Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-23
KATIE KING.
Hhe PhladsIph KuquiFsr's Statement
Of sha Recent Developments in
the Katie Kdug Affair.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, of the
eighteenth instant, published its PROM
ised statement in relation to the "ma.
uerialiZation Of the spirit of Katie
King" 1t declares that gentleman of
means IN that city-name not given
had regularly attended the H0imes's
Sednces, and became convinced that the
matsrialized spirit was very ordinary
flesh and blood, and the whole affair an
imposition. He then determined to find
the earthly bR5itatiOn of the so-called
spirit. The Inquirer says:
Little by little he quietly picked,up in
formation that enabled him to find q
young lady whom he thought very
much resembled Katie King. Using
the most detective-like skill, he followed
his elew up successfully. BY certain Pc
culisrities which he observed IN the Ka-
tie Of the other world at the seances, he
found that young woman who resem-
bled Katie generally, and had her pecu-
liarities, took her meals with great regu-
larity at a Ger ain house which he had
"pjped Cfi, 4" in detective parlance. He
then shadOWed this woman, and found
that she attended all the seanees
at the Holiness house. He ultimately
concluded to scraDe an acquaintance
with Katie IN the flesh, choosing, as an
auspieious time, an hour when the lady
Of Undertaking. tendencies had been
rendered happy by good, square, world
ly meal. The first interview was fail
ure; the supposed Katie protested that
she ''Gid not believe in spiTitualism;" :"
declared that she "had seen the mani
festations at Holiness but once, and, so
far as she knew, they were ali right"
These assertions, however, did not satis-
iy the earnest seeker after truth,
and various schemes, devices,
plans and promises were resOrted
to in hope of discovering some of the
many ''pIesents'' that had been made to
Katie. Through patience, perseverance
and certain considerations one present
was produced, This satisfied the gentle
man that he was in the right place.
More patience, perseverance and prom
ises, and out dropped another, ana 50 on
until 9 small table was covered with
rings, lockets, crosses, beads and robes
worn in the different tspheresn from
which Katie had so kindly descended
to visit moTtals at so much per capita.
The object Of the gentleman's efforts
was to so narrow down the evidence of
fraud that he might be able to "knock
the bottom outi of the humbug at a
blow, and here was his object attained.
Here was not only the veritsble Katie
King weepingly acknowledging her du-
plicity, but producing "mateTiap' evil
dence Of 1t in the shape of all those little
tokens of regard which she had been
f0ndly believed to have borne Off in her
spirit shape to her abode in the other
"spear,n as most OF the 'affeetedi term
it. The presentation of these could not
possibly fail to convince the per-
sou who had given them TO the
spiritual Katie that the latter had a
place of deposit on this planet for
her valuables, so that course was deter
mined upon. All who are acquainted
with Hon. Robert Dale Owen and DIR.
Henry I. Child, OF this city, will not
hesitate to say that they are honest, up
right, truthful men, but, like the rest of
humanity, they were liable to be de-
ceived. The party who had made the
discovery consulted these gentlemen,
showing them the 'presentsn which
Katie had kindly loaned him. They
having been Identified with the mani
fesLations from the first, were considered,
when the fraud was discovered, the
proper parties to denounce them. One
word from them casting q doubt on the
reality Of the thing, would have more
effect upon the public than fifty expo
sures gotten up by outside parties. More
over the spirituaiists, who were the real
victims, were supposed to have unlimit-
ed confidence in the integrity of these
gentlemen. With commendsble prompt
ness they Immediately sent to the Ban
aer OF Light the cards recently copied
into our columns announcing the with
Grawal of their confidence in the mani
festatiOns. In order to make the con-
vietion absolute on the part of those
who had hithei TO ind0rsed the manifes-
tatiOns that the "materalizationn pro-
cess was q most bsrefaeed humbug, the
gentleman imprOyised a seance. Pro-
curing suitable apartment, TO which
ne invited q number OF Katie's friends,
the gentleman prearranged with the
lady, who now acquiesced in bis sug-
gestions Cor her appearance, dressed in
the gsuzy fabrics and other trappiDgs
she used to disport hefselfin at Holiness
shows. She did 80, a sort of cabinet be-
ing hastily imprOvised, and she exposure
was rendered complete, beyond a chance
of eavil or dispute. Asa result there are
few spiritualists who are better and
wiser men and women, and, as q still
better result, check was administered
to most dangerous excitement, which
was beginning to affect the minds OF
thousands OF superficial thinkers, as it
had already weakened those OF many
men and women who believed all too
willingly in the trickery of designing,
greedy New Workers, of the true "Yan-
kee stripe" The woman who person.
ated Katie King has already returned, as
far as possible, all the presents she re-
ceived 10 those who gave them to her.
She deeply regrets her part of the
swindle, and If all the facts in the case
could be made public, she would be freely
forgiven by those who were duped by
her aid. So ends one Of the most sue
eessiuliy conducted swindles that has
ever been imposed upon the American
public. From every part Of the country