Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-17
Cora v. L.. Hatch and Husband.

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Cora V. l.. Hatch, who a year or more
since gained a wide potoriety as a trance
speaking medium, and her husband. DR..
Hatch, have separated. The prominence
which Mrs. Hatch has occupied among Spirit
ualiets has given the matter much importance
10 the eyes Of this class Of our citizens.
The cause of this separation is differently
stated by the friends Of the parties.
Dr.. Hatch states that up to July last they
lived happily together, thatduring that month
be went West, aud while absent received, as
be expresses il, "a beautiful and atfsctlanate
letter" But upon his return, or soon after,
she took q decided dislike to him, would
have nothing 10 do with him, nUr scarcely
speak to him. Since that time they have lived
separately. At tue Doctors request she
placed herself under tue direction Of some
friends of both parties, aud one of them-a
prominent chemist obtained from Mrs.
Hatch a promise not to come before the pub
liz until the difficulties were adj listed.
4 week ago last Sunday, however, she was
requested to lecture at Clinton Hall, Brook
lyn. in a week from that tune. Sac at first
refused, but subsequently sent word that she
would comply. The lecture was 10 be free,
and a collection taken for the benefi; OF the So
cletV.
At the time appointed for the meeting, &c
audience was present, bus Mrs. Hatch did not
appear. Mr.. McFarlan, who has the Chief
management Of the meetings, received and
read publicly a letter from her, 10 which she
Z expressed regrets at not being able to lulh!
hos n non,v,a, and uaiH That nr IA afnn
had ex prnssed the determination to prevent
her holding a meeting by forcible measures,
aud under the circumstances, she did net
wish to appear. In the original the words
!orcible measures are underscored.
DIR. Ii .tch aft ms that he never used threats,
but upon hearing of her appointment, went
to the chemist referred to, and told hun he
did not wish her to speak; but it she insisted,
not to prevent her; and that be subsequently
,led upon bis wife, and told her the same
thing, and offered to 6, With her OF not, as
she cno-e, il she was determined to speak.
The D,ctor'5 theory OF the matter Is. that
his wife is possessed Of dem0niacat influence,
and be further believes, II We understand him
correctly, that this Is the Inevitable result OF
such meIiumship as hers; that under this
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principle, as have nearly all others OF her
class.
The writer Of this has been shown q list OF
t1rty trance speukiag mediums, OF both sexes,
which will 5000 be III, de public, who have
either separated from their husbands and
wives, or are living IN extreme uuhappiness.
The lis, includes most OF the prominent speak
lug mediums OF the cyuutly. Some IN
nave abandoned their husbands Tor other
'afhnitles." One who has bgnred IN the
recent Free L. We Convention Is set down a.
hayirg abandoned two husbands, both o
whom ere lIvlEg and one woman traded
husbaud, with a sister spirItusli-t. The male
mediums are represented as OF the same sort.
A friend of Mrs. Hatch, in whose house she
has been Wis ting a good deal sIocr tue -epara-
ton, represents her rs extremely AFRAID o:
the doctor, and s,y- that upon Que uccasIuD,
when be Mas seen cOmlng from the house,
sue turned rs pale rs death, and tremU!ed
Ike al aspen leaf aud tesgiUg the privilege
OF conces!irg b~erseIf, MD 10 a bet-rOOm."
Some Of tue friends of Mrs. Hatch do not
hesitate to express their CONVECTION, very
freely, that all the devil there Is in the
matter, belongs on the other side Of the
house.
Dr.. Hatch was married to his present wife,
his fourth one, We believe. abou. two years
psl. lle was upwards OF forty, aud she
ABOUT sixteea: The marriage at the time,
We believe, was understood Oy them to be
IA spiritual ahn,ty ~ well az a Legal unlon.--
The friends Of Mrs. Hatch claim that it vas
unnatural aud produced by psychological
Influences, and not by spiritual uhnites;
tiat since .he marriage Mrs. Hatch has been
compelled TO lecture too nucE often when
physically unfit 10 do so-the doctor reaplng
thereirom a large ~pecuniary bensht.--N. /.
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