The sun., 1888-05-01
Editha Lolita Montez, and my business is that of
spiritual medium.
Mr. Townssnd-y still claim te be Editha Lola Men.
tezf A.-(with dramatic intensityJ Till DEATH


KS IL, ssa s' M Hhs. H' Mon
=, Mr. Townsend wanted to know II, she was in
the eyes Of God the wife of % Dlss Debar but the
TO give a history OF her life. She talked in
clear voice with remarkably distinct enuncia-
ton, and laid down the law to the Court and
Mr. Howe remarked that she was much bet
ter lawyer than her counsel. Her early history.
as she told It, may be put briefly as follows:
by samuel i. Loswenherz from the woman known as
sGs es 5. os
her p hs Va, " s.r Ssry badly b, the sO &
dressed psd spread nni T.msSrksSy ressmSisS
school and what she Obtained seemed to
oeS and . fs
anS
ssr ss ipnsa M a s a" as ps
She entered convent and was Iansterrcd from 70
nsaPy
in one o. these eonven,s she found NE impossible
F.s %s.;sns ssIss s.s S.sS
S'Ff Thss bt'fss
eaa ntF ' rssenss s
her arrest I Of being @
So'a Nov Cd i lady D. " I've 6SeS yoa ''' ''' 'A'"A''
He did fix me for ono month" continued
tho Princess raising her voice and speaking
was discharged from Backwell's Island as
The Princess said that her daughter. Lola
Alice. was born ten days after Messants death.
George Salonon,s testimony on this point she
travelled travelled ii in i Europe ] was offered, but excluded
II spite Of an argument by the Princess upon
Shes 3 good lawyer" your Honor" re-
She hai 70 Est along without a good law
scowied.
The passport was. finally admitted. 1t de-
Montez Many letters were offered in which
III saeh sos hs 5osa
A. Foster, and Daniel Dougherty. They were
Under cross-exa animation she told Mr.. Howe
nsse BY Mr. Marsh BY oe
1900. which she tried bqt failed to onesotiato
She remem Bored Prof Saiomonp nv very Well. Iii'''
,hNrnS Was se cbrst,n asked NE Howe good man and
Hardly" she answered. because he was
She did not remember that salomen ever read
the Bible. and never saw a family Bible in his
house. During several questions on this point
ume m in his hands. which he finally showed to her
pointing to q record OF the birth OF George L. @
is that entry in Prof. salomon's handwrit-
The Princess looked long at the entry and
everybody wondered what she would say. She
finally returned the book with an emphatic: Il
do not think 1t is his writing"
Mr., Howe then took up the subject Of pictures
and asked If Mr.. Marsh testified correctly in
regard to the restoration" Of the picture of
Shakespeare. She said he did.
Mr.. Howe1The paint came back by spirit power did
o-That is true, ish, A.-tia
There was a loud handclapping at this re-
sponse, and the Princess smiled cententedly
Mr.. Howe took her patiently through all the
testimony Of the examination and made her de-
clare that Inspector Byrnes. MIR. Flourens, Mr.
Randolph. and the others had lied. She thus
explained how she came to give the house back
to Mr.. Marsh:
was not afraid Of a cell; got used to that in my
novitiate but exceedingly exercised the
afairs had taken. In determining my actions am
guided by counsel of ten spritA One night they said
to mo with one voice: Get up and writel" got up
the spirits command. tho letter in which surrendered
the house. 1t was entirely voluntary far earthly
influence was concerned My counsel never advised
me to write II, and tho man who to efed that he saw
me writing at coupseis dicaior in tho counsel
lied. Mr. Marsh surprised Llts told him had
ceived my orders from on high
. Q-Couldnt you have retouched the nine pictures
that Diss Debar restored by spirit poweri Al don't
know: will try to do that when Ret out
Q-Haye you been married since Messant's death
Al decline to answer.
Justice Kilbreth discharged the Lawrences
and held the Dss Debars for tho Grand Jury at
tho same bail, $1,000 each. John Boyd Of their
counsel said he did not think any effort would
be made at present to obtain bail.