The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-09
FROM THE CLOUDS.
Voices from Spirit kand-A Mino
Reader NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Humorous CONVEX
satt0ns with the
Departed.

To see and hear is to believe, is an old
adage, and having seen and heard, the
REGISTER reporter now sits on the
RAGGED edge OF sonnet hing that he know
atS nothing about and wonders greatly
a, the phenomenon. Yesterday we In
terviewed Prof. BALDWIN, the mind read
or and exposer of Spiritualism, at the
Grant House, and were astonished. we
say astonished, because we know not from
whence the Professor becomes possessed
of the power he has, nor can we solve
the my stery by reference to any WORKS
within our limited knowledge. The gen.
tleman himself cannot satisfactorily ex-
plsin the mystery, nor does he attribute
il to Spirltusllsm; in fact, at times he is
as fairly staggered by the answers ne
gives as the parties to whom they are
owen. We were ushered into Prof.
Baldwin's room by ccmely moke, ana
finding him alone at once proceeded to
interview him regarding his singular
profession.
Observation-Disclosures, understand that
YOU are a mind reader, and can also con-
verse with persons in spirit land.
Professor-Yes, sir; be seated; am
happy to see you; you are representa-
tive of the REGISTER, believe.
lfRep.-That is the paper l have the
honor to represent, and as we are always
alive to any new feature presen Led, l am
here for the purpose OF witnessing q
demonstration in the way OF mind read
ing and to hold sweet converse with those
who have gone hence.
Prof.-Very well, | will accommodate
YOU; be seated, and l will giveyou an ex-
hibition OF my skill in that line. In the
first place. Il will give you several pieces OF
paper on which you will write the name
of the person with whom you wish to
communicate, and also write the ques-
ton or questions you desire answered.
While you are writing them l will
TURN MY BACK
to YOU. and after You have written them
you will please to fold them up IN small
pellets, and lay them on the table, mix
ing them up, so that you yourself cannot
distinguish one fl ON the other. would,
however, ask that you write questions
that have no connection with subjects
that are well-known, and on subjects
known only to yourself, that it may be
made more palpable to you that l am
not conversant Herewith.
The Professor then turned his back,
and we began the work Of sciibbling
questions for him to answer, asking some
very foolish ones, in order to more fully
test his powers as mind reader, and
medium through which we could con-
verse with the spirits of those who
have gone before. Having written a
number of questions, we folded
the pieces of paper on which they were
written into small pellets, aud
MIXED THEM UP
on the table in front of Us, so that we
ourselves could not distinguish them
apart. Then calling to the Professor,
announced that we we ready for the test.
The Professor picked them up one by
one; touched his forehead with them and
replaced them on the table, and then re-
quested us to take up one at Il time of
the pellets and hold It firmly IN the palm
of our hand. This we did, and felt con-
fident that we were about to get the best
of trickster at his own game; but how
well we succeeded, the sequel will show,
We took one of the pellets from the
table, ignorant OF Whist its contents were;
firmly clasped it III our hands, and anx-
iously awaited the failure of the PROBES
sor to tell US
WHAT WE HAD WRITTEN,
and hold sweet converse with him whom
we had addressed expecting, OF course,
to see q mind reader & We up in despair.
THE FIRST
question asked was: "Gen. Custer, were
you annihilated through treacheryF
The professor Immediately wrote on
piece Of paper, and signed Clusters name
to the document: "Hon. VIM. NJ. Cody
should give you his version of the affair;
it would make your blood run cold. Yes,
it WAS treschery of the vilest kind"
THE SECOND
pellet we took from the table was ad-
dressed to a friend in Missouri who had
died of typhus fever, and back came the
answer: 1.-The mans name is Stephens,
and he died of typhus fever"
THE THIRD
pellet was addressed to Horace Greeley,
and requested the Sh"st of that gentle
man to let US know wht. business Archie
Campbell had at Washington City. The
spirit of the late lamented, through the
Professor answered, and gave the name
of the party to whom the note was ad-
dressed, and said he was trying to strike
the Keynote to Hayes heart that he
might procure postmastership."
THE FOURTH
pellet was addressed to, Kung-fu-tse (Con-
tucius) and the question asked was,
whether the Mtettgencer man would
keep the pledge, now that he had signed
it. The professor called "the turn" on
the note; TO whom addressed, and the
question asked, and the spirit OF
the great Confucius responded: "Me
likee &. Washee; nebbee lie. Hal
sted no keepee Pledge; he tslkee to
Wah Lee and dlinkee liquor; he Mclean
man and dlinkee alice samee; he lie alice
weekee; no goodee; bad Mclean man"
| This was a sumner for US, and being
impressed with the truth of the remarks
OF the great lConfucius, we desisted from
further questioning, with the exception
of the "hog ordinance" to which the
spirit of Arte mus Ward replied that sit
cannot was"
AS regards the answers to the ques-
tions propounded, We place no confidence
whatever, but there Is certainly some
thing strange in the manner in which
the Professor becomes aware of the con.
tents Of the pellets, which are not opened
until after the answer is given. We
shall further pursue the subject, and, if
possible, bull-doze the secret of the mind
reader.
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