Show VANDERBILT IS DECLARED lUNY Medium Who Married the Aged Capitalist Has Grip Loos Loosened Loosened Loosened ened by Jury New York YorK Sept 12 Edward W Van Vanderbilt Vanderbilt the aged retired merchant of Brooklyn who married May S Pepper the spiritualist medium is incapable of man managing managing managing aging his affairs because of or lunacy ac according according according cording to a verdict returned by a sheriffs jury In Brooklyn today toda The proceedings to have Mr Ir Vanderbilt declared Incompetent were brought by his daughter Miss Minerva Vanderbilt after Mr Vanderbilt had married Mrs Pepper several months ago and had given to her hera a large larg portion of the real estate which he tie owned In Brooklyn including the th house houseIn In which they lived A brother and sis als sister alster sister ter of Mr Ir Vanderbilt subsequently joined in the appeal to the courts The hearing was held before a Jury jut and a commission consisting of a physician ph a lawyer and anda a banker Much testimony was offered to show how that Mr Vanderbilt had been im imposed Imposed imposed posed upon by communications with his dead wife through a spirit whom he called Bright Eyes E es the communications being engineered by Mrs l Pepper Vanderbilt Mrs was put on the witness stand and questioned at great length as to her ability to communicate with the spirits She was waR also called upon by opposing counsel to read the contents of letters In sealed envelopes This she could not do doIn doin doin In the court room explaining that the gift only came to her at certain times and when the spirit moved her herThe herThe herThe The jury retired at 3 p m yesterday and was in session all night The final vote was twelve for Incompetency against three for competency This Is 18 sufficient to constitute a verdict |