The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-24
A BABY MEDIUM.
A Two.Year.O d Child Possessed BY
Spirits.

Spirits.
buffalo Commercial Advertiser.l
About a year ago Mr.. and Mrs
Markee, who claim to be mediums, were
made SO unhappy by the interference OF
Rochester reporters and officers that they
Quilted that city and settled near Rich
land Station, in this county. They were
visited Friday evening by reporter OF
the Watertown Times, with Others, who
found them in q rude but cozy house
about 100 yards south of the depot. At
the front is the parlor, which will accom-
modate ten or dozen persons, and has q
center table in the middle Of the floor.
The wall is ornamented with spirit
photographs. These pictures are Or
dinary photographs, and at the side OF
the face is plainly visible the outlines OF
some departed friend-generally child,
mother or father. The Times visit is de-
scribed as follows:
We raped and were admitted by Miss
Hattie, a blushing damsel Of about six
teen. She introduced us to Mrs. Mar
kee, her mother, who sat holding babe.
The lady of the house bade us be seated.
After conversing short time, Mr. Mar
kee informed us that the child she held
was older than it looked She asked us
to guess on its age. Some guessed year,
some eight months, some ten, and so on,
and all felt surprised when Mrs. Markee
said the child was over two years old.
The little thing had strange look, and
could not talk or walk. 1t was the most
singular-looking child any of the party
had ever seen and, therefore, we all be-
came interested in it. Mrs. Markee in
formed us that the child was medium.
She told us that she was the mother of
seven or eight children, and that only
one other besides this babe was me-
dium.
The other one was young lady who
lives in Pulaski now. She was a first
class medium, but as the spiritual bust
ness was not popular just now, the young
lady would not allow the spirits to com
municate with her only once in great
while. The influence the spirit had had
over the babe had stunted its growth,
and hence its dwarf-like appearance.
Mrs. Markee stated that ever since the
baby could sit up to table and put its
hand upon the same she had been me.
dium. Mrs. Markee regarded this as
wonderful, and stated that this was good
evidence that there was no trick about
the rappings. The baby could be taken
into any house and could be held in the
lap of any skeptic, when the manifesto.
tions would be as complete and satisfac
tory as those produced by any medium
in the world. Mrs. Markee then told
Hattie to bring the large round table
from the kitchen into the parlor, and she
would show the gentlemen what baby
could do.
Hattie obeyed, and in few minute.
we were all sitting around the table annie
.death-like silence. Baby's hands wert
placed on the table, as were the hands o.
all present. After a minute of silence
Mrs. Markee asked if there were any
spirits present, when three distinct rap,
were heard under baby's hands. Tht
lady of the house explained that three
raps meant yes, two raps, did not know
and one zap meant no. She also told IL,
that, now that there were spirits present
any of the party could call for any spiri
he desired, and those present would g,
and get them. One of the party callet
for the spirit of his uncle who had beel
dead ten years. The uncle came and an
swered all questions asked. The conver
sation was very pleasant, but it was har'
on the baby, who, by this time, had be
come restless and completely worn ou,
Hattie was then asked to put the littl
one in bed. Mrs Markee then said sh
thought the spirits would talk througl
her.