The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-11-26
JUGGLERY BEATS SPIEs-
AEUALISNH.
- SleIEht-OGhand Milan Gets
Away with the Mediums.

Away with the Mediums.
A Prof. Baldwin is, travelling
around outdoing the spiritualists
in wonderful' performances, and
claiming that he does it all by mere
slight of hand and stage trickerY,
and that they use similar means.
He gave an entertainment Friday
evening last in Kansas CITY, and
for the edification of people inclin-
ed to believe in spirits, we clip this
much of the Daily Journals ac-
count of the show:
A committee of four gentlemen
was selected. All were we'll known
citizens. After a cofnical game of
hide-and-seek with q nickel in a
handkerchief, he handed each one
OF the committee a tumbler, aud
also produced an earthenware
pitcher for examination. He then
prodHced wine and water al will,
and the audience were much anu.
sed.
Mrs. Clara Baldwin was then in :
troduced. She is pleasant ap-
pearing young lady, and acts as
stage manager for her husband du-
ring the cabinet seances. Mr.. T..
G. Halter, the professors assistant,
was also introduced. The two
gentlemen took their seats in the
cabinet, which was Thoroughly ex-
amined by the committee. The
committee took ropes, and each
L. ~ 70
men so they could not assist the
spirits in producing the chaos OF
sounds that usually proceed from a
cabinet during a Spiritual seance,
the doors were closed, and almost
Instantly bells were heard ringing,
the .tambonrines sounded, hands
v ere shown at the oPening, and ev-
erything was done that the Daven-
ports accomplished in their double
seance. The doors were opened
and the speFfoTmers were found
tied as at first. The doors were
closed again closed, aud after s
apse of a few minutestae professor
land his assistant stepped upon the
platform united.
! The cabinet scenes were truly
wonderful, and we venture the as
sertion that the audience, together
with their elected committee of ex-
aminers, were completely at a loss
to account for them. No 6escrip.
tipn we can give will, do justice to
the subject, but we cannot resist
the inclination to give one scene
tat was not only pulling, but
lquite amusing.
= The Professor was tied securely
in his chair with strong ropes, by
all of the committee, and his hands
feet and elbows were also securely
fastened IN the same way, each mar
struggling 10 make the knots thor.
oughly secure. They occupied
several minutes in perlecting their
work. The knots were also sealed
with wax so no movement could be
made One of the committee wa;
then placed in a chair in the cabinet
with the Professor, with his bach
to him, but holding him securely
by the knees. The door was closed
and the uproar begun. Tambou,
rines, fish horns, dinner bells, rattle
boxes and all the appliances of 6
Pandemoninm seemed joined in 6
colossal effort to destroy the com.
! mittee man, but. upon opening the
j doors there sst1he Professor, tied
in the same position, with the com.
mitteeman in his chair holding his
companion by the knees and q tam.
BOURNE balanced on his head, look
ing for all the world like the Mi.
kado of japan or some other public
functionary.
+ 10 connection with this trick the
Professor put on a coat belonging
to q gentleman present, while TIED
and in the cabinet, aud then, allow.
ing his wife to securely sew it il
front, and also to sew the sleeves
together, the doors were closed
and the medium took off the gar.
ment without breaking stitch, tC
the establishment of all present.
After this came q few clever
tricks, When Mrs. Baldwin entered
the cabinet at the conclusion o.
the above and performed the fina
trick of the evening. viz, duplica
, ting the performance of Katie Kin 6
and of the Eddy Brothers, which
was exceedingly. wonderful, she be-
ing securely fastened to the end o.
the cabinet by her neck.
| Faces and forms appeared and
talked, and finally Katie King wal
ked out on the stage. This was s
stumper, and discounted the best
feats of the well known mediums