The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-23
THE SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS
AT FAIRHAyEy.
THE MEDIUM CHAPLIN.
A communication From Another
Dupe.
WHITEHALL, March 90, 1876.

WHITEHALL, March 90, 1875.
Editor Rutland Globe Il was much as
tonished when l read the article in THE
GLOBE, narrating the skilltul medium pow
ers of Mr. Chaplin. have been a spirit
ualist for thirty years past, l have attended
the circles held by Mr.. Chaplin and of the
Eddy brothers, and the Davenport me-
diums, and can say the manifestations
which have witnessed through Mr.. Chap
lin were far superior to anything have ever
seen in this line of business saw the ac-
count Of the manifestation which occurred
at d. p. Wescott's house last week. As |
understand it, Mr.. Wcscott saw his mother
and went up to examine her so as TO be sat
sfed of her identity. He took her by the
hand and said SIS this you, mother? y and
she
PATTED HIM on THE SHOULDER
and made bow. There were others who
saw their friends and relatives.
If this is a humbug, we ought to lqok
upon Mr. Chaplin as one of
THE sMARrEST YOUNG MEN
in the country, instead of charging him
with being rascal or foo. If this is a
humbug. We poor believers in spirilualsm
are nearer fools than anything else, hut
do not vet wholly give up my belief. II
Mr.. Chaplin proposes to expose spiriuallsm
as ] have been Informed he docs, shall avail
myself of the opportunity to see how it is
done; If he will let me tie him as have here =
tofore, and will then make the violin, bell
and trombone strike up some good lively
| old tune, and when the music stops he lied
as in the start. If he will let my mother
and grandmother, and my little boys as ]
have seen them through his mediimship
several times and allow me to shake hands
with them. | say when he exposes all of
this, performs all Of these things, will de-
nounce 1t as humbug and not before.
oHApLIN's Personnel.
will give you a description Of Mr..
Chaplin. He is about 81 feet in height ant
thick set, weighing about 100 pounds, witt
dark brown mar. dark eyes inca " black
and in them you will notice an melligen
look, which does not in the least betray
him He has very small hands and feet
aud take him all in all, he is good looking
young man.
can safely say that if his manifestation
are all fraud, that the Eddys are no bet
ter than his. If his is fraud so are al
similar manifestations throughout the
country. If he does of his own volitlor
what he says he can, then | will
BID FAREWELL
to spiritualism, and if he exposes thi, an
gives us all the light on the subject, an
proves it to be of sand, he should be look
ed upon with gratitude As near as | ca
get hold of the truth of this matter bein
exposed is that if it continued much l0nge
it would have bad and dangerous Unfit
ence, for it is reported that Mr. Wcstco
} and Mr.. Day, the barber. in Fairhavsr
were crazy and many others were PARTIAL
, beside themselves, some OF the sisters
the church, Mr.. Knights of the hotel, NJ
/ Allen of Whitehall. and Mr.. Knights no
tier, Joe think that Mr. Chaplin mu
S have been party to the job, but OF this
t have no knowledge. These gentemt
thought they would yet some new ligl
| on the subject before any more of the i
habitants of Fairhaven ran crazy,f for ma,
o of them were going over the dam eye'
n day.
!. On Thursday evening, | think it wa
they held circle for this purpose. III
medium was tied, the light was tu'nt
down, and they hardly reached their sea
when the VIOLIN bells, tambourlne, BARN
MICA were playing lively tune. WHIT
!. the music ceased they examined the nee
um and found him as they had left hi
They had Joe picked out to grab the spil
10 when it came tout. When the light W
turned down they called for lively tun
" as they wished TO dance. The music begi
and ont came n larDe slim form and dane