New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
SPIRITS THAT SHOW THEIR lands.

MISS FAY ALLOWED TO EXPLAIN HER "sPIRITUAL-
lsM"-LUTHER n. MARSH on THE COMMITTEE.
Spirits with yearnng TO be paterialzed had hard
time Of 1t at the Academy Of Music last night Miss
Anna Eva Fay blonde woman. rs slender
as a healthy sprite and as wIlowy a
whip. living remnant Of The Davenport
BrotbeS undertook to carry out her plan postponed on
Sunday account Of the police-to give Illustration
OF "spritualism Religion" Harry" Cummings
another living remnant Of crednous days, performed the
introductons and acted master of ceremonies ne
carefully told the spectators who filed the body OF the
house that he neither denied nor affirmed thht
what would happen would be the result of disemboded
spirs but he would simply say that 1t would come from
force outside Miss Fay. regulation cabinet. which
Mr.. Cummings called Enclosure" guitar TAM
BOURNE bells chairs, table and some band
ages supplied the paraphernalia
Mr.. Cummings first called for nominations for COM
mttee of Investigation to that Miss Fay played no
tricks the audience Luther r. Marsh. Dr. Logan and
Professor Latin of athletic fame chosen after vain
and loud calls for Mayor Grace.
Miss Fay then introduced and she submitted 10 the
regulation binding of her hands behind her back with
courtplas;er attached to show any withdrawal OF her
hands from the bands She was then seated in the
cabinet facing the spectators hand fastened from her
neck TO stanchicn and rope was attached 10 ner ee'
which the rope) Latin carefully held prevent her dis
Marsh the lawyer, walked all around the cabinet and as
sured the spectators that there nothing there out
Miss Fay, fastened in supposed security to the
stanchion. left behind the curtains drawn
before the cabinet and with her amborine. mouth or
and bells The curtain had hardly closed before
discordnn music then the instruments were hlcd
the floor and Miss Fay voice. with suppressed cry
heard to exclam Quick." The curtain was drawn
and she found by the committee to be secure
ly fastened Then tho spirit was nsked 10
"please tie knot" and do other things when
Kiss Fay might have done by shipping her
hands through the knots and the spirit dil the same
thing The Esprit" enabled Miss Fay 10 drink glass OF
water-behnd the curtain-wich DR. Logan could not 40
in plain gasliSht with his head held up against La"J or
Marsh "a stanchon.
Everything went smooth until the writing trick
introduced. and then DR.. Logan rushed 10
the footlghts and cried out. That settles
It'll saw her hand" There hubbub at once
voice ciicd
That's nothing new" others shouted and Mr.. Cum
mings hnstened 10 say Wen show you half dozen
hands and many spirits before get through bnt
lie did nothing Of the kind. The hnnd
WAS certainly visible from proscenum
| box and it looked strangely like Miss Fay's.
Tie hubbub finally ceased Mr. Marsh was next sand
wiched between Miss Fay and another woman win a
them which allowed only their heads 10
be Mr. Marsh held the hands Of both Momentum
der the curian-and smiled at Miss Fay. and then a
rumpus OF instruments heard In tie cabinet
Mr.. Marsh declared that he did not let go
the hands. Yet more the hand Ike MISS
Fays seen touching bouquet TO Mr. Marshs nose
The plasierofParis hand plate OF glass answering
yes" no.. etc. by raps-produced by spool oi couon
attaehDent-and abletrck. run by cord, finished up
the entertainment.