New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-05

III, urh net mine. Excellent limitations OF me
violcpcello and double bass were alec given. 80
known that the ACCORDION requires, IN payus' NV
OF two hands. a.. ..ke
3, Upon our eyiinguishing the lsmIs for the az
Of experiment faint lights appeared upon tne an,
near Mr.. Willis, two or three at tune m"shs T,h,s
like gow-wGrms. which they resemoied: O.ne 1;La
f,kered in the air, with more RAPID mo"oh of
FIRE fies. Upon my obtaining and opening pm.
phosphorus, the lights increased in intensity. si;nsl
diminishing, when re-corked II, TO ther III, oss a.;
amount Everybody in the room perceived 'he"'
tilotly. h.Id
T. Tie room being still dark, the ACCORDION was nsla
on the table by Mr.. Willis, and as played ~ 'uS
manner before described faint lights fck-red a'Vusn
the keys Of the instrument During the darhnessi M
the phenomena were more intense, but Il seemsu h.
disagreeable TO the nerves Of Mr.. NuIi-, aN' -"
begged TO have the lamps restored.
5. The room being again lighted, proceeueSa ~ 4;
my own hard between my knees, and guarding WI
nv feet against the possibility of contact iound'
my surprise tina, the other end was seized py aa
visible force, and the different keys audiDy ,.r
producing at last musical sounds but quite i'hPe,
iectIy. Before long, however, IT was pulsd W.
from me with very great force and dropped on ~.
door Others afterward took the instrument, put "
was played in no other hands. may add tha' LII
nj, held il by the end with one hand and that nave
no knowledge OF the instrument; also, that me nau
Of all the company were upon the taole, anu '"'
| was beyond the reach of Mr.. Willis's person.
| g. Looking under Me table while the guitar "a'
PLAYING saw with perfect distinctness, the i1s,Iu
mms;t Wing ON il. back. untouched by any hand, but
with faint chickering's of light playing over the string
could also the feet OF the persons @ WI
that they were not in contact with it-whe Mr.; Wls
was entirely out Of its reach. No other person iooh
under the table believe nor did mention these %.
sevat;ons till the phenomena had ceased Tor au no.
wish, at the time, TO share my Investigations VIII '"'
| one. ..
| 7. The guitar was moved slowly along, by some
force 10 me inscrutabe and lifted between my knees
the neck resting my left thigh. Al the sugceston
i x.l.1 n harar IN sin rat
| myself in such position as 70 guard the instrument
| from possibility Of contact. Every song sung was
accompanied accurately and gracefully on the guitar
with constantly increasing facility OF adaptation.
The best accompaniment Of all was finally played 70
peculiar and rather difficult Portuguese cong. prooa-
bly not known 10 a dozen persons IN America oesioe
myself cannot myself play the guitar, opt o., nav. we
commandment was an extraordinary thing, apart from
the mystery of It's origin. | know that was beyond
the reach Of any part Of Mr. Wilss person. and tnat
II was physically impossible for any one 10 touch 'ne
| instrument without my detectpgt
| g. During an these various phenomens, ieit re-
peatedly delicate grasp upon my ieet, PfeciSey re-
| sembling that of hand with distinct fingers: upon
nv SLIPPING off nv shoe Il stil more distinct and
was in all cases accompanied by very peculiar eec
trical sen,ation, when two persons complete inc
circuit Of an electromagnetic battery Keeping my
counsel heard precisely the same pnsnou emG
described by persons OF the other enc
| of the table Aiterwnrd, placing my mana peneail
the table felt the same contact sill more ol-.S'i
upon that All the rest OF the cohhPau! heIu .''
hands upon the table and was beyond the reach %
Mr.. Willis. -, ,e
might make these statements still more wonae'i :.
by going more into detail but have probably gone &c
far already beyond the credulty of my readers that
had better stop If any refuse to believe these iacu
on nv testimony can only say that should nav;
found it hard TO believe them on theirs. Like them
prefer to verify novel facts by my own observation
can only say for myself further that have been al
INV life n student Of the natural sciences, and have
earned, by this time some confidence in the careful
meas of my own observations, and the accuracy OF IN!
own senses. 49,
The question of the spiritual origin is not nov
raised II is simple question Of fraud or genuineness
II have not satisfactory evidence of the genuinenes
of these phenomena which have just described; ihe
there is no such thing evidence and all the fabr
of natural science may be mass ofimposture Aud
when find examination that facts similar to tnes
in various places for several years back am dispose
humbly to remember the maxim attributed TO AraSo
"He il rash man who, outside OF pure mafhemaucs
"pronounces the word impossible. ,,,oo,YsoN
| u,.. . .,.u IL ,osT-supsc rbed aud sworn TO befor
| m, HENRY CHAPLIN, Justice Of the fsses