The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-07
HOW THE MONTE MEN wORKEpuT

That all the spiritual manifestation
known To the science of spiritualism is
gross humbng on gnllablc people W,
have never doubted; but until recent,
we have failed to lind thoroughly bare.
ihccd sell on the spiritualistic disciples
lt occurred in Tammany Hall, New York,
and was the means Of putting $4,000 in
the pockets Of Il number Of monte play
crs and fakirs. These fellows announced
that marvellous exhibition Of spiri,
power would take place in open cas
light. and that medium. named
Willis, would act under the influence
Of King Philip; That spirit f,ccs and
forms would DC plainly seen and rccog.
nizcd that piano wsuld rise from the
stage and float in mid-air; that n common
pine table would oscilatc and float about,
Initiating ship ut sea: that n guitar
would play and pass around the room
'by the invisible power and other
things ola spiritual nature. OF course
none Of these things happened. The
HcTald said sin the face of tins transpa.
rent humbng. a finer audience has very
rarely come together in public hall on n
Sabbath evening. Nearly halt was com.
posed Of fa.hionably dressed ladies'.
many of whom wcro recognized rs dcni-
zcns ofFilth and Madison avenues" Pro.
fcssor Allyn, the spirit Of the swindlc,
while the large audience was passing in
the hall, stood near the door enjoying
the success Of his fraud. lie remarked
".\ll the fools ain't dead yet. This j. Il
great racket" Later on. when he had re-
tired from back door, with a confedc-
rate and the cash box full Of grccnbacks.
he said: "Wasn't 1t rich? but did bet.
ter in BOston-scoOped in S2,0sO, but had
barely time to get away, and left the
id medium tied in the cabinet. be-
licvc they bali killed him. Poor devil.
he never got n cent" This man Allyn
introduced sickly looking youth named
Willis, delivered a characteristic lecture.
and told the audience that old King
Philip would be OH the stage in the crack
of whip: that they might not be- able to
see him on account Of his being in
side Of box, bnt that. with
patience, they would hear him.
But King Philip lid not manifest n
spiritual presence, aud after the sickly
Young man had tied AMI united himself,
and put his small hands inside Of tssgc
l handouts, and taken them out again,
and Allyn and his confcdcratcs had Sc
cured all the money, q disturbance. agi.
,atcd by the professors gnng. tool, place,
aud il dawncd upon the minds Of the
men and women with the inordina,c APP
pc,ites Tor impossihilitics, tina, they wc,o
sold. The Old and useless traps of the
professor We're scattered and
iranp!cd upon by the rough
clements OF the audience. Professor
Allyn and his companionnblc fakirs and
monte shorpera, retired TO nm oyster sa.
loon aud ate and drank, and paid Tor it
ont OF the So. 100 collected at the door
ifom class OF people who arc foolish
enough to Imagine TINT the spirit Of man,
sanctiiicd by death, is engaged in q very
useless and unnecessary display of power
for money consideration paid to sharp
human. People may think that these
iakirs should be punished. II they arc
punished, then each and every spiritual
istic humbng in the country should be
placed In the same category, and punished
with equal force.