New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-11
RIFT IN SPIRIT Lutte.
MRS. PEPPER IN TROUBLE
spoob Crcatcd Bliss Disturbed bg
Sanity Commission Jf0re

.eprght Eyes may have led Mrs. Ma. s. Pen
..,.varderbtlt. The spi-ituaIstic medium, VIC
s--.sehes" % the Church Of the FRATERNITY, -
s,I Communion" al the Aurora Grata Ca+ba-
-, in Bedford avenue, Brooklyn. into an mn
s,..sart matrimonial tangle Application ~.
.ss 10 Justice Maddox. of the Supreme Court
:, sppoint commission 10 inquire into the san
49, ~ Edward Ward Vanderbilt. the lumber
...sr whom Mrs. Pepper married about two
weeks ago
The application was made by Miss Minerva
vanderbilt. Of No j St James Place. 6augb-
..r Of Nr Vanderbilt and by Sarah [. Wander
mn and James c Vanderbilt, of No 155 Sl-;u-
van street The aged bridegroom's sister ana
hrother u I. Arnstein was the attorney for the
netitioners. and Mr. Firschkin. of the firm, o.
owen & srerses. OF 20. Il Wall street. opposed
the application
M Vanderbilt, who lives with his wife at No
S. ST Marks avenre is sixty-six years old.
snd many years the senior of his bride. His rel
atves say he Is incompetent to take care Of
MS estate which is valued at more than. 500
0N0 The applicants introduced TWO spirit letters
70 show the methods used 10 win Mr.. Wander
hits heart. Bright Eyes" signed one Of them.
ard the other was signed Mamma" which was
he familiar pet name Of Mr.. Vanderbilt's dead
wife The late Mrs. Vanderbilt was formerly
one Of Mrs. Peppers most ardent admirers.
Mammals" letter says:
Dear Papa. I am Elad this IS the last letter
We will have 10 write from this country. Be-
csuse il takes 50 long before YOU receive il. The
o1fness Of life IN the physical needs an eN-
mission. and this IS he only way ! have OF ev-
missing myself TO YOU. The trees, crops and
foyer can speak palmer 10 your consciousness
asn I can without this medium. for YOU the
manifestation OF them and mine has returned
10 Mother Nature. However. 7 am as real and
ny influence greater IL your spiritual being. We
have much 10 tell You when once more We can
talk face % face. l am sure she viii return for
Lake Pleasant the 18th. so IS 10 he ready for
Sunday. and so we viii see YOU then. I hope
Bright Eyes Will Write You all about ii. And
roV in the spiritual consciousness Of this eter-
nal oneness, an MAMMA.
Bright Eyes" wrcte zoo spiritually TO pay at
;ention 10 oomprehensibilty.
The afS6avtc made by Nj VanderbEt's
darghter reveals some Of the ways of the spirit
world in making love matches" One Of the
strong points Of the spirits appears TO be their
po"6r 10 Keep account Of money according 70
The dauSlrer. he" affidavit says that last
Februa-E Presumably in accordance with ad-
vice contained IN the alleged communication
from The other world. Vanderbilt made q new
viii giving the greater portion Of his property
70 1trs. Pepper. In March he bought the $50 0o0
home 81 10. 5SI s.. NarE's avenue, and told
his daughter that Mrs. Pepper was soon going
70 keep house there. Miss Vanderbilt was 70
have room on the third floor.
IN april Miss Vanderbilt says her allowance
wa cut of. and when the food in the house
was exhausted she was left without means Of
Afel-Eoou and was compelled 90 60 10 her rela-
lives Al The same time Mrs. Pepper and Van
oer5l-t were going over his property. and. the
daughter saws. he displayed every evidence that
his mind was entirely under the control Of the
sIiT1tualist He also began 10 accuse his
oeuglJer q various wrong actions which, he
SAD had been revealed 10 him by spirits. The
unele and aunt presented afIldavits which cor
!ooo-ste the daughters statements One Of
" Nander5ilts sisters, Mrs Florence del
1lsco. does not join in the application.
Nj vanderbilt who was in court. denied that
e had treated his relatives in an unbecoring
Erner- Re said he had received an inheritance
ton his father thirty years ago which he had
iarne1 over 20 the sister and brother who ara
bow appearing against him. When his mother
tisc LATER he also gave them his Inheritance
ron her
Upon the application Of ex-Judge DALEY. who
appeared for Mrs. Pepper-FandeTbiIt the case
vas adjourned until next THURSDAY