Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-17
A SECOND DISS DEBAR.
Another New York Business Man
Beguiled by SpOoks.
THE STORY OF MRS. S.STRYKER


TO Believe That He Was in Communi-
cation with His Dead son-A Spirit
wedding. Birth and Baptism.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 1.-THE following para
graph is the summary OF story which has
just been Published in a local paper.
The exploits of Princes Ann O'Delia Diss
Debar and her conviction for fraud have
awakened much interest in the doings of her
class of adventuresses; for the most devoted
spiritualists do not deny that there are many
frauds in the business The NOSE successful
yet reported is the Rev" Mrs T. b. Stry-
ker, whose victim is the wealthy Mr. George
ID. Carroll
For Mr.. Carroll the "reverendp priestess
has assembled in spirit to the ''inner circle of
the harmonic spheres" and called down his
son Clifford, who died at the age of 2S She
has had Clifford married in the spirit world
to a radiant being known as bright Eyes" !"
has maintained an intimate correspondence
with the supermundane couple through the
first year of their married life, has reported
the birth of spirit child and oliiciated as
priestess at the baptism dn the spirit OF that
child behind the torrent and in the rainbows
of Niagara Falls All this Mr. Carroll
stoutly believes, and in token thereof has
home is the abode of luxury and a perfect
bower of art.
Mr. Carroll is an active business man of
some fifty years, whose wife is in retreat
for the insane. Mrs Stryker is many years
younger, a handsome, graceful and intelli-
gent woman. While he was still grieving
deeply for the death of his son, who was ac-
customed to call him "Pop,n he met the
woman on Broadway; and without intro
duction she said: 81 see the spirit of your
son over your head. He says to you, Pop,
why don't you listen to meF u
Mr. Carroll is positive the last words were
in the voice of his son, that he has often since
heard that voice from Mrs. Stryker, giving
minute details known only to "Cliffn and his
Pop" He is soon completely under her in
huence. The strangest scene of this strange
history was the bizarre spiritual marriage"
at his house Dec Q, 1884. Regular cards
were issued and many guests gathered, both
spiritualsts and unbelievsrs The rooms
were gorgeously bedecked with flowers;
chairs were seated for the spirit bride and
groom, the priesteSs went into trance and
announced the progress of the marriage.
Then the spirit pair We're supposed to bel
seated in the chairs and the company filed
by and Congratulated them, believers with
A0Pt3 ChbhuSAeASbl( JOJg du0 IhC OtnCAS Will
mingled feelings not easily described
At last, however, the matter has got into
the courts through the efforts of Mrs Car
rolls friends to have her released from the
insane asylum.
A reporter called upon Mr.. Carroll to in
quire about the truth Of the story.
When he asked Mr. Carroll what truth
there was in the published statement that
gentleman became very excited and said:
ut is - lie. 1t is villainous attempt
to injure me and know the man who fur
nished the information He is the only enemy
have in the world. saved him from going
to state prison, but I shall follow him now
until / see him behind the bars. 1t is a cum
ming mixture of truth and falsehood."
us it true that your wife is in an asylum
was asked
Eyes, my poor wife is in the asylum at
Middletown receiving the best attention that
money could procure. The intimation that
she is there because of my acquaintance with
Mrs. Stryker is infamous. For eight years
my wife has been more or less insane, but /
loved her and still love her dearly, and kept
her with me until it became dangerous to do
so. On occasions she would talk in way not
fit for any one to hear and would throw
things around. One time she dragged trunks
uOWn StSaiS anu Threw tueiu Out Vi tue uDOTS.
Finally felt that it was best for her to be
placed where she would be under proper re-
straintn
"What viii become of her propertygn was
asked
MIR. Carroll again became excited and re-
piled, Il hold it only a. trustee and on her
death it viii go to her blood relatives. win
not get dollar of it and don't want it."
ttDo Won know Mrs Strvlergr
II do replied Mr.. Carroll, ''and respect
her very much; and it is a shame to speak
about her in the way that has been DONE 1t
will disgrace her and her husband and their
bright little child. But shall not talk about
Mrs Stryker's affairs"
"But about yourselfm
"Well, am a spiritualist, and so is every
one who believes that the soul is immortal
1t is untrue that Mrs Stryker has beguiled
money out OF me. / have only paid my
board to her. / did not purchase any house
as spiritualistic temple. l do not own a
house"
rs it true that there was spirit wedding
Of your dead son. as statedF1
Mr.. Carroll refused to state whether this
was true or false, but admitted that cards,
of which the following is a copy, were
printed:
Mr. GEORGE D. CARROLL
Requests the pleasure OF younpresence at the:
marriage ceremony OF his son. I:
CLIFFORD MANFRED,
to
BRIGHT EYES,
:On the evening OF Dec. Q, 1884. at 10 East