National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-15
A woMAN's STRANGE TRICKS.
The Supernatural Manifestations With which
Mrs. Mayo Amused Her Fellow BOarders.

NEW York, Aug IA Mrs. Dis Dollar,
boardcr at No. 3 East Fourteenth street, has
had her lundudy arrested on charge that
she Ia or Is about to become Insane aud Kill her
boy, aud the landlody, Mrs. Mayo, says Mrs
Dcbnr has been entertaining herself and her
guests for some weeks past with most strange
and unaccountablc Manifestations. She pre-.
tended to be possessed Of future sight, said she
was a fortune teller. and gave marvellous ex-
hibitions of clatvoyant power. She told Mrs.
Mayo, by roading the cards, remarkable flcts
in her past life, which Mrs Mayo thought were
known to no one but herself The boarders
were equally surprised Mt having the secrets OF
their past lives revealed by Mrs Dis Debar.
She had not been In the house two weeks be.
lurc everybody regarded her with awe and
wonder. They were terrified Tor u while by
strange rnppifigs IN and about their rooms NJ
all hours Of the day aud night. Lights mp.
pcorcd suddenly In dark rooms, and were OK
tlngushCd with equal suddcnncsg when nu
ono was near them. Chairs and tables moved
about aud tipped up 10 n strange way ~ MIS-.
Dis DCbnra viii. That's nothing Mrs. Dis
pcbar would, say, "whcn will a thing IT'S
done at once
one day, when the landlady aud her guests
wero sitting together, Mrs. Dis Dollar said,
pointing TO n handsome wardrobe, ~ could
make that toEpie oyer BY an exercise Of my
nj the handsome piece Of furniture. ~ am
afraid that my physical strength would not be
sufficient to prevent it from. breaking"
Then don't DO II, said Mrs. Mayo much
impressed. 81 przc that wardrobe highly"
"But," said Mrs Dis Dcbar, "I'll show you
what can do" and she folded her arms and
stared at the door aud cried, ook, see"
Then, Mrs Mayo says, u China dish flew
across the room, struck the wall With force,
aud fell to the floor. dent was made In the
wall.
"ihe plate Is not broken" said Mrs. Ma,
L., ahn ,,tpI al az,
Certainly not said Mrs Dis DCbar. with a
smile. ~ did not will II So Mrs, Mayo was
very much impressed; so were the boardCrs
Another DAYS. Mrs Mayo says, Mrs Dis De.
bur told her TO tear up one Of her checks and
put 1t In glass dish, Mrs Mayo did so aud
then Mrs. Dis Debar said sOlennly O long in
cantation, and then snakes rose out OF the
dish.
Mrs Mayo says she agreed to lodge Mrs Dis
Dcbnr aud her family until Aug. 10 in return
for three oil paintings, which Mrs. Dis Dcoar
said came rom the king OF Bayarias galleries.
Two weeks ago She advised Mrs. bis Dcbar 10
advertise rs n clairvoyaut, and make money
| by her wonderful powers, and for the past two
| Sundays Mrs. Dis Debnr's advertisements as
| Mime, CagliOstro nom Persia" have appeared
There was some arrangement by which the
| money from this source was to be divided be
| tween the two women. Several persons called
at the hotel and.hnd their fortunes told. Mrs
Mayo says that she had become tired and siis
| picious of Mrs. Dis Debar and that on Thurs
day last, az an excuse for Il quarrel, she &C
! cused her of not acting fairly rs regarded the
money received from her patrons. The result
| was IA quarrel a. expected.
Amer the quarrel on Thursday Mrs Dis De
| bar startled the guests by saying that tn,
spirit of the late Charles DClmonico had beer
wandering through the hotel corridors. Ther
she frightened Eugene Lambolcy, the stewart
ofthe hotel, half TO death by rolling chnir
down stairs and pretending that they wcr'
impclled by spirits. az ! had met Lull
Hurst" she said on one Of these occasions, :"
would have downo1 her sure"
"The only ground for the charge that | wa
insane and liable to kill my boy" said Mrs
| Mayo, who Is an attractive looking woman o
| 30, ais that on one occasion, when was dcepl.
impressed by one of her tricks, ! said III
was certain there was q spirit world woul'
take my boy and 20 there with him. W
would both die by my hand"