Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-07

is destiny which The principles OF r"iUsot =,
socially and Religion have decIeed 10 all c'aii-
voyanles TO The end ofime .-uo,s :,
As my object is 10 expose De BonneVille az
tempt TO impose upon the creduity OF ibanhnu'
and not 10 answer attacks from irresponsible III
dividuals, must ask OF the Press senefah' ="
give circulation 10 Ibis statement, lha' lLe ie's"
OF imposition may be short. ,nSpp
RICHMOND. 25h Oct, 1913.
Dear Sir YIN have requested me IL state what
know in relation 10 your appearance at odd
Fellows Hail." on The evening oil SATURDAY, 'ne
18th present. Icheerfny comply
Alter "Madane De Bonneville had finished
her Lecture" "proessor De Bonneville pro-
posed The appointment oil Committee, 10 ACT
under certain conditions The proposition was
accented by the audience The names OF suhaIy
gentlemen were called-yours was from Inc hrs'
loudly and continuously called. Before any aP..
pointment on The Committee had been mace,
wen; 10 The Exchange Hotel, where found you'
and informed you of the apparent desire OF 'ne
assemblase for your presence. lou ue'''n'"
going, expires sing Discrimination 10 submit your,
sell 10 the discourleous treatment "hic" you ''au
before experienced upon si'niia, ueedeon I,
Upon the solicitation 81 myself ana o'hei seh.le-
men, who came up during our cohvtiS"''o',' you
consented TO accompany us 10 the nan anu pei
form sucb du,ies as The audience might desire.
As soon as your presence was known, you were
almos, unanimously appointed TO The position
which YOU filled, in accordance WIN Inc proPo-
si,iups of "Protessor De Bonneville.
| am. very respectfully, yours,
WASHINGTON GREENHOW.
DR.. A. L. WARNER.
Dear Sir; Your statement OF occurrences, I'D
which YOU were concerned. al ODD Fellows man,
is. so lar as they came within the scope OF my
observation ANA knowledge, strictly accurate ana
correct; except that you perhaps give me unde-
served credit when you join me with yonr>eN
and saw that the experiments oi Thursday night
were not satisfactory 10 either OF us. II IS per-
fectly true that they were not satisfactory TO me,
in The respect that no experiments with bandases
could convince me OF ClairvoyaHce. But IL IS
due 10 candor 10 confess, that considered The aP.
plication OF The bandage on Thursday such As TO
afford every assurance OF the prevention Of Inc
natural vision which could be attained by any
mere bandage. Subsequent events plainly proved
nv error, and It's acknowledgement is proper.
In view OF the attacks made upon You, win
great pleasure declare, that, throughout The whole
period of our Joint service, your conduct was, I'D
nv estimation. that not only OF courteous, but
of a kind and considerate gentleman. And IN
this connection will mention fact, which Is
perhaps within the knowledge Of none save our
selves: On Saturday evening | saw very little
of what occurred, until the excitement hogan,
when | made nv way through the crowd and
stood by Madame de Bonneville conducted her
10 the platform, ard, after she had made her Ad-
dress | left her in the mids, OF her friends, and
near her husband with The remark, that | would
90 10 The other end of the stage, and do what
could 10 prevent disorder. When | got there, |
found YOU Jus, concluding an address, and the au-
dence vehemenlly app!auding Seeing that YOU
had It's ear, asked you 10 propose its quiet dis
persion: YOU instantly assenled, and turning
round, most promptly and warmly, and at The
yery nick OF lime made the proposition. Alter
single remark from DR.. Cullen, ne, practising
wha, YOU preached, lett the room-the crowd, as
supposed, going ont at the same time. ln my
humble judgement, the Professor is indebted 10
no one more than to Yourself for the peaceful ter
minalion of the proceedings.
Very respectfully and faithfully,
J. S. CASkIE.
Dr. A. l.. WARNER.
On. WARNER: | have received your note, in
which YOU request me-, as one OF the COMMITTEE
selected bv The audience Il Mons. De Bonnevilie'S
exhibition on Saturday evening, the 18th Oct, 10
certify 10 the accuracy OF your statement OF The
occurrences which then and there took place.
believe your narrative OF The facts in reference to
The placing of the bandage both on Mr. Peake
and Dorsey Cullen is accurate. DO not remem-
Der The exact language used by Mons. De Bonnie
VILE, as to The ptacicabiiy Of SO placing The
bandase, that one could or conld not see, bul the
impression made upon my mind by what he did
say, was, that the power 10 see or The inability,
depended upon the proper or improper ADJUST
ment Of The bandage.
do moi believe that you or DR.. Cullen had
any desire to produce violence, or TO make of an
audience mob A great deal OF excitement was
manifested, and thought portion OF those as
sembed were disposed 10 violence alter Mr.. and
Mrs. De Bonneville were seated in their car
rage
need not say that utterly repudiaie The at
tacks upon you, which have seen in the news
papers. Your iTlend,
SAM'L II. MYERS.
Friday, Oct 81, 45.
Dr. A. L. WARNER,
Sir-Wilh very great pleasure, AFFIRM as
aricg t,ue all the inn oTlant ac!s in The narrative
ofevenls in your audable etlort,o expose 10 merit
ed ridicnle and contempt the jug.lery OF De Bon
neville in his experiments OF "ClaUtcyanlc" 50 far
not constitute one Of the audience, upon any pre-
vious evening; and was there upon the last named
evening more by accident than design; for having
satisfactory conviction, Ina, this pretended science
was cheat and necromantc deception, had
abslained from visiting The Odd Fellows Hail.
believing that 10 be present, was 10 be witness
OF bias hemous impeiy. ! had long since learn
ed tina, ''eyil communications corrupt good man
ners," and believed that all pre,ensions 10 Clair
yoyance were not only evil but well calculated
10 unsettle the confidence man has in the charac-
Ter Of his Creator, and the essential qualities Of
himself had full confidence in The belief, that
the deception was in the bandase, and its first ap-
plicalion 10 my eyes, convinced me that all my
suspicious were true. have no hesitation in say
ing, Mal there is mol a Goniiupo mym,ad, that The
lille gill never, in any one instance, pronounced
correctly upon any thing put into her hands, but
by The power Of her ordinary visual organs and
further believe De Bonneville knew il all the
time. The trial of the bandase upon Dorsey
Cullen, who was an entire stranger 10 me, and
called by me atvour request, proved The fact, most
conclusively further assert it as my belief,
from the result ofihe lrial upon my own eyes, as
well as Master Cuen's thai there is no, one in
one hundred, upon whom, il tried, il will wholly
exclude The rays OF lish; in q room as well light
ed as the Hall was on the night OF trial 10 which
refer.
had concluded that it was scarcely necessary,
in The enlightened age in which we live, to un-
der,akc 10 expose so bald a hnmbng as Cloirreu-
0ncc but, sir since you have deemed il best I'M
der the circumstances, 10 exact from The public
attention 10 your statement which conceive no
man of veracily or honor will contradict, do
mos. cordially give my hearty concurrence 10
your rccoleclions Of events in all their main and
important aspects. The incidents in which your
-. -
are wholly incidental, and would not at all vary
the great fact and noble purpose which you seek
10 snbserve. Most respectfully, &c,
GEO. Il. PEAKE
RICHMOND, Oct. 25, 1919.
The following are The occurrences al Mr. De
Bonneville's last public exhibition Of Mesmerism
in Richmond, which impressed themselves on my
mind at the time, and are now retained in my
recollection. ! have never required TO them since
with any effort TO recall them, and as much noise