The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-04
BERNaARDT AND THE sPooKs.
She Is Med Because She Thinks Tricks
Were Played Upon Her.
From The New York Advertiser.

She Is Med Because She Thinks Tricks
We're Played Upon Her.
From the New York Advertiser.
"If Nine. Bernhardt were only a man l
would challenge her to duel" said M.
Dsrmont. the leading man Of the divine
Sarah's theatrical company, this morning.
ut would not be a duel of the Drayton-
Borrowe order. either, but fight in which
my honor would be vindicated by blood -
M. Darmont and Nine. Bernhardt have
fallen out, and the former worked up TO a
white heat point hisfndignation at what he
termed the insults which had been hesped
upon him by Nine. Bernhardt. He is a
man of medium hight, with black, curly
hair, and a small black goatee beard cut in
decidedly French fashion.
'She called me liar and would not let
me explain" he said, land my feelings are
sore. Ii is not the first time she has been
unkind to me, but hitherto | have put up
with her vagaries. Now I will leave her,
as she is getting altogether what you Ameri-
cans call GOO fresh / will never play with
her again, and will make her sorry that
she ever invoked my enmity."
The trouble between these two, who for
the past six years have been almsst iuseper-
able friends, dates back from Thursday ,
or, to be correct, about O'Clock yesterday
morning.
Nine. Bernhardt is not believer in
spooks or supernatural powers, but she often
expressed desire to attend some spiritual
istic seances. Friends made arrangements
for her to attend on Thursday about mid
night. The fact that she had to attend a
soiree at the Manhattan Athletic Club did
not hinder her arrangements.
She attended the reception, but when the
midnight hour struck she was taken sud
denly sick OF course she had to 20 tmme-
diately to her hotel. Instead, however, Of
going to her apartments she and party Of
French friends, Including M. Darmont,
drove to No. 237 West Twenty-frst street.
They were ushered to the second story front
parlor, where a little group of people
awaited her.
Nine. Bernhardt was anxious for the per-
formance 10 begin and insisted that the se-
ance commence at once in order that the
hour when ghosts are supposed to walk
should not be too far advanced. She was
told that she would soon see things that
would Astonish her.
''Bah, nonsenSel' she replied.
In one corner of the room stood a cabinet,
built Of strong framework and wire netting.
II was TEST" cabinet, and the medium,
Mrs. Sawyer, was placed in 1t. In order to
make her release or escape without the
wish of those who placed her In there i'm
possible M. Darmont produced paddock
which he had purchased.
He placed that over the lock provided by
"the professor another OF Nine Bern
hardt's friends. The spirits were then in
voked and Immediately the air was filed
with calls from spiritand. At first they all
inquired for Nine. Bernhardt and she act-
ualIv went to the closet and shook the
hand of the spirit of a drowned woman.
While she was IN such great demand the
divine Sarah found the proceeding inn
mensely funny, but when they began CALI
ing for other women present she became
jealous, so the story goes, and Jealousy led
to anger.
She went up to the closet and shook it
augrily. The spirits then played banjos,
the favorite tune being TRAMP, Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys are Marching, and began
to sing the air. MIL
81 do not know how Eat is DONE" said
Bernhardt. "Zat is vera funny"
At this remark several people laughed,
and Bernhardt grewtFsry violent. She be-
came q veritsble tragedy queen and stamped
around the room in 8. terrible rage. The
spirits flew as fast as their legs could carry
them into an adjoining room, and Sarah's
French companions, with the exception OF
NJ Darmont, flew with them.
During the scramble chairs and tables
were overturned and pandemonium fol-
lowed.
"All this is bogus :" she screamed at M ..
Darmont You are a conspirator against
me in league with these evil ones" She
was so excited that she said it in English Of
a very execrable order.
81 locked the medium tightly in," pro-
tested NJ. Darmont. ''She must have es-
capped through the back"
That's false,n replied Sarah the divine,
land YOU and are friends no longer.n
Da IaF Eno M
retired to his rooms in the Hoffman houss,
leaving Bernhardt and her other friends TO
20 to their destinations as they pleased.
In speaking OF the affair to a Commercial
Advertiser reporter this morning Nine.
Bernhardt said, in poor English and with
evident effort:
You Americans have what you call
fakes but l am not so young that l can be
taken in, This seance was fake and /
know IT, but il made me cross when they
kept on telling me the sounds and sights
were genuine when knew they were caused
by ventriIoquism and reflected lights.
'6If NJ. Darmont wishes to remain Of
Tended OF me l can't help it. He is dear 4,
good man and good actor, but he is full Of
orochets. / think the trouble will blow
over, especially as am perfectly willing to
forgive him bis duplicity.
'sIf were man l would fight him and
beat him. he is SO foolish to take any no-
tice of what say.
at was a prearranged affair to make a
fool of me. and resent it. If were angry
/ had perfect right to be 80, as consider
they we're taking a great liberty with me.
If it had been clever trick l would not
have minded, but it was SO ba-efacedly a
hoax that it had not even the merit of being
a smart trick
~ like fun, but the members of my COM
nanv must be taught to keep their proper
places. Because am kind to them they
take liberties with me, and when get angry
l forget myself.
"M Dsrmont will come to me and spolo-
pize for his remarks in a day or two, and
there will be peace in our little family once
more. but in future 1 will keep away from
spiritualistlc seances"
AT No. 237 West Twenty-first street, Mrs
Sawyer, who acted as medium, could not
be seen. 1t was stated that she was in, but
was keeping to her room on account OF
nervousness, brought on by the publication
of the trouble in the house.
WRs. DEPEw SAYS that she never allo%s her