New-York tribune., 1888-04-12

si"osmo DiSo Doodr, tne 5plrlb plcIuIe painter.
said few weeks ago to a number of newspaper
men to whom Luther R. Marsh was showing his
art treasures If am a fraud, the sooner am
exposed the better"
This high-mlnded sentiment has been gratiGed
with great promptness, and last evening not
only the medium" but her hitherto invisible hus-
oand the General" her venerable adviser, " Dr."
Lawrence. and his son Franklin, the amanuensis
OF me ghosts, were all arrested and taken to Police
heaaquartcrs, where, after Intellectual attempt
4 Dy Mr.. Marsh TO bail them out, they we're left to
solitary converse with the spooks ali night long.
Inc Inc arrest was made on warrants given by Justice
klioreth h1 81 on the strength of two atidavis one
and the other by j. w. Randolph, the manager
win whom she made a contract and broke it almost
| as soon as made.
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD.
The warrants were obtained by Howe & Hum
mel at the request of members of the bar and the
legal partners Of Mr. Marsh The charge s n con-
spiracy to despoii Mr. Marsh of his prop
erty. NO information as to the exact nat
mre OF the charge could be. OBJ AIMED
stood that Mir. Marshs friends IN his profession
nave nave been quietly working to nd him of the crew
little doubt that Aladames right to the spirit
uai temple will now be SHARPLY disputed
aindaylt glves some interesting par
gives good idea of Mrs. Diss DeDaIs methods with
Mr. Marsh. They arc both gwen below.
STARTING OUT TO MAKE THE ARREST.
When Justice kilbreth, sitting at the Tombs,
had carefully read the ailidavts Of Solomon and
Randolph, and had come TO the conclusion that
sufficient facts had been shown to sanction Grim.
nal prosecution against Madame Diss Debar and her
co-conspirators, he sent message to Inspector
Byrnes requesting his presence at the Tombs.
The Inspector went at once, and after brief con-
sultaton with Judge Kibreth in his private office
he hurried away with bunch of warrants in his
coat pocket. There was a lively time around
| Police Headquarters for q few moments after the
Inspector returned, and then half-dozen detect
| ives stole swiftly away
Detectives Mangin and Heidelberg went to Mr..
| Alarshs house, No. 166 MadisOn-ave. servant
took them for reporters and refused TO allow them
| to enter the house. But they were not to be
| bufed and quietly but forcibly opened the door
and entered. Madame Diss Debar was not at home.
| She had been out all the afternoon shopping.
| General" Diss Debar was in, and came down.
| stairs to sec what the intrusion mrant. He was
| promptly put under arrest and told to prepare
| himself for q trip downtown. The detectives
did not have long to wait for the portly swndler
TO appear but in the interim there were mysterious
sounds in the air, consisting OF nging bells, mys-
! erOus whisperings and angry words. The con-
fusion kept up and the detectives were just about
| expecting a battalion OF spirits to swooD down
| upon them, when, there was little click at the
| front door and Madame Dss Debar. with a hand
| full Of spring buds and several bundles walked into
| the hallway. Detective Mangn confronted her
| with warrant, which he read. The mediums
brow contracted and she seemed to he holding
| consultation with few combative spirits during
the reading Her face finally broke into sunny
smile and she assured the detectives that she was
ready TO 60 with them - -
She became sullen and angry when she found
that her husband had also been arrested and swore
vengeance upon everybody. The two prisoners
were taken to Police Headquarters and locked up in
the museum. :,
sion Detectives Greed, Hurd and Rogers had sue
ceedcd in finding Dr." Benjamin Lawrence and his
son Frank Lawrence at their home NO. S9 0oss Wes'
Twenty-seventh-st. and putting them under arrest
Dr. Lawrence protested that the arrest was an out
rage and his son said that he bad no idea what he
was wanted for, but both OF them went meeIuy 10
Headquarters and were placed In cells opposite 10
Madame Diss Debar was detected for little while
after her arrest but she regained her brazen
assurance She knocked loudly Mt the door OF her
dungeon cell and told messenger tnat sne WouIu
like to have interview with Mr. Inspector
Byrnesn The Inspector thought that he was going
10 get n confession. but the astute medium was not
in that frame of mind. She only wanted 70 Set a
history Of the prosecutor" against her anu 'no
Iuspector briefly gave II 10 her.
Madam Diss Dcbar was brought before aoout
dozen reporters who desired TO ask her rev
questions in the Inspectors Office Her iace S wals
evening qentlemenn Then she threw an angry
glance at them and after mumbling few words
motioned to be taken away. -
SHE CALLS 1T THE LATEST 1NDIGNITf'
Tribune reporter saw her subsequently IN
the museum She was pacing up and down the
room when the reporter entered with Inspector
Byrncs She smiled at the Inspector, but had only
u whitening glance for the reporter. ,u.o 90
" Is there any statement you "ouIu Hh0 '"
make" the reporter asked u,,., ,o+hiro
TO say in regard to this latest indgnity that mas
been heaped upon me at the present me, Out ILs
time is close at hand when | VIII nave q e'ou
deal to say and it will be interesting too III.
General" Diss Debar sat dejectedy u fna,g cHnp
close by the black cap that was over McGlolns
farc ,uRen he Cyds hanged, and he looked with
admiration upon his versatile spouse aS she pounuet
"A roulette table vigorously she Decane oiiuno iuto
and looked upon her husband lcafS caulG i' ~
her big eyes and coursed down her iaI c1Ieond od
Suddenly she raised her hands TO her S, heau al"
exclaimed, as she walked toward her husgdIiu
Papa! you have no right TO he here. snoutu iT
be left to stand this persecution alone ~ Will
break your health, but 1t gives me Strength ..,rr
Then she turned upon the reporter anu r,orter
her hands as il she was tearing all the ppoIIeles
in the world to pieces Sho was SO angf{ @ {brcntT cath
she could not speak, but when she goG het 9le,Sn an
she hSscd in dramatic manner: WIIC W11 - oilo IL,
use of saying anything TO the press !hey Inn liam0
everything crooked and the truth IS not III tlenl.
They do not dare 10 tell thc IfuVh n' pndoInI
any else. Just think of that sileu, ma nevcr
Why | only saw him three times ana 1 t ncstl
had ANYTHING to do with him.: Inc letser Ic lT
and signed in reference to HERMANN chaiienS11
was never authorized by me. The Scounui0' Va"
o. SHE DIsowNED HER BROTHER
The unfortunate medium denied that Saiomon
was her trLtner AID then IN the 9'ini0 -,
said that he had been her brother ouC sno n''u
dsowned him and severed the he between 'nei"
" He is a scapegrace, the black sheep IN our i'i'y'
and is not worthy to live in the same "oi1u "iUn
me-"
It suddenly came upon her that she had been
talking and then she raised herself to her fuli
height, pointed to the door with an AZ Oh ui''@n
and said TO the Inspector:
Take the gentleman away -. ...,o !
She closed her eyes quickly and an expression
came me- over % her ia face as il she had horrible dream
and was trying to crush her tormen'ofS between
her teeth. ~ Cu..o, omoo
The record on tho blotter at the Central once
reads Madam odelia Dis Debar age thlrtyJeeghbt ei +
General Joseph H. Dis Debar, age slAIy-eishc d.