Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-28
"BRIGHT EYES" DIDIT.
Spirit of Indian Made Van-
 derbilt-Pe Match.
CANDY AND HORSE HER REWARD.
Interesting Disclosures by Wealthy Brooklynite Who Wed spiritualist Bishop without His Fam
 fly's Consent.


 BrookIynite Who Wed spiritualist
 Bishop without His Fam
 fly's Consent.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-That Edward Ward Vanderbilt, the wealthy Brook lyn lumberman, married the Rev. May S. Pepper out of gratitude for Bright Eyes" services in procuring for him his first wife was the assertion of Van derbilt in aletter Introduced before the lunacy commission in Brooklyn ap- pointed at the instance of his daughter Minerva to determine his competency to manage his affairs.
 In a letter the lumberman gave his reasons for marrying Mrs. Pepper. This he had sent to his dead wife by the earthly hand of Mrs. Pepper and the spiritual aid of Bright Eyes" her spirit guide. The letter in part was as follows:
 ''Mamma-Your more than welcome letter at hand. Bright Eyes and 'Medy,' you see, are all one to me. It was Bright Eyes who gave me to you, and for this goodness on her part my heart goes out to her, and I want to make her life full of sunshine. She brought you to me and should be blessed.
 T am willing to devote my life to her. What could I do without her? I desire only one thing here-that is, to make 'Medy' happy. Little White Rose was only lesson.
 "As we go through life, plucking flowers of happiness here and there, would give to 'Medy' the blossoms I have plucked. Goodby. darling.
 PAPA" Little White Rose," MT. Vanderbilt explained, was the name of another spirit medium whose seances he had attended. "Medy" was the medium, Mrs. Pepper.
 How much did you pay Mrs. Pep per to attend her seances?"
 T paid her dollar visit until a year ago. After that I had private seances and often took Mrs. Pepper out to dinner"
 Another letter from Bright Eyes" to Vanderbilt was read, in which the ghostly Indian maid told of the good times she had had. It clAsed by giving the spirits love to Charlie.
 "Who is Charlie?'
 "Charlie is an old broken down farm horse which Bright Eyes adopted" A letter from Mrs. Pepper to Wander bilt, written while she was on one of her camp meeting circuits, was also produced. In 1t Mrs. Pepper told of wearing a locket given by Vanderbilt to Bright Eyes"
 "Did you give Bright Eyes that locketT
 "Yes." was the reply. q gave it to her, but Mrs. Pepper claimed it' "Were you ever called upon to de- eide as to the ownership of the lock ety"
 ''No," was the response.
 "What was in the locket?'
 "A picture of Charlie"
 Bright Eyes" liked sweets and in a letter thanked Vanderbilt for candy he had sent her. Her letter follows: My Dear Earth Friend-I could not go to the farm today with you. I will be there next Sunday if I am not need ed by my 'Medy.' We will try to have you see us. 'Medy' Is much better, but needs rest so as to change her soul vibrations.
 T want to thank you for the candy I knew 1t was coming, for I saw you get it. I also want to thank you for Charlie's picture. It is a good likeness and does the old friend full justice. Your lady sends love and blessings. She is still yours and will manifest her love. I win help her to do so. Your spirit friend, BRIGHT EYES, Vanderbilt told of the strange rap pings in parts of rooms in Mrs. Pep per's house where no person could be seen.
 T would hear knocks on the ceiling" he said. "and in the corners of the room. I also heard a guitar playing a most fascinating melody. It noated back and forth over my head"