Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-11-05
CLAtRyoYANcE AN IMPOSITION.

Lyons, Csskc, A. Myers and Sncsd appca,e,i by
t' audience. atlas Instance Of he Bonneville, Conb
t. - bhojsoid The pretended CisI,SYsR;ca Girl abSut III
oS - yearS Cd. invited 10y them. rs ulsc by the
audit nee TO come upon the platform observer The
experiments If the nih, satisfactory NIossrs
Lyons CaSSe, myself bu, CGir,y Messrs. Myer-
! and Saosd.
On Frd,y evening, Me-srs Lyoa., caskic prs. Dsinc
and Dove and myself selected hy the audience t.
bindI'd the eiairrsyGatc. and conduct III, experiments
Dr. Dove called away and did not witness the pro
| eeedinss Of the evening.
DO Bonneville claimed the use Of his own baniase
which was objected To by Dr. Deane. A. length my pro-
Pos',on To meet Dc Is. half way vis his Landase
and two hin eambtie hsndkerchei obtained from ladies
IN the room. was scceded M Lyons and mi self a-
p'srd the bandase. the gr being the cair.oyaai state
IS announced % the audience by De Bonneville Before
Me application Of the blndase, the girl stated De e..
that she was entirely ~e aud expressed me the same
before she placed in the pretended Mesn,ere coalition
Alter the eand,ge had been applied upon inquiry Dc
b. she said sho was ~, e had a pa.a shout her
heart" 81 have beea walking good deal during the
day.; let me 60 for niSh; aud viii be ready to
fnotro~-or will iaicrd IN ay toon :" to this Ne
u. rsplird, oh. you WELL" when Mr. Lyons and
inysei urged Do SSnns vile proceed the % e,rl
was uuw'l Tie then iH4 ItCi Of the Cstoyssf'. pcut
SSa sc melyoG certainly She responded,
4" | see you hide" Tie then remarked To- Mr L,ons,
e She can ger, and vou proceed with youS export-
ments Al enCSasins of skOU placed before her
ana a. At was N hsO she lad OF knowing wh.
the was 81 o-dasTy page OF suaro volume ora plato
after i'eag II, pressing II ~ the he Si the face. Ae she
saij-' cant anything snd banded tho book To
NJ, ly1ns. While NJ. Lyons rtessnhns il To do
audience and alteration between De a. sud him,
was gong Ia psaRo, myself snd .eversl cf TIE su-
dencc, boz sicmp, TN Tire bsnisge failing this
Mr Lyon, request mako ano,er rria SIN respond
eli e caar sss;i.Ae. sni will ,ako oil the baad-
ace which she deliberately dad saI slt tho sAai;
Derins this evening. ',hOneh MI. Lyons was the only
member Of the Committee put communication with the
ed, isae coavers-L with tie, and obsyed my dincuo1s
when ordered heE touch the bsndsee Thu. end
Ell the only exhibition in which this Cs;Tr-ssaIe vas ban
daged e';o1d the possibility OF seeing VITA her natural
vision. The Csmattee unanimously announced the e,-
Psrinents 80 he an eatire aud uumiugatsd failure.
SATURDAY. Oct Is
Aesss. Daniel Peste and s. H. Mys-s were apo,intsd
the committee - eIRHire the bondage AID whether or
person could this De BJnney bandre
suuey applied The audience taen nv n ,,. eslsJ
upon ;es the ESndase when applied committee
and 10 APPLY IL to the CsiTp0ydrfs. Mr. Peake wa
seCe ed, and although The bsndass spped him IA
der ras direction OF De Bonneville said II can see , Llt
net 6nohsh Tor Nso"-hn' gave something" sheet
a. p-Par held boiorg him and he exclaimed - sheet Of
paper -nd there b the void "Iie" written upon H." The
h-nd1ge was ssa'n adjusted either by De- B. under his d
recioa A engraving held before and he desclb
ed It as "S1rab5ery ~.. two birds upon H." II ws- an
accurate description OF the Plate Ii VS.. sssia adjusted
see 80 disiacuy bn can the flame of 'he c1utl
ny SIDE" Th- taudi=. De leIaelbr.i rp 10 th. time
had been aUpitl OF -ausicd 10y De Bonneville never
had ie-ti'. %. tfn announced thai would apply lss
DE b. blnisgc had doe the night before To the
C!srr"yaEiswnen the ,APslfe OF Ia pretended Clair
'oyanee conclusive Mt Psaks thea stated tina, tar
the h''i time rS eyes pcrc,y h.niaged aad lgh'
eN'yl-f. - sides the banisEc hui used cambria hand.
Asgici. HIRE the committee expressed their belief that
tie bs1dLse by i,se eoad prevent ordnsrE vision
De -d the 5aHaAgs not mad- io aj'. ana yrJ.
p0sed - cal cnii. Tod Mr.. Dsnlsi call mp DR.
~ CI.rR, "l p7. Iohn Cuiicn th. hs did aud toe
boz ssIret mt u.o7 ~ c-ilrg Tim 7Hd telling him
~oaid AXE abe lu, loo b. s;u;, lrd tOri ie y tx
!He Sn' fa't 10 ie ''.''49I "S.ea had been P'in-
u-saGy,l !is came 10 i!s silGi Does aHy Why
named Dorsey LaeBi ist Bsuause ss ay0Ot the age
iGd siNe .. the hue eH tor whom the bsniase-ihe Oft
sp!ing 1t ave hJGIs i'Iarwss iabTcsied. I'D eyes
are isueaung. 81. lie Glck intelligent and fearless
4 AEt rsiy because Mrs De Bonneville, the presence
81 hei hif Jani. "a nss apartment. had placed
on 'il "a Toe m'taug 60. that Gay, aad he lipe
boy SAID - e]-J read, had charged him wIt
a!seIo'! sGd den'.l1-i D." sLepral ls booster e,-
claiming sou csh'. see lie, however had TOO hI4oi
sYectoI himself aud iTub. 10 adnt tho deny
the 'L'h. Th> Ar communicated T. IA the presence ct
Col :. :. Mys-, o'clock on Saturday on Governor
street. Ia benlrse vas applied n Dorsey Cullen by
hss-is Myers ana De Bonneville The later expressed
ms approval Of the application Mr. BeHie presented
engraving sic ie uai Ln~r, i'o, hs mouse and which
n"ihrf po'ssy nor myself had ever SEEN Immediately tile
little boy called out - hursrjack." Such TIC
isct 20 bonneville re remark ed "the banIae msdo
70 iii II r'n be srPIta hi 90 can sec and Sd goI
| lTgOI1u; snnune snjn! The trl'h Of which I Vas
erae.v-TnC 's,Irsn he fiction 0 tie audi, -.
" by'ar"-s, aided by Hr. Nyers. AGAIN adjusted ina
Iaie'2" e!a pushed under g'tScs # rag. To euqu
if- ifJ' ~. ieake lnG myself De Bonneville saa 'he
VS.. al sisa With the Application of Ee band ge"
i'la bH. ca The Bank u Charleston, handed
ie 10y sed he has eyss upon H. called
ooi. "a tea dollar biis note" Some ia ire ovid
ssid, what bank" LookCg Ia the bod, be mole apd
spelling, by touching tie le!I-!- lie saiJ here Ten
'oiafs printed m large type. tt don't any OF
iIe JaIk pcihird - the top of the Tie a.!
neue. snd I've replied, 'bsbk oG Ch5rsLIl!J The .i1ut
winch wa Instantly heard. told how deep conviction 81
Ac imposition had been Impressed upon the au1cnc-.
] iHs wee conclusive te-' ui tho "a ut De BJHna
lilies Jhniags FOR the us boy htt never seen bank
n0r an "nc The name 81 e bank was not Inherited Ia tic
body Of TIE bill Here mIst 10 permitted ~ STATE that
had never ten t0il u The Bank Of Chnfe,-
ton cJaid ], Dorsey CGl,en this one IS Nr
Feske bad brought Ipfezsy the pretended Cialr
resGRts and had not exhibited Dcr=ey tar
tier s'ao, inst have never applied b,ndhgs upol Dor
! sy Cui!o", nave ! ever pr5ciised upon bin.
De Bonneville end Mr. Myers always applied tia band
age 10 Dorsey Cullen. never applied, adjusted touch
| ed H. sud bry statement 10 ih- contrary false.
Ny confidence IA W. abby cpbgc tho inp1slan
49, upon common sense principles. knew Ihatibo God
OF Nature mad given tie control ii his fellow Nv
sarrs' mora Instruction bad taught know, that
LIy IcL were prompted bs sy viii I alone rs-
'Pous,b': that COZ s,zure she rerpoas,biiy be-
cause u" orc could rouifh nv wlN knew that ell .i-
lusnp'Y condemned b- petsEsnus u the NrFnefsrs lad
nat men saw Ony mr"uy their organs vkch creat.o .k
bod syrr printed all sai-nais tins, porcusr function
luther knuT tn.t oil pT,yiyu. Cl5uyoyanco hai been
unable 70 -u-isin sel before rigii iryesgNOn had
aCfy re IIsn, g ihs prsf-rdrr fDs Bonneville 10 test
hrs Esur7vJBfs iay. the d-f, with anoihef hsndagr
~ "iih tny means which could positively hnt the natural
eyes Of the e'i and knew the deception vas owing
% the construction u the bapdsge pnc N rect Tho
! whole mbitT upon Ar. Pcske aud Dorsey Cuicn The
mpO.iton 10y in tie peeusr conslutt ton Of tho bAndaF.
detected On Thursday yhi 10 vtei % consisted. In
the iairf7 IT Ftry uF ggvs pr1-i that Judgment
nsd no' nesI suonsou and Saturday, Displayed IT, the
entire sshsiictoh an intelligent and tspeetsble
baRs o my irilO" citt ss aCf Only slere tho imposition
wss bJthow twas accomplished Was position ~
comp,ee' The conviction hist b'ndngo was one.
and Inst the bpssiaE pTot.rjsS hal been orsDg win
hcir cfsIury. oEd Iis'rF 1pun Their gttsfOty, by nn
puden' prn'Cs,IlDBs ~ srcsritv, complete col
oyrfwholnug, hs The sud,nrc o. 0r" man, Psgc max
ID expression n ef contempt 4od dgust for the rprs.
tufe and is suiirr Mr. Prakr, Df Cuiicn oni my ci
sFprasJ 90 hrni o. stsIH al. acs u violence sod
qIoHy retro. The, ey inne.ia'-Y Odd. OF The oI0sd-
inst followed DE ~ SarlPs. ] mother heard
Until fhf rrv' dpy. uar rie Pfr'ar.ionn brethren
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