New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-01
DISS DEBAR COMMITTED.
THE PRISONERS In THE wlrSEss-Box.
| the GRAND JURY WILL NOW ATTEND TO TEE FAT
| MkpIUM AND HER GENERAL"

the GRAND JURY WILL NOW ATTEND TO TIE FAT
MkDIuM AND HER GENERAL"
The examination in the Diss Debar conspiracy case
before Justice KiIbreth finished yesterday IL
resulted, was expected, In the two principal de-
PENDANTS being held for tho action Of the Grand Jury
at the amount OF bail before $1,000 each, and
| In the discharge OF the Lawronccs who have peon
| practically out or the scrape, since they wero Al
lowed to go free their own rccognlzances. Among
the onookcrs who watched with intense interest tho
close Of the preliminary proceedings were even moro
| wellknown people than have attended, any Oh inc
| previous hearings of this remarkable case There
were present. for instance Professor Ogden Doremus
Who has been faithful observer Oh the pohce'couH
fortunes Of tho medium the Rev. nr Howard crosby
the Rev. Walter A. A. Gardner, College Oh physicians
and Surgeons; Rudolph Aronson, Walter satteriee
George H.Forster, president OF the Board OF hoermeh
and Police Commissioner v0orhs. The nesy en-
thusasts who have acted a. q splrtualstic cla1ue
were all there and as demonstratve as ever. they
injured the Of their frepds In distress by their
unruly applause, and that they scowlingy rcfraned
from Kissing the Justices decision was probably only
due to the threat OF summary election which followed
| the former sibsnt exhibition.
| Mr.. Townsend and ex-senator Boyd reffancd from
calling any witnesses from the rank and ME OF
the mystics That was popular misfortune, judging
from tho entertainment supplied by the three or Tour
who had already been put the stand; but for that
very the wisdom Of the defences policy In this
instance was indsputable.
| THE PRISONERS IN THE WITNESS BOX.
The whole session of over four hours was occupied
with the examination of the General and his COM
panlon. The sensation Of the day was the unexpected
GOODNESS displayed by Anna-the persistency
with which she asserted her royal birth,
and tho loose view which she took OF
the nature OF an oatli--for she demanded to
be sworn, and then not only contradcied herself
fva hut od bar I'm
and refused to acknowledge the pennanship OK her
! father In the Solomon family Bible.
| General Dss Debars statement was long and de-
tailed, complete biography, in fact He cut sorry
figure in the hands of Mr. Howe. He had to acknowl-
edge that marital troubles resulted from his taking the
medium to his home where his wife bore with her
presence for six months and then became jealous oi
/ the attentions bestowed upon her
Presently Mr.. Howe said: 81 believe You have
painted portraits with degree of success
The witness-Oh, no. SIR. 1 may have painted ono
or two small portraits, but not very successfully
"No' said Mr.. Howe dryly, 4" so should Judge
from those pictures. (Laughtcr) with that ne
handed letter to the witness. That is my writing,
the latter Acknowledged. Mr. Howe read It, In 1t
Dss Debsr pleaded with my dearest sister Augusta
for loan OF S25, adding Should you prefer some
work OF mine In place of the cash the first of May
will paint you artistic portrait in oil from any
Photograph you may send. had some success In that
line for summers past
Mr.. Townsend called Madame Ediths l. DIss
Debar She was sworn and began 10 answer tho nrst
few questions In an exceedingly hppant manner
TIE MEDIUMS FLIPPANT BEGINNING.
"what is your name 7" asked Justice Kilbrcth.
al hardly know"
"Where do you residel'
In the Tombs'
The gay and festive Anna was prevailed upon to
check the flow Of spirits which was decidedly out Of
place In the circumstances. even for medium. she
she asserted. the veritabe daughter Of Lola Mon
s nsr ao avs S So but
boarded with them by papa Loewenherz.a Inc rs
tuous distressed Etha sought the consolaons OF the
Roman Catholic religion and in several American con
was SO persec atcd by George Solomon that she finally
went to Strasubng In Bavaria But she was not Well
treated there and before she became full fedged nun
she made sensational escape. In which she aided
By Paul Noel Messant, who accompanied her to New
York. She first found out that she was medium In
AS TO her relations with Mr. Marsh It was he and
she who had mado the first advances and she was
completely surprised when b told her about the house
She did not move to No. 166 hladson-sve until afte
had % no know 70 hs the decd mr.
me was deed Of that house, she thon sravs,i
s M seeo a not r council o sn
gathered around her midnight plow and un na
wrote that at letter to Mr. Marsh in which she Offered hin
back his property.
HER CROSS. EXAMINATION.
Mr. Howe's first efforts In cross-exam!naton wer
|
about tho two mortgages the one she tried to get, bu
didn't get and the other which she persuaded Mr.
Marsh to got She stated that the amount first wa
SIT 5oo which she tried to raise through Arnoux Rhc
of yn massy. fn' Rns he rsmps
but nevertheless had to get $4,000 from the Sl1'oo'
TO pay judgments with. . A., A., u,,
pictures were genuine, and that she really made
miraculous restoration OF Shakospeares orokoh noss
Mr. Howe produced number of letters TO Geors
Solomon they wero Enthusiastically In the fat, FOOLS
fbbers handwriting, but she st0utly dehlea IL WI
Howe cornercd her with nentnoss ana QiSpatch.
opd YOU write to your brother George that the hui
hand YOU had in 1878 was taking steps preliminary 10 se
ting divorce from youf A.-No. didn't
o-Do you remember writing this: We Will vast
time in the discussion OF my husbands QUALITIES All
over between u.s. Al do not -.
Q--Do you not remember writing that on the s'o
June 1887 to George salornonf Al do not
+ AN AWKWARD ADMISSION.
o-IIad you husband living in 1851 Al had nov
| o-who was Maynalef A'-J0S'ph H. D''' De''
1 (Sensauon.)
DIN 1879 them did Joseph H. Diss Deoar pass uhat
the name Of Maynale1 A.-No; he did not; but repre-
sentcd Joseph II. Dss Debar TO George o. l. oaom'"
Mr.. Maynae.
: "Now we have ftp exclaimed Mr. Howe,
snow you have it,n returned the uhabashed anna
az had no other husband and have not poisoned any S
Mr. Townsend wanted day set Tor srgelen'' A., Gs
Mr. jerome was to dsy and IA 70 70 was st sT u
bngy submitted the case and Justice ilbrcth sro
few minutes consideration SAG tns1 the pi,s bebar
were guilty OF the charge and they would pc nc o.
the Grand jury The Lswrcnses m %eT sOa later n
Diss Dcbars werc back In the Tomes ana q s truo
irrevernly chaned some van men wnS no Camdius' an
having laid the other spook works geslae H. "'''
up Cenrest with their curious freight, ,,o, ar No
Is wilanst yesterday the taking OF te st tbo s,
regard to the value Of lands r9lu,r nS ,bo croton
Parkway was resumed Luther r. Mers 81 was ssuS o
hand early looking well and appsEn.E =" onestion
frame OF mind He refused 10 answer Any ,ts thar
concerning the Ds Dehar case ssyns So 1 eren
was nothing to make public Egg az their guardian
and II on inquiry find him to % T,Ssp'' f''''
t to act as such, will give bonds ior h"i