New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-22

the sometimes violent nature Of the manifestations
they bad ceased To the psrlor for them and had
iateIy made use Of an upper chamber where there
were fever fragile and costly articles Of furniture.
To this upper cha Dber was accordingly conducted.
II il room about twenty feet in rgtb by fifteen in
width, csrpeted and furnished with heavy chairs.
French bed.iead placed sidewise against the long
e.t wall. aid table used in the manifestations.
I his table was made expressly for the purpose by
direction of the Spirit George" 1t is Of cherry
oval in shape. three feet long and two feet eight
inches in width. The top is thick sDd solid, snd
supported on four thick legs strongly clanped with
iron. Mr. +. informed me that it weighed 96 pounds.
While was examining it Mrs. +. entered the room.
We sat down to the table, Mrs. +. opposite to me,
The medium at my light hand, and Mr.. f. at my
lef. The room was fully lighted by gas Mr. +.
handed ne q gold watch to examine. opened the
outside ease the inside case and took off the cap of
the watch, which then replaced and secured, care
fully closing the eases. gold chain, somewhat
more than foot in length, was attached to the
watch. The medium took hold Of this chain at the
end, inserting the middle finger of his right hand in
ring; he closed his band doubling up lis FIST, with
the thumb inside. Mr.. +. handed me large
silk handkerchief which / wound careful aud
tightly around the mediums fist, SO that Dart of
his hand visible, the chain passing through the
end Of the bali or lump formed by the handkerchief,
and ALLOW ng the watch to hang down about foot.
i
then took another, large linen one, and wound it
also around :he hand tieDg it tightly also pinned
the folds Of the handkerchief to make II still NOR
secure. So perfectly was the hand covered that
could not with my fingers, without unpinnlDg and
untieDg the handkerchief, feel the flesh Of the me
dium's hand nor could / see any portion Of tn
band. / tried to pull off the handkerchiefs, bu
they they were too well secured at the wrist 70 b
removed.
During this preparation had not for an instant
lost sight of the watch or of the mediums left hand
which was at my request placed upon the table.
When had satisfied myself Of the condition of tn
watch and of his right hand, the medium let tn
watch hang down beneath the table His feet he
placed so that could see them and the whole Of his
legs. Every part of his figure was visible except
bis right hand and wrist half way to the elbow.
fixed my eyes upon his right arm. He held it
steadily for few minutes, occasionally saying,
"Come, George, open it quickly and take off the
CAP" Presently he said, He is doing it'-and
moment after heard beneath the table smart
click as if the outer case of the watch had suddenly
opened A few minutes more elapsed when another
click announced the opening of the inner case. A
moment after something dropped upon the floor. l
Immediately looked beneath the table, The watch
hung nearly foot from the mediums baDdaged
hand, and beneath it, On the carpet, lay watchs
csp which picked up. examined the watch; it
was open and the cap was of. The handkerchieis
around the mediums hand were tight as at first,
and in vain endeayOred to pull them off, or to get
access to bis fingers. 1t took me several minutes to
uppin and unite the handkerchief 80 tightly were
they bound and knotted.
Now. this affair of the watch may be merely
trick performed by adroit Juggling, but notwlth-
standing the closest scrutiny am wholly unable TO
conceive how it con be done by the medium, nor
have met with any one whe can give me even
plausible solution of the mystery.
t.I Lx Q.x,.a1
wri;;;;no one, lie took in bis right hand piece of
pasteboard about as large as d page of foolscap
wiring paper, put on it piece of soft white paper
perfectly blank, with the exception OF mark made
BY myself as means of Identification placed COM
mon lead pencil on the paper, and held the whole
under the table until our patience was exhausted.
George would not or could not write; only few
random scratches appeared on the paper. The ex-
pertinent was failure.
Mr.. Squire next placed chair with It's BACK
against the front side Of the bed tied his ankles
to the legs of the chair, tightly, with handkerchies
The table was placed in front of him. seated my
self at his side at arms length. He gave inc bis
right hand to hold, placing his left hand upon the
table. Mr.. and Mrs. +. put out the light and went
into the entry, leaving me alone with the medium
In about minute the table began to move violently,
rising from and falling back upon the floor with
heavy Jar the four legs leaving the floor at the same
time. The motion grew more and more violent, un-
iii at the end Of perhaps three minutes from It's COM
mencement heard u whzzing noise rs OF soma
heavy object rushing through the air ovsr the me-
diums head and falling on the bed. called tor
light, md Mr. F., who had remained in the entry
with his hand upon the handle OF the door, instantly
opened it. A gas burner in the entry near the door
threw Epbt into the room. The medium, whose
hand had held throughout the performance, was
sitting quietly without any marks that could per-
ceiye of exercise or exertion. Tho table, which, rs
| have said weighs 90 pounds, wss lying legs up
permost, on the bed directly behind him. do not
believe that he could possibly have thrown it there
with his left hand. Prof Eustis it is said, threw 1t
over his head with his left hand; but Mr.. f., who
witnessed that feat informs me that it was done by
great and evident exerton, by using both hands at
first to GET the table upon bis knees, and then by
leaning back ard sliding 1t over his face. But II
Squire does he feat himself he does it with no per-
ceptibe exerlion. He can only do it by an extraor
binary, SSrodgous strength Of the hand and wrist.
unb(ie Squire, and we placed the table IN the
center Of the room. He stood beside 1t ana took
hold of the edge nearest him with his thumbs and
forefngers. ~ placed myself close beside him and
took hold of the tablet like manner taking care TO
place nv hands so close TO bis tina. our mayors
touched and oyerlapped. Mr.. T. again went into
The entry, and by closing the door left us alone IN
darkness Almost immediately the table began to
move 1t rose from the floor with slow irregular
motion, the side opposite TO That OF when We had
hold rising highest, rs if some invisible persons were
trying as they raised il from the floor to turn 1t 80
that the egs should be uppermost. In about min
ute and half this effected, and the table, thus
elevated, Of which had been compelled by its eyra
tios to relinoush hy hold rested with Its top press
ing gently ON my head and on that OF the medium.
who was standing motionlcss beside me. called
for light, Mr.. f. opened the door, and the table
flung rather apparently flung itself on to the bed
Mr.. Squire and then took the table and placed
:, oo,os;ta tho had NJ tho other aide of the room