New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22

and abe rarcs at him as IL sho would give words 10
mx little strychnne with his claret When witness
drorn some particular hurful plece Of evidence sne
h,sses Liar avlllanl' Devil - through her teeth
iIts her brows and brings them together In frown
an quickly that you almost expect to hear them snap
and darts CLEANS Of malice at him thick and fast
Anna Solomon. or Messant, Anna o'Dca Diss Do
bar. Edtha lola, Princess Of Montez, you arc nos
pretty, nor cunning, nor sweet You have no' .lo
rsces Of n nymph nor the nobility Of goddess. you
,acr that softness that wo love much in women
that daintnsss OF manner, that melownoss Oh voce'
that cute agility OF movement In fact, Princess you
ara pudgy and you roll somewhat on your iec.i pu'
ron know what your eyes are for, Princess ana you
have them we'll In hand
wish Colonel Fellows could make It convenient TO
be present on Tuesday when the examination IS CON
tfntIed He would learn something TO his ao'sn.sso,
something be has failed TO acquire during all tho ons
wears he has been drawing salary from the city as ono
nj its DIsrictAttorneys-how to conduct proseou.on
AZ last II they did not learn it, he would 500 uo"o,
and the effect OF this spectacle upon MIN, o'oh u
transitory, might do tho city some good lie "ouia
zee prosecution In which nothing IS taken ior
nothing Is lost, no opportunity OF making pom. j.
erro,tted to escape In which incidents ore pfoseheeu
~ orspct order and with sharp regard for dramatic
effect in which every detail of tho evidence has oeen
studied up and its weight Judged with accuracy ana
everv phase of the law presented with cearness anu
authority. This may seem loud praise 10 pesto" w
Howe a. Hummel, but hold that the writer VINO
aoes not praise Justly cannot be depended on to
accuse honestly. These men are doing the city
a great service. Thoy probably wen
maid for IL by tho friends Of Mr.. Marsh who retained
than And right here 1t should be said In passing that
n ls shame to require the private prosecution Of
this wretched adventures. Her offences arc lar
greater upon the community than upon tho unhappy
man who ls her chief victim, and the citys own
officers should have hunted her down. The COM
hat Uh
would in that event hayo escaped, she will now I'M
doubtedly pay the penalty OF her knavery. She has
obtained her last celestial painting.
Tho appearance OF Mr. Marsh upon the stand was
tina most melancholy spectacle Of fine mind wrecked
| ever witnessed. His face shows the high order Oh
intelligence which he has always been accredited wth'
but it Is plainly marked now with the traces OF this
strange lunacy Its weakest place Is about the mouth
which is always slightly open He appears to DO
I'm a semisomnolcnt condition whom In repoe and his
small eyes constantly shut On the witness-stand'
however, in perfect possession Of his faculties
apparently, and answered all questions huently he
Is q natural orator. and his reading OF tho supposed
messages from st. Anthony of Padua and from Peter
the Apostle given with all the finish OF an e1-
perenced public speaker. This last message was
very long 1t took fifteen minutes to read 1t and yet
he said 1t came" in less than two. 1t was poor,
weak composition, sermonlike In tone, and very harm
full to the reputation Of Peter an author During
the reading the Diss Debar listened as II In rapt az
tentlon, nOdding her head solemnly at It's commands
and exhortatOns and bowling humby at every mention
OF the sacred name OF Christ Now and then, when
he spoke of trbulatOn, She sighed and touched her
handkerchief to her eyes, and when he read the
promises that the arm Of God was mighty to deliver
His saints from the malicious hands Of their prosecutors.
she would smile rapturously looking upward, her
bosom heavng as IL with JOYFUL trustful emotion and
her lips moving inaudlby. This struck some people
bumorousy and they laughed, but thought It shock
ing and disgusting.
Then he told Of how the pictures came,' describ-
Ing all nnconscously hundred Instances of opportu-
nifty for the binary Illusion work Of the prcstdgl-
tateur. There wasn't single case mentioned which
even a fourth-rate magician would consider clever.
But he declared then and there that he believed them
spirit paintings and messages from another world
The Dlss Dcbar fell neatly into one Of Mr.. Howe's
tricks He brought magician right there into court,
alive as ever to virtue Of dramatic Incident and had
him bring spirit message. He did IL skllfuly.
Nobody was able to see where how he substituted
his written paper for the blank one. The trick
angered the Dss Debar nightly and she called out,
Let him perform the trick with meP Now that,
Of course, was Just what Howe wanted. She sailed
up to the stand and the magician handed her his paper
She took IT, held 1t up before the audience, tore q
little piece from tho and said, with an air OF
triumph, aNow, do 1t II you CAMP
40, no n cried Mr.. Howe, you're on to IT, hey1'
She retired In confusion percolving for the first
time that in showing that she the trick herself
she had given herself away" 1t was stupid of her,
but It was far more stupid Of her counsel to let her
20 upon the stand for such purpose.