The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-18
SPICY sPIR1rUALISM.
A Sunday Tonguc-Fight In Robinson
Hall.

Sunday Tongue-Fight In Robinson
Hail.
Yesterday afternoons SpiritualIst meeting in
Robinson Hail, broke up In o row. The moro
prominent Spiritualists present, however, were
not participants in the trouble, ana ex-
pressed themselves as determined to pre-
vent repetition Of tho noisy ana dis
graceful scene. These conferences" are FREQ to
all speakers, and ten minutes are allowed to EACH
Yesterday there was good attendance, and for q
time matters proceeded quietly. Then Mrs.
Olanin, the old and nearly demented mother of the
notorious woodhuls, Claim sisters, got the floor.
She spoke excitedly and disconnectedly
upon variety OF topics, and much
that she said was uninteligible to
those In the back part Of the room. She
finally drtfted into family matters and made a
frantic denunciation of Colonel Blood. Her alot-
ted ten minutes expired and the Chairman raped
on the table for her to stop, but she persisted in
speaking. She gesticulated wildly, and her eyes
flashed with excitement. 1t was only when the
Chairman peremptorily ordered her to do so that
she ceased her TRADE and went to her seat.
The meeting then progressed quietly for an honr,
the speakers combining themselves to the discussion
OF spritualisic and kindred topics. At this point
the real trouble began. Miss Dumar, q young
somewhat ungovernable One-faced the audience.
She had attended the Spiritualist Convention In
the
doctrines OF Woodruff should be repudiated by the
spritualists-that they were no part Of the belief
OF the sect-and that they Invited the ad-
world. Miss Dnmsr asserted that Mrs.
and was proceeding further In the demonstration
OF that point when old Mrs Cladin, her voice
the csaFe ss You s Ny
daughters are not responsible for what they do or
Say: They're Rsyc,noogized BY that deyi Of
You're liar ' In vain Oi the Chairman aaaa
MISS Dumar turned red and looked angry, but
her voice higher and higher, aud grew ncoherent
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Miss Duuar, whose temper had now become
said that she did not for what the whole world
said, much less for Q crazy old woman. The inter.
minutes, and at It's conclusion she sat down on the
Mrs. Miles, an antagonistic sister of Woodruff
and Claim, then advanced to the front OF the au-
dience. She was laboring under very great ex-
element and her face was flushed with anger.
into o. TRADE Of abuse that was more energetic
character; she abused her own SIS
ters; she applied a vigorous d-n to
Blood; and she hurled back the accusation that
her mother was crazy. 'She's my mother,n
been sent here to attack her." She would listen
to no appeals from the chair or calls OF order from
the audience but would have her say out in spite
OF all opposition. Miss Dumar, who seemed equally
ready for row, tried to reply, but she was fairy
were on the point OF forcbly eecting her, Mrs.
Miles retired, still talking, from the room.
Mrs. MITCHELL arose and denounced the election
OF Mrs. Clafn
DR.. HALLOCK appealed for return to the discus
sion Of legitimate subjects, and another man tried
to speak, but the audience was too excited to be
qnieted down again, and the meeting broke up in
disorder. =