Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23
Katie King.

This imposture, which after running
awhile in England, was imported to this
country by Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Holmes,
has been thoroughly exposed. The
llolmses created considerable excitement
in Philadelphia last summer by producing
the materialized form of Katie at their
Scanccs. The performances were very
much the same in effect rs those related
by Col. Olcott as having been seen at the
Eddy homestead in Chittendsn. Rutland
county. Mr.. Owens article in the Jauu-
airy Atlantic. just out. was mentioned in
The FIREMAN last week. rs also his card
published, in which he says evidence has
caused him to disbelieve in some of the
performances.
The exposure was made since tho Sc
ances for,the winter began, by a gentleman
who had seen Katie and thought she had
Il bad breath which made him suspicious,
though he says that one having been dead
two hundre', years might perhaps be sup
posed to bc 50 afflicted. Anyway he in
vestIgatcd the spirit that made herself
flesh. lie came to the conclusion that
Katie came in by a side door in the dark.
entered the cabinet and concealed herself
in Il recess made by boarding up win
dow at the back Of the cabinet
lie found Il young lady whom he thought
reSenblcd the materializsd Katie, and thus
proceeded according to the narrative of
the Philadelphia H14'tirer:
BY certain pecuiarities which he OBJ
served in the Katie of the other world at
the seanreS. he found that Il young woman
Who resemblrd Katie generally and had
her prcullarities, took her meals with
great regularity ut a certain house which
he had "pipcd off. in detective parlance
He then Swallowed this woman and found
that she attended all the scances ut the
Holiness house. He ultimately conclud-
ed to Srrape IN acquaintance with Katie
in the flesh choosing as IN suspicious time
an hour when the lad, of Undertaking.
tendencies had been rendered happy by Il
good. square. worldly meal.
The first interview was 4 failure. The
supposed krtir protested that she - did
not believe in spirtuali,m; declared that
he had seen the manifestations ut
Holmes : but once, and far Is she knew.
they were all right These assertions
however. did not satisfy the earnest seek
CT after truth. and various schemes, de
vices, plans and promises We're rcsorted to
in hope Of discovering some of the many
= presents" that lad been made to Katie.
Through pltlcncc. perseverance and
certain considerations, one present was
produced. This satisfied the gentleman
tliat he WIS in the right place. More pa
thence, perseverance and promises, and
ont dropped another. aud so on until Il
small table WIS covered with rings. locket~
crosses. beads and robes worn in the differ
mt "~pherr' from which Katie had kind
" descended to visit mortals II SO much
per capita.
The object Of the gentleman efforts was
70 20 narrow down the evidences Of fraud
hat he m ght he able to " knock the bot
:om " out of the humbug II a blow, and
here was his uhjrct attained. Here WAS
not only the vtritable Katie wcepinglv
acknowledging her Implicitly, bat !rodur-
nr "mr,criAl" evidences of it in the
shape of all those little tokens Of regard
which She had been fpndlv believed TO
have born" off i'll her spirit shape to her
abode in the other" spear, Il most of the
- affected term il. The presentation Of
these could Eot possibly fail to convince
The persons who had givrn them To the
spiritual Hatir that the latter had 4 place
Of drro~ot on thi~ planet for her valuabr~.
- tina, course was determined upon.
All who are acquainted with Hon Rob
ct Dale Owen and DR.. Henry T. Child of
his city will not hesitate to say that they
are honest. upright truthful men. bat like
the re~t of humanity, thcy We're lilbIe TO
be deceived The party who had made
the discovery consulted these gentlemen,
showing them the 'prc~cnl> which kl-
tie htl kindly loaned him. They, having
been id ntili"d with TIL manifestations
from the first, were considered. when the
fraud WAS discovered. the proper PARTIES
to drnuuncc them.
One word from them casting a doubt on
= the reality Of the thing would have more
effect upon the people than fifty exposure,
gotten up 10y outside parties. Moreover,
thc >pritull,t>, who were the real vie
Tins, We're supposed to have unlimited
confidence in the integrity of these gentle
men. With commcnd.,blr promptne>>
th,y Immediately sent t. the Banner o.
LiHt the cards recently copied into our
columns, announcing the withdrawal of
their confidence i'll the manifestations
The woman who pcr-ouatcd Katie King
has already returned, a> far rs possible
all the present, she received, to those who
rave them to her She deeply regrets her
part of the swindle, and if :,il the facts in
: the case could he made public she would
, he freely forgiven by those who were
dupcd by her aid.
1t j. said that the Holmes scances are
still running. various excuses being made
, for the nom-appeIrancc of Katie King.
Falling to be able to run the show with the
. Original cast, it Is not altogether i'm
probable that some one else may be pro-
cared to - do the part of Katie, while
. Holmes frowns the part Of the old repro
| bate pirate through false face at another
aperture in the cabinet. If however.
there is any one 50 silly as to be gulled
10y the clap trap after the exposure here
made, 1t may be taken an indiSputable
evidence that they naturally belong with
in the limit of spirituti>m.
THE EICKEUHGH TEOUBLEs.--Gov Amcs
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