Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-18
MRS. SIMPSONS PINKS.
Wonderful M~ediumistic Demonstrations
in Broad Daylight In the Pres.
enCe of 400 Witnesses.
Cor. Roligio.philo.ophicnl Journnl.l

Cor. Religio-PhilosOphica Journal
If Mrs, Resale G. Simpson, the
Independent slate-writing and flower
medium, of your city, gained a signal
victory over tho editor of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, a full account of
which was published in your paper,
She also achieved yesterday, March
30, 1879, if possible, a greater me-.
She came to our place by special invi-
UatiOn to attend our anniversary. and
was assigned to stop at the quiet,
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Merritt, where she held some private
seances under test conditions, which.
| am told, were highly satisfactory to
all who attended them. At one of
these private seances, Mr.. George A.
Geer, of Minnesota, received in a
glass of water, one red and two white
carnation pinks, as fresh and real as |
ever saw. Being much pleased at
receiving them, he brought them in
the glass Of water to the meeting, and
made a full statement of the manner
in which he had obtained them, to an
audience of 400 persons, many of
whom were skeptics. The glass of
flowers was passed around, and the
audience curiously examined them.
after which a gentleman by the name
Of John DeshOn, an old and wealthy
settler, arose, and in q very defiant
manner, challenged Mrs. Simpson.
who was present on the platform. to
duplicate the manifestation then and
there, in broad light, before that audi
ence, under the same test as previous
ly given by Mr., Geer-demanding that
she should produce one red and two
white carnation pinks in a glass of
water for him, and he would give her
$50. Afterwards he raised it to 500,
but fell back again to $50.
The house was thrown into the
creates confusion for a few minutes
it was impossible to maintain order.
but in the midst of the uproar, Mrs.
Simpson arose to her feet, and in a
quiet, business-lik manner, accepted
the defiant challenge just as i had been
given. She deliberately repeated the
words Of the challenger, and made a
clear statement of what she would do.
There was no lodging or e~quivocation
on the part of either. Complete VIC
tory or bitter defeat was the only al
Tentative. Though Mrs. Simpson was
not excited in the least, that could
observe, yet the spirit of undaunted
courage flashed from her eyes, and the
audience seemed to be awe-struek at
the defiant, heroic attitude of the wo-
man that stood before them.
Mr.. Deshon now came forward, and
was seated beside Mrs. Simpson upon
the platform, and they proceeded to
business, the former taking a glass of
water with a slate beneath it, pres
sing it hard against tue under part of
the table, while the latter barred her
arm to the elbow, and seating herself
fifteen or twenty inches from the table.
also put her hand on the slate, and, in
less than three minutes, tho material
istio skcptic removed the slate and
glass from beneath the table, and hold
ing it up before the audience, when.
wonderful 10 tell, the glass contained
one red and two white carnstion pinks,
thus duplicating in every particular
the test demanded. The greatest K
element followed, and Mrs. Simpson.
who stood before the audience wa
enthusiastically spplagded.
NJ, Deshon bore bis defeat with