The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-13
Z SPIRITUALISM.
me Theory Ka0eked Highern .
Kite-Ons Way Less Of Tread.
ing the Mysterious Paths TO
the Unknown World.

LILO OPorn AAo - -
pit to dome, last night, to witness tne an
tertainment given by. rroies-
sor Baldwin, the "splrituai eA'
poser" When the curtain rose the fro'
fessor IN a well-timed address, which was
delivered IN q witty style, announced
what he proposed to do in the way OF
exposing that great fraud call.
ed spirituslism. The first thing IN
order was the selection OF
q committee out OF the audisnce, whose
duty it was to 60 upon the stage and see
that no thicanery was practlced, ana
Messrs. Henry Stamm, Sheriff Geo n.
Jingle, DR.. Robert Hszlett, Jacob " ::
(1rubb and Wash. Rumble were selected
as such committee. The professor gave
several demonstration in spiritual way,
and distributed paper throughout the au-
dience on which different questions were
to be written, to be answered
bv Mrs. Baldwin while IN q
trance. While the questions were being
written he and his assistant were
tied on chairs IN the cabinet, the
committee pronounclng them securely
fastened, and the doors of the cabinet
closed. In q few moments first class
Mardi Gras procession was heard moving
about in the cabinet the blowing OF
horns, ringing of bells and playing OF
musical instruments. adding largely to
the galety of the seance. This continued
for while, when the doors OF the cabinet
were thrown open and thetwo gentlemen
who had him SO securely tied by the
committee walked out on to the stage,
with the rope in their hands. Other
cabinet seances were given, and were
truly wonderful, the professor in one IN
stance being securely handcuffed oy
Sheriff Tingle and freeing himself; and
in another, going into the cabinet, closing
the doors, and tying himselfln DO SECONDS,
after which the committee were again
called upon to see that he was securely
tied, and pronounced him to be fastened
To the chair so that it was I'M
possible to free himself. The knots were
then sealed with wax, so that no move.
mert could be made without breaking
the seals, and the Professor borrowing
coat from one of the committee, the doors
of the cabinet were again closed for lew
moments, and on opening them, ne had
put on the coat, and was still tied, the
seals Oh the knots being unbroken. Inc
coat was then securely sewed together IN
front, and the sleeves also sewed together,
and the doors again closed, when to the
establishment OF all, he relieved himself
of the garment and threw it out through
the top of the cabinet the thread being
uubroken, after which he presented
slate to Sheriff Tingle and MIR. Stsmm,
on which hey wrote their names, and
taking it into the cabinet with him, he
being securely tied, messages were writ
ten on the slate by imaginary spirits, ad-
dressed to the two gentlemen Damed, rs
follows:
TO Mr.. Geo. X. Tngte:
Beware of Beechel's fate; for you, too,
will be caught. MARY JANE.
10 Mr.. Henry Stamm:
You are good, pure and innocent, and
/ won't warn you.
Tom COLLINS.
Of course this set the audience wild,
and the laugh was on our worthy
shreiff, but before the laughter
had subsidized, the announcement
was made by the spirits that
they had lied, ard Mr.. Stsmm was the
SUBJECT of amusement.
Numerous other seances of an equally
as mysterious nature, and equally well
executed were performed, but we will
only give space to few of the questions
answered by Mrs. Baldwin, while in q
trance, which were propounded by gen.
tlemen in the audlehce, thay retaining
the questions in their possession, which
were written on pieces o; paper, until
answered:
MIR. Geo. Stein wanted to know if the
Riverside mill would run till July LIST,
and the reply was in the affirmative.
Dana l.. Hubbard asked about the
next Congressman, but the answer was
unsatisfactory, the lady confusing the
question with the postmsstershlp, and re-
plying that Archie Campbell would be
the next postmaster.
T.. Noble wanted TO know If the
Murphy movement would be success,
and was greatly elated to receive an
affirmative answer.
Henry Sprucebank propounted the
conundrum, "When shall We three meet
again." and the answer Wa, III death.
j. Nj. Weis inquired - to the death OF
man named HENDERSON, and received
the answer that he was killed by the
cars, and the manner OF his death was
infinitely described.
Ii. L. Slack Was particularly DESTROYS
of knowing when he would be married,
and was allowed six weeks of grace in
which to make preparations for shutting
of the coil OF single blessedness.
&. A. Helmbright wanted to know If
he would be successful in business, but
the tone of his humor changed when in
formed that he would, but would be
murdered in two years and nine months,
for his money.
Numerous other questions wero asked,
among which was one IN rela-
ton to Charlie Johnson's becoming
a benedict. The medium replied that
she SAW man surrounded by tour
children, and that Charles would be
married in short time.
With one exception the answers were
all in accord with the questions asked,
and created some considerable amuse-
ment among the audience. The seances
were not al explained last night, but it
was announced that tonight they would
be further explained and the props com.
pletely kicked trem under the fraud of