Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-09-28
SPIRITUAL uuslC.
TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES.

TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES.
We publish below, by request, the tes-
,lnony Of several we'll known citizens in
regard 10 the reality Of the musical man.
ifes,ationa Of the spirits, an account Of
which We gave las, week.-Mrs.. TRANS,
REPORT.
A committee from the Portland Asseci-
alton for investigating spiritual phenom-
ena having been requested by Mr. Cyrus
Lord TO investigate certain musical man
ilestations puvporting to be made BY de-
parted human spirits through his daogh-
ter as rnedium--,he genuineness of which
had been questioned by certain persons.
who declared that they had detected the
medium producing the aniiestation>
herself-the undersigned, members OF
Sid committee. represent that they have
with great earefulness and n full determl-
NATION to give everything the most rigid
scrutiny, been cognlzant of several exhl-
buttons III tins city, such as are above al
Iuded 10, and hereby express their full
conviction that in all thus witnessed there
was no collision, imposition or deception
practiscd on the part oil Mr.. Lord daugh.
ter or any other medium or person pres
ent, and freely aver as follows
That bass drum, snare drum, mslo-
deon. tamborine, triaagle, double bass
VOL, accordeon and guitar were PLAY ed
lp'n loudly and distinctly. while the
hands OF the medium we're held by one OF
the Committee That several OF the in.
strumen,s were taken up and carried over
cur heads, whea they had been so afran-
ged as tn make it absolutely impossible
far any person present 10 move them,
without detection that the me aium was
taken up IN her chair and placed upol
the table wiihout-as the committee fully
helIeve-the intervention OF mora hands,
-(,hat spirit lights were exhibited on
the wall, and in several places, in the ab
sence Of all other lights); tina, the grita
WAS placed upon the head OF member OF
the committee and in that position had
familiar tunes PLAYED upon IT, while the !
hands OF the medium were on the hands |
Il another member OF the committee
tha, the mefodeon while placed agains,
vide table separating ii from the medi- I
un, was Inflated and played upon. the
person nearest i, having his hands and
he, held By members OF the committee.
Besides these, there were numerous /
'',l'cr manifestations of an equally mar
,ellous character. where COLLISION on the |
part oi any mediums present was in our
'pn'nn. impossible, and although these /
manifestations were produced in the dark,
still, the arrangements were such as TO
render II certain in the judgmen: Of the
committee that they were accomplished
without the aid Of mortal hands, all OF
which We declare without hesitation or
reservation.
|, X proper to add that clairvoyan, me-
dnms present. belonging IN this city. and
above suspicion, state that they saw spiri,
hands play The instruments. and one saw
the spiri, Of "a elderly man playing the
double bass. which by her description
va, identified az The former owner OF the
instrument
5. B. BScKerT. JEREMIAH Dow, ]. S
PALNsa, JAMES FuRBusH, S THoRP, j.
Il. King, N. 4. FosreR, NJ: f. WHITTIER,
Mir F. GiARk, ENeeH CARLETON, E
" LocKx.%
u ~aS yscasnb but two evenings, and con-
st4u.ntiy did ns1 wi.n.se all the phenomena
named, but via every other member present,
am satisfied there was no collision or decep-
ton of any kind, and agree with the general
Ieltr. II the committee.