New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-19
HER LETTERS AGAINST HER.
MRS. DIss DEBAws BROTHER rEsr1F1Es
Tnk MEDIUMS RECORD Lid nARr BY ONE wus

"1 "HpiUMs RECORD LAID BARE BY ONE VINO
KNOWS H R wELL-sTILL IN rHE roMBs.
gathering such IS rarely seen I'm a police court
"i'ou inc special Sessions room at the Tombs at Q
- "a !cstefdsy. Madame Diss Debar, General Diss
Dcoar Dr. Lawrence and Frank Lawrence must have
eAperenced all the peculiar satisfaction of gratiaed
uo'oriety as they entered the room from side door
way Oh the Bridge Of sghs," and saw the eyes
VI al turned curiousy upon them. Among the spir-
itualsts and the unbcevers present wers Professor
w. osuoh Doremus, DR.. Allan McLane Hamilton, ex-
suuse henry W. Leonard, William r. Tice, of Brook
| pn, John Brodshy, Anthony Comstock, who glidcd
| ~ anu ripple OF surprise; Thomas NJ. Swaine, OF
.."- nochehe; the Reverend Titus Merritt, Of
AueIphla Hail. Miss Phoebe Hull, Mrs. Bgelow, DE-
T. b. Wright, John O'sullivan. ex-MinIster to portu
gai Dr. Edwin Vers Wright, of Newark, and @. G.
| Van yorn. " "
william f. Howe and Abraham Hummel were both
early In court, the former wearing a big jewelled
horseshoe scarfpn for good luck and both evidently
expecting nothing else. Justice Kilbreth was a few
minutes late. Immediately after he had taken his
| scat the defendants were brought in Fx-senator
| boyd ana John d. Townsend whispered with their
'hcn's LOT little and then without further delay or
ans attempt 10 have the hearing made private George
T. T. salomon was called to the witness stand
| eaomon IS q tall, spare with grizzled goatoe
ana hair There Is little In his appearance To sup-
ses' the fat lace and pory proportions of his sister
MIS- Diss Dcbar lie spoke in husky voice and gave
ms evidence with eagcrness, talking so fast that he
LAd 10 be checked several times He told his story
amid attentive silence, and when the counsel for tho
oelence began to "worryD him his answers were so
ap' that oven tho prisoners occasionally Joined in
| inc general laughter He was not trpped I'D once
Inc proceedings were dramatic from the first
| IDENTIFYING THE MEDIUM.
Mr.. salomon,' said Mr.. Howe to the witness
"heh no was sworn, do you SEQ present in this room
Ann oDeia salomon, otherwise Editha Lolita Mon
| tez, otherwise Edltha L. Diss Debar2,
Yes, sir. There she Is, right therel and no
| stabbed tho air with an indicative forefngeE
rs She any relation TO youl"
"shc is my own sister, SIR"
"Whee was she bornl'
I'm Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, on
February 0, Is40.7
4 hand you photograph; will you please look
at Itl' ~
THAT Is a picture Of Anna sent to her mother
sister and myself 1t was taken probably ten or
eleven years ago.
L now hand you photograph taken by Freder-
lcks, Of No. no Broadway, New-York VIII you
please look at 1t closely and say of whom It is photo
graphl"
=" That IS photograph of her little daughter by a
man called Paul Noel Messant She was born on the
9th 16a OF Ti February dd 1874 in my nohcrs house,
after another OF his sisters.
And not Lola said Mr. Howe
mo, nor Monez, neither!" replied the witness
Mr.. Salomon then began to tell tho long story of
Mrs. Dlss Debar's csc apades from her gir1hood m
MS is ev vdcp9e on that point was substantially repe
titlon OF his ahidavlt, and tho story has been pub
iishcd over and again.
NO ONE HAS KIND WORD FOR THE SISTER
All was plain sailing until saomon energetically
slapped bis knee with his left hand, and exclaimed
forcioly. 81 have never yet from the first day she
left home hoard anybody speak kind word Of Anna.
She has destroyed the of mind Of almost every
body who has ever said good morning to her, and
we had hoped to lose sight Of her altogether
q, "a. face turned shade paier and shS garcd
as well as she, and springlng to his feet. Mr.
confns yourself to = statement Of what you
know
has in common with with his % sister, that that
OF cxcitabty. 81 am stating what know! There's
"Now, now, Mr.. Solomon, restrain yourself, said
Justice Kllbreth, soothingy.
m @1eSs @ m try to DO & 50 l. But e been Doe eO bOhsTeS @
the cane he had been , holding IN hs right hand and
In Kentucky" shouted tho irrepressible witness,
when man says anothers not stating facts he
means business and he shook his at the Offend
Ing lawyer.
EXTRACTS FROM TELLING LETTERS
Tho next step OF tho prosecution a telling ono
Mr.. Howe produced number Of letters. He selected
1t was Identified by the witness as having been
written by "Anna' to him. Mr.. Howe next handed
1t to tho principal prisoner She merely looked at
and replaced 1t in the envelope There was breath
less silence for a minute. 1t was scarcely broken by
her voice, hardly raised above whisper.
That's mne.' she murmured. Mr.. Howe looked
triumphant and began to read It aloud It Is dated
hom Philadelphia on March g. 1873, and begins Ny
more nor less than begging letter, thanking her |
brother for assistance already gven and mporng for
more and all this couched in terms of the most ardent
affection, nearly every sentence being rounded with
an endearing phrase Here arc some extracts from i
God alone help me, since humanity refuses I |
shall not apply for relief again to Mr.. Debar. I had |
scarcely the courage appeal him this time.
Neithor do expect OF you dear George the faithful
performance OF your promise TO since know
porunties limited 10 point Of cash. and need
All you Cmake) for your personal wants Whatever
my fate, my brother. DO wholly indier.
en to the goodness and amiabity Of your noble heart
toward While life lasts shall be INDEBTED to you
Mr.. Andorf will endeayor 10 learn something
definite from husband in relation to settlement Do
not Do troubled dear George, that viii disgrace you
further and any event believe your devoedly
loving sister, ANNA.
Madame Dlss Debar's expression while Mr. Howe
sRf sn ss h RsnsyHa sUH S
nent by hor husband.' explained the willing witness,
saw. He was named @synaIe; but where he came
from or who no was I never knew , on
novledgod by Mrs. DSs Debar and read. II is in tho
same strain as the first The witnesses supplement-
graphed to him that Alice was dead He Immediately
went to ses her, and when she met him She was lead
Ing Alice by the hand He accompanied her to New ss
YORK and after she had made many promises TO stop
the Lola Montez business he bade her goodbye
coNFEssING THE ERRORS OF HER LIFE.
Another lettor read Of great length-qu1tc
q document In It she remarked My ambitious
dreams elate me' It also contains the following
passage, which speaks for Itself:
L am sensible, as never before, Of the error OF my
past In the assumption OF name fraught only ana ever
with misery for ms and / oaIdldy acknowledge the
same with contriton which can never know any
dimlnuton. In that spirit, dearest George, ordse
the intervening distance and place my hand IN yours
swear soemnly by the memory Of our dear dear the
never to appear again under that title either
In private In public life. I speak the uuh' ana
you shall witness saoredly this pledge OF mine shal
be kept lnvioate. have never dlsgraced u'e hoOaoe
name OF Messant and in future all or anything Oeyohu
the drudgerles OF life shall be accomplished In that
lame. Ny hand, dearest brother, upon this sacred