Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-03
DIR. Watson Again.

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l thought | would write no more in re-
gard to the Miller seances, no matter
what might be published respecting them
or myself. In your issue Friday in the
closing sentence you say: Fraud is no
name for the imposition practiced on
this good-hesrted old gentleman" We
are on different planes, consequently see
things from a different standpoint, and
while vol sympathize with me "a fellow
feeling makes US wondrous kind" and
l therefore sympathize with you in
your efforts to ascertain the truth. /
will, therefore, respectfully suggest not
to use so much of your valuable space
Tin search of truth TO so little purpose.
| concede to you sincerity in your
search" and will do as / am directed,
bear cheerfully all you may say respect.
ing the dark and rugged road you have
to travel in its pursuit. But | notify
you now that ere long you will have to
retract what you have written relative to
yonr discoveries. / therefore respect
fully suggest that you suspend for
awhile so as not to wear out your
readers with this spirit business" until
we arrange after my return from Arkan-
sss for the benefit Of the newspaper
men,"
How any sane man can believe that it
is Mrs. Miller that comes out, is to me
very astonishing, after she has been
tied by the committee and wei the test
of the LEDGER man complied with of
tying her with q cord and let the ends
Of it extend out and be held by parties
in the audience, is to me as %unaccount-
able as my having the wool pulled over
my eyes" as the LEDGER man says. If
the press wishes to give the truth they
should state the facts as they occurred.
For instance, | had Mr.. Johnston, of the
Appeal, 90 With me and see that a cord
was wrapped around her arms, one end
of which be was required TO hold, which
he declined; yet he says not a word
about that test in his report. In addition
to that | tied her to the chair with a
cord, in hard knots, which was kept
there until the sesnce was over. My
motto is, Let justice be done though
the heavens fall" l think the only
sensible explanation of this matter
without admitting the spiritual theory
is that Mrs. Miller's double" comes out,
leaving her physical body confined, as it
certainly is, in the chair. But to admit
this would be q surrender of the question;
Tor il she has an Inner" being that can
come outside Of herself and do. what is
done, then after we have laid aside our
physical form, then our "inner-man" can
communicate with us and show them
selves to us. But facts are stubborn
things and do not lie" Often when
we see, as we have often done, children
walking about ON the platform, when we
have felt their tiny hands, we know it
can't be Mrs. Miller. Often a number
have been out at a time at our developing
circle so as 70 utterly annihilate the
double" theory.
l have been forced to be rather con-
spicuous in these matters-not of choice,
but from necessity. | felt it a duty |
owed to the cause Of truth as well as to
them to assist them out Of their INDECENT
condition. This | shall never regret.
Then a great many say | must be there
when they go, which has become 30
great q lax upon my time that | must
beg to be excused. / have been com.
PEELED TO refuse admittance to a num-
Der Of friends at different times, when |
would have greatly preferred to have
gone home myself than to have seen
them leave. | was requested to invite
some persons to be there last night,
which | did selecting as far as ! could
those who had been refused admittance
previously. On arriving at the time last
night / learned that the medium had
been hard at work and was unable to
give a seance, 80 that those very persons
who had been excluded before had TO
submit 10 it again. / did, however, get
the assurance of Mr.. Miller that they
should have the preference at the seanee
on next Monday night, and now beg of
people who desire to witness these mani
festations to see Mr.. Miller and make
their arrangements with him as to the
[ time they can be admitted. On my re-
turn home, q week hence, | shall find
my business so much behind that it will
l require several days and nights to catch
5 up with it. | hope therefore that / shall
not be stopped on the streets, as | have
? been so much recently, by parties wish
ing to 60 TO these seanees.
' have other channels OF eommunica-
1 ton that are ten-foh more interesting to
J. me than anything | have ever had with
a Mrs. Miller. Yet her mediumship is
what most people desire on the physical
: plane, and now express the opinion that
2 when she is properly developed she will
I be the best medium for that phase OF
n manifestation that there is in the Union.
have already spun this scroll out sew
eral times the length that / intended,
J yet permit me to say in conclusion that
after the crowd left last night a few of
US, one from Nashville and one from
! Tuscaloosa, tied her securely, then nailed
y her dress down TO the floor, and stuck A
0 pin in the floor between her feet-all of
which we're found to be Gs arranged every
time she was examined, so that her dress
bad to be torn loose from the floor after
!. the eance was over. In a few seconds
after thus confined q fine looking lady
y walked out as independently as ever
9 mortal need to do. She shook the wire
{ fence IS though she could tear i. down.
came OF the platform and walked about
the room as any other human. She then
asked for s coat that was hanging on a
: chair, which wac given her, when she
? took e chair and laid it dowa GA the
floor, spread the coat on the floor, and
lay down upon it. At another time ono
! came down and got a chair, took it to
7 the platform and stood upon it, taking
another chair and raising il 90 far above
! her bead as she could reach. They came
to the outer edge Of the platform and
talked to the parties from Tuscaloosa
Q and Nashville.
, And now, Mr.. Editor, excuse me for
7 tnis and promise you If you will " wait
a q time with patience" you shall yet see
! greater things than these.