River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-01-15

Woman Who Played the Spirit.
Letters from the Medium HoIme.
10 Prank" alias Mrs. While--A
Failure To Receive Her salary Ex.
poses the Frand.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. THE ex.
pose Of the Katie King manifestations
IN this city has been fully treated in
the columns of the Tribune. The ties.
timony of the young woman who lived
IL the same house with Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Holmes, at so North Ninth
street, in this city, and who exhibited
the trinkets given to Katie King, as
proof that she enacted the
part of spirit in the cabinet
seances, ano personally re.
ceived the trinkets, has also been pub.
lished. The young woman's plausible
explanations of all seemingly impossible
teats or so.called manifestations, the
whole medus operandi Of the perform.
ance, and her confessed resemblance to
the alleged spiritual face and form, have
been cited side by side with the argu.
ments advanced by those who still re-
gard the manifestations of the Holmes
seanceS as valid. The evidence against
the Holmeses has been from the first
very strong, for the facts, which one by
one TRANSFERRED, seemed to supplement
each other but still so much has APP
parently depended upon the trust
worthiness of the young woman who
alleges that she personated Katie King,
that many Spiritualists who have been
anxious to be Just have not vet with
drawn their confidence in the Holmes
manifestations. They have argued
with some show of reason that, until
some evidence could be adduced that
would corroboratc the testimony Of the
Katie King impersonator, they must
still regard the young woman as very
clever blackmailer, and the Holmeses
as deeply wronged. Such evidence was,
of course, under the circumstances very
difficult to obtain, but, determined that
the truth should be brought out and
the matter definitely settled without
further delay, your correspondent has
patiently
FOLLOWED THE VARIOUS CLEws
to the mystery as they were discov-
cred, until he has amassed an amount
of evidence sufficient to at once end all
discussion.
This evidence consists Of correspond
ence between Eliza White katie King
and Mr.. Nelson Holmes, bills and re-
ceipts for cabinet services rendered
and other papers bearing upon the sub
ject, but of less public interest. As ] dc
not desire to weary the readers of the
Tribune with this voluminous tcsti
mony, | have selected few letters foi
publication which, though cautiously
written, fully explain themselves, anC
furnish all the corroborative testimony
which is now necessary TO prove thu
whole naturalization business a perfect
humbug. The following is a letter
written by Mr.. Nelson Holmes, shortly
after leaving this city last summer. |
reproduce il rerbatim et HieTdtim
BIIssFIELD, Mich, sth Aug, 1874.
DEAR FRANK: One letter has been
had from you. II was directed to Mrs.
Lyons. Hereafter address all yr let.
tiers to Jennie or me. What do you
mean by t. following sentence, which |
quote from yr letter; What do think
tht man wanted Of me Holmes will
tell you what | wrote about him IN his
tet ter. shall see him if the comes on
Wednesday Of this week, and | will tell
| hot l.. IF. a. :.
inexplicable to us. | have got no let.
ter from you, and have mt I. slightest
idea Of what you allude to, or what man
you refer to. Explain yourself. DR..
Childs Tells US in his letter that he and
SEINE friends have had three or four
sittings. Do you know anything about
it! Not single paper has come yet.
Cant you send last Sundays Republic,
Press, also the Graphic. Our photos
will also appear in Frank Lesie's illus.
trated Newspaper. Send this also
Why amt - with you! Has he quiz
his "Electrict" Treatment! We went
to Toledo on Wednesday and remained
over night. Saw some Of BENEFITS
and a good many dirty streets, and re,
turned t. next day sadder but not much
wiser. There must be several letters
for us in Evans care. Redi
rect them to us. Next week will be
able to tell you something definite
about I. future. IL you have written q
letter to me tell me how addressed
Don't forget to send t. papers / men
ton. Don't crook yr elbow too often
and try and find something TO do be.
sides doubling up yr fists. II you ever
expect to be little lady now is time
to commence. Nice and cool here but
awful dull and drcary. DR.. Childi
says that the photos don't 20 off al
lively as he expected, and wants me
to reduce the price TO Csc. If yor
never do but one thing more while you
live, let that one thing be to Write and
tell US netOs and send the papers hav,
you cleaned up I house and made thing,
look half way decent ] know Of nc
better place to try tht sort Of thing
than 80 north 9th street. Don't foo
away yrmoney and try to keep out Of
bad company. In case we sh'd need il
do you think you cd pack up our good,
and ship them TO usl Yrs truly,
MELT.
III DIDN'T PAY KATIE.
The Holmeses left Philadelphia or
July q, 1874, going to Toledo, o.
where they remained but n short time
From Toledo they went directly Il