Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-02

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Sr.RrrrAL, rs.- Prof HArtz VII, it ~ill Be
remembered exhibited his powers Of il,nsioa
in this city sometime ago. has been having
aa interesting time 10 st. Louis, with O.
". Jackson the great exponent Of spirit
salistic manifsssa.iens. The Rspsblicsa
tells the story Of the esstsss ssusthinR
siter this uaueer: After The senelusisn
Of Prof. Hastx's perforna asce he announced
himself ready for Ar. Jackson sni his
friends.
They appeared with seeming csnfdencs
that they cou'd weather the storm which
from all appsa -ancc Was going TO be hard
ono Mr. Goodwin friend Of Jackscn's
opened the ball BY wading deerly into the
Philosophy Of Spiri,uaisn when he was
suddenly choked of, the audience having
determi ned to hear to hear no more He
then msskiy bowed acluieseencs, and
called for DR.. franklin. DR.. 7. did not
como. Flnally Mr.. Police Commissioner
Meyer and Mr.. p. g. Ferguson we're select
cd by the audience - their committee, and
they ascsndsd the platform apparently
with steady steps and light hsarts-drs
discrimination cleaning in their eyes.
We may here remark that there Vas obssr-
vabls in the hall a good sprink'ins Of the
police, whose buttons blinksd aud whose
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| Jackson's hands were tied with nac rope.
| All seemed ready now--but not 50 last. happy
| thought struck Police Commissioner Aeysr-
Nj. Jacksen must submit to search This
smacked Of the caisboose what Was the uss OF
Mr.. jackson becoming rebsllious IN the nands Of
| the police.
The audience, too, were highly in favor OF this
| thing had to be done or the performance could
not 20 on. So Mr.. Jackson was forced BY cir
cumstaucss TO submit to the ndignity OF q
search. For this purpose he vas conducted be-
hind the cabinet, the committee promising to
deal gently with him. In this operation Hartz
was st first an interested spectator, but soon be-
came prominent actor.
A rope Was fouud concealed in Mr.. Jackson 3
bosom, and aarts exhibited II TO the audisnce
with honest pride. Mr.. Jackson was now led
forward. and the end of another rope inst like
the arst, concealed in his clothing, was shown
them.
He WAS losing his rigging. and things looked
| blue for truth BY that rsute. The audience were
louc in their denominations Of JOY; HartE Wa
trumps that hand. The mystery was being fair
l " unrsveilsd Jackson was again conducted be-
hind the screen, and divssied of his boots,
} when, 10 there Vas discovered in one Of them I
small pocket knife. Matters were fast ap.
| preaching crisis with poor Jackson, and his
friend Goodwin had not smother word to say. :
He began 10 discover huge masses Of truth. The
t~o ropes end the pocket knife that tumbled ut
Of the boot we're solemn facts What wss to be
done now The strangess thing yet, in this
strange history.
Mr.. Jackson actually consented. after having
been thus dissrmed and exposed, TO enter the
cabinet, but he did il a. il he were going to his
| own funeral in that ungainly coffin. Some one
shouted chang him with the rope. and he
locked - IL he would have even preferred this
operation TO immuring himself 10 thai dead.
house cabinet His ffieads we're all turned into
| mournerS, and he was the willing corpse. Hartz
was determined that he should ssdnd in the
| cabinet instead Of being seated IN . char. The
| magician. true to his art, showed the audience
} that the corners OF the legs Of the chair were
sharp, - we'll ~ he, and nj ght be used for saw
ing ropes. Jackson said he could not get his
forces into line without . chair, and bis friends
thought he might ~ we'll be allowed TO be en-.
tombsd in . sitting position. Another, and an
unobjectionabls chair was finally brought, and
| Jackson was seated in the cabinet. II Vas no =
agreed on oil sides that he should have as much
time 10 invoke the spirits aid, and free himself
~ the committee he'd consumed in preparing
him. This, after some argument, was granted
BY she spectators. and joyfuliy hailed BY the
mourners.
The doors Of the cabinet we're isfs open to al.
low Mr.. Jackson TO 60 int trance and vri gge
sufficiently in sight Of the audience. The trance
state appeared to be attained in few minutes,
whom Mr.. Jackson arose. and vita closed eyes,
allowed the spirits TO give uttsrancs to their
| disgust through his organs Of speech. They said
in substance i" We cannot perform our opsrs-
tions on human subject without free and IA j.
tructed circulation Of the blood. We circle
round the body with the bleed, and all the in
ternal organs Of the human structure must be
permitted TO have free scope. or our powers are
futile. Mr.. Jsckson's wrists and arms c e bound
90 rigidly that the circ cilstion OF the blood 10
those parts il stopped. Nevertheless, if you will
be attentive ws will do what w eau, but cur ep.
srations must OF necessity De hintered by the
peculiar situation Of the subject" The subject
resumed his scat the audience were attentive a.
the spirits could expect or desire, and the doors
| OF the cabinet we're closed. Mr. Jackson vas in
his coffin, and funeral At sea-the great sea Of
though, and specul atiop-was about to bs col
smuly performed.
The lights we're lowered.
The com mmttee and other earnest inquirers on
the stage fitted about like ghosts in the n twi.
nSht. lney spplso eyes ana ears to ali their
known uses. They waited we oil waited for the
dreadful plunge Of pulpable humbug into the
dark waters Of oblivion. II camo sooner than
was expected. Not three minute had slspsed
when MIR. Js.kson glidsd for. i, bound nlu h
spiritual philosophy was equally helpless. and
swalowed forever IN the laughter and terrib .
jeers Of tnat vast audience.
The subject appeared 10 be still in . trance.
u epsnsd its mouth oncs more, and distinctly
Articuiated, In the dead calm of breath. and the
"sea Of upturned fsces. s.'-ws eAksor orssATl
| ro-SiGHS.
That WAS even 20. One Of the subject arms
was turned in the vice Of ropes BY which il was
bound. but mot . single strand Of the rope had
been disturbed. There were spirits about, how
ever, the sPirtfs Of hsrfsAors, freely used by q
few Of the fainting lady followers Of that phan-
tsm-Spiritualism. The whole bottom had fall
en- cut Of that vessel q once, and the ship wen.
down in the surging billsws Of derisisn. Cap.
tain Goodwin jumped of, exelaiming Ladies'
and gentlemen. give it up. have been Dc
seivsd-humbugeed" The audienes QUIETLY left
the hall while Jackson was being unbound BY
human hands : some Of them wiser. il not bsttsl
men and women. Har's bade them adieu lby
stating he hoped thev would nov aaquis him Of
. charge Of completely, which had been made BY
some against him on Monday night. So mote u
b.