Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-21
MAGIC IN A COURT ROOM.

MAGIC IN A COURT ROOM. l A coNJuRER REPRoDucEs Dlss
 DEBAR,s MANIFESTATIONS" Lawyer Marsh Again Expresses Faith in His Enchantress, and Tries to Shield Her from the Law-What She Told In- srector Byrnes.
 NEW YORK, April 2L-There were inter- esting scenes in the court of special sessions, at the Tombs, yesterday at the trial of Ann O'Delia Diss Debar, who is charged with be- ing the principal in conspiracy to defraud Luther R. Marsh, the lawyer. It was the second day of the examination, and, as on the first day, the court room was crowded in every part, large proportion of the people being avowed Spiritualists Inside the rail- ing sat a score or moro of distinguished law yers, who had been attracted by the extraor- dinary issues in the case. A duplication of two of Mime. Diss Debar's 'Spiritualistic manifestations, ;" by Carl Hertz, prestidigi- tateur, known as the king of cards" and the appearance on the stand If MT. Marsh at- tracted great attention. It was a novel thing to see the alleged victim of conspiracy, the intent of which was to defraud him of his wealth, endeavoring by hfs testimony to shield those who had been arraigned at the bar of justice for that very onense.
 Inspector Byrnes testified that the madam said on the night of the arrest that Saloman was not her brother, but on the following morning she said Salo1nan WIS her brother, and that if he bothered her ste would disclose secrets that would hurt him. Witness said she told him that Marsh was close about money, but she was able to get property out of him. When she wanted more from him after getting the house No. l66 Madison ave- nue he offered her some property in New port She said that she thought that if she took it the public would criticise her actions The inspector was not cross-examined.
 Carl Hertz, an illusionist, mesmerist and conjuror, was the next witness
 While the trial was in progress "Generan Diss Debar seemed considerably cast down, and kept his head bowed upon his breast dur ing the greater part of the earlier proceed ings though he evinced great eagerness during MT. Hertz's performances The Law rences, father and son, seemed more cheerful fest later on. On the beuoh with Justice Kilbreth sat Judges Smith and Ford. Mime. Diss Debar was defiant @
 Hertz said he was not Spirftualist. He gave full description of alleged spirit pictures. He said it is all trick, and that he would do it at the examination.
 Mrs. Hertz, the wife, was called to the stand to help the illusionist d6 the trick.
 Every neck was craned forward so that . glimpse might be obtained 1 the man who openly declared his ability to ao in crowded room, publicly, those things which the defend ants alleged had been done o1lly by spiritual power through the mediumsbfp p.of one of their number, the corp1lent Mime. piss Debar. The latter, at this time had becolhe deadly pale, and she seemed breathlessly @ await further developments. She kept hecbyes on the wit ness as though she would t16nsfx him with her glance.
 A little piece of paper wa handed to the lawyers and to the judgevAll of whom ex- amined it and were satished that it contained no writing. Then the maetcian handed it to his wife, who vvaS on the stAnd, telling her to fold it three times. She did so, and he then took it from her, apparently placed the paper in her other hand, and put her hand against her forehead. After making a few passes over her head with his hands MT. Hertz re- quested his wife to pass the paper to the judge She did so, and upon it were the words: ''Luther R. Marsh-Editha."
 The judge then asked the magician if he could do the trick with the assistance of any person other than his wife. He said he could.
 Mme Diss Debar expressed wish to try it with him, and stepped upon the stand. When she was handed the piece of paper she tore it in two, saying: "I always mark mine; do it with one of these pieces"
 Mr. Hertz objected to this, saying that he had offered to repeat the trick just as he had done it before. Tearing the paper made it impossible for him to do it. He would guar antee to do it with paper prepared by him. self.
 Here MT. Howe remarked, ''Oh, she knows how to do it as well as MT. Hertz does"
 Theatrical Manager Randolph was put on the stand and re-examined. Nothing new was elicited.
 Luther R. Marsh was called to the stand Mr. Marsh told at length the manner ir which he had received communications from the spirits through Mme Diss Debar's me- diumship, and also the manner in whict pictures were produced. He offered in evi dence three of the tablets, containing com munications from St. Anthony, St Peter anG St. Paul, and piece of glass from the Padua cathedral, upon which the spirits had painted | a picture. The glass, he admitted, had beer missing from his study for two weeks, ano l WQou 1U T0dpp0dT6O 1I uau JL6 plCGuT0 upOI it. It disappeared when he had placed it il a pad held by himself and Mme Diss Debar and it reappeared in another pad held in tn, same manner.
 A short communication from St. Paul wa read by Mir. Howe to the court, and MT Marsh read very long one from St. Peter It required fifteen and a half minutes to reat this latter communication, and Mir. Marsl said that it had come in the tablet within tw' minutes. Judge Gross and Luther Colb, were in his study when it came He knev that the tablet was blank before he and Mime Diss Debar held it together in their hands.
 MT. Howe asked MT. Marsh if he reall, believed the communication was from St Peter the Apostle, and MT. Marsh replied tha he knew it was.
 ''Then you still believe in itr' exclaime MT. Howe
 1T do," was the firm reply.
 Magician Hertz was then called on to sho ,
 Marsh that the madame was not the onl person who could produce these effects. Hert began the blank paper trick, but Mme Dis Debar, who suddenly became greatly excited hissed out, "Mark the pad, Mir. Marsh"
 ''Keep still, madame" cried Justice Xii
 breth, in an angry tone.
 There was much excitement in the cour