The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
wrote him several letters, the first reading
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 1896.

as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 1896.
Dear Brother: 1 will begin working on the
matter Immediately. Have received no CON-
munications OF Importance. The attorney was
to leave on the 18th for London. He will write
me as soon as he arrives, which will be in eight
or ten days. Everything is all right, SO Rod
says. Kindly tell me in your next letter the
nature in detail of the charges that have been
preferred by R. C. Riggs.
We are bound 10 succeed, brother. Nothing
can stop us. Yours, fraternally.
CHARLES VAN DE WERE.
A few days after the clairvoyant told the
Postmaster that Sir Charles Russell would
probably want to see him in the fall. The
letter containing this pleasing news reads
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March %, 1896
Mr.. George Bell, Carson City, Neu. = DEAR
BROTHER: Have received your last two letters.
Am glad your health is good and that the
rheumatism has left you. Yes, burn the plans
of the chickcn-coops.
think Sir Charles will want to see you, but
probably not before fall. l don't want you to
receive any messages from Rod except through
me. He might give Jaqua O message, but
nothing of Importance. Besides partially
developed medium seldom interprets q mes
sage right, and much error might arise in this
as it might interfere with your getting the
$4,000 if Jaqua thought you doubted his
mediumistic powers.
We will make that fellow Riggs sick before
we get through with him. He is doing the
talking now, but later on when he finds that
you are one of the richest men in the world he
will take his hat off to you. I will use my
strongest influence on him. and we are bound
to triumph. Right always does.
Rod says to be temperate and careful for
couple of months at least, after which your
grearest troubles will be past. He also says
that ;sre are many good things about the
Meml , site, but not to bother with it at
Presen
Wave ct seen Eugene and he tells me that
ne reesl ID letter from you and asks me to
send b.s essrds. ne is too busy to write.
AM =; - sly awaiting those pictures.
/ hos - wiz have no trouble in raising
that $40 ss ist of April as 1 have.several
large bills t. = = cr the Sd. It makes no diff
ference about tSs other until we get the estate.
Will let you know as soon as l hear from the
attorney. Am sorry your mare went lame, but
you viii have a dozen i you want them in a
years time. Fraternally yours,
CHARLES VAN DE WERE
Six days later Van de We're told his Car
son City friend that the Chicago attorney
had reached England. He knew because
Rod" the spirit, had told him. The
letter read as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, March %, 1896.
George II. Bell, Esq.-DEAR BROTHER: The
attorney is in England. Have not heard from
him yet as it takes two weeks for reply.
But Rod told me so yesterday that he was
there. He made no communications of any
Importance except relating to the estate. Am
nyin civ Lot frox ~
but know already OF his beginning to collect
evidence. Hoping to hear from you often, l
am, fraternally yours,
CHARLES VAN DE WERE.
The witness then told how he had come
to the City on Friday of last week and,
without any formality, demanded of Vau
de We're the coin paid him.
On cross-examination Bel said he met
JaqLa. the postal clerk, twelve years ago.
1t was this gentleman who had initiated
him into the mysteries of spiritu-
alism. 1t was through Jaqua that
he first learned of chicken coops
and such thing. Jagua had simply held
the pencil, and the missive being from the
other world had done the rest. He said
that on the strength of these unearned
millions he had made several subscriptions
to churches which he ow saw no oppor-
tunity to meet.
Bell also said that he had written letter
to Van de We're on March 20, in which he
had made use of this expression: at has
kind of got into my mind that Sir Charles
Russell may want me in Scotland this
year."
The examination will be continued to-
morrow morning.