New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-15
rs DISS DEBAR NOW A SPIRITi
SHE THREATENED TO BECOME ONE.
AFTER WRITING LONG LETTERS SHE DIsAP
PEARS AND MAY HAVE COM
MITTED SUICIDE.

AFTER WRITING LONG LbITbhS SHE ploAr-
PEARS AND MAY HAVE COM
MTTED SUICIDE.
The notorious Ann O'Dea Diss Debar has come
into public noce again by writing several letters
declaring her intention To commit suicide. She
had been at Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City, since
April 3, and late on Monday night she sent let
ter to the Associated Press which was in part as
follows:
have thb day written to De Lancey Nlcoll, Dis
tct-AtOrneS Of New York City, last letter contain
ing requests, documents and prayers, am ABOUT 70
end THIS mot farclcal of human exstences called le
and TO that end have written my LAST lnsUucuohs.
have determined, and shall have done the same before
You shall have read even Of the act quietly from one
Ok the statm Island feTyboas to drop forever "ou'
on Whatever coast my mortal remains wash ashore
please request for me their nterment there. ! have
eksn greet pTecaaitIop that the body thus ioun'eo
IT, howrver, / could In death be granted q wish,
denied 10 me ON several shlpwreck occasions %ona
sincerely iope that my body might DRIFT ont anu dis
solve in tie friendly elements Of old Mother ocean
have written letters to my old and valued friend
Marx g. Iosentha No. 234 Broadway, New-fork CITY,
The Letter to Distrct-Attorney Nicoll was writ
ten in bold, even hand, and consisted of over
1000 w,rds. 1t began as follows:
Having determined to put an end to mortal ex
istcnce-}aed life-and knowing myself TO DC tne
lawful cvner OF certain articles OF valuable property
In the lily OF NeW-1OfH L WOuu yOui
and thu Of the Pubic Administrator to that fact and
thereby such property to the use OF my CARING
DECEMBER Gsool and Dodo (Juliette), born 7th July,
1881. -. ,.,-- -. 1912
otest tie Of relationship existing between them. Lola
is an adopted child for whom bore the same maternal
love though bone OF my bone ana hesh OF my nesh
And now with my perception made more clear ana
intensified by the nearer approach OF truth IN the
great Valts Of aestn beyond can cn tSthfuy say
Juiiste is the already Acknowledged daughter OF
JOSEPH H. psspebar Roth children were er9sy
modoe E. T. Gerry, commander Of sporting organza-
ton tie Ncw-York Yacht Club.
The woman directs that her twenty-nine oil
painhlgs. now in possession Of Goddard A. Doane,
OF 10 166 East Ninetieth-st be sold at public
| aucin, and that the proceeds be used to aid in
| ed,rating her children. Her umbrella, mounted
| in liver and gold, she leaves to John d. Town
| seri. the lawyer, who defended her in the Marsh
| tril She directs that the l25 photograph slides
| COMPRISING the Marsh Collection of Spirit Art
| Paintings and Photographs be burned, together
with several hundred pages OF manuscript
| Aoiher part of the letter is as follows:
WY going into eternity suggests another DEPRESSION
Il wt-all Christian creeds foster the righteous belief
nat the soul after death Immediately takes lte nlghs
hto Eternity, the Abode OF GOd-there forever ana
tay o be essentially free being 1t was denied right
| 10 bin this mortal vale. A.. H., .,,.u.d,o
| 81 far, gOOd-Dut now DOtc llc NOihi
ton. of this goody theory These same GhrisIlah
ereeS and supported by their courts OF law, dcciareh
the prt hath power to so6nt not return
evern the gift Of the Deity, would reegate an I'm,
mol spirit with only the power OF locomodon one
shall be found TO ascribe imperfecton In the least OF
the ors OF the great architect Of this and the MILLIONS
ethe Of the broad expanse Of the sky above. NJ. 4,
Shall then return answered iH rs,i sut or
| dar cabinet of any so-called sensitive organism
ny, not this shall appear as the RECORD OF my my
| aylrht You shall behold me, and as your mortal
| ee marvel shall vanish
| dr. Nicoll also received letter from the woman
| bfiressed to Luther r. Marsh, which he forwarded.
Nothing was learned yesterday at Iaylor's
I,tel in Jersey City of the woman. She had been
| 4, guest of the hotel since April 3. When she APP
loeared at the hotel she was accompanied by
maid They said that their names were Mrs. b.
Rosenthal and Miss E. Rosenthal, both of Bos-
Ion. They were assigned to Room 20, an inside
room, and soon changed to Room 3, paPlor and
bedroom fronting Exchange Place
| Mr.. DE Revere, the proprietor, says he did not
know that the woman Diss DeDar until she
had been in the house about two days. AT the
end Of that time the maid went away. Dss Debar
was very quiet, and she dressed In black IN
yariably. weeks board was due last Monday.
She went away without settling the bill She
left her trunks
morning They were looking for the notorious Diss
Debar and they all talked at once until the Justice
vas compelled 10 silence them. One OF them was
dary Cornoskey, Irish girl with o Russian name.
| She was Diss Debar's maid when she wore
| ichts at the Comiquejin Harlem. Mary says she
| net her mistress and was hypnotlzed. Alter She
| rent TO work Dss Debar frequently repeated the
| peration After one of these little scenes Mary
| aissed "a from her pocketbook. She would not
| Indulge after that. Madame Diss Debar owes
i ler $50 for wages
! Mrs Il. IB Ruggles, Of No. 402 Safest, Brook
! yn, was on hand with tale of woe. She Is n
/ piritualist and a leader of her sect One stormy
| hight DisS Debar came To her house in trouble.
She had no place to go to, she said Mrs RnGgles
! took her in and cared for her. Then Dlss Debar,
IL is charged, borrowed $40 from the oSher woman.
| Mrs Rugglcs wants to find the Dss Debar.
| Mrs Thomas Talberg, Of No. 26J West One
| hundred-and- twenty fourth-st., has boarding
/ house at that number. Diss Debar boarded there
| three weeks, and ran up bill of S25. She. too.
| is anxious to meet her former boarder; 49,
| Justice Duffy told the applicants that Diss
! Debar would appear Thursday or warrants
would be issued for her arrest.