National Republican., 1877-02-22
THE SPIRIT KING.
Asnor, sitting with Prof. Baldwin.

Prof. g. 8. Baldwin will expose spirltualsm
tonight at Lincoln Hail by the most marvellous
tricks Of which Spiritualism boasts. A repre-.
sentative Of the REruBLICAN, in company with a
friend, called upon the Professor, at his rooms In
this city, last evening Tho Professor is rather @
young man, with light hair, inclined to stand
straight up on his head, like Andrew Jackson'r.
He wears small moustache, and is very nervous
There was q large table in the centre Of tho
room. covered with papers, scrapbooks and cut
representing the Professor in the midst Of spirits,
and one startling representation Of tho devil, In.
terrnpting private seanee. The Professor &C.
corded the Visitors q cordial welcome, and Of.
The visitors glanced at the startling cuts, and
were about declining when tho Protector assured
them that the manifestation would be q mild
one. lie seated the visitors at ono side Of the
seat opposite them. He produced d number Of
sher heads to think who was dead. and then
ss Se Gould aS pSoy s g wSsn
in numIer were folded up into pellets,
The Professor then siS sSiosed his % eyes
picking up one Of the pellete, pressed II to his
ipnreheas; Thi: one did NO. snit, and he went
before he came 10 one that the spirits were ready
to answer. Then taking a pencil. he tapped
began 70 write. Inc same operation was
gone through with with each question
and the answer: were Invariably appropriate.
The Erratic Lorenzo.
one Of the questions asked was addressed to
the spirit Of LorenLo Dow, and II was, Docs
E%%ur spirit yI,it the EARTH The answer Was,
We're caused by brain diseased. Here I sec
things in a different light, and / am no longer
LoRrxzT Dow"
Booth Thinks Piatt n Fool.
wilkes Booth was asked, what do you think
Of Dom Patts folly ~
The Professor, while talking on other subj jccts,
!iSn; ma, picking S, e., tSs right pellet, said
shakspeare was questioned in regard to Lord
Bacon, and his lae0nc answer was, Bacon is q
Old Father Adam said, baldwin is a genuine
medium, but does not know or believe In his own
II do not believe in spirituallsm 4" said Prof.
Baldwin, but cannot explain how It is these
questions are answered. believe II Is natural
power l possess; splrtuallsts arc constantly
medium"
SIn your exhibition tomorrow night, will you
exhibit your mediumistic powers?m
mo, what Will do then will all be done
by triekery. ] will do every startling feat that
has been performed by ,splritualists, and aitor.
wards expose p The fraud by showing that they are
what do you think Of Mrs. Hardy, Professors'
asked one OF the visitors.
"That is hardly . fair question to ask me
Still, can say that do not believe In the per
formance Of any Of these materaliEes, and can do
the same thing myself
"How do you think she accomplishes III,
fraud I"
"By her fsot. could not do II, but any woman
who wears skirts can. My wife will do It,"
The Professor, in speaking of his natural Of
"mediumistic" powers, said that II placed In
dark room he could see, mentally, and deserib,
| the actions Of person thousand miles away.
Come to the hall tomorrow night, and will
show you something that will startle you,n sait
| the Professor, as his visitors left him.
Mrs. Hardy Rlves seance Friday night, whlel
VIII be interesting In the face OF the .so-cale,
| opposes, by Professor Baldwin. A geltlemai
offers to give Professor Baldwin five hundred dol
| lars, II he will give the same manife tat ons o
| Mrs. Hardy, under the same conditions.