The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-01-07
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from him oar representative obtained
the following facts concerning bis opera
tons and their results:
on THE TRAIL.
This gentleman visited these scancet
on several occasions, ond WAS disposed
TO look at thc matter more from scicn-
rife standpoint than otherwise. lie dis
covered one evening what he supposed
TO be rather singular characteristic OF
a "materialized presence known by
different manifestations. "Dick,"
"Rose," Arm" and the Htalian Lady"
performed in the dark seances, each in
their peculiar style, but the most attrac-
tive and the one producing the greatest
sensation was
KATE KING" ALIAS ANNIE MORGAN.
A maiden lady, upwards of 2c0 years Of
are, as she stated, but still having the
attractions OF youth and beauty, in APP
pearance not over "a years old. Kate
hrs many admirers among both sexes;
a. the pretty name :, such as " darling"
CANCEL" pet" etc, were layished upon
her, while the adjcctives beautiful"
splendid" .'glorious," etc, were be-
slowed without limit. Many a we'll
meaning lady received her with the kind
greeting, God bless you, you lovely
creature"
The gentleman above referred 10 fail
Ell to sec how spirits could cover them
selves with flesh and blood in fact, to
him snch a thing "sIands not within
the prospect OF belief" but he was still
willing TO be convinced if facts sufficient
existed.
One evening, when IN proximity 10
{" Katie" he ascertained that she had a
bad breath, which produced rather all
unfavorable impression, but still he re-
nected that lady who had been dead
two hundred years ought to have bad
dish breath, and was unwilling
To bear the tidings Of calamity,
Like an unreasonable stormy day, TO
others, and for the time remained quici;
in other words, Submitted TO the con
ditions imposed upon all frequenters
of the spiritual sancium. Believing tnat
flesh and blood caL not enter the King
dom OF Heaven" and too gallant TO be
lieve that Miss King was spiritual in
"'tother place." the aforesaid gentleman
concluded that Katie must be "to the
manner born"
IDoLIzED.
The admirers of Katio were neither
few nor far between. In fact, the young
lady had been loaded with presents
rings, loekets, pearl crosses, beads, love
letters, etc, had been freely bestowed
No modern belle or acknowledged beau
" could have received more attention
than did Katie.
A number OF those who camo under
her influence got 10 writing poetry in
her honor, some Of it by what Spiritual
lists call impression. Some of this poetry
was Just as wretched as could possibly
be put together by presumably sane poo
pic.
The following is sample: I
Oh, gather round and let us sI1g q
The praises of sweet Katie King, 4
Who iron her bright and happy sphere,
Comes smiling 10 a. IN ,rtals here.
Choir ls-fhen with glad voices let us sing ,
The praise of sweet Katie King
Although the evidences OF the "ma. q
chine.made verse are in the above,
many Of the other inspired lires are
much worse rs 10 time, sentiment, me- c
ire, and rhyme. Many of the suddenly l
made poets were formerly intelligent, |
men and women, who will, probably, I
nfter reading what follows, return to 5
their senses. G
KATIE" DISAPPEARS. I
Thisgs were going on smoothly; mon u
ey was flowing into the Golfers of the "
4" mediums" and Kalic's friends were l
lubiiant at the number of converts daily c
being made TO the cause Of esprit ma
terialization; but suddenly, without '
warning, Kate disappears. Night after 7
night her devotces assembled TO wei. :
come her return. The medium with u
plantive voice sang 81 am coming; | c
nm coming" but she did not come I
Various were the reasons assigned. Some Il
raid "she was offended ut unkind re- q
marks that bad been made about her" c
The mediums" said that some rude
fellows had entered the cabinet and tax y
en- al the magnetism out; - and further :,
more. that Katie had asccnded to I
q" higher sphere and exhausted her h
strength; others were uncharitable c
enough TO say that "katie was on il
strike. y
FURTHER RESEARCHES. g
In the meantime the gentleman who "
wns seeking knowledge under difficulties II
lad been making extraordinary exer 4
items 10 find her daily whcrcabouts- c
otherwise her boarding -hoase. Little r
by little he quietly picked up informa
tion that enabled him 10 find u young
lady whom he thought very much re- s
semblcd Katie King. n
Using the most detcctive-like skill he h
followed his clue mp successfully. By :
certain pcculIarilies which he observed "a
in the Katie of the o,hcr world at the e
seancos he found that a young woman p
who resembled Katie generally had her y
pccaliarites, took her meals with grea' u
regularity at certain house which he q
had "pIped off, in the detective par :
lance. lie then Swallowed tais woman a
and found that she attended all the I,
seances al the Holmes house. He uni- a
mately concluded To scral,e an acouan. o
lance with Katie in the flesh, choosing as
nm auspicious time an hour When the
lady of matchmaking tendencies had c.
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