New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-29
public with his spirit photographs, and charged 80


apiece for them.
Mumler-Thst's false
O. You saw Mr.. Mumlerf A. think have
told you 80 forty times. lLhughter.l
O. Ard yet you say that this is the Mumler who wrote
the letters HOW many letters did have from him
A Perhaps two or three They passed between seven
Be- called upon to testify over the letters left
OF the eonfagraton; there were some hundreds, but
these letters cannot 1t, but have no doubt Of IT.
my book is lot here but q copy might be got.
Mr. Mumler that ne had never written to YOU in his life
A. wrote to him. and had letters back
To Mr.. Gerry-I went to Mr.. BOgarduss gallery, and
asked IL he could produce the likeness Of the OF
3 @ m Re Sad be sa Object nSt q ao
doubt he could lLaughterl The humorous manner In
Bile laughter FROM the audience - .-
Charles b. Boyle who next examined by Mr.
Blunt said reside at No Ill Thrdaye, and have been
photographer for 30 years am connected with the
American Institute and have been familiar with what are
called spirit photographs since M1mier arst commenced
have seen Mumer ~ Boston in the pho.
tosraphO galiery known as Mrs sewarts .r tns
Of the spirit photographs should say this is the Mr.
81 Dm nc looms od a ba s Ss cSn5ter with
lady, seemingly attending to business there witness
Mr.. lockwood and his man. under his INSTRUCTION. ana
In the BOwery The witness then described the pro-
act as ghost then taking positive that negative
glass and using IT, as described by witness on previous
days. with the real sitter when tie two forms would be
produced. He afterward explained Sir David Brewsers
on examining Nos 20 and 81 for the defense, witness
said the spirit form could not have been taken from an
object In front Of the camera IL could not nave Deen ~
capable Of seeing; the shadows on the ghost were ono
side and on the reverse te OF inc se @ Was S
field Of the with the sitter clearly shows that
it taken from another pctue NOS Is ana Il are the
Gross Examined: am not spritualist but have
looked into the subject; never heard that spirits are
governed by their own light and FORM
O. DO you believe IN the Biblei A. believe there are
some things in the Bible that are good aud some that are
not what appears 10 me to be true believe but do
not take 1t all rs true. 49,, -
Mr. Townsend then read from the LIST TO the 7a verse
18th chapter OF Matthew asking tho witness II he be-
leved the contents Of these verses.
Mi NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. base spirtualism on the
Bible They form religious denomination derived from
witness-My belief suspended upon all questions
cannot comprchend. suspend my belief In Spirtuasm
because understand It, say these pictures OF
Numbers are not spiritual pictures.
Mr.. Townsend-Whyl A. believe two and two make
O. You believe that because you have been so taught
A. should have believed 1t without being taughti
O. Would y0u as photographer believe II possible or
probable supposing what have read to be true where
appear that there power Of light ruling spiritual
form that you could not comprehend A No, should
Mr. Geary--was there anything in the passage Of the
TRANSPORTATION Of Moses and Ehas showing that they
shone by their own light A. No
Daniel G: Chapman testitedLI am ghotSgrapher re-
siding at NO leo B1we 10 t su snw Mr. nsy
Mr. townsend objected to this witnessho knew moth
Mr. Geary said Mr. Quay was authorized to act for Mr.
Mumer. aud II was possible nc WOuh como uhuer tue III
dctnent with Mumier.
Crossexamned-I not able TO produce likeness OF
person deceased who had not had picture taken during
Chas D. Frederick, No 5O7 Broadway testified have
been photographer years. have made Few eNpef
iments producedr they are not by one process The
then stated s6e e 81 Prsh b &6c
pictures Numbers were produced believe In the
A. "a for the defense could not have been produced
by the spirit FROM being in front OF tho camera.
being side Of the spirit form aud on tho opposite
side OF the sitter. They must have been done by me-
Crosse xanined-Mr Baine Ia my posonst. His duty
IL 10 ess s and nowc s "a Of & and Shadow 10
q. Have you heard that lights can be thrown on
0G o. fns not OF nT BaSe told You SOL No The shnd
owy figure in Mr. Numbers pictures could not have been
works heard Of his having photographed By odic
light.
the sun fight; shadows could be thrown In dereht
positions by sunlight have never taken photograph
Of person after death, nor nobody else used gas
light in taking tho photographs have brought With me
they could not bo taken through yellow light re-
Hected light could 10 thrown in sunlight 49,
S1nes a, Snve bean In ne pHoSgpho and
dagnerreoype busness-n the former two Year. ana In
tho latter about inc same tGc nafo oee n og 0 ,e
les and Committeeman In The school OF Design can
s6 toaa daseS9 prsec phoogaphS unless
The Court then al Oarned til 10 o'clock on Monday
Before breaking up Mr. Townsend wished to know
what course the prosecution would take, that he
might come prepared % finish the case.
Mr. Geary said no did not intend 10 deyiate from the
Ordinary course but that he desired 20 call Dr. Parsons
expert IN insanity and the chief MUSICIAN OF the Lunauc
Asylum, BlackwelPs Island, who on Monday morning
would state effect these spiritual deusons had ON the
minds persons lie could prove that these delusons
resulted frequently in disOrdercd lima Rinaons and In
durable mental diseases. He wished to bring this evi
dence 10 rebut the testimony Of Judge Edmonds aud
others who had given evidence for the defense.
Mr. Townsend observed that was most outrageous
thing for prosecuting officer 20 suggest 10 prove san
inv on persons who stood high in Intelligence Judge
Edmods merely because they believed In acortan form
The JUDGE would suggest that the witness should
not he called -
waa ingns; he had personal affection for the Judge.
Mr.. Townsend-Aled with sympathy and pity. L sup
&c was then decided that DR. Parson should not be
called.
MUSEUM or NATURAL HISTORY.