The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-01
MRS. PEPPER IS DEFENDED
ny JUDGE DALEY ABSOLUTELY;
By DIR. FUNK GUARDEDLY.

morning a full page article on Mrs. May
s. Pepper, the most widely advertised
nsdium Of the day and her method Of
reading sailed letters IN full visW Of the
audience. In an affidavit. printed in full.
Harvey Teeter OF Brooklyn alleged that
he had sent TO Mrs. Pepper for her regular
Sunday night pile a scaled letter TO William
Jones, spirit, from Henry Jones, both these
msmbers Of the Jones family being &c
titious. Mrs. Pepper. he alleges, gave
the supposed Henry Jones' melAage from
the Hypothetical William Jones, spirit.
When the letter was returned the state
Of the seal proved that II had been steamed
opsn and ressaled. There were other
assessments from Miss Norena TeetsT, Col
I, o. Hogue and others, all tending 20 show
that Mrs. Pepper removes letters from the
pie which begins 20 accumulate Sunday
evenings before 7 O'Clock, takes them 10
vostry room. where she steams thSm open
carries them back 10 the pulpit In her Bible
and slips them on the pile.
1he publication Of this article brought
big audience Of believers, Investigators
and soofiers to the First Spiritualist Church
last night. Even DR.. Isaac K Funk, who
has not been attending regularly since his
experience with spirit paintings became
HabllCt was among Nlooo lItHNihs AAo NJ
with ex-Judge Abram S. Daley, Mrs. Pep
per's chief supporter, and they knocked
those who knock Mrs Pepper.
Steamed open?' said Dr. Funk, Per
baIs But again and again she has read
for me LISTERS which were sealed beyond
all possibility Of jugglery. ! sew the en-
veloDe through with thread and seal tho
ends Of the thread with sealing wax. Then
use an ink which would blur u she tried
to make the envelope transparent by the
use Of alcohol She's given me marvellous
answers y such letters.
The other day, / picked playing card
from a deck in the dark. ! sealed IL In
an envelope and asked her to tell me what
card IL was. She told me under just what
circumstances Ihad sslected the oard-how
I'd entered a closet in the dark, 30 that
wouldn't see the card was selecting. Then
she told me that IL was q red caru-either
adismQnd OF a heprt
.SDid %she-tcH rust what card It Was?'
Ikshed a scofer
sNo. She was tired by that time. She's
pl Umised so.do that next time come back.
81 says it's spirits, I'm not 80 sure about
tha y Il may be telepathy, it may be clair
vOye Snce. lisa wonderful power Of some
~ Sspirits all right, said Judge Daley.
M, Pepper sat in full view Of the aud
fence from y O'Clock until the services be-
can IS, 10 refute the charge that she
ISfear1s letters open In the back room.
After W regular sermon and before she
beam read the sealed letters she had
this to a v TO her accusers:
sThis an organized church. I'm lie
paaioT. O. Ned by the board Of trustees as In
any otbS church. ! have no manager.
Vont hast cen my rule 70 answer no attacks.
All ~ Fao y printed this morning il simply
Smf1st " who have been coming here,
~bo have b IN coming to me at my home,
Ir.c~T how N AUST IL Is.
sIf Won ~ ne here with letter TO be
sns@ensd bv me and sign the name John
BroWn Wbe6y Uu're net John Brown, h that
faiYS MOI lon Z ago a young man sent in
thef y-ronF nan in his letter, trying 20 fool
M, / tod hi \, his right name and he
1siyted riEht II ere in the gallery.
sTbe spirits dc come to me they do talk;
they do give you Bleople the answers which
you've received
ar. ~ tbe vido, Of Dear Thomas that
Thouoas had bean 4 " artist in life.
Right said the WIDOW.
No one laid clair 70 the letter marked
Il: L. 50 Mrs. Pc. VET sent me SPsriS Of a
around the hail Shf spotted a young man
IN The front row. acknowledged tho
letter. amid applause. NH.
no you know &c 7rge Baileyf- Mrs.
PeppeF asked the first sitter
sWsIt. vou've been ca ling on his daugh-
TAR. haven't you?' askeu Mrs. Pepper.
sYes'm,s said the sitt ", in subdued
sGeorCs left a widow, tdnS her asked
Mn. Pepper.
eYes'm.
and you're a wtdower''
sWen, George has a lady nth him that's
very clOsS 70 him in the spE IT world, and
that once was wife 70 you.
You've been calling on hr. Bailey,
haven't youi'
relieved TO hear that George y willing to
GRANDMA Cornell sent word TO Reuben
that II would oil come out right II ten days.
Although connected with no letter, a
suiTit named j. Pierce insisted on controlling
Mrs. Pepper at this point b e wanted
speech with the young man in ne second
row.
house where they keep a peculiar dog,
said Mrs. Pepper.
mo, j haven't
yes you have The spirit says 30, and
I'm going to stick with the spirit
The young man admitted that the spirit
Handy, a spirit. held speech with, his
woman cousin
Somebody in your family wanted to
become engaged TO Randy said Mrs'
no, said Randy's cousin. Randy
wanted TO become engaged to somebody
but she: didn't see IL.
well, with due respect TO you lady,
you must be the Onel' said Mrs. Pepper
a. eha closed the Reanoe.
The reporters all sent up letters, hoping
that they would be selected. They we're
not. One % these missives was medium
proof. Il II WAS wrapped In black carbon
( paper and placed " a long envelope, which
! vas then sealed with scaling wax In a oom-
pHoated design. While Mrs. Pepper stood
/ In the crowd which always throngs about
| her altar Der meetinGs, begging for rsyela-
Mons, dis letter was handed out 70 her
and she VAS asked 10 obhge.
I'm. NeTy. tired. but IN Try, she said
sIet ms sse--this letter amt about your
eslf. + set a lady, whose name begins
/ with NJ Her last name, ! think Il h."
The reporter didn't recognize M"
well, tie no use, child, I'm too tired
said Mr. Pepper. sCome around some
friday night with DIR. Punk She smiled
I eweetiy As-she handed tire letter hack.
/ me lsttor Nas addroased 70 Cesar Young
,ad asked him TO clear up the mystery Of
his murder