The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-17
The Spirits ast NIGHT
TRICRS EXPOSED.
"Where, Oh, Where is Good Old
Ellis?"
The Davenport Brothers Out
done.

Washington Hall was as full as 1t
could be packed last night. Every seat
was filled back to the door ard people
stood up in the asile, on the benches,
in the windows, anywhere that there
was room for man TO hang on by the
eyelids there a man was hanging.
The excitement over the proposed ex-
position Of the jugglery practiced on
the people by Ellis and his daughter,
aided by the spirit OF the dead Union
soldier, Blake" manifested itself early
in the day in the desire Tor tickets, and
by two o'clock the seats were all sold
and the financial success Of the expos
IRE assured.
About half-past seven o'clock Sylves-
ter Brice, Esq, of South Wheeling,
who personated Ellis, came forward and
made a few opening remarks which
were "posi-tyve-ly' good and positive
"" funny. He introduced his boy
Jacob (Yacob Grubb) and proceeded 10
inform the audience that VI ID was in
communion with the spirit Of Dutch
soldier named Hans, who was the son
of Prot. Limherger, and was killed at
the battle of Schidam Schnaps,
4 cabinet precisely like the one used
by Ellis had been prepared, and after
the appointment OF a committee con
sisting of Major Mcclellan and Drs
Bates and Bagauley, Yacob entered the
cabinet. Then the fun began. Every
trick performed by the Ellises was per
formed bv Yacob, and in about the
same time and in the same manner
amid the shouts and applause of The
audience.
After this was over, Mr.. Jane:
Mack. Of South Wheeling, was pre-
scented. He suffered himself TO be tieC
hand and foot and bound in every con
ceivable shape. He retired behind e
screen, and in one and a quarter
minutes he was free, leaving all tht
knots tied in the rope.
/ He was again tied this time to
chair. and TO the entire satisfaction o
the committee, in less than four minute:
he was again free, leaving the rop'
fastened 10 the chair.
He next tied himself, hand and foot
in a chair, and the committee announced
that he had fastened himself a. securel,
a. if it had been done 10y another TO
him. While thus tied l. wa:
placed in his mouth and fastened a,
tight around his head a. was consisten
with safety. Thus 'bucked anC
gagged" he blew a horn, though
when the screen was removed Ia
was found as firmly tied as before
Then came the exposition, though al
attempt was made to put it off until
tonight and thus give the Children
Home two benefits But the audience
wouldn't stand this. The front Of the
cabint was broken out and Yacob wa;
again bound as securely as before
His neck was fastened TO a staple II
the wall and his hands tied behind hi;
back precisely as Miss Ellis was tied
By twisting his BODY little to the RICH
and working his bound hands arounc
behind him, lie was easily enabled tc
place ring IN his ear, take gag from
his mouth, beat upon sheet iron drum
open a penknire and cut himself loose
and do, in tact, all these things rapid,
and with ease.
There never was a completer crpoS
of contemplate humbug than wa
given at Washington Hall last night.
The following resolution. offered 10y
DR.. Bates, was unanimously adopted by
the audience:
ReSolred, That the thanks Of the citi
zens of Wheeling are due to Svlveste,
Brice, Ed Booking. James Mack anc
Jacob Grub for their full and com
plete exposition of this trickery which
is called Spiritualism.
We are glad to know that severa
protesting SpiritualisIs are gratitied al
having this humbug exploded. The!
had been deceived by Mr.. Ellis, and ar,
pleased TO know that what they die
not detect as a fraud was exposed b,
others.
| A late dispatch from the Spirit Lane
informs US that the spirit OF the dead
Union soldier, Black. has posi-tyve-l,
gone where the woodbine twineth