, 1874-12-20
KATIE KING.
The Bursted "Spiritual" Bub.
BILE.
Exposure Of a Miserable Swindie.

Fron, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. Is.
= For upward Of a year there has been mora 9
0 less excitement in this city over what has bee
designatetas the Naturalization of the Spirit
i performances of "Katie King" through the sc
, | called mediuE1ship of nnn nnmod Holmes mn
his wife, Of whom little is known except that the
hayo evidenced d kecn faculty Of making
| the spiritual business pay. The "Kati
} King" show Was first introduced int
this citr last spring, and at first wa
visited only by those Of known Spritualistic prin
cples and tendencies. Gradually it 'drew,' q
it judciously advertised, not through til.
public prints, but. for such enterprise, iu
more effective manner. As Tho attraction besar
to take fancy prices OF admission were charged
as for scat st the gilt-edged opera, and thi
seemed to servo only to iucreaso the attendance
the latter including persons Of all classcs ant
stations, from tho yice~prcsdeut Of the United
States to the curious-mnied ward politician.
THE SUCCESS
Of the scheme wae beyond the hope oyon OF the
projectors. Tho learned and unlcarned ,icl
aud poor, refined and rude, nightly crowded
the rooms in which tho eeances were given.
All who Witnessed tho manifestations talked
about tEcut to friends and acquaintance,
who were in turn induced to 60, and the
| name OF ''katie King" became almost q
! household word. Generally the appearance
of tho *spir;ts" at the soances was pretty
clevcrly managed, and even il :ho.o were defects
1neY eonla nos 10 serF rcadliy detected. as but
| who were hno,cn to be Of tho Spiritnastic faith
we're placed nearest tho cabinet to prevent any
unpleasant taDeaux not counted on. such az
might have been caused ly any one boldly CATCH
l,S ho!d OF sno naterlallzeu spirit and i'll
s1stlng upon her leaving the room by the door.
By TINS process sudden and enccessful expo
sure vas oaihed. Many WHO Desired to get at the
bottom oi the humpu: we're unable or unwilling
70 90 so e because OF the cost OF repeatedly nt-
teudlp. the aeances. aud because, oven if they
no 80. tlnai1!. however. q gentleman Of this
CITY possessed OF lime anu means, cool head,
ana c1oar nilhd determined TO trace the matter
out' nc a!u 80 lhost sueccssi1lls: and from him
our aer1eseh;stso w.; ooLaheu tne iol'o"inc 1acts
04' " ~. .r',, rn,-, 1u4 'n'n 1e0ol17'
r,>;. w ~ 1n.lL' i:na
eral occ.sions- and wss 3snosed to IooL ~ ~
matter moro from a scientific standno;nt than
otherwise. He discovered ono evening what i,o
supposed to DO rather 4 singular characteristic
on oat pck no
nna the df dth IN @ ; in tho The, dq ARK
most attractive and tho ono pfolusing the great
est sensation =. :ssnr was vas, >, .,ono
A maiden lady, rpwa,ds Of zoo yeors Of aec. A.
she stated, b1t still having the attractions ef
o,E. nd ndo Tso Soau has 10 not over Il
both sexes; oil the pretty names, such % AZ
darling" "ansel." "ret," otc., we're lavished |
upon y ION her; while the aa!ectises .beautifnl."
without. limit snv "niu pGs'o"ea 1ade
ccivcd her with the lind greeting, "God bless
Son; T; you loTc.y creature
,o,1 ana ie;orreu W la'leu 10 seq
md bnod in sact to i,1, sr'.1, I'm" @A.u ne5a
not within tic Drosnect Of hcIcf" hnt ,,e mas
st;!1 yr;!nr to ho co,E;ncod - T.,s s,,e:a;".t
oY;s,ad - 1>~"o 'N''Ae'e1'S
Ona eycninc rhcD in nrov1ostv- IN uE.+;o ~
In .coa.s;ss .,,.t - - !i1 - oA.J " nnte'
nroca rr.hcr srAa. a. n p, "n:cn
still he reflected that i lady who had tccn dead !
two hundred yonrs ounhf to have = hod6;,h |
breath, aud he was unwilling
IN hear the :,ai,ca NJ c,1,,n;+v
J;ke IN rn.easouob}a etor7nr ia
IN ot1,a-s .ra ~ 49, t;a,o .>.' r...a;..s
at1,o .sara ~, 80 t!l.!e ,o11'aou ?ulet II
osuet "olos' suoi1Ats.u u tno co1lalslons lm-
posed upon a!l 11e0uenters OIL the spiritual Sane
thin. BclcTl0g thai "h0sll and blood cannot
ontnr TIM Eino1on ~ Uooro, "o,a 4,, o.,,..!
on'e' Wv h'''2'oa1 VI 4lo"1o't ai4 l0o RDla1!k
In hnlinvn THAI Et'ac Eino waa un;rituo11r n
:, 'A", ..'A' =. 1''Ae M" 'ia''"a41f III
y t0t1ef place.. tue aforesaid gentleman con.
c}udpd TINT Ea!io mnst ha s.to TIM nonnor horn u
0>'S~ 'N' ~&"A' "41'' w " '''o oA'""Ao1 oo1u'
W0LlzED.
The admirers Of Katio Wero neither few nor
far hatwcon Tn fart tha ro,no, ,od,, had hoo., |
Ios5"a Iii 80 '"ss wv :oun6 i"u3 lAa peen
oadea with presents; rings, locketa pearl
crosses, BEADS 1oye-lettefs ETC., Ind been freely
,estnvei M modern holo nr ,clnow1oJv,d |
.a..1s ~ " "e".o"louheo
.salt} cou4o na'e received more attention than ,
Id katie.