The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-30
THE AL1EonD rDDY rxposUnEs.
Col. OIcott has n Word 90 say on the subject
-He AHrees and Disaaree-.

To THE En2ToR OF THE SuN-Slr: when
my eyes caught the head line "Exposure of the
Eddys," IN to-day's SuN, I said TO myself that
the grand exposure OF the Eddy spiritual mani
festaions which, In common with the whole
public, have been patiently waiting for. had
come at last; but upon reading the lucrative
through was sorry 60 md one more eddcd to
mans antecodent unsatisfactory explanation OF
a provoking mystery.
Your correspondent writes rs though hc had
examined the premises and detect WIZ m
Eddy and his confedcrates'at work whereas tho
most superficial Knowledge Of the " circle room"
aud rs surroundings would have 'h'vn him the
in4Nuci"ncy OF either of the points ia his
theory.
Ne makes 81 appear as " tho cabinet floor
could he r1ised ard con.oleI 't,s rain recess TO
the closet from Williams botrugm below. Ivy
mounting Ondded staircase butt In n chimney
hue. The iact T., thnt not only oare' put soy
ctnl times, cx9uinod the hu1fing II the cab
met and y atfcr,n from below, whore could
not only soc but actually tested The soliditv "
every board aud joi-t. and cd ihis, once in
cOmplny with Massachusetts inventor, who
has taken MANY patents tor mech 'al con
triNanccs and who was not n Sririiualist and
once with n Hartford architect. lHe ole sur
face Of the chimney, from basement To circle
room. can be examined by any ono who cares
TO exrlcre the dust hole or pot closet. rnd ms
m son work. that there Is no ouening through
which mouse could creep into the Tue.
As9in your correspondent say. that. the
Eddy girls, who live near the plac but are never
seen 10y the boz rders; they Gressit In Williams
room where the costumes IRE Kept. and passing
cnce to the masked st ir'rSe. This a. the
most absurd 81 theories. In the FIRST tlace, 7
hive seen all the Eddy family Except the
brother who lives IN MinncsOtal- N TIC circle
room whom the performances were going on
secondly, have searched Williams room, and
the costumes ar. not kept there thirdly, no
one could MSS from illam's room to the pre-
tended secret staircase withcut passing the
length OF the dining room aud huitery In sight
Of any one who might be In the sit'ng room, ~
thcv some lines are fOurth'v, IN sumner, wnen
the windows arc Open the silence Is so dead that
the chtrp Of every cri 'ket can be heard. and the
slightest movement OF William inside the closet
would tie betrayed. The cabinet II only two
bv seven feet, and the boards in no one place
are cut so that a trap could he raised ana leave
William and his rocking chair = place tn stand.
MatertallZltions even better than anv seen IN
stars occurred IN the room below the cabinet,
where searched the room and the medium lust
a the latter entered, and where the seance WAS
held At NV own suggestion, made five minutes
before II begani
The murder il not out vet Dr. Beard con-
tossed the whole battle had TO be fought Ht the
door Of that cabinet, not inside that Il wis
simple alter tive OF presentations by William
Eddy or an occult force. And agree with him.
/ don't say that these Eddv manifestations arc
not partly, or even wholly fraudulent, but do
saw That do not believe that they the latter.
There l. one point upon which. however, I am
more churlish ana baCkbiiing set Of people
than this same family ! never encountered.
And, In general, have no reason 20 differ with
your correspondent "a to their shr wdnrss and
gener 4 ch 'ra toris,ics. HENRY s. OLCOrr.
NEW YORK, Nov. % 1875.