Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-05
CONSULTING SPIRITS.
Men Of National Reputation Who
Visit Mediums-Messnges From
the lannon's Dead.

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fed in the Vanderbilt will case as to
alleged communications in the spirit
world which he had obtained through
a course Of years for the Commodore.
Certainly" answered DR.. Mans
field, DIR. McCrary makes no secret
of his visits. You would be surprised
if | should tell you of the names of
persons who have consulted me in the
twenty-nine years that | have been
a writing medium.
Have you any objections to nam
ing a few of them?'
None whatever; here are books
containing my records. There are the
Lincolns, Mrs. Lincoln has been often
to see me, and has received many mes
sages from her husband james Cor
don Bennett, the elder, used to come,
and his wife, Mrs. Henrietta Bennett,
was a firm believer. She was here
many times, Ex-Governor N. p. Tai
mage, of Wisconsin, was a frequent
visitor. John w. Edmonds used to
get more satisfactory communications
through me than through any other
medium. | have also given communi-
cations from the spirit world TO Ben
Wade, Joshua r. Giddings and Vice
President Wilson"
WAS Mr.. Wilson a believer"
"Yes, sir; they found one of my com
munieations in his pocket when he
died"
Have you any strong-headed, prac-
teal business man on your listY'
"0h, yes. There was Alvin Adams.
the well-known member of the stock
company that is known as Adams Elk
press Company. Judge Silas NJ. Still.
we'll is another man. Z. B, Ward, the
Detroit millionaire, and Rev. Thomas
X. Beecher.'
ANY SCIENTISTS" ,
Professor Agassiz frequently came
here"
"Do you mean to say that Professor
Agassiz came as a believer"
well, he used to come here to in
vestigate, ! used to tell him he wa.
like Boston new rum-about half anC
! half. He used to come with Professo
C. C. FELTON,, Professor Bush used t
come, too-the professor of Hebrew il
! the New York University"
More of the living persons of not
, would make interesting reading"
} Eyes; but people have a delicac.
, about having these matters brought u
| for public ridicule. You may pu
down Joe Jefferson as a firm believer
f and a most enthusiastic one, There i
no mistake about that. Then Their
2 are Grace Greenwood and Don Plat
5 Elder Evans of the Shakers, and An
} %toinette Doolittle."
Can you name any rich Spiritualis
in New York;"
I Eyes; there is DR.. Henry j, New
7 ton, who is said to be worth a millio
d dollars. He is president of the EcleC
tic Medical College"
ANY other names of your VII
itors2'
Here is that of John Pierrepon
the poet, Robert Dale Owen, Theodol
n Parker, Gerrit Smith, William Col'
man, of London, Charles Sumne
Charlotte Cushman, the actress, Judl
Carter, of Ohio, Bishop Doane, j.
LeGrand, Chief Justice of Maryland
. DR.. Napoleon B. Wolfe, of Cincinnati
n Freeman, the artist and painter of ii
royal family, the Rev. DR.. Thomas |
/ Bond, Glendy Burke, of New 0rlean
Z Professor Mapes and John Brown"
"0f Ossawattamie?'
q "Yes, sir, the martyr, John Brow
9 He came to see me a few days only b,
, fore he went South"
= ANY others}'
K "Yes. Judge Alexander NJ. Cassid
Y of Colorado, Judge H.. E. Parsons,
e Ashtabula."
= You did not mention any of the.
le names on the witness stand?"
. NO; they did not give me a chanc,
le but | would have done so, and | wou
I give them a communication from ii
a. spirit world if they should ask n
again. | feel that | could do it on Il
witness stand, although it is very d
u fcult to do it when there are so mai
le rowdies around making a disturbance
Ut "How many Sp~iritualists are the
in the world?'
about 43, 00O, 900"
Is DO you know any case but that
the commodore's in which the gu,
y ton of Spiritualism has been raised
le "0h, yes; there was the very rece
le case Of Il. B. Ward, of Detroit, W
married a second wife, and left a e
ris tune Of $4,000, 900, mainly to her, a
cutting of the poor children with OIL
u a paltry $100,0 600 or SO apiece. He v
always a pronounced Spiritualist, a
Y, the children tried to take advantage
that fact to break the will, but Il
failed. My own father gave most
gn his property to one son, and JUG
Edmonds left most Of his 10 {
daughter, but both wills were not
u tackled on the ground that they W.
made under Spiritual influence"
l,nJ DR.. Mansfield then volunteered
l test of his powers, and undertook
get an answer from the Spirit world
any question addressed TO a dead p
son known to the inquirer-that is,
leu would give whatever answer the 81
70 its directed without seeing the qu
re- ton. The first question was as
rs lows.
lgn To My MoTHER-Mrs. [cori
20 nameE Please give me the name
az my dead child.
yps Signed, Correct name.
The answer pfGdg0ed, as the doc
losi said, from the spirit world, wa as
'lal lows:
My DEAR SoN-Thank you for
notice, l have long desired TO sp
q With you, but the way was not ope
one for me TO do 50. Your darling is s
the and will speak with You, would
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