The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-28

Sew York, Aug. 2s.-Edward w. Van
derbilt. the rich husband of May s. Pep
per- the spiritualist. yesterday, told the
lunacy commission In his case that he had
been In communication with Bright Eyes.
his wife's Indian spirit control, over the
telephone.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is being examined In
Brooklyn by the commission on the petit
tion OF his daughter, who alleges that his
wifes little Indian friend in the other
world Is influencing him TO give all his
property to his wife and leave his children
out In the cold.
Mr.. Vanderbilt let the lunacy commits
sion and the sheriff's jury and everybody
else know just how much faith he has in
Bright Eyes. The telephone talks with the
spirit always followed Immediately. he
said, conversations with Mrs. Pepper,
when Mrs. Pepper would say. wait a
minute; Bright Eyes wants to talk with
you" Then a voice that he was sure was
not Mrs. Peppers got on the telephone
and chatted pleasantly OF things that Mr..
Vanderbilt was sure only Bright Eyes
knew about.
Mr.. Vanderbilt also told how he gave
Bright Eyes a worldly horse named
Charley. which he did not think she ever
used. and how a picture Of Charley was
in the locket that he sent 10 Mrs. Pep
per through Bright Eyes, The horse did
not live long under the spirit ownership,
and in letters admitted in evidence Bright
Eyes spoke OF going out to see Charley's
grave on Mr.. vanderbilts Long Island
farm.
MORE SPIRIT LETTERS.
Counsel for the plaintiff got Mr.. Van
derbilt to identify a small batch OF letters.
including one written by himself to Mrs.
Pepper in Germany. with the initials "B.
E." on the envelope. one signed by Mrs.
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dead wife through Bright Eyes and a lot
OF them from Bright Eyes herself In
adentifying the letters before they were
admitted In evidence Mr.. Vanderbilt said
that while the letters Of Bright Eyes
were all written by the little Indian
acrobat, the envelopes containing them
were all addressed by Mrs. Pepper. He
did not give a satisfactory reply as to
why Bright Eyes did not address her own
envelopes.
When the hearing was resumed Mr..
Vanderbilt was asked how Bright Eyes
felt about his marriage to the Spiritual
ist. He answered that Bright Eyes told
him that Mrs. Pepper loved him and fur
thermore, his FIRST wife was glad TO have
him married again He said he believed In
his second wife's perfect fidelity" and
declared II found that she was lady
and had led good. strict life"
What do you think OF her relations
with Mr.. Pepper" he 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
Il was declared she swore that she had
never been married to George w. Pepper
said he did not know that she had lived
in Brooklyn under the name OF Mrs.
George. and had never heard that she had
once been an inmate Of a house known
as the Grapevine.
DEAD WIFE DISPLEASED.
letter written by Mr.. Vanderbilt to
his dead wife when the medium and her
spirit control were IN Germany last year
was then introduced in evidence The en-
velope was addressed TO Mrs. May s. Pep
per. Rheinpfalz. Germany. and was post
marked. Brooklyn, July "a. 1906" In a
corner were the initials "B. e." which
Mr. Vanderbilt said stood for Bright
Eyes.
Mr.. Vanderbilt said that while Bright
Eyes and Mrs. Pepper were in Germany
he wanted to have communication with
his dead wife so he went TO a Spiritualist
that he said was recommended to him by
DIR. wyman. treasurer OF Mrs. Peppers
church. He said DIR. Wyman told him the
medium pretty little thing
Her spirit control was Little White Rose
Mr.. Vanderbilt said that Bright Eyes