New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-26
KNOWN BY TWO NAMES.
MRS spARR HERE AND MRS. BURNS THERE
ourrR TESTIMONY IN REGAnD TO THE WILL VI
ROSA v. BURNS.

.rrrp TESTIMONY IN REGAwD TO THE WILL OF
ROSA v. BURNS.
Additional testimony In RELATION w VIC VIZ
n Rosa V. Burus, who left her properly W rei""" W
francisco Martin, Secretary OF the span's" '"'a No
co,..,cu by whom she had been betrayed WAS taN""
h.tore surrorate Rollins yesterday. Benjamin f. 'p"
.sa denied that he had written several letters wnoh
mar. shawn 20 hun One written In 1877 charseo 'ne
landlord OF the which they lived In Win running
his balf-siscr Rosa
The contestant, Dr. Mary Spar, recalled ana cross
xamned said she was engaged In legal procedures
in Tc.esa, Kansas. and claimed to be tho willow u
VINO died first" asked the lawyer Ross Burns or
apr SPAR died nrst, but thought then that 6urns
had been long time .,, Oh. acton in
aUnler what name have you Drought 'no "'"o" -
Mrs Mary Burns"
n pUa Wssi Mr.. Burns-here Mrs sparr. ] claim
10 he the widow OF Burns married MN on re h
is50 had four children by HIM. ana last saw MN 10
is59 married DR.. Spar on December ~ $50, ana
had two children ny him." The witness sad she mao
1rs, met Martin In 1873 She was then PRACTISING AS
magnetic physciAn at Ten'hst. anu Second ave. she
then understood that ne w's SIX iportr w 0"R
her daughter aud his adopted daushter ROs ,nd to visit
steamsnins that mad lust Srvd sSs ss % s se
silks. csnrs. cigarettes and tapers after they were
smns ling aud her daughter told that they took
things on the steamers. The witness reproved Martin
aud chassed her daughter but she had no control over
her aud they continued to visit tine steamers AFTER
Rosa left the witness told MIS- MARY r. s,"m
rhnr peiectiyss Nevins and jackson called to
her She blamed Mrs Walton for her action ana saa
Commissioner Osborn. and many goois were select A,
the time Ut the Martin shook his fist at her ana
said he would III her. she ran INTO the Commissioners
room for roto"ton tom ,o,aton. with Mr. Thsver she
I haG no relations with HIM I don't know what you
Tns LAWYER asked n she had had improper relations with
hun The question WAS ruled out the witness depo.ed
house They were in the CHAR business. she pro
Gee led a. folio VS. l charged them with smuegng In
connection with Mr.. Martin made tue complaint to
Mr.. Arthur personally. There was an Investigation
before Commissioners Osborn. rms was III ~: ~,
charge was decided in Captain Brackets favor
Captain Bracket hal his witnesses there VINO sw"re tna
nine trunks of silk ciga and cigarettes were found on
Staten Island II that Mira Walton Tad take 10
Captain Bracket snd he made oI ,n, ne wa" ssd e so
whoever paid MIN nrst should nave ne uorisn
in mis- favor and came forward with Mrs. walton aud
pal him his foe. He decided in favor OF Captain
Don't you know decided that these charges
were false and you were relrmauded Tor MAKING
no. sir. I do not" The witness said she heard
Palacio aud Garcia talking about the goods smusRle
when she went to then room TO collect tn" rent she
aud Mis-. Walton made ny sum OF 500 AMI MIS-
Walton paid It to Osnorn lie spoke careless,
said the 0 ' tn mat nsn. of pa a n
Certainly Mr.. Osborn is alive and you can ask lim or
Mrs SPAR stated that her drst husband. Dr. Spar.
was robbed Of 50 ODO at The time OF bis death IN
che paid her way with money she had earned as an
elect rio aud masnec physician and by renting rooms
She was graduate OF medical colese she stndi
with her husband He was carl enter and builder
before lie physician Dr. sarr was found dead III
Feucl's HoIel In reply to objections to MS line OF
inquiry mad. Ivy the opposing counsel MI Phillips said
that he would that DR.. SPAR was supported by
Mrs Victoria woodhull and Jennie e. Cls6in and that
hi. wife charged that lie w9s nurder vi by them
The witness continued: Tie Coroners Inquest sal
that he was murdered I never charged any one with
murterin, ny husbvnd." She and her husband live
for awhile al No. 10 East Thirty eiehthst with ner
sisters. Mira. woodhull aud Miss Clahn ard Colouel
Blood.
+" How did you come 10 leave No Is East Thirty
eigh h-sti
Tue witness ito the Surrogate He's trying TO injure
my charact r. That man (lointng with her hns.r TO
Martini mur tered daughter The witness said That
shr married to her first husband. Ross Bnrns at
Mount Gileld, Ohio. III 1850 she Was then seveDteen
He eft her 1859 after she had found HIM nt hotel
with She lol owed hiE to Paris, Kansas. aud
the night that she arrived there he ran away VITA
another woman. He Kept their boy whom she after
ward kidnapped, and tue Court aferward gave her he
custody of the child.
Did your daughter first meet Martin at the house OF
your siStrr IN fiftytiird ST.
1" don't LnOw." 80
Did ihsy carry the Psyche Club there 7 "
| don't know" Rosa ixtsen then. me year
before she had married man who after~ard proved
to "a ,rried man.
The hearing Will be continued at 2 IN. to-day