The herald., 1895-11-26
TIE POLICEMEN ALL Laugh
But Justice Low Issued a
Search Warrant
Pho PICO'S BROTHERS, BODY
Is the Property for Which Search
Will Be Made
A Trance 1edium Furnishes the Information.
The Ghosts Are Likely to Get
Had About 1t

-NS7NS'"'SH
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 25.-Mrs.
Josephine Gottliepson, daughter of the
late Governor Plco. swore to n complaint
today charging Jane Doe with murder.
Police Judge Low issued . rch war;
rant on the strength of the woman's
story, empowering the police to recover
the BODY of Andre Pco, her brother,
who. she says, was murdered and buried
In the cellar of the building at 10 Hayes
street about ten years ago.
The pollcs laugh at the story and de.
clare that Mrs. 6ottliebson IS the victim
OF designing spi 'itualists. Mrs. Everill
Young, ce medium. Is said to have
given animat.ng impulse to the CONF plain
ant. Mrs. 1oung, il is SAID, asserts that
the spirit OF Andre Plco appeared before
her in bouquet Of flowers and related to
her the date of his murder by a female
mem Der of his family and his su bsequent
burial IN the basement of the house on
the corner If Polk and Hayes street,
where the Plcos at one time resided.
Mrs. Young been throwing a great
deal Of light On the family aft IRIS Of the
last Spanish governor of California.
Within the past lew weeks, in addition to
the disclosures OF the murder my terry,
she has found sister for Mrs. Gottleb-
son. Ii the influences are favorable the
medium proposes to discover the womai,
who, she declares. committed the muir.
der ard to see that justice is satisfi. I'd.
She is gre thy afraid, however, that the
publication Of the story will not be favor
ably received by the shades and may re-
suit in miscarriage of her plans.
Mrs. Gottlle BISON r. fused t, tell the
wa ant clerk or the judge the nature of
the trace mediums manifestation. THIS
portion her story she regarded as sa-
cred. Sho said that when the Lody had
been found she " ouId be perfectly will.
ing to give all the information desired
relative to the messages from the land OF
SHADES. She has been interested in spir.
itualism for some time. Two weeks ago
she attended a seance given by Mrs.
y une. Mrs. Gottliebson was accom-
panied by Mrs. Middleton, an old friend,
VINO, the medium has since found out, is
rally Mrs GottIiebson's sister. Previ-
Gus to this time Mrs. Gottiiebson never
knew she had long lost sister. During
the evening Mrs, Young fell into q
ance. She held large bouquet of flow
9 S in her hand and depended on the
fragrance of the blossoms to attract the
spirits. Sh- was emnentIy successful.
A she lay in al apparently Iifeless con-
Of flowers and gave her m essages to the
people in the audience. Suddenly she
became greatly asitsted.
'P,co. Pioo, she said. Mrs. GottIieb-
son arose and said the message was evil
IDENTIFY intended for her, as she was the
dan .hter of Ex-Governor Pico.
at is the spirit of Andre Pico who
sIeaks," said the medium. HE was
murdered about ten years ago by female
relative. The body now lies buried in the
cellar of the house at 10Y Hayes street,
where thv family at one time lived. If a
search OF the premises 10 made the corpse
will be found
The above messaye Crented a fnrore in
the circle. Mrs. Gott:iebson was greatly
agitated. She asked several questions but
her husband requested her to keep quiet
and not to take any stock in the story.
She refused to do SO. however, and at
last de termined to search the premises.