The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
SpO0K PICTURES IN COURT.
o1ss<NDRA, zAMPHoR AND ANA
RONl ADVISED MRS. BElCH.

49, u.,cb. Vow the wire or nsGsrs. the
stadium, Appears In Court TO the Surprise
AZ Her children "A Doctor Who Does
~., ue,leye In HobEobiin and nts Mia.
r,oro was a spookish air to the old Oyer and
r.,r,nar room In the County Court House yes
..rd.y. whom In tho twilight the Sherin's jury
Vo.nr,sd Its studies oftho mental condition Of
u.r-I,t Il. Beach.Rogers. There were i've
,.-oo niotureA, supposed tohave been ''supertn-
ancsa" by mediums, set up before the Jury,
"a Mira. ROGERS, who was not present at the
.,.viou, hearing, sat behind the pictures.
rh.r. we're q number OF Spiritualists In tho
i.rO, courtroom. who divided their attention
h,,veon tho pictures. which are considered
Sssterpieces of their class, Mira. Rogers, and the
Witnesses
49,, vere on an easel and three were placed
.,or0 the counsel table in full view Of the jury.
Nh. nic.,tes on the easel were q foot and q half
No two feet and those on the table were two
,,.t nv three. Four Of them were In me gilt
frames, The pictures wore as follows:
Ca,sandra-A crude water color OF the head
ND shoulders OF q woman who wore q cloth
ss.daress with pale blue ribbons running
down each side OF tho hoaddress. The woman
IA, large black eyes, with the black eyebrows
,,rongly pencilled. On the back OF this pio-
turo was written: 'Cassandra, through the
hsdiumship OF James Souter."
zamphor-A man with o long black beard,
,iookiny Ike an Arabian and wearing O foA 10
seems to DO q water .color. but may DO spfrits
and water. On the back of the picture, also in
pencil, and apparently in q woman'p hand was
written: "Zamphor. through mediumhhip OF
Mrs. Efie Moss"
ennp, al with a sharp black beard. Mrs.
Rogers has called this spirit her guiding star.
The picture Is a crayon.
represents q young aud beautiful girl In o Light
blue tunic and is done in water colors. and the
other Is q SrsySn o. nn a woman OF pofhap' %
''WSiliiam II. Hamilton. Of counsel for the two
children of Mrs. Rogers, WIG instituted tho In
Sane, said that he was informed that these pio-
lures were obtained for Mrs. Rogers by her pres
S MEDIUM. While she:was living with her former
husband. Alfred e. Beach. editor Of the SctsHr
tifc american.
surprise. Efforts made BY '6or children 70 dnd
her had failed. She was abroad when appliea-
s ss9, S wS' a.. aSs' oa made o1 for for th' tS Ssd pGr 20 s1o 81 the
Ssr arrival. Mr.. Koscrs. who got q divorce
Mrs. Beach. who is 90 years old and much older
than Rogers, was not in court. Rogers is
T s.saSis. y It 'n IS R alleged that he yoo ON Snaes't tho Ss
assault at q seance. when an attempt was
made to expose the alleged manifestations The
Rogers is a small with q high forehead,
white hair and wrinkled face.
vb pr; i Il. Ls %as sent s0 to Bicso mhD In 1885, sss
testified yesterday that he recognized the spirit
picture, a; old scqpaintapces: He had seen
told him that she could communicate with Cas-.
sandra, Zamphor, and Amarona at will. and
that they guided her CONDUCT. She switched
Fanidly frDm a tiSrlSAiOn of her IaleOhOniN Cnnl-
mlnication with the planet Venus to the condi.
ton Of the stock market pr. Corning said
0N er 81 aeGStSii eapesIali communication are
o cemey IN oy e az no m tnoa hO OF pe0p,9 IN .d 1nis
Q.-,You know that there are a great many
people who dol A:1No, l do not
leve in those, things is affected BY hallucina-
aq S.nE7 A;yt Do; Who am be eTaae tq IN az sSs shsa; is
affected by, hallucinationsi Al cannot toll
you that, 90 not know any more about the
osophy than the man in the moon.
- .,Q.-Do you know anything about spiritualismf
A:,N ,Sih under heaven. 1 do not know the
Q-Did you ever read anything about itl
A...Nsver. thank heaven. All that l have. de-
ecribed ares Authorizations that are found In
Q,.The most distinguished thinkers of the
world have been found in asylumsi A.-No,
or. They don't go there because they are dis
.Q.-They go there because they believe things
that the follows who put them there do not be-
neve! AGO., Sir, not much. There are very
few people In lInatic asylums who ought not to
pc there and there are some out who should be
9.-Does every believer in hypnotism have
hallucinationsl A.-No, sir.
.e-Eyery believer in clairvoyancyi Al
90 not know anything about clair voyancy.
S,-Do you think that every believer In Sec
Snd sight in Scotland had hallucinationsi A.
] 90 not know much about second sight. II is
aittle beyond me, / have not been able to in.
NestIsateit:. | have mover seen a clairyoyant.
Y. Did Mrs. Rogers tell you what she knew
aoCtt these liCturesi A.-She told ME that
they were painted by the spirits from behind.
ibid She say that she was amenable to the
pictures thcmsclvesi A.-So, sir. To the
tplrits represented by them. She said they
were painted by the spirits behind the canvas.
inc case went over to March IL. Mrs.
IOsers I'D not speak to her children, who
Were In attendance and who caused the pro-