New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-29
MONCK'S PRETENDED CURES.

leuovvy tn mr. cuARIATAN IN ENGLAND AND I'M
n,,ooxvn AZ AN IMposToR-wHAT HE is DOING
IN BROOKLYN.
law. number of people in Brooklyn have re-
an,ly shown much interest in the performances OF
a.. so-caled healer and "miracle-w0rKer VINO
.tvlss himself the Rev. DR.. Monck.' Free sxhlOl-
TONS of his powers have been gwen III puDhc halls
on Sunday evenings for some time. On these oc-
casions persons who pretended to he lame DEAF ana
dumb and people possessed OF all manner OF ais
easrs have appeared on the platform and by mere
touch of the Doctors" hands upon the affected
spots accompanied by an injunction lin the name OF
tbe Lord Jesus Christ" for the evil to depart the
afpicted ones have testified that they have been
made whole
But the public cures form small part OF the
GDoctors practice. which indeed, they serve only
to advertise Leaflets scattered broadcast by hand,
large bills pasted upon the walls in public places
and cards published in the newspapers announce
that the Doctor" may be found daily at the " Door
of Hope" at No. 257 Adelphi-st, thres story ana
basement building with mastic front. where he oc-
cupies two parlors and a retiring room OH the o"Ch
parlor, into which his patients" are ushereu'
Here he is visited by large numbers OF people many
of whom wait for hours to see him ana heio nv
has treated he says 600 diseases In one weeA "i.
600 in one day. "Incurables" are SAID 10 DC c'iou
and the dying reStOreu ny
touch. at "terms strictly according to means
A. ass;stapt keeps a book for recording ap-
,,o;ntmen,s which are often made for several DAYS
ahead The assistants sometimes deny that any lee
"a demanded but add: 1T is expected that an
offering will be left" the hiring OF buildings
etc costs money. The apostolic healer Is Wiling
70 accept offerings ranging from 81 TO Sloo. Inc
greater portion Of his patients are women some OF
whom come long distances. Stories are numerous
of his charges for his services In healing Inc
peighbors state that although they see many lalhe
persons go in some arriving in carriages ana some
on foot they never see any come out cured. The
parsons visiting Or" Monck are apparently OF all
classes, bat their general air shows them TO be oil
credpIoos and gulhble natures. Several instances
ere related where the Doctor" while claiming TO
cure patients of deafness. either left the persons
lust as they were or actually made them worse
MoNcKs CAREER IN ENGLAND.
gDrr Monck is an Englishman. He has been
in this country only short time. and few people
here know anything about him. In England, how
ever his reputation is national; and from several
gentlemen who were formerly residents of Bristol,
England and who knew the /" doctor" there, the
following facts have been gathered about him by
TRIBUNE reporter:
Monck started in life as butcher-boy In one
sof the ssaport towns of England; later lie gained
subsequently he was an itfnerant Baptist preacher
and preached as such for several years. This was
about fifteen years ago. Next be appeared at Knowle
Totterdown suburb of Bristol. in charge of an in
dependent Congregational church called the Church
of the Holy trinity. While at Knowle lie secured
his election as trustee of the church at the time
when the congregation erected new building. lie
was reported at the time to have wife, but TINS
did not interfere with his persistent search for
mate with money. He decided upon Miss Heale,
"a young woman about seventeen years of age. one
of four sisters possessed of comfortable legacy in
their own right, and used his best endeayOrs TO
induce her to elOpe with him. He made all his ar
rangements, even to hiring carriage, providing
clothing and bribing the maid with soyer
eign to help on his scheme But the maid betrayed
the plan to her mistress; the family nterfered and
made the young woman ward in Chancery,
thus efectually estOpping the plans Of Mr.
Monck This episode brought MOnck into bad
repute in the town, and his fellow trustees refused
to allow him to preach, and they locked the church
doors upon him. Soon after this the church was
burned down, about midnight. Trustee MoDck
was the first to apply for the insurance, amounting
to about 5000. The company, however re-
fused to pay until all the trustees united in the
application.
Finding no further opportunities for obtaining
exhausted his credit by of his extensive Dor
rowing, Monck took up Spirituahsm and began Civ
ing seances" On one occasion. at seance" at
Clifton near Bristol, he detected in trick and
exposed. To produce the rappngs be bad placed a
two-ounce bell weight between his toes. He
begged the discoveries not to expose him, docar-
ing it would be more than he'll on earth" and that
he would give up the practice of Spiritualsm"
which was his only means Of support. He finally
left the neighbOrhOOd largely in debt for boad the
keeping of his horse and other things. Among his
victims was the person with whom he boarded for
fifteen months
IL THE HANDS OF THE POLICE.
About the time the medium Slade was arrested
and imprisoned in England the Rev. F. w. Monck
wa. arrested at Huddersfeld, Yorkshire, for prac-
Using Spritualism and was subjected to imprison-
ment for three months. While in England he never
used the title of Doctor" as he does in this
country, nor did he ever pass through any
college having authority to bestow it,
One Of his stories, told repeatedly to
show his power as a medium was that after going
to bed at Bristol he had been spirited away during
the night to SwindOn sixty miles distant and depos
ited at the house of friend. 1t was subsequently
shown that he had left Bristol by the midnight mail
train in disguise. 1t Is declared that in Bristol the
GDuctor" had never been known to do anything
good except to "a man from dro wDing
These facts are vouched for by j. w. Follett.
n merchant of No. 3S Whitehal-st Henry Becklc.
OF the Corey Island Jockey Club Francis Poole. of
No. l15 Wo"th-st.; and Mr.. Brooks OF Mayor
Edson's Office at No II Bridge-st., all OF whom are
natives Of Bristol and have personal knowledge of
the alters referred to. Messrs Folett and Bcckle
have attended several OF the 4" Doctors" meetings
in Brooklyn, tile latter with the hope OF an oppor-
tunty to expose him on the spot. On one occasion
Mr.. Beckle was accompanied by Mr.. Ancrum, who,
until recently. was employed by William ID. Nor
gan, OF Burling- slip. Mr. Ancrum also identified
the Doctor" Mr. Beckle says, but ne has since re-
turned to Bristol John F. Nicbol, city librarian OF
Bristol and William Norris and r. A. Young, trus