Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-11
ANNA EVA FAY.
Ono Of the Largest Houses Ever As.
sembled In the Opera House.
An Evening OF Strange and Uncxplain'
able Results that Excited Gen.
erai Admiration.

very suggestive OF the beautiful city at
| the head of the Adriatic. Notwith-
standing, however the nearly impass-
| able condition of the streets, when S
O'Clock arrived fair audience had all
ready assembled in the opera house
and the doors were jammed. Half an
hour afterward the audience almost
completely filed the house, and before
the close of the evening the audience
was the third largest ever assembled
there, scarcely seat being vacant. In
the growing city of Fort Worth are
many disciples of the spiritualistic
creed, and these votaries and their
friends were largely repres ented. Ma
ny, too, went on account of the fame
of the fair lady who was to display her
powers, while there were not few
who went simply to crafty their curl
osity. Long before Miss Fay appeared
there were repeated outbursts of impa-
tient stamping from the eager feet in
the galleries.
There was loud clapping Of hands
when the fooilights were turned on to
their full power and the cabinet, with
various tables, instruments, &c, app
peared on the stage This was hushed
into feverish quiet by the appearance
of Mr.. Bratton, VINO first requested the
silence during the evening OF that
nuisance the small boy rs this was not
TO be considered Il show. He then gave
a brief biographical sketch of Miss
Anna Eva Fay, the lady.
He said they took what was called,
to-day, the middle ground. In eXpla-
nation there was class called spirltu-
alists, who attributed all the results
obtained by them to spirtualistic
sources; the scientists attributed them
to force while there was another |
class that thought these results were
simply produced by a black art or
magic. Their middle ground was that
of the scientists. He then called atten-
ton to
THE CABINET.
This was plain four-post affair,
hung all around with curtains. The |
front curtain was drawn aside, show
ing a small stool in the center, that he
lifted 10 show that it was only "A stool
He asked that committee of two gen
tlemen be named by the audience to
III. o. Perkins, DIR. II. j. Beall.
Colonel Morten, DR.. w. A. Adams,
Col. Hoggsett, John Nichols and DIR.
III. w. Moore, were called for, and the
last named two went upon the stage
and duly made the examination, and
pronounced the machinery of weak
They then took their
'eats upon the stage. Mr.. Bratton
hen requested entire silence on the
part of the audience during the even
ng. He said he would leave il to the !
audience 10 conclude for themselves
there We're spiritualistic man
icstations or not. He promised that
he lights would not be turned out y
Turing the evening at all. !
Miss Fay was then introduced and !
~ request the gentlemen proceeded To (,
lie her wrists with strips ofcloth, which y
were then sewed. This process pro- ="
tuced considerable amusement among
lie audience. Court plaster was now !
pasted across the strips and on the
lesh on each side. Her hands were !
hen held behind her with these strips
md another tied around their June
,ure. Miss Fay then sat down, and
his last strip was passed Though
ing previously fastened imam upright
,not. A piece was now tied around
Ter neck, and the pendent ends tackled
o the stanchion. Her feet were tied /
ppether with rope, and MIR.
Nichols placed his feet on the
Their end of the rope. A tamborine,
land bells, and harmonicon We're now
laced in her lap and the curtain :
losed. The bells, tamborine and
at once
BEGAN SOUNDING, I
nd so continued for two minutes. !
he curtain was then drawn aside and
II examination showed that she was u
ill fastened rs originally. A strip of
10th was now placed around her neck :,
nd while the curtain was drawn it .
ecame tied, ana was exhibited to the
udience after being cut. A glass of 81
'ater was placed in her lap and al
lost Immediately afterward the glass
AS taken from between her lips. The +
entlemen said they saw no way for
er To get her mouth TO the glass The II
udience was now asked to select the n,
of the two gentlemen to Of
I with Miss Fay, and Dr. Moore was v
iken. a handkerchief was placed n
n his head, his hands on tamborine al
her lap, and n guitar on top. A OF
alter bucket was placed over his head, w
lille the curtain was drawn, there g,
IA music, the guitar being thrust out. II
hen the curtain was drawn aside. IN
lere was writing on DIR. Moore's cuff. IA
nd on blank paper in the bucket, and co
r. Moore said he felt u hand on his II
Iring the time the curtain was drawn. lii
arious names and messages were read M
ON the papers, but none 81
cognized as far as was mentioned. A III
ng was borrowed and placed in her W
p. IL NJ once appeared In her ear T.
tamborlne was placed under her feet h,
I'd a bucket in her lap, with coins on
,r feet, and pencil in her mouth
he bucket was found on her head.
lank sheets, privately marked by the
We're then folded, scissors TO
aced on top In her lap, and while the co
rtain was drawn, doll babies were A
Il out of the paper. The paper was W,
10y the gentleman. A stout an
TX, close fitting, was now locked over do
~ leaving her head out at the top. tn
Ills on the front OF the box We're st,
ng In the sight OF the audience. sh
hen placed closed to the curtain COW bu
ing small opening, and various ar It
les thrown of by dark looking fro
nd. An examination showed that
g was still tied. While the door
- being locked again, articles were
rust away from her. a knife was {
ken through the opening and dlrec. a @
ns given that she should be cut wa
sc. The box was taken away and tai,
, strings around her wrists were scr
md to be cut. This was but q little ha,
lile after an examination showed ch,
i IN hn utt L.