Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-29
EVENING I,T EN- STAR.
A Humbux ENnnsed

N.TEp- -I-En sPERt-s THAT GOLD ~t,r cows
VIXEN CAL. ED-KATIE IN BOY sClorHISs-A
MEDIUM IN Th II BIN
MN, "a I ;, an (RioAigaSo T,m,sr
About o clock the -. " OF twenty who ha'
been selected as the CUES % n. END Mr.. sns Mrs
Holmes : ssanos in this place m~,. as agreed
upon, At TIE house OF Mr.. Lyon, where - ms
dlums are stopping, and after some tine hsir-
sHent IN getting the preli mnsIIes Arranged. sud
each one being seated under the personal direc-
ton OF Mr.. Holmes, one OF the party, Mr. n :
knight, requested the privilege OF selerfiny
some one OF the party 10 occuPy the bsfroom
adjoining the cabinet. Mr.. Holmes Objected q
this plan very decidedly, hut Mrs. Holmes, WAo.
by the way, is uch the coolest of the two con,
stnted 70 the arrangement, and Mr.. n. Cooper
Was called upon 20 select the party, which be
cid, and his selection was Mr. Lyman Goodrich
one Of our responsible men here.
AS usual, the friends OF the med ums were 50
seated Is TO he in the front circle, with enc eN-
cePtion, this being the nephew OF Mrs. Holmes,
one Filbert, who took his seat at the side OF tae
tcor ltsding from the room into the dining
nom adjoining. Every thing being finally ar
ranged, IL was decided BY the mediuns to fi-st
1Ilo dark sesnce, as u seems they always 10
when some ore Is 10 the bedroom. The lights
were accordingly blown out And Mrs. Holmes
vent Into what she calls q trance, and took tue
part OF Rosa, an Indian girl, and ther c1m-
menced the Singing OF banjo rings AMI bells
prcmscUously about the room. We Wish 10
state az this point th at orr friend Peter Miller
vas seated 81 one side door, near the said GIL
Itrt, and getting rather tired he leaned up
against the door, and about this tina Rosa
called for some Ore 10 hold the mediums hands
and tie choice fei on our tired friend Miller
who was holding the door. But of course Mira
Hoimes did not notice his little fact. He very
quietly ssSed party by his side q take his
pace and also be tired, and lean against the
door. Mr. Miller vas pronounced by sbe iitfIs
Jrjun 10 be healing medism. and advised him
10 give AZ his 5eputy sheTi1's o-tice arE hang
out bis sbihgle, sat Pete said ne would thiub Of
u a while fist.
lie then toe h.l old position, I4nd soon after
there was slight -1stling heard In the dining
room (the door berry slightly ajsr), and some
one gently pushed at the door, but finding some
one against it they mode no further attempt fsr
several moments, whes IL was attempted again.
AT this time the light was turned up. and
after some OF the most harmonious" singing
Z medium called on "katie King" 70 show
herself 10 the audience, bat katie came not
Then we had some more Of that "heavenly'
music ana every eye was on the cabinet, and
again katie WAS asked 10 appear, but still no
Katie" came. II was again made dark. ana
We had some more of the guitar singing By
''Dlck the Sailor" and some other dark work
ers, and again the light was turned up, and
"k6tie'' was called again; but it was no 60
MIS-. Holmes almost begged her to come, as she
said she would rather she would come this even
ing than almost any other time; but all the per-
suaslons could not get Katie" TO give up her
TOost in the wood shed, where, in despair of get
ting by Miller's guard on the door she had taken
refuge.
But she became heightened about this time.
and made break from the wood shed across
the adjoining lot. She did not have the angelic
l'Nh hDBul mat rue displays at her exit
from tie cabinet, but was attirei ia L5y's
clothes.
Her exit from this wood shed attracted the at
tentiOn Of one Of the outside patrol, and she
Nss ordered to stop by party who was testing
behind the fence, but she took "leg batl," and
the party after her. She was caught, and found
10 he sttlTed in boys clothing ana sporting a
Gutta Percha cane, resembling very much the
ore usually carried by MIR. Holmes. The cane
was broken in the scuffe, and che begged snd
pleaded TO be released, saying that she would
rot be detected for the world, that her father
Was rich and respectable, etc. BY some means
she succeeded in getting away from her captOr,
but left the broken end OF the cane with him.
She was afterwsrd seen in company with tue
man Gilbert, and again entered the house OF the
h0Imeses. When the yOung man told the story
IL seemed hard Of belief, and the party went 20
TIE place where il WAS stated the Squire took
place, and distinct impressions OF the feet Of the
parties were discovered.
another proof was given this morning, when
6 search near the place OF the struggle was re-
WaTded by finding another piece OF the broken
cane. Then certain parties called on Mr..
Holmes, requesting him 20 produce the gutta
peTcha cane he was in the habit OF carrying, bat
he hatly refused TO do so.
The excitement in Blissfeld is very great, and
public opinion ls that the mediums are tae
Lost complete and most dangerous humbugs
that have been In the country. There is 10
question CT one thing, and that il, IL they allow
some one in the bedroom adjoining their cabi-
net, and those in the audience are sharp, they
Will have no Miss Katie King, alias Mrs. Euzl
White OF Philadelphia.