The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-15
Men Who Consult Spirits.

"Do you mean to say that George w.
McCrary, the de facto Secretary Of War,
has consulted mediums to obtai so irit-
ual Communications s...- r.
This question was put yesterday by
Sun reporter to DR.. J. V. Mansfield of
81 West Forty second street, who testi-
fed in the Vanderbilt case as to alleged
communications from the spirit world
which he had obtained through course
of years for the Commodore W..
"Certainly,' answered DR.. Mansfield,
"Mr. McCrary makes no secrect of his
visits. You would be surprised if I
should tell you of the names Of the per-
sons who have consulted me in the 20
years that have been writing medium2'
"Have you any objection to naming a
few of them?"
"None whatever; here are the 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 Gordon
Bennett, the elder, used to come, and his
wife Mrs. Henrietta Bennett, was firm
believer. She was here many times.
Elk Gov. N P. Talmage of Wisconsin was
frequent visitor. John W. Edmonds
used to get more satisfactory communi-
cations through me than through any
other medium. have also given COM
munications from the spirit world to
Ben Wade, Joshua R. Giddings and Vice.
President Wilson,"
Was Mr.. Wilson beiiever2"
eyes, sir; they found one of nv COM
munications in his pocket when he died"
'Have you any strong headed, practi-
cal business man on your list2"
"Oh, yes! There was Alvin Adams, the
well-known member of the stock compa-
ny that is know as Adams Express Com
pany. Judge Silas NJ. Stilwell is anoth-
er man. E. B. Ward. the Detroit million
aire, anG the Rev. Thomas Z. Beecher.''
"Any scientists?'' a..
"Prof. Agassiz frequently came here"
"Do you mean to say that Prof Agassiz
came as bei.ever?"
swell, he used to come here to investi-
gate. [ used to tel him he was like Bos-
ton new ruE-abnut half and half. He
used to come with Prof. G. G.. FELTON,.
Prof. Bush used to come toe--the Pro-
, fessor of Hebrew in the New York Uni
versity." ..... 80
"More Of the living persons &of note
would make interesting reaGing.D
| Eyes; but people have delicacy about
having these matters brought up for pub
lie ridicule. You may put down Joe JEFF
terson as firm believer, and most en-
thusiastic one. There is no mistake
about that. Then there are Grace Green
wood and Don Piatt, Elder Evens of the
Shakers, and Antoinette Doolittle.'
"Can you name any rich spiritualist in
New York;"
eyes; there is DR.. Henry J. Newton,
| who is said to be worth i, million dollars.
He is President of the Eclectic Medical
College,"
ANY other names of your visitorss"
"Here is that of John Pierrepont, the
poet, Robert Dale Owen, Theodore Parker,
Gerrit Smith, William Coleman of Lon.
don, Charles Sumner, Charlotte Cushman,
the actress, Judge Carter of Ohio, Bishop
Doane, j. G. lie Grand, Chief Justice of
Maryland. DR.. Napoleon B. Wolfe of Gin
cinnati, Freeman, the artist and painter
of the Royal family, the Rev. DR.. Thos.
p. Bond, Glendy Burke OF New Orleans,
Prof. Mapes, and John Brown"
"Of Ossawattamie2" .a 4e.- e..
eyes, sir; the martyr, John Brown. He
came to see me few days only before he
went South" 49,. s..Gs....
'Any others?" ..- 1r.r 9.a
Eyes. Jud &c Alexander M. Cassidy of
Colorado, Judge II. E. Parsons offAshta-
bula." +.G 49,
"You did net mention any of these
names on the witness stand?" " ~4
mo; they did not give ME chance:
but would have done so, and I would
give them a communication from the
spirit world if they should ask me again.
I feel that could do it on the witness
stand, although it is very difficult to do
1t when there are so many rowdies around
making a disturbances
GLOW many spiritualists are there in
the world9" :. Es - aE
"About 43,O00,OO0.'
"Do you know any case but that of the
Comodore's in which the question ofspir-
itualism has been raised?"
sob, yes: there was the very recent
case OF e. B. Ward ct Detroit, who mar
| ried second wife, and left a fortune of
$6,0O0,000, mainly, to her, and cutting off
the poor children with only a paltry
100000 or so apiece. lie was always a
pronounced spirtualist, and the children
tried to take advantage of that fact to
break the will, but they failed. My own
lather gave most of his property to one
son, and Judge Edmonds left most Of his
to one daughter, but botn wills were no
attacked en- the ground that they were
made under spiritual influence"
| DIR. Mansfield then volunteered a test
of his powers, and undertook to get an
answer from the spirit world to any
question addressed to dead person
known to the inquirer-that is, he would
give whatever answer the spirits directed
without seeing the question. The first
question was as follows:
To my Mothor-Mrs correct name): Please
give me the name of my dead child. sas
| 5. Signed Correct name.]
] The answer produced, as the Doctor