The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-08

q. Now, in regard to Mrs. Magilton. how long
had You known her?
a. became acquainted with her in septem-
Der, 1866, after my return home from the war.
! was invited to go to her house by a couple of
friends. We went to have a circle. Mrs. Ma
gilton invited me to come again.
@. Was she medium +?
A. She was o healing medium, and speak
ing medium, but she always spoke in q
language no one could understand. She
diseases of several kinds, aud the plants which
cured them, She also painted picture repre-
senting Pharaoh and his host swallowed up in
the Red Sea.
Q. Did she ever put you to sleep, or into an
unconscious stateY
A. she put me to sleep many times. There
is one way of mesmerising, and another way of
putting a person to sleep. When this woman
put me to sleep, 1t was the spirits working
through her. She controlled me by the spirits
that controlled her. don't think it, / know it.
@. Did you ever see any OF the spirits which
controlled Mrs. Magilton?
A. Yes; it looked as though there were mil
lions of them. One evening they came into the
room where we were and commenced to talk, as
though 1t was filed with them. never saw the
like of it before. She called them Arabs and
Chinese, but they did not look like them, nor
like any pictures of men that have ever seen.
They were dressed in uniform like an army They
had large white band, about four inches wide,
tied around their heads to keep their hair back.
They wore white shirts and blue breeches.
They had at their side large scimetars about
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knife. They carried long spears in their hands
Mrs. MagiltOn claimed that she was under the
influence Of these spuits, and when she did so l
saw them.
Q. what effect did the pictures she painted
have upon your
A. cannot express the feelings had. First
they made me shudder, and cold chills ran all
throughme. l felt as though [ could get up
and tear them all to pieces. She had painted
two hundred of them, and professed to do it by
the contpol Of these spirits. The pictures re-
presented different diseases, and the plants
which cured them. As soon as | looked at
them felt very strange and wild. AT times |
would leave her house on account of them and
sometimes would leave other houses when
saw them. There we're times when / could 90
into house where they were and not feel their
influence until | looked at them. At other
times, the mere thought of them would make
me feel bad, and could tell that they were in
the house without seeing them. If any person
tried to hold me, wanted to fight, and felt as
though could knock them down, / was conscious
at the time, but could not control my feelings.
These pictures would not affect me so much
sometimes especially when two certain persons
1--WE omit their names) were present. These two
persons were at a great many circles at Mrs.
Magilton's house; l very seldom attended a cir
Gle without one or both OF them being present
At one time was at house where knew there
were some OF the pictures. did not see them
but knew they were in the room. There was q
three-cornered stand, filled with little relics, in
the room, and felt like kicking it to pieces. |
left the house on this account.
O. You SAID that Mrs. Magiton often put you
10 sleep?
A. Yes; she was very powerful magnetism,
and often placed me in an unconscious state.
Animal magnetism is not performed by spirits
but through electricity of the PERSONS own
body. Mrs. Magilton was also a very good
healing medium, and have been cured of
great many nervous omplaints while in her
house. The influences that surrounded her
were very ancient ones.
@. Since the reading. of your death-warrant
have you had any hard feelings towards any one?
A. have had no unkind feelings to wards any
body. Since that time have felt happier and
more contented than ever in my life. Those |
loved on this earth have come back to me and
controlled me very often. / have IN my cell
been able TO see those love around me. They
did not weep or look discouraged, for they knew
l would soon be with them, and are waiting to
watt me to my mansion above.
have seen my own home, where l
will be i'll few days, there to be in company
with those whom l loved on earth, and with
some never saw on earth, who have kept me
and surrounded me with their bright influences.
While had no friends here at one time, had
plenty OF invisible ones-visibe to me, but not
to ALL do not leave this world friendless.
The Appeal to the Governor.
The following appeal to Governor Geary on
behalf of Winnemore is now first made public:-
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania vs. George w.
Winnemore, convicted of murder and under SEN
tence of death.
10 his ExceIlency John w Geary, Governor of Penn
sylvania, The Undersigned counsel for the above
named prisoner would most respectfully and ear
the following appeal behalf of the said prisoner,
against THE execution of the sentence or death
already pronounced in the case and would beg his
Excelencys most careful consideration of the rea,
sons, herewith submitted, why he should withhold
his signature from the death warrant OF the said pr
We desire to say, at the outset, without in the
slightest degree mpugnng the motives or conduct OF
doubtless, felt himself urged by high considerations
OF duty in pressing forward rapidly the trial of the
esteem Professionally and personally, for the
| and jury before whom he was tried that we are
thoroughly, painfully convinced that the haste with
which The prisoner Rrraigned and put upon his
trial after his arrest not only operated greatly 10 his
defense, but has resulted in actual injustice him.
For we cannot refrain from saying under all
sponslbilites devoving upon us as citizens and as
tion and consideration of the whole case that the
fatal 25h of April, when Dorcas Magilton death
whether his hands actually perperated that violence
or not, was irresponsible for his acts by reason of
| insanity or this we beg 10 assure you that we, at
least are thoroughly convinced and this conviction
Will not let us rest from any and every righttu
deavor to save the prisoners life II is not merely
| that this appeal is made For though we NAV admit
the utility and necessity even, of executing the ex-
murderer still the conviction irresistible chat
penalty Is useful only because 1t is just. nd surely
that 10 hold the Insane to all responsibilitias of
penal case would be TO superadd RrOssest injustice
We say, then, that George W. .Wiunemore should be
| sAVeu from the extreme penalty of the law pro
hounced agansL hl because owing to disease OF the
BRAIN or ts junction, his mental condition such
At the time the homicide in question transplred as
render him irresponsible for his acts II your Ex-
truth we have no doubt that you would exercise your
omoal power IN such way save the life OF this
We desire therefore, briefly as possible, TO cali
| your attention to the law and the evidence upon
| Whlch our convictions are based. George w, Winnie
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