The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-07
: BRIGHT EYES, SHY
ABOUT MIXING
WITH MEN
Bishop Vanderbilt De.
serted by Indian Spirit.
NO PEEP AT PRETTY SQUAW
Brooklyn's Spidtuallstie Pastor chal.
lenged to Produce Mysterious
Messenger Of Love.

NEW YORK. Sept Although In.
yitrd. almost commanded. Ia demon.
strntc her method 81 communication
with bright Eyes" the spirit of an
Indian maiden. Mrs May Scanncll
Pepper Vanderbilt ON the witness
stand In the county courthouse. Brook
| lyn. ut the Inquiry into the mental
condition of her aged husband, Ed
ward Ward Vanderbilt. declined 10 get
under the spirits control" She plead.
Ell that conditions we're not favorable
bright Eyes" was the target for
/ nearly nll the intcrrpgatiye crUss irc
/ shot ut the medium. questioned 10y
lawyer, aud the commissioners who
/ were hearing the testimony she told
Of % spirit party" given IN honor Of
bright Eyrs' at q camp ~ mediums
40 Lake Pleasant She was forced Ia
admit also that bright Eyes" some
/ times makes mistakes.
Miss Minerva Vanderbilt the daugh.
ter. SAYS that undue influence caused
her father 90 pass along most % his
property 90 his middle aged bride, the
,plrItuaIIst bishop.
A. soon ~ Mrs. Pepper. Vanderbilt
took the stand counsel Tor Miss Miner
va Vanderbilt Lawyer Rosenberg
played low down trick lie handed
Mr.. Pepper Vanderbilt a sealed letter
II was addressed Jointly to Mn. Pep
/ per. Vanderbilt aud a. Bright Eyes.
the gifted lnjun spirit who has bccn
~ prominent at the Pepper seancrs for
| yenn past
MADAM" said Mr. Rosenberg. "will
you kindly read that letter Tor us with
out breaking the seal following your
usual custom while holding service ai
your First Church ~ Spirliualismf
Mr. Sturgis 81 counsel for old Mr.
| Vanderbilt was Instantly on hts feet
with an objection Tie said the whole
thing was Irrelevant and immaierial
But Commissioner Krtchum % the lu
macy board dld not agrcc with Mr.
\ Sturgis
Il consider this very material" h.
/ ruled IL now lies ln the power ui
this woman to dissipltc the claims Of
l the other side The contention ~ the
/ petitioner H. that Mt Vanderbilt l.
| suffering from fixed drIusiuu ln that
be- believes lu the power ~ bis wife a.
communicate with Bright Eyes" u
the witness can read this letter
through the envelope or u bright
Eyes" can rnd ii then Il Will show
very plainly that Mr Vanderbilt has
NO dclusious ou 10, subject. that bis
| belief j. based on plain facts. Oblrc
/ ton oycrUlcd"
Mrs Pepper VandrrbIlt's fat cheeks
/ Redeemed the least mite A little bolt
n furkcd blue lightning shot through
her nose glasses in the general dlrrc
ton III Mr. Rosenberg aud Miss Van
I derhilt The impiuus n0ulcliryers
among the audience actually laughed
right out Mr. lio,cnhcrg repeated his
question.
Il never have read sealed letters. %
said Mrs Pepper Vanderbilt finally.
THAT Isn't the right answer" said
the lawyer "Thr question j.. can you
read the contents ~ this scaled en-.
,clopcf'
Il cannot read &c." she admitted
could you read Il under certain
couditiuusT
II don't know. I have been told
many times that after I had passed
Into n trance the spirits. using me ~
q medium. would read the contents IT
letters aud answer them. but ~ thai
I know nothing ~ my own knowledge
only what have been told"
"ls Il true that you have rad n
sealed letter sent a. you by Dr Funk r
Il myself have never read sealed
letter"
Docs Bright Eyes ever read them =
Il have bcrn NJ Informed"
well. can't you call on Bright Eyes
FOR q little help now"
Mrs Pepper Vanderbilt. having made
her position clear. declined Ia answer
~ nippnnt request There wasn't a
sound from Bright Eyes" either
\ little further along Mrs Pepper
Vanderbilt said she might have rcrly.
cd letters from Mr. Vanderbilt bearing
messages to bright Eyes" aud a. his
first wife In the spirit world Mr.
Rosenberg showed her u letter which
figured In the evidence few days ngu
nnd which WIS addressed 10 the then
| Mrs. Pepper. with an address For
| Bright Eyes" In one corner.
\ never saw that letter until this
| minute" she said.
Mrs Pepper Vanderbilt went on "a
explain that Bright Eyes" was some
times very coarse IN her work.
Mr. Rosenberg directed her mind
back 10 the main issue. lie wanted Ia
/ know why Mrs. Pepper Vanderbilt
couldn't get help from bright Eyes
now The blshopcss of the banshces
explained nj length that she had M
power over bright Eyes" and could
not ut viii call the Indian princess out
~ the ethereal blue which hangs over
| brooklyn
| Mrs peDDer. Vanderbilt anid ahe had