The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
The Spiritualist Told the Girls
the Matron Could
Find 1t.
CHARGES WERE PREFERRED.
Although the Lady Directors Sat Till
Early Morn No Proof Was
Produced.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
COS Broadway A Anril ,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,l
9Os Broadway, April ,
The secret of the trouble at the
Young Women's Christian Association
Home is out. The facts which caused
the eruption that followed the directors
investigation have been kept pro foundly
secret by those who knew, but the story
transpired to-day.
No one will be more surprised to learn
the cause of the recent troubles than the
directors who sat from 2 p. N. until A. NJ.
recently TO oinvestigate long set of charges
made by the young lady boarders, but
which they had no testimony to support.
Every effort made to secure from the
young ladies interested any statement re-
garding their reason for alleging certain
facts failed, but now the entire matter is
explained.
Two months ago one of the boarders lost
q valuable diamond ring in most myste-
rious manner. 1t was taken from her
room during the evening when all the
large family of boarders were in the house.
A party OF the most intimate friends of the
loser were informed of the loss and coun-
Gil of war held. Itwas decided that the
missing article must be in the hands of
some one in the house and must be
secured.
The girls interested were in the habit of
using any article of dress of the others
they chose and returning it, but each
vowed that she had not had the ring the
night il was missed. The matter ran
day or two, and as it was seen the ring
would not return it was decided that some
decisive steps must be taken to recover it.
One OF the girls in playful way sug-
gested that medium should be consulted
and no publicity would result. The idea
was hailed as capital one and it was
unanimously decided to carry it out.
Some time was spent in locating a suitable
person and securing a date when the
whole party could attend, but finally the
details were all settled and the sitting
held.
The medium told the young ladies that
an espionage was kept over them by the
matron, and that she not only could tell
where the ring w Is but that she knew the
contents OF their letters and what took
place in their rooms when they had any
company. In fact she made it out that
the matron spied on their every move
ment and was responsible for ali their
woes.
The party returned to the home convinced
that they had received their moneys worth.
Long and formal allegations were
made out and presented to the directors.
That body at once called a meeting and
asked the interested ones to present testi
mony in support of their charges. The
young ladies were caught mapping. They
had never counted On having TO give their
authority and the source of their informa.
tion.
The girls saw their mistake. but refused
to divulge where they secured their lnfor-
nation. The lady directors coaxed, begged
pleaded, threatened. cross-questioned the
girls together and separately, but they re-
fused TO give in. Matters were patched up
for the time, but the directors dismissed
three girls who had talked too strongly
before the hearing. The others felt they
were equally as guilty and must leave also,
whic b they did, and now peace rsigns su-
preme in the home again.
1t is not at all likely that any of the
girls will again go to medium with
family affairs for advice.