, 1874-12-22
Inc Great Naturalization -
SWindle.
Ftifliler ana Full Particulars Of Tho
Spiritual Fraud.
How the Various "Phenonoana +.
Were Produced.

took possession Of No. 30 korth Nintl, strent
"knslo King (for reaaons hereinafter to b.
stated We wi1lnot publish lier namo) hocamo TN
ablc to pay her board, aud was finally reduce,
to s'cll nn cxlron,ity that eho wns al,
0olutoly ronnioas and almost without
clothing. Finding that this was til,
case, her hoHt aold what fow ctToctt
al'o had loft, and tlruod tlo woman Into ,,t
street. III thiA condition sl.o was promised u.s.
astanco by alr. md a{rs. 1lo'.ucn, provided sle
would cnact the part of
! MATEl,1AI1zED sprnlT
10 thcir cnbnot Hcances. Although l]le nronos,,
s'oh "eio voltns Bllo wau forced to accept IL, OF
Beo hor child and mother Hulfcr from Lunpcr.
Tho cabinct, which had boen placc,l In ono cor.
nor Of tho second-atory front room. With one
aiac against door which opened into n had.
chambor, was oasi1y arranged SO as to admit Of
| ingroaa from the bedroom. Tho boards ,ye,o MI
lnstonod with scrows ulbattons wore PLACED ont.
elde nnd insido about 2 feet from the floor. II
was an ensy matter to tako out ono Of tho
boards, and put IN tts pIaco duplicate 50 d.
vidod Mt tho battons tint tue point Of iunc.uro
could not bo acon. Tho upper part Of this board
was firmly secured, but tho lower portion was
loosely fastened with two scrowa, whilo tho otl
or Bcrow-icads wero " dummies" When It was
! tilotigat strict examination OF tho cabinet
woult! % mado. tho divided board could bo taken
OUT. and tho original put hac. IN it's place.
Wien tile kntio King Bcancea trst began. tho
gentleman WHO afterwards bocaua 10 prom,,,ont-
y cunnectod with thon, DR.. Ohill, Of this city,
was pernlttou to examine every nook and cor
ncr III the house. As ho waY for ti1no ynrv
akoptical on tho question Of nlatoriaiizatjon;'
tue Investigations wcro worry thoroughly con-
Quoted. Tho visitors would thon bo conErcsatol
IN t,e front room with tho cabinot, and tho door
would 10 Iockcd. "Eatio King" would aoon
Alter tt1tnr tin h1}3an fhn nLtp
way to tho bedroom, 1ssumo ller white tresa nn1
With small scrow-driver
TAKE oFr THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DIVIDED
BOARD.
These preparations could not bo hoard m mr.
count OF the singing and nlusic-box uoige wllch
waB continually kept up. 10 onter tho cabnnt
was then an ensy task for Katie, and with stop|
y: sho could reach tho rather high aperture. Thd
o.oll was accomplished by GRADUALLY lowering n
blaek cloth over hersa!f. aud at tho Ha,no tisno.
crouchpE back into tho corner. Tho semi-lar]t-
noss or the room, combined with tho complete
p.ackness Of tho inside Of tho cabinet. natlo this
seemingly impossible feat yory simple. Tho
!ovttation manifestation, or tho stBpeuefon of
hor body in tho air, wnB dono by 1ncans OF tic
stool, covered with black cloth. Az it was i'm
POSSIBLE to discover any color bnt white within
the cabinet tho stool mas, Of course, invisible, and
BY atopping upon It worry Deliberately, and grad
ually raising herself, tho young lady was ona.
glcd to present tho appearance Of boiug 1iltpl |
from and suspended aboyc tho floor. At tlo |
close Of tho seanco there was slwnya a tlo|ny |
Of about ten minutes botwcon tho time Of tho |
lust appearance of the alleged spirit and tne |
knocks. which siEnihcd that no moro WAS com |
ing. During this timo Kafio would sin
through tho cabinet, scrow OH the looycuod |
board, md
MARE HER ESCAPE.
:, Lad tho cabinet been taken apart at Euc!, n |
time tho trick would hayo been diucovcrol. Il
was tahon TO pieces after similar aoanco, but
nv mHnnH ptu,S otojkI Ait.
"onla bo dono. and woyo prepared for it. 4
party Of ton gathered In tho room on this occn.
sion, mud Airs. Holmes complained tLat
siio u was feeling so urwell that her mo-
Euenty it would be noceosary to hold a
lark scance frat. Ta was consented TO : thu
lights Worc oxsingnis|lod, not only in the room,
1ut " In TIC lala, astl tho dark scanco began. AZ
cabinet it was impossible for Katie to ontor in
Ao nsual manner, and sho consequently ca1oo in
through tho door. Tlis she could 10 utidor cover
y tho dAEkl'oss. and as all hands welo claspod,
'1o u aaiely crossed tho room during tho ringing
II bos and tho twaNglng Of guitass aud other
ccompa'linlonss of dirk sonnces. Once within
ho cabinet, she Ind only to arrange hor white
aeda feds PIT " on little extra powder and ae
Fore gone, through with. Had tho
oancc closed In tho ordiua,y manner. Katie |
would have baen found In tho cabinet, hut
Jont h1h3, 1ntotsh Af. Holmes, stated that, |
they would turn out tho lights again for fow
lomahts, it might giyo him strength to do gono
xtra r11ateraliziug. Tho lights woro accortne-
7 ostlnguisliod, thus enabling 81 Katio King" 70
ONO out of the cabinet and /
LEAVE THE ROOM HY THE uALL Dnon
flor "katio" lad mado her osca,}o t tTohn E
ing again asked for light. aud for several mo-
'onts all waited patiently for tho n,aulfostuttous
fomiHod: Mono came, ,howcyor. rs Mr. "liiug"
splalhet TINT tue conditions wore not right, aud
] tin 1iullE tUrnaff ts,n
oBed. \
The ten persons who hnd Witnessed tho mani-
stations then took sle cabinet to pieces, and Ms
10 original board had before bocn returned to !
tex Of auy Kind" Had tho iuyostieators on !
lat evening insisted Oh having but oue dark o
ahco tlley wonla never have sIgncd tho cortia- i
to Which was there drawn up. Tor as tho cabi-
Milo King having entered It through tho door 4
ldor cover of darIsnosB, aho could not hayo Il
ado her escape except during tho second tnri, u
hnee. at tho close Of the oYoning's porfor,u- I,
ee; s;o;, Ins nA waa almost tho only occason ou u
til u dark scanco, and tho rcason why a
III ctlaugo WAS matio should ut tint ttno layo III
On moro closely Inquired into It has boun
,taa ,"b a tlas TOR time to door leading from tho
il created lucll suspicion, tho ,ncliuuH finally m
''goi!tcu to have it ro1naiu oen until tho lnntt Of
stations trHt appeared. Undos such circum- | u
lnccs It bocamo necessary to mako change in bi
0 manner OF kceping "Katio" out OF sirht' y
e polnter y on tho bed 7aa therefore TO arranged ID
COULD CREEP INTO IT, VI
i In thta gto hid herself botore lin uoorco o,a "
or It was concluded. Tho bedroom waa many @
,es examined after tho change, nn,l tic bed re
: a'so inspected, but no one oyor thought OF m
if,n with. ~ "A' o., o.
Aatlo Hing during Inst summer, whon tbcae or
hnf1ttv &hr 1Hk Nte Eh
oct, boarlcd viii. Mrs Holmes, a,1l waa % at lu'
T n'lHrectet by DR.. Child, but On several oe. s.s
lona l.o SaB requested by AIrn. Holmes to sM, se.
wor tho Eso!o,t ringing OF tho door I'M. la'
tl!asely following Tho c|oao Of tho aaanco. Mo :
M aya foant! tho suspected lady waiting yoly rul
iaI'v9nty 10 10 lot III, md Bho Oftoli COM by
inel TINT, ~ H'o boarded With Mrs. HOLMES, y
ia,ly ilntt 20 right to lock her out. rho iflns fln
s'pta h!!"heionh "oro soon quoted by this cre s.e
O. a,d tla yo,.ng stlv was seldom afterwards or 1.
uBnt Or. During tho heated term Mr, md rll
= !lu!l!uR loft tho city aud trayulod through ul
Wont, the
WttEltE THEY WE'RE ONCE Eypoqrn tiy.