The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-26
SPIRIT SHOWS YET GOING.
THE HOLwEsEs mn UTLLTfM EDDY
STILL PER EORMINO.
John and Katie kiug Appea ring Regularly
In Philadelphia, and uonto In New Jersey
,,hn nv a.. No. \

In Philadelphia, and n onto IN New Jersey
-Bnsiuc~s tnhurt by SHADES BAD Luck.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. A.--Tho exposure
of Nc. and Mrs. HOmes, the Spiritualists, In
their Katie King trick, about ye.r ago, did not
drive them out Of the business. They soon had
their show IN opci alton. although they were
careful to exclude apy BODY who seemed like a
determined Investigator. They are now the oc-
cupants Of house IN Locust street, where they
give exhibitions almost nightly, and arc taking
In large amount Of money. They have ola1o.
rated their matetializafions greatly, and are
deliehting the believers VINO thronT their par
lors. Mlny visitors to toe Centennial show
were attracted. Itis said that their income has
reached 500 a week, and that they have ac-
oumulatcd moderate fortune. Among the
dead persons now habitually represen,ed as
emerging from the llomeses cabinet - WASH
ington, fashioned closely after the Stuart per-
IT It. carefully dressed, aud carrying a gorgeous
sword. lie does not SPEAK. but bows witl Dug
niaed courtesy. Lafayette, another frequenter
of the cabinet. also abstains from speech. John
King retains his prominencs IN the show, and
talks freely. He exhorts his hearers to refrain
from any "physicsl tests such as grabbing
the appartions-beciu aus, Us he says, the me-
diuuistic powers oil Mr.. aud Mrs. Holmes are
thereby endangered. lie argues that the spirits
ought to b. left To themselves To furnish PROOF
Of their genuineness. aud he - especially severe
on believers who indulge la tests. IL will ne 70
membered that the exposure was caused ~ the
confession o. the woman VINO persOnated Katie
King; but h Iie KING stil appears AT rare int r
v A., ana even tuen does not often venture out
OF the irk iuteriar VI the cabinet she Is
es ecitily shy when unbclltveis are pr sent.
Skeutics suggest that the new Katie King Is
afraid OF being seen by persons VINO san the
other Katie King. and that the dincre nee IN
Their faces might be commented on. MIR. mos.
*. Hazard. an undoubtedly honest Spilitualist.
has oeen here, aud he Wa favored with "a eIOse
inspsc ion of the new Katie.
fAN nAf mi lFft q nal
" gracefully arrlyed IN the purest white, aud
wearing long nne lace veil, wnicn she held ON
full lace to the view OF all y. esent. MIS-.
Holiness darker dress could tie seen all I Is
time from where sat. though | could not dis
Germ her lace. she gave me- permission 10 ap.
proacn ana take her hand. Her u 70 wa.
should tnIuk. ABOUT twO-tnirds the proportion
of Mrs. Holiness. My eyes were within Twelve
~ fifteen Inches OF her lace, the dehcate rose
tinted complexion OF wnicn was clear almost To
transparency. 10 say tnat | saw her features
pl may would convey cut an Inadequate cOncep-
lion OF the realty. was Tor a moment startled
with their chiseled disunctness. Though not
ytictly symmetrical hers was indeed marked
lace, winch once seen could nos readily tie for
gotten a face pervaded with a touching express
sion 81 quiet resig datiOn, DeauDing with truth
ami inteiiigencc, aud surmoun. ed with "A fore
head sucn as a superior intellect can alone ia, =
Ion to meet Its own demands from within.
without being exactly what might be called
pretty, V seemed ~ II It might empody snd ex
press all tnat Is devoted. ennObliug, aud bedutl-
ful ~ the female character, bordering On the
sublime
his nelai u " NtcuulOuS 10 W al ne Sees anu
reauiiy declares that a woman who shows her-
self at the door Of tbs cabinet Is nls wife. Otner
spectators pick out relatives from the many d.
ures hat appear IN the aim lignt, aud altogether
the Huimeses are satisfying the class Of ople
VINO nay 10 see the performances.
william EDDY, one VI the oIigtnators OF the
performances at Cnlttenden' Nt has estabiis ed
himself at AncOra. n. j., about twenty mile :
from here. lie runs uUteI there, and dispenses
physical as well IA spirituai sust nance. He ID
making money rapidly HIS seances not
nucn different from those given III Vermont.
hOulO slukS duu InCVe Ol ulu, anu Olu Ar.
Brown. Mrs. Eddy and ABOUT all Of the former
collection show themselves. The Eddys boast
OF never having been exposed nor ~ lillian
hkeiy to be. A strong railing eKteuds M front
Of the cabinet, anu NOBODY not connected with
the show Is ever allowed To behind IL. 10
seize Esprit" is therefore a simple impossioil.
ity. Ibe people OF ALcurd are sCaudiiiz "a Dy
the presence vi EDDY. anu tue dutnOrities nave
been urged TO stop the "xnIpitlOns; yet many
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