Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-14


 The Enperor's Latin Rather Eocky-A Picture of Josephine.
 BGOOKLYN, June 14.-S. Van Brock lin of IT De Kalb avenue claims a spiritual istic acquaintance with the great Napo- leon. He has placed in the hands of the press an affidavit in which he asserts that his hand has been directed to write mes sages in English - which have been signed Napoleon.
 One day, as the affidavit states, he re- celved this familiarly couched epistle from the vanquished hero of Waterloo:
 "NAN-Go to Mime. Aber before 80 o'clock today. Important, NAPOLEON"
 Mime Aher is a medium who keeps an establishment at 144 East Fifty sixth street. He went there, and preparing slates in the usual manner received the follow ing message
 My DEAR MEDIUM-You are engaged in a warfare for humanity. Sic itur ad as- tra vos non vobis omnia veritas. Follow your impressions. You are in our hands. We will guide you aright The good and true of spirit life are with you. Those who are for you ere greater than those who are against you. All will end well. I am with you for the right NAPOLEON.
 From his message it appears that while Napoleon is an exceedingly good English scholar his Latin is rather rocky" Tho sentence in the communication translated reads thus "Such is tho way to immortal ity thus you do not labor for yourselves truth conquers all things. To a skeptical person it would seem that he had merely cribhed a trio of Latin idioms from the back of a Webster and "pied' them.
 Spirit Painting of Josephine.
 Another affidavit which Mir Van Brock lin says he makes public for the good of the cause relates to q painting of Empress Josephine, which was produced at the same Mme. Aber's in a most miraculous manner. With the picture the late em- press ordered that the manifestation be made public and directed those present to book store where good likeness of her could be obtained
 This affidavit was signed not only by Van Brocklin. but also by Adeline Schil- ling of HI East Fifty sixth street, New York. and Augusta Kearney of BIS Tomp- kins avenue, who purportcd to be skeptics and thore merely for the purpose of test ing the powers of the medium. MT. Van Srocklin has appeared before the public on several occasions as a Spr itualist. On Sunday last at Carnegie Mu- ! sic hall he had lively debate with Jules Wallace, the medium who was exposed in iuoEulHS IapcT.
 MT. Van Brocklin was not at home when a reporter called. He was away at tending seanCe. Mrs Van Brocklin told pitiful story and showed the " mysteries Of the cabinet in which her husband com municated with Napoleon nightly. My hushand," she said, lis being ruined by theso spiritualists He neglects his home and family and is away every night until J. and sometimes | o clock. | He ncglects his business and has had his salary reduced. He doesn't care for me or the children and gives me barely enough | to get along on. Since he has been roped in by them we have had to give up the house We wore living in and take this l flat. lle seems to grow more distant to | his family every day.
 l If it werC not for the children, l would | havo left him long ago l have consulted | a lawyer and shall get a bill of separation | from him
 | Mrs. Van Brocklin burst into tears and | told how her husband had paid for a doc tor for one of his "spiritualiSt" friends 1 when she sick, but would not provide physician for his wife when she needed one Mrs. Van Brockln Is Methodist l and does not believe in spiritualism. Mrs. Nxn Brocklin Complains.
 Mine is not tho only home it has ruin | | justice in New York city l will have these mediums exposed and punished. shall appeal to Parkhurst.
 Grace Van BrOcklin, the medium daughter, exhibited her father cabinet in which, she explained. he dreams every | night and holds confabs with Napoleon. ' It is small room. just of the dining | room. The walls he has had painted { dark hluo, .sAd dark blue paper shuts out all light from the windows. At one sidl of the room, against the wall. is n couch above which hangs somo half dozen pic lures of the Empress Josephine. an engray ing of Napoleon and another of the eldel | Vanderbilt
 Miss Van Brocklin explained that they were her fathers guides. He gets a new guido every few montbs-prCsumably be cause he gets into higher spiritual plane First, his daughter said. he had his moth CT, and then A young man from the stor' where he Is employed. This was when h. was beginner. His next guide was Van derbilt. Tho millionaire was replaced by Napoleon, and now his spiritual leader il Josephine. I'e has her picture about tn, room in every style of costume and nearl, every posture known to the artist Ho car rios miniature of her in his pocket