The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-07
Supernatural Manifestation Ia YER
moni-Ghostly Nns,cians.

RUTLAND. VI. oa. l0.-A family ~
Ediy~-llOraiio. William and two sisters
lin Chitirndcn. VI. ar startling the
neighborhOosl Tor mil,~ around ~ rheir
wonderful spirit manifestations. Mr.. =. a..
Williams. ~ Dandy. nx-utiy visited tn
family. and. with 0iher>. made a circle II
sixteen around table ga which wen- a
violin. guitar. tambourine. t--ll-. and other
musical instruments. The huu-r had prs--
Niou-ly fseen thoroughly Searched 10 a-se.r-
tain whether ther. We're any sscrri i4~-
sagrs or trap-.loor>. huI nothing wa d.
covered 20 show the practice ~ dtreptiJn
or fraud. Tn, door i..liling into the cir-ic
nom were se.l,-l. and iiuraiip k,Aiy. who
SAT for the circle. wa> thoroughly ii'-i and
seated beside the table. The light Ma.
then eNtingiIisicd. and immediately Tie
musical instruments D. gan o. play. -uille-
times nae or siX Of them al oncs- Con
lighting the lamp the medium was sflll
firmly ii,-l. TIE light WA- again eNlin-
guish,si. and in ls.ss time than ii take 10
TELL the mediums coat Wa taken 81. and
when the lamp was n-!ighted file garment
wa> found thrown over the head ~ uiie -
the visitors. Al another time ! pan II Na-
ter was PLACED on tin table. and. while the
Instruments wcn- being played by unseen
hands. Wa found turned bottom upward
tleman ia turning il hack spilled h.lI *
the water. Aiterwari 9 duel wa fought
between two spirits claiming 10 - those
al George Dix asL Robert Kidd the pi-
rate The swords could - htani clash
ing. AMI soon a heavy body Tell. jarring
the house followed by groan~ AMI Noica-.
Thi, within three fret 81 whenr the $50
tatoTS ~af.
An old gentleman. who hal come many
miles 10 communicate with the spirit ~ hi>
daughter. al in the medium Lap. and thu
spirit pmrporiing % D. ID, daughter came
and ~pattt4l him on the cheek. tiie -Tui- ls.-
ing heard distinctly By AL present. calling
him '-Tapa.' ami comycrSing b. ailihl,.
tones with him. The dark cir.-le lasted hul
-hort time. and "a the conclusion the
coTd which bound the medium : arms wa
united ny some power and came whining
through the room distance 81 some fifiss-m
feet ami wa thrown around tire neck II
Alr. ililiianl.
Next was held the light circle. for which
William E,hiN sat he was titri and piatssi
iu the little dark bedroom. nsom some
Xix ~ Twelve feet. and hiankri lacked np
To ihe dppT. while the audience sat in The
tlr.ie rnnm. which Was ii-hi'-i- IN "nler
90 preserve harmony in ihrrir,-it~. singing
was engaged in. AMI ia whirh all jein.-i-
ICON after the curtain va pu-ll'-i torS
and the spirit ~ an Indian woman niasif
hcr appearance. This j. tie spirit ~ Homie.
~ She j. calis-i. which frequently presents
itself ar rh.-s.. ~i-llrf~- and was rtru-uiKs4l
by ihe-, present. Ihf- spirit was dr---s7i
Il. an Indian woman. The ntNr Spirit pur-
ported a. ~ that al William Whit. tht
late editor ID the Bsnnsr u Light If was
dn.-~.sl in mi,.- -uit ~ hrnaUeioth. with
white vest and liz features clulil o. plainly
seen. Iile next wa- tiie spirit oi = ynlmg
lady. dressed in white. ami lgrliHlsi 'y
her friends who were present. And then
the spirit - 4 little child which az on'- NJ
cnmiys-l No lt-- thau -iX different isrgf-
ANA r,nrlg ,ln.--, o wen Irs -siiit.i re- 4
~...n Distinctly hv al ur.a-arr.