Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-11-26
THE MIND READER IN 4
GHOST SHOP.
Brown Gives His Experience
During II Visit TO the Home of
the Eddy Fanily-lngeniOus
TeStS-Stin a Mystery.

Brown Gives HIS experience
During Il Visit to the Home Ot
the Eddy Family-lngeniOus
TeSts-Still Mystery.
From the New York Sun.
Mr.. Brown, the mind reader, thus
describes in the New Haven P0lln,
dium what he did and saw during a
recent visit to the Eddys:
passed out with the friend who
accompanied me, and when he asked
me what | thought of it ! told him |
thought it all 4 humbue, and believed
that the so-called spirits got in
through the little window in the
closet. The next morning | took 4
ladder and climbed up the window
from the outside. The hall is in the
second story. | found that the lit
tie square window had been carefully
covered with mosquito bar. the edg-
ings and crossings of which had been
thoroughly sealed with sealing wax,
and stamped with the sealed ring OF
Colonel OlcOtt, the Daily Grdphic
correspondent, who has been here
five weeks, and who has weighed the
incarnated spirits on Fairbanks
scales. In order to make sure,
placed pins in the cracks of the sash
at regular intervals, pushing them in
so far that they could not be easily
discovered. l left the window, feel
ing sure that no one could pass
through that window without dis
turbing something. | afterward
learned that the brothers are per-
fectly willing that persons should
watch this window from outside du
ring the manifestations. and that
many have done SO without result.
Going inside | entered the closet and
thoroughly inspected it, finding it Il
very simple structure Of frame, lath
and plaster, with no loopholes, secret
passages or trap-doors. To he sure |
put pins in I'LL the fioor cracks. Gov
ering them with dust so that the
boards could not be moved without
disturbing them. then went to
William Eddy and easily obtained
permission to enter the closet that
evening Just before he did. Then |
waited.
At half-past seven the seance was
announced and we all went up. AZ
ter all were seated | went into the
closet and found all my pins just
where / had put them. ] hammered
the sides thoroughly, but discovered
nothing like fraud. / then slowly
backed out of the closet to my seat,
keeping the door constantly before
my eyes. Now, said |, the battle
must he at the door, if anywhere.
Very soon William Eddy entered the
closet, and in five minutes the blanket
was lifted and face peered out. I'M
mediately after the blanket was again
lifted and another face looked out,
and this action was closely followed
by the appearance upon the platform
Of an old gentleman, dressed in old
style, who soon returned. A voice
from within then said, "Will Mr..
Pritehard and Mrs. Packard take
seats upon the PLATFORM These
persons, guests like myself, took their
places on the platform. Soon the
blanket was lifted, and a little old
woman, with very white hands and a
long white gown, came ont. She was
at once recognized by Mrs. Packard,
who said, Mother, how do You do
this evening" In answer the little
woman whispered so that ali could
hear, 81 am very happy She then
took her daughter by the hand and
kissed her. Mr.. Pritohard stepped
up to the other side of her and the
three talked together for several min
utes, when the old lady desired to be
introduced to the guests. Her
daughter presented her as "My dear
mother, come back to earth.e The
old lady disappeared behind the
blanket, and at once there appeared s
stalwart, fine-looking young man,