Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-28

We had supposed the exposure Of the humbug
"Spiritual Magician Read was 30 crushing that
he would not retain single dupe, but IL would
seem by the following communication that we
had not made allowance enough for the extent
Mr.. Editor :-Inasmuch as Mr.. George White,
in an article published in yesterdays Sunday
Morning Gazette, referring to Reads "seance" at
Odd Fellows Hall, on last Tuesday night, made
q number of misstatements in regard to myself
and accused you OF concealing facts and making
Misrepresentation, hope you will allow me to
say, in reply, through your paper, that his ALE
Reads were; that had been practicng during
the day, as stated, &C.; that after withdraw
ing my hands from the ropes did not replace
them again as they were before they were with
drawn; that the ropes were lying loose upon nv
hands, and that as L saw him approaching 1
suddenly threw them OF to avoid examination,
are easily disproved. The same gentlemen who
tied and examined the manner in which Read
was tied, performed the same Office for me,
and then stated to the audience that was
tied the same as Read had been, and they
are gentlemen of high standing in society,
as l have since learned, for they were all
strangers to me at the time. 7Aese gentlemen,
Ipresume, are all ,ciliing TO make the same state
ment again. Mr.. White had nothing to do with
tying me, and i do not remember of having
heard him make any remark as to the manner
in which i was tied After i withdrew my
hands from the ropes placed them back again,
In the same position they were before / with
drew them; this fact was stated to the audience
by the gentlemen who examined the ropes, both
before and after withdrew my hands. When
the audience had testified, by enthusiastic APP
plause, that had exposed Read to their entire
satisfaction, threw the ropes from hands to
show with what ease and rapidity it could be
done. did not see Mr.. White approaching me;
II had 1t would have given me much pleasure
TO allow him to examine the ropes. l did not
state to the audience, nor to any one that had
been practicing during the day; but 1 did say
that at the request OF some friends had allowed
myself to be tied q number of times during the
day to show how the tricks were performed,
and that in consequence Of having been tied so
often, my hands were quite sore, mot lacerated
as it has been stated and for that reason
would like to be excused from being tied then,
as 1 proposed to expose Read in another way.
Mr. White may think he made a correct and
true statement In regard to the matter; but
every one cognizant Of the facts knows he did
every proposition have made to Read; but L
will not accept Of an unfair proposition, nor al
low his friends to take any advantage Of me, as
they appear to desire, for presume Read will
try to stick to them till he has convinced them
that am humbug and that he is a bona fide
spiritual medium" but 1 would just remind
them that broken reed is a poor stick. have
lists who, through their blindness in the faith
believe in spiritual physical manifestations. /"
and still persist i'm believing that Read is a
.medlum;" to such persons / would suggest
that 1t is about time their eyes were opened
and that all there is left for Read to do in clos
ing the farce, is to exclaim in the language of
Tom Moore
"There We wise saints, behold your light, your
Ye would be dupes and victims and We are.n
for have raised the veil for him.
w. II. GAINES