, 1874-10-14
KATIE KING.

Tie famous apparsion bearing this namo which
Tor Who )convinced Prof. Crookes and Alfred Wal-
lacc, iu London, OF the rcality OF spiritual pllo-
nonlona, las appeared Of late In Philadelphia.
The American medium was AIrs. Holmes. Rob
ert Da'o Owen has critically investigated Katios
career on this Bide of the Atlantic. and has pub
lishel In tue London Spirit,!alist long and It'll
toresting account OF it. All tho precautions
agnlnat ltnposluro which wero taken in London
wero repeated III Philadelphia. So fur Us hu-
man ingenuity could do 20, fiaud was mado I'M
possible. small cabinet, will, O single door,
was placed in tie parlor. Tho doors OF tho
room wera locked, except When visitors eat In
tho hall, in order to guard asainst outside inter-
ference. Tho room was lighted. Spectators
end medium sat about foot from tho cabinot.
Tho lutter waB perfectly empty. Out Of It camo
Katie King.
Mr.. Owen saw her ono hundred times. 10
has cut from her head q lock Of hair. She has
given him pieces Of her dsoss and Of hor voil.
As tho latter Was Of very hne laco, HucA gcner-
Gus ghost should be especially Fascinating to tho
Iom,ulno believer. AIr. Owen has kissed her
and boon kissed BY her. LIE has given her jow-
elry and tlowore. 6ho always wore tho iewolry
afterwards. On ono occasion ho handed her
caia lily. Holding 1t, sho gradually fadel out
Of Wow. When sho Ind entirely yal,ished, the
lily followed suit, Then I. point Of Light ap-
peared. It developed into tho Lily. Then Katlo
camo slowly into sight agau, still holding tho
flower. ThiH vanishing and yeappoarauoo OF
1nnterial object il u new phenomenon. All ths
things given Katio disappeared with llor. Mr..
Owen always searched tho cabinet with light
Immediately after tho performance, aud noycr
found oven 4 roze-lcaf there. This remarkable
ghost ruad soaled note inside tho cnbnot
winch was SO durk that loshy eyos could not do.
cipher auy writing. She sometimes loated in
tho air. Quo Of her mont wonderful appearances
was at midday, July 10. Tho cabinot-door
opened slowly without percep.ible human agen-
oy. The interior waa empty. Katie Kings lond
mud shoulders roso out OF tho floor. Her entire
body followed She tlen walked out auu began
to talk. The Bible speaks OF Samuel "arsing
out OF tho earth " ut tbs biddiag Ut lho Witch Of
| Eudor. Tho coincidence il noteworthy.
| There urs ous Or two dubious things about
| tho Philadelphia spoctro. She occasionally
makes mistakes In grammar and In pronuncia-
| tiou. At other times slle is a well-brol Indy.
| The wel-worn e1ouBe Of ''conditons Of maui
| fostaLlon" tB offered as nil explanation Of this
yariauco. Tho necolld difficulty ia that tho
American Katie Kiug doos not atrilingly reaolla-
ble the photographs Of tho London original. It
Ia suggested TINT the differont mediams mako
] the appearance di0orent II this is 10, good
| looking mediums will DO III domand by
| people who wlah to soe dead friends,
A second wife might cure her. h11sbnud Of regrets
for hia first spouse by recalling har to earth in
sproseuco througAuomo Il.eraitoa-llks medium.
Kasis'u statement u,at ahe Ia daughter OF
certain John King, wl.ose namo was also Henry
Morgan, who lived In tho tins Of Charles IT., who
was . bucoaasoE, and who 1nAlly won't ia ths
| Wsss 1nlles, hxA bssn Aotn%nhas soh1rmsa .3