The sun., 1888-05-01
PRINCESS OF GHOST LAND.
TEE PO0K-CeMPELLER AND DIsS
DEBAR HELD F0R TRIAL.
Princess" Says sMr.Tewpsend, "TeNUs tho
story OF Y our Iife." and Bidn't She Justs
A Ceun ell or Ten blessed Spirits Hade

| Diss Debar and Ann O'Delia were on tho wit
moss stand, and both were held to await the
action OF the Grand Jury. and deal of history
and romance was developed In the process.
Tho Lawrences were discharged from custody.
| The matinee as usual drew n great house. A
large proportion OF the audience were Spirit
| ualists and at least third were women.
General" Diss Debsr was first called to tho
| witness chair. He said that he was 6S years
old, that he was born in Strasburg, and that he
| was a surveyor and land agent. Then Mr..
Townsend began: Now. General"
I'm the first place am not a General" in
terrupted the defendant; II never assumed
the title, and l prefer that 1t be discarded
Il wish you would tell the Court. without my
asking any questions, the history Of your life
from birth till the present"
Complying with this request. MIR. Diss Debar
said that he came to this country a5 agent Of a
commercial house in Paris. and in 1876 he be-
came the agent Of a land company whose field
| was in western Virginia Several Interruptions
had been caused up to this point by the inabil-
| ity OF the sten nographers to hear the story. and
Mr. Diss Debar explained that he had felt very
bad since he learned the fate Of his children.
Lawyer Howe-you said my" children.
| The wtness-Yes my children and cannot
| mand my voice
| MIR. Tewnsend-He meant his own children.
! Mr. DlSS DeDar went on 10 say tnaC IN 1904,
he came to this country permanently. went
to Virginia, assisted in the formation OF
the State OF West Virginia, and was elected a
Virginia to the Paris Exhibition Of 1867, and
got a bronze medal for his work there; IN 1873
States to the Vienna Exhibition and a Com
missioner from West Virginia to the same ex-
60
| ,st 81 4
HI sse
ton from Coy Colquitt of Georgia: book Of
To h sSG ep h n ss %
| was married, and that the wife tho law recog-
nizsd s lived in IN Philadephia He had lived nine
Ssf5s hsr. WIN Ills 00-a'snaan and mad one child
Ihave paid ali pscuniary claims of my legal wife and
the in court as In
s WITH hm Ses haa this
an int conuubial relations with me.
Mr.. Townsend introduced two letters from
Judge Rapallo as evidence They were ad-
dressed. to Diss Debar and began: MY Dear
Diss.", From the phrassology OF the letter it
quaintance Of long standing with Judge Ra-
pallo.
q letter from abroad which caused him to cali
in way Hpen a r. who
be
kinE t9swE Of Bavsra He that
In 1871 he was in New York or, a business trip.
Of Monsz in 9y HAIL.
That aroused his curiosity. and he went to see
the aa Ren
met her for the first time at Loewenherz's
Ee saS sht Ss sb snd S
addressed him rs Para Loewenherz" Papa
also s ths h
The. Witness had been wealthy. but when he
| lost his property his wife became discenten
princess again in 1873, Just before 81 she we Vent to
alter some 81 her affairs Wills she was wa away away.
In 1879 made her my wife" he said later.
Q-IIave you and tho defendant beeA faithful man
Tasy no, and vs
have sss 70 sss hY
Justice kibrsthN6sjec,ion sustained
This sort of thing went on for ten minutes.
and then Diss Debar was asked to tell what he
knew about Marsh. He told Of the many places
in which, he had lived with the princess. how
we're living in South Washinston square last
aueny for long beore that tic for th ths 5ae
pose OF having sittings.
ysps Ven x sf #
sSGnoFe1asdfa' a.sd Of o".. as m of
Piss Pssar1f meant 70 az deed did not believe
What shs e told me and she showed me The deed Even
she had accepted it. was more ssrry when she said
int
aahnsn nn Alter as Hna sn M S
Went there ii!
Soansy spsnt no more than S. time
".
sa IN NJ ssoS with m the 1pT pic
aid purchase few and paints the latter
's ss;'.t fsss s's'
s s. s ns ssn 4ss S wa. tn.
s %s s1sT s. no sa3 4r. s. DP s4a
Sssss:.
~: !a,si%S tho ',' tho law"
q "a s1Iss three Of them dead Four
%. 3IRo D. YOU rsmember when the detendan. came
MY saa.ss
said SO however
Msymales who came to rartsrsbaIs 10 buy lsndi A.
xsr sse IT,
;ss ~: II to cay tsy s
with AA,''F
yG Sn. daEh so h
Mr. Howe then dug little deeper into the
defendants relations with Judge Rapailo. and
learned that, the Judge had told ,Diss Debsr
cess, but that under the circumstances his
| tDobar's) case deserved ssme sympathy"
QDid you not convey to Mr. Marsh the idea that tho
wife s o% sss sed ss In T
from her hoard in 1919. Before GOD am married TO
| this woman.
+. yoa y, Sss through little A.
Mr. Howe-Now, now! Did you go through the same
ceremony with her that did your nrst wife
| A.-No. but in the eyes Of iod--
| Mr.. Howe-You need not assume that Did Yen ever
paint portraits Al did two small ones but not
| successfully.
| Q-ls that your letter.
Diss Debar looked at a closely written sheet
and admitted that II was 1t Is the letter written
e A Mss hugpsta ~ ,Sos solomon dated Onset Bay,
Sister" 1t narrated Diss Debars misfortunes,
| and contained an appeal for s25 to be for
| warded to Mrs. Diss Debar to save her trunks
I, ir3Im being seized for 2 board bill. The letter