The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-02-08
A FLEsHY SPIRIT.
How a Professional Medium was I'm
trapped.

An amusing incident, by which a skep
TIC obtained considerably the best ofa
spiritualistic medium, to the great
amusement of the audience, occurred at
a public seance given recently by Mrs.
Fsye at Washington Hall, San Francisco.
The demonstrations of the evening were
to be by rappings on the table, names
appearing TO the medium written in the
air, and writing on paper through in
SEPARATION. Those oftne audience who
desired TO hear from a dead friend OF
relative were requested to write the
name OF a slip of paper, fold and place
il In 2 hat passed around among the
audience fer that purpose. The medium
explained that, of course, all could not
get In answeEthat evening, but modest
~ suggested that they try again
or call privately upon her and re-
fplenish her Golfers. The idea occurred
70 a skeptical Young man, who was one
Of the audience, that the medium
would operate on only such papers as
she glanced them over. Ii further oc.
cured TO him that by writing the name
of some person now living and unknoWn :
to TIE medium, a fair test could
made of her to alleged powers.
therefore, at once resolved Ia WfitH
| bis own name on 9 slip of paper and see
what came of it. He printed ia ont I'M
full-"FREMoNT Il. WooD.J thab lef
would more readily catch the and
folded it but once, so that IL MSht4bpen
in handling. Tns papers we then
placed IN a heap before the Medium on
a table and strict silence enioinei. Cali
ing upon the spirits e aid her, Mrs.
Foye began by lifting the papers, one by
4 nrn Sn has Eaeare aaufnn. ia the
spirit of this one present? This onea
This one?" etc.
The audience, GREATNESS with antlcl-
patton, awaited the result. Suddenly the
medium paused, three raps being given
on the table, which was understood TO
mean Yes" Passing her hand over her
eyes, as If to clear Ahe vision Of her IN
! tellect, and then sharing dramatically
into Vacancy, Mrs FdFe said:
II see written in the air, the dim out
line OF the name rrefAont Wood. Is
there any present Eho recognizes
that name"
The flesh and bio d a this restless
spirit then arose and in~tnediatsiy all
the eyes were bent upon him. 9.
"a you know this spirit Hhen ivinss'
Fcs; he was a personal friend, was
tile Feplv.
You knew the ageat which he diede"
Eyes - &
"Please mention several aNet ind
among them the right one" llyS
This was done and the informati@so se-
ceivAd by rappingst that he died befEa "A
the age OF % and "a years. tA1
"Is that correct" asked Mrs. Foyxys
mo, madam, " said the young skephn,
an Repression ofinteress and atnusems3d
stealing over his co~untenanee. s'Tssa
spirit has made a slight mistake. HN1
know myself, Fremont Wood is mol IA
spirit land, but here tonight in flesh and
blood; in other words. ] am that humble
person."
The audience was electrified and gave
vent to q round Of b .arty LAUGHTER.
-ss OvfcfucrnDiy~ ufScvuctftcA
and failed In several attempts during
the rest Of the evening. She insisted
that such a spirit was present and that
there was another person now dead
who had the same name as that OF MI
Wood. The name Fremont is an I'M
common one as baptismal name that
no one but himself, living or dead,
has ever borne IL in connection with the
name of Wood-San Francisco Chron-
iclu.
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