The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-12

conclayes on Sunday afternoons at Adel-
phi hall. Mrs. Andeuonis the wealthy
widow of John Anderson, the we'll
known tobacconist. The story involved
in:the above transfer, for q nominal con-
sideration, OF property involved ut $685.
900, furnishes a curious parallel to the
case ofLuther R. Marsh and Nine. Diss
Debar.
In the career Of the two priestesses
there have been many instances Of
striking similarity. Mime. Diss De Bar
caused Lawyer Marsh to deed to her n
fine residence uptown: Voices from the
spirit world communicated with him
through the notorious woman and told
him 10 execute the deed. He complied,
ntiwhen the fact became public, the
friends Of the deceived lawyer came to
lis rescue, and compelled the woman to
convey back the property to the right
iill owner. Mrs. Williams, the "materi-
alizinp psyche" has caused o tremen-
dous sensation in the Spiritualistic
world by acquiring fine brownstone
mansion from Mrs. Anderson.
This property was conveyed to Mrs.
Williams some time ago, presumably.
The deed was recorded last August, soon
after the wealthy widow sailed for Eu-
rope. Mrs. Anderson is still abroad,
but is expected home soon from Italy.
Whether she has had her eyes opened
to the peculiar circumstances OF her gift
Is not positively known, but her friends
say that steps may be taken to recover
Nh, Marsh made no attempt to get
back his deed OF gift, but ibis friends
took the matter in hand, Mrs. Ander-
son also has kind friends who will look
after her case.
THE WIDOW TELLS HER STORY.
The story Of the widow Andcrson's
capture by the 'tmaterializing psychics"
is a long one. In a book which the
widow Anderson wrote and had pub
lished at a cost of many thousands OF
dollars, she gives the details of how she
was led into the Spiritualistic camp.
Strangely enough lawyer Marsh also
wrote q book on spirit manifestations.
~ can never tell 10 another" says Mrs.
Anderson, in her volume, show much
comfort came to my soul when ] reached
the full conviction that / had at last
found substantial proof OF q great fact
that / had solved the delightful problem
OF the possibility OF the living convers-
ing familiarly with the departed"
It was several years ago that the
Widow Anderson first began attending
the seances Of Mrs. Williams. She was
introduced there by John L. 0'sullivan
OF No. 229sW est Twenty-third street, and
usually attended the meetings in the
company OF her friend, Mrs. Swift.
During those dark seances the medium,
Mrs. Williams, would disappear into a
cabinet, and then the visitor was en-.
abled to hold converse with the spirit Of
her dead husband, John Anderson, who
had constituted SO freely years ago to
the cause Of Garibaldi and italian lib
erty. The spirit of the old italian gem
eral was also materialized and talked de-
lightfully with Mrs. Anderson.
Among other familiar spirits brought
out 10 convince the widow were those
OF her deceased sister, Hattie; DR.. Bon
jamin Franklin, ex.Mayor Fernando
Wood and Carrie Miller, of Brooklyn.
But the Undertaking. psychic" had
three more familiar spirits which she
controlled upon all occasions when she
wanted to get right down to business.
These were Little Bright Eyes" "Pris-
ella and Papa Holland" m,
How many times these experienced
spirits communicated with the Widow
Anderson, limiting that the material
king psychic" ought to have a hahi-
tation OF her own, has never been re-
corded, but it Is generally conceded
that the spooks called up at Mrs. Will
Jams seances were remarkably unani.
nous in urging that the medium"
should have home.
WORKING THE SCHEME.
1.-THE wealthy widow wavered in her
determination to satisfy tho longing Of
the "materializing psychic" for the
possession Of a four.story and basement
brownstone front, her doubt was at
last overcome by the gentle persuasion
ef Little Bright Eyes" Mrs. Ander-
son thus describes one OF the scenes
whore this spirit appeared:
AT last the curtains were folded
aside and a transcendentally beautiful
spirit appeared, clothed m purest white
drapery; which toated around her deli.
cate form But the rich widow was OF
the kind WHO hold hard on to their
purse strings, and she did not yield to
the opportunities Of the spirits, until
the messages and the materializations
were so delightfully."- practical as to be
convincing.
Mrs. Anderson was told that house
she owned at No. 232 West Forty-siXth
street would be about the proper gift.
She thereupon executed deed of the
premises to Mrs. Mary +. Williams, and
the latter Is now located in her own
home, in the house so conveyed. Will
lam u, Zabriskie was the notary public
+ who acknowledged the instrument
which was placed on record in the Reg
listers office August Z last, Liber 233b,
page AGO. The consideration was 81.
Tho "materialiEing psychic, however,
found that she did not have such q
,iscinchn as she expected. The house is
splendid building in fashionable
ncighborhood, but 1t stands upon land
leased from the Aston estate. The lot
was leased by John Jacob Astor in 1872
to Daniel Shannon for twenty years and
seven months. The latter erected the
inansf6n, which subsequently fell into
tile hands Of John Anderson, and, at
the latter's death, went to the widow.
Tho ground rent is only $3.50 year,
and tho terms Of the lease are such that
9n its expiration, in August, 1902, tho
.lalors win pay for the building at its
appraised value, or extend the lease for
twenty years more on the basis OF 5 per