The times., 1897-05-24
MISS DISS DF-BAR'S VICTIM.
The Quiet Retreat Of the Cne-Time
Partner of Daniel Webster.

Middletown, N Y, May % Luther Z.
Marsh, the former law partner of Daniel
webster, and the man who was most in
terested in the purchase of and the laying
out of Central Park in New York city, is
now resting comfortably in house al
tered and arranged to suit his own con-
venience and his own ideas OF the place
In which retired gentleman of means
and In close touch with the past and future
of spiritland, should pass his declining
years
His familiar figure is seen upon the
streets OF this city at occasional inter
walls, but he prefers 10 spend the most OF
his time in q library en- the second floor
of his house here, where TIE sun sends it's
earliest and latest rays. He is sixty-four
years OF age, lust the age nenry ward
Beecher would have been" had he lived
The house in which Mr. Marsh resides is
situated upon one of the prettiest shaded
streets In this healthy valley city. IT was
originally small two-story frame dwell
ing house. which would not attract q sec
ond glance, but when Mr. Marsh made
the acquaintance of Mrs, John J Huyler.
a trance medium, who owRedit and came
here 10 make his home few years ago he
soon began to remodel and beautifyit it
Today it is one of the neatest houses In
that part of the city, and from two stories
1t has crept UP Co three. In the rear of the
second floor is Mr Marsh's library Here
is one of the greatest collections OF works
to be found anywhere. The walls are
literally covered with pictures. likenesses
OF himself. life size, being In prominent
io tfy,r rr-f.
the old gentieman's pleasant smile, while
perched contentediy on his shoulders is'Mrs.
Huyler's pet dog Gym.
On the third floor Is the gallery Of
''spook'' pictures. Here an arrangement
or the light serves TO show the works TO
the best advantage, and here it is that
Mr.. Marsh passes much Of his time. He
sank down In the cushions of settee
today, and, pointing to the likenesses OF
Plato, Socrates. nddozens of other equally
well-knowsn characters of ancient history,
said:
Every one of there was painted by Diss
De-bar In rnypresence. 1t was done through
her magnetism and my own. Mrs. HuyIer
does not OF this work All are by Diss
De-bar-srventy-fiye OF them. She could
not possibly have painted all of these
physically inI q year without my aid. Here
is one OF Swedenborg.
'You notice that 1t faces me here on the
extreme right and the eyes look straight
In mine, and now as go over here to the
extreme left the body and eyes change and
still face me. They follow me as I rass.
That cannot he explained I had New
York artist walking up and down here the
other day for fifteen minutes, and he could
not explain 1t"
Mrs. Huyier cannot do this work nor can
she fill pads with writings from the spirit
lands while Mr. Marsh holds the pads
closed, as Diss De-bar did She simply goes
into frances, and he communes with those
spirits who have passed away He ad-
mires the woman greatly and never fails
to praise her TO his callers. The woman's
husband is very particular to watch the
callers, however. and, while he always
seeks pardon most abjectly for tntrud-
ing, he nevertheless remains In hearing
Mr. Marsh is In the full enjoyment or all
Of his physical senses. He is happy and
contented, and lives In sphere In which
he is sensitive to keen enjoyment To
tie citizens he is always the plea SAINT
gentleman, quick with repartee, and to
them he is TO be honored and pitied
rather than scoffed at and ridicuIed