Evening journal., 1895-06-14
NAPOLEON HIS GUIDE.
Van Brocklin's Strange Commu-
nications With the Spirits.
LIE SAYS HE RECEIVES MESSAGES

lie shows One which Is signed "Napoleon'
and In which Tie Is Addressed as "yan.'
Tie Emperor's Latin Rather Rocisy-A
Picture Of Josephine.
BROOKLYN. June 14.-S. Van Brocklin
OF 777 DO kalb avenue claims a spiritual.
istio acquaintance with the great Napo-
Icon He hrs placed IN the hands Of the
press an affidavit in which he asserts that
his hand has been directed to write mes
sagos lin English - which have been
signed Napoleon
Ono day. as tho affidavit states he re-
ceivcd this familiarly couchod opistle from
the vanquished hero Of Waterloo.
'NAN--Go to Nine Aber before 80
o'clock today. Important NAPOLEON.
Almo Aber &c a medium who keeps an
establishment nt lll East Fifty-sixth
street. He went there, and preparing states
In tho usual manner received the follow
ing message:
"AlY DEAR MEDiuM-You arc engaged
In a warfare for humanity. Sic itur ad as.
ira yos non yobis omnia yeritas. Follow
your Impressions. You are In our hands.
We Will guide you Alright The good and
true Of spirit life are with you. Those who
are FOR you are creator than those who are
against you. All will end VOL. / am with
you for the right NAPOLEON.
From his message it appears that while
Napoleon Us an exceedingly good English
scholar his Latin IS rather rocky. Tho
sentence in the communication translated
roads thus, Such Is the way to immortal
ity thus you do not labor for yourselves
truth conquerH all things 10 skeptical
person it would seom that no had merely
oribhod a trio Of Latin idioms from the
back Of a Webster and 'pied" them.
Spirit Painting Of Josephine.
Another affidavit which Mr. Van Brock
lin snys he makes public for the good OF
tho cause relates to painting of Empress
Josephine, which was produced at the
samo Nine Aber's in most miraculous
manner With the picture tho late en-
press ordered that the manifestation be
made public and directed those present to
q book store whore good likeness Of her
could be obtained.
This affidavit was signed not only by
Van Brocklin, but also by Adeline Sohil-
ling Of IA East Fifty-sixth street, New
York, and Augusta Kearney Of 8lS Temp
kins avenue, who purported to be skeptics
and there merely for the purpose Of test
ing tho powers Of tho medium.
Mr. Van Brocklin has appeared before
tho public on several occasions as spir.
itualist On Sunday last at Carnegie Mu-
sic hall no had lively debate with Jules
Wallace, tho medium who was exposed in
q morning paper.
MI Van Brooklin was not at home
whom a reporter called. He was away at
tending a soanee. Mrs. Van Broclglln told
q pitliul story and showed the mysteries
OF the cabinet in which her husband com
municated with Napoleon nightly.
MY husband, she said, Is being
ruinod by these spiritualists He neRlects
his homo and family and is away every
night until ., 3 and sometimes 4 O clock.
lie noglects his business and has had his
salary reduced. lie doesn care for mo or
the children and gives me barely enough
20 get along on Since ha has boon roped
in by them we have had TO give up the
house we were living in and take this
flat. IIe seems TO grow moro distant to
his family every day.
!" IL itwero not for the children, / would
have loft him long ago. / have consulted
a lawyer and shall got bill Of separation
from him.
Mrs Van Brooklin hurst into tears and
NNAA INV lNt HNhNdiN Nhh litlh lui u Nutr
tor for one OF his "spirituallst' friends
when she was sick, but would not provide
q physician for his wife whom she needed
one Mrs. Van Brooklin Is Methodist
and docs not believe in spiritualism.
Mrs. Van BrooIdin Complains.
"Niinc is not the only homo It has ruin
cd sho said, land II there is any law or
Justice In New York city ! will havo these
mediums exposed and punished. / shall
appeal TO parkhurst"
Grace Van Brooklin tho medium s.
daughter, exhibited her fathers cabinet
in which, she explained ho dreams every
night and holds oonfaDs with Napoleon
1t is a small ROOM just off the dining
room The walls no has had painted a
dark blue, and dark blue papor shuts out
all light from tho windows. At one side
OF the room. against the wall, is a couch
above which hangs some half dozen Pic
lures Of the Empress Josephine an engrav-
ing of Napoleon and another Of the eldor
Vanderbilt
Miss Van Brocklin explained that they
were her fathor's guides lie gets new