Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15

ss..o,+ conductor Of dark ana mysterious
,ss,,cbical seances, today surrendered him-
81, n, the Sheriffs office, in the City Hal,
sno.,ing the issuance OF capias by Judge
.eiss;. 6 Rarratt, of Common Pleas Court
~ He was later released under $3.50
mn to await trial.
r,srner is accused of making false repre-
..n,otions in connection with the sale Of
.tocl Of an alleged equally mysterious gold
roIne The alleged victims in the case are
sro Of the psychic's former disciples, VIII
liam IL wilde, an insurance agent. or 3lb
North Thirty-eighth street. ana MS WIFE,
Mrs. Ida G. Wide
Meanwhile Chief Postal Inspector James
q cortelyou who requested Fenner to pay
a., a visit in order to ascertain whether
- bad used the United States mails to eX-
cIolt the gold mine. is patiently waiting in
ebe Post Office building. II was learned
shat II Fenner does not appear before Chief
Cortelyou an inspector will he sent to in
teryiew him at his home, 1888 North Park
avenue
STORY A WEIRD ONE
The story Of how Wilde and his wife had
Visions Of becoming part owners of count
less gold nuggets encased In mine located
a few hundred miles from their West Phila-
delphia home Is weird one But their
expectations have been shattered, They
are poorer today by $1,000, according to
their statement.
Some of the relics that Wilde and his
wife possess as result of their experience
consist Of certain letters now in the possess
slon Of their attorneys and also a map
drawn by Fenner. This map, the Wilde
pair say they were given to understand
showed the exact locations of the pockets
Of the mine And the map according to
Mrs. Wilde, was drawn by Fenner The
drawing of the map, Mrs. Wilde says, took
place while Fenner was conversing with
The spirit Of one Mr. Sheppard, of Phila-
delpha."
Now wilde has instituted a suit through
bis attorneys. Henry w. BrauGe and
Abraham NJ. Rose, against Fenuer to re-
cover the $1,000 which. he says, he in
vested in the Great Falls Gold Mining Com
pany. said to be located in the town o.
Cropey. Montgomery County, Maryland.
Other defendants named by Wilde in his
suit are Stanley Francis who served term
In prison for his part in the Storey cot
ton swlndle Mrs Emily II. Fenner, wife
Of the Rev" Mr.. Fenner, and William r.
Kyle of Washington. ID. c.
Kyle and Francis. according to Mrs.
Wilde, are frequent visitors at the Sunday
afternoon and evening sessions at the
Psychic Temple" Mrs. Wilde describes
Francis and Kyle as runners for Fen
ner This the Rev" Mr. Fenner denies.
Gold Mining Company incorporated under
the laws OF Arizona" and OF which the
"Rev." Mr.. Fenner is called secretary and
treasurer. Kyle under the date of March 3.
1914, wrote to Wilde and his wife in part
as follows
II received a very satisfactory message
6unday. 1t was stormy last night that
. only one person came to Mr.. and Mrs Fem
ners circle. so they couldn't hold It. Success
(meanng Success) to you, and let me hear
from you"
TELLS OF INVESTMENT
Mrs. Wilde. at her home related how she
and her husband invested their money in
the Great Falls Gold Mining Company. 1t
seems that she and her husband had been
attending the services regularly at the
temple during 1914. Some time in Febru-
ary Of that year. Kyle according to Mrs.
Wilde, mentioned the Great Falls Gold
Mining Company to her and the poss.b bill
ties Of becoming rich through an invest
ment. He advised her to talk it over with
the Rev" Mr. Fenner.
Il attended one of the dark seances at
the home of Mr.. Fenner" said Mrs. Wilde,
'and after 1t was over ] discussed the Great
Falls Gold Mining Company with Mr.. Fen
; ner III am not mistaken, saw Mrs. Fem
ner there, and she requested me not to mem
tion II to the other visitors. Some time aft
erward Mr.. Fenner told me how he had dis
cussed the matter with the spirit of Mr.
Sheppard, who, / was given TO understand,
was lawyer in this city prior to his death
Mr, Fenner told me that from his conversa-
tiohs with the spirit he felt satisfied that
everything would turn out rosy not only
Tor me- but to others who might invest
money in the mine. He then gave me a
map which. he said, he had drawn while
under spiritualistic SPELL This map was
supposed to show where the pockets of the
mine were located. My husband paid the
money for the stock to Mr.. Fenner. All told.
sioo) was invested. but as yet we haven't
received a cent in dividends, and though we
nave tried every means OF getting our
money back, we have failed despite our re-
peated appeals to Mr. Fenner.
FENNER ADMITS HE GOT MONEY
The Rev" Mr.. Fenner admits receiving
tne money from Wilde, but claims that he
can account for every cent as to how IL
was spent. He contends that the money
was spent In developing the mine and in
salaries to workmen. During the course of
tne interview the REV" Mr.. Fenner ad-
mitted that he had deposited the money in
!. .ne name OF the Aerovehicle Company.
which concern has it's Offices in the Francis
ouiiding, SAMSON street near Fourth, and
OF which he is the president He said that
ne banked that money In the name of the
Aeroyehicle Company instead of carrying
around In his pocket. This company,
me REV" Mr.. Fenner said. was a close
evaporation and was interested in certain
patents. Just now the Aerovehicle Com
psny- Is Interested in new kind of aero
pane But the inventor and his model are
Germany just now, declared the REV."
Mr.. Fenner ~
Asked about Francis, tn - REV" Mr..
Fenner replied
Francis is just like a broken branch
ae needs a friend TO help him and feel
proud that he is my friend, despite his past
Aleer. He Is an honorable man now.
AZ Is all nonsense that 1 ever discussed
mining with any spirit" he continued. "It
Wouldn't be proper TO inject dollars and
cents into our sacred teachings. l first
net Francis through his wife. when he
Vas In troubl. In connection with the
storey cotton matter She scame to me for
reading and It helped her a great deal "
wouldn't II be possible to give the mine
sown IN Maryland a reading and determine
~ shne.ner there Is any gold In ~" asked
ahst wouldn't do" he answered.
me REV" Mr.. Fenner Explained that
- owns one-eighth OF the stock In the En-
press told Mining COn1t,afiy of which HIS