, 1880-09-19
Exposing a med1un1-An Inconsiderate
Person Breaks Up n Seance with His
Little SuuIrt-{Fnn.

! Exposing a nedium-An Inconsiderate
| Person Breaks Up n seance with His
Little Squlrt-Gun.
| DR.. L. s. Forbes Winsiow sends the following
ATTENTION having @ s Seeo 1on0dn Sran stado 10 neIy
light in the spirit world World certain dn
Mr.. Bastian, who. bus recently arrived arrived
eredu'ons heevcrs IL spftuasa Shs dss
termtned to attend one OF his Stances, with the
fe% ssw 1dasn OF grafng my curiosity having
spirits The result OF my inquiries may,
doubtless interest some of your readers
eapS2 painca as belief IN this taRatlcls has
III consequence Of the necromarcy Of some
American conjurcrs.. entered the house Inst
into an upper room with folding doors djyldiuv
The bedroom from the sit1inx-roon. In this
;4nas GHQm were some fourteen or fifteen people of
tall appearance: I had not been long IN tie
noIeed of fhat ths fo saa ch before
not unaided. The first part Of tho sGanco
consisted tn ,,i what Is usually called .lhe
ond mrstcal-box playing in the centre Of tha
spirit circle and moving nbout. This circle is
tt2 formed BY the spectators joining hands while
medium. Mr. Bastlun, Is supposed to clan his
nan,5 maads d. aufg 1.u the PLAYING ef these instru
e at 9 e. hat
arc moved about by spirit hand. The explaua-
ton or this Is that the medium, instead Of
ciapping bis hands, ciaps his left hand against
what hn likes with the FREQ one An elderly
gentleman, evidently Of un inpetuous nature.
disturbed aud ruther interfcred with the
nrogress Of the dark seance by demanding a
Light. stating that be had caught tho spirit
but before. match could be obtained It
had slipped away. Confidence was. how
ever, restored, and the performance can
tinaed All the lights were now turned
out. with the exception of onc small jet, and be-
made It's Appearance at the door behind tic cur
taius. One OF tho audience, AIr. Cumberland
apparently pretended to recognize this as tha
spirit OF his departed brother: but on its third
appearance @ smothercd 1t with cochlncal BY
means, means OF squirt with which be had provided
himself. aud, jumping forward at tie same
time, he seized the Spirit, aud, after har-
ing severe struggle to drug what proved |
To-. to be some human being into the rom.
nus hngers being nearly dslocatcd Ia
out the gas, while another guarded the door. tha
ptack curtaln having beeu torn doH-u in the /
struggle. Ultimately, accompanied by DR., FnI- |
n1e1S and a1r. Cumberland, + insisted ID rutnr |
into me bedroom, but tho medium was stated to |
ne very very u! u trance. He had, however, time
70 Lakc on bis disguise, but not to e1aco ali tho
cnehineat rom his face j found him in state
o. 1ctEned trance, without tho slightest indica-
non OF uny reality fn it whatever,
Ierla!h conIusson and CONSERVATION now en-
. .ne whole thing rs un imposture from bcxinninr
- enu Ihe charge for this entertainment is I
lfG sh!Eng5+ l am not aware on Whnt Spirft- |
oansts odse their belief, but it it is on tha |
FTiboish r the better for their own benefit. I left
ne [ne room Eith. however, a determination to e1-
pose What had Just witnessed mud I trust that |
'1aefs WILL follow my example,