Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-08
How the Eddy's were Exposed.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM AN EXPERT ~ DE-
TEcTISC JUGGLERY.

TEcTISG JUGGLERY-
To the Editor OF the Daily Graphic
The following extract from private let
ter addressed to me by Mr.. W +. Won
| Week. of Lake City, Mimi. i by the au
| thOr's permission, sent TO you for publica-
ton. | hay say that Mr. Won Week Is an
expert in the art Of detecting and perform
ing the tricks Of mediums. tic has studied
the subject many years, and has been very
successful IN his expositi0ns.
GEo. ". BEARD, V. d.
Some years ago gave a course Of Illus
trated lectures in exposition Of Spiritual
ism. a. the Town Hall, in Rutland, Vt,
and having challenged professed mediums
to exhibit in their assumed capacity what l
could not myself perform cld fully explain
without admitting the spiritual hypothesis.
some Of the sangunie spiritualists Of that
town overpe-saaded the Eiiys to accept ny
challenge and meet me At the hall. Having
to set up their cabinet and make various
other preliminary arrangements, it was
nine O'clOck before the real busiDes- OF the
evening commenced. There were nearly
thousand persons present, 10 say nothing
about the invisible host, and o committee
of five impartial people was appointed 60
overlook and report upon the contest There
were three OF the Eddy '- mediums " H.
liam, iioraii0, and Mary Iart5un. MAJ
rIel slster-0n the stage, and with them
half dozen OF more Of their particular
friends Most Of tina; party were -OT34--
lY engaged in chewing spruce gam. LeS-
there nj rht be some virtue IN spruce gum
? hn- 81 OH "a 4ffv
ed d little boy from the audience. gave hIu
n penny and instructed Iim % procure me g.
stick OF that \ ermOnt staple JiGi " H.
liam and Mary 10 the cabinet. shortly
ieartu4ly distorted human c0untenancc Wa
visible AZ an apertsre il tie cabinet door
The Eddy mediums had for some siur been
noted iOr the - spirit faces shown by t1cu
In connection with their other pcri rmau-
ces. Il was e. luelt 81 me that 90 ill~ Dc-
ca-Iou Mary Har,00n distorted phy-llr-
n1my was the applritlln. i tWanEinE 0i
the strings ofG banjo which Lad been placed
or the seat by WI!Ian was tseu heard.
soon after the cabinet door Wa opened and
the mediums were found O. De So. ;ic-- J DE
coop was again closed. and III about h7e
minutes William presented himself Go Us
united. ! had taken tls precall.a g
measure the ropes WITH winch ] bound
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