New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-28
Woman Exposed"
BY Victim Through
Spirit Message
Medium at Convention
Delivers Message to
Shades Son

That woman" who drew dark ding
onal line across the spotlcss cscutcheon
Of the GriCgs family and caused the
members thereof years of humiliation
and thousands of bushes Yas exposed
III public last night and proved for all
time 10 be just the creature that the
Griggses had always declared her to be.
The exposure Of that woman also
Lncwn as "thc Beef Trust" revealed
no new facts to the surviving members
&C. the Griggs family, but 1T gave them
great satisfaction to hear their worst
suspicious confirmed from the spirit
world through the medium of John
Slater at the National Spirltualists'
Convention in the Waldorf-Astoria last
right.
Nr. Slater was in his most facile
mood for spiritual communication. and
It did not take him long TO gain the
full confidence Of c. Z. c., who said
he had a word for the ear Of his son,
A. {. c.. in the audience.
Son Gets Fathers Message
a. {. C. admitted that his name was
Albert c. Griggs, and Mr.. Slater at
Cncc described his father, man or
FULL figure and Independent demcGnor.
(. +. G--the spirit--soon became so
garrulous about family affairs that he
toad Mr.. Slater his full name, Clark
Robinson GrigCs.
"He gives me the message that he is
clad YOU are here" said Mr.. Slater,
addressing the son. "ile wants me to
tell you hat he Is very dissatisfied
over the affair OF that woman You
know who | mean. the woman they call
the Beef Trust That was the name
given TO her because she was an af-
tnity. Clark Robinson Griggs tells me
that the Beef Trust graspcd every
thing she could lay her hands on. She
managed to get at least 10000
Here Mr.. Slater mercifully shut Off
the message from the frank spirit OF
the elder Griggs. lie did not reveal
whose affinity THE Beef Trust" was.
Nor did he say anything further about
her carvings on in the Griggs tribe.
Nearly Told a Secret
MI. Slater DPHdU utCOullS Spllib ultF-
ssces by asking II there was anybody
present who had known man by the
name Of Charles Down. A woman in the
rear Of the hall admitted that Charles
Down was the name Of her departed
husband.
well, he wants to tell YOU that he
is with YOU" said Mr.. Slater 81 am
told that YOU were engaged 10 three
-. 4 hot
they all died before they had chance
TO marry YOU
That's right admitted the woman.
We'll, well. you are worse than in
fantile pa~alvsiS.' remarked the me-
dun, turning Immediately TO another
woman in the room. who was being
sought By the spirit Of John Van Nest,
John wanted TO tell her that ever since
he died he had been towering around
her Mex. came message from
Thomas Sherwir, warning his daughter
up in the balcony that a certain woman
IN the room had altogether too much
power over a certain man.
Don't say another word,' screamed
the woman in the balcony. and Mr..
Slater accommodated her.
Woman to Learn Identity
II vas the message Of Jessie that
seemed to interest Mr.. Slater the most.
HI admitted that the message 10 her
was Of so great importance that she
would have to come forward at once.
In fact. there were two messagcs-one
from Maria Josefa Sepulbona and the
other from a negro woman. A tall,
handsome. middle-aged woman walked
toward the platform.
"Were you born in Cuba >" asked Mr..
Slater.
yes"
And you have never known your
real identity?'
The woman turned pale and nodded
her head.
"Well, this colored woman was your
ndrsc. and her name was Isabella. she
and Maria Josefa want me TO tell you
that if YOU write to Jesus SGDulbona, of
Havana, Cuba. ne may be able to clear
IN YOUR identity and bring you in touch
with YOUR relatives. You are Of span
ish blood. and YOU were brought 10
Florida from Cuba when an infant
These were only few Of the spec
tscular messages dispatched last night
nv Mr.. Slater He was introduced 10
! the convention Of spiritua'sts a. the
foremost medium in the world by Or
3 George b. Warne. Of Chicago. president
I Of the national association. DR.. Narne
did more than introduce Mr.. Slater
! He delivered a suffrage speech and a
| campaign speech in behalf Of Mayor
I John Purroy Mitchell whom he charac-
! teriZed as q great Mayor and the sort
/ Of man this country needed at TINS TIME
/ in high Offices.