Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-15
WHOLE No. lO,629.

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oh; l doesn't believe it no doesn't"
! Another spirit, named Sarah Dodee. was
recognized as sister by the fine looking
! young lady mentioned aS one of the spec
tators. The living and the dead kissed
and the ine-looldng lady was much af-
! fected.
The spirit of an Indian girl came out.
| saying, Somebody's got my lace" and re-
! peating the phrase constantly rs She paced
the floor in search of the lace The affected
woman wanted to shake hands The spirit
was bmid. " Nobody will harm YOU
urged DR.. 4. T. Hudson. Evidently trust
ing in the doctors good will and sagaciv.
the spirit advanced 70 the affected woman.
thus approaching To within six fee, of Editor
Standerwick, who had been selected 10
catch her,
Mr.. Standerwick sat behind Drs. Cross
and \. 5. Hudson. Graspiug the shoulders
of the physicians he gave a quick spring
and fairly leaped upon the helpless spirit.
| For an instant the unsuSpecting Specta-
| tors were paralyzed by the uueNpectedness
! of the attack; and in the next instant the
room WAS 4 scene of interesting confusion.
! Lights suddenly appeared and disappeared.
and again shOne for a few seconds and then
| all was dark. Again the light came, and
within a few seconds Mr.. BoisSeher broke
in the door and stood in The glare of a
bright lamp which he had brought in from
the hallway. During the temporary flashes
Of light Mr.. Stauderwick and the spirit
could be seen swaying about III the center
of ii circle OF Strust,lers. some attempting To
| rescue and others preventing il.
Printer Eoif had been sitting patiently
with candle in one hand and match in
the other. At the proper moment he lit
the tallow and indiscreetly held it up ut the
side of Dr. A. s IIudson's face
Why, Why snapped the Doctor, whose
mind appeared To be betogged, what's
this what's this? a candle-PuBr'
And the puff doused the glim.
Another candle appeared and went out.
MIR. EOtf turned up the dOor&eeperS lamp
and removed its paper cone,
After putting out the taliow, DR.. Hudson
made a dive for Mr.. Standerwick, and At
! tempted to drag him away from the spirit.
The latter had, although still in the edito-
rial grasp, almost reached the cabinet. A
reporter seized the Doctor by the throat
and forced HIM back, at the same instant
accidentally knocking off the good physi-
clans eyeglasses The editor dragged az
the spirit the Doctor dragged at the ed
| itor and the reporter forced The Doctor
| This combination of circumstances landed
! the spirit fiat on her back in the middle of
the room. And when the lamp was turned
up the dignitied physician could be seen
on all-tOurs creeping and wriggling among
| the excited mass of legs, with his head
crouched down and hands sweeping the
| loor muttering, Why, live lost my
| glasses
The door keeper was effectively choked
down IN bis chair by C.. l.. Ruggles but
while the latter was turning down the
| lamp, which Mr.. Eott had turned danger
ously high, the door keeper broke loose
and went 10 the rescue, calling out, " Don't
| hurt my mother! don't hurt my motherr'
He was hustled back
! DIR. A. +. Hudson made Il flank move
ment on Mr.. Stenderwick at the first at
/ tack and vigorously tugged at his coat
tails. But when the door was broken in
the doctOr.tooll advantage of the situation
I and dived out into the hall and thence
! to the street
! The fine-looking woman who had kissed
! her deceased sister was very indignant
She lay back half fainting, in the arms of
/ two gentlemen, and screamed, " It's a
shame And after saw my poor sister
/ too did see her. l did, l did Oh, what
will mother say now
| The spirit Mrs Reynolds gasped, "Oh.
/ that poor woman Please don't let them
I hurt her, gentlemen.
| Mrs, Reynolds was raised from the floor
and led to the cabinet where chair was
| found, and she was seated the curtains
being held back III order that the Spectators
( might satisfy themselves as to the identity
! of the spirit She had on a chemise
reaching TO the knees and over it u dress of
/ draped swiss. Her breath came short; her
I eyes dropped in mental agony, and her
( face was picture of pleading She wound
/ her bare arm around her captor's neck, and
! in low, piteouS voice, whispered
Dearie, have pity on me. / am only a
/ poor girl p(e2Se let lue GO Then She
tried to coax him with Il kiss
"Giye back the dollars. demanded the
/ indignant visitors hemming the door
keeper against wall.
" Yes, Harry, give them back oh, Harry,
please give them back gasped Mrs. Rey-
nOlGS.
On the floor Of the cabinet was pile of
dresses, pads, small pillows and 50 forth.
The dresses proved to be all OF swiss, with
the exception Of the dark-colored one
which Mrs. Reynolds had worn prior to the
Seance and which she had doiisd after yet
tiEg into the cabinet. The pads and pill
lows were used by her to change her form
in impersonatiug spirits of different build
The various nights OF the spirits, which
DR.. Hudson had so studously and scien-
titicnlly taken, were of course manufactured
by the bending Of the mediums knees as
she walled-her abbreviated underwear
and her light dresses allowing her great
freedom of motion.
A Nail reporter and \. s. Hudson re-
mained in the seance room after the others
had left
Doctor" questioned the reporter, what
do you think OF Spiritualsm nov?"
AIKEN began The good man, adjust
ing his glasses and leaning on his cane
Well, well you saw that woman there
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