New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21

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rapping the head of his cane on his teeth,-he
has nervous habit of doing that. =,
" Well,' be returned reluctantly, IL would
rather you would not ask me before this crowded
audience"
Your Honor, allow him to proeeedl' dictated
Ann O'Deiia, in a loud brng-forth-the miserable
culprit voice.
..Whal is the nature of your obIectlonF' in
quired Justice Kilbreth.
=" The fact is, the Madame made little love TO
me out there. That is about tie size of it.' Even
the despondent Lawrences laughed at this and
Madame nodded her head. But her hege-lord,
the General, knitted his brows like gathering
storm.
EXAMINING Mr. MARSH
Mr.. Marsh, who had arrived in court in time
to hear the concluding part Of Randolph's exam
ination was next called for. His face drawn
and worn-looking, and he showed nervousness in
every movement He was sworn the Justice
having first asked him whether he was willing
to take the oath, and then Mr.. Howe proceeded
to handle him so tenderly and withal SO skilfully
that no uninterested person could doubt that the
testimony which he gave was unwittlngly to him,
the strongest yet recorded against the medium 1t
could be easily that in spite of the sighting
manner in which he spoke Of Madame Dss Debar
to Inspector Byrnes he is not yet by any means
disabused of his faith in her, and that bis faith
In his spiritsm yet clings about him, like Sinbads
old man of the sea-
Mr.. Howe's preliminary questions were more
tentative than important. He was feeling his
ground He spoke in quiet ingratiating tones
and so softly that Mr.. Townsend called to him to
raise his voice. as there was no solemnity about
the OCCASION Mr. Howe rebulIingly rejoined that
he felt it to be indeed solemn occasion Then
he asked Mr. Marsh
Q.-When did these four defendants come into your
house7 A.-The General and Malame Dlss Debar came
about August September Of last year. other two
defendants into my house. properly speaking
They were frequent visitors to Madame Diss Debsr
never knew Of them sleeping In the house, but they
were there almost daily, learning how to Madame
Diss Debars lantern.
Q-DO you know of their opening the door of your
house TO callers1 Ayes; think until the In
vasion Of the reporters however.
Odd you receive from defendant Anne o'Deia
any tablets which there purpored be written spr
itual drectonsi Ayes, sir. / have brought some
to court 1 am willing produce them provided that
certain passages which have marked private not
read These are too sacred things with TO have
them spread broadcast
PADS WITH SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS"
Mr. Marsh took out of his overcoat pocket three
or four writing pads with alleged spirit messages
on them. He also produced the fragment OF
stained glass on which there Is the painting
" which purports to be the work of St. Anthony"
Without much coaxing he told the Court about
the supposed origin of the communications He
repeated much from his memorable lecture, almost
word for word.
Mr. Howe-Dd you believe at the time you opened
and road the message that IL was message
which had come through the medium OF Madame Diss
Debar from Peter the Apostles
Mr. Marsh-I di, decidedly.
Mr.. Howe-An you do so nowf
Mr.. Marsh-I have doubt Of IT,
The Spirtualists appsuded loudly, Dr." Law
renee vigorously clapping his hands.
Mr.. Howe-How many spirit paintings have youf
Mr.. Marsh-About seventy.Hve They were produced
on virgin canvas. the bulk of them in my presence
Mr.. Howe-what did the medium tell youi
told maj Dr0duceQ
through medumshp There is question as to that
PICTURES WITHOUT THE MEDIUMS PRESENCE
Mr.. Marsh then volunteered to give instances
of the pr ductiOn of pictures without the med%ums %
presence in the room He said that the big Claud-
ius had been promised through Madame by Claud-
ius himsef Madame liJed then at No Al South
picture several days. One day he did not visit
her house, and h,r daughter came for him, with
the news that the picture had come, and when
he got to the house, 10! there it was sure enough
The Rembrandt by Raphael he mentioned as
anothr in tan,e. 1t was produced with only
Mr. O'Sullivan, formerly Minister to Portugal
in the room. Or his own portralU, palhUed ny
Rembrandt" he said:
That was promised to me by message from Adelaide
Nelson Madame Dss Debar and sat in the Generals
room for It, bad appointment, which said would
break didn't 10 lose 1t and the picture TOO, 80
proposed that we should 90 my and 1t was
coming We locked the door OF tho Generals room AMI
went downstairs and sat table. We had some COM
muncatlons there and presently this one, announced
caraudenty by Madame Diss Debar. Arise ascend to
the room und receive thy Christmas gift" Wo went
stairs and the picture had come.
Mr.. Howe-By ciairaufienty you mean that Madame
spoke these wordsi
Mr.. Marsh-Yes. but I had to tell her sfterwsrd what
said through her. had taken 1t down from her lips
my custom. She ia telegraph wire, as 1t wcre
for the spirits
MR. MARSH DECEIVED BY THE CoNJURER
Professor Carl Hertz was now recalled. He
shook hands with Mr.. Marsh, and proposed a
test" in which O pad like those In Mr. Marshs
possession should be used. Madame became nerv-
Gus at once. Mark your pad, Mr.. Marsh she
exclaimed This put Mr.. Marsh on his guard at
once, and he put everything in the way Of the
spook-trck expert.
You must let him do it his way, Mr.. Marsh"
expostulated Mr.. Hswe.
"No" replied Mr.. Marsh, II want to see him
do it nv way" Madame Diss Debar led the ap-
plause of the Spiritualsts But Mr.. Marsh is not
devoid of curiosity, Well" he remarked, >"
would like to see what this man can do anyway
Mr. Hertz took seat one side or the JUS
tice's table, and Mr.. Marsh on the other The
discipline of the courtroom was now at an end.
Those whose duty il was to keep order were as
eager to see the experiment as were the on-looers
whom they were supposed to hold in check JUS
tice Kilbreth, Mr.. Marsh and Mr. Hertz were fairly
mobbed. People swarmed over tables and chairs;
elbowed their way to the front, and clustered
around the Justices bench. There was such
din that scarcely a word spoken by the lawyers.
witnesses or Judge could be heard. -,
The c0nuror had succeeded in securing Mr
Marsh's attention in substituting a written for
blank pad by dexterOus lcgerdemain, and in get
ting Mr. Marsh to mark the written pad in the full
belief thet it was the blank one, when meddlng
Madame Diss Debar again thought it time to inter
fere. She whispered 10 Lawyer Townsend, who
hurried to Mr.. Marsh and informed him quietly
that the pads would be changed. -,
i don't see why Townsend should be near Mr
Marsh now at ALL said the Justice. Mr. Mash
would not proceed. You could have cheated
me' he said Indignantly You would nave
The counsel for the prosecution were content
with this admission; all the more because hlr
Hertz not only would have changed the pads nnt
had already changed them, a fact of which Mr.
Marsh is probably even now totally unaware
An adjournment was made at o'clock AT the
close Of the proceedings Mr.. Howe asked that the
Iaurrences shnnld be admitted to bail on 0helr