The morning call., 1891-05-06
TOO SOLID FLESH.
Lively Scrimmage at n Sixth.
Street Seance.
Interesting Testimony During the Trial of E.
P. E. Troy for Exposing Fraud-He
Seized the Spirit of Billy"

On the night of the 10th ult. E. z. Z. Troy
attended seance given by Mrs. E. A. Wells
in a room at 124 Sixth street. He seized
spirit and created such d lively cOmmotion
that he was subsequently arrested on
charge of disturbing the peace. He was
tried in the Police Court yesterday after
noon, and some interesting stories were told
"Billy" was the name given by the seized
spirit, and the trouble grew out of the fact
that it charged Troy with having a ring
which rightly belonged to the young woman
who accompanied him TO the ghostly gather
ing. Attorneys Weller and Langhorne APP
peared for the defense, and G. B. Clemment
as special counsel for the prosecution.
Mrs. Lizzie Fulton was the first witness
called, and with considerable relish she told
of the seanee and its sudden interruption.
"There were seven of US there" she said,
land we joined hands in circle in front of
the curtain, behind which Mrs. Wells sat-
The next thing that took place was mani
festation. The young lady asked of the
manifestation Are you Billy?' The spirit
said Yes, Annie; want you to get that
ring Where is that ring, Billy? asked
the young woman. The answer was Troy,
Troy has it..
STRUCK THE MEDIUM
struck Mrs. Wells with his left hand. She
rose up out of her chair and knocked him
down. He sprang to his feet and made for
the curtain second time. L flung him back
and he drew his pistol and pointed 1t at my
head, saying: IN put a bullet through
you, and I'll shoot that medium L said:
You will not shoot any one By this time
the ladies screamed and asked if he would
raise row. He shouted: I'll blow the
brains out of any one who touches me-
Finally we hustled Troy and his pistol out
Of the ROOM"
Mrs. Fuller was then rigidly crOSs-exam-
ined.
"Do you know the name of this Billy;
was it Billy the Kid?" was asked.
She did not know, but volunteered the in
formation that before Billy's spirit arrived
ON the scene there were manifestations of
persons purportng to be Emma Abbott and
Father Bal0u. She believed that Mrs.
Wells was still in trance when she knocked
Troy down.
Can you describe the spirit of Billy?"
HE seemed to be a man Of medium
height, with dark mustache and clothes.
When Troy drew his pistol the spirit seemed
TO melt away"
SARAH JANE IN CORRoBoRATIoN.
Sarah Jane Williams corroborated the
testimony of Mrs. Fuller.
did you state to the people that the
chemical character of spirits would dissolve
under bright light?" she was asked.
"YeS, did; and that is why the lights
were turned low."
What is the chemical composition of
spirit?"
"As l am not a chemist, do not know"
Il. j. Barrett, the keeper of the lodging
house at 124 Sixth street. explained that he
was called In after the trouble and one
woman said that Troy was scallawag and
another that he should have his head
broken.
There was rustic OF expectancy among
the spectators when Mrs. Wells. the me-
dunn and complainant, was called to the
stand. She insisted that she was in a
trance at the time of the disturbance aud
knew nothing about 1t.
Did you impersonate Billy "
81 did not"
did you have on mustache that
nightP"
edge of striking Troy or of his having struck
me-"
This statement aroused the ire of Judge
Morley and he scored the woman severely
for having sworn to a statement in the
complaint that she had no knowledge of.
Troy, who is a young man and shining
light among the Native Sons Of the Golden
West, testified in his own behalf. lie told
Of the alleged naturalization at the seance
and explained that he went there for the
purpose of exposing & fraud. Before the
noted that she spoke with a kissing sound.
The spirits also spoke with the same Kissing
sound.
THE SPIRIT KISSED,
"Some one finally came out with long
black whiskers," continued he, lust like
that man sitting there behind Mrs. Wells.
When grabbed the spirit of Billy found
it very solid body. they knocked me
down AMI jun ed on me. Then | drew an
old uuloaded pistol to make them let me up"
is it not a fact that your friends had
gone to the medium and had heard that you
had stolen a diamond ring from deceased
friend% asked Attorney Clemment
No; it is not fact"
This closed the testimony, and Judge
Morley took the case under advisement UNI
til this morning.
Attorney Weller called attention to the
fact that additional warrants had been
issued out of Police Court 1, charging Troy
with battery and assault with a deadly
weapon, but bonds were promptly fur
nshed for the release of Troy on these
charges
There promises to be more trouble over
the disturbed seance, as Troy will probably
have the angered medium arrested ON a
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