The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1868, Page 4

4 SPIRITUALISM. | 38 The New Religion in England---Its Agen- cies, Propagandism and Profits. Professor Home’s Gift from and Adoption by Mrs. Lyon. ‘The Ritual of Magnetism, Rappings, Knotted Handkerchiefs, Messages, Touching Legs, Signs on the Floor, and Sixty Thousand Pounds Sterling. ADVERSE SPIRITS AND ECONOMIC “ RAPS.” ‘The Great Spiritualistic Gift Case—How the Spirits Rapped a Fortune to a Professor— Hostile Spirits Rap for Its Disgorgement— Extraordinary Revelations—“Kaotted Hand- kerchief,” Knocks and Dead Men. ‘The great spiritualistic will case of Lyon vs. Home— the charge of obtaining £60,000 by the exercise of “spiritual” iniluence—reported by the HERALD Special correspondent in London, was opened be- fore Vice Chancellor Giffard in that city April 23. ‘The plaintitf is a widow avout seventy years of age, named Lyon, who seeks to recover money ana se- curities to the value of £60,000, which she alleges were improperly obtained from her by the defendant, Mr. Home, the well known spiritualist, Mrs. Lyon alleges in her affidavit that before dying her husband informed her that he beiieved a change wonid come in seven years from his death, and that they would meet, This she interpreted to mean that she would die in 1866, but in that year her views on the point changed, in consequence of her becoming ac- quainted with some spiritualists, who lent her books On spiritualism and directed her attention to the great medium, Mr. Home, who had just opened an “Athenwum” at Sloane street for the encouragement of the belief, Mrs. Lyon was also advised to become a@subscriber to the institution. On October 3, 1366, she weut to Sloane street, where the Athenwum was aud where Mr. tome resided. She was shown up Stairs into a room where Mr. Home was sitting in com- pany with a tabie, which, directly after the plaintiit had stated the case, began to rap a message. Home said at once that “this was a cail for the alphabet.” Home then, by means of the alphabet applied orally, developed the following message from the spirit of the deceased Mr. Lyon:—‘My own beloved Jane, I am Charles, your beloved husband; I live to bless you, my own precious darling; I am with you always; I love, love, love you.’’ The spirit further added, ‘‘] have no power to speak more; but I wilimever leave you more, my own darling.’ The laintia, who was greatly cheered and comlorted by ius intellizence, proposed to reward Mr. Home by a handsome subscripuon; but having no check book with her she postponed the donation till a second interview, when ainong other things the spirit, inter- Ppreved by Home, informed her, ‘1 love, love, love You. Be very calm. 1 wili touch yon.” These’ inter- Views appear to liave been worth to Mr. Home or his Athenwum the sums of £30 and £50, At a third interview between Home and the p.aintim, at tie Piaintit’s house, the spirit, with Home’s assistance, ‘communicated the tidings, “I love Daniel,” meaning resumavly Mr. Home; “ue is to be your son; he my sou—thereiove yours.’ The table then ecstati- pet kicked up its iezs, and the spirit continued, am aPbY, happy. In a littie time I will make ~ seif visible to you, Oh, do not say that the light of other days is gone. Lam witi you,” or words to that euect. The defendant, Home, further informed her that it was the will of the spirit tuat she should adupt him as her son, that a frieud of Home’s named ‘Hall should be sent for, anu tliat she should produce Stock receipis for the sui of about £24,000. Under the induence, as Mrs. Lyon alleges, of Home's spirit- ual powers aud ascendancy, she went, on the Louth of October, iste, to the Bunk of Euglind and tuere transferred the sum of £24,000 stock to Hone, Shortly ater this Howe, at anotuer interview, assured her that it was the spirit’s will that she should destroy her existing wil and make another will bequeathing everything sue possessed to Home, and that a Dr. Hawksiey aud a Mr. Ruder were to be (he attesting witnesses. The will to this effect was soon aflerwarus: Prepared for the defendant by William Wilkinson, a solicator of Lincoln’s-uin-delds, aud was executed by the plaintiff and attested by Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Hall. Further sums of money wi afterwards transferred by her to Mr. Hoime. ‘The piaintiff’s property |8 said to be worth nearly £150,000. A writ of ne erent regno having been granted and the de- fendaut arrested upon ii, all the moneys and securi- ties in question have been brought into court. The whole of one day was occupled with Mrs. Lyon's cross-examination and it was not conclud- ed, In answer to the defendant’s counsel Mrs. Lyon made @ number of strauge adtuissions. She wished to say ‘“‘leliberately “that sue had no attachment whatever to Mr. Home. It was merely the powcr he had of bringing her into conversation with her dead huswand. Mrs, Lyon was asked in reference to what was stated the defendant, Mr. Wilkinson (the soliciior who had prepared the plaintiffs will of the 12th of November and acted in the assignment of the mortgage debt of £30,010), in his answer, to have passed in interviews between himself and the plaintiff early in January in reference to the gift of the mortgaze security to Home, and her execution of the Weed on the 19th of January. She said:— Certainly a arm was hot round Lan’s neck; but I remember his arm was around my waist and his owner hund was on my head, smoothing my hair while the deeds were being read, during the time they were about: he sat on the chair onthe right haud of me; certainly I do not remeinber asking Mr. Hartley if he thought a lawyer could pick a hole in it or if he thought I was mad; he did not tell me that what | was doing was irrevocable: he might have done so. Witucss was then examined upon a letter she wrote to Heme on the 28th of January, while he Was absent at Hastings:—“Inquire of the spirits if you can whose is the face they have given me now to look at instead of yours, I will not describe it; let the spirits do so if they can. When I was looking at it they touciued me on the leg. It was a most extraor- inary face, like no one Lever saw. I firet saw your profile, then it vanished and the full face of another looked at me, Would tt be—?” It was written under a delusion; he had been away three days, but the macnetic influence lasted long after he Was goue. It was one of ihe delusions I was subject to during the time i was acquainted with that medi- umn. 1 did not undersiand it; I don't know What was ‘the name [left in blank, 1 asked him to find out of the spirits, I suppose it was in that month I first saw Fred Kent; he ts nothing to me—no more than youare. Don't remember whether I had seen Gib- Son at thattime, They were both intimate friends of Mr. Home. Tdid not believe in Mr. Dyne, He said he could convey his thoughts intoany one. That was ail nonseuse. ‘I never saw such w ridiculons man. I thought him cracked. 1 did think Home would be a on. Wwondertul man some time, because the spirits said 80. 1 did not believe that Mr. byne, 1 got rid of him very quickly. Was at the Atheneum in Home's rooms when he got buck from Hastings, Thad me there to get a letter which was wrongl da Philip is letters were ali about on the table. Mr his secretary, was there. Don't reco! thing like a “tir with Home th: Was not annoyed at his absence. Certainy not. I preferred his absence more t lus comi- pany latterly. I have asked Mr. Phillips for one letter only, the first that I sent Home. 1 ‘wanted it back, as it had a wrong date and a wrong address. I wished to correct it. i did not want any other letters back. Perhaps it did not signily, butt did not like having sent a wrong aliress, told me it was @ wrong address, (Vressed upon why she should have been so anxious to correct the mistake, espeolally so late as February 13.) Don't know what alteration in the date I made. Adumitted that she had not altered the date, but that she had altered Westbourne terrace into Westbourne place in the letter (which was produced). It was not in Home's rooms that I altered the address, Phillips couid not find it. I did look at other letters while [ was there; = own letters, some of them. Don’t remember when I first left off signing myself in writing to Home “Mother.” 1 wrote a letter without the word “affectionate.” He wrote back he could netther eat nor sleep, and I put itin again from pity. 1 delibe- Tately left off sleuing myself “your affectionate Mother.” (Preased for the reason.) I did not wish to be on such intimate terms; I did not wish to call him my son. (Examined pon a letter of the 2d of April, a8 soon as the name of Eliza Cly- mow, the servant at Mrs. Pepper's lodgings, Was inentioned. Witness flew out with denunciations of her as @ saucy, dirty, dangerous, story Leiing slut.) Gave notice to quit on her account. Once gave her half @ crown to get soine eggs: she said she had laid down the 2s. 6d. change on the mantelpiece, and it was not there. She was always calling Mr. Home names, tel Mrs. Pepper he was an impostor. She wasa wot felling, wicked girl, 1 he read her afidavit, Lam red with the truth, Was not constantly Pepper's kitchen. Used to go down som 8 to Save the servants trouble, Cer. tainly I never talked to Eliza Clymow except when obliged to, give her, orders. | have read Hilzavech Fuller's aMdavit. That's ail false, too. She was a “common seamstress,” the journey wornan of a dress- maker, She used to sit and work ininy room. 1 talked to her about her work. She may have altered Dan's lace for me. (Witness was ten examined upon a letter written by her to Home at Malvern on the 4th of May.) * Nelly” mentioned in it was sister of br Cully. I Uked ir very much bo} she turned against me, Witness admit been sfances, during Home's Absence with Miss Keut, Misa “ ‘Mra Jones, Fred Berry and Dn Wilmanusst. Could not N#KW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY. 10, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. give the date of the fast s¢ance with Mika Kicliots. ‘here were tilis, séances ‘with everl: and the spirits walked about the floor, stam| made a great noise. Had tea first, and then Guee as to séances with Fred Kent). Decl Mp sak sit at th Nabe our al inorers le our 5 over talk fo iymoy Ww {Fred Kent She has seen him Mrs; Pepper's, Certainly never talked about him ‘son that was to be. 1 might as well have talked of you as my son. Don’t you talk such nonsense, _ Don’t know exactly what I told Mr, Poors particuiar Btatement is ail faige, concocted by the Splritualis.s 1 cOnsidered “Sacha” 001 ea. Certainly had no such idea as that he, @ child of id zane old, was looking forward to my death. r * Witness, ater being referred to a letter of the 11th of May, jason, of an interview with her on the 1th rhs = opened the question of her will, and told her that as Mr. Home had now had such ‘a benefit fvom her, I wished to bring very seriously before her that she Should not exclude her relations by her will, ‘Sue said that she was just as well satistied with him hat nothing could surpass his kindness All that she feared was that he would not live long, and if ne died she would aiter her will, for she said that she did not wish any more of her money to go to his litte boy, whom she did not like. ‘in- a she said, ‘Iam that I gave him more ney in the second £30,000, for I think the first 000 quite enough for the boy.’ I said, ‘Well, I am sorry if you have changed your mind, for I did all I could to make you hesitate, and 1 am sorry that you ever gave nim te second gift at all, But now,’ Igaid to her, ‘why don’t you make your Will in favor of your relations? If Mrs. Clutter- uck does not want it, there is Mrs, Denison, who, with her husband incapitated and her large family, really wants it. Besides, you have given Daniel more than he can ever want.’ She thought for a moment, and said, ‘No, I don’t care for tuem, and neither did my husband, and I will not alter it as long as Daniel lives; but if he die 1 will alter it, for 1 don’t wish his son to have any more. And why should | change? Iam perfectly satisfied 80 long as he lives,’ 1 pressed her to leave a boo! to her husband’s relatives; and, if not, to some ospitals, as it was absurd to leave so much to one person, and I said, ‘i wish you would do it, for I think it is only just.’ She positively refused, and said her mind was made up. I said to her, ‘Well, I only wish your relatives could have been within hearing of ail I have said to you, that they might know how carnestly I have pleaded for them, and [ am sorry to say how wusuccessfully.’”’ Don’t think all that Wiikiuson says tiere 18 correct, but I don’t recollect what passed, It may have been so. I have written somctuing of poetry, very littie, but I don’t call it poetry, (Corrected the learned counsel upon & quotation from Burns wrongly g ven in her letter of the 27th of say ty tiome, and was asked whai she nieant by certain disjointed expressions and scraps of quotations in the letter.) Tiatis nonsense. Do you never write noaseuse in letters? 1 can’c tell why wrote about poetry in May and p.asters in November. When | wrote ogy | for the key of the lodgings on the 6h of June it was because Mrs, Pepper wanted it, I had no unpression that my ife was not safe in his hands. He was a poor, sickly creature, Who could not take away any one’s life. Can’t tell when my eyes were first opened. I always dislined the deed by which I was made an annuitant. My husband would never have made me an annui- tant under a spiritual adventurer. I disliked it from the first. My spirits were always reminding me that I must execute that deed. That was the first point that opened my eyes. Another point! disiuked was that Daniel told me I was not to go to other medi- ums. When Daniel denied that the spirits had any- thing todo with my giving him the money, it was just before he went io Malvern ; that was the first time. It wason the 26th or 27th of February. He denied there had been any manifest. tions during the first seven days of our acquaiutance. He called the spirits and they said—‘Daniel is correct, and u you rem mber, darling, 1 made signs on the fluor that Sunday, as you were going to bed, not that Tuesday, but the following Monday, and well in your senses, but we made you think this tobe so. You longed for communications, yet your very anxiety prevened their approach, We had to get control over your mind.” 1 said I had had manifestations from the first day. I considered the spirit was a lar when it denied that I had had any manifesta- tions, (Witness grew very excited about this point, and burstinto a long, rambling statement, which Was with utiiculty caecned.) Lady Vunsany told me afterwards the spirits were not to be relied upon when I told her how they had denied having dictated the gifts, That was one of the things that opened my eyes. Mr. Gibson did not help to open my eyes; he was Dan’s friend. Certainly, about the latter end he recommended me to a solicitor. Examine! as to an interview with Perdicaris about the time of commencing the suit—I never said 1 was tied toa dying man or tired of the burden. How could I be tied to him? I never was. Witness was then examined as to a memorandum book containing an account “of my acquainiance with Daniel,’’ coniaining the strongest denunciations of the defendant as “# greedy, fawning, sneaking, lying hypocrite,” and ending with this passage :— “Dan's spirit always spelt out through Dan that he wished me to be a freed spirit Lke himself. Yes, [ thought, if I go abroad 1 shall soon be a freed spirit, no doubt. Thave found out’us not my dear hus- band’s spirt, but Dan Home's evil, lying, evil spirit.” | t was not written for he puolic eye to come into court; it Was written from my own private— Was ali that written before your eyes were opened? It Ought never to have been brought tnto court.—it was private and ought to have been torn up.—it was not in order to get up that narrative that [ went to Home’s lodgings to get that letter to correct the date. (The date of the 29th of September, 1866, was altered to the 0th of September in the narrative.) The witness was examined at some length upon the corrections in pencil and alterations in another mem- orandium book in Home's handwriting, stated to have been written by him from plaintiff's dictation, but de- clined to say whether they were in her handwriting or not. “It is of no consequence.” Never sat down with packets of Home’s letters and asked Eliza Cly- mow to hear what the darling said; a not. Never talked with such a person as Elizebeth Fuller about what she could prove for me in this suit, Never had any conversation. I have read her afi- davit. 1 know what a bundle of abominable stuff it 1s. Ihave lent Mr. Gibson money. (Pressed when.) You bother me so I can’t tell what I say, First loan was £50. [ si uid think somewnere about—— fl minded it Was t.e 19th of gs I never gave him any money; I lent him. I have his notes for it. It was very shortly after the £30 that-I lent him £100, perhaps a few days after; £400 a very few days after (27th July). He was in great dimiculties, He wrove to Dan when he was at vern, and Dan Would not assist him, so he wrote to me for £500, Then there was a £30, and on the 12th of November there was £30 to pay Mr. Wilkinson’s bill. I never saw the bill. [know that Eleanor Kingdon’s memory was very bad. I have never seen her since I left Mrs. Key's. (Pressed upon this point.) May have written to Mrs. Curtis that Eleanor Kingdon might come without her mother. She never did come. Was not there when Mrs. Key and my lawyer saw her about the evidence she would give; certainly not. Eleanor Kingdon did come after my letter to Mrs. Curtis, but I never saw her. Mrs. Curtis did say something of that sort, that Eleanor Kingdon should not come again, 1 did hear that her memory was ‘ood for nothing—the stupidest girl she always was, Solicitor said she was no use, and I told him I had always thought so. When I wrote to Mrs. Curtis L expected she was to make an affidavit. I don’t know what she was to prove. Did write to Eleanor yal to go to Mrs. Key’s. Can't give any klea of what she was expected to prove. She was to I have read a@ great deal. I 7 and “Dr. Colenso” and other ‘Pressed upon & pi in one works of that class, (: Pe of her affidavits in which she said that she inform a Wilkinson tha’ she was obeying the dictates of h.r husband's sp rit, and that instructions were received in his presence from her husband's spirit with refer- ence tu the deeds, but would only say that there were spiritual allusions to the deeds, that Mr. Wilkinson Wax an honorable man, and under the same delusion with herself with respect to Daniel, who had lived in his house for some time.) I won’t anything one Way or another. I won’t say a word to injure Mr. Wilkinson, for I have the very highest opinion of him. (Pressed upon other statements sworn to in her am- davit, she answered, “I did not give any attention to iw The witness was asked a few questions in re-exam- ination by Mr. James, Q. C. The hearing of the case was resumed on the 27th of April in a crowded court.—Mrs. Denison, a niece ntift’s husband and executrix under a former de by the plaintif{ but burned in November, ler the direction of the spirit, as the plaintiff deposed to the plaintiff ’s anticipations of ‘ange in the autumn of 1866, seven years after her husband's death, and that the change would be her own death, Mrs. James Fellowes, whose late husband was a w of plaintiffs husband, also spoke of the ex- pected change; of calling uj the plaintiff on a Sun day early in October, 1966, ring from outside the door the plaintiff scream out, “Oh, my darling,” “Let me see ‘him. Then came @ man’s voice, “Don't interrupt me, or I can’t proceed.” Witness Went away without seeing plaintiff, bat was told that it was “Mr, Home, the spirit rapper,” who was With the plaintiff, Afew days afterwards plaintitt called on witness, described her first interview with Home at the Athenanm in Sloane street, and that at Such interview her husband's spirit had communi- cated with her through the mediumahip of Home, and had knotted her handkerchief. She spoke of further communications on a subseqnent occasion, to the ei that she was to adopt defendant as her son (a8 he would be a comfort to her) and make him independent, and that he was to have £700 9 year. The impression left upon my mind after the Interview last mentioned was that. the plaintitt was the victim of the grossest imposition on the part of the defendant, and 1 tried to persuade her so, hut she was apparently quite blinded to the imposture, as I believed it to be”? Af- ter detailing some further convers ions, and the anes telling her several times that defendant had her she wax not to see any other medium, wit- ness stated her conviction that plaintiff was com- letely under the influence and dominion of defen- lant, owing to the supposed exercise of his alleged supernatural powers, and that in scoping, him and Pris ® fortune to him she felt she was on! red BE his opirit through te vtomane, sre cal iy e defendant, which di- rections demanded her implicit obedience, Danie! Phillips, assistant at the shop in Weathourne lace (kept by Mrs, Key), where plaintit was lodging | In October, Hea, depore to the “knotted hai 4 chief? shown by ntift, and confirmed Mra, James Fellowes’ acc ‘what was heard on the follow ing Sunday by listening outside plaintit’s door when Home was there, Mrs. Key, the piaiati(’™s landiady in Westbourne the Athenwem, her mentioning resco maa toad et e| had heard, and was their proceedings a 10 bet, Dating Witkin risers the 12th of November, when two other gen! “I was listening at the door of the sitting yoom, and defendant (Home) 0} door of the bedroom and ime, ahd wase jent- ly very much annoyed at it.” heard (by tietaning) ant say, * us father;” raps letters of the alphabet vs repeated, and once plaintiff saying, “You too fast;” plaintit id witness that she’ was cobeving the dictates of her husband's It, conveyed to her throt mediumship of d fendant; heard defendant urge Eievil afuencs whlch. prevented his bringing Ma an evil influence ven! father, her husband, to the house; plaintif left the house towards the end of November, 1366, and ex- Beemed himself unwilling to leave but compelled to 10 50, Mrs. Tom Fellowes (niece by marriage of plaintiff's husband), called aon ie tif on tile 8th of her late husband, and spirit (conveyed throt ant) pted defendant as her gon, and transferred property of a large amount tohim. Not being ios meee witness told , ing grossly imposed upon, but being curious on the subject she asked to be allowed to b¢ preseut at & seance; Home came im the evening, but no “mani- festations” took place, defendant saying, ‘There is something in Mrs. Fellowes? nce which forbids it; I cannot do it, mother; witness described a conversation with plaintis’ next day, in which plaintit’ spoke of a trance into which defendant fell afver witness had left the night before, under the in- fluence of which he had dictated letters for her to write. On the 11th of November plaintit? was very open and communicative.in telling witness in pres- ence of defendant of her disposition of the prover, “and he continually checked her, saying it was un- necessary to go into minute Pe ear. Plaintit said she wished her niece * oney meaning my- self)to know exactly what the plaintitf had done, a8 she bad only obeyed her husband’s commands as communicated by his spirit through the mediumship of defendant. He, however, twice denied that he had himself had anything todo with the matter,” Witness did not again see plaintiif before leaving town, but left with the impression that she was the victim of gross imposition, and direct and com- pels, under the influence and control of the de- fendant, gained over her by the exercise of his me- diumistic powers, and that she thoroughly believed sie was all the waile carrying out the wishes of her deceased husband through the mediumship of de- fendant. Mrs. Sims, the photographer of Westbourne grove, coufirmed the statements made by the plaintiff in her attidavit, and deposed to the “knotted handker- chief,” and her conviction was that the plaintii® “was most deeply impressed with awe at the power of the defendant to bring her late husband's spirit to her,” &¢, Mrs, Pepper, of Albert terrace, Knightsbridge— Plaintiff had lodged with her from January, 186i, for about five years, and again froin November, 1866, PlaintitY was devoted to tue memory of her deceased hasband, When she came in November, 1866, she was “‘iull of the wonderful things done by the spirits through defendant’s mediumship, but defendant stopped the conversation, and, as I well remember, said to me, to my utter amazement:—‘Mrs. Pepper, some people say Lam God, and some say I am the devil, but 1 say am neither, for I am between.’ ” Plaintiff showed to witness on the 26th of November the pocket handkerchief tied in knots by the spirits on her first interview with defendant, and what had passed at that and subsequent interviews. ‘She also told me of the fortune which she had bestowed n the said defendant in consequence of the orders of the spirit, and also about the will which she had made in favor of defendant at the dictation of her husband’s Eee In the early part of 1867 plaintiff’ had told witness what a curse her husband’s spirit had brought upon her; that she did not want a son; that the business was very unlike her husband altogether; and that she took it very bard, Plaintiff also said that she had no love for deiendant, but must do her duty ac- cording to the command of the spirit of her deceased husband. Witness asked piaintiff once if she was going to marry defendant, “‘and she was very much annoyed at me, and said that 1 had known her years enough to give any one an answer to that question, and tuat (as I certainly had) I had aiways heard her say she would never marry again.’ Witness admit- ted a dislike to defendant from her conviction that he was beh imposing upon platotitf, but denied any feel ngs of revenge or enmity against him, or that she had invited plaintiff to take any proceedings against him, Sh@had dismissed Kliza Cleymow (the servant) because "sie Was untruthful, and plaimtlt Was diasatisfied with her. Mr. Gibson, Mr. Bailey, and Mr. W. Egley also had made affidavits for the plaintiff, but nothing very material was stated by them, Tinaily Mrs. Lyon, in an aiidavit fled on the 3ist of March, 1868, confirmed her previous statements, and traversed many of the statements contained in detendant’s answer. Mr. Druce, Q. C., in his address upon the plaintif’s evidence, convended that there Was a strong pre- suinption in favor of the plaintiff's story that she nad been subjected to pretended spiritual influences by the defendant, It was immaterial whether the delu- sions existed in her mind or were produced by the defendant's contrivance. It was enough if he acted upon them. But the plaintitl’s case was that they were wholly brought about by the defendant. From the care taken by him that no witnesses should be present at the interviews between himself and the laintit when manifestations occurred the fact that er account rested, in @ great measure, upon her own testimony corroborated strongly the truth of that accouat, From what she supposed to have been predicted by her husband as to the ae tuat would occur, and their meeting at the expiration of seven y ars from his death, she was disposed to grasp at the solution of this prediction, and to receive any message from her husband's spirit. It would be for the court to say what happened at that first inter- view, but there was the story that she hud told.Mrs, dames Feliowes, Mrs. Key, Mra. Tom Fellowes, Mrs. Sims and Mrs. Pepper of how, by the instrumentality of Home as a medium, she had been placed tn communication with the spirit of her late husband, and there was the handkerchief which the plainti told them per husband's spirit had tied into knots. That @vidence might be appealed to, not as proof of what occurred at the interview, but of the impression produced on the plaintif’s mind. The defendant, indeed, dented that there were manifestations then, but was It probable, looking at the plaintiff's uliar views, her impres- sions as to meeting her deceased husband at about this time, that If there had been not of the sort Home would have by her request at her lodgings. The defendant stated third interview (Si , the 7th of October,) there were raps for tue fi thne, but denied that the sounds were produced by himself. No spiritualis' however, would be found to assert that the so-call spiritual sounds were produced by the medium him- self, spiritualist would say that the “spirit” produced them, or, at all events, they were caused by mysterious meaus. Then there was the evidence as to what was overheard by those who were outside the door of Mrs, Lyon’s room on that Sund: plaintif’s cries, “Oh my darling,” “Let me see D and the voice of Home “Don't interrupt me or I can’t proceed.” After that came the transfer of stock on the 11th of October, and then the interviews at which Mrs, Tom Fellowes was present on the sth and 11th of October, when the spirits would not come as usual, being, as Home said, prevented by her presence, ‘The next day (the 12th of November) the will was exe- cuted, and it was remarkable that the plainti? had never seen Wiikinson before that day, nor Dr. Hawksley, nor Dr. Rudall, except, perhaps, once. It was impossible to say that she had been rly advised. There was no wish on the part of the laintift or her advisers to say anything against Mr. Vilkinson. No relief was asked against him, not even payment of costs, It was sought to treat him as a mere trustee. But why was the plaintiff cautioned not to say anything about ualisin before him? He was Home's friend; himself an author on een and an advanced spiritualist, and he might well have said that he did not want to know gt about spiritual influences in refer- ence to her will, as he knew that a time might come—it had come sooner than was anticipated by any of them—when these transactions woul be impeached in @ court of law, and there would be an attempt to set aside the will. No wrong was done to Mr. Williamson in saying that, in giving all whese cautions, he purposely m: if not mannfactared—evidence Walch would oxdnced when that oecasion arose, No charge inconsistent with that gentleman's honor Would be made, but the plaintiff's advisers had the reatest reasons for being dissatisfied with him. Looking at his peculiar views on the subject of spiritualism, as set forth in his answer, it was most unfortunate that he should have been selected by Home to prepare the will. Mark how in he was of putting the true question that he ought to have put to the plaintif. A gentleman with less pro- nounced pee Proclivities would have sald, when he listened to the plaintitf’s narrative and her ac- count of the enormous benefits that she had been in- duced to heap upon this fortunate young man, this acquaintance of nine days, at the ‘dictation of her husband's spirit, is not the whole thing an fmposi- tion, a trick anda fraud? From the views that he entertained he was unable to suggest that first and material question which alone would have thrown the necessary protection around this poor, super- stitions old woman. Passing on to the of the 19th of January (the assignment of the m securtty), the recitals that the £30,000 Was transferred to Home “of her own free will and pleasure only, and without any influence, control or interference of the said Home, or of any other person,’’ and pee that the settle. ment “is absolate and irrevocal and shall in no wise be ie or controverted by her heirs, execu- tors of admfnistrators,” were fraught with suspl- cion, and showed concinsively that Home well knew that time the transaction would hereafter be im- peached, and had the instruments framed so a8 to meet the Saricipated objections, In reference to the defendant's ission that there were mi tions for the first time on th October, and denial that sv hana produced rather ow at any they of spirit atism irene saa F i Ay ell peefiedd il Hy i ES Pl and nome $18 to have ihe payer et evoking the §) of deceased persons, or of putting other Teens in communication with them. Avhat ‘ocours without any volition whatever of own.” Has plaintig’ satisfied the court that she was sul to any influence, or that she was persuaded by some clumsy deception on the part of the defendant e these gifts to the defendant? It was an admitted fact that Mr. Home was, and had been ali his life, a believing spiritualist; but, looking to Aaa sips ees Gauasy eel ia im i ‘rance al rma ne was It to be hasti country, ‘assumed that a belief in spiritualism was in itself @ badge of fraud and imposture and would taint ion. Look at Mesmer, who was desp! and scoffed at in the last century, but whose system ‘Was now approved and aionied ‘by our most eminent poyricians ‘and in our hospitals, “Without inquiring into the truth of spiritualism, the question was whether these gifts were induced by spiritual mani- festations, or rather by the comic scenes described as such by the plaintiff? What had been the previous life of the defendant? Up to defendant’s connection with the plaintit’ he had not made one single six- pence by his spiritual belief. He had passed his life fore the world, but not a single mercenary, indell- cate or improper motive had ever been imputed to him up to these transactions. (Mr. Matthews re- ferred to the aitidavit of Mr. Varley, the consulting electrician of the Atlantic Telegrap! Company, stat- ing his entire conviction of Mr. jome’s: truthfulness and honesty and of the truth of the alleged phenomena when subjected to the se- verest scrutiny and under the most rigorous condi- tions, and to the testimony of Dr. Hawkins Simpson, Dr. col. of Malvern, and others to the same effect.) After this introduction, reserving the further argu- ment on behalf of the defendant, the evidence for the defence was put in and read. ‘is evidence con- sisted of thirty-seven aifidavits, extending over sev- enty-three folio pages, and it would be, of course, impossible, within reasonable limits, to give anythin like a full abstract of them, independently of the dif- ficulty of doing so frem the very rapid tone in which they were read and the numerous omissions. Miss Lefebvre, a stranger to Home, had known the plaintiff for four years. Plaintiff had four years ago told her that her husband was not dead; she knew better, because she ‘saw his spirit.” In December, 1866, or January, 1867, plaintiff Lold her of her adop- tion of a son, as she wanted somebody to take care of her; talked of his “very high friends.” The ac- count now given by the plaintiff about her adoption of the plaintiff and the character she gave him “dif- fer entirely from what she first said to me.”” Mrs. Head, who was a seamstress at 22 Sloane street in October, 1863, described Mrs. Lyon's visit to Home late in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 2d of October, just as he was waiting to dress to go out to dinner; his look indicative of impatience and a wish that his visitor should go; her standing in front of the sofa looking at a large piotozraphic picture, and Home’s leaving the house ia about twenty minutes’ time to keep his dinner engagement. Denied there being any accordeon or writing materials on the table at the time. Witness also described Mrs. Lyon’s coming on the following Monday, October 8. On an- swering Home’s bell, after plaintiff had been there an hour or two, found plaintiff with Mr. Home in his bedroom looking at some lace and embroidered chemises, On answering the bell again Home said, “In future, whenever this lady may come, at any hour, | am at home to her.” ‘ne lady said, “Yes, for he ig my son. Llove him and am going to adopt him. Ilove him, and have no one else in the world to love or care for me.” She then stepped up close to him, and put her arm about him, and looked most lovingly into his face, On Home’s return to town PRUE ome frequently and almost daily to visit him, and her frequent visits and what sie had done for him were a Joke and remark in the shop, Mr. and Mrs. Burns, ‘spiritual librarians,” deposed tothe applications made to them by tue plaintiff at the end of September, 1566, in reference to the Spirit- ual Athenzum and her inquiries as to his circum- stances, Mrs. Maurigy, of Albion street, Hyde Park, deposed to what was said to her by Home on tie 9th of Octo- ber, 1866, as to the sudden deiermination of plaintitt to adopt him and give himafortune. Had known Home since April, 1855, and had never had cause to doubt his honor or integrity, Mrs. Cox, Jermyn street, an old friend of the de- fendant and always trusted by him in all his money matters, gave similar evidence. Messrs. Taylor and Backhouse, stockbrokers, who had sold the stock to realize £24,000 on the 11th of October, 1866, and_ transferred the £6,000 on the 10th of December, spoke to the business-like and decided manner of the plaintiff and her affectionate bearing towards Home; her pride in having adopted him; her calling him’ “Danny, my dear boy; telling Mr. Backhouse she loved him as a mother and would be a@ mother to him, Mr. and Mrs, H, W. Spratt, members of the execu- tive committee of the Spiritual Athenaum, deposed to the power of seeing spirits claimed by the ptain- ti, and the somewhat disparaging way in which she spoke of Home’s power as a medium, her deep affection and solicitude for him. Mr. Wilkinson’s answer was then read, stating his surprise at the statements made by the plaintii, and the care that he had taken to protect her aralast in- juring herself by giving away her property without the fullest determination on her part, his remon- strances with her, and clear statement of the lezal and other consequences of what she was doing. Mr. Wilkinson described at great length his conversation of the 12th of November, 1866, with the plainthif on the subject of her will; his advice that, as the pro- perty had come from her lmsband, it would not be proper to leave it away from his relatives; his ques- tions for the purpose of satisfying himself that she was under no control or improper influence; her assurance in the most positive manner that in what she was doing she was not influenced by anything connected with spiritualism, but that she had taken the greatest liking to Mr. Home and found him all that she could wish, and that it was a go to her to find that she could make such a ¢ use of her money. Mr. Wilkinson, in reference the transfer of the £30,000, referred to his letter of the 11th of December, 1866, peerage | the following passage:—“I wish to bring clearly before you that in making the gifts of £30,000 which you have done, you have given it to him absolutely and without power of revocation, and as I have known Mr. Lyon so long and so intimately I shall best do my duty to = by su iting that you should have some other egal advice in carrying out the business if you think it necessary.” Mr. Wilkinson also described his conversation with the plaintiff on the 12th of December, 1366, urgti her again to consider the matter and not to allow any questiom of saving legacy duty to weigh with her in divesting hersel! her pro- ity. SD si portion of this conversation Been at given in the account of the platntiff’s cross-examinstion.) He asked her if she were de- sirous of doing this in consequence of any spirit com- munications, for that, if so, he would have | othiag to do with it on any such ground. She said that “she was not influenced by anything but the inten- tion of placing him in an independent position and nid | the legacy duty, as she was satisfied she should never change her mind.” After detailing some other business arrangements Mr. Wilkinson stated lis having again, in May, 1867, brought her will under the notice of plaintiff and again suggested that she should not exclude her relations. She said that she was just as well satisfied with him (Home) as ever, and that nothing could surpass his kindness to her. ' (This conversation, as stated by Mr. Wilkin- son, is given in our rej toward the end of Mra. Lyon’s cross-examination on Friday.) On seeing her on the 13th of June Mr. Wilkinson found plaintiff in a very excited state. She said she had not had proj advice, and ought to have been asked to have ano! solicitor. Mr, Wilkinson replied that the gift was quite against his wishes and advice, and that if Home had deceived her, as she said, she had most effectually concealed it from him, and that he could not believe she had been acting a part with him for so many months for no reason at all. Mr. Wilkinson denied most emphatically that the plaintiff ever informed him that she was obeying the dictates of her hus- band’s spirit; on the contrary, she always assured him that she was attached to Home for his own sake, ag she might well be, wholly apart from any such phenomena or communtcations. Mr. Wilkinson also gave his own views on the subject of Ly onl and confirmed Home's statement that he always repudiated the notion that he possessed ay Poe of evoking the spirits of deceased persons or atting other persons in communication with them. Various statements made by the plaintiff were traversed— among others that he had not advised her to consult another solicitor, and many of the statements made by the defendant were confirmed by Wilkinson in his answer. ‘he court rose at ten minutes past four. HEARTLESS ROBBERY.—Timothy Murray, an unsus- pecting foreigner, who lives at No. 49 Pearl street, made arrangements to leave for Ireland in the steamer which sailed yesterday, He engaged the services of James Scully and George Kearney to as sist in packing up his chesta Being through about twelve o'clock at night, Scully and Kearney deter- mined to stay all night, and accordingly slept in the same room with Murray and his wife, boa) before retiring, ret his Pane, in the Ee of which were $171 in id coin and $100 in legal tender notes, under Pillow of his bed. Two hours sube ently surrey was awoke by some unu- sual stir in ly on examining his panta- Joons his money. Scully and Kearney, bein, misaed the room at the time, were nat ungecte ot the theft, and an officer being caited them into ly. The prisoners were yay eee Moore, Ai emane in place ot dodge, logan, is tll, and mitted for in default of $1,000 ball each. Sealy ie ties four years of age, born in Dublin, @ trade and lives at 49 Pearl street, Keatney fe an man, thirty of age, lives at 1724 MEXICO. ‘The Mexican Press and the Herald—Review ef the Evils That Disturb the Republic— Peounge—Passion Week. Vexa Cavz, April 13, 1868. ‘The newspapers of Mexico are naturally enough Very sensitive concerning the comments of the press Of the United States upon the condition of affairs Bere. The Hemaup, which is the best known and ‘most read, is regarded as its exponent, and its arti- cles apon the present and future of Mexico are eagerly sought for and perused. Bat recently the Revista of this city published an article on this sub- Ject, the gist of which I translate, as follows:— It ts @ scandalous fact ms scarcely credi- ble that the ony ralon re: has its system, an éat destiny manage to. excite the eupiaisy and manage to ex © CI an spirit of a people littie instructed in Srhat away from their own country, and, more credulous than nt, for the purpose of instituting a cru sade which has for its object the annorpson of ours; for it is not credible that the fables of these pertodi. cals can have any other object. ‘These observations are prompted by an article in the HERALD, originally translated and published by the Diario Ofictal of Mexico (the original of which I have not seen), commenting with much severity on the condition of affairs in this country, as evidenced by the general state of insecurity, and more particu- larly in the vicinity of the capital, taking as its text the late attempted assassination of Juarez and his Ministers—a thing which, however it may be cloaked by interested persons, was purely political in its character, and though in its discovery and failure ridiculous, yet was not unlike many conspiracies in the past that have convulsed the country and over- thrown the government. It is a somewhat unfor- tunate thing for Mexico that in arresting and ex- posing this madness of which the Revista speaks, her press deals so much in general declamation and so little in facts. As for example, why does not the Revista controvert the facts upon which these s0 severe comments are based, instead of denouncing them as fabulous, and prompted by a mad- ness only akin to reason in that it has & system? These facts are furnished by resident correspondents—in the case of the HERALD at least— living in this country solely to ascertain and record the truth. These gentlemen, who are, without ex- ception, republicans, and entirely anxious for the success of republican institutions in this country as elsewhere, are fast becoming within a narrow circle “the best abused men on the continent,” and certainly it behooves them to say a word in their de- fence. Are not the following facts notorious? A con- spiracy, within a few hours of its denouement, was recently discovered in the national palace of Mexico to assassinate all the members of the government, from the President down; not in their resilences and for the purpose of robbery, as has been most fool- ishly claimed, but scattered here and there, as it was known that they would be—the one in the theatre, another at his office in the palace, still another while going to the house ofa irlend, and the remainder in various localities. Prominent citizens, men of wealth, in different parts of the repubiic, are almost daily being captured and tasen to the mountains by — bands of robbers and assassins. where they are hel for ransom, competled to undergo the most cfuel tortures until it is paid. Some have been returned to their friends piynoally ruined for life and others hopelessly insane froin the treatment received. Seve- ral instances of this character have happened in Mex- ico, and no person of property dare go outside of that city alone and unarmed. The streets of the capital and of many cities in this country are not safe after nine o’clock at night to unarmed persons. Murders and robberies are frequent, and no oe system is Organ.zed or attempted to prevent them. No high- way of tais republic is safe. It is true that in many laces robberies are seldom and oiten times tue ‘ligence wiil pass over a road for weeks without in- terference—as between this city and Puebla—but it is certain to be robbed in the end. And even this exemption is the exception, as on most of the roads the robberies are numerous, some of them daily. It is true that personal injury where there is no resist- ance, is rare, and the only inconvenience which the traveller suifers is the loss of his personal effects, not unfrequently extending to the c.othes on his back. ‘Yhe poitical condiion of the country, though seemingly qu.et, is really so in but comparatively a small portion of it, In many parts of it are roving bands of men, half soldiers, half brigands, who pro- fess ailegiauce to the empire or Church party, and are b tterly hostile to the existing administration. These the government are powerless to suppress. In other parts open rebeilion to authority exists, and local chieftains are waging tierce war with cach other for the supremacy in their own States, as care- less of the wishes of tue government as though uo such governm: nt existed. In no pavt of the republic exists that confidence in the gove.nment necessary to continuance, advauce- ment anid progress. A revolution Would take no one by surprise, a..d that the nations of Eurupe, one or wiore of them, will intervene in the atfuirs of Mexico to the entire revision of her government is believed by a fair proportion of the people. ‘This, unless the bag A is absorbed by the Un.ted States. ‘rhe financia! condition of the country ts in inex- tricable confusion. The revenues are of the most grinding and vexatious character, and yet, as al- ministered, are insuffi ient for the expenses of the government. The National Congress has been some months in session and has not inaugurated a single plan of relief. Indeed, as far as the good of the country is concerned, its members far better had remained at home, as by their action they have em- barrassed and retarded many enterprises which were calculated to lastingly benefit it. These are the main facts upon which correspondents have for some time past been called upon to comment; that they exist is notorious; that no one regrets it more than the correspondents, whose business it is to study the re- sources and necessities of the country, is certain. And it would be far better for the press of Mexico, re- stricted and crippied us it is, to look such facts in the face, study up and propose measures for relief, rather than attempt to conceal them by high sound- declurations avout m.duess and other nonsense. e sysiem by which a large portion of the lower classes are held in a state of practical slavery is still in operation in this country in despite of tne guaran- tees to all classes contained in the constitution of 1867. Governor Hernandez of this State, one of the most advanced and practical Mexicans of the day, has turned his attention to it, and though too wise to destroy at once a system which from jong usage has society, become interwoven into the framework o| doing what he can to ameliorate the condition of the us, He some time since issued a circular to the various officials of the State calling attention to the abuses through which the laborer was deprived of a eer Portion of the results of his labor, was liable fo be imprisoned at any moment by his employer, and, in a word, was held in a condition of serfdom all his life. He directs that hereafter the liberty of the indi- vidual shall not be interfered with, and enjoins upon all officials to see that these laborers are not robbed, but ave afforded fair remuneration for their work. Shouid his directions be Rg inieed with, of which there is unhappily too little probability, they will do much to soften and eventually do away with a ays- tem which has for generations kept a large portion of the population of the country in a condition of ig- norance and slavery. Semana Santa or Passion Week, has just pased, and much tothe pious joy and delectation of the faithful, His Excelicncy the Governor permitted many of those ceremonies peculiar to the Mexican Church, many of which, witn that wisdom which Kome has ever mant- fested in her conversion of the heathen, were adapt- ed from the religion of the Montezumas, making that of the Cross much more palatable to the new prose- lytes, ‘These the demon of liberalism has to a great extent suppressed, and many are the anathemas re- suiting from lips whose province is ratuer to bless, On this occasion, however, business was du thing, including the candle trade, was stagn so the Governor graciously remarked to the holy ap- plicants that it could not do arm aud might re- vive business, and so conse! 5 Vera Cruz is commercial and cosmopolitan, and therefore took little advantage of the permission; but in the interior towns of the State numerous proces- sions and other interesting outdoor ceremonies took place, In which candies and flowers bore a prominent a rt. In other days and during the ascendancy of the old national, ‘hurch, pare these processions were very numerous, and with the other rites of the church materially interfered with the ordinary ope- rations of life, They consist of a number of figures representing the characters of the New Testament— the Saviour, the Virgin, the aposties, saints, angels aod martyrs—ail clad in costumes cal _ nd cite the not altogether respectful as ment of this or any other age, followed by people of every class bearing huge tallow candies, priests and altar boys chanting and swinging incense preceding and following the more prominent figures. These pnd cessions represent some of the more eventful inci- dents recorded by the Evangeliste—such as the jour- ney to Calvary, going to the scourge, the visit of Mary tothe tomb, and others it were hard to com- prevend, On ‘the burial representation took lace, a figure of the Saviour being pieces in & glass coffin carried — the stree #8 preceded by is dressed and a not unlike opera dancers, though with less breadth skirt and symmetry of limbs. Many of the robes covering these figures are of marvellous rictmess, gard these figures as possessing sanctity in them- selves and ‘adore them precisely as the idolator wor- ships his idol. With all respect to rel liberty, there is no doubt that the liberal authorities have done weil to suppress these pt ‘which were ic nuisance but were demoralizing in priests in neeping ine mae ofthe beople in that COM: ee e mass 5 Riuion of ignorance 80 inconsistent republican it There is litti oth! of interest occur. ia is’ this port of the Feguollc, The Bngllah fleet have not yet yaw Lt, mney this 80 vomito are upon Us, Vera use sa aet bea vss ‘The following extract from a letter dated Iguala, March 25, gives the authentic account of the assas- sination of Captain BE. Becker on the road between Xtla and Tasco, in the State of Guerrero:— Arce’s \uarters to see if we could the General to send @ of cay gy we search for our friend. One of the Generals alds informed us that Becker was “aagured- ” dead, that his companion in misfortune, ten- oo Colonel Cavailiero, had from the reuvers and arrived safe in Iguala. He saw the robbers shoot Becker; he afterw: saw his dead body. This was proof conclusive. We asked where we Colonel Cavaliiero, We were directed to ters aud lost no time in cabling ape Colonel received us very kin tol story of the whole affair, Said Captain and myself left the Puente de Ixtla early the: ofthe isth. About half way between ixtla and T: we were suddenly surrounded by a body of outia: twelve in number, commanded by @ one-armed named ena ‘They dismounted 1 are mite i i Fi i aE pockets, our arms to our pelied us to march along with them on toot, closely by four men. ey took from Becker fal pr Beat his commission, certiticutes of se With the liberals and @ letier of recommendation 5s i 8s Don Diego Aivarez, signed by General Leyra. As soon as Adan read this letter, together with the certificates of service, he turned to ker and said, your fate is sealed. Why, replied Becker, what have 1 done to injure you, ‘In the first place, was the answer you are American, I would shoot you for that alone. I am @ German by birth, said r. It makes no ditference, it is enough that you are a fer- eigner, in the second place you have served with the liberal army; I am a mocho and will never stop fight- tl 1 am dead, or the last liberal Mexican ts ‘illed. These Papers show what services you have done tue liberal cause, Iintend to shoot you, as for you said he speaking to me I know you well, damn you, you shail be hung, They took us with them that day; ihe next they joined another and larger varty, commanded by “Vicente Bargas,” aad Adan turned us over to him, with tue request that he would have us shot, I will do nothing of the Kind, returned Bargas; these gentlemen are peaceable tra- vellers; they are neither fighting for nor against us; let them go on their way without further molesta- tion. But I want them shot, answered “Adan,” su! lenly, and wish yoy to give orders to that effect. I will not, replied Bargas; they have done nothing te merit death, Kither let them go, or take them te General Galvez, wuo will tell you what to do with them. Adan finding Bargas resolute in his mercisut intentions, again took the back track towards ‘To- luca,”? where he expected to find Galvez; but that General, on the approach of some liberal forces, dis- banded his men, aud was no where to be found. After wandering about for three days searching for Galvez, “Adan” returned to Barga ' camp, and told him that he had seen Galvez; that av General had ordered the prisoners to be shot. Shoot them yourself, then, was Bargas’ answer. “Nothing under heaven can induce me to sanction this‘intended murder; | will not have the blood of these innocent and unoffending men upon my head.” Bargas called Adan to one side and exposiulated with him, going luis utmost to get us set free, Butit was useless, Bargas had seat away most of his mea, and for the moment Adan com- manded tie stronger party. ‘I'he two officers sepa- rated in anger, and Adan, taking us. with him, went deeper among the mountains. Towards night (Thursday) Becker, who was footsore, could seal walk; I myself was very tired. The outlaws pro- cured a mule; we both mounted it and continued on, About eight o’clock P.M. we came toa steep hill, The mule was unable to carry us both up. 1 dis- mounted, saying to Captain Becker, ‘1 am not so footsore as you are.” About ten v’clock we stopped to camp for the night. They unbound our arms and permitted us to le down on the ground and sleep. Hecker soon fell usleep; as for myself 1 could not sleep. About one or hall-past one A. M. the outlaws awoke me and took me oif with them a few paces, I heard themawaking Becker. When awake they told him to get up; that they intended to shoot him. Poor Becker got up, said he, “Gentemen, what the devil do you want tu suvot mefor? Because you are a liberal aud an American was the reply, aad without saying more they discuarged the co tents of their guns invo his bosom. He gave one loud cry and feli dead to the earth. Tue outlaws struck @ light. 1 saw the front of Becker's shirt all stained with blood; his face was also covered with blvod or else was shot to pieces. [ can assure you, gentie- men, cout.nued the gallant Colonel Cava'lero, that I was very much frightened at the sight of poor Becker us he lay there welering in hs blood; he seemed to dance before my eyes; | knew not what I ‘was about. 1 was like aman during tue delirium of @ fever, and as the murderers altempied to bind Foe 4 arms { resisted them. I told them u they iniende to kill me to do so at once; that I did not wish to again suffer the degradation of beiug bound. They led me along, and the other four stayed behind to hang up poor Becker's body, until they came to a high tree, the leader of the band stoppe i beneath the tree and suid “here;” the rest of thei taited, six of them stuod talking while two of them again attempt ed to bind my arms; ayain | seemed to see Becker's blood stained before me. I struck one of the robbers a blow on the wouth and dushed into the woods; they tired their pieces in the direction | fled; I gave a cry as though I was hit aud he oue of them ex- cluim, “That fellow is finshed; “Yes,” sald another; “ies go and tind him,’? In the meantune I had tumbled down the side of a barranca; | must have fallen at least ten yards. I soun recovered m} streagt and continued on till [ came to two thicl trees where I hid myself; they hunted for me a while and then left, In about two hous they returned and searched again; they soon, however, gave up all hopes of finding me and rode off. { left my hiding place and followed behind them until I heard the dogs of @ village near barking. 1 crawled into a ditch and laid fat on my stomach, and at daylight I entered the village, procured a horse, and this morn- ing reached Iguaia. ‘This, gentiemen, said the Ceio- nel, is a true history of the whole auulr, SUPER.OR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. How Divorces Are Obtained. Before Judge McCunn. Adolph Bernstein vs, Lorilla Bernstein.—This wea a motion calling on the plaintiif to show cause why a judgment of divorce, granted in favor of the plain- tiff, should not be vacated and all proceedings stayed. Mr. Taiman, counsel for defendant, read an affidavit from which it appeared that a complaint containing allegations of adultery was served upon the defend- ant, and that she had denied such charges upon oath. The case was sent to a referee to try the issues of fact and who made a report to the court upon which @ Judgment of divorce was granted. The affida vit stated that the testimony given before the referee was wholly false and untrue. It was stated that the plaintiff was the proprietor of a band that played in this city and at Saratoga, and was in- tere: in a large theatrical costume ante al and was a inan of large means; that the pigintifr proposecl to the defendant to pay her a consideranle sum of money if she would take Leet ged a divorce against him, and that he would furn! suf- ficient evidence of his adultery, and that she refused such a proposal from the disgrace it would bring upon her only daughter. The court granted an order to show cause, to be heard on Wednesday next. Messrs. Edwin James and Taiman for the defendant. Decisions Rendered, Judge McCunn rendered judgment in the follow- ing cases this morning :— ee vs. O' Donnell.—Motion granted, with $1¢ cost Ross vs. Sun Mutual Insurance Company.—Mo- tion inted. . ine Philips et al.—Motion denied, Donnenbaum vs. ‘with $40 costs. Litchfeld vs, Sale.—Motion granted. Breese vs. Deviin.—Motion fur commission granted. Bunck vs, Jolly.—Motion continuing Injunction granted, ‘ Cockroft vs, Atlantic Mutual Insurance Compa ny.—Motion granted, without costs, Slocum vs. Hafield et al.—Motion granted. Laeschigk vs, Addison.—Motion granted, Lesser vs. Seldio,.—Motion granted, without coste. in vs. Bernstein.—Motion granted. Todd vs. Wright.—Motion granted, without costs. vs, Fisenberg.—Report of referee com- firmed and judgment of divorce granted. byi vs, House et al.—Motion for commission nted. —— vs. Stewart.—Motion granted, with $10 to jaintitr, P Ginoeto vs. Fonnoso.—Motion granted, ‘without coats, Brockaway vs, Shaniey.—The costs as taxed af- irmed. By Judge Jones. Jackson vs, Lebon.—Motion granted, Sohns vs, Fettretch.—Motion granted. Fullerton vs. Gaylora.—Proceedings damisaed, Keyes vs, The Mayor, éc.—Motion granted. SURROGATE’S COURT. Before Gideon J. Tucker. ‘The following wills were last week admitted te probate, viz.:—Susan Alyword, Dudley B. Futter, George 0. Bridges, Samuel Cunningham, Eleanor Lee, Alfred G, Jones, Hampton Harriot, Thomas Bowen, Simon H. Ackerman, George Underhitl, George Moeller, Gilbert Stanley, Sarah A. Schofleld. Letters of administration granted on the following entat viz.:—Henry Tietwen, Joseph Glennin, Jo- Sanne” E. Sehlobohnn, Sarah pong, Alexander L. Oliver, Enoch B. Brinkworth, Estabeth Rath, Hi Reynolds, Edith T. Vid Herrington, Alexander G. H. Starr, Geo mer, Gustavus Huber, Achilles Berthoud, Kammer, Eliza Miller, Richard B. Tilly, Charlee Bahre, John Cranney, Balthasar Keller, Bridget Rear- don, James A. Aylward, Samuel Massey. Gotletb iat ula of ar ela Renting in jan oF e stewart of William H., Minnie and Varneth Stew- art, John M. Mi of Clara A. Mason, Olive Cher. Peter Donnelly of Ann i?