New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
uRS. Ia BIU SUED Oy 4 PiTEyr.
COMMODORE vANDERBILT's DAUGHTER
SAYS SPIRIT MEDIUMS WERE EM-
PLOYED TO MSI.EAD HER

Mrs Alicia Y Ia BaU. "A daughter OF Ccumo
iOrc Vanderbilt. il the defendant iu acton
brought ia the Supreme Court by Arthur p. Dodge
who Is connected with the Eiletic Power Con-
paay. of Wilmington. Del. % TeeOver from hsr
s2)V0 alleged 10 be due from he- on ccntrac- %
purchase one-fourth Of the Interest in certain
patent right owned by the plairti4 for Feoaa
Justice BIschon granted order il the s.
prene Court permitting the service - the sur
mons and complaint on Mrs. la Ban 0y pubiiea-
ton it having been alleged that che vas svad-ng
service. and could not be found at ner apms. No.
ia Riverside Drive.
The alleged contract il said 10 have been entered
into on May H. 1897. and does aot tell what the
patent II debsrs the securing Of any Of the
patent rights in the United States
Mrs La Bau afterNard save Dodge $1,000 ia Is
asserted, ana handed over to him June g. ls17
twenty-five railroad bonds valued In The aggregate
at Si5,Oe0. Mr.. Dodge now claims the balance Of
S2ONo.
Mrs. La Bau is SAID to be a believer in Spiritual
ism. She has fled an answer. in which she says
Mr.. Dodge entered into conspiracy 20 defraud
her by OF false representations as 70 The
value OF the patent rights She says he employed
spirit messages TO induce her 70 invest her money
IN his schemes
From 1882, she says ne had talked his al
legged inventions with her and alwa5s represented
that he controlled majority Of The KineJic Power
Company stock. the patents being for locomotive
vehicle 10 be operated under the stored steam sys
TEN. She says she never got anything for her cor
tract with him, and that If his company owned
any patents they had nearly expired
Mrs La Bau ii is said. admits ner belle. in
SpirituaIisn and says she mad in her employ 4
medium named JsaunetJe Dduf0rtl. who attend
ed her a medium and treated E=r tOF met
TaJism and other ailments Mr.. Dodge knew taa1
she believed in the possibility OF receiving ms
sageS from dead persons J1rOUgn Uiet+itIzns- sn1
cOnspired il is alleged, with woman uGESsed Dan
make statements TO the Defendant pJTE0rtins %
come from the other world saying D0lsSs IN
VeutiOnS very valuable. and induced hS %
pay him money for hs patent rights. --
Mrs. La Bau further alleges that Dodge tr11ll-
lently procured other persons 20 Feost 60 her. As
their own opinions. false state n Ants a. 20 ll4
value OF his inventions She does not mention
the names Of these persons
Huntington < Rhine-ander- Mrs La BSIS a.
tOrneys. Up several CefenceS on heT behalf %
the effect that Dodge failed 20 keep his AZ cement
and did not carry out promise made oy am %
promote the bes. Interests OF the persons interested
in his patents She says she received no cOlsldera-
and il she did she is willing TO restore them to
Dodge al any time
Mrs la Pau denies that the 80 oe0 bonds were
part payment for his patents. but says they we're
given him TO strengthen his credit 80 tast ne
could raise money for foreign patents and make the
mOtors.s
The c&npany Mrs. La Bau says. vas eap.ra!zei
ward raised 20 {5eeG.000 She adds tha- al ne
stock except three four shares was given in ex-
change for patent rights. though Dodge reV-e-
scented that il was paid for. She demands that re
contract be set aside and that Dodge be competed
10 pay back 10 her sSl,000.