New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
TESTS IN MIND-READING.
EXPERIMENTS OF MR.. BISHOP IN BOSTON.
ILLUSTRATING now CRIME MIGHT BE DETECTED
THINGS CAREFULLY sEcREIED, BUT EASILY

BOSTON Nov. 20 (SpeciaD. A select company,number
ing about one hundred ladies and gentlemen, met at the
ho'ei 'endomc this afternoon on the invi
tauon OF W. Irving Bishop, the mind
reaher who has returned to his native place after an abb
sence OF several years and desrous of establishing his
! reputation as honest fair expermenter in mind
readng and to demonstrate that the charges OF
OF Mr. Labouchere made in his paper
IN London are false and malicious Among the prominent
gentlemen present Mayor OBrien, Oliver Wendell
Holmes Jr, the Rev. James Freeman Clarke, the Rev.
Brooke Hereford. Dr. H. F. Hedge. the Rev. Mnot j.
| savage L. Il. Aldrich, Colonel Thomas W. Hig-
| ginson, Professor William James and Professor
=. u Everett, Dexter Smith, +. c. Corrigan,
Dr' Morton Prince and others Mr. Bishop, who is
slight man, weighing about 100 pounds. wearing a
iuii sandy beard well trimmed, and with a pleas
ant, though nervous and easily irritated manner,
nhdc his appearance about 2:30 and after
few preliminary remarks modestly referred, by way
oi explanation, to of his experiments in Russia
IN the presence OF the Car His great experiment
Oh the day, he would undertake later; but for the
amusement OF those present who could not follow
him In his outof door search for hidden object
nc began his entertainment by asking the Rev. Brooke
Hereford to act the part Of imaginary assassin Mr.
Hereford selected Colonel T. W. Higgnson for
his victim, and Mr.. Bishop retired to distant
room and was bllndfoldcd. In his absence Mr..
Hereford, with large knife made fent of stabbng
Colonel HggnsOn and then hid the knife, in the inner
returned at given signal and placing himself in contact,
or near Mr.. Hereford attempted to find the
knife and lead the assassin to his victim
several attempts were unsuccessfuly made, and
finally Mr. Bishop explained the necessity of having
different subject, there some disturbance
in the manner of Mr. Herefords pro, cduc, else there
was psy Geological ncompatibiy between them, TO
speak The Rev. James Freeman Clarke then consented
to act the part OF the assassin and proceeded in the most
approved manner to stab two places his friend Profes
A. C. Everett and accompancdby by the Rev. Mr. Savage
rushed out and hid the knife in adjoining 1t
was placed in inside pocket of Mr. savages overcoat
which lay table with number Of other coats
and on top of it Mr. Savagc's hat. Mr. Bishop
then entered the exhibition and placing
himself in close proximity to Messrs Clarke and Savage,
he Immediately grasped them both and hurried them to
the anteroom and directly to the table which lay Mr.
savages coat The exact pocket struck at and
the knife trtumphantly produced.
Mr. Bishop then briefly referred to his controversy with
Mr. Labouchere and to his offer to read the numbers of
Bank of England note blindfolded on wager
cnaritaoe object Mr.. bislor tnen propo,ed to try
n"t te't OF n' powers this aterno anu represent
W lnvit ton. pro ucr' sank OF England nce Ia an
pti might sag tnat col,uson with
gehtuuan from tue bank aud the suggestion o the
sIect ,Gors made the ,esl with greeL Mr. Her
ioid pro ucsL till gave it 10 T. b. Ai.ricn, who
WI Prule sor Jones mad. mental note OF tr number.
Mr.. BISHOP was tuen bndIode securely. He Went to
blackboard III company with MIR. Al rich and wrot
uut siONy but dI-tuctly 5.775 This was Correct
aud secoui trial was made an the correct tg"res,
l,O20. weio plainly written. To MAKE counrrna ion
nouly sc another blll was produced and tue correct
lgnres 6O3 were placed Oh the blackboard at the first
tral.
Tnr great OF the day then made and the con
diuons were severe aud tie iesn ssiis actory. TINS
the test when Mr.. Bishop made IN Il. Petersburg
and also with Arch eucon tHrrar III London. Ihe test
was tmus met Afier some guntlaDen haI hidden an
object here within mile OF the hotel. Mr. Bishop,
attached to tue couc-ued the article ny ABOUT
fifteen feet of tnea "on enter earrlase and himself
n tllll
III our reIarDg with the Didien object the audcuce
the sscte SIo oowng eonnllt tre to hiie the article
anu acconr rauy Mr Bishop In searching it; Ma,
O'B:iru, ex Mayor Gre the hev. Minot j. Savag
and Dr. Norton Prncu. An open DarJIche kun
the ittce drove quray over clrcultous IL
mile from the starting point Inry not
gone long aud when they Retained the prep raons were
mad, FOL the mo trem"ra"ble 'Xh iItlon Ut nj ID rca
ins ever with s'ed IN the Unlted states Mr. Bisnors
eyes ~'re red with otton o"tlne clon haniasc
was tied g.tly over MS eyes aud black bag paceo
rrlng. Mr. Bsnop va, a tened at the wrls's 10 Mayor
O'nr,n aud tle itev. Mr.. savage an accodp'niei by
Bishop p.cKed up tne reIns an started his horses
Oh down Cohmon~saltlraye toward tue west. IIe
made Il up Claren On-st. and rove back upon
the pOsiie side Of ComM Onwealtha ave 10 B"acOnst.
III re ho SEEMED un,lecide and biief malt was Uade.
He speedily clraret his mental vlsOn how yer, aud
ain The hrses were stul ted on tIOt Another hat
mldn at Exetrrst, wDen lie tlrLei to tho left In
to ms street aii went MarlhOrOugn-st. wthout any
hrstancy lie !uruei TO the lett again into Fardeidst,
the. mo Common wealtuave. CLOSED
Glouces en- Here Mr. Blsno haeI ,deny and without
mo- ents hesltaucy tdrne his hors completely a"out
ana drove quickly up Gloucester, turning to the rsnt
again into Marlboro gus AZ sharp trot. brief stop
w's made at f"rrl So, thon he drove lnto Exet,r-t
Here he iua halt made. The horses were drIvcn |
carefully to the "urh; the party agnted led by Mr..
Bishop and AT sarl pace ho took Ills committee back
again on DOT tn MarOnrOuglst. Turning to his risht
lie directly to No 22j the house OF DR.. Harold |
MinaIus quickly ascending The stsrs Mr. Bisiop lei |
the committee IutV mousse. up Large winding stair
way, entered tue sttl grOom, proreodrd to tne open
hreVlace began Uking anOUA some loose papers ami
snavlnrs on tao hearth Ia uonE tns lie ised the
article conceaIe wnich by the way was .gentlemans
sciri-pin. rns ecesst, lied u bait as Detner Mr. |
s.v,s, who had ma te piu nor the Oners cOad at that
moment snow exact lpcation OF ,1o pm, as II haI
been btusHed siie lhoy then pit Mr.. B'hop TO one |
side and nnding the piu placed II on no manel in PLAIN
ylrw OF the colmItter. Mr. his directly went to 1t,
and rklng st,rted down star AMI ont To his car
rage again. He drove nack more quickly to his hotel.
whsre he greeted by enthusiastic al pla sc. or
H. vel spectacle altractui much attention
along the route and small crowd Of attended
novel procession OF cariages which were following Mr.
Bishop
On his to the Hotel Vvudone, Mr.. Bishop ie-
quesed Mr. the RESULT oi the novel trip
Mr.. sayage exl lalued just how the comntiee pro-
cerdrd 10 the spot OF coDcealmeni and sal that Mr.
bshoI did moi go over the exact ronta nat they had
previously taken, making "a low dcylaiiOns hut ho
assi'lahcr, oialI or hoily, roh ths counties. NJ
savage Was questioned ami was Mr. Bisuop by Colo
ne llisginson swO -oher critical gentlemen,
Dnt the answ crs were salts actDry MI. Bishop sa1 hat
lie dd not profe-s to lie able to perform lis experiments
uDless ne his snbrcs an sometimes 1t aided him to
po III cohtac Win them personally, 10 0ucn thcir names
or their hcans He showed little rritability some
questions were put TO hin; but this Was undoubtedly
due largely to his highly wrought condition. and
to sehsitiv-nsss produced by vrnt for the onent
sern7d TO hm unnecessary questions or bypercrltcal
Tirlt.
Factory response To all qes submitted TO anOt or test
= H. whitney tue organist and COMPOSER went TO the
scene In II irovs,ore" thus Indicating what he wished
Mr. BlshoI to rlay. Mr. Bishop was blind.oded aud
anu passing IL slowly oyrr tue Keys, soo1 iropied 1t AMI
played III srr:ci manner and correctly tue music
designated THIS completed the tests Of the day.