The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-04
WHAT IS DONE IN THE DARK
THE GHOST BUSINESS As LOOKED
At IN T1MNANT HALL.
The Gatberins Of Three Thousand Persons
before which DR.. Miller was Cailed-Tbo
Troubled spirit Of an Old Peauot Chief


The Gathering Of Three Thousand Perscns
before which DIR. Miller was Cailed-Tbo
Troubled Spirit Of an Old Peauot Chief
Tho Spiritualists' religious seance in
Tammany Hall last night was opened with sp-
plause from q crowded twenty nve-cent gallery,
and with diepined cat-calls from the nfty-cent
reserved seats.
A good-natured lecturer on the platform
waved a pair Of short arms until silence was
secured, and then, without explaining to the
audience that he himself was Alline, the fakir
and prestldiRitator, he introduced slight, de-''
haired young man as George v,r. . r,.a,,n,
through whom KIM rpii,p keeps up his associ.
alton with .ue pale faces.
Now," shouted Mr.. Alline TO the immense
audience, you're going to get your moneys
worth, II you will only keen quiet. You're
going to have fun" continued he, "l lots OF fun.
Mr.. Willie, you will observe, has gone into the
cabinet, and will draw this curtain In front OF
him. King Philip don't really need the cur
tain. assure you, but my medium says he
must have retirement ana silence. I reRretit
myself but then there's no more use trying to
argue the question with him than with lazy on
tho subject OF false teeth" Then the curtain
was drawn back and the medium was found In
trance" and bound to a chair. Mr.. Allne
said that u there were any scepucs there who who
knots, he wished them to nominate an inspector.
John Morrissey, Tom Collins. ben Butler. and
DR.. Miller were all favorably spoken OF, but DIR.
Miller was declared elected. A knot Of friends
applauded him "a he stepped on the platform,
but the adherents OF the defeated Tom Collins
shouted dcrlsively " HallJ, old Russian BATH"
alluding to specially Of the Inspectors
DR.. Miller examined tho knots and reported
that he was positive that there were ropes, and
the ropes were tied. but that he was not salts
ned that the medium could not hoodwink
King Philip ana slip hls hands through the
loops that the oonndlnR spirit had tied.
give this medium a chance. He will show you
fun IN the dark, ard lots OF fun In the light. by
George J" added he with n confident slap on his
thigh, you people are going TO have lots OF fun
| here tonight" The curtain was drawn,
snd De s was nG oon ,pe tho p
form, after which DIR. Miller again examined the
| ropes and asked permission TO bind them toge.
| ther with bit OF thread. Mr.. Alne objected
to this, and accused the ooctor Of being spirit
ualist; lie suggested, TOO, that the audience
would probably agree WITH him that DIR. Miller
was not acting In satisfactory manner, and
| that all out and out skcptic would better in
| spire confidence. A red-wniskered skeptic Of
fered himself and the doctor was dismissed.
~ Everything now VIII be lovely" said Mr..
call spirits. You may call tneu. humbues, but
tnen 80 long as you have you fun-and there's
ana King Phillip took of the mediums coat
played a solemn air on guitar and then put the
coat on.
A pair Of handouts. provided by young man
| who stood In the tos. and who Just by accident
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looked on tue mediums wrists by Mr Alline.
and unlocked by King Philip. Tho king Is
working like trump Tonight. said the lecturer,
with grHtihed look at about three thousand
ticket buyers and II ~ possible that he can be
induced 10 perform tine convincing feat Of tying
knOt In IA handkerchief ana then untying It..
| We always cage our medium for this feat, for II
King Philip ever smells anything IKE fraud he
never shows himself. He Is AN honorable old
fellow, he il. and makes very few condit:ons~
lhe conditions, though not nu.urrous. seemed
| t. 10 we'll considered aud fundamentaI, Tor
| when Two OF the aud irnCo a Gao ia ma
dium, King PHinD allowed them TO bind him
last IN tne chair. and To tie the cages for bis
/ no confinement of the arms that might interfere
| with the circulation Of the blood, or that would
| prevent the medium from liftiog his hands from
II regret" said Mr.. Alline, that King Philip
has taken such no,ion' but Il would not be
family, and II he gets excited there's always
| trouble. But" continued he, after the hand
! kerchief had been knotted and the ropes that
| bound the medium had been severed, we have
| come TO the second y IT OF our programme. the
| revelations of the lady mediums VINO act indie
| pen-enty u King Philip. Please stand ono
side and let Mr.. Willis pass out for his protract
ed trance has weakened him. lie really needs
Mr. Willis walked out through the crowd to
the door, und Mr.. Alliue stimuli ineously dishp-
| peared through the rear Of The stage. There
man, to wnom Mr. Al Inc owes sis for
part Of the entertainment. lie requested
the lady mediums to come on the platform. He
| paced the stage from end to end. and then re-
| peated his speech, but no lady mediums arose.
| "On, what a sktnl' shouted "A twentY-1ye-cent
boy In the gallery. ana in another moment there
were on the platform hundred men, who tore
the clotn-coyered cabinet into bits, and then.
| with clubs made from the frAmew ork IN their
| hands, explored the dark hall through whioh
lecturer Alline had disappeared. The great au-
oience was In u good-bumored uproar; police
men drove the people from the st.ge, the lights
| were tuned low, and King Philips spirit re-
turned to the happy hunting grounI as the hall
| WAS emptied.