The sun., 1907-08-28
VIOLET NOTES OF BRIGHT EYES
>PIRIT SECRETS GET OUT AT VAN
DERBILT HEARING.
How Mrs. Pepper Got \ Horse. q Locket and
Persian Lamb Coat. ~ Revealed by
the Little spook-Brtghc Eyes Talks
with the Lumberman by Ph0ne. He Says

with the LumDermsn by Phene. He Says.
Edward W. Vanderbilt, the lumber mer-
cant and husband of Mrs. May s. Pepper.
ine spiritualist, who is being examined by
u commission in lunacy in Brooklyn on
iIe petition of his daughter that Mrs Pep
rcr's little Indian spirit control Bright
Eyes is influencing him to give all his prop
city 10 his wife and leave his children out in
the cold. finished two days direct examina-
ton at the hands Of his dau ughter's law
ycrs. William G. Rosenberg and Max L.
Arnstein. yesterday afternoon. and was
turned over to his own cousnel Just before
The adjournment.
The sixty-slx -year-old husband OF the
Brook lyn spirtualist let the lunacy commits
SION and the Sherih's jury and everybody
else know just how much faith he has In
Fright Eyes by telling how he has been in
communication with Bright Eyes over the
telephone. The phone talks with the
spirit always Immediately followed a CON-
yersation with Mrs. Pepper, when Mrs.
Pepper would say. wait minute; Bright
Eyes wants to talk With you.' Then a
voice that he was sure wasn't Mrs. Pep
per's got on the phone and chatted pleas
sntly of things that MIR. Vanderbilt was
sure only Bright Eyes knew about.
Mr.. Vanderbilt also told how he gave
Bright Eyes a worldly horse named Charley,
which he didn't think she ever used, and
how a picture of Charley was in the locket
hat he sent to Mrs. Pepper through Bright
Eyes. The horse didn't live long under the
spirit ownership, and in letters admitted
in evidence Bright Eyes spoke OF going out
70 see Charley's grave on Mr.. vanderbilt's
Long Island farm.
Counsel for the plaintiff got MIR. Wander
hilt to identify a small batch Of letters, in
Guiding one written by himself to Mrs.
Pepper in Germany with the initials -B.
H." on the envelope. one signed by Mrs.
Pepper, several alleged TO be from his desd
wife through Bright Eyes. and a lot Of them
from Bright Eyes herself In identifying
The letters before they were admitted in
evidence MIR. Vanderbilt said that while
he Bright Eyes letters we're all written
10y the little Indian acrobat, the envelopes
containing them were all addressed by
Mrs. Pepper. He didn't give a satisfactory
reply as to why Bright Eyes didn't address
her own envelopes.
When the hearing was resumed yester-
day morning Attorney Rosenberg wanted
10 know how Bright Eyes felt about
Mr.. Vanderbilt's marriage to the spiritual
Ist The witness answered that Bright
Eyes told him that Mrs. Pepper loved him.
and furthermore his first wife was glad
40 have him married again. He said he
believed in his second wifes perfect fidel-
n.y. and declared, -T found that she was
a lady and had led a good, strict life"
What do you think Of her relations with
Mr.. Pepper?' the witness was asked.
She was deceived into marrying him."
was the reply.
Mr.. Vanderbilt said he had never seen
an AFFIDAVIT made by Mrs. Pepper in which
it was declared she swore that she had
never been married TO George ". Pepper,
said he didn't know that she had lived in
Brooklvu under the name Of Mrs. George
and had never heard that she had been
once an inmate Of n house known as the
Grapevine in Providence.
letter written by MIR. Vanderbilt to hs
dead wife when the medium and her spirit
control were in Germany last year was then
introduced in evidence. The envelope
was addressed to Mrs May S Pepper.
Rheinpfalz. Germany. and was poetmarked
he initials, &. E. Which Mr.. Vanderbilt
said stood for Bright Eyes. The letter
follows,
MAMA: Your more than vel come letter at
hand. ] miss Bright Eyes and the medy let
ers too. You see that you are all one In my
hfe now. 1t was Bright Eyes that brought
YOU to me and it was Bri ght Eyes that gave
me the medy. and are all one now to me: and
|or the great goodness to me is the reason l
want to do all can to make the medy's life
tull Of sunshine and happiness. ] can't do
less and want to do more. She should be
blessed. and am willing to devote my life TO
that end here, as I know what you say that on
L. hA ,,.,It Lax. han n Af,
for her or you for the rewards she has earned.
10 me sne is the blessing OF my life and com
tort, for what could ! do without her? And
7 want to do ell can to pay in part her
gooiness to me. 1t will only be in part. small
~ that.
try TO learn and grow that may unfold
and better be the companion Of those that
my heart just longs for. dare not think
of my life here only TO faithfully do my duties
here and be true and loyal to ALL make those
about me better because | am here. that
may get my reward there. II is like gropin Y
In the dark sometimes still keep on. knowing
that light will come some day and will be re-
vealed 10 me. though II is true may stumble
and fall many times, the one desire IL there
and press on again and press on again.
Little White Rose is only lesson. As We pick
here and there flower as We walk through
the fields Of life so do We gather a little b ere
end there and try and put them together.
tut they are only bypaths a little glimpse OF
life, but IL keeps one In hope and persist ency
tor the long watch for the return Of the day
vhen can once more meet you. Bright Eyes
and the medy. II Is a long watch. and the
day seems as long a. the night. though keep
busy all the time. } carry you and Bright
yes and the medys letter with me. They
IRE my genii ana when alone just quietly
lad them over and over and am lost in
thought away from this world and with you
and Bright Eyes and the Angel World. drink
ting ia the divine. that I may know my true
Scf and enter the second birth that the Master
apoke Of
Longing for the greeting and the meeting
and love to you and Bright Eyes and the medy
am as one lost. Yours ever. PAPA.
The mention of Little White Rose sug-
rested possib ibilities to the plaintiff g counsel
20 Mr. Vanderbilt was asked TO explain
The reference He said that while Bright
Ives and Mrs Pepper were In Germany
he wanted TO have communication with
his dead wife. 30 he went to q spiritualist
that he said was recommended TO him by
DR. Wyman, treasurer of Mrs. Pepper q
church. He said DR.. Wyman told him
The medium was a pretty little thing.
lier spirit control was Little White Rose,
Mr. Tapdarhilt aaid that Rriaht Ewes