HPB-SB-10-452

H. P. Blavatsky Scrapbooks

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vol. 10, p. 452	volume 10, page 452 vol. title: vol. period: 1879-1880 pages in vol.: 577
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<Untitled> (The Lord Lindsay:-—The death...)

The Lord Lindsay:—The death is announced of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. His lordship, who had been in delicate health for some time, was staying at Florence at the time of his decease, which occurred on Monday night. He is succeeded in the peerage by Lord Lindsay, his eldest son, who is at present in Germany. A vacancy is thus caused in the representation of Wigan.

The Shin-Too Religion:—The funeral of the late M. Sameshima, the Japanese Ambassador in Paris, takes place to-morrow morning, from his residence in the Avenue Marceaux. The “lettre de faire part” is, I may add, sent by M. Mori Sameshima, his brother, and the secretaries and attaches of the legation, no mention being made, according to Oriental etiquette, of his widow, Madame Sameshima. The interment will be only a temporary affair, as full directions are still awaited from Japan, but the ceremony will nevertheless be held according to the rites of the Shin-Too religion, which is professed by about half the Japanese, the other half being Buddhists. Shin-Tooism recognizes a supreme being called “Tien,” the sun, and admits the existence of a number of spirits and demigods. Its priests abstain from all animal food. The Emperor and his family are Shin-Tooists, the name being derived either from a work of Confucius entitled “Shinto,” or from the word “shin,” a hero or demigod.—Daily Telegraph, December 7th, 1880.

The Prosecution of an American Medium by a Spiritualist

Last Friday morning, at Bow-street Police-court, Susan Willis Fletcher, aged 32, described as residing at 22, Gordon-street, Gordon-square, who was brought up in custody the week before, charged with being concerned with her husband, John Wm. Fletcher, in unlawfully obtaining, in the month of September, 1879, three strings of Oriental pearls and other jewellery by means of false pretences, with intent to defraud Juliet Ann Theodora Heurtley Hart-Davies, surrendered to her bail for further examination, before Mr. Flowers, the sitting magistrate.

Since the first hearing of the case, the whole of the circumstances have been placed before the Treasury authorities, and Mr. Blanchard Wontner now appeared on behalf of the Public Prosecutor. The Prisoner was defended by Mr. E. D. Lewis.

Considerable interest was shown in the case, and the Court was completely filled. The Prisoner, who was elegantly dressed, was accompanied into Court by two or three ladies, all of them carrying huge bouquets.

Mr. Blanchard Wontner said, since the case was before the Court last week representation had been made to the Public Prosecutor in reference to the case, and the Public Prosecutor, having gone through the information, had taken up the matter, it being of sufficient public importance for him to do so. That being so he (Mr. Wontner) appeared, as usual in such cases, as the agent of the Public Prosecutor, and in that capacity he had the honour of appearing on the present occasion. He had only been instructed on the previous day, and he had not yet had an opportunity of going into the facts of the case. He thought, therefore, it would be best for himself and also in the interests of the Prisoner, that he should at once ask for a remand, in order that he might fully go into the facts before he proceeded any further with the case.

Mr. Abrahams, who prosecuted in the first instance, said this course had his entire approval. The case was one of such magnitude that he felt it should be taken up by the Public Prosecutor. Personally he should be most happy to afford those who represented the Public Prosecutor any assistance in his power, on behalf of the Prosecutrix.

Mr. Wontner.—I am much obliged to Mr. Abrahams for his promise.

Mr. Lewis, on behalf of the Defendant, stated that he, as the Court was aware, appeared on the present occasion for the first time in the case. His client had only one desire in reference to the matter, and that was that it should be fully and perfectly investigated. When his friend on the other side said he was not sufficiently instructed to proceed with the case on the present occasion, he could not possibly object to an adjournment.

Mr. Flowers said it was unfortunate, as they had prepared to go on all the afternoon with the case.

Mr. Humphreys, who appeared privately to watch the case, intimated that Mr. Flowers could take a walk in Covent-garden.

Mr. Flowers.—I think I should hardly find room there.

Mr. Wontner asked that there should be a tolerably long adjournment, as the Prisoner was out on bail. He suggested that day week.

Mr. Lewis said he, too, was in favour of a long adjournment, as the more his friend went into the case the better he would see his position. He also remarked that a very long statement had been made in open court by his friend Mr. Abrahams, and he was anxious to get as soon as possible to the cross-examination of the Prosecutrix, with a view to the vindication of his client.

After a short consultation, the Magistrate remanded the Defendant until Tuesday, December 21st, at twelve o’clock, and accepted the same bail as before.

Editor's notes

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  London Spiritualist, No. 434, December 17, 1880, pp. 297-98

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  London Spiritualist, No. 434, December 17, 1880, p. 299