New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-13
MORE ABOUTTHE DISS DEBAR
SOME OF HER AUDACIoUs SCHEMES
SOME AUTHENTIC srosIEs or HER DEVICES TO
REACH PEnsoss or WEALTH, ToGETnER
WITH An IxANISATIoN OF HER



When Mr.. salomon brother of tho Dlss 1e5sr, Vas
the witness stand tostifying, as lie told Lawyer
fovnsend in order that his poor old mother In nor
lonely days might have little pesce he turned 70 ms
Court and sad in . couoQual way, why, judge u
10 tell you onetsr Ia OF tho stories could tel
about Tat vemAn's mPostons, you would not 10
Devs Ysu would consider them utterly imsos-
sibls tales You would think II Incredible that per
sons well known could hsvo been victmiIcd In
. sudacisus. But It was just hor aud.ciV
that suscsoded-'
sous Of the stories to which hs nay have referred
have since been impaired to by Justice kilbreth,
VIE yrss!dSd with such dignity upon the examination
snd have received his permission together with tbS
Of Mr.. and Mrs.. George ". Kidd, from whom, in the
mMn, they 10 him, to print them unrcscrvediy'
Mr.. and Mrs.. Kidd, as may well DO imagined, hAVe
bc-n profoundly Disguised and annoyed at the braEon
sss az Aer nAns By the adventures, and - thsy
he'd romArkAois opportunity OF witnessing her bsek-
mailing operations, they are not insensibls OF the duty
they owe sorsty to render her escape from punish
ment impossible his feeling Is the part
Of psrssns WAC have every social reason to shrink
from al forvss OF notorscty thst their action in com
nunicanng the f.ots within their personal knowledge
Is certainly te b warmly commended
The .es thsy tsl utterly beyond belief ths'
must DO permitted TO preface their narration Win
An explanation OF the Diss Dsbars methods me
pretence is being made Observe that she IS insane
cxrcsurs Of her motives knock that defence INTO
stpns. She is unQuc,.isnably wonderful imposton
She must DO possessed Of certain animal maeneusH
BIZ which xSns supremacy over persons 'uscsp'os
10 that mysterious force else the facts IN ne.
vreched csrser appalling in the proof they anou
OF an ineX yncAbh lunscy on tho part Oh pc"p0
vhns. character and general conduct seem 10 DC po
yopd auction Her scheme. OF blaoEmall ana ca
tnrtton have been prActi.od upon men ana wonoh
who have distinct claims upon public rcsPco" lucy
ar, GENERALLY speaking perscns OF wealth, ooucs'oi
and nc-ftion r-r.ons who hsve achieved somo'hihs
N lie and who cannot be looked upon as weak Ininu
The very fact that such persons hsvc become 'n7
victims Of miserabi. ehsriatsn comres the ihanfy,
sT,n II they ere crsnks, who among Us all IS ssn'
yr sritrka in the famous Gutesu trial, assor'eu t'
not moro than 10 per cent Of tho cafths Posui's
can 10 considered OF really sound mind, ana II io'''
Is II his not very hattering idea were oorrV0@
In most people the abnormal Development reiateH
directly or indirectly TO thor sehesteem- IL H.'
h. and s-nsrAly TO- that the errsuc tendency 10
uron Q ruhjcct shogether imperonai, out 'ha' ,''
tency can b most easily worked upon through the'r
s,lte,tccU Few poopic recognize the hoio 'noi
,elfhood has upon thcr. IL oren sochis ~ W ~
LARGEST part Of tho largest characters, TO Seo' III ~
tive even their most generous actions Inc Pna7'
ot II, nani.estation when they arc studied nten
t,vely are slwsys numerous, usually pronounce ~
ofr,n hixhlv rrhsrous II as II the Diss Deoar
ro.,e,,.d ,osive genius for discovering Just whor0
IN nsn ana women can affected By her snstm poo'
FOR IN all the cases of her impositions uat nav
been able 70 got at, she has Rtachcu nsr Wins
uron their pss conce ptions through their ss"ef'o'
10 matter how deeply hidden bcIo" coin ,
rrud,nre lesrninx experience aud ambition 'ho''
80 r,reeptiens or giraffe tendencies may De, hor
snssnnn have aprcsed her Of their existence Anu
when snes abe has found where and what 'ne5 s''
~. Ia. ,ccorpAsAsd the most difficult part OF het
task For n 10 di,tincny recognized p'5ehica
rkr f<ah
other qualities that one which Is eae' worthy '"''
ATTENTION. Buiwsr makes Rlchereu say:
o. nv ststcsmsnship AIN not proud
Bxt Of nr book own Is!
Know . greet lawyer who sincerely tn'hA' INC
pnbl,c nuch svsrrats his loyal talents am u posi-
tfvsfy unhappy that bis e1ornois'lns nuu.us -
If,ts appreciated. This curious Phase OF insanity
- common Evcrycody has seen H. And Just as
N. certain man which had two sons ls'isneu MS
Affection and his fatted calves on the scsswas VINO
ran away and wasted his substance In rotous hvlns'
bu. never gave . Kid to the dutifu son who iaith
fully served him, 80 Go We hug close 10 our oroas'
those fantasies that worthless and misleading 70
tho ,.,nct n talents that are really useful and
excellent
This rs the chord Of her victims nature which the
cunning eyes Of the Dss Debar search for and when
her ,ubtls finger touches TIL amazing Skill non
once she has succeeded e. making Il responsive 10
her touch she lets loose her devilish sudacty ana
therein Is displayed the really wonderful powers OF tho
creature She oDerates almost exclusively upon
srirttra tendency for that carry her victim INTO
rrnitlsss credunty, II one can ia made TO believe
what he docs not understand the extent Of his faith
rs bounded Of course, By no fixed lines II he accepts
the doctrine Of spiritual visitation, or Of msterisza
ton or Of tho trance he cannot reject any form In
which these phenomena are presented to his phy'ioa
senses and tho bewildering and incredible the
nr1n tho likely he is to accept It in all sincerity.
s1e has nj
victims in this of mental consent, to dazzle con-
fuse blind and psrylex b. ne force OF sheen and uh
nitigatsd impudenca
Take one caso Of nr. hs b. FOR Instance She had
obtained such control over his mind that she coulu
make him assent to or deny anything she chose, no
matter how evidently taso or diotic. And yet he
soens - to-day upon all other subjects than those
connected with hsr q perfectly rational man A lady
who hss known him and s wife for many years visited
the Temple Of Truth frequently while the Uss Dehar
vas vlEhng there s high Pricstes' Upon oS cc-
ess,oa she saw the medium reclining In ponp and state
sSon q ssfs ana Eors-ousy beaechrd With treasures
Of iaos damonas snd jevelry thai the visitor recos-
nred as having belonged TO Mrs Marsh. Shocked, in
Nrnsr ard disguised at such sscrilsge, she pontcd}
rs red tho Dfss Dollar how she came by her nnory
"O.- SAID the medium, csrelesslJ, these things
once Ss4onEed 10 dear Mrs. Marsh. But they havo
caused her in the spirit world much pain and borrow
About a week ago, Mr. Marsh received cominunioa-
ton rom hsr telling him how deeply sho gricvod over
her sclnshn-s, and vanity on earth and mpiornS him
In token Of her pentenco to besow all her laces ard
lewslry upon me. Isn't that true, Mr. harshi"
"Ye. ss,entsd th. poor old man. It is as you say
The theatrical agent Hamilton, who was one OF tho
principal witnesses against her in tho hearing before
Justice KiIhroth told OF conversation with her In
which sho said "Pve e0t new Trick sctier than The
kus IL ths Of
and statues. I've worked It once already. got
81 900 out Of Mr.. Kidd for restoring finger 10 statue
IN his ParIsr'
She lied shout the money but the truo facts CON
corning her restoring tho finger reveal mpudenee
80 colossal and devltry 50 abandoned that they Ara