The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-12-31
katie" INTERVIEWED.

suspicious time an hour when the lady. of ma
terializing tendencies had been rendered hap
Ply by good square worldly meal.
KATIE INTERVIEWED.
The first interview was a failure: the sup
posed Katie protested that she .tdid not be,
lieve in Spiritualism;" declared that she s.had
seen the manifestations at Holmes but once,
and, so far as she knew, they We're all right
These assertions, however, did not satisfy the
earnest seeker after truth, and various schemes
devices, plans and promises were resorted to
in the hope of discovering some Of the many
presents" that had been made to Katie.
Through patience, perseverance and certain
consi lerations one present was produced. This
satisfied the gentleman that he was in the right
place. More patience, perseverance and prom
ises, and out dropped another, and so on until
small table was covered with rings, lockets,
crosses beads and robes worn in the different
spheres from which Katie had kindly de-
scended to visit mortals at so much per capita.
THE OBJECT
down the evidences of fraud that he might be
able to s'knock the bottom" out OF the humbug
at blow, and here was his object attained
Here was not only the veritable Katie weep
ingly acknowledging her duplicity, but pro-
ducing material" evidences Of it in the shape
of all those little tokens OF regard which she
had been fondly believed to have borne Oft in
her spirit shape to her abode in the other
'sspear,'' as most of the 'saffected" term it
The presentation of these could not possibly
fail to convince the persons who had given
them to the spiritual Katie that the latter had
place OF deposit OIL this planet for her valta-
bes, so that course was determined upon.
THE DECEIVED UNDECEIvED.
All who are acquainted with Hon. Robert
Dale Owen and Henry L. Child, of this city,
will not hesitate to say that they are honest,
upright. truthful men, but, like the rest OF hui
manitv, they were liable to be deceived. The
party who had made the discovery consulted
these gentlemen, showing them the presents
which Katie had kindly loaned hing. they,
having been identified with the manifestations
from the first, were considered, when the fraud
was discovered, the proper parties to denouilcc
them.
Que word from them casting doubt on the
reality of the thing would have more effect up
OF the people than fifty exposures gotten up by,
outside parties. Moreover, the Spirituaists,
who were the real victims, were supposed to
have unlimited confidence in the integrity OF
these gentlemen. With commendabe prompt
ness they immediately sent to the Banner OF
Light the card, recently copied in our columns
announcing the withdrawal Of their confidence
in the manifestations.
ASSURANCE RENDERED DoUBLY SURE.
In order to make the conviction absolute on
the part Of those who had hitherto endorsed the
manifestations. that the CONTAMINATION " pro
cess was a most barefaced humbug. the gentle
man inproyised a seaface. Procuring suita-
BILE apartment, to which h. invited number
of '.Kate's" friends, the gentleman prear-
ranged With the lady, who now acqlllesced i'll
his suggestions for her appearance, dressed in
the ganzy fabric and other trappihgs she used
to disport herself in at Holmes shows. She
did SO, a sort of cabinet being hastily lippro-
vised, and the exposure was rendered complete.
beyond chance Of cavil or dispute.
IS result there are a few Splritnaists who
are,not better and wiser men and wonlen,and,as
still better result, check was administered
to most dangerous excitement, which was be-
ginning to affect the minds OF thousands OF SUI
perfcial thinkers, as it had already weakened
those of many ncen and women who believed
all too willingly in the. trickery Of designing,
greedy New Workers, Of the true Yankee"
stripe.
RESTITUTION.
The woman who personated Katie King has
already returned, as far as possible, all the
presents she received to those who gave them
to her. She deeply regrets her part OF the
swindIe, and if all the facts in the case could
be made public, she would be freely forgiven
by those who were dipped BY her aid
TIE END.
So ends one Of the most successfully conduct
cd swindies that has ever been imposed upon
the American PUBLIC. From every part OF the
country and Ille Canatlas persons cam- TO tins
OF What they saw and heard were sent to their
local papers, and the phenomenon was pub
icly discussed and talked of, uutil it formed
one OF the leading topics OF the day among per
sons of all classes.
The harm that has been done by this wicked
humbug is incalculable, the happiness OF Whole
families having been, in some Instances, dc
stroyed. For causing termination OF these
disastrous influences, the gentleman to whose
keen intelligence, GOODNESS and perseyering eff
fort the exposure is due, has placed not only
this community, but those Of other cities TN
der lasting obligations.
A letter was Yesterday received by the lady
above alluded to, containing brutal threats
against her person, and warning her that if she
does not stop her mad career" (meaning, OF
course, her willingness to aid i'll the e:Spostlre)
that she will be visited with the most terrible
vengeance Naturally the sneaking coward
who would write such letter to woman for
got to sign his name, but, although disguised,
the 'smedumistic'' character OF the penfnall-
ship has been recognized.
STILL RUNNING.
1t is said that the Holmes seances are still
running. various excuses being made for the
non-appearance of Katie King. Failing to be
able to run the show with the ''origional cast, -
it is not altogether improbable that some one
else may be procured to do the part OF ha-
tie, while Holmes frowns the part of the old re-
probate pirate though a false face at another
Aperture in the cabinet. Ii, however, there
is any one SO silly as to be sulled by the clap
trap after the exposure hore made, it may be
taken as an indisputabla evidence that they
naturally belong within the limits Of Spiritual
ism.
A scheme for a state lottery ya'Fiok assa not
conflict with the provisions of the constitu-
ton is being matured by leading members OF
both branches of the General Assembly. VINO
say that as millions now go from Virginia to
Kentucky and other States which permit lot