New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-05
UNDER HIS WIFE'S SPELL.
EVERY ONE ELSE IN THE HOUSE IN TER
ROR.
An INVENTORS CRAZY WIFE WHO RECEIVES
WILD MESSAGES IRON TIE Spirits.

| Az INVENTORS CRAZY WIFE WHO RECEIVES
WILD MESSAGES FROM THE SPIRITS.
James Barnes Tripp, who has reputation as an
| inventor of various sewing machine attachments
| and numerous other useful devices, during the
last two weeks has been in an hypnotic condition
at the clearinghouse of Mrs. Lodewlck, at NO
a East Eevcnth-st, and physicians who have
been called TO attend him say that they are un'
able TO do anything for him. HIS wife, who' u
is said, is insane, is the one who has hypnotHcd
him, and she has such an influence over HIM mat
She is able to make him obey her slightest Wish.
The authorities will he appealed to to-day to take
charge of the woman, and Mr.. 1rlpp Will be re-
moved TO hospital for treatment
Mr. Trpp is about ffty-ve years old, ard soma
years ago he married a young woman with voice.
Trim believing that his wife would cause a SEN
sation in the opcratc world sent her TO Italy to
receive musical education. Mrs. Trips educa-
ton. all in ALL is said to have cost her husband
S30 900 Mrs. Lodewick met Mrs. Trlpp the hrst
time about a year ago. when she returned from
Italy and stayed at Mrs LOdewick's house before
going TO Chicago to take charge, as shc de-
clared of the Conservatory of Music in that city
Mrs Trpp came to New-York about month
ago. and since that time she and her husband nave
occupied apartments at Mrs. Lodewick's boarding
house. Soon after her arrival at the ooardlh@
house, Mrs Tripp informed everybody that Sne
wa, a Spiritualist and often the woman has kept
every one in th, hoiirc awake by holding seanccs
in her room from II p. m. until a. m. She also
declared she has power than the ordinary
medium, and could hypnotze people
Mrs Lodcwicll was not at all pleased with the
actions of Mrs. Trpp, and she determined to rid
herself of her Objectionable boardcrs. Mrs. Tlipp
learned Of Mrs Lodewicis intentions through
nrifu listic
has decrcd TO leave her room since that time
She declares that she is ILL., Last Wednesday night
Mrs Trim became violent. She awakened the
boarlcrs in the house about midnight with I'M
earthly screams and ordered them all to leave the
house When Mrs Iodewick tried to get her pc
culiar boardci 10 return TO her room, she threat
cned to shoot the landady. Yesterday morning
Mrs Lodcwicl appeared in Jefferson Market
Court and asked Justice Diver for a warrant for
the arrest OF Mrs. Trip on charge Of insanity,
but the magistrate refused issue it, Mr.. Trlpp
declined 70 appear in court and make affidavit that
his wife was insane. Ms. Lodewick then went
upstairs 70 the Civil Court and secured dispoSess
warrant frcn, Judge Moore.
The warrant was served by Cfty Marshal DOwd
and as Tripp and his wife failed 10 appear in
court. the Marshal was ordered forcihly 10 eject
Tripp and his wife. 1t was late yesterday after
TO the boarding house to dispossess Trip aud lis
wife.
The inventor and his spiritualistic wife occupy
the back rooms in the third floor. When the
Marshal knocked on the door he heard voice
from within say: Silence, James. will order
refreshments send me in n coffin full Of coffee
As the occupants of the room failed to open
the door it was forced. Mrs. Tripp in her night
robe, was sitting on the bed, with her back 10
the wall, scrbblng the following message
James Trip you know once for all that the
only one YOU are 10 speak 10 or command is Mrs.
Trpp, and none other. II any one comes to the
door simply say all right and make him stop his
noisc. Take that bottle Of poison in the bureau
and throw it ont Of the window or Non VIII
suffer the consequences, as it is not poison 1t
will be analyzrd. This is blind also. james.
tell her once for all that YOU are lying when
YOU say you don't know, for as she knows the
whole story. tell her all you know. II they open
the door by force don't YOU scream or say
word as your coffin is coming in the door
Mrs. Tripp wrote rapidly, only pausng long
enough to tap on the table Her husband obcyed
her every wish When the officers were there he
was told to repeat sentences which his wife dlr-
tated and he did 80. All Of the wOmanS tax
was about the spirit world. md her husband
seemed 10 be- as enthusiastic ~ she about spirit
uali-tic things The officers finally left the house
without serving the warrants. When they were
leaving the house The following letter was handed
to them by Mrs. Trip:
Well. any Of you gentlemen who love me- enough
f., brcak into nv room tO raNing maniac ana
viii dare testify that am not, and can prove IL,
yin tell Won how To- from ti' spirit
world Hurry up and bring in that coffin full oi COLES
MRS. MATTIA j. BARNES TRIP
last niQht when Tribune reporter called at
the house Mr.. Trpp WAS still III hNpnou;
condition. and Mrs. Iodcwick said that he would
remain So until removed from his wife's lni-
once To-day She SAYS she intends 10 have Mr..
Trpp taken to place where he will recriNe
PROPER treat mcni, and She will at the same tllhc
have his wife locked up as m insane person.
Tripp il il said. was at one time Weal'HA ana
AT the present time he is receiving royalties from
his many patents. Mrs Lodcwick called III a
vsician Yesterday 10 look at Mr. Tripp 10 see II
be- could not gct linn out of the scmi-nconscous
condition in which be is. The physician; how
man as hr had been hypn0tzcd. and therefore
Lc refused to prescribe for him.