The Portland daily press., 1890-12-26
ANN o'DeLiA AGAIN.
The spook Prlestess Finds Another
Victim In Gotham.

NEW YORK. December 25.-The Sun says:
Mr.. Alfred E. Beach, editor of the Scientific
American, has been awakened to a realiza-
tiOn of his responsibility in the matter by the
exposure In The Sun Of the dolDgs OF the
gang Of spOOk iugglers who have gained In
huence over Mrs. Beach. 1t is the same old
spirituallstlc gang which hoodwinked the
venerable Luther X. Marsh, and Mr.. Beach
Is considering the advisabllity Of calling up
on Inspector Byrnes for assistance In driv-
ing them out Of the city. Mr.. Beach said
Yesterday that Mrs. Beaeh's mind had been
under the spell Of the Spirtuallsts for sew
eral years, but dread Of notOriety had pre-
vented his taking any radical steps 10 rid
her Of the scheming tribe that controlled her.
bis opposition to her association with the
Ann ODelia gahg had been passive, because
At first he had regarded Mrs. Beach's hallu-
cinati0ns as harmless.
Mrs. Beach has some real estate In her
own right, but so far as Mr.. Beach knows 1t
Is still Ia Ler possession. Mrs. Beach was
said to be prostrated as the result of excite
ment when Sun reporter called at her
home, o West Twentieth street Yesterday af-
tern1on. Mr.. Beach says that IL Ann O'Delia.
alias Dlss Debar, tries to enter his house
again she will meet witr warm reception
rne spook priestess called a few days ago,
he says, but was not permitted to see Mrs
Beach.
mrs. Beach announced herself as a student
OF the occult forces and Of facts that prove
the Immortality OF the soul. She testified
then that she had received from the madam
spook picture OF the great "Amarona,"
which "came" under the mediums direction
on Luther X. Marsh's canvas. Mrs. Beach
explained on the stand that AmarOna was n
wonderful Egyptian magician and had been
materalizing for her for three years past at
Mrs.iWilliams.
Afra naoob .vos n
O'DrHa. and now II Is alleged that Mrs.
Beach's projected Home for Indigent Me
dtumS Is an idea which was born In the fer
tile mind of Miss Debar. The high prirstess
said have put 10 the first dollar TO- start
the tlnd. This dollar she claimed also
came" from the spirit world and was con-
vincing proof tnat the spirits heartlly ap-
proved OF the foundation OF the home.
Mrs. Beach's private apartments are filled
| with the daubs which have come 10 her
| from the brushes OF the ancient painters
| through half dozen different mediums. The
/ ,aI,,tinu of "ZAmpa," which Was one OF the
| specimens shown az the exhibition OF spirit
| srt last Monday night, came to Mrs.
| Beach, it Is said, through Mrs. Efie
Moore, who poses as materiallstic
medium at s65 Eighth avenue. Then Mrs.
brach has u large portrait of the old EgSp-
tian Amarona. This old gentleman was
transferred 10 canvas through the instru-
mentality OF nr. ahd Mrs. Henry Rogers,
who are described as two well-knOwn sen
-ltives." IL took ten days OF hourly "stt-
tings" by DIR. and Mrs. Rogers, and four sit
tlngs with Mrs. Beach TO bring things into q
proper condition Of harmony.
The photograph Of Mrs. Beach, with a
supposed likeness of Henry Ward Beec1er
leering ever her shoulder, Mrs. Beach
claims, was found on a negative by q pho
tOgrapher who had taken picture of her
Sue distributed Copies of the photograph
proudly among her spiritualistic friends as
me ~ the most remarkable proofs Of spook
manifestation.