Telegram-herald., 1890-07-12

than seven situnes during that period.
Judge Hs0g plle1 the witness Win
questions that would have made nend
or an ordinary Woman, bat not 50 Win
the wltness. She answered or cleteriA
eFaded them ali and left the stand M4th
4 Meii-eaFned smile Of triumph.
Conductor LYMAN Nolan, ~ the Lake
STORE road, Was the next witness Mr.
Nolan Is graY-haired, and he had moi
been on tie stand more than minute
before i became apparent % every per
son IN the court room that he WAS sim
cere IN hls friendship 10 Mrs. Cleveland
and firm believer in her powers. lie
said he had known Mr.. and Mrs. CleNe-
land for eight or ten years. Mrs. tieVe-
land was a medium, and very hne
one. She was lady of delicate bat
nne physical development and nigh
mental attaInments. The gift she
possessed Was beautiful one; he knew
from experience. lit brings comfort
aud consolation 10 s0rrowing hearts,
said the witness, "and / have received
It, IL is science and philosophy that
we are all seeking, and probably II the
scales were removed from the eyes Of
the majority of us, we could see as Well
into the future as she can" lie Was
evidently primed for a long-winded
I speech, but Il was eat short, and he left
the stand displaying the Consciousness
/ OF being winner by several lengths.
Roe Stephens, the well known musc
merchant then took the stand, and a.
/ ter the preliminary questions and ans
wers, said he had known Mrs. Cleve-
land since she came 10 Detroit. She
! of ~. 81 sla f4f.a
! joyed the confidence Of the best fam
lies IN the city, and ms home was al
ways open 10 her. lie had had several
''sittings" with her, and mad the most
Elmpllcit confidence in her powers. On
one occasion he had consulted her on a
business project that. while II looked
| good on It's face. he had doubts Of. She
| advised HIM 10 let u alone and he fol
lowed directions, and now could see
| the wisdom of her words He did not
1 question her honesty, and was certain
she could do just what she advertised.
He was dismissed.
While Mr.. Stephens was on the stand
Judge Haug remarked that there were
frauds IN many things that 10 the gen
eral public appeared perfectly leglu-
mate. Conductor Nolan, who had
/ Il rtAN near TIC QtAAHQalll
reached down IN his pocket and, pro-
duciDg a silver dollar, held It aloft and
said: "Yes, your honor, there are
many frauds in these" 1t was very
dramatic situation, but the defendant
evidently did not appreciate II. for she
| leaned over 10 the conductor and
cautioned him 10 keep quiet for the
good of the cause. In fact she acted
as prompter for all the witnesses. and
especially her lawyer, frequently sug-
! gesting points TO him that he was
prompt 10 spring upon Judge Haug.
Attorney Bloom stated that he had
several other reputable witnesses, but
Judge Haug said that ne bad heard
enough. The Judge certainly looked il
every inch. The great John l.. could
not have put on more ornamental I'm.
lshing touches than the last two wit
nesses, and the judge threw up las
hands in dispair. He said that he was
| preiudiced against the business tina.
| Mrs. Cleveland was conducting, but the
evidence was all against him, and he
| thought that possibly there were some
people on earth smarter than he was
| He concluded by discharging the fair
| prisoner, and as she swept out of thf
court room she cast a glance Of defiancl
AT Mrs. Collins and smile at the judge
Officer Shoemaker had made his escape
| some time before.