New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
HIS WIFE'S SPELL BROKEN.
MRS. TRIP IN AN INSANE WARD.
HID ursR,yD COMES OUT OF HIS HYPNOTIC
TRANCE AND PEACE REIGNs ONCE MORE
IN A BOARDING-HOUSE.

IN A BOARDING-HOUSE.
Quiet once more rcigned in the boarding-housc
of Mrs Iodewicl, at No. GO East EcVenth-St.
last night and Mrs. Martha Trpp, who had been
rho master there for several days, carried her
communications with the spirit world in the insane
navllion of Bellevue Hospital. where she was sent
Yesterday afternoon by Police Justice Diver.
Removed from his wife's influence. James Barnes
Tripp. the sewing machine inventor, ceased to
follow Zanani in trying to become an earthly
immortal by abstaining from food and sleep, and
srent the afternoon and early evening taking
nan 10 restore his shattered nerves. lie also had
q good dinner and in the evening appeared TO be
rerfectly rational. and his friends said that he
would re all right
II WAS a lively forenoon at the Lodewick house.
Mis-. Tripp was in full possession Mrs Lode
wick having failed the day before in her efforts
70 Get City Marshal Dowd to eject Mrs. lripp
under dispossess proceedings, again went in the
Morning to Police Justice Diver at jefferson
Market Police Court to have Mrs. Trip arrested
on the ground of insanity. She did not find the
iustice however, and had to postpone her
complaint until afternoon. Meanwhile, Mrs. Trip
with the aid of the spirits wrote letters with
planchcttc on brown wrapping-paper. She wrote
TO her fe low boardcrs Mr. and Mrs. Miranda, twlcc
telling them she would give them $4,000 10 help
her in her detective work. She wrote many other
letters, and finally ran out of paper. Then Mr'
Trip who appears TO he completely uhuer
his wife's hyptonic influence, lctt inc
house to buy some more Among the boarderS aV
the house are two young women from Safa'o9"'
Miss Bradshaw and Miss Gillespie. They are
known 10 Mrs. Tripp as "the Saratoga chil~'
When Mr. Trpp came out of the house one OF 'he
"ebips" threw up window and informed the
nersons in the street that that was Mr.. Iripp
lie went and got the paper and came back smlilhs
He remarked as lie entered the house This Is per
fectly ridiculous all this talk about my wiie
have lust been buying her some paper oic
has large correspondence. should ike you 10
see nv wife She would be charmed TO see you'
I'm sure will 60 ahead and inform her that you
are coming" He started 10 do SO, but dld not sue
ceed. for the landlady locked him up Downstairs
She SAYS he is all right except when his vile hyp
notizes him. and then he does whatever she com
mands. and between them there Is no peace IN the
bonse Miss Bradshaw, meanwhile, induced Mrs
Tripp TO keep quiet.
Mrs Iodewick then went again for warrant.
This time she succeeded aud Court Officers Foley.
McGuckin and Moaat sent to serve II. MIS-.
Lodewick had a carriage at The door wheA lhe
officers arrived. They went at once TO MIS-
Trips room in the rear of the second moor oho
sat at desk scribbling She Is about forty years
old is short and has blue eyes and chestnut hair
She wore red and blue wrapper. The oifcers
showed their warrant and Mrs. Trip read II
through. Then she wrote:
Private: The plan works TO charm and
that long document they refuse 10 read was re"d
enough TO know that the time was up
and no ioke Throw it on the floor near by, ana
if they attempt 10 pick it up simply hefe
she stopped. When told 70 come, she saia:
Il have nv own police. 1 am busy with my
detective work. If the judge wants TO zee me-
let him come here
The officers told her to put dress to go
with them and she went into an adjoining room
70 do 80. They waited long time, and then.
hearing knocks. followed She sat still and re-
fused to move After q struggle IN when she
tore her clothing OF three times. they succeeded
in dressing her and taking her 10 the crrhse
She ATTEMPTED 10 jump out of the WINDOW
To Justice Diver she said she was engaged
in priyate detective work, with the anu OF spins
She had all invention TO help ner' MIS-. Looe"icN
WAS trying to have her locked up pecauSo 'nc
was in love with her husband Ihe Jusuce uehV"
70 be were in love with Mrs. Lodewick. with
Look Of scorn at her lan'dady, Mrs 1rpp repileo
eNo. think not" She said that she had had
+,,.o husbands The first was bIiei alive, but
She thought him still alive, and her detective "orN
nrncinaIlv concerned itself with him Aiter
that She said she was hungry and had not had d
"snuafe meal" In SIX weeks, and she wanted
coffin full Of coffee" After she had bad tle
"sauare meal she was put into an ambulance anu
taken TO Bellevue. She made no resistance, ana
refused 10 talk to the surgeon Dr. fltch VIII ca
anime her to-day.
Mrs Tripp left many notes behind her' lheS
We're all incohcrent. To her first husband shc
wrotc in regard to her hopes Of finding him, and to
her present one she complained that he had not
returned TO her, and told him not to let people
nd asked
spirited away when he went for the paper
Mr. Tripp has taken Iart in the proceed
iuos against his wife, and this led the justice at
first 10 question the prOpricty Of Issuing the war
rant He is lfty-lye years old ana native u
Cleveland, Ohio. Early In life he became an III
yentor and helped Gibbs u make the first wooden
model for his sewing machine. lie II the inventor
~ fhe Leader machine. About twelve years ago
he was an expert for the Nhlie sewing MacIlhc
Conuanv Al cleveland. lie then went Ia Call
fornia where he met his wife. She had good voice
and was ambitious 10 be SINGER. so be sent her
20 Milan for three years Then he organized "a
grand opera company and sank ali ms property
amounting 10 about 81 1000, in 1t. The company
Was stranded in the West Some time ago Mrs
Trip went 10 California, and on her return pc
came infatuated with spirltuallSm She Thought
mediums did not need 10 eat, ana She would nor
lci her husband eat anything TO speak Of. She
fell i'll and he cared for her. This greatly weak
ened his system. and 1t is said that then, for the
first time, She began to hypnotic him. Since
,Ion he Las been at the mercy of her will.
Trpp has made. it is said. more valuable sow
ing machine inventions than any other man liv-
ing He has n rotary sewing-machlne which uses
an oil channel Mrs. Lodcwick advanced some
money 70 patent the invention. and besides. has n
lien on il for fourycars' board. lie has also IN
vented rotary machine requiring no oil, and II
has been successfully tested for thre months.
Dr. Samuel Ayers has an interest III this machine
and James w. Hyatt some time ago. attempted
Ia form company to put il on the market
All the money which Trpp has had recently,
cam. from the sale OF small devices for sewing ma
chimes which brought him a few hundred dollars
II time. -, .
Mrs Lodewick saws that she will keep Mr..