New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-31
MORE ABOUT THE SPIRITS.
Mr.. Capron's Reply TO Mr. Burr.
To tAe Editors Of The Trisaass

To hs Editors ef IRc Irt9'.Tf-
see by late number OF TIE Tribune
tha, c c Burr has ended hls mission OF Spir.
ithuniing" again. which he declared he had
done several months ago. when IN tins city
With HIM. however, have no controversy His
vosiiion On The sub ect of the rapplng phenoa
ena" Is pretty well known, and he Is welcome, 70
all the weight has statements viii carry
In his communication be had deposition OF
Mrs Culver's. intended go contradict my an
Swer 10 a former pretended deposition OF hers
In that deposition she spoke of RE committee OF
investigation that held the ankles OF the girls IN
Rochester Here was chance tor QpIbble
but no one who read thar sta-euent supposed thst
she referred 10 any but the public investigation
The public knows no other and 10 that one she
undoubtedly referred. but the positive AMI un-
anSwerahe cCntratlctOn-ihe complete abb
proved. made II necessary for the public hSestl.
galon 10 be changed INTO a more private one.
She now thinks i, was prlNat, investigation,
and that II took place 81 the house Of the family
Ii this Is the case Il was dishonesty ani as near
yerury as an extra judicial oath could be- 10 call
II hs investigation. rs It the public knew all
about IT, When was the investIga,Ion--whee
was lt--and who were the persons present The
statement o. facts that are known 20 have trans
plTed bel end the possibility OF fraud m thls mat
ter are backed UP by names, dates and places,
they are definite and positive. and they are rot
10 " NtlFINth ~ a fNlllN-N ft'NANNNs 'hi'AItt
wordcd, indefinite Statewcn, even when con
hrmed by wopiy oaths" Ms Culvcri. or { G.
Burr tor her. has CNaded the taSeAo0d OF the
first statement Only rs = sworn guNhc. gNmg
the whole matter most " glorious uncertainfv"
and mdehnlteuesS. This Will rot satisfy a IN nk-
my public
Mrs. C. saws. The Fox eIrls had Two nuich
girls working m their kitchen previous TO "a, M
veStlgation." Here is another quhbie. What
does she mean by "fhe investigation '' Is II one .
known to the public or not Or, Is tins len on
purpose for loop-hoc through which an intend
ed falsohood NAV slip when occasion requires
| reasSert that previous 10 the public lnyestiga.
ton at Rochester November 1t, lsi9, and during
The whole time OF the investigation, the Fox
girls had never had a servant girl, Dutch or 9th.
erwise, 10 DO their wsrk-that they had no means
to employ servants with. but did their own work,
and tor a wear aftcrward, when had an Opporiu-
nlty OF knowing IN regard 10 II, never saw or
heard of any Kind Of servant IN the family. II
there was. It NAV be easily known and proved by
better testimony than that OF a woman who re-
sided and still resides some kfty miiss from Roch.
ester let hs testimony ~ the servants, or those
who have seen them there, be brought forward.
In regard to the denial of being mesmoric or
lmpreSsible or biological subject suspect an
other sworn bubble. IL may be she has adopted
Mr. BuTr'S name OF IhuSeology play upon
words Is the only way that that matter can be
denied, unless the testimony oi whole neigh
horhood Is sadly at fault. | cannot place the
precise date of the commencement ot the diih-
Guilty between Mrs Culver with the Fox family
but had a history OF It long before the glrls'
names had become familiar to the public. In re-
gard to this deposition, It might further be re-
marked, that It has ne legal signature. Whether
this was design or not. ! will not pretend TO
say.
| see that Mr. Burr has also an affidavit from
I'm Thnn \ foYn,prv an al,
tor in Rochester, who was at one time be-
lever" Ii you will turn over your files you
will find letter from this same person, dated
Rochester, Feb 22, 1850. where, in answer TO
statement that he was once a believer, he says
TO the Editor " SIr-l kaew there was decep.
ton and imposition then.' II Mr. Burr has MS
deposition, 1t will be necessary for him to state
that his numerous pretenses that he "nsUo be-
heved III 1t for a moment" were falsehosds
then the public could appreciate his testimony.
What the Fox girls are now doing have
nothing to say about, for know nothing. | only
insist upon correcting some OF the more glarlDg
false statements In regard to occurrences, When
was present and had ample opportunity to
know. SO far as the various phenomena are
concerned, tie actual facts of the occurrences
without visible, tangible human agency, with
or trick or lrard on the part OF any-is matter
OF isoiute knoo l,dge to thousands and all the
de ositions, lccal or Illegal. judicial or extra
luo cial, and all The detections OF trick (and no
de 10 there Is much Of it, real and pretended,
Wi not weigh % leather against this knowledge,
Oh dned under various circumstances, and
where and when no trick could have been prac.
tlsed II is only those who have seen but little,
investigated but partially, aud have not had PROOF
on the subject who will be swayed either way
by controversy on the subject
f. ". C.PRos
Prorfdsnct, R. I, July 2s, 1881