The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-19
harnnK KROM PARIS.
A Case IN which the tibosiiv r. uepsrted 90
have boon Put to n Practical Use.

Col. A., an English officer living in Paris
on hRlf-Dny. intrusted sodIs very impOrtant hhu
valuable documents To the keepln9 on -,
Ftenchm n, who occupied the rooms imme-
diateiy below those occupied ny Col A. ~ the
Rue de f.. and who was supposed bV the ,auer
to be n safe ana cpnfden .ial friend out ". uis-
honestly intending TO use those documents Tor
bis own benefit, subsequently refused 70 restore
them TO Col. A., aud at length, denied having
received them. .
q wing to contain circumstances OF the case. II
20 impossible for Col. A to recover his prop.
erty by legal means; aud having exhausted
argument and persuasion In the III endcavor
60 induce d. to give up the paper, he deter
mined TO evoke hun. with the aid OF Mr.. C., an
English friend o his, whO, Ike himself. was
powerful manRelzsr medium and nrm believer
IN the Feasibility 20 such cvOcation. Having
fixed on night for their attempt the Colonel
and Mr.. g., being religious men, passed the pre-
eeulng ia ,ogstnea, brssp.r,,S themselves oy
spirit guardians for help aud guidance IN the aot
they had In view.
rooms They waited until they supp sed him
to DO thoroughly wrapped In siumbcr, and then
sOlemniy called uDon mia suirit to present HIM
self, bringing all their power OF will to the ak
OF compelling him to come to them. Iremen-
dous flows we're almost Immediately struck by
some unseen agency upon the table. which was
vi0ently pushed about; md the author Of TINS
disturbance, inlerrogated by the evokers, dc.
clifed Itself to be tue spirit H., ana angrlly de-
mande d, through the M of ,lr. Z. "a writing
mediunil, what they wanted OF himr
The two evokers insisted that Is. should tell
them where he h. deuostted the stolen papers,
and u. obstinately refused TO give the informa-
ton demanded. jerking the mediums mana
about. or beating II Violently against the table,
breaking the pencil. tearing the paper. ana nil-
ing ihe room with strange noises, until, van
qIisned bv the superior fuinic force OF the
evOkers and their spit helpers, he confessed
that he had placed thom IN secret drawer,
opened bv = ring. In cabinet. which he de
scrtDed IN n room Of " bich he gave the address,
In the Hue de d., Tn di tant quarter vi the
town, under the care OF a man VINO was IN his
. Y. NJ to wnom no mad entrusted tue key Of
the room.
IS. awoNe IN the morning with full and dis
tinrt rene fnnrdnce OF the nocturnal scene IN
though uncertain as to whether II had been a
dream or reality. Alarmed, he dressed IN
haste, rushed IN To the Rue de d.. and ordered
his man on u, ,ccount To let anybody into the
room OF whict ~ had the KEY.
bat the TWO gentlemen who were here this
morning. almost before 10 liglt, came by
your order" replied the man, land SO, Of
course, let them in"
With an oath b. dashed up the stairs and into
the room his rage at the keeper Of the key and
the evOkers wnen no W nat the papers were
gone NAV be imagined. Returning at once to
the Rue ne y. he went direct to the COlonefs
rooms, forced his way n, and upbr.iding hin,
threatened TO force him ~ givo oAck the
papers.
~ don't much think Won win" calmlv re-
turned the Colonel, "for they are already on
their way 20 England, where tney viii be safe
fIum the Vaccinations Of scoun1res Ike you"
Incredible rs II may seen. D., blinded nv rige
ana cuDiditf determined To take legal proceed
ings agailst Col. \. tor the recovery OF tue pa
pers. aud actually cited MIN before a magistr tie
on "A charge Of fraudulent aOstr-ctiOn VI CUcu-
meuts.
When the lligauts appeared before the Judge,
H., aS plantI. was g uled unon 10 state the
grOunu - mis- complaint. lie began To recount
the scene OF the evOcdton Just narr TED ont
tue judge suppo-ing nm 10 TO Of un. uund
nlnl, cur MIN shurt, eNcIrming, Huld your
tonguel have 40 time ~ waste On madnen.
The case Is dismissed"