New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-19

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20 inc f-.f -taJy -I req OF. -a- If-t-r tl-t
Dob vpon the w.t-css-s as cear-s .hted ed e.
tr.Iy mpar.sL' or being worthy Of a. eq1a
a.a01-, ot ,-es't 20 some "c.srey-4et, shall.
rere-.ae.ess ST.. t1re . .1m Up sore O. t--
testimony pro ard con- On The Subject which b ais
tbs s-ts,e The tcst.mo1g ! shall ci-r VII roi
b. f-.-n persons who have spent 2 .ew Minutes o.
h-s or oae, tTo r. tlrce oc-as.ous or such a. &c
a..-l ro- r1arr-'0-s1c+g some o' them uis. BE-
Known 70 the rubio and some my uot. ard the
g,I consist Of tie enc br9adc.oih sud the coa-s-
"h.mspun bit 81 shall uat present each name
dressed In = outward e,fb. as the pablo 70
.,ka chem % witnesses, me-e. uaimPeac,ec' a.
ie,s. until there appears something 70 'nQe. On
thea When ! b.nc witnesses % 'h'" 'ha'
names have been spoiled OK yoa inns' ~ DH'1
/ Stand that 10 e lone b. setting down n1in'ef
oil names and thea pointing % them . nave ~
/ s.iri.srapvben tie right one is pointed o-i 80
I ..s baar, done All IAN be- made as perfect tesl
"a sr. other hen 0scdby man q comm ~ So.
-, ~ $ MONT ~. vii summon J. ~ haI@alD'
r. &c pl.be.+,r NO has pub isted lis testimony
a. .l'ors is letter T. tie btf%"v"ly~ 4'F-
... .,estinr a. . person who was asain- 1les
,i,-s i. says H. wrote down ten names, oli
~, IN p. write The came 0f young LADY be was
drinking Of y commenced ard wen' i'roNsh
:. process OF pointing to each one with the colh
tenth but 10 ZAP came. All appeared ast fef,
be- Doe c11ll get 10 rap 1p0l either o. the ten he
fl. n a idod tsO more. AID one VS. The yong ~!
and ~ qu,rk n. ncted name there came f7y
H. then asked . % spell out tie name he itof rtt
Of ana L spe ed out tie name o. the sou T a1!.
IttoJ him his owr ooo, his vii 5 and that n every
child in his family correct 20 day, thing he crud
Do, do himself ami DID no' kHoir - coIrlc'HTss
uttI he had returned home and made inquiry
This was test equal to spelling c1' the name
1af-r any circumstances Next We WI Sc
whether there is testimony u prove ihai tne names
of strangers have ever been spelled out jobs ;
CLtcKNERo. Raverla. O. says whcas speaking oi as
frs. interview " were total strangers - each
9 her. she sgprosing me from the country. After
] got into the house, | remarked % would he a
eradication o. me g tue "oWrt would retca
m, name % her as | had been informed It
bsi in other cases. She said Spirit DO you
Know tbs gentleman F" As qucf as tnons.
enc was answered by lOui rays, when she
.aii ayain. WI yog tel The name BY tie alpha
bet7' She was answered In re Affirmative she
then commenced calling the alphabet an was
stopped by the spirit rappng NJ every letter ~ nay
name. Next We viii summon Nf ArpLLU, MLN' /
of Springfield and well known throughout Massa
chl.et-s He saws 81 commenced rs h.lcws. |
l Does aiV spirit wish % communicate " TIA me /
Ans Al, Affirmative rap. Whs' spiut' ms. |
lsg.Yld out Your father. g. II you are really the I.
s,irt Of ms father vii yo1 tell me his ase At the
for every tea contained in the number Of years and
tbnn after pause give me ~ ck rap for every /
wear composing the excess Or fraction OF tens
Ans. Seven rsps were gwen, slowly and dis /
tiacily rs above ard after n pause seven quick /
rams Tor the fractional numbers making he whole /
seventy seven. which Was his age at the time OF
hi. death ! then called for the spirit |
of nay wife. and applied the same test as t. that
purporiug t. De my father and with the same re
suit She gave me her a-e at the time Of her
death viz thirty two. Or Y. j
Howard. formerly Of Boston called the spirit Of
bis eranimother nnl demanded as test that she
should spell out by alphabet the last words she
ever spoke to him. The answer was quickly
spelled out as follows coed by. dc0r' The Doc
tor said this shook his skep,cism to its foundations
Tor no spirit, in the body IN the City OF Rochester
save his own, knew these last words before They |
were spoken whom she parted from him, ~ periect
health, he being al the time chi'd
JONI T. ROBINSON Of Rochester, tostiies I
through the North Star, OF one occasion, as sort /
of test OF their Intelligence, took from my desk |
three letters, from as many different correspond /
ems, with the names OF the winters endorsed upon
them folded them COmpactiy IN a wrapper. ana I
placed the package ia my side coat pocket When /
/ came into the presence Of these agencies AMI
was seated with several strangers at table, my /
name was called to converse with them. asked I
II the questions had prepared III my mind would I
be answered en- Affirmative vas received. then /
took out the package, laid II GA the tabie-hoidins
il the whiie-aud asked, how many letters are /
there in the package Time was the reply. | |
then asked If the communication would tell the \
company by spelling the names OF the writers OF
those letters al Affirmative was signlhed The |
alphabet called and the name OF MargGrd /
R0ttRscR was given rs one OF the writers Inc !
same process was repeated aud Eh-Gbch was
spelled bv the invisible agent The third name |
was refused 20 be eiven-why, know not, bat /
viii state that twas the name OF my sister Sarah /
whose spirit meanwhile, II We may believe the /
sounds was conyerslug with me. On asking, /
"how many letters are there in the first name OF
the third writer fire was the reply. then opened |
the package and showed 10 he company the result |
the replies were correct IN every particular. /
Now these are unm2cachablc witnesses, " 10 /
testify positively towhat they have seen, and what
they md not see as has been the case with most /
who have written against 1t. We are not contend /
ing that none have received false answers, but We
do assert most positively that some who are |
thought to be the most candid in stating these fail
ures, have given very uncandid coloung IN some /
cases, where they receive Information through /
clairvOyRnts instead OF the rappng, giving them |
information Of 4" false spirits. But where memory |
is depended upon, we cannot expect absolute per I
lection IN the statements. However, 1t is crafty /
ing 70 know that there is occasional opposer Tor /
rather unbeheverl who is both able and willing 10 I
use some argument beside the cant expression ot /
blackguardsm that has filled the columns Ol some |
Of the journals, which would admit OF replies to /
any thlnS IN opposton TO the existing facts we /
VIII continue the names OF Witnesses
Mr.. J. {. BAKER, Of the BakeE alists, testified
" ] then asked how long my mother had been dead, |
and as many raps was given as years had elapsed |
since her decesse. | then asked how old she was
when she died Fiftytwo raps were heard which |
was the number Of heryears further asked my
own age The rspping commenced and raped |
twenty seven times, and after q short pause soft |
one Was heard about hall as loud as either Of the
twenty seven. My age IS Ian 90 $780, tw enty.
seven years and nearly five months. The number
Of Years and months OF each Of my brothers ages |
We're likewise accurately given. Mr. /
CHANDLERs name Jour agent, spelled cor. |
rectly and he was perfect stranger, no one pre-