New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-03
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tendencies had been rendered happy by 6
! good, square worldly meal.
| The first interview was a failure; the sup
posed Katie protested that she "did no,
| believe in Spiritualism;" declared that she
had seen the manifestations at Holmes
| but once. and, SO far as she knew, they were
| all right" These assertions, however, did
| not satisfy the earnest seeker after truth,
and various schemes, devices, plans and
promises were resOrted to in the hope OF
discovering some of the many presents
that had been made to Katie.
Through patience, perseverance and GER
tain considerations one present was pro
duced. This satisfied the gentleman that
he was in the right place. More patience,
perseverance and promises, and out dropped
another, and SO on until small table was
covered with ringe, lOckets, crosses, beads
and robes worn in the different spheres, -
from which Katie had kindly descended to
visit mortals at such per capita.
The object of the gentleman's efforts was
to so narrow down the evidences of fraud
that he might be able to 'krock the bot
tom" out of the hunbug at blow, and
here was his object attained. Here was
not only the veritable Katie weepingly
acknowledging her duplicity, but producing
material" evidences Of it in the shape Of
all those little tokens of regard which she
had been tOndly believed to have borne off
in her spirit shape to her abode in the
other 'spear,' as most of the ''affected'
term it. The presentation Of these could
not possibly fail to convince the persons
who had given them to the spiritual Katie
that the latter had place OF deposit on
this planet for her valuables, SO that course
was determined upon.
AL! who are acquainted with Hon. Robert
Dale Owen and DR.. Henry T. Child, of this
city, will not hesitate to say that they are
honest. upright, truthful men, but, like the
rest of humanity. they were liable to be de-
ceived. The party who had made the dis
covery consulted these gentlemen, showing
loaned him. They, having been identified
with the manifestations from the first, were
considered, when the fraud was discovered,
the proper parties to denOunce them.
One word from them casting double on
the reality of the thing would have more
effect upon the people than fifty exposures
gotten up by outside parties. Moreover,
the Spiritualists, who were the real victims,
were supposed to have unlimited confidence
in the integrity OF these gentlemen. With
cOmmendable promptness they Immediately
sent 70 the Banner of Light the cards re-
Gently copied into our columns announcing
the withdrawal OF their confidence in the
manifestations.
In order to make the conviction absolute
on the part of those who had hitherto in
dorsed tie manifestations that the "mate-
process was most barefaced
humbus, the gentleman improvised
seance. Procuring suitable apartment, to
which he invited number of .'Katle's' |
friends, the gentleman prearranged with |
the lady, who now acquiesced in his sugges- |
tons tor her appearance, dressed in the |
gauZy fabric and other trappings she used |
to disport herself in at Holmes shows. She |
did SO, sort of cabinet being hastily i'm
provised, and the exposure was rendered |
complete, beyond chance Of cavil or dis
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