Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-18
Separation oT Cora %. L. Hatch and her
Husband.

Separation ef Cora %. l.. Hatch and her
! Husband.
Cora V L. Hatch, who year or two since
[ gained q wide notOriety as a trance-speaking
medium, and her husband, Dr.. Hatch, have
separated The prominence which Mrs. Hatch
has occupied among Spirtualists has given the
matter much importance in the eyes of this
class Of our citizens The cause of this sepa-
ration is differently stated by the friends Of the
parties. DR.. Hatch states that up 10 July last
they lived happily together; that during that
month he went West, and, while absent, re-
eeiyed as he expresses It, "a beautiful and affsc-
ti0natc letter" But upon his return, or soon
after, she took decided dislike to him, would
have nothing to do with him, nor scarcely
speak to him. Since that time they had lived
separ .tely. At the Doctors request she placed
herself under the direction of some friends of
both parties, and one Of them-s prominent
chsmist-obtained from Mrs Hatch a promise
not 20 come before the public until the difficult
ties were adjusted. A week AGO last Sunday
however, she was requested to lecture az Clin-
ton Hall, Brooklyn, in a week from that time
She at frst refused, but subsequently sent word
that she would comply. The lecture was TO
be free, and a collection taken for the benefit
of the society. At the time appointed for the
meeting, an audience was present, but Mrs
hdNcu ulu not appear MI hCE aIlduf WIN uds
the chief management of the meetings, received
and read publicly letter from her, in which
she expressed regrets at not being able to
fulfil her appointment; and said that DR.. Hatch
had expressed the determination to prevent her
holding q meeting by foreible measures, and un-
der the circumstances, she did not wish to ap-
pear In the original the words tOreibLe msds-
ures are underscOred. DR.. Hatch affirms that
he never used threats, but upon hearing Of her
appointment, went to the chemist referred to,
and told him he did not wish her to speak; but
if she insisted, not 10 prevent her; and that he
subsequently called upon his wife, and told her
the same thing, and offered to 90 with her or
not, as she chose, if she was determined TO
speak. The Doctors theory Of the matter Is,
that bis wife Is possessed Of demORidcdl infii-
enee, and he further believes, il we understand |
him correctly, that this is the inevitable result
of such medIumship as hers; that under this |
influence she has become reckless of moral /
principle as have nearly all others Of her class |
The writer Of this has been shown a list of forty /
franee-speaEing mediums, Of both sexes, which |
will soon be made public, who have either sepa-
rated from their husbands and wives, or are liv-
ing in extreme unhappiness. The list includes
most Of the prominent speaking mediums of
the country Some women have abandoned 1
their husbands for other "affnities" One
who has figured in the recent Free-LOve Con-
ventions is set down as having abandoned
two husbands, both of whom are living; and
one woman traded husbands with a sister
spiritualist. The male mediums are repre-
sented as of the same sort. friend of
Mrs. Hatch, in whose house she had been visit
ing good deal since the separation, represents
her as extremely afraid Of the Doctor, and says
that upon one occasion, when he was seen
coming from the house, she turned as pale as
death and /" trembed like an aspen leaf and
begging the privilege Of cOneedling herself hid
in bedroom" Some of the friends Of Mrs.
Hatch do not hesitate to express their cOnyic-
on very freely that all the devil there is in the
natter belongs on the other side Of the house.
Dr. Hatch was married to his present wife-his
Ourth one. We beleve-abOut two years ago
de was upward OF forty and she about sixteen
The marriage at the time we belieTe, was IN
lerstOod by them to be a spiritual affinity as
veil as a legal union. The friends of Mrs.
latch claim that it was unnatural and produc-
d bv psychological influences, and not by spir-
tual affinities that since the marriage Mrs
latch has been compelled to lecture too much
often when physically unfit TO do sO-the
oetor reaping therefrom a large pecuniary !
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