The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-13
TRIED THE HORN.
A Witness Initiates a
Spirit Voice.
THE HABITS OF MRS. LEMON.
Curious Codicil to the Will of
George NJ. Francis.
CONVENTION OF ENDEAVORERS.
The Grand Jury Indicts the Carmen
for the Seventh-Street
Accident.
CONVENTION OF ENDEAvoRERs.

tlnueS 10 crOWU Judge OSuen couII Will
both sexes. the number OF female specta-
tiers increasing with each day.
Thomas White was again put on the
stand when court opened Yesterday. and
his cross-eXaminatiGn was continued by
Mr. Moore. Mr.. White does not believe
much in spirits, and the line of Mr.. Moore's
question was In the nature OF an argu-
ment TO convince the witness that he was
wrong. The attorney then quoted from the
old hymn:
They ill the air and darken heaven,
And rule this lower world.
"Did you ever hear that hymn before?
1t was written before the times IF modern
spiritualism."
NO" said White; know nothing
about it,"
The witness stated that he believed most
of the people who said they heard voices
were lying or talking for money. "Why,'
said he. ga medium once at seance told
me il was my fathers voice l heard. At
the same time my father was well and
hearty at home" Mr.. White gave a con-
temptuous toss of his head when he made
this assertion.
Mrs. Neal, the aged sister of Mrs. Lemon
and a contestant, was again called and
questioned closely regarding her family.
She said she had never had brother, but
had ten sisters. Her maiden name was
Pepper. She said her sister, Mrs. Lemon.
told her she was married to DR.. Valentine
Mott, "but afterward we found out that
she was not married TO hin"
On the subject Of this marriage Attorney
Moore here read the following letter
written by Mrs. Lemon:
All the glory OF man is as the flower of grass.
The grass withers and the flower thereof fadetn
away and so is the beauty OF my full blown
nj
leaves are wltheIed anC the flower drOOpeth.
In the midst OF life is death, bur when walered
by the pure spring of the everything fountain,
We win make the grass and its flowers bloom
more beautiful tnan before SO in all stages of
life are we cut down by the hand OF the reaper,
but when harvested and down again IN new
soil. we will bloom for eternity. Look up. you
weary ana careworn mortalS-al Is not death
to die. Death is but the semblance of life; lie
eternal My little rose will, While cherish the
fragments thereof, be as the memory Of him
whom loved ever sweet. ana so shall il be
until will bloom IN Eden with him. | will in
close and cntomb This rose with lock of hair
cut from his head as the rose was lilucked from
his tomb. They will wlther and fade together,
but the fragrance of my little rose cannot
wither, neither can the hair decay / Will cher
ish Them all that Is left of my beloved husband.
and so shall his memory be esteemed my chief
delight. To remember Is but TO love. visited
the tomb OF my dear husband July %. 1864.
LOUISE MOTT
When questioned further about the mat
ter Mrs. Neal still insisted that Mot. and
her sister were not married. but that the
doctor had died during the engagement.
After the luncheon hour Mrs. Lucy A.
Chandler OF 222 Eddy street, San Francisco,
was put on the stand. Mrs Chandler said she
knew Mrs. Lemon very well from 1871 to 1916.
in Cincinnati, where the husband OF witness
kept a sampe-rOOm and cigar store Mrs.
Chandler seems TO have made deep researches
into spirftualism, ana was we'll posted with all
phases of il. She does not believe in il now,
however. although she said she had once seen
spirits Of man and little girl at eauce
She said there re many kinds of mediums,
enumerating trumpet, materlaliZng, clairyoy
ant, iuSpiraIiOnal, writing, table-tippIng aud
others. Lawyer Moore helped the witness out
little on this subject.
The witness went on 10 tell that she had ofte m
attended seances with Mrs. Lemon, ana said
the latter had stated she received messages
from DR.. Mott, which always told her 10 be
moral and lead pure life, and other subjects
of a general nature. Mrs. Smith, the witness
said, had given her advice as TO how 10 become
medium. The instructions were 10 twice a
week devote an hour TO inviting spirits to come,
aud this advice Mrs. Lemon followed. AT the
seauces mentioned there was always heard the
voice of Peter Mitchell. Peter always opened
the meeting" SAID the witness.
The witness was here asked TO Illustrate
through the trumpet how Peter talked MRS.
Chandler unhesTatingly picked up the lin horn,
saying:
This is not so large horn as was used. and
l could do better with a larger. but Phi try
This. The voice sounded like This"
The witness put the horn to her lips, and i'll
as deep tones as she could muster she said:
tonight"
The EFFORTS of the witness and the rumbling
sound OF the Peter Mitchell voice made every
one In the courtroom laugh. and even the
trumpet medium" herself, Mrs. Smith, mad 10
hide her face in her hands. The bailiff raped
for order ana Judge Ogden tried TO look very
stern.
The witness said that Mrs. Lemon had told
her she would like TO leave her property TO her
son. Charles, and her nephew, Dr. JefrIes
On the subject of drinking Mrs. Chandler
stated she had often seen Mrs. Lemon under
the influence or liquor she always had liquor
In her room. Had seen Mrs. Lemon drunk al
least six times.
on her cross-examination Mrs. Chandler said
she ceased to believe in splritualism when she
found II 10 be fraud, five years ago.
Il mean," said Mr.. Moore, how long since ?''
The witness answered, and then Mr.. Moore.
growing peppery over he turning of the laugh
on him, caught up the witness on her peculiar
way OF saying Cincinnati. She called II Cincin-
natah. emphasizing the "tab," aud the ator-
ney finally settled down with saying CncIn-
uaIy with the play on the ''ty" THIS amused
the lobby for some time.
Mrs Chandler then went on TO tell how she
had once s. en- spirits at a seance. Standing
next a strange lady she saw plainly a man and
little girl and she asked the lady If she had
any friends dead, ana she said she had lost her
husband and little girl Questioned regarding
his matter, Mrs. Chandler said:
Il certainly saw the figures. ] hardly know
how il was, but attribute il TO transference
of thought. hold l did not with these
eyes, with physical eyes, but that it was
through the mind of that strange woman
like condition of MIND TO her own
'Oh, you are getting beyond my DEPTH" said
Mr.. Moore. ''Sill you say you do not believe in
spirits. Don't YOU Know that all the aboriginal
tribes The face of Ine:earth. probably ex.
cepiing the Bushmen OF Australia believe III
spirits? l believe the Bushmen do not because
they do not believe IN hereafter"
After this disQuisitiOn he attorney agaIu
called the attention Of Mrs. Chandler to the
habits of Mrs. Lemon. The witness said thai
Mrs. Lemon drank frequently, was not of good
morals had a gift of CAB, aad associated witt
Dr.. Mott when not married to him and w I'LL
others. When questioned the witness said she
was not a drinking woman aud had never been
On her redirect examination the witness gave
an interesting aceOunJ of how the trumpet was
worked by medium named Willis. An assist
ami did line talking through a rubber tube
which was passed under the clothing and Int
the sleeve and thence 10 the horn. the person
who did The talking usually being In another
room. She also showed how the trumpet coulC
be worked without an assistant, aud how she
had once detected medium 1T the trick.
Mrs. Chambers testimony took UP NEARLY th(
entire day. The contestants then asked TO in
troduce the deposition of DIR. JeifIles, but pro
ponents objected and there was long aTgu
inent on the matt r. Tie cour said decision
would b. rendered az 10 O'Clock this momin
when the case goes on.