American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-30
CANTON, MISS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
A JUGGLER's CONFESSION

A JUGGLER'S CONFESSION
A Conscience stricken Medium Con
fesses His Fraud, md Offers to Isefunt
All Money Paid to Him.
From the Salt Lake Tribune.I e
Mr.. Charles B. Cutler, well known
medium, gave a private entertainment
last evening at the house of Rev. r.. M
Kirby, at which about thirty persons
were present. The performance was Of
so novel q character that it was pro
nounced by a number stas good as 9
play" Some of its incidents we pro:
pose to explain. Mr.. Cutler, as we are
informed, is on a visit to this city, on
the invitation of three or four gentle.
men who desired to apply crucial test
to him, and if he performed the feat, to
openly avow their faith as Spiritualists.
How the test resulted we are not at lib
erty to divulge, but the upshot is shown
in the mediums recusancy and his will
ingness to expose the many and cum
ming tricks of his trade. The exhibit
ton last evening was mainly for the
purpose of proving his skill as medi-
um, and to this end he went through all
the tricks that are commonly exhibited
on the platform and in the cabinet.
The most complicated knots with which
hands and feet were bound were united
in few seconds. An iron collar, pad
locked ON his neck, and handouts of all
designs, were removed with unfailing
readiness. A wooden stock-resem-
bling the pillory we read of in English
history-was produced, and the head
and wrists of the operator inserted. He
extricated himself with the greatest
case. 1z
In dark seance, he was again Sc
curely bound, and his hands placed over
the hands of visitor, the spirit music
was produced and the guitar fourished
around the heads of all in the room.
In the cabinet he was again securely
tied with rope, and thread fastened
round his neck and attached to the
chair. Materialized spirits instantly
peopled the dark chamber, and hands
and faces appeared at the window in
restless profusion. When the cabinet
was re-entered by the audience; the
medium was still securely fastened in
his chair, and the thread appeared I'M
disturbed. Enough was shown to sat
isfy his audience that his talent as a
medium is first class, and that his
promised exposure of his tricks would
prove all the spiritual manifestations
yet given to be mere fraud and decep-
ton. @
For further information we are re-
quested to refer the reader to Rev. r.
NJ. Kirby, E. L. Il. Harrison, Eli B.
Kelsey, Andrew Smith (policeman),
Henry w. Lawrence and F. C. ARM
strong. The following letter explains
more fully. 4E
THE INTENDED EXPOSE.
SPIRITUALIsTs AND FRIENDS: Some
years ago began the investigation of
the phenomena of spiritualism, and for
time believed that these phenomena
were what they were claimed to be.
But as continued my Investigations,
detected how most of these phenomena
were produced, and soon became con-
WINGED that all manifestations, claimed
to be produced by spirit agency, were,
as matter of fact, produced by the me-
diums themselves. I then thought I
would try to become a medium myself,
knowing that mediums are sought after,
fattered and made much of.
I began with the more common
phases, such as rappings, table-tippings
and other slight manifestations. 1 af-
forwards procured cabinet and began
Undertaking., producing hands and
faces, which were often recognized by
members of the circles. Then / began
the rope-tying and untying, and having
made myself proficient in that line, 1
went further and began to produce
blood-writing on the arms; next fol-
lowed making myself perfect in the dark
circles. 1 then tried to learn how the
handouts were removed, which 1 did
very readily. Floating instruments,
lights and other tricks 1 found helped
to amuse, SO l passed all of these off as
also coming from some unseen power.
have gained quite notoriety as a
&C spiritual medium all over the United
States, and for some time have been
constantly travelling as a medium"
and never yet has any one detected me
in the least imposture. ~.
Having seen the great harm that 9TH
er mediums, as well as myself, are
doing to the minds of scores of people,
1 have determined to come before the
public and acknowledge L have been
deceiving them. 1 shall show all who
wish to know just how 1 have done all
of these tricks. l will, next Saturday
evening, September 16, at the Liberal
Institute, give an expose of many of the
famous tests of so-called "mediums. !"
will also expose the following tests:
[ will allow committee of six reliable
citizens to tie me as they please, and
will loosen myself before them in less
time than any medium can. will also
tie myself, will allow a solid
iron ring to be riveted upon
my neck, and I will take the ring off
without removing the rivets. l will do
Mrs. Compton's celebrated stock test
1 will remove handouts; materialize
hands, faces, and have form walk out
of the cabinet while l am supposed to
be securely bound to my chair. I
will allow myself to be ironed to the