The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-06-08
SrIRlTUALISTIC mOCUS.pOCUS.
~ Ingenious Exposure ~ the Mediums
mud JIIGir ITiCks,
y. y. Eyrnlus Port, May 20,

menus VNNI gwen III llI7 Guy Ipbk IIdit
lat evening at Chickcring Hall. The
announcement had been made in the
dM}y pres. that Mr.. W. Irving Bishop,
Whose private exhibitions have called
forth expressions Of admiration from the
favored few who have been permitted to
witness them, would publicly expose the
fraudulent practice Of the elias ol men
and womrm who Ic,crIbc thom-oIyc- 70,
" spiritual mediums, and ~. 4 cou-c.
Vucucr the hUu,c wa, literally packed
with p~irItuIIi-'s, anti pirItuaIi-lr per
.uns who are halling between the two
opinions cIcrgymcn, lawyers, men Of
'%rlcncc, and ordinary novelty seekers.
Nr, William \. Hammond delivered an
address setting forth the object, Of the
meeting, and at its close introduced the
principal performer Of the evening. Mr..
Bishop is Il young man, slightly but
EymmctricaIly built, Oi 1.-THE and easy
carriage, and with 4 face dcuutinu intel.
llgcncr and quickncss Of thought. The
Rev. Or. Charles +. Deems and DR..
= Alexander Il. Mott were chosen a com.
mlttco to supervise the preparation oi
the apparatus, and pronounce upon it,
character. A folding screen of three
leaves orcupicd the center Of the .l,pc
arranged like Il " boN scene" in thcatcr.
In the recess a common chair was
,cl, directly in front Of Il stout
wooHrn post which wag fastened
by iron joi,t. to the floor. The
committee with their own hands srrrwsd
two iron rings into the post the prrIorm-
g., was placed in the chair. G,riug fine
audience his wrists were piuiourJ Ly
stout s,rips Of unbIcnchcI muslin. srwcd
about them by DR.. Mott rs tight as was
possible without impcdinpthc circulation
nj the blood. and tied fast to the lower
Of the two rings behind him another
band was passed around his neck and ~.
cured to the upprr ring. hi, feet were
tied with a rope, the other end Of which
was held taut by a member Of the audi.
rusr in one of the pamurttc seats and
a strong calcium Iight was turned nnll
upon him from the real gallery. A tam
npurinc and several bells Of different
tones were laid in his Ilp, and a curtain
draw in front Of him. Scarce had no
diyappcarcd from view before the tam
BOURNE was loudly h atcu. fine bells runp
,n,i ,I, ",,'",''y y "U,"' 'm' "''!' 'I"t'
Tossed over fine ion of fine .,,cop an T.,
fine omen .topr. 'TLc rurtoin y,. win.
drawn. and lhc committee rruuc.trL tn
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r,iJ n ",'i Inc '' marGn,or ,'"', Gu'r
,'n'''' ~, rJ',II' "a,, N,'I N't'in II
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,"''uEn IT' "o'lu' ~ c'oI'lcrat' al
i've u,'' Et',ou' MANIFESTATIONS produced
y, w., "',,'"P M"r'o ''I'''r more Hl!''
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''r' WV P'".'"''" " ''"9"'t o' MOWERS
,I""' "l ,'N'I'oi' garden allowed lr.
, 'rT''' i" D" 'hnl up WIN them, blind
l"'l, WIN ms ilGht IooI lald across the
,'|,' Ms rlE"I haI'n on the leg, and his
l''t h'nd on INC forehead OF tn" 'mcdi
"n'' ana raised a terrible tumult all
I,""I MN Wll'oN' disturbing the me
''u'l 'ho"Eh 10 hc pcrccpllblr to the
,'Nr'cnu Gentlemen = senSc ct touch
'H','n " Woont'' n',,N't whIch Iad been
l''''" "P'!E"t ~ W" incolum s. Tap,
T'"nH I'"' up on ms "'a' ana Icp"rlcd
Wv 'I"n,u','G FvI',I''y III tho '"ntaS'lc