The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-17
KATY KING.
Extraordinary Spiritual Phe.
n0mena.
From the Chicago TriJune.l

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The famous appartion bearing this
name which Tor wno) convinced Professor
Cookies and Alfred Wallace, ct London, in
London, of tho reality of spiritual phe-
nomena, haze appeared OF late In PhiladeI.
phia. Tue American medium was Mrs.
Holmes. Robert Dale Owen has critically
Investigated katie's career on this side oi
the Atlantic, and has published in the
| London Spirituahs. u long and interest
ing account OF 1t. All the precautions
against imposturo which were taken in
London wore repeated IN Philadelphia.
so far as human Ingenuity could do 20,
fraud was made Impossible. a email cab
met, with a single door, was placed In the
parlor. Tho doors OF the room were
locked, except when v sitots sat ia tho
hall in order to guard against outside in
reference. Tho room was lighted Spec-
tators and medium eat about feet from
the cabinet. Tho latter was perfectly
empty, Out of 1t came Katie King.
Mr.. Owen saw hcr one hundred times.
He has cut from her head lock of hair
She has given him pieces OF her dress and
of her veil As the latter was of very
fine lace, such generous ghos, should be
especially fascinating TO the feminine be-
lever. Mr.. Owen has kissed her and
been kissed by her. He has given her
jewelry aud howers She always wore
the jewelry afterwards. On one occasion
he handed her cal'a lily. Holding it,
she gradually faded cut Of view. When
she had entirely vanished, the lily fol-
lowed suit. Then point OF light CD.
peared. It developed into the lily. Then
Katie chtne slowly INTO sight again, still
holding the flower. This vanishing and
appearance Of II material object ia new
phenomenon. All the things given
Katie disappeared with her. Mr.. Owen
always searched the cabinet with light
Immediately alter the performance, and
never found even rose leaf there This
remarkable gh Ct read sealed ncte in
side the cabinet which was so dark that
fieshy eyes could not teeipher any writing
She sometimes ilosted in the air. One of
her most wonderful appearances was at
midday, July lG The cabinet door open
ed slowly, without psrcepuble human
agency. The interior was empty. Katie
Kings bead and shoulders rose out Of til,
floor. Her entire body followed. She
then walked out and began to talk The
bible speaks Of Samuel "arising out OF the
"arth' at the bidding oil the Witch of
Endor The coincidence is noteworthy.
httn tio OLb WV iuUiOlN Lnl0Rs
about the Philadelphia spectre. She occa,
sionaliy makes mistakes in grammar and
IN pronunciation. At other times she is
well-bred lady. The wel-worn excuse
OF conditions Of manifestation" is offered
as sn explanation of this variance The
second difficulty is that the American
Katie King does not strikingly resemble
he photoGraps of the London original.
1t is sufested that the different medium,
make the appearance different. II this il
so, good looking mediums will be in 90.
msnd By people who wish TO see dead
friends. a second wife might cure her
husband Of regro:s for his frat spouse BY
recalling her TO earth 10 his presence
hrough some Thersites-like medium.
Males statement that she is daughter Of
a certain John hing, whose name was
also Henry Morgan, who lived in the
LINE OF Charles H., who was a Luoaaneer
and who finally went to the Wet
Indies, has been somewhat confirmed BIZ
the researches Of Mr.. Owen. In 1852. 4
spirit styling himself King and Morgan
appeared 10 an ohio family named KOun.
He claimed to DO q famous Welsh pirate
who had been Knighted by Charles II
aud had been appointed by him Governor
of Jamaica. The Rooms published this at
the time. Mr.. Owen hss discovered that
there really was Sir Henry Morgan who
was buceaneer, a Knight, and "A Gov
ernor of Jamaica when Charles IL. was
King Of England.
The Katie King Of London and of Phil.
sdelphia has repeatedly declared that her
mission on earth Is TO tsscn people the
truth Of immortality. She hiss been a.
work in London for three years and in |
Philadelphia for as many months. II Is !
perhaps not going too far TO say that she |
has done more 20 convince rational OBJ |
servers OF the reality OF some Of the pho |
nomena Of Spirituslism than all the other
ghosts put together. She. almost alone, |
has risen above the tsblc-tappiug and |
banjo banging trivalities of The sveroge !
spook.