New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-05
THE MEDIUMISTIC SPEECH.


Q. Who the author of that A. think Mr..
Wheeler-Edward Wheeler.
O. MI Edward Wheeler A. Yes. Sir
@ And do you remember Mr.. Tton's reporting it I A.
don't remember his reporting IL no, Sir.
O. You don't remember that A. No. Sir.
@ Do you remember any discussion about that speech
after 1t made in which Mr. Cowley took part A
don't understand you
O. Do you remember any discussion arising about that
spirituastic speech after it made, In which MI
Cowley took part A Well don't know that can re-
peat the exact conversation; remember
O. Well, do you remember theirs was such A. Yes,
Sir.
O. And who took part in that cOnversatoni A. Well,
the company generally, think.
Q. Including MI Tiltoni A Yes, Sir
O. And Mrs. Woodhulli A. Yes. Sir
O. And perhaps yOurself1 A. Yes yes, Sir think
oned in the conversation.
O. Do you remember conversation arising that even
ing about Lowell operatives aud the restriction Of female
freedom that had been undertaken A. do remember
conversation of that kind.
O. You think that occurredf A. think that occurred
in the latter part Of the evening
O. Well have you any doubt about it A. No, Sir.
O. And who took part in That A. Well. Mr. Cowley
and Mrs woodruff mostly. think made few remarks
myself and think Mr. Tilton said something about It,
O. Now you got through about O'Clock or sol A. ]
cannot tell the hour; 1t was after dark.
O. And when did you leavei A. left between 10 ana
O. Did Col Blood accompany you to Brookyn' A No.
Sir.
O. Did you come over to Brooklyn. or did you A
/ did yes. Sir.
O. Or did you spend the night in New York; Now, Mrs
MiddlebroOk what led you TO think that, II Mf CoWley
and MI Tton had conversation there about Mrs T1ltOn
and MI Beecher that you would have known OF itf A.
There was no of private nature that TOOK
place there that evening unless 1t was person might
turn another and make comment or remark or some
thing any intention Of making it private there
nothing than that that passed there that even
Ing
O. Do you mean to say that every subject that was
talked about by anybody participated in By every
body theroi A. Yes. Sir generally.
O. Well the whole matter not in the shape OF Tor
NAL speeches and addresses made by one to another was
i'll A. No. Sir they were comments
O. Do you think that everything that was said that
evening was said as matter to DO participated IN by
evervbody' A. Unless it as say some slight re-
mark that might have made by person sitting near
| another.
O Well but you were there three or four hours
| A. Yes. Sir.
| O. And people were coming and gongi A. No, Sir
not very much.
| O Well passing in and QUIT A. Yes, Sir.
O Were not there coming and songi A don't
think that We were interrupted by any newcomers that
| evening.
@ Now your acquaintance understand continued
| with Mrs. Woodruff and perhaps does now A. leS
| Sir.
O. And you were at house several times, and TINS
same house. I SUPPOSED A was there two or three
| times; I cannot say just how many
@. All of them after thisi A. No. Sir; do not Kho"
whether they were all after or before.
O When was your last communication TO this news
naner of Miss Cahinsi A. Well, think 1t must be two
OF three years ago.
O Was II since the publication Of the Woodruff scan
dal Z A. Yes, think it has BEEN
O. Had II any relation TO that subjectf A NO. sir'
O. Mrs MiddIebrook, have your opinions on spiritual
ism carried Won so far make you disbelevor In Tine
Christian faith entireyi A. Well, Sir, the Christian
rah has great many points; disbelieve some points
of the Christian faith and points believe In
O. DO you believe in the existence OF Godf a. ie'
Sir.
| a And IN a system of future rewards and punish
mentsi A. Yes, Sir
Mr. Evarts DIN an undertone)-That is pretty substan
tial.
What was the subject Of this sprtualistic speech a
Mrs woodhuhsi A. 1t was not Spiritualisuc speech
Sir.
mediumistic efusoni A. 1t was simply sort o.
yituperative speech that she made.
O. am not talking Of Mrs Woodruff; I am talking Of
| this Mr. wheeleri A. Oh, that was q sort OF an I'm
provisaton the form Of poetry on spiritual matters
matters connected with the communication between ds
embodied spirits and our world
O. Can you give US more precisely the drift OF It'll a
No, Sir; cannot
o. Or the information that IL communicated on thos
subjectsi A. No, Sir cannot
RE DIRECT EXAMINATION OF MRS. MID
DLEBROOK.
Mr.. Fullertion-Do you recollect whether Mr.
Tlton criticised that speech whatever 1t was-tha
A Voc / cr1ticiHm.
O. What was his criticsmi A. Well, know be asked
the question whether-why II was that II literary per
sons came back here and communicated with the nhab
itans Of this earhwhy they were not equal to thet
former selves In their utterancesi
O. Yes; why they their education Laughter.
A. Yes, Sir
"a pause
Mr. Eyarts ito Mr.. Fullerton -You are not going Il
leave IL there without telling whyi Laughter
Mr. Fullerton-Oh I don't suppose they can get 1t al
back again from the other world by anything can do
Mr.. Evarts-Ask her why.
Mr. FullertOn-I will ask Mrs Palmer that when you
produce her again. lIaughter.i
O You have been asked II you did not spend some
portion OF your time In NewYork will ask you in con
necton with what object you have spent that time In
New-Yorkf A. At the time I visited Mrs. Woodruff;
office was passing through here 20 other places in the
capacity OF public speaker Within the ast two years
have been In NewYork a medical student in the New
! York Free Medical College for Women.
| O. And in connection with any other institution'
No. Sir.
! O Have you had any connection with the strangers