The New York herald., 1875-10-18
JUDGE EpMoNps GHOST.
CORA HATcH-TAPPAN AT HOME AMONG THE
sPRITUAIIsTs.

CORA HATcH-TAPPAN AT HOME AMONG THE
sPIRITUALIsTs.
Last evening Republican Hail. ir West Thrty-third
street, Sixth avenue was crowded with an audi
cnce Of Sprualists OF both sexes and Of "the posi-
tive, indefinite and imperfect grades" OF the sect TO
welcome home Cora l. " Hatch Tappan who has been
for two years abroad enlghonng the eete despotsms
and decayng monarchies Of Europe with her views on
spiritualism The audience we're chiefly composed
Of people with long hair and angular faces and many
Of them had brought green cotton umbrellas With
them, which they pounded on the floor violently when
point made by the speaker Previous to
the appearance Of the fair lecturess, who
is inspired and clairvoyant Brother Lyman
Q. Howe, who described as some
of the deepest philosophical roasoners the spiritual
rostrum, held forth for half hour in dreary yet
maddennng voice. the beauties, benefits and
beatitudes Of spritualism. Mr. Howe, being very
deep philosophical reasoncr did not in the course Of
his address, many words that had less than four
syllables, and this of course made profound
impression on his hearers. Mrs. Hatch, who is no
longer blessed with the sunny golden ringlets
that made her well known days gone by delivered
an address her spiritual experiences and the spiritual
outlook in Europe, which she declared most hope
full Tho address Of Mrs. Hatch, who dressed in
black silk, with white Irish lace around the throat was
delivered in most graceful and distinct manner and
IN TRANCE STATE
At the close OF the lecture Mrs Hatch announced
that she about go into n trance state and that
judge Edmonds, The eminent lawyer, who had been
dead three years, would deliver poem through her
the medium (Mrs, Hatchl any subject that any per-
son in the audience might choose designate The sub
Jeets were TO be put in writing and be handed
up To an old gentleman, the rostrum who acted
as If he did not want to read all the communications
that might be sent In few moments a large number
OF people In the audience writing questions be
n nan ma fhrun dat
and read were-"What VIII Be the Future Of Women %
"The Immortality of the Soul "What VIII Be the
Education ofChdren in the Spirit Land - and others Of
similar notices, which always asked of mediums in
the spiritual meetings heidi in this city. Some of the
sceptics, however, in the audience desired to ask
questions OF more definite bearing Near where the
HERALD reporter sat young gentleman, whose material
ism shone out in every l!neament ofhs features had
written the following question on sheet Of white
paper, which he showed to aged but rascibe Spirit
uast who sat near him:-
'Can Tammany win on the county ticket or will she
be beaten2
This shown to the aged but irascble sprtualist
who declared, in voice agtated by passion and loud
enough TO be heard plainly in the vicinity OF the
speaker
Don't you dare to have such question that read
sir in this meeting sir. How dare you SIR insult the
spirit of Judge Edmonds by asking such question,
calculated to throw ridrculc our holy cause sir %
J. me .i !oung man VINO wanted 10 Know got very req
In the face and put his sheet of paper in his pocket and
did not show il again during the proceedings;
but friend of his who sat near, nothing
daunted, took out another sheet of paper and
whispered, "Wel, now I'll ask Judge Edmonds ques-
ton who knew me during his lifetime and don't be-
lieve he'll 60 back on The question l will ask,
and which written, is this:-
@ Can Judge Edmonds inform an anxious inquirer il
the vote will be close Civil Justice the Eleventh
Assembly districtY'"
No POLITICS FOR PHANToMs
81 tell you, sir If you have such question that
read in the audience you will raise riot sir, and
won't for the consequences whispered the old
gentleman Of Spritualistc tendencies and irritable
temper. ''Do you imagine sir, for mement that the
spirit of Judge Edmonds, IN another sphere, has
nothing else to think of out Tammany politicsY tell
you, sir that Judge Edmonds will meddle in local
politics for you o hundred like you sir"
Here the voice of the clairvoyant heard enjon-
Ing silence just moment before reciting the poem
"Woman's Future which Judge Edmonds speak
ing through Mrs Hatch The young man who wanted
Information about the Eleventh Assembly district OBJ
serving that small hecks OF white foam gathering
on the lips of his rascibe old Spirtualistic neghbor
did not press his question ask II be read and
after the audience dispersed but until they
had received fervent benediction from Mrs. Hatch