The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-05
MISS LODEWICK'S LODGERS.
MARSHAL DOWD AND HIS MEN GAZE
UP The JOB OF RJEC1IN0 THEM


Mrs. Trip stays In Ned nnd Writes Down
Corn manicat,oas rrown the Spirit weriA-
M. Tripp seems 10 he Traace-Thers
Are Reasons why Miss 1.odewick 10
willing ne Should stay In the fiouse.
For the past f,vo years Mr.. james Trip. an
inventor. has had q room on the top floor OF
tho boarding house OF Miss Sarah E. Lode
wick ut Gt Fast Eleventh street. Mr. Trip IL
n married man. and when he first came to Mrs.
Lodewcks hcuse he had his wife with him.
She was young. good looking. and had fns
voice. Subsequently, he sent her 70 Italy to
have her ,oiro cultivated. When sho re-
turned. about IL year ago. she began singing
In concerts. and later was engaged as teacher
In n musical conservatory in illinois, About
thrcc months nEo sho returned to this olty
from trip to California, whore she had been
10 SEQ hcr mother. and went to live with her
husband ut Miss Lodcwick's house.
Mr.. Trim IL now rs years old and not In
worry good health. He is tall partly bald. and
has long white whiskors. which cover his
chest. shortly after Mrs. Trpps return he
began t" show signs of II failing mind. About
the same timc Mrs. Trip began to do strange
things ana profcsSrd belief in spiritunlism.
Tho couplo began t. he feared by the other
bonrGer' in tho house. Mrs. Trirp had q
handsome wardrobe Of opera costumes. and
sometimes she would Put these IN and go
around tho house. laughing and threatening TO
put al! hands out II they didn't agree to pay
more honri. For n time Miss 1odewick stood
all this. hit when two new boardrrs arrived at
the house Miss Gcncvicvc B:u'lshaw and Miss
Annie Gillespie. both Of Saratoga and Mrs.
Trirp insisted on making G'rm assist her
while She communicated with the spirits the
lan,llady rchcilcd.
That was two weeks ago aud since then Mrs.
Trim has not left hcr bed. Mr. Trip has not
left the ho,,se other. but. n, times has come
mnlIaiE s ~, auoi" ' %as Sa 1h,t lis wife was
using snmH in''s"n." "yri min w"ieh eWns
TrpS S s's in aH ho I'D will hs "i naa sns sgns
tho wall. TIL. Hoard" n her ".r mnd large
s ssSSs % wn,n; r on t. n".sa s Sne
spirit 'nnt'. and will ,rN no attention to any
bouy W." sly.E;~ I" ,'"r. f"r srsr. ~ days sl,e
r., r NJ" the IN "SFt ,.i Sc S
thai The f'',i f"rni-hrd at the house was poi
some"
tn" ,'"'f'rs'n Nag Police tnUtt nrd Mnnted
To know now she could get ,irs. Trtpp 70.
% to ~ in %s s assu 1 Gd DSyssi
could! Lc i,r"usht 1" court I" make fdavlt
that HI, VII. ~; insane; MTs , nsueW WIKI e..
TRIM had refused to come with her. She said
shG wanted t. 20. rd Of t h. %"In man,, Us siIss
her that tn only thing To do W. to Institute
Lisppssscss proceedings. and referred her to
Al ,hn civil court Mas Lodcwck got u dis.
possess warrant. which, was nu, ~ til. hands OF
assistants called at the house yesterday after:
noon. they were shown to til. room occupied
hy tn" Trirrs. The door was locked; and there
Wis no response to tnnir repeated knocktngs.
Miss lodcwick wanted the ma -i,als to break in
the door. but this they refused To d2. Finally.
der against the door. and soon forced II IN.
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs.. Tr,,pp;. VIII" wore both In
Mr-. Trpr was in bod. with her. hoard. and
wn l IN !. rocking chair a short distance on
@ M r aH sfe but sd not a. wd sne
hut III. old man paid no attention., His wife
on tn sarcr al do the o. time M,
ieli down on Ills cchest and H., eyes closed.
aHd no beaing Of ti,@ heart could Le detected.
sSv sSsssdis9s ssa Gt
necessary. as the man was. only In ono q the
T Em hs T Rnar the ns
stances tho mnr.hals decided not to dispossess
My m1irT 1L until TIKI mornins tnsrs Mr.. Trim,
kent calling for somebody to bring her coffin.
What do YOU want with II coffin she was
Why. I'm hungry,
But you can t ent tho coffin"
mo. hut want the coffin I" 60 TO the st:
people out Of this hcns" In co,,l1ns; They pMt
live people in. take them to the st Denis. fill
them with coffee. and then bring them back"
Bv dint of II Erent deal Of patience they man.
aged to give her an idea of who they were and
| what their business was.
when you com" here ut 10 o'clock to-mOr.
row morning won't ne as much alive rs mn
pow; and hei" pointing to her husband. will
This discouraged Marshal Dowd and he left
the house. This morning Miss LOhewick will
make another effort to get warrant for Mrs.
Trips nrlr,t on cllnrEn n' ,hs,mity She
on brown parsrtwhich Mrs. Tripp has written:
| Mrs. Trip evidently had expected the visit
| OF tn" mnrshnis: for on pannr. now in Miss
Of messages from the spirits to her husband.
| On. l.. James. let no one in the door, cay
nothing T., any on" WI" comes. ir Trtpp
| ohoyei this injunction to the letter. Another
Matte. II they open tho door don't you
| scream or say a word as your coffin IL coming
| in at the door" Another to Mr.. Trip is:
"1amcs Trip. now know once Tor al that INC
Mrs. James Trirp and none Other
Miss indewi'k mHkes no throat OF having
Mr.. Trim arrested Tor insanity. He hasnth
cent in the worl,i." she said Yesterday after
noon and he owes me four years. board.
Now he has invented machine which Is easily
worth from S'rutuD to Sl't,.GoU and It was my
money TIM. got tn" uachin. patented. SO
intend 20 hold Oh to Mr. Trip until get my
Miss Iodewi"k told the reporter that Mrs.
Trpps stage name was Nine. Malta.
Found Her with Another Man.
A man entered John Wis's saloon at Bank
and IIalscy streets. Newark. last night. and