The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-10-29
THE SPIRIT OF KATIE KING.
A MARVELLOUS STORY FROM ROBERT
! DALE OWEN.
wonderful. spiritual Phenomen.--A ver,
Attractive Face.

FROM the L07don OPsTatu0ltSt, aug. 70.
In the Spi'ituoHst of July 10, just
received here, you express the wish
that /. or Mr.. Sargent would give a.
clear and accurate account of some
of the phenomena in naturalization
that have appeared in this country.
l have never seen the Eddys, and at
Moravia two years ago was not
fortunate enough to find anything
worth recording. But during q visit
of six weeks, commencing June 5, to
Philadelphia, I had four sittings
with the Holmses and witnessed then
and there what has never been equal
ed in this country, nor ever, I think,
in some ofits details, in any other.
Substantially, indeed, it was a re-
production and confirmation Of the
marvellous phenomena, SO patiently
sought and so accurately described
by Mr.: Crooks. But we obtained
these results without any human be-
ing in the cabinet, and without any,
enhancement of the mediums. The
cabinet used was SO constructed that
entrance to it, or exit therefrom, ex-
cept by door which opened on the
parlor in which we sat, was, as we
verified by thorough examination, q
physical impossibiitY.
We usually sat about eight feet
from the cabinet, and there was light
enough distinctly to recognize the
features and actions of every person
in the room. The door of the parlor
was locked, except on one occasion,
when gentleman, at his special re-
quest was allowed to sit in the corri-
dor outside, so as to assure himself
that no one passed up or down the
stairs, and on that evening the parlor
door was left open.
Under the circumstances, We had,
I think, every phenomenon which Mr..
Crooks had recorded saving this, that
"Katie" did not remain with us : in
the parlor, in full form, more; than
five minutes at any one time without
re-entering the cabinet; but she was
in the habit Of coming out as often as
five or six times in one evening, if We
had small select circle, and two OF
three times when twenty or more per-
sons we're present. I have converted
with 'Katie" at the apersture seventy
or eighty times, frequently in regard
to the manner Of conducting the sit
tings. On several of these occasion,
she read and replied to my thoughn'
I am as certain that it was the same
spirit, from first to last, ss I can be
in regard to the Identical individusli-
ty Of any friend whom I meet daily
I parted with her, as Mr.. Crooks and
Miss Crooks did, with great regret
almost as if I were taking leave of a
daughter.
A FRIENDLY SPIRIT.
I have seen "Katie" issue from the
cabinet more than hundred times
in full form; passing in her grateful
way around the circle and addressing
a kind word or two or q "God bless
you p to the friends she knew. She
has suffered me to cut from her head
q lock of hair and she has herself
cut for me in my presence q piece Of
her dress, and also of her veil, the
former being apparently fine bishops
lawn, and the latter q bit of lace,
either of the finest quality of Honiton
or else Of point de Venise, I am not
certain which. She has allowed me
to touch her hand, her face, her per
son, and to kiss her on the forehead
she then taking my face in both o.
herihands, and givingmea similar kis'
in return. She has handed me from
the cabinet aperature q nosegay ofret
and white roses, wet as%with q heav,
dew, and I found among them . littl'
note, asking my acceptance Of, them
During private sitting I gave her ,
mother-ofpearl cross, with piece o
white silk cord attached, together. Will
a small note folded up in which ! shat
written: "I> offer you this, dear, *Ad
die, because though it be simple, it i
white and pure and beautiful as 20,
are She took both, did not ope1
the note, suspended. the cross from
/ gLherlneck. dssedtit. and retreated /