The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-21

XYomau Who Played the Spirit.
Letters from, the Medium Holmes
10 s.Frank,'' alias Mrs. White'-A
Failure to Receive Her Salary Ex-
poses the Fraud.
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 tes.
timony Of the young woman who lived
in 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 a spirit in the cabinet
seances. anc personally re-
ceived the trinkets, has also been pub
lished. The young woman,s plausible
explanations Of all seemingly impossible
feats 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 transplred, seemed to supplement
each other; but still so much has ap-
parently depended upon the trust
worthiness of the young woman who
alleges that she personated Katie hing,
that many Spiritualists who have been
anxious to be just have not yet 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 a very
clever blackmailer, and the Holmeses
as deeply wronged. Such evidence was
of course, under the circumstances very
difficult to obtain, but, determined thai
the truth should be brought out ane
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 am
of evidence sufficient to at once end al
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 sui
ect, but Of less public interest. As J d
not desire to weary the readers of tn
Tribune with this voluminous test
mony, have selected few letters fo
publication which, though cautiousl
written, fully explain themselves. an
furnish all the corroborative tcstimon
which is now necessary to prove tn
whole naturalization business perfec
humbug. The following is lette
written by Mr.. Nelson Holmes, 'shortl
after leaving this city last summer.
reproduce it rerbatim ct Hterdtim:
BLIssrIELD, Mich, sth Aug, 1874.
DEAR FRANK: One letter has bee
had from you. 1t was directed to Mr.:
Lyons. Hereafter address all yr lie
ters to Jennie or me. What do yo
mean by t. following sentence, which
quote from yr letter What do thin
tht man wanted of me! Holmes WI
tell you what | wrote about him IN n
tet ter. / shall see ilim if the comes Q
Wednesday of this week, and l will te
YOU what he want of me. All this
inexplicable to us. have got no lie
ter from you, and have mt t. slighte
idea Of what you allude to, or what m;
you refer to. Explain yourself. u
Chiids Tells us in his letter that he al
SEINE friends have had three or fo'
sittings. Do you know anything abo
iti Not single paper has come ye
Can't you send last Sunday $ Repuof
Press, also the Graphic. Our phot
will also appear in Frank Leslie lilt
trated Newspaper. Send this ais
Why amt = with yous Has he a.
his Electric" Treatment, We we
to Toledo on Wednesday and remain
over night. Saw some of bennel
and good many dirty streets, and !
turned T. next day sadder but not nu
wiser. There must be several letts
for us in Evans care. he
rect them to US. Next week will
able to tell you something defin
about t. future. If you have writer
letter to me tell me how address
Don't forget to send t. papers l mt
tion. Don't crook VI elbow too Off
and try and find something to do
sides doubling up yr fists. If you e
expec, to be little lady now is ii
TO commence. Nice and cool here
awful dull and dreary. DR.. Chi
saws that the photos don't SO of
lively as he expected, and wants
to reduce the price to 2oc. 1t
never do but one thing more While
live. let that one thing be to Write
tell us ne,rs and send the papers h
YOU cleaned up house and made thi
look half way decenti know OF
better place to try ths sort OF u
than so north 9th street. Don
away VI money and try to keep out
bad company. In case we sh d nee'
do YOU think you cd pack up our sc
and ship them to usi Yrs truly.
Mel
HI DIDN'T PAY KATIE.
Tie Uolmeses left philadelphis
July -. 1874. going to Toledo,
where they remained but short
49,, Toiado they vent directly