Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-23
HAD POWER" TO
TREAT HER MILES
AND MILES A WAY
Just as Long as Seiferd Got His
Dollar the Force" Was
Forthcoming

Mr.. Marconi, who evolved that
scheme of flashing intelligence hither
and yon sans voice or wire, really
hadn't much on Harrison Seiferd, in
a way, according to some testimony
adduced at to-day's session of the
hearing before Register of Wills Roy
&c. Danner on the objections to the
probation of Mrs. Martha Adams will.
The estate is worth in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 and Seiferd was
named practically as the sole benefi
ciary, with the exception of a few
$500 bequeSts. The relatives are OBJ
jecting to the probation of the will on
the grounds that Mrs. Adams was un-
duly influenced by Seiferd via mys-
terious powers"
The day was taken up with the fur
ther hearing of the score or more
characterization friends, trades
men, etc, who had been in contact
with Mrs. Adams and to whom she
had confided that she frequently pur-
chased the odd powers" from Seiferd
at fiat and bargain rates, which en-
abled her to do all manner of things
according to the salesman.
Absent Treatment
The quaint system of applying the
absent treatment was explained by
Mrs. Rachel Cromleigh. She and
Mrs. Adams made a trip to Atlantic
City via Philadelphia upon one occa-
sion, and, while in Philadelphia, Mrs;
Adams remembered that she would
have to go to the post office and mail
Mr.. Seiferd a dollar.
What's that for?' Mrs. Cromleigh
asked.
That" Mrs. Adams replied. sis to
pay for my treatment
"Why and how?" Mrs. Cromleigh
wanted to know.
And then she told me-" went on
Mrs Cromleigh, that wherever she
was she'd have to send Mr. Seiferd a
dollar before Friday of each week and
that thus she could be treated by
Seiferd, no matter if he We're 200
miles away.
At certain hour the treatment was
to arrive-provided the dollar went
! its way regularly-and usually
o'clock was fixed. Then Mrs. Adams
would go off to her room alone and
take out of her force bag" the paper
upon which there was much curious
writing for consultation. And 1t was
during this mysterious seance, the
witness said Mrs. Adams declared,
that she received reatment-provided
the dollar had been properly sent
along.
Knew More Than the Merchant
Counsel for the objectioners endeav-
ored to cut the hearing short by sug-
gesting a precept from the Register
which will certify the case to COM
mon pleas court trial by jury, but John
| Fox Weiss, counsel for Setferd, object
ed because he has string of his own
witnesses to present. So the chances
are that the case will last another
day or two.
Among the witnesses heard yester-
day was a tombstonemaker, who said
Mrs. Adams contracted with him to
erect a monument to her husband.
When he submitted the figure she was
/ highly elated and said that she knew
him to be honest because she had the
| tip from Seiferd. Furthermore, he
made some money on the job, Mrs
| Adams told him, and she knew to a
penny what he really netted.
"Then, L told her" gravely con
cluded the witness, that If either she
! or Seiferd could tell me that I'd not
charge a thing for the job"
"Why?" counsel wanted to know.
Because" grinned the witness
that was really more than l knew
myself"