The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-13

BALDWlNH EAPodE OF bPtRfTUAIi5MI--
Before a croWed house last evening, Prof.
S.S. Baldwin made one Of the complelest
.ShoWings up" Of spiritualistic aid ever
seen In the city. ATS O'Clock, despite the
very diSagreeable weather, the Opera
House was filled by people Of all ages,
sizes and belief, among them large mum.
Der Of ladies, the creme de Ia creme Of the
Nail City.
The entertainment throughout was Of
a unique character, Mr.. Baldwin proving
as full Of wit as Of spiritualistic mystery,
and keeping the house in roar Of
laughter half the time. The entertain
ment opened with 4 pilhy and decidedly
interesting little talk by the Professor
as 10 what he proposed to do. The fol.
lowing gentlemen were selected by the au.
dience as committee to supervise the
entertainment: DR.. R.W. Hazielt, Sheriff
Tingle, Mr.. Henry Stamm, Mr.. Wash.
Rumble and Mr.. Jacob W. Grub. The
Professor then proceeded with a series
Of remarkably clever manifestations,
such as pouring wine and water
from the came pitcher the famous
rope and handCuH tricks Of the
Davenport and Eddy brothers, and a
number oil other equally interesting
manifestation The spirit writing on
q slate, practiced by DR.. Slade, was fully
and humorously shown up. Professor
Baldwin quite successfully practiced the
imposition on Sheriff Jingle and Mr..
Henry Stamm. In connection with the
rope trick the Professor put on coat be.
longing to Mr.. Stamm, while tied and in
the cabinet, and then, allowing his wife
to securely sew 1t in front, and also to
sew the sleeves together, the doors we're
closed, and of the garment flew, without
breaking a stitch, TO the establishment Of
all present.
The Professor was tied securely in his
chair with strong ropes by the committee,
and his hands, feet and elbows we're also
securely tied in the same way, each man
struggling to make the knots thoroughly
secure. The knots were also sealed with
wax 30 that no movement could be made.
Mr.. Wash Rumble then took his place in
chair in the cabinet with the Professor,
holding him securely by the knees. The
door was closed and the uproar began.
Tambourines, fsh.horns, dinner.bells, rat.
Tie boxes ard all the uproar Of a Pandemo.
mum serenade joined in colossal effort
to destroy the committee man, but upon
opening the doors there sat the Professor,
tied in the same position, with Mr., Rum.
bic in his chair, tambOrine balanced on
his head, looking for all the world like
the Mikado Of Japan or some other pub.
lie funclionary.
AZ shown By Baldwin, the means BY
which some Of the more mysterious man.
itestations are wrought are 80 simple,
when exhibited under gaslight, that we
are led to wonder al the capacity Of hui.
man crsdUlity in being fooled. As he
untoIded the various receptions he was
greeted with hearty applause By the
audience. Taken altogether, il may be
considered the most strangely marvellous
and ingenious piece Of deception aud ex.
posure that could be imagined.
The Professor distributed pieces Of
paper among the audience, requesting
the recipients TO write thereon btiei
questions. His wife was then thrown
into a trance, and answered the queslious
that had been written The writers Of
the questions kept the papers on which
the interTogatories were inscribed, secret
ly and securely, not letting them out Of
their own hands.
The Katie Kips, ~, r.iary. rae ,l,n rivop
by Mira. Baldwin, and II the original
Katie went through all the preliminary
tying that our apparation did, We do no.
wonder at the effect il had on the mind
Of Robert Dale Owen. Faces and forms
appeared and talked, and finally Katie
King walked out on the stage in person.
The Baldwins vii! give second en-,
tertainment this evening, and close their
engagement.