New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-03
MADAME DISs DBBARS SANITY.
HER FIVE WEEKS STAY AT BLACKwELLs


A CHAPTER FROM THE ASYLEM RECORDS DECLAEES
THAT SHE Is AN IMPosTOR.
The new Parks Commissioners arc at present meet
ing every day The latest "calp informs owners
and persons interested In Crotona Parkway, Croona
Park Claremont Park and st. Mary's Park to bring
their proofs and put in their claims. The Commits
slons room, at No. AS Wlllam-st., was yesterday
crowded by people intent on business. Commissioners
Marsh and ountard had to act without their col
league, ]. seaver Page, who has not sufficiently
recovered from his injuries to attend TO all bis
duties, and IL was hard to realize that the shrewd
lawyer in tho chair, whose comments and decisions
In the points that came up were made so clearly
and received so defercntlay, was the same man
whose "spirtst" enthusiasm had not twcnty-four
hours before brought him to declare certain beliefs
and decisions before audience which did not receive
them by any means deterenially
But the repose Of Mr.. Marshs faith Is not easily
disturbed He entered the Commissions Office with
a jauny step, nodded to his brother Commissioner,
and thon chcery greeted half dozen reporters thus
Hullol You poor towards, who are afraid to say
that your souls your ownl How are your
"what do you think Of your lecture expericncep
asked one of them.
"Oh! l we'll pleased The audience was, on
the whole, enthusiastic, / think, though Of course
there were few cranks among them, few cranhs'
He then gavo the reporters copy Of magazine
published at Boston by Dr." Professor
Joseph Rodes Buchanan 1t Is called the journal
OF Man," and the third number of tho second volume
contains letter from Mr.. Marsh, recounting his
experiences with spirit-pIcture phenomena" and
stating that he has forty more pictures promised.
Mr.. Marsh said: Dr. buchanan IS the greatest man
on earth.' Then the routine business OF the Com
mission proceeded for several hours in the usual
uncventful manner.
A TRIBUNE rpOrte, aherwsrd endcHyored IN vain
to SEQ Madame Dlss Debar. and to lay bsfore her
the tempting fact that James IL Johnston. tho
!ewener had offered IL 900 II shs would produce
any kind Of Esprt picture-danb or mastcrpvco-
before newspaper oher dslnterested witnesses
that Mr. Marsh had firmly resolved to have nothing
more to do with reporters, and the good yonng man
added that he could not disturb him without incurrn9
his serious displeasure. He finally said he would
Diss Dcbar IN five seconds he reopened tho door
to express his deep sorrow that :" IL was no uSe'
IL was yesterday learned In IHE iMbCSE onico
that Madame Princess Anna Della Blanche Solomon
ing history from January to February 10 1871,
when she was inmate of the city's insane asylum
Blackwelrs Island. A reporter who called on Dr.
Macdonald obtained to the records which state
that at her admission she called herself Italian
by birth, a princess by lineage Though she does
not look like one), and doctor by procession. All
the yarns" she told out herself and her experiences
are recorded, and the conclusions arrived at from
them and from her conduct and actions during her
detention put briefly In the words Improper
subject and at greater length In tho following
paragraph: -
she Is utterly unreliable In her statements that her
fits are entirely fcigncd II not entirely feyned,
at least only hyserca in character and are desgnedy
EXAGGERATED and discouraged; that her real name Is
Blanche salomon and that all her pretentlons to
wealth and indueutal connections known by her
self to be without foundation"