The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-13
KATE KING IN PHILADELPHIA.
Is She a Ghost or a FRAUD !..-he-
markable Manifestations at a
Spiritual Seance.

A lew weeks ago We puDlIoAeO aA az
count of Katie King in London, and
now correspondent of the New York
Times gives the following account of
her exploits in Philadelphia
Next to the intense interest felt
in the Ross abduction mystery,
the Philadelphia mind is most
exercised about "Katie King" and
her associates. This lady, of whom
we have all heard some very extraordi-
nary, but not remarkably lucid &C
counts, purports to be the latest crown
ing wonder and most complete develop
ment of the occult science of Spiritual
ism. An inhabitant of spirit land these
two or three hundred years, she has
.'progressed'' sufficiently to be able to
revisit middle earth in nineteenth
century garb, and whisper bad gram
mar and nonsence in the ears of the
privileged ones admitted to her seances.
My own opinion, derived from sew
eral interviews, is that she is one part
/ Spirituaiism and two parts humbug ;
but as that opinion is quite at variance
/
lowers, numbering several hundreds in
Philadelphia. and know not how many
in England, permit me to lay before you
the most authentic account obtainable
of the newest and highest develop
ment of our knowledge of future
state.
Katie, then. to begin with, is neither
e. : hi av,,n Nfh 10Th
Degree though both these classes OF
ladies were in their prime at her demise.
She comes of bad lot altogether. Her
father, who is even yet obliged to follow
her whenever she visits earth and keep
strict eye on her movements. is ''John
King" better known as Henry Nor
gam one of Capt. kidd's worthy sue
cessors in business in the days before
the laws of meum and tuum had beer
extended to the Spanish Main. Wheth
er he died as John King or Henry
Morgan" l do not know, nor does il
matter; he is John King" now, ano
Katie is his daughter. Many spirits
we are told by those deepest in theil
confidence, have aspired to reappear IL
robes of flesh and filmy muslin: bu
Katie is the only one who has succeeded
in doing so to the alarming extent o
stepping boldly out before her audience
sensible to sight and touch,a healthy
well-deyeloped, and withal, very fin
looking flesh and blood girl, appearin!
and disappearing at pleasure. and o
carrying with her when she melts int
: thin air, not only her corporal body
a and her voluminous raiment, but an,
1 little trihe Of bouquets, fans, jewelry
and other more or less substantial gift
, presented to her from time to time b,
+ her admirers. Conceive the rapture
. one experiences in gazing upon feature
e which for centuries have been CLOWN
: with immortal youth in presenting
! centennial almanac to one so eminentl
qualified to use it. and receiving in RI
turn a gentle pressure from fingers tina
j have lost none Of their magnetism b
t having been laid away since the time G
t Cromwell. 1T is to me. says d.
e Child, Katie chief apostle to the Phi
E adelphians, 1.-The strongest possible ev
= dence of the Immortality of the soul.
5 But why not of muslin dresses and he
# house boquets as we'll, DR.. Child doe
not seem willing to explain.
The first appearance of this remarks
Bile Young woman was in London shol
: time ago, where and when she used
9 Miss Florence Cook Il think her nam
d was Florence) as medium, and ST
v some of the most learned scientists ha
|. wild about her. Among others, Pro
: Crooks, F. R. S., went to investigate an
= scott, and remained to believe and chan
9 pion. After a successful season wi,
: Miss Cook. Katie announced she woul
e appear no more; ''her mission WI
= ended, and she was going to a high
:: sphere referring, it would seem,
n the United States, for she present.
h turned up as the familiar spirit of NJ
. and Mrs. Holmes, mediums of lo1
! standing and wide experience. whe
a her manifestations during the sease
) just closed have been spiritually mo
L extraordinary and financially mo
> successful.
: There was no Juror about the bu
- ness: no hall was taken or public ente