The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-06
SANE OVER SPOOKs.
T. Ouinn's Condition Attributed
I to a Mediums Spells.
ma. Seville Accused Of Bewitohing
Her and Her Sister.
l,-,ts Tip Over Their Chairs and
Play High Jinks Generally.


.,cty. appeared in Yorkville Court this
nornng and asked that two little chill
han he committed to an institution. a
orange story of splritusiism was told.
The children were John Quinn. aged
n-ee wears, and his sister Annie, aged
Il, months. Their father Is a coach
,.t living at Al East Fourteenth
I,,reet. Their mother, Bridget Quinn.
Iuas sent to Bellevue Hospital yesterday.
made insane, her sister says, by
Isniritualist. For this rcaso the So
Icisty took charge of the children. ,,.
The spiritualist in question Is III pri-
Ivate life Mime. Seville, who lives at 2o4
EAST Fifteenth street. In public life
,be is an actress. known as Mime.
resie, and Is now, 1t is said. playing n
yio,,n and singing at Eldorado. At her
door the Quinns lay all their trouble.
| Nine. Seville has a little daughter.
y nd some months ago she hired Sarah
nnard. Mrs. Quinn's sister, as nurse
,r the little girl. Nine. Seville lost no
|ime in informing Sarah that she was
sprltualistic medium. and, accord
| ng TO the story told by Sarah in court
|.his morning. the Madame made tables
'move and produced other spiritualistic
manifestations.
Sarah said that the Madame had
|boundless power over her. She was
compelled. even against her will. to do
that Nine. Seville demanded.
sarah says the Madame would throw
herself upon the floor. and while lying
there motionless, would make the
tables, chairs and. incidentally. Sarah
dance at her bidding.
Mrs. Quinn took in washing to help
her husband along, and was soon pat
ronzed by the Madame. Sarah and
Mrs. Quinn worked for her until June
%. At that time there was $40 due
Sarah and s2s due Mrs. Quinn. They
their money. but Nine. Seville
said she would give II to them when
she felt like it, and here their troubles
For then. SO Sarah said this morning,
when they LETT the Madame's house
the TRsy @es. soe
and Immediately Mrs. Quinn began to
have cold chilis. down her back and
nodded her , head hss; incessantly. Sarah.
Tasy Tf June essk f the IN MadsSs ..
refused to pay them, and as they went
IN a the .pts kas th essa
not sleep. Cold chiiis constantly az
fcted them. Mrs. Quinn suffering the
She kept continually noddins her head
and was powerless to do what she
Wished Wis ed, Moreover, tables and chairs in
Last Monday the madame called at
the home Of the Quinns. Then she was
told that the spirits had taken posses
and left after making few more signs.
After the madame departed Mrs. Quinn
snd Sarah were knocked off the chairs
and were again afflicted by the familiar
Sarah got on her feet all right. but
Mrs. Quinn was unable to arise. A
young car driver named Joseph Carney
to lift Mrs. Quinn. but failed. After q
she gained her feet. but all through
Monday afternoon bon, ana Mr, night spirits
The former tried to throw herself
from a window and then tried to throw
band and several of the neighbors to
hold her.
on Wednesday the madame again
called and asked Mrs. Quinn II she
Quinn replied that she was a poor
woman and needed the money badly.
Then the madame laughed, made some
more signs and left. The neighbors,
who had been told of the madame's In
huence over the Quinns, saw her and,
It is alleged, chased her off the block.
That afternoon Helen vinnard. an
other sister Of Mrs. Quinn's, called on
her In company with young man
named Frank Spizani. Mrs. Quinn
wanted her sister to stay. but the spir-
its insisted that she should, drive her
out and she did SO. Then Spizani want
ed to 60 but the spirits were Just as
determined that he should stay. Spi-
sani went back to a chair and was
promptly knocked OFF by the spirits.
He lay on the floor unable to get up.
lie pulled Off his shoes and said his toes
we're broken. Then he said he felt as
n every bone In his body was broken.
Then. Mrs. Quinn declared that she saw
f1gure on the wall. and that a picture
moved.
Father Griswold. Of the Fourteenth
street Catholic Church. was called In.
Se visited the house five times that
day, Sarah says. but the spirits re-
NAMED. On Wednesday night Mrs.
Quinn became very violent.
Three or four OF the neighbors were
With her all night. In the morning an
ambulance was called. The surgeon de-
ciared her insane and took her to Belle
VIE Hospital Then the Gerry Society
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