The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-30
SICK SPIRITUALISTS.
How Girl of Seventeen Proposed to De-
mOnstrate Immortality.
Supernatural Plaster Casts-Lively Scenes
in Third Story Tenement.

Supernatural Plaster Casts-Lively Scenes
in u Third Story Tenement.
Correspondence of the EVENING LIGHT
New YORK, December 25.-Among the adver-
tisements in morning paper yesterday was an
announcement that William Roberts and sister
would demonstrate immortality at LIZ Third
avenue at O'Clock. At that hour a man pre-
sented himself al the address mentioned. He
tried the outer door. 1t was unfastened and
he stepped into the Vestiblle where he met a
man coming out of the hall, The visitor
showed him the advertisement and asked:
Can you tell me where ! can find MIR. Rob
ertS:"
The man looked at the slip and spilled gruf-
"i,guess you'll find that racket one high,
up"
Greatly shocked at hearing so stupendous IA
thing as demonstration of immortality called
racket" the visitor went one flight up, &C
companed by another trllth-seeker who had
just entered. A general flavor of newly baked
bread prevailed the air
"Mr. Roberts, You'll find him at the other
end OF the hall. right hand door," said white
haired woman at the top OF the stairs The
gentlemen knocked at the designated door.
They heard the sharp bark of dog and a clear
voice saying, Down TOpsy-be quiet: then
the door was opened by Il bright-loOking girl OF
about ID years.
1--WE are come to have our immortality de-
mOnstraSed if you please"
Come in: Shall | take your hatsl Be
seated, answered the young lady. \ viyacious
black -and-tln manifested some objection to the
presence of the visitors, but she was taken from
the room by her mistress. The apartment was
small and plainly furnished, A well-worn
Brussels carpet covered the door. The dark
wallpaper formed good background for sew
eral pictures most of them cheap, gaudy ell
cravings. On a low sofa sat a smoothly -shaven
old gentleman dressed with scrupulOus neatncss
in his Sunday clothes.
1--WE had the strongest possible demonstration
here the other night" observed the old gentle
man. " Yes indeed, we took a cast of d spirit
hand"
Can yuu show it to us"
1.-The girl, whn had returned after sencny
me dog, brought from an adjoining room a
passed to the old gentleman. who passed il to
the visitors.
There, sir, isn't that pcrfect?"
1T would be IT part of the thumb and the
entire little finger were not missing. How did
you get thiS! asked an unbeliever.
I'VE put gallon can of paratiine and pail
or water In the cabinet. The spirit put her
paraftine lnatrix was floating on the water.
This we removed and from il took this cast 1t
was carelessly handled and the fingers got
broken. You observe how small that wrist is
No human hand could have made this mstrix,
for n" human hand of that size could be drawn
through the space occupied by that wrist"
"ilow did the ghost get her hand out!"
"lt w;ts demat eriuliZcd" Spirit or not the
ladys hand, barring the mutilatiOns men
toned before. The fingers were taperng and
delicate, the mails even and well formed and
the position OF the finger easy and natural.
Every vein and every line in the skin, however
delicate, WAS faithfully shown,
She is not satisfied with the last she says
continued the old gentleman, because of this
lump on the uck, That WAS the fault of the
workman W no poured he plaster int O the mold.
Next time she comes She will give us u cast of
her foot, and ii we choose to furnish the par
affinc one of her head also
MY brother has been unwell all day and |
don't think he can give seance tonight III
ask mother, said the girl Mother came in
presently and said that her son was too i'll TO
give a seancc.
Cant your daughter give one" anxiously
asked the old gentleman.
perhaps sO but she couldn't materialiZe. -
AS the visitors passed int Ia the hroad-scented
hall, one observed, "It Is curious that these
mediums are usually ill when there is no crowd
to see them. A slim house makes thenf sick.
Good night