The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-17
ANOTHER MEDIUM CokFESsEs.
HOW Jennings Fsolsd the Rochester People
some Ingentous Tricks.
syomns Rochess, Democrat and Car0nieh.

Contt
FyomMs Rochester Democrat and Chronicie
@. l.. Jennings, whose pretended spirit
ualistic seances have attracted much attention
In Rochester Elmira. and elsewhere, has mado
a full confession of the manner In which be de-
oeived the puelic. He has made the following
statements under oath:
The cabinet which used was partitloned by a
wire screen having the aperture in the vacant
end or side In which did not sit. | saw thgt |
could not stand this ties. at all, and that some
thing must DO done. decided to get an accom-
pnce, that we might consult together about
what was TO DO done. Often at the mdnight
hour we have gone to my room to plan what we
should do, and see n any alterations could be
made In the cabinet. We decided to remove q
small strip running across the top Of the door aud
forming part Of the casing. Our idea was TO hol-
low out space which would extend up into the
cornice of the caoinet large enough 20 hide
some false faces and Boards aud have tue piece
We removed fixed to work securely with
spring 40 we followed out small space. We
then replaced the piece, liking II hrin enough to
bold In case Of investigation. had my accom-.
plice paint me couple OF faces, one VI a man
ana the other OF woman. | then got a small
piece Of wire, which twisted ny t. put In my
pocket and told them l would hut the wire
door, as MI Cutter. the CONTROL SAID be Thought
| was strong enough t. mateflnlize through the
screen. | entered tho caDlnot. aud the singing
ana music commenced. ! straightened out tue
vire attached one OF the faces to Il, then rolled
the face up, poked 1t through the screen, and
then unrolled II 10y turning tue wire. also had
used as beard for myself. On this uight two
faces appeared NJ once, one at each aperture,
which almost threw the audience into ecstacies.
NV ac.ompiice was concealed ~ closet open
Ing on the cabinet. Al the end Of he closet
was simply the scanling ana silebolrds. Leiy-
lng Just space enough Tor my accomplire TO
stand. we played q false end In the closet, which
swung on hinges. From the closet II was i'm
possible to detect n deception. \ committee
appointed marched In with sealing VIZ aud
c,ndlc and sValed up the closet door anu the
window o. his uiscuneerted ms ana 50 the
conditions were pro Ounccd bad, ana no m tui-
festitiuns we're gwen, out, instead, gave them
short lecture on ~plfi ,ualisnl, aud stated that
the next night. prouahlt, cV,fything would DO
all right. he question was how to get my nc.
compl1ce OuI OF tue closet Alter all had gone
] returned, aud, heating D.. KNIFE, unse He'd the
door By this means 10 one could see that 10
had been done. We consulted together as to
what We could do, aad he struck upon plan
winch we adopted aud worked successfully. We
sealed all the screws aud sides light. but from
the inside We cut through the n.tchcd DOOR IN
one half OF IL could be opened.
didn't make much money, as / had TO divide
with my Hccomplire, VINO ht1 me Ia his power.
lie used false hair Wigs, boards, &c, ma put
hour ON us hdnds, u give ghostiY appedfduee.
We practised IN the DAYTIME, VITA myself as
audience aud he a, the spirit.
Many people cane. aud recognized in the
seances faces oi dece sci friend- One evening
attended temperance meet y In Riley Hall,
and heard Gen. Riley tell .bou ACouijah Green,
vuO forty years before kept hotel where the
MhItCOmD House now H.. Ia INV next soance he
sppe red. aud no one knew him. Bat on in
quiry tuey found such a man had lived here at
that time. and kept holel. / went up 10 Mount
usr. got the names Of Lieutenant Kline aud
Gen. stevens. For baby faces used piece
OF black selvetoen cutting out small round
hole for the face. This, pl aCed over u face.
lOOke Il like the small features OF babe.
Bouquets rings. etc, we're taken from the
hands U! the spectators aud returned while my
hands were In The st cKs. n Mr. Iubbs one
evening proposed ADDITIONAL seals TO the closet
door. l objected on tho ground that tho con
troll said too many alterations mad already been
made. Mr. Iubus finally asked me t. allow him
10 enter the clpset aud seal u ia us own way.
lhs control refused, Uut said at the next sitting
\ manifsstati ~ wuutd Oe given winch would
satisfy ala form would Na X out Of the C4bi-
not be satisfied until Ills demand was compiled
VITA, and furthermore, no more seauces could
be given until IL was done. | SAID was greatly
tucensed At the control, because tie would not
consent 10 TINS, but had NJ Alternative but to
stOH. TINS was twO weeks IgO. sir. Tuoos wls
determined. and saw the game was up. |
knew that the Rev. MIR. Sir4ttJn was .cqIAiut0l
Win some Of my Relatives. aud so | went to han
for advice. lie advised me " make d clean
br5ast vi 1t.