The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-03
MountainVieW Mystery Exposed

WUulllalllIlGn WJo'V' lAPooou
The Theories of Gas, Electricity
and SpirituaIism knocked
Higher'n a Kite"
circumstances which Point 20 Della
Duyai, as the Mischief Making Ell
The Postmaster Physicians Bun
die of Affidavits and "stOur Aru'
cIes Ready for the Waste Haskell
Evidence which the Strongest I'm
agination Cannot Overcome-The
SpirituaIistic Bugbear Completely
sIauRhtered-HOw Lady Saw a
Red Move while IL Remained Sta
rionary-Ths Veil OF illusion Lift
ed and Common Sense Pfedomi-
mates.
At last there has been ray of light
thrown on the Mountain View mystery,
and the farms of Messrs. Duvall and NC
Coma. will cease to have that attraction
with which they have been blessed. Yes'
terday morning the report was current
on the street and spread rapidly, that
the spirituslistic manifestations at the
Duysil farm were being made with re-
doubled vigor, and that the restless
shirt whose wicked acts while In the
flesh would not al ow "its' soul to rest in
peace was having things @its' own way
All this coming to the ears OF the
"sP1RITUALIsT REPoRTER"
of the REGISTER, the fastest goer in Mr..
Fred Husemsn's livery stable WAS imme-
diately chartered, al d in company with
that ger tleman the reporter was soon
beng whirled with trightful velocity out
the Csdiz pike, towards Mountain View.
Nothing disturbed his equilibrium or
nothing could divert his thoughts but the
one absorbing topic, the spirits which had
caused such grest disorder in Belmont
county. On the way out several
tanners living in the vicinity OF where
the spirits had been operating were con-
versed with, and all with one accord at
t,ibuted the cause to human agency, and
nearly all concurred with the sugges-
ton in the REGISTER OF yesterday morn
lng, that the Duval girl was at the bot
tom of the mystery. Driving on, the
destination of the spiritual investigators
was soon reached, and
THEIR RECEPTION AT THE HOUSE
was anything but fattering. The post
master doctor WAS there ze4lously gusrd-
ing the property and interests
of those whose cause he had
espoused, and the parties at the
Duval mousse were informed as TO the
individuality of the persons seeking
admission to the premises. Walk
ing up to the gate, enter.
log the yard surrounding the
house of spirituaistic notoriety, on
which was sign, "No sdmlttsnce," Mr..
Husemen and the reporter were met by
Mr.. McComas, and after tbs usual salu-
tatrons the following conversation ensued.
which forciblv reminded the twain that
THEIR PRESENCE WAS NOT WANTED.
Reporter-Good evening, Mr.. Nc
Comas, is there any truth in the report
that the manifestations have grown more
violent, ard has anything trsnspired
worthy OF noteI
Mr.. McComas-l have charge OF these
premises to-day; we have decided to give
40 information to strangers; we were I'M
posed upon, yesterday, by dishonest
person who misrepresented himself, and
that sign mo admittance") speaks for
itself. fit is not plain enough, | will
be palmer.
Reporter oh, that is perfectly plain
we are endowed with the gift OF reading
and OF course it has but one meaning
that we are debarred the privilege OF In
vestigating the matter further.
MIR. McComas then walked toward
the house, and was soon en-
gagged in conversation with DR.
! Todd, and while so engaged Mr.
| Duvall, the owner OF the farm, came up
with whom we entered into conN ersation
and who was about to give recital Of
what had trsnspired, when Mr.. Nc
Comas again appeared on the scene and
warned MIN not to "tell anything if he
DIDN'T WANT IT PUBLISHED"
reminding him that he WAS talking tc
a newspaper man. With this lnforms
ton Mr.. Duvall turned his back on the
twain and walked away, leaving the re.
porter and companion alone, VINO soon
after lett the premises minus any further
particulars Of Whatever nature, and
returned to Bridgeport. AT this place
they were more fortunate than at the
Duvall place. A gentleman was found
who had been an almost constant visitor
at the scene OF the manifestations since
! their commencement, and who detailed
infinitely facts which put to route al
iallacious theories OF gas, electricity OF
spirits, but pointed to
DELLA DUvALL AS THE MEDIUM
through whom all the manifestation:
heretofore reported had taken place
| Our informant, who is q gentlemen
of reliability, states that ne was
present ut the Duvsll house almost
u half hour after the manifestations com
menced, on Saturday last, and that he re-
manned there until Sunday morning
During this time, he says, the manifesto.
tons were the greatest, and that IN each
and every demonstration made, the cir.
| cumstsnCes went to show that Della
Duvall was IN some way connected there
with. In one instance, the gentlemen
went into room where a bed had just
been thrown to the floor, the quilts not
yet having settled over the bed-tick. and
found the
GIEL ON HER HANDS AND KNEES