Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-17
SLADE IN HIS TRICKS.
The Noted SpiritualiSt Caught
in the Act at Walnut.
The Double late Trick Elk
posed by Men Of Muscle

To the Editor Of the BE.
For four weeks the coming of Dr..
Slade, of New York City, was All
nounced In the Walnut News. Clip
pings from the Chicago papers sp-
peared telling of his wonderful fssts
as a medium In that metropolis.
Arrangements were made for him
to lecture In the high school building
on Sabbath afternoon and evening of
April 9Th, and the notices set forth
that he should give an account Of the
mysterious and marvellous things
which have happened him since he be.
came q medium, which he processes to
have been from childhood, his travels
In foreign lands, his arrest In London
and so.cslled expose, the tests which
scientific men have put him to, and
their perfect satisfaction of his genu.
ineness. They also set forth that dur.
ing his stay here he would endesvor
to prove to those who desire the
truth of q life beyond the grave,
and q happier state to those who are
prepared for II, that he would prove
this by the asseverations of those who
have gone before and are enabled to
return through him and others on.
dowsd with the like supernatural
powers. With such startling an.
~nounoements . general curiosity to
Q aad hear him was awakened, moi
only among the residents of Walnut,
but of all the surrounding country.
Ga Thursday evening, April 9th,
Dr.. Slade arrived and engaged q room
at the Central hotel, where he awaited
visitors who might wish to hold com
m~unioation with their departed
friends or witness his marvellous per-
formances.
On Friday morning Mr.. j. Fl
Henry, president of the Exchange
bank, and M. B. Darnell, Esq , Wis
tied him, and during the sitting ,
screw driver wa picked up by some
unseen power, at DR.. SHADES request
and thrown clear ACROSS the room. II
response to q request for q message
from a deceased son, a double Stat,
held by Mr. Henry and MI. Darnell Ii
plain view was, apparently, writer
full onthe inner side Of one slate. Ant
thus ran the message:
"Oh, how glad I am to come to yor
and tell you there ia a life after death
no doubt of this. l will come to yor
again when I am more able.
M. A. D."
On q subsequent occasion when MIR
Henry and Mr.. DON Cramer, edito
of Walnut News we're present, Their
came the following pretended ms,ssg'
without any solicitation on their part
apparently from the same spirit:
DEAR FRIENDS - Pardon me 70
coming In upon you at this time.
am 80 anxious to let my friends know
/ still live. I cannot help imposin,
upon you. After I was killed at s.
Falls, by the elevator, 1 was In
Htupor for some time. The first per
sons 1 thought of was my poor fathe
and mother. Please say to them
am happy only when I see them sad
/ am truly as ever,
M. A. DARNELL.
Others called to see him and wit
messed similar performances. On s .b
bath afternoon and evening the lee
tures were delivered In the sohoo
house. The audience we're good bu
impression made was unfAvorsble.
The pastor of the Presbyterian
church chose for his theme, on tn
same evening, 1.-THE sight which tn
word of God throws upon such per
formAnoes as the above" Especial,
rs illustrated by the Magician o
Egypt, Elk. vii and vii; the Witch g
Endor, l Sam. 20, 4-2O ; Simon tn,
Sorcerer, Acts 8, 9-24 ; Elymas, Act
13, G-l2 and tho Sons of Sciva, Act
10, 1919.
Eric ENCOUNTER.
On Monday and Tuesday there wa
manifested q general conviction of tn
belief that DIR. Slade was a frau,
and by his artfui practices wa
deceiving the people. According
ly on Wednesday two men
John Morgan and Patrick Brady
both of large stout build, and willin
for tho work, were engaged to test tn
DIS secret art. These men wer
minutely instructed concerning tn
performance of the doubl
state trick by Mr.. Henry, who hal
visited the D.. some half dozen times
When Morgan and Brady entere,
DR.. SHADES room they requested, q
others had done, q full double slat
communication.
ALL TOOK SEATS At LIE TABLE.