The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-11

Oa0 v SO1sO AoUUsSD V1tys
The 0ysterious Slate writing
d Charles Do Young Refuses
Il toSpeak.
ksn.ss Cry Jo.sn-!.
Henry Slade. the mosi celebrate,
y spirit medium living. is 10 the city
- having arrived from the west Ssturda
Y evening. His home is in New York
y and he is now On his way home ate
Il IN absence of four years. durin,
= which time he has made tour en-
:, tireIy around the world. The new
crop was MT unusually heavy yester
e dav. and the Journal. thinking tina
y q Communication. n sor, of specia
!. dispatch. from its correspondent u
. the spirit world. might be of interest
b detailed its spirit reporter to visit Mr..
4 Slade and ascertain If the invisibl.
? spirits Of the air had anything fresh.
, Mr.. Slade is stopping at the Sc.
, James hotel, and receives many
, visitors. He wss giving u "manifes-
tatiOo" when the reporter first called,
and there were two ladies' in the
parlor waiting far an opportunity to
interview departed friends.
I At later hour. the reporter and
another gentleman we're admitted and
introduced to the celebrated medium.
Mr.. Slade is apparently about thirty
or thirty-ive years Of age. il tall. has
dark curly hair and rather fine
features. His eye is sharp aud quick.
and he is very quick in every move
I ment. He invited his visitors ~ seats
around
4 CHEAP. UNFINISHED OAK TABLE,
with . leaf raised IN either side
He i0vited careful inspection Of the
table. aud m examination failed Ia
discover anything peculiar in its
construction or the presence OF any
mechanical appliances. On table in
one Gunner Of the rOm Was u pile of
slates-chesp. common lwking arti
Giles. Mr.. SIsde picked up one aud
his visitors examined il, hut saw
n"thing peculiar aboui il. He laid q
email piece Of slate penciI On the
slate aud held the slate up cl.,se
against the under eide Of the table
Leaf. his visitors having already joined
hands with him on the table. He
then asked If there were any spirits
present. Presently there were three
raps on the table. which the reporter
believed to have been given By Mr..
Slsde striking the bottom Of the
table leg With the toe Of his shoe. !
TIE SPIRITS ON HAND PROMPTLY.
Having manifested their presence.
the spirits we're asked IL they would
communicate With the visitors and
the raps were repeated in the same
way. They were requested to wnte
what they had to say. and presently
the scratching Of the pencil on the |
slate Was heard. The sound of
writing continued for nearly a minute,
the slats being held up against the |
under side Of the table leaf and the |
pencil being between the slate and
the table leaf.
SPECIAL DISPATCH.
The following vas found to have !
been written on the slate
DEAR FRIENDS: This - q subject
that cannot he believed ON mere
faith. Every man must see for him.
self before he can believe No man
has . right to speak for or against any
subject without Investigation. We
sse 30 many who say foolish things
against it without knowing the facts.
JAMES TAYLOR.
Mr.. Taylor WAS not known to Mr..
Slade, but just happened to be present
ct the time. Whoever be may be,
be seems to recognize the fact that he
10 at sumo disadvantage in present.
ing his case, not being able to show
himself to mortals. The slate was
written full from top to b.ttom In .
large, clearly legible hand, and the
pencil lay 1t the end Of the signature
- If the writer had 1t it fall - soon
- the writing was completed.
One Of the visitors asked about q
friend. and the answer was that he
was not present. The other asked
for his brother. who had been dead
several yean. The answer Was that
be was present. Particular attention
was paiG to
THE HANDWRITING.
In the 6rss instance the initial letter
Of the frst name was not leeible. 1t
was then asked whether the spirit had
any message. and the reply was in
the affirmative. but that il could not
be delivered then. There was
PECULIARLY in the handwriting Of the
deceased which was clearly seen in
the signature the second time.
This fact wxs noticed during the
saence-that - often - some new
spirit WAS supPosed to BE- writing ON
the slate the hand writing WAS differ.
eut. Mr.. Slsde cnmplalned OF nm !
unusually strong electric curren,. !
spirit influence Ut Whatever it may be. |
and addressing the reporter said Il
believer you are . medium. or cnuld !
he" Being assured that the news |
paper man was. % far - he knew. |
only . medium OF news, Mr. Shade !
asked the spirits il
THE REPORTER VAS NOT A MEDlrN. |
Presently. the pencil commenced to !
move across the slate till the words
''he can BE-" we're written.
just ut this time. q chair sitting
oppusits the reporter 6sw up and
struck the table % hard - almost TO
upset il. So far % could be seen M