New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-25
Christ came. because he explained, she 10
like all the rest of the world. coward on tnese

came.
like all the rest of the world. o coward on taese
matters"
Mr. Townsend-wen Insis. upon It Ia she szosssxamna
Ron. coward coward
Miss Dss Debsr-Thars right
The picture OF his ancestor Appus olsudins,
Mr. Marsh handed 30 Mr.. Howe with the remark
that 1t was the portrait OF gentleman WIN
rubicund countenance like DIR. howe's
Mr.. Howe-Hes like Fatty Walsh Nsoghter)
MIR. Marsh--Isnt be like mel
MI. Howe-No emphatcally no; well. tAere IL family
resemblance.
Mr. Howe called the Witness attention to the
fact that the words Thy ancestor on the pict-
nre and the hair of the man represented were OF
the same color and evidently painted with the
same brush Then Mr. Marsh, Of his own account,
related that he had noticed breaking or dis
Indignation Of the paint the faces OF the
portraits Of Shakespeare and Of his wife shortly
having failed to repair this in any other why,
resorted Ia her sp!rltist magic.
Mr. Marsh-she told to take the picture Of Shake.
spearo and hold my head did sad very soon
she said, Restored" and took it down.
Mr. uowe-And II restoredi
Mr. Marsh-Yes ana the other picture was restored
likewise
M How..-Thavs all tho questions I have h ssk
you. Mr. Marsh.
Under Mr. Townsends cross-examinstion, Dir.
Marsh testified that he had gone first to Madamss
Democratic Review" !; that's the only evidence Of
his insanity have; that Mrs. Dcbar had come
10 his home on his invitation. six months aItcr
his wife died that her children came with her,
and the General shortly afterwards; that ne had
had many wonderful manifestations OF her power
that he decided his house voluntarily 70 her iot
O spiritual temple OF which she should 20 hish
NM Townsend-Did sAs raise $1,000 the house
A-Ne; did i proposed the mortgage received
5000 or $4,000 Of tho money.
Mr. Marsh further testified that he had made
disposition Of his property in his lifetime to cheat
the lawyers who might set aside Q VIII on tne
ground that ne was N Ss s tbs he Thought be
would like to beat them after death llaughter);
that he never saw any brushes OF paints OK eva,
him to give the ady's name which he had withheld
In direct examination.
Mrs Debar-She is willing that you should use It
Mr. Marsh-well, 1t Miss Helen Potter
Mr.. Howe asked some more questions about the
mortgage Did you hear" he said that
Madame Diss Debar was trying to get mortgage
of Sl0000?'
Mr. Marsh-I think something was said about that
Justice Kibreth-You say the Gil, 900 mortgage was
raised at your suggestion Do understand you 70 say
that you heard Diss Debar was endeavorng
to raise a mortgage of s1o,ooo'
Mr. Msrsh-yes cir. but there wac nothing done about
Tho Jusdce-Do understand that previous 70 the
mortgage of $4,000 suggestion TO you that she
was endeavorng raise $4,000
Mr.. Marsh-Yes, SIR
SHAKING HANDS WITH THE BIG PROSECUTOR
Mr. Marsh shook hands vigorously with MI
Howe as he stepped down from the witness stand
Mr.. Howe told him that " as sure as he lived he
would see the spiritpaintang business reproduced
In the courtroom
Mrs Jennie kellogg, in the employment OF Simon
Goldberg, who sells artists materials at No. es5
Sixth.aye. remembered the General and thought
She had seen Mrs. Diss Debar in the store. too,
Mr. Goldberg was oelled. and testified that he
customers The General usually ordered eanvases
of q certain size. and once in while ne bought
paints-srtists' tube colors. a. ,,dn
The pctures were now submitted TO inc ludg-
ment of critic. Augustus M Fredlander, an IN,
telectual looking man, with fair vsndyke beard
EYEGLASSES on his lshaped nose, and said that
ne was an artist. He proceeded;
have been an artist sixteen seventeen years
studied az Vienna familiar with the works OF the
cid masters and have copied from originals am a
member Of tho Academy of Fine Arts Of Vienna and Phil
sdelphia. have sold picture OF Modern venus !"
Titus Fast for $1,000.
The witness pronounced all Mr.. Marsh's pictures
20 be modern and inartistic, In fact generally
speaking, dauts, and some Of them the work OF one
hand, which was undoubtedly the hand OF human
being. Here are some Of his stray remarks:
VIE The dsubisst Of asubs Out Of all drawing snd
snatomicaly wrong. Very bad Vhe WORST nsse e'e'
seen. Beyond comment
Mr.. Marsh did not hear his treasures tlispareged
unmoyed He was SO reused, in fact that be
busted himself in helping out Mr.. Townsend on the
S d S y mses ssd
Mr. Friedlander's oomposure. He Ind TO own that
be had been In monetary difficulties and borrowed
he had painted portrait Of Mr.. Marsh for him,
which he had rejected. Ia, ~.
Mr.. Howe said that the prosecution. with the
exception Of one witness would now rest. 1hat
witness would be called next day, and DO would
produce no other witnesses as the case stood az
cept in rebuttal
Mr. Townsend took the opportunity to dispose Of
first He could not be sworn, under the code,
but he gave a history Of his career and his meet
ing and connection with the Diss Deosrs, on
10 cross-examine him. He geographically denied
that he had any designs on Mr.. Marsh's property
or welfare. He said he was not spritualist
DR.. Lawrence followed his son, ana proved TO
be extremely voube and SO convinced OF the truths
Of spiritualism that he every now and again
started off on an address on the subject lie SAID
be went 10 Mrs Debar TO secure copies OF her
pictures TO illustrate lecture ON spirit pictures
which he proposed to give. lie had been told TO
give the lecture by communication
The witnesses zeal moved Mr.. Howe TO take him
in hand.
Mr. Howe-Do you say that yoG bslievo that
spirit came into with material paint brush and
paint and paine4 picture there. any other on
blank canyssf Come. now. say yes or no. Ayes ana
no both. Iaughter.) / believe the paint was material
and the brush was not sterial
= GA spiritual brush and material psinti Ayes
(Laughter)
THAT'S all!' said Mr. Howe, and the case was
adjourned till tomorrow. when the prosecution
intends to rival Mrs. Diss Debar and have spirit
picture" made in Court
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY BILL OPPOSED.
Washington. April ID (speciaD.-The Senate Com
mittee on Finance gave hearing this morning to the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Controller of tho