Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-16
Aged Millionaire Was
Good Man Unit! Ne Got lnto.
Clutches OF Women; Tells d
Early Romanse.
NJ ALICE nOuE.

l0lybsn. ~ .,
This is the belief Ne,m,As,ed by
thirty.twe years OF l.t:ma:e AS.ociaq
ton with al.egsd - 1T ir'la. ncc;)
sxpresssd yesterday a!terno0 In The
first in:srv:eW ever Eran.td a rews-
paper by Mrs. Alor 20 tn. mpson.
Mis-. Thompson. standing in that
mysssstcus ''secret chamber" 90
whsss walls there looted down s.>on
us those spirit pictuses believed by
she aged millionaire. .Alcn@o Thomp.
son, TO have been painted by phantom
hands, with an emphatic denial III her
every word OF any SYMPATHY with
the MeAiumlstic controls wh!ch she avs
have broken up her homo md IS
trangcd her husband from herself and
their son; Aionzo ".hor2nso:.. Jr..
known as the best arssead man in
Denver" a.
From one corner Of the room tho
so.cniicd "spooii" picture OF an iH-
dian brave. one OF those mcdiumistIc
controls, looked down unnn the wlte
OF tie uctogenarlan millionaire. VIVA
must by February vacate tn. luXhri-
GUS llonle, filled with its wealth of
art treasures.
..rha, picture directly IN front of us
is the spirit painting OF Mr. Thomp-i
sons grandmother as 4 young Elfl.
said MAS. Thompson. pointing TO a pic
ture o: n very modern young woman
In the costumt and wearing the ro,f-
fIiv~ Of the last eight years. '
THAT neat one. M. Thompson says,
il tn. spirit picture Of his mother as
a young woman continued the chate-
,aiue OF the beautiful nome which con
,uins this much discussed secret cham
Der. t"at
Weird In Appearance.
While there was Il weird appearance
to tho portraits. J will say that ! have
seen the same effect produced by those
itlncrant artists who travelling from
town to town. guarantee to enlarge
fl thcrn' AMI mothers portraits TO lie
Size IN black and white or colorcd cray
ous. We know these family horrors
that cast q blight on rural artistic de-:
vclop,nelt.
Although of decidedly materiallstic
views when 1t to the subject OF
spcok pictures l must confess That Il
chilly sensation, duo no doubt to an
omen loor--percolated down my spine
! when .Irs. Thompson was called to the
Telephones For looking into my eyes
wtr. tho somewhat intense ones OF Il
fleece 3hiek Ierson all hcturDaheu--
; another "contror' limned by spirit
| hands. Over the handsome bed. with
! It's iutarsia work hung a spirit picture
! OF AA;r:. 1~Thompson's o by a former
marriage. And next to that was q won
drous golden -haired young lady re.
sembling very much one OF those Lilly
Langtry-jn-her.prime litho & IA . MS
which advertised the Jersey LILY CT
gar.
Mrs. Thompson, upon her return. and
T am perfectly willing to confess
was decidedly relieved to feclhher COM
forta blc. hOspituble afti agreeable. pres
ence IN. that spook room, my
eyes to the yellow-haired young lady
wearing q sort Of draped Greek robe'
.rhut picture, Mr.. Thompson says,
is the portrait of his daughter, VINO
died when she was three weeks OLD,
she declared.
becomes Nervous Woman.
outside. owe: the stretches or Con
srcss park, the snow was falling tast'
whitening the very surroundings with
Il cllost-like ra!ment. The sight or q
big touring car pushing It's way
through the snow-filled road the
CHEEKY voice of Mrs. Thompson were in
deed most welcome Influences AGAINST
the fast increasing realization tilat l
vas a nervous omar
rrherc are spirits and spirits. some
we like and some we don't. l. d"nt
tarn who knows ii, ! don't like those
snjrits who perpetrated the phantom
pjctures-the pride of AlonZo Thomp"
sons secret chamber.
Now. as a matter of fact" said
Mrs, Thompson, who IN all the inter-
y,o;y. said not ono word against her
liugonnd except such statem' ITS al
were ;lngcd with a deep regret At the
ci:unCc III his nature created by the
power OF tho mediums, 5"tEis isn't y
secret chamber at all, as 1t has been
called. 1t is Mr.. T~hon,pscN's bedroom.
Hc%thought SO much Of these spirit
portraits that he wanted the'- around
him Ill the time"
Eyes, indeed" she replied to a aues-
ton. he must have spent large sums
OF money upon these spirit paintings.
ut really does seem a pity though.
that those who have passed to. tina
great beyond. where one may e a
tile rlpc harvest of the experiences
In itE nfc--cant do a little better
work toward artistic evolution"
rbe most cherished painting made
BY these phantom hands which was
sold to Mr.. Thompson eight years ago
lis one of 'tThe Christ"
II y ' that painting" said Mrs.
Thompson, who Is a devout episcopal
ian, "whcther it was painted by sEirit
or mortal hands. This painting Is
kent like those revered painttnss IN
the galleries OF the old world, behind
a heavy velvet curtain"
Not All In His ROom.
The spirit paintings which have
aroused 80 much comment in regard
tn the affairs OF the Thompsons-|
their various suits and their cepara-
lion and the final settlement whereby
the wife was granted $l50.OOO, are not
all kept In Mr.. e~Thompson's bedroom
indeed. as. one descends the splendid
in this handsome house,
whose building contains another In
terestinR side light on the Thompson
rclations-one passes spook portraits
o. Abraham lincoln and General y.
IN the beautiful Napoleon room.
with its relics and memoirs Of the
great Corsican. 10 q spirit portrait OF
the emperor himself. sold to Mr.:
Thompson at = large sum. Another
spirit painting Ola beautiful young
woman, adorns the wall Of this e.
! Are 1ey pa ssls or watercoior?'
I asked Mrs. sThomTfon, Tor not being
connpissear o phantom master
,"Thft is q Question I have asked
Nh. Ihvupsqn. and he told me the
spirits didn't use ordinary materials.
,rhey caught the tints Of the sunlight.
ths> fldwsrI.> Of the colors, .
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