The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-07
Extraordinary Spirituaiistic Manifesto
tons in Now York.

Extraordinary spirituaiistic Manifesto
tons in Now York.
Last evening at DR.. Slade's mansi N
in West Forty. third Street iashonal c
party assembled to witness seance by
Miss Harriet Tackerbury, the great
Ccaveland Spiritualist. Among the as-
semblage there was Professor a. Thurber,
DR.. Simpson, DR.. Higgins, Professor
Nc cDonald, Charles A. Stainbridge, and
a number Of other spiritual disciples.
At eight o'clock Professors King and
Thurbcr introduced Miss Harriet J acker.
bury to the audience. Drs. Higgins and
Simson, who are sceptics, were appoint.
as a committee, and what is termed
"cabinet," by the Spiritualists, was
brought into the room and placed in the
front parlor. The cabinet is slight
wooden frame is covered with black glazed
cloth, and the open space at the top WAS
covered with a shawl. 1t was placed in
front of one of the large mirrors that
adorn the walls. a bundle Of rope W Is
then brought in and n roll of court plas-
ter The latter was placed over Miss
Tackerbury's mouth. and then layers of
sticking plaster firmly glued on top of
that. The committee then examined her
mouth in order to see that the sticking
plaster was firmly put on. After they
were satisfied Miss Tackerbury suffered
herself to be tied with a rope, and fast.
cned by another rope to the chair, after
which the audience examined the tying
and came to the conclusion that she was
fast. Professors Thurber and King thea
lifted her into the cabinet.
Mr. Thurber now announced that Mis-
Tackerbury had departed to the spirit
land. The cabinet door was closed and
the lights turned low. A murmuring
sound followed, and lights appeared at
different parts of the room, while the
cabinet seemed to move in mysterious
manner, which caused many to quake
and tremble Mr.. Thurbcr announced
that spirits were moving around. The
lights were again turned on when a knock
ing was heard One the audience then
asked who was there The reply from
the cabinet was that spirit had come.
The spirit was then asked his name. He
replied, "Unclc Ben Tackorbury.' The
sceptic then put several puzzling questions
to Uncle Ben which he answered.
He said that in the spirit world those
who are not troubled spirits lingor in
blissfu repose. A voice then asked what
were troubled spirits. The spirit re-
Piled "Those who had not followed the
paths Of duty towards their brother ard
sister spirits while sojourning in this
world" The committee then asked the
spirit if he had power to unite Mis-, Tack.
erbury. The spirit replied, YES" but
that he would sing song first. The
spirit then sang "Old Dog Tray" Al.
ter the song was concluded the spirit AN
uounced the medium was uutied. Thc
committee opened the cabinet, and there
sat Miss Tackerbury in a trance, with
the sticking plaster on her mouth and the
rope united and laid in bunch in her
lap. The cabinet door was then closed.
and the spirit threw the ropes through
the door The audience then requested
Uncle Ben to be the medium again, which
he did in few minutes.
The cabinet door was again opened
and Miss Tackerbury was found still tied
firmly to the chair as when she was placel
there two hours before. She looked palc
and wan and liftless. The ropes were
then unloosed. when a look OF horror We
depicted upon the countenance Of the au-
dience. Miss Tackerbury had swooned.
The medical men felt for her pulse, while
Professor A Thurbcr administered re-
storatives. All was for a time usees
The mediums head was bathed when all
Of a sudden the lights burned blue, the
taole moved. music played, and the pie
lures moved to and fro. Strange voices
were heard, and several again trembed
with fear. \ voice then said The
spirits depart, but will return again
The lights again burned up bright, AMI
Miss Tackerbury awoke as from a dream
and stared wildly around her. This end
ed the affair, and many left, wondering
by what unknown power all this wa,
brought about, Everybody felt satisfied,
and several were glad to leave.