Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-14
SPIRITS IN COURT.
(contissed from FIN PaoeD

them. aud some Of them ought To be exnmined
BY Dir. Godding."
An elderly gentleman who stood by Mrs.
Ross chair protested against calling her 90 the
stand as unnecessary, and the judge said she
would not be called.
Mr.. Mullowney sale there was a man in the
room. Mr.. {. Z. Sayler, superintendent % the
Washington and Georgetown railroad Who VAS
well known in the community and who had q
cabinet at his own house and he would call hun
70 the stand.
Mr.. sAYLER CALLED AS AZ ExrFRr.
Mr.. sayler is elderly and ~eArs speciacles
and long gray beard.
When he came on the stand he disclaimed any
knowledge of the occurrence leading to tie
trial
You are called. believe said Judge Nil
Ter. las expert"
"A ghost Judge" said Mr.. I.ipscomb.
Mr.. Sayler said be had cabinet m his house
and Mrs. Ross had been in IL.
Its more important o. know" remarked
Mr. Lipscomb. who Is going TO be in Cie'e-
lands cabinet"
"well." answered the witness. II don't think
You will. They want some one little heavier
He said Mrs. Ross had been in his cabinet and
he had seen two spirits there with her al the
same time.
Mir. Sayler assumed a very serious tone and
mentioned "a proof of these matters the APP
as evidences that such thiags were possible now
and then.
When he finished his earnest speech there
was clapping of hands b. the spiritualistic
contingent present
That's the ghostly applause of ghostly
lunatics," said Mr.. Lipscornb.
WANTED TO SEE him OUTSIDE.
IL am no lunatic," safe Mr.. sayler, bris.ling
up, land if you come outside | will demon
strate il very quickly"
IF YOU will answer two OF three questions
said Mr.. Lpscomb. throwing himself back in
his chair with provoking grin on his face, II
viii demonstrate that you a lunatic."
Go ahead, said Mr.. Sayler.
why is IL necessary 10 have n cabinet In
order to have these spirit forms appear"
why Il 1t necessary, said the witness. ''to
put grain of corn in the ground that it may
grow
Mr.. sayler was asked some other similar
questions. He said thai people who hooted At
these things did not know what they talk
ing about Mr. Lpscomb having again init
mated his belief that Mr.. Sayler was a lunatic
Mr.. sayler again said he would Mr.. Lips
comb outside.
Go off, old gentleman. :" said Mr. Lipsoomb.
as Mr.. Sayler left the stand. In the language
of Hamlet, These tedious old fools
This ended the testimony. Mr.. Muilowney,
rising. said that under the circumssaac he
could not claim a conviction.
JUDGE MILLER REMARKS.
Judge Miller said that he would not permit
these people in co1rt who believed in spirit
ualism to go ont of court believing that they
were denied their rights or prosecuted.
At such gatherings as that described. in addi-
ton 10 the spiritual they have some very neces-
sary, they say. spiritual arrangements aud
the sine qua non darkness. Ii IL not n meeting
OF persons to engage in religious exercises. IL
Is open TO the public and people are invited -
investigate.
NOT MERELY PREACHING sPIRrTUALIsM
If they had been merely preaching spiritual
ism and were interrupted. such an interruption
would be punishable, for no one had a right to
interfere with their religion. They saw they
I invited people to come up and investigate
These men went there To investigate. The other
/ Investigators seemed to have taken n for
granted without investigating the fact
Mr.. shannon caught hold of the grandmother
to see whether ii WAS a spiritual or physical
entity. lie did This an the interest OF science
and of the general public. The court was
obliged to consider the physical facts OF the
case and he judged thom entirely from u non
partisan standpoint. lie must be satisfied that
Mrs. Ross was In the cage and eysporated by
some mysterious means in order to form jadg-
ment different from that he had reached.
THE DISMISSED.
They were. he repeated. trying this case on
the physical facts. Mr.. Ross must expect that
his cabinet should go and that his music box
must go wher be invited investigation lie
would on the physical testimony offered
dismiss the case. He remarked that
the spirit who owned the garter aud cor
sets might come back and call for il. though as
thes were not in the hands of the property
clerk he did not know just what process would
be required.
Thus ended the case and the witneases on
either side and the retainers on either side we're
gall apt adfr 49, a
Mr.. sAYLER AND MR. LIPscoM8.
Mr.. Sayler waiting on the stone steps,
leaning against the rail, it was supposed for
Mr. Lipscomb.
Mr.. Lipscomb passed out and brushed against
Mr.. Sayler. At that moment Mr. SAVERS eycs
were turned upward anc he apparently in
some meditstion 90 deep that he did not
notice Mr.. Lipscomb. At any rate Mr.. Lips
comb escaped and the physical demonstration
that had been threatened did not come to Fass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross and their friends when
outside held little indignation meeting
the curb, expressed doubts TO whether this
was free country and then dispersed.
The Bank Of the James Creek Canal.
At the noon session OF the board Of Commits
sioners today the case OF S. S. Hoover, COM
planning OF the obstruction OF the roadway
along the bank Of the James Greek canal. was
taken up Inc attorney and assistant at
torney for the District were present
and took part in the general discussion. IL was
shown that originally this space was occu-
pied by a canal eighty feet wide and two
highways OF the same width each side %
ii. Subsequently the canal had been narrowed
to ifty-seyen, leaving space of eleven and
one-half feet each side Of il, which is no, in
Guided in the street and subjecSto such uses as
the Commissioners may see fit TO put IL 20.
Application has frequently been made to
the Commissioners for authority to move
the banks of this canal for coal and sand
storage. but such permission has not been APP
proved on the ground that the Commissioners
had no right to permit obstruction Of any
highway. IL now appears that they may
lease this eleven and one-half feet on each
side and the District owns the canal bed may
permit the canal TO be covered and the cover
ing used for storage purposes. The matter has
been referred 20 a committee consisting OF
Capts. Lusk and Fiebeger and the attorney Tor
the District for investigation and report
No GOLD Boxps TO BE misunderstanding
Chas Foster has returned from his conference
with the New York bankers. He told Q 5rAR
reporter this morning that be, - well % tbs
President, did not think existing conditions
justified the issue of gold bonds.