Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-11-27

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Did Parsons Nee the Ghost OF his
EauEhterf

Considerable discussion has beel
occ.siOned by the recent statemen
over his signature by George Fred
erick Parsons that he and his wifi
saw on as many AS sixty dlffsren
occasions the materiaiized spirit O
their daughter. That she converse 1
with them, sat in their laps ant
talked Of matters known only t.
themselves alone. It is alleged
that they we're imposed upon by :
young lady who person.ted Mis-:
Parsons so effsctualiy as to deceive
the parents. In this connection il
may not be am'ss to state that Y
few months ago Prof. B AXE of the
San Francisco Academy If Sciences
stated to the editor If the APPEAL
that he had visited the same medium
visited by MIR Parsons anI that for
months past he he'd visited her st
least once q week and b ID there met
his wife asd several children long
since dead. They surrounded him,
conversed with him, caressed him.
| aud their company gave him as
mnch pleasure as if they had rea ly
been a'ivs. TO all Of his physical
senses they were alive. The ones
ton arises could Prof. Blake also
have been imposed upon by ski J.
full impersonators, and what became
of family Of five persons after
they disappeared in the cabinet?
The Stockton Mail which discusses
the question from very sensible
standpoint publishes long article
on the sabject which closes as fol
lows:
The motive Of Mr.. Parsons has
not been criticised; only the truth
fitness Of his sens y has been doubt
ed No ore snpposes tn It he is in
terested in pronulgating belief in
Spiritualism. His character is the
very opposite If tnat Of u cnar'atan.
Instead. therefore, Of his fellow
journalists jumping to the couclu
sion that he las been imposed npon
they might better set Oh foot an If
fort to test to their own ss,i faction
the geDuineness If the alleged pie
Homenon.
Some months ego there wes much
interest manifested in the qaestlon
Of materializa,ion in this city. The
writer attended several of these
seances by invitation and msny who
we're present desired to see q pub
lished description of them. It was
not given for the obvious reason
that such statements are generally |
hailed with y clamor of incredaIous |
laughter. Al the subject is now
being agitated by many of the lead
in journals of the coast, it will not
be amiss for the APPEAL 10 con
tribute what it knows to the gene al
No statement is here
10 de which ca. not be corroborated
BY numbers of we'll known persons
in this city, mong whom may be
Gen. Clarke. Trenmor
Coffin, N j"r Garrard, G. P. Mason
now of Salt Lake. Lieutenant Gov
srnor Langhton, Chs Wilson,
George Mclaughlin Of the U. s.
Mint and others. There are at least
! dozen ladies' who Can also corrob
,rate what took place at these sean
.es but their names are not printed
or obvious reasons Tue til St
eance attended by the writer was
,iven by young George Roberts at
is house. Nothing trAnspired
which might not be accounted for
" DaGuCa CAUSES. uS SEA u CO Wis .
failnre. On the next occasion
lumber of things transpired 50 !
holly at variance with natural ,
auses as to be st least worth record
,g and investigation. The boy i
as tied with abou, sixty feet Of ;,
,pe in such a way that TO extricate =
imself INSIDE of An hour was seem :.
lgiy impossible. He was placed ;.
a small room with the window :.
)iled do ~n and blanket hung to ;,
le hight Of about four feet and r
alf before the door. !,
NATURALIZATION. a,
The writer was ed to look over Ia
,er the blanket aud tel what he &
". The boy was in the chair with Il
) head hanging down and bis N
'dy apparently held up by the a
pes which were crossed and knot q
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