The New York herald., 1874-10-20
TIE DOWNFALL OF THE SPIRITS.

a wild scance 1T Tnmmany Hali-The
Ghosts and GobIins Fail 10 Come TO
Time-The Proceedings Denounced = nd
tho Audience Break Up i'm Utter Con-
fusion.
Last evening there was another spiritualistic
ssaare held al Tammany Han, 10 presence OF about
four hundred and nty persons OF both sexes, who
seemed more disposed TO be iDcredul0us than on
the evening previous. TINS time the audience had
n larger number Of young people In proportion TO
the total present than on Sunday night, and the
spirit OF un was the only visible spirit present.
rne cabinet with its green curtain, its
ropes, guitar and other paraphernalia, were
exposed on the stage, and the devoted
body OF spHituallsts. men and women, were
All seated together to about the number
of $50 the right hand side OF the hail. DR..
Alller, OF Twenty-sxth street. who had acted as
chairman Of the committee chosen bY the audience
On Sunday night, was present, and sat in the body
OF the hal. The AGENT, Mr.. Awfel Cheak, who had
been 80 loud and insulting on the first nights per-
Iermance, and who had done nearly all the talk
ing, had moderated considerably In his manner
and was ready TO listen 20 suggestions last even
ing. He stated his 'con-di-rionsn as he called
them, to the audience, who proposed DR.. Miller as
their committee man; but Mr.. Awfel Chesk did
seem to desire the presence OF DR.. Miller upon
audience to become quite noisy and TO shout and
cheer dersivey at everything ana nothing. Then
. man named Robinson ofered himself as coin-
mittee man.
VolcB-Don't take Robinson; he IS a Spirit
nallst, and was the man that exposed Gordon.
ANOTHER VoIcE-Let Robinson 20 up and see
what ne can 40.
Mr AwPEL CHEAK-I think we had enough OF
DR.. Miller last night, and he win not come up at
all tonight on the platform.
Dr. MiLLER,-l was appointed last night as a
committee man, and know there was conied-
fhA rfnn and RnA f.af fha
medium slipped ms arms out OF the cords by his
own human power. and believe IL Is all q swlndie,
and IL am allowed to 60 on the stage Tonight l
VIII prove 1t all here.
A SPIRITuALrsT WITH LONG HAIR-Don't let
DR. Miller 90 on tue stage. protest against Is.
he only wants TO pun and advertise mis- baths;
Ar AwpEL CHEAK--I think WIN have to call
Tomorrow and get a Turkish bath from the Doctor,
he seems so ANXIOUS TO taik.
RECKLESS YOUNG MAN IN THE AUDIENCE
Well, Il anybody wants bath 1t is you, MIR. Cneak
Gel one soon as you can.
ANOTHER VOICE tthis time a pretty young
lady-l DON'T think ever saw 80 many loalers in
audience before. how can they expect TO have
ANY manifestations from the spirits II they keep
up such noiseY Screams ana cheers.)
AN OLD MAN WITH BLACK OvERCOAT-Give us
q chance hear this indian CneI Samossett.
They say ne died drunk on Long lSiand peddllng
beads ten years ago. daughter and cneers.l
decent man and his spirit is mere among as to-
nlgat, but he can't act or manifest anything.
tDerlsive yells Oh ..t0o tnin, y .too tnn.'l
Noisy uNBELIEvE ER-Is the ''Samn that's here
fO-nlghs tight or sober That's what we want to
know. tremendous cheering, and cries or '4glve
him q stew aud TASK him what he'll have ?'')
Alter some time the experiments were allowed
70 20 and the ring trick and the tying with
ropes were managed III an awkward and insuffi-
ciens At one time there being on the plat
form three or iour persons, some OF wnOm were
shouting at The top OF their voices that they would
give q hundred dollars TO be permitted to tie the
medium IN their own fashion, wnlle old Brother
Robinson pulled out his pocKeCbook and offered a
reward of $40 tor the same privilege. Mr Awel
Cheak, however, knew his business too well to
give any such PERMISSION and loudly declared
that he would nave tne medium tled only
IN one way THIS information was received
with groans yels and catcalls of the most fearful
description, and after some minutes mad elapsed
the medium was again shut up with q guitar and
bells, and noise OF playing on the guitar and the
bells was heard Then several ladies volunteered
10 be smut up with the medium, and then there
was more shouting, and one lady. came out and
said that the medium was not tied at all. The last
experiment was tried by two ladies and two gentle
men, VINO gave the medium chance to move the
tables two separate occasions, and each
case he failed TO carry out his promise,
and Mr.. Awfel CheaK was forced finally to &C.
knowedge that the noise and strong viii
0f the audience was a force that prevented AM
manifestation OF spiritual nature. This state
ment was received with perfect storm OF groans
and the performance broke up In utter CONFUSION
on the stage ran or a guitar. or q bell or bunct
OF iron rings, and for q lew minutes there was
perfect saturnaia OF discordant concert, and
the last scene In the SeGnce was the shutting OF
of the gas by orders OF General Ferrero, the man
aGer OF TammaUy Hail.