Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-15

Monday night.
The Richmond E"quirer, says: He Was fav
ored with large auJleHce, composed OF many
If the best otizens-lsdics aud gentlemen--ot
Richmond.
Browu is young man, Of about twenty.
6ge wears, slender, stoops little, wears loug
hair aud is rather graceful in his move
meuts
Promptly at s O'Clock be appeared before
the audience, and having made his salutatory
bow, remarked that as be supposed there Vas
some curiosity to know something about his
career, he would give brief biography OF him
self. He was born aod raised 10 Iowa, aud un-
I'll four wears ago had pursued a mechanical
calling, but having discovered his power as a
mind reader be had giveu illustrations OF it to
his friends until calls became so IT. quent he
determined to devote himself to 1t for compen
satou. Il called il. said be, "mlud-readlng,
because the professors and other learned men
who tested my powers told me it was thai. l
am convinced, but do not ask you to believe,
euces," g." YOU may attribute these maui.
testatioDs to whatever cause your Judgment may
dictate"
By Mr.. Browns request committee of we'll
known geutlemen-amoDg whom were Mr.. b.
+. Leccb, of R ckbridge Judg. K. G. Mioor,
Mir. Isaac Davenport, Colonel w. U. Caring
top and Mr.. Geo. Watt, sr.,-were nomioated
by the audience and went upon the stage to
detect any trick or collusion that might be at
tempted in connection with any person behind
tho scenes.
The committee being seated upon the stage,
Mr. Brow r, quested them to select any per
SOD, and if thai person would give spme article
to person io the audience or hide It. be
(Br. } would fod it, Mr.. VIM. L Royal
being selected, Browu went behind the curtain
under guard of Two OF the committee, while
MIR. R iyall walked down the main aisle, then
down the side. and handed a pocket knife 10
Judge Minor, who was on the stage. Mr..
Brown was then brought in blindtoldcd by his
guard the committee two aud began the at
tempt to illustrate his supernatural power.
Taking Mr.. Royals lett haud and placing it 10
his own furehead, Brown rubbed Royals fore
head for while, telling him TO concentrate his
mlud upon the thing hid aud the place where it
had been hidden. Suddenly Brown. still
holding Royall's haud to his (Brown's) fore
head, came down from the stage, passed rapidly
through the aisle, between rows OF benches,
and back to the stage, where he placed his
hand neryously upon the hea ds of Judge Minor
and other committeeman, as be had done with
several persous in the audience. Presently be
took otf the bandage and confessed himself
unable to operate with Mr.. Royal. The com-
ult,ee then selected another gentleman, DR..
Hereford, Pennsylvania, sojourniDg at the
ST. Claire Hotel.
Great astoDishment and oommotion was
caused at this point by uoatic who arose
among the people 10 the orchestra chairs, and
wildly waving his bands, exclaimed, Il CONTROL
ed him did by the power of the Lord re-
strain him." Cries of"Put him out. ;" Then
turning towards the door the fellow screamed.
"He (Royal) is set apart to preach the Gospel !
The power of the Holy Ghost has decended
upon him." Here somo one cried, police !!
aud the fellow disappeared quickly, and the
people laughed heartily, partly at MIR. Royals
apparent discontinue.
With him MIR. Brown had 90 difficulty 10
carrying out the ''tss," to success. Next the
cuwmlttee WAS invited to select gentleman
who should come upon the stage and think Of
would bllpdtoId himself, aud holding the gen
tlsman hand to bis forehead wou g to The
person. Major James H Dooley was selected,
and he having thought of Captain Charles +.
Taylor, Mr.. Brown led the Major up the aisle,
and backward and forward, then between a long
row of seats and placed bis hand Oh Captain
Tsylor's head. This performance was greeted
with great applause, when Major Dooley said,
Yes, that is the man thought of,
!lr. Brown uoW called tor any person who
might be suffering with pain. He would tell
him where it was located. This was rather too
personal matter, and nobody showing aoy dis
position to have their ailments announced to
the audience, Dr. Hereford, very tall gentle
mon OF fifty, wearing a long beard and gold
spectaolss, mounted the stage in the midst OF
great applause, and whispered to the commit
tee the location of his pain.
The commotion amoug the committeeman,
sod the Ioug delay, 5000 indicated that there
vas som thing wrong. Either the doctor had
DO palu or it wouldn't do 10 tell. de turned
quickly, ran his 6ngers through his scaoty hair,
aud strlding towards Brown, poured into bis
ear something mysterious, then took his hat and
lett hastily.
Mr. Brown said, IL .dies aod gentlemen,
the doctor requests mo 10 say that owing to the
location '-thrn Brown broke down, and seeing
What was coming, joined them in couvulslve
laughter. but presently added, lowing to the
location laughter Of bis pain the doctor asks to
be rxus d. Then came uproarious laughter
aud storm of applause.
Another person went up, and the medium,
olludolded. aud holding the subjects hand to
his forehead, felt his head, body and limbs,
sod located the pain correctly 10 the right
arm.
With Gen. P. T. Moore, MIR. Brown failed
1ospell out name which Gen. Moore thought
or but succeeded 10 the same experiment with
Ar. W. r. Trigg. He also performed sue.
essstul experiments with Mr.. Willie Price,
Professor Powell, DR.. James Wayts and Mr..
Branch.
The committee announced that the expert
m"uts had been fairly conducted, and that they
cVud uot pretend to explain them.
10 US it appeared that MIR. Browns feats
aete evidently due to mesmerlc influence over
The subjects With whom he made successful ex-
periments.
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