOCTOR Ter wlsi he has no authority as
,ft. ,.ll mp le
I puNic OF such of the public apply 10 him. py
prrtcgdinE 10 bring communications iIun tne "',Cr
world at r. apiece FOR each letter nave no" III ny
possession small tea-kett.e WIN Nhieh no -
! Ia open letters cent Ia Hm, by means oI st'i'i
/ During ;hr time I Iyed with him his income
from tAis source woiuo afcr"g- ~ .''',H Ii 80 t.r,J
bl, m ud aud l,. OF the fool. as lot dead yet have
no reason 10 doubt thas hts income Is as mncn ~" q,
.bo;lt III, A't The Uuy hId symptom about h'' het't
vas what .c developed -aa.t nc ahG n,.G & hh.d hdd
change a., that -esU- for the heicf Ifc iii'
ne carried ,11 gn n, & OsSS h nsy,r % xnSocd nee 10 ra, m @
pcu>os in connection with iiS teapot ana hi' Oo'~ =
she conie.scs that she has. with h,ie success, ,n
dcsy orCi 10 further Lo rnd, ~ r2tM'A ~ . ".uv.
h.rp Win her I,rslands -grccs5 frau1 e. more
ucr go Ian honesty. Oi one OF the person, |h" SiIr
her hu.hIn1 good charictcr sue says t j, hlsr' %
: very bad r.2ut- smother IS = woman "iio wrote m az
recton9c1ctjer - her bnsbard and l. The lea'cI b'
tree, o the first .l.nt; a"atlrr'a doctor, Gus I ~ ~
pear in the directory foni Is an as7,''t, WIN WI 'er
husband ~ grtting NJ - ptJ hltA' hl' ,l',gt' 2
,.iule aud criuJus iiat he would r0i credit his own
cycs il he .aw the teapot boiling, aud iu' oShhG ic
tea bv IT, n .ni dcnl,G H. Two others $40 Hauht- are
! '.ivocf the few ,,ullymtn tor whom jht crI'Adlh
/ would u-. bs kettle w.iHou: remuneration
T,o pIysic.ns that ,ie dciru"abt I"la'"d 20
p.rlnst thom To examine into h,s bodily CONDITION. no
rouuscl of the wife -YcSa history "i lhe ci-t' no"
th n j. only sccutiy tIt ,uo drfcnl ha- pretended
tp l,ye any rtcs the lurFtt@ and ina thn ali"nN
IA moi rufupcr .'uuiut john NJ Wed a"a i. IA dd
80 t,iy ua: The defendant ON the triA oi tr Gaze
da not u-sicu1 20 uy defense on w" H'fsS. ""iii''
,,yrr Pos. Dlco sup .cntsnt, say th"t Dos Irs-
tcCl letter, hay. been delivered to the defendant Shro
Iul, i--i' and he has had considerable transactions
tI,r, ., tie monrv-nfdrr Oihcc. The ar-iutht ul re
.r..ti questions atluvI's VS. adjourned 1" 10
/ morrow.