The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-26
PLANCHETTE MYSTERIES.
IN TNvESTIGATOR'S FRTEND AND
ms SHIDOWY DOUBLE.



with u COin-Wbnt Puzzled u. ID. r.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir' |
was visiting friend some weeks since, when
one evening, IA he and were seated alone re- ID
ing the daily pbpers, we were much Interested
In an article In TnE Sun upon S.irtua,sm Az
ter re ding and commenting upon the article,
my friend asked mo what thought about
Spirtunism. I replied that knew very little
o. out II; that | had once seen a Panchette
write. and N that form ~ Spiritu ism |
should say It was all deceit and bumbuG.
My friend then said, 81 have ~ nchstte
somewhere In the house, and IA we are alone,
let us see II IL will write"
After much searching he produced boau'ifnl
Planchct'e " hcert shape After arranging the
pencil IN its proper position we took our places
nj the table, our hands upon Panchetie ana
Pla' chctte resting upon large sheet " paper.
We were thus seated for minute or two In
silence. and were about desparinG Of any salts
factory results. wnen the pencil began moving
over the paper In an irregular aud aiuless way
until It reached the margin. when II wrote IN
pl in hand, "Shali ! write E-p" naming
gentleman living near my fitend's house ami
very warm friend of bs. In moment more
the words, Yes wrlte," were written, but In
different hand from the nrst writing. The next
thing written WIS, "What tests would Won likcH"
I said to my friend I will hide TINS silver coin
ana sec II Panohette can tell US where II Is.
III nchette Immediately wrote. II viii bring 1t
to YOU" We were a4tonlshed at this oommuni.
cation and curious to know what the medium OF
conveyance would be.
We were seated in the back parlor with only
the light from one gas burner llihtins the room.
The sliding doors leading into thu front parOr
were slightly open about enough to admit
person. No lisht was In this room except that
admitted from the back parlor. | took the coin
into the front paflor and vi ccd It under a rug.
! then returned to my place at the table aud
placed my hands upon the board, which wrote
at once go" At nrst | could not comprehend
Fri, nd asked shat / 60 Il - - again naming
his friend. The answer was written go
rhanced to look a. into his fac at this mo-
ment, and hail never forget TO my dying daN
what saw there HIS ewes were wide open, set
and rlassy they had steidy searching look.
IS II seeing some oh jcct afar or. searching for
such AN object. lie was deaihly VIII q, aud his
hands were as G. ~ ~ marble. | felt ter his
rul'", hut lac had none thtt | could discover.
he' ne hfc thcd ~ phr IN heaV slunber, ma
his breathing could have hrcn heard iu any part
Of the room. Wa thoro ichly ifishtenrd. and
asked nm u he SIC g.. lie replied, So, IA
an uno rihlv tone. During all TINS time that
terrible ,arrhng = n was never changed.
lie finally arose mechanic. NY. III see his hands
TO his head. glt1Cd 10 tn Siding door. nj
reached his hand through the opening. lie re-
manned there moment, and tncn rctfaccd his
steps to tho table and placed the CON upon the
p uchette ho .rd rne com had been hidd-n
sixteen feet from the sliding doors, and my
friend never placed a foot in hat room
After tins he took his place AT the table a'nin
with hi- hands upon the bonrd HIS appca nee
had not ch uged In any way from WI h W
described. ngiin took the com, passed through
thr front ptrlnr Out uppn - uurtico, nd laid 10
upon a SO /. ReturninE, | locked the ioor an1
put the Key In my pock l. | then fes at 81 NY
self nt the table, ana paced my hands upon the
board.
lie lmmediitely inquired. "Shall COL -1"
ming his intend a. before. Inc answer was
written, Co. lie arose. a. ~ the nrst inst nee.
and went direct to the sliding 90 rs. watch-
ed hirn clo-rly, and uS he approached the open
ing saw what seemed to be himself dpurO en-
ing from the opposite direction. cannot de-
scribe the appc- rhncrO OF NV friends " duuhle."
or second self Il seemed saadowy ami real at
the same time. A. he and his app ritiun All
prohched eich Other, they eaCh held out nand,
witch seemed q come int"contart. friend
then returned to tue IA lie. and placed tue com
upun the Pidncncttc bcurd. lie tnen took his
seat. and placed his htnc- upon the uoard /
then went through the pArlnr. unlocked the
door, ami stepped uut upon ihe porllco. Toe coin
was gone.
s,y next question was; How much money
have m my " lie Z" After going through the
usual form, my friend told me correctly. not
VIII Ing IT,
After one or two more tests. nv friend passed
into "a Datura sldmbcr and gradually resumed
his natural hppe rance. In ten or fifteen
minutes he awoKe with a start. Informed him
hts askins permission Of his friend whenever
anything was required Of him. His only feply
was, know IL, know It; | am his, soul and
body" Ut another word would he say concern.
ing u. was this mcSmerisin, or Spiritualismf
MALONE, FRANkLtN Co. n. Y. y. ID. H.