The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-17
The "BIack" Spirit Exorcised--Ar
"IntelIlgent Powern Used Up.
Big Crowd and High Time at WASH
ington Hall.
Bad for the MOuntebanks and Good
for the Orphans. 7

THE crowd at Washington Hal las
evening to witness cabinet Mysteries
exposed was larger than any VIC remem
Der 10 have seen there except on the &C
caslon Of the anatomical exhibition by III
"Femalc AIinstrcls" and during the run 0
the drummer Boy Of Shiloh TIL
cause that led to this exhibition the publi
Of Wheeling arc familiar with, and it !
not necessary, therefore, TO make an!
statement in regard 10 It. 5s.li}l.
The cabinet used on the occasion wa
similar to that Of Ellis, his alleged daugh
ter and her attendant spirit, and on,thi
occasion tho spirit WIS equally--evenmoy,
complaisant than The ono at that grca
rendezvous ofspiri,s and spiritually mind
cd people, Hornbrook's Hall. .s,.,. XIV, y
The ringing Of u COW bell was the sig
nal lor the commencement Of theperform
ances. Mr.. Brice then came forward tc
the front Of tic stage and addressed thC
audience ia Ellis asiollows;g Asaaoa' Z
Lddies and GntlSmea- our seventh
entertainment in your city,w are happy
to meet you tonight. We are about {
exhibit toyou some wonderful aid remark
abe phenomenons. called Cabinet Nyste
rfeS. What 1t is that performs these ICON
deuful and remarkable manifestations VIC dc
NOT exactly know-bnt this we Poit,teli
know Applause and laughter that there
Is an Vnaen power and Intelligence from
an invisible source that draws these won
derlul and remarkable phenomenonS from
tho end Of my sons fingers Loud laugh
teri Now, ladies and gentlemen, there
is class o. people, Thousands and tens Of
thousands, all over the world, who hon,
estly and sincerely believe these wonder.
iul and remarkable manifestations 10 be
the work oil departed spirit p0lcer., Then
again, ladies and gentlemen, there are thou.
sands and tens Of thousands Of people oil
over the world who attribute these toos.
derttil and remarkable phenomcnons Ia
tricks and slight oil hand. Then again
ladies and gentlemen, there Is o class Of
people, thousands, and tens Of thousands
all over The world, who positively ut.
tribute these wonderful and remarkable
manifestations 10 demons and say thai
my son Is possessed Of q devil. [Uproari'
Gus merriment. But, as we said before
It Is not my son that performs these won
derful and remarkable phenomenons-
this unseen power and intelligence from
an invisible source. You can call itwhat-
ever name you choose, but we call II
Blake's [yells Of laughter, because We
know that was his name while here In
the body on earth. --4-
Twill state u, you how this occurred
Blake was Q celebrated galoot from Full
ton, enlisted with the Bnmmers, and was
not in the neck az the bSttle'nf scheidam
sChnapps, and ever sinSesthat time has
been wandering about Wheeling, through
the alleys, out 70 the tunnel, up on the hill
side from Jonathan's rayine down 70 the
lower end Of Ritchietowni ir.ot d5l5
Now, ladies and gentlemen, we claim
that this intelligence and power from IN
invisible source can perform these wonder
full and remarkable manifestations, inside
Of q certain circumference say eight feet
but outside Of that It can. do nothing and
does not operate. II cannot lift anything
up from the floor, neither chn Il take any
thing from over my sons head. but inside
Of this circumference Il Is enabled to per.
form these wonderful and remarkable
pheH0meR0nS. Laughter and yels repeat
ed and repeated. i,isa aagg T. !
Now, ladies and gentlemen, we shall
show you tonight, as ] said before, that
itisHOt my son that performs these won
leful and remarkable manifestations
but positively this unseen power. and In
telllgence from an invisible source. Fol
during our performance my son will
DO securely h6d-wrists, ankles, and mech
80 that Il will DO impossible for him t.
do any these things a,l7 ,.eiaat
Now, ladies and gentlemen, there arc
some who attribute these wonderful man,
iieslatibns TO yentfilVqulsm, but we will
prove to you that such Is not The case
for during the performance Jacob will b
ebectualy gagged, and this intelligence
will play tune on hArtnonica, whistle
tall, aud do many other wonderful and
remarkable things, - -
Now, ladies and gentlemen, We want q
committee Of one gentleman, selected by
this audience, 10 examine the tying Of
Jacob aud report 10 you Il, in his opinion,
itis not impossible for him 10 get loose Of
perform these wonderful and remarkable
I,henomenohs, Andwe with II distinctly
and positively understood at The com.
inenccmeht, that no person will DO per.
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