Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
WOMAN IN BLUE SPY
Mysterious Witness at the Van
derbiIt Trial.
EXPOSURE OF MRS. PEPPER
Her Nemesis Was Caroline Boynton
Darrell.
AN AUTHORIZES AND DETECTIVE
Spiritualistic Medium Wanted Some
Rich Old Man "to Marry and
Take Care of Her"

NEW YORK, August 30.-By the testf-
mony of a mysterious woman in blue"
yesterday several chapters in the life OF
Mrs. Mary s. Pepper Vanderbilt were ex-
posed. In spite Of all efforts to shroud
this witness In mystery-her wearing Of
| heavy blue veil her secret entrance and
exit from the courtroom and the long fight
of the lawyers for the prosecution to keep
her name from becoming public-her iden-
tity has finally become known.
This woman who describes Mrs. Pepper
| as an adventures who preyed particularly
upon old men and who spoke Of her present
husband as generous. old fool" is Caro-
line Boynton Darrell. an authoress and de-
tective. .-a.
BY obtaining the friendship of the me-
diumistic high priestess she later gained
access to the secret chambers Of the me-
dium's Utmost confidence, or SO, at least,
her testimony indicates.
Something About Miss Darrell.
In an interview with a reporter before
going on the stand, Miss Darrell said she
! had made a study Of Mrs. Pepper for the
purpose of exposing her.
Until recently Miss Darrell lived at No
| 100 East 10th street. At that address last
night she was said to have moved to some
| she took into her confidence during the al
! legged two years of her association with
| Mrs. Pepper is w. S. Davis; president Of
| the Anti-Fraud Society.
| Miss Darrell came to me before she
! broke with Mrs. Pepper" said Mr.. Davis
yesterday at his Office, No. p Spruce street.
land said she was a detective employed to
| spy on Brooklyns notorious medium. She
| said she had gathered the most sensational
| material, with which later she purpoSed to
| expose her In a book, which she wanted me
| to print. She excused her coming to me
| by saying she knew l was foe of fraud
| and might help her. What this young
1 woman has said on the stand convinces me
| that she is all that she represents herself
| to be-
| Miss Darrell had hardly taken the stand
/ yesterday before she began to tear the
| character Of Edward Ward Vanderbilt's
| present wife to pieces.
Hears Wife Bitterly Assailed.
Mr.. Vanderbilt whose sanity Is being
examined by the commission before whom
the proceedings were held, was present in
| the courtroom. slouched down in chair
beside his lawyers. His face was ex-
| pressionless as mask during the recital
! of his wife's ayowed enemy.
Miss Darrell had mysteri0usly whispered
| her name to the court stenographer. when
| a juryman asked that the veil be removed.
After a long wrangle between counsel the
disguise was lifted, revealing an attractive
face, with large blue eyes and an unusually
white complexion.
Are you acquainted with Mrs. Pepper?
asked Lawyer Rosenberg.
Yes. 1 met her In September. 1906. and
| met her nearly every night after that for
| some time was the reply.
1 DO you know that this Is her pictureT'
asked the attorney, handing the witness
photograph.
That Is photograph of Mrs. Pepper"
| was the reply.
With triumphant flourish the lawyer
| turned the picture over to the sanity COM
mission, saying: You see how Mrs. Pepper
| IL arrayed The picture I think, throws
| some light on this womans character.
The commissioners glanced at the photo
graph. but made no comment
You know J. Edward Allen of Provf-
dence?''
| II know the man. He is married"
Kiss Lasted Five Minutes.
"Have you ever seen him in company
| with Mrs. Pepper?'
Frequently. I was once in q room with
! Mrs. Pepper when Mr.. Allen happened to
| come IN. She asked me to step out, but as
/ I did 1 looked over my shoulder and saw
Mr.. Allen and Mrs. Pepper in close en-
| brace kissing"
How long did that kiss last?"
Fully five minutes
'Once told Mrs. Pepper that Allen was
| passonately in love with her, and that he
| had told me he was spiritually married to
| her. He gave her diamonds and a wedding
l ring"
What did he say about Bright Eyes?'"
HE said that detectives followed him
around at the direction OF Bright Eyes